Random access resource unit allocation for a multiple BSSID network
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAlfred Asterjadhi, James Simon Cho, George Cherian, Simone Merlin, Abhishek Pramod Patil
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Abstract
An access point (AP) may prioritize the allocation of uplink resources between multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In some aspects, the AP may select one of a plurality of BSSs, may allocate one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to only the selected BSS, and may transmit, for each of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS. Wireless devices belonging to the selected BSS may contend for access to the random-access RUs allocated by the frame, and then transmit uplink data using the random-access RUs.
Claims24
A method performed by an access point (AP), comprising:
- selecting two or more basic service sets (BSSs) from a plurality of BSSs, wherein the selected two or more BSSs is a subset of the plurality of BSSs;
- allocating one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to each selected BSS of the selected BSSs;
- and
- transmitting, for each selected BSS of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS, wherein each of the frames comprises a trigger frame including an association identification (AID) value of zero and each of the frames is transmitted on a different RU.
An access point (AP), comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the AP to:
- select two or more basic service sets (BSSs) from a plurality of BSSs, wherein the selected two or more BSSs is a subset of the plurality of BSSs;
- allocate one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to each selected BSS of the selected BSSs;
- and
- transmit, for each selected BSS of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS, wherein each of the frames comprises a trigger frame including an association identification (AID) value of zero and each of the frames is transmitted on a different RU.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an access point (AP), cause the AP to perform operations comprising:
- selecting two or more basic service sets (BSSs) from a plurality of BSSs, wherein the selected two or more BSSs is a subset of the plurality of BSSs;
- allocating one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to each selected BSS of the selected BSSs;
- and
- transmitting, for each selected BSS of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS, wherein each of the frames comprises a trigger frame including an association identification (AID) value of zero and each of the frames is transmitted on a different RU.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for selecting two or more basic service sets (BSSs) from a plurality of BSSs, wherein the selected two or more BSSs is a subset of the plurality of BSSs;
- means for allocating one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to each selected BSS of the selected BSSs;
- and
- means for transmitting, for each selected BSS of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS, wherein each of the frames comprises a trigger frame including an association identification (AID) value of zero and each of the frames is transmitted on a different RU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.