Wireless communication system

A method for a wireless station of a wireless LAN to communicate wireless signals using a using a plurality of frequency bands, wherein the plurality of frequency bands includes a primary frequency band and at least one additional frequency band, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the wireless station, a wireless control signal via the primary frequency band from an additional wireless station, wherein the wireless control signal comprises a request to send communication data to the additional wireless station from the wireless station and a request to allocate a time period for transmitting the communication data;
• transmitting, by the wireless station via the primary frequency band instead of the at least one additional frequency band, a wireless response signal in response to receiving the wireless control signal, wherein the wireless response signal indicates (i) an allocated time period and (ii) that the at least one additional frequency band is allocated to the wireless station for transmitting the communication data during the allocated time period, wherein the wireless station transmits signals via the wireless LAN using time division multiple access;
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• receiving, by the wireless station, a first wireless communication data signal having the communication data via the at least one additional frequency band, wherein the first wireless communication data signal received via the primary