Time-sensitive networking in high density networks

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a memory containing a program which when executed by the computer processors performs an operation comprising:
• receiving, at a first access point (AP), a message identifying a second AP as a time-sensitive networking (TSN) neighbor;
• detecting a TSN device within an area covered by the first AP and the second AP, wherein the TSN device is physically located between the first AP and the second AP;
• determining a TSN time slot for the first AP and a resource unit (RU) for the first AP to transmit TSN traffic by
• receiving a RU intent message from the second AP, wherein the RU intent message comprises a validity window indicating a time slot when the second AP will not transmit TSN traffic and wherein the RU intent message comprises a RU utilized by the second AP;
• determining the TSN time slot for the first AP based on the validity window;
• and
• determining the RU for the first AP based on the RU intent message;
• and
• transmitting the TSN traffic from the first AP to the TSN device according to the TSN time slot and the RU for the first AP.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
• receiving, at a first access point (AP), a message identifying a second AP as a time-sensitive networking (TSN) neighbor;
• detecting a TSN device within an area covered by the first AP and the second AP, wherein the TSN device is physically located between the first AP and the second AP;
• determining a TSN time slot for the first AP and a resource unit (RU) for the first AP to transmit TSN traffic by:
• receiving a RU intent message from the second AP, wherein the RU intent message comprises a validity window indicating a time slot when the second AP will not transmit TSN traffic and wherein the RU intent message comprises a RU utilized by the second AP;
• determining the TSN time slot for the first AP based on the validity window;
• and
• determining the RU for the first AP based on the RU intent message;
• and
• transmitting the TSN traffic from the first AP to the TSN device according to the TSN time slot and the RU for the first AP.