Abstract: A system and method for efficiently communicating messages over a low-rate channel between multiple devices in a system for wireless communication of uncompressed video is disclosed. The method includes various control bits in a beacon control field of a beacon frame to improve the efficiency of the beacon processing, thereby reducing beacon processing time and size of the beacon frame itself. The transmitting device can use one or more of the various control bits to indicate whether there are changes in various MAC payload information fields. The receiving station can use one or more of the control bits to eliminate the need to parse one or more MAC payload information fields whose values have not changed from the previous beacon frame.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for transmission of video information pixels over wireless channels, where each video pixel includes a plurality of components and each component comprises video information bits. The information bites are logically grouped into multiple logical groups in a packet, and error detection information is determined for each logical group. The error detection information is placed in the packet, and the packet is transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver over a wireless channel.

Abstract: An enhanced stream reservation protocol comprising a Talker device sending a Stream Reservation Protocol (SRP) Talker Advertise message for streaming data to a Listener device, receiving the Talker Advertise message and checking bandwidth availability on an output port thereof for the streaming. In case of insufficient communication bandwidth, sending a failure message that includes information about available bandwidth from the Talker device to the Listener device. A protocol for communication in a bridged network, comprising a Talker device sending an SRP Talker Advertise message for streaming data to a Listener device. The Talker Advertise message includes communication path information from the Talker device to the Listener device. A communication path from the Talker device to the Listener device is selected based on said path metrics, for streaming data between the Talker device and the Listener device.

Abstract: Communication in an AV network includes a Talker device initiating communication with a Listener device via a proxy device for data streaming. The proxy device participates in one or more of: content discovery, connection establishment, AV selection and AV streaming between the Talker device initiating communication with a Listener device.

Abstract: A system and method for performing a beamforming training between heterogeneous wireless devices in a wireless network is disclosed. A number of time slots in a fixed-time period are assigned for transmit and/or receive sector training. The number of time slots assigned for transmit and/or receive sector training is based on an antenna configuration of a wireless station.

Abstract: A channel time allocation and access control process for communication in wireless networks is provided. The channel time is divided into channel time blocks (CTBs), including one or more reserved CTBs and one or more unreserved CTBs. Schedules are implemented, wherein one or more periodic, equal-sized CTBs are reserved for isochronous streams. Dynamic CTB extension and truncation allow flexible channel time allocation.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently communicating uncompressed video and for efficiently communicating corresponding acknowledgements in a system for wireless communication of uncompressed video are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes aggregating multiple subpackets of different types of data into a composite packet. The different types of data may include video, audio, control data, extraneous data files, and others. A robust composite packet configuration can provide for more flexible and more efficient transmission of data on the high rate channel as well as more efficient transmission of acknowledgements on the low rate channel.

Abstract: Method and system for transmission of uncompressed video information from a sender to a receiver over wireless channels are disclosed. For example, according to one embodiment, when channel conditions (e.g., noise or interference) worsens, one or more least significant bits (LSB) of pixel data are not transmitted to save bandwidth for more efficient transmission. Furthermore, the remaining one or more of the most significant bits (MSB) of the pixel data are transmitted with coding and/or modulation schemes that provides extra error protection, relative to what is needed in regular channel conditions.

Abstract: A method and system for device discovery in a wireless network is provided. The device discovery involves directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission, receiving the data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station, determining the quality of the transmissions received from the different directions, and detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on the highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication over multi-rate channels are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes source and destination devices that use first and second channels under a contention-based protocol. The first channel is directional with a first frequency and a first range. The second channel is omni-directional with a second frequency and a second range. The second frequency is lower than the first frequency, and the second range is greater than the first range. The source device may send the destination device a request for data transmission via the first channel over the second channel. The destination device may send the source device an approval for the data transmission over the second channel. The source device may further transmit an acknowledgment (ACK) of the approval over the second channel upon receiving the approval to prevent other devices in the system from contending for data transmission.

Abstract: A method and system for device discovery in a wireless network is provided. The device discovery involves directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission, receiving the data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station, determining the quality of the transmissions received from the different directions, and detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on the highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions.

