Wireless gaming protocol

An access point comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive, from client devices, trigger packets requesting to initiate communication with the access point;
• responsive to receipt of an individual trigger packet from an individual client device, identify multiple data packets designated for sending to the individual client device;
• and
• respond to the individual trigger packet with a downlink burst that communicates the multiple data packets to the individual client device.

A method comprising:

• causing a client device to contend with other client devices for access to a wireless communication medium;
• causing the client device to initiate communication with an access point by sending trigger packets to the access point when the client device successfully contends for access to the wireless communication medium;
• and
• in at least one instance, causing the client device to receive multiple data packets in response to a single trigger packet.