| US 7,613,436 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus for a protected paging indication mechanism within wireless networks including multiple access points | ||
| Emily H. Qi, Portland, Oreg. (US); JR-Shian Tsai, Beaverton, Oreg. (US); and Jesse R. Walker, Portland, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/435,267. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0264954 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—186.1 [455/426.1; 455/458; 455/502; 370/331; 370/313; 370/312; 370/349] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a paging controller within a network comprising a plurality of access points arranged into at least one paging
domain that each include at least one access point, a paging indication message (PIM) that includes at least one protected
paging subelement (Protected Paging ISE) constructed by the paging controller to protectively and correspondingly page at
least one station (STA) associated with one of the at least one paging domain, the PIM further including a randomization interval;
composing a paging indication action frame that includes at least one paging information element that includes at least one
Protected Paging ISE; and
transmitting the paging indication action frame to the at least one STA, the transmitting comprising transmitting the paging
indication action frame after a random delay based at least in part on the randomization interval.
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