Abstract: A system and method for performing medium access control in a system for wireless communication of uncompressed video is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes communicating a control initiation request message during a contention based period of a superframe period. The control initiation request message contains information allowing a device coordinator to determine a reserved time slot for communication of the requested message exchange. The requested message exchange is then performed in a non-contentious environment, thereby limiting collisions of contention based messages. The control initiation procedure and subsequent message exchanges take place on a low-rate channel. Transmission on the low-rate channel is time division duplexed with a high-rate channel, where transmission at any one time can take place on either the high-rate or the low-rate channel.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication over multi-rate channels are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes a first wireless device; a second wireless device; and an access point that can communicate over high-rate and low-rate channels. One or more of the first and second wireless devices and the access point can include neighbor information on the wireless stations in the wireless network. One or more of the first and second wireless devices and the access point may be configured to transmit a frame in an attempt to establish a direct link over the first channel between the first and second stations. Before transmitting the frame, the one or more of the first and second wireless devices and the access point may determine whether a direct link can be established over the first channel between the first and second stations, based at least partly on the neighbor information.

Abstract: A method and system for communication uncompressed video over a wireless communication medium is provided. Pixels in an uncompressed video frame are grouped into groups of pixels for wireless transmission from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein the neighboring pixels in each group possess (have) high spatial correlation. Upon receiving the pixel groups, the receiving station reconstructs the video frame from the received pixel groups, wherein upon detecting an erroneous pixel in a group, information from one or more neighboring pixels in that pixel group are used in place of the erroneous pixel. Further, FEC encoding is utilized recovering bit-errors.

Abstract: A system and method for performing a beam discovery between peer stations is disclosed. A channel time message indicating an allocation of a first time period for a peer-to-peer beam discovery (PBD) is received, where the PBD is configured to discover a beam direction to be used for data transfer to a peer station. The PBD is executed between two peer stations during the first time period. Data is transferred to the peer station via the discovered beam direction if the PBD is successful.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication of data are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a data packet including a plurality of displayable elements over a wireless channel. Each displayable element includes a plurality of portions including a most significant portion and a least significant portion. The data packet is divided into a plurality of data groups including a first data group and a second data group. The first data group includes the most significant portions of the displayable elements while the second data group includes the least significant portions of the displayable elements. The system also includes a receiver configured to receive the data packet over the wireless channel and to determine whether any of the data groups is in error. The transmitter is further configured to transmit to the receiver: a retransmission packet including a selected data group in error according to a quality of service associated with the displayable elements.

Abstract: A method and system for communication between audio/video (AV) devices. In one embodiment communication between AV devices includes establishing an AV path stream for AV data streaming between a source AV device and a destination AV device, wherein each AV device includes one or more I/O ports for connecting the AV device to another AV device via a communication link including multiple communication lanes. Asynchronous and isochronous AV data is multiplexed for transmission via one or more fixed length data cells, each data cell capable of carrying one or more of: an asynchronous data symbol and an isochronous data symbol. Multiplexing includes selectively mapping asynchronous data onto isochronous symbols for transmission during a video blanking period. One or more data cells are transmitted from a physical layer of the source AV device to the destination AV device, via one or more communication lanes.

Abstract: Reducing latencies for content protection in audio/video networks includes reserving a wireless channel for a time period to accommodate control message exchange for content protection in data communication between a wireless transmitter and wireless receiver over a wireless channel. The control message exchange includes wirelessly transmitting a control request message from the transmitter for content protection to the receiver, and transmitting a control response message from the receiver to the transmitter in reply. Reserving the wireless channel includes reserving the wireless channel for a time period that accommodates the control message exchange. The time period includes a single transmission opportunity period for communication on the wireless channel, to reduce latency for the control message exchange between the transmitter and receiver.

Abstract: Wireless communication between a first transmitter and a first receiver for a new transmission is established on the same wireless data channel used for ongoing transmission between a second transmitter and a second receiver. This is achieved by determining if the second receiver can receive signals from the first transmitter, and determining if the first receiver can receive signals from the second transmitter. If the second receiver cannot receive signals from the first transmitter, and the first receiver cannot receive signals from the second transmitter, then a new transmission is performed from the first transmitter to the first receiver by spatial reuse of the wireless data channel at least partially concurrently with the ongoing transmission on the data channel.

Abstract: A method and system for channel access control for transmission of uncompressed video information over wireless channels. A contention-free period (CFP) for high-rate and low-rate channels is divided into schedules in which one or multiple periodical channel time blocks are reserved for wireless transmission of isochronous streams.