Systems and methods for Wi-Fi latency reduction in DOCSIS backhaul

A wireless communication node, comprising:

• a receiver configured to detect, over a wireless communication channel, a request to send (RTS) message from a transmitting station within a communication vicinity of the wireless communication node,
• wherein the RTS message includes at least one duration field;
• a processor configured to (i) calculate an estimated time parameter, (ii) add the estimated time parameter to a current timestamp of the wireless communication node, and (iii) form a control packet from the RTS message, the at least one duration field, and the estimated time parameter;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit over the wireless communication channel (i) a clear to send (CTS) message to the transmitting station, and
• (ii) the control packet to a modem in operable communication with the wireless communication channel,
• wherein the receiver is further configured to receive one or more data packets from the transmitting station, and
• wherein the transmitter is further configured to forward the received one or more data packets to the modem.