Method and system for multi-user transmit opportunity for multi-user multiple-input-multiple-output wireless networks

A wireless station for wireless communication in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• a communication physical layer configured for wireless communication over a shared wireless communication medium;
• and
• a channel access module configured for maintaining data blocks for transmission to multiple wireless receivers over the wireless communication medium, wherein the data blocks are organized based on access categories;
• wherein upon successful contention by each access category for a transmission opportunity period for access to the wireless communication medium, during the transmission opportunity period the channel access module utilizes the physical layer for transmitting one or more data blocks of a primary access category to one or more primary destination wireless receivers, while simultaneously transmitting one or more data blocks of one or more secondary access categories to one or more secondary wireless receivers, over the wireless communication medium.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• a wireless station;
• and
• a plurality of wireless receivers;
• the wireless station comprising:
• a communication physical layer configured for wireless communication over a shared wireless communication medium;
• and
• a channel access module configured for maintaining data blocks for transmission to the wireless receivers over the wireless communication medium, wherein the data blocks are organized based on access categories;
• wherein upon successful contention by each access category for a transmission opportunity period for access to the wireless communication medium, during the transmission opportunity period the channel access module utilizes the physical layer for transmitting one or more data blocks of a primary access category to one or more primary destination wireless receivers, while simultaneously transmitting one or more data blocks of one or more secondary access categories to one or more secondary wireless receivers, over the wireless communication medium.

A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• receiving data blocks transmitted from a transmitting station over a wireless communication medium, wherein the data blocks are organized based on primary and secondary access categories;
• extracting, from the received data blocks, data blocks of the primary access category;
• and
• processing the data blocks of the primary access category.

A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• receiving data blocks transmitted from a transmitting station over a wireless communication medium, wherein the data blocks are organized based on primary and secondary access categories;
• extracting, from the received data blocks, data blocks of the secondary access category;
• and
• processing the data blocks of the secondary access category.

A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• receiving data blocks transmitted from a transmitting station over a wireless communication medium, wherein the data blocks are organized based on the primary and secondary access categories;
• extracting, from the received data blocks, data blocks of the primary access category and data blocks of the secondary access category;
• and
• processing the extracted data blocks of the primary access category and the secondary access category.