Channel access techniques in a multi-hop framework for ultra-high reliability

A first wireless communication device, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory, the at least one processor operable to cause the first wireless communication device to:
• transmit a first management frame including an indication of medium access information, wherein the medium access information is associated with a coordinated medium access scheme between the first wireless communication device and at least a second wireless communication device;
• receive a second management frame including a response to the indication of the medium access information, wherein the response is based at least in part on a capability of the second wireless communication device associated with the coordinated medium access scheme;
• and
• wherein the coordinated medium access scheme indicates medium access coordination across a plurality of hops of a multi-hop link involving at least the first wireless communication device, the second wireless communication device, and a third wireless communication device.

A first wireless communication device, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory, the at least one processor operable to cause the first wireless communication device to:
• receive a first management frame including an indication of medium access information, wherein the medium access information is associated with a coordinated medium access scheme between the first wireless communication device and at least a second wireless communication device;
• transmit a second management frame including a response to the indication of the medium access information, wherein the response is based at least in part on a capability of the first wireless communication device associated with the coordinated medium access scheme;
• and
• wherein the medium access information includes information pertaining to time-based medium access, and wherein the information pertaining to the time-based medium access indicates first parameters associated with a coordinated restricted target wake time (TWT)-based medium access scheme involving at least the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device or second parameters associated with transmission opportunity sharing between at least the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, or indicates both the first parameters and the second parameters.

A method for wireless communication performable at a first wireless communication device, comprising:

• transmitting a first management frame including an indication of medium access information, wherein the medium access information is associated with a coordinated medium access scheme between the first wireless communication device and at least a second wireless communication device;
• receiving a second management frame including a response to the indication of the medium access information, wherein the response is based at least in part on a capability of the second wireless communication device associated with the coordinated medium access scheme;
• and
• wherein the medium access information includes information pertaining to time-based medium access, and wherein the information pertaining to the time-based medium access indicates first parameters associated with a coordinated restricted target wake time (TWT)-based medium access scheme involving at least the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device or second parameters associated with transmission opportunity sharing between at least the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, or indicates both the first parameters and the second parameters.

A method for wireless communication performable at a first wireless communication device, comprising:

• transmitting a first management frame including an indication of medium access information, wherein the medium access information is associated with a coordinated medium access scheme between the first wireless communication device and at least a second wireless communication device;
• receiving a second management frame including a response to the indication of the medium access information, wherein the response is based at least in part on a capability of the second wireless communication device associated with the coordinated medium access scheme;
• and
• wherein the coordinated medium access scheme indicates medium access coordination across a plurality of hops of a multi-hop link involving at least the first wireless communication device, the second wireless communication device, and a third wireless communication device.