| abstract |
The present invention provides a time division multiplexing (TDMA) medium access control (MAC) suitable for single user, multi-user, multiple access and/or MIMO wireless communication. Various communication systems may include Smart Instrumentation Stations (SMSTAs) and/or Wireless Stations (STAs). Appropriate coordination is provided for the communication device to ensure proper uplink (and/or downlink) communication between the network manager or coordinator (e.g., access point (AP)) and the SMSTA and/or STA. For SMSTA, the relative duration of wake-up and work-to-sleep (or in very low power and/or functional states) is important. Some implementations may include a relatively large number of the communication devices (eg, 10, 100, 1000, or more) and use TDMA signaling (eg, including different respective service periods (SPs), communication medium access modes of operation, and More than one variant of self-adjustment, etc.) to make appropriate coordination and scheduling of the communication to/from them. |