Beacon protection in a wireless network

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11223997
APP PUB NO 20180160359A1
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15886161

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A wireless station implements a technique to reduce the occurrence of collisions between messages in a wireless network by dynamically modify a message interval during a communication session, based on received information indicative of beacon timing. The technique can be implemented by an access point on a wireless local area network to reduce collisions of beacon transmissions. The received information can include information indicative of beacon timing of other wireless stations, difficulty of a wireless station in receiving beacon transmissions, device capabilities, and/or other information.

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NETGEAR INC350 EAST PLUMERIA DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Amini, Peiman Mountain View, US 203 2803
Emmanuel, Joseph Amalan Arul Cupertino, US 144 1102
Skeoch, Steven San Jose, US 3 15

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