Wideband channel access methodology and system for wireless stations

A system for transmitting data on a temporary primary channel, the system comprising:

• a requesting STA operable to transmit a first frame over a primary channel, wherein said first frame indicates a first channel for use as a negotiated channel and a target wakeup time (TWT), wherein said first frame is a TWT setup request frame;
• and
• a responding STA operable to transmit a second frame responsive to said first frame, wherein said second frame indicates a second channel for the requesting STA to use as the negotiated channel,
• wherein the responding STA allocates RUs to the requesting STA, wherein the RUs are within the negotiated channel, and
• wherein further the requesting STA exchanges frames with the responding STA.

A device for providing wideband channel access to a wireless station (STA), said device comprising:

• a memory for storing data;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to said the memory and configured to execute instructions for providing wideband channel access, said method comprising:
• receiving a first frame over a primary channel from a requesting station (STA), wherein the first frame indicates a first channel for use as a negotiated channel and a target wakeup time (TWT), wherein said first frame is a TWT setup request frame, and wherein the requesting STA is a 20 MHz only wireless STA;
• transmitting a second frame responsive to said first frame to said requesting STA, wherein said second frame indicates a second channel for the requesting STA to use as the negotiated channel;
• exchanging frames with the requesting STA;
• and
• allocating resource units (RUs) to the requesting STA, wherein the RUs are within the negotiated channel.