Quality of service (QOS) for uplink access in a wireless local area network (WLAN)

A wireless communication device for use in a first access point (AP) of a wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:

• a modem configured to:
• obtain, from a first station (STA), a first message that identifies a traffic flow in an uplink direction from the first STA to the first AP, wherein the first message includes a plurality of quality of service (QoS) parameters associated with the traffic flow, and
• output a second message for transmission from the first AP to the first STA, the second message informing the first STA whether the first AP accepts the plurality of QoS parameters associated with the traffic flow;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• enable communication of uplink frames for the traffic flow from the first STA to the first AP according to a periodicity obtained from the plurality of QoS parameters, wherein enabling the communication of the uplink frames occurs when the first AP accepts plurality of QoS parameters for the traffic flow, and wherein the communication of the uplink frames is enabled by causing the modem to output transmitting trigger frames or by facilitating a schedule for contention-based uplink access.

A method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device for use in a first station (STA) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising:

• transmitting first message that identifies traffic flow in an uplink direction from the first STA to a first access point (AP), wherein the first message includes a plurality of quality of service (QoS) parameters associated with the traffic flow;
• receiving a second message from the AP that indicates whether the first AP accepts the plurality of QoS parameters for the traffic flow;
• and
• communicating uplink frames for the traffic flow from the first STA to the first AP according to a periodicity obtained from the plurality of QoS parameters, wherein the communication of the uplink frames occurs when the first AP accepts the plurality of QoS parameters for the traffic flow, and wherein the uplink frames are communicated in association with trigger frames received from the first AP or according to a schedule for contention-based uplink access.

A mobile station comprising:

• a modem configured to:
• output, for transmission to a first access point (AP), a first message that identifies a traffic flow of the mobile station and includes a plurality of quality of service (QoS) parameters associated with the traffic flow, and
• obtain a second message from the first AP that indicates whether the first AP accepts the plurality of QoS parameters for the traffic flow;
• and
• at least one processor configured to cause the modem to communicate uplink frames for the traffic flow from the first STA mobile station to the first AP according to a periodicity obtained from the plurality of QoS parameters, wherein the communication of the uplink frames occurs when the first AP accepts the plurality of QoS parameters for the traffic flow, and wherein the uplink frames are communicated in association with trigger frames received from the first AP or according to a schedule for contention-based uplink access.