Apparatus, system and method of multi user resource allocation

A product including one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a wireless station to:

• transmit a short feedback trigger frame comprising a polling type indication to indicate polling for a Multi-User (MU) positioning measurement, the short feedback trigger frame comprising a first allocation of opportunities for short feedback from associated stations, and a second allocation of opportunities for short feedback from unassociated stations;
• process a plurality of short feedbacks from a plurality of stations according to the first and second allocations, the plurality of short feedbacks to indicate uplink resource requests for the MU positioning measurement;
• determine an unassociated identifier (UID) corresponding to an unassociated station from which a short feedback is received at an opportunity of the second allocation of opportunities;
• based on the plurality of short feedbacks, transmit a MU trigger frame to allocate uplink resources to the plurality of stations, the MU trigger frame comprising the UID to identify the unassociated station;
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• process a plurality of uplink transmissions comprising a plurality of positioning measurement requests from the plurality of stations according to the uplink resources.

An apparatus comprising circuitry and logic configured to cause a first wireless station to:

• process a short feedback trigger frame from a second wireless station, the short feedback trigger frame comprising a polling type indication to indicate polling for a Multi-User (MU) positioning measurement, the short feedback trigger frame comprising a first allocation of opportunities for short feedback from associated stations, and a second allocation of opportunities for short feedback from unassociated stations;
• transmit a short feedback at an opportunity of the first allocation of opportunities, when the first wireless station is associated with the second wireless station, or at an opportunity of the second allocation of opportunities, when the first wireless station is unassociated with the second wireless station, the short feedback to indicate an uplink resource request for the MU positioning measurement;
• process a MU trigger frame from the second wireless station to allocate uplink resources to a plurality of stations comprising the first wireless station, the MU trigger frame comprises an unassociated identifier (UID) to identify the first wireless station when the first wireless station is unassociated with the second wireless station;
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• transmit an uplink transmission comprising a positioning measurement request to the second wireless station according to the uplink resources allocated by the MU trigger frame.

A product including one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a first wireless station to:

• process a short feedback trigger frame from a second wireless station, the short feedback trigger frame comprising a polling type indication to indicate polling for a Multi-User (MU) positioning measurement, the short feedback trigger frame comprising a first allocation of opportunities for short feedback from associated stations, and a second allocation of opportunities for short feedback from unassociated stations;
• transmit a short feedback at an opportunity of the first allocation of opportunities, when the first wireless station is associated with the second wireless station, or at an opportunity of the second allocation of opportunities, when the first wireless station is unassociated with the second wireless station, the short feedback to indicate an uplink resource request for the MU positioning measurement;
• process a MU trigger frame from the second wireless station to allocate uplink resources to a plurality of stations comprising the first wireless station, the MU trigger frame comprises an unassociated identifier (UID) to identify the first wireless station when the first wireless station is unassociated with the second wireless station;
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• transmit an uplink transmission comprising a positioning measurement request to the second wireless station according to the uplink resources allocated by the MU trigger frame.