Quality-of-service mechanisms with overlapping basic service set

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a first wireless endpoint device associated with a first basic service set (BSS) neighboring a neighboring overlapping BSS (OBSS), a received data packet transmitted from a second wireless endpoint device, wherein the second wireless endpoint device is associated with the neighboring OBSS;
• determining, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether the received data packet satisfies a first OBSS threshold;
• upon determining the received data packet satisfies the first OBSS threshold, determining, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether a high-priority data packet is in queue for transmission by the first wireless endpoint device;
• upon determining a high-priority data packet is in queue for transmission, determining, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether the received data packet satisfies a second OBSS threshold determined based on a quality-of-service (QoS) level associated with the high-priority data packet;
• and
• based on determining whether the received data packet satisfies the second OBSS threshold:
• if the received data packet satisfies the second OBSS threshold, maintaining, by the first wireless endpoint device, the high-priority data packet in queue for transmission;
• and
• if the received data packet does not satisfy the second OBSS threshold, transmitting, by the first wireless endpoint device, the high-priority data packet.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are configured, when executed by a processor, to:

• detect, by a first wireless endpoint device associated with a first basic service set (BSS) neighboring a neighboring overlapping BSS (OBSS), a received data packet transmitted from a second wireless endpoint device, wherein the second wireless endpoint device is associated with the neighboring OBSS;
• determine, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether the received data packet satisfies a first OBSS threshold;
• upon determining the received data packet satisfies the first OBSS threshold, determine, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether a high-priority data packet is in queue for transmission by the first wireless endpoint device;
• upon determining a high-priority data packet is in queue for transmission, determining, by the first wireless endpoint device, whether the received data packet satisfies a second OBSS threshold determined based on a quality-of-service (QoS) level associated with the high-priority data packet;
• and
• based on determining whether the received data packet satisfies the second OBSS threshold:
• if the received data packet satisfies the second OBSS threshold, maintain, by the first wireless endpoint device, the high-priority data packet in queue for transmission;
• and
• if the received data packet does not satisfy the second OBSS threshold, transmit, by the first wireless endpoint device, the high-priority data packet.