Abstract: A method (300) for improving quality of service of a wireless link between a source device and a destination device by forwarding frames on an alternate path between the source device and destination device. The method comprises selecting by the source device at least one forwarding device to be included on the alternate forwarding path; constructing a medium access control (MAC) forwarding frame (200) to include at least an address of the at least one forwarding device (S310); and transmitting the MAC forwarding frame to a forwarding device next to the source device (S320).

Abstract: A method for monitoring of a wireless link quality comprises measuring the link quality of a wireless link (120-XY) between a beacon device (110-X) transmitting a beacon and a beacon device (110-Y) receiving the beacon, wherein the measuring is performed by the receiving device (S320); saving link quality measures in a local neighborhood link quality (LNLQ) table (400) maintained by the receiving device (110-Y) (S330); and advertising the link quality measures of wireless links by transmitting the measures in beacons (S340).

Abstract: A method (400) for improving the spatial reuse of a wireless network, comprising selecting a medium access slot (MAS) type for scheduling concurrent transmissions in the wireless network (S410); assigning reservations to the selected MAS (S420); and applying the selected MAS to source nodes and sink nodes of the wireless network (S430).

Abstract: A method and apparatus discover hidden wireless devices in a wireless network using a directional antenna system, preventing partitioning of the wireless network. A first wireless device located in a first antenna sector is joined in response to an initial first beacon. First beacons are received from the joined first wireless device during corresponding first beacon periods. At least a second antenna sector is scanned during at least one first beacon period to listen for second beacons from a second wireless device in the second antenna sector, while remaining joined with the first wireless device. The first beacons are not received while the second antenna sector is scanned. The second wireless device is joined in response to an initial second beacon. Second beacons are then received from the joined second wireless device during corresponding second beacon periods, and the first beacons are received during the corresponding first beacon periods.