Group scheduling and acknowledgement for wireless transmission

An access point, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive data and one or more requests to transmit other data;
• a processing system configured to generate an acknowledgment frame comprising acknowledgment information associated with the received data and scheduling information associated with the received one or more requests to transmit the other data, wherein the acknowledgment frame further comprises a duration for transmission of the other data and for transmission of subsequent requests to transmit;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the acknowledgment frame to at least one of second apparatuses.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive data and one or more requests to transmit;
• a processing system configured to generate a media access control (MAC) frame comprising:
• acknowledgment information associated with the received data, and
• scheduling information associated with the received one or more requests to transmit, wherein the scheduling information identifies second apparatuses that are scheduled to transmit data and indicates, for each of the identified second apparatuses, a modulation and coding scheme for a scheduled data transmission for the identified second apparatus;
• and
• an interface configured to output the MAC frame for transmission.

An access point, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive data and one or more requests to transmit;
• a processing system configured to generate a media access control (MAC) frame comprising:
• acknowledgment information associated with the received data, and
• scheduling information associated with the received one or more requests to transmit, wherein the scheduling information identifies a plurality of second apparatuses that are scheduled to transmit data and indicates, for each of the identified second apparatuses, a modulation and coding scheme for a scheduled data transmission for the identified second apparatus;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the MAC frame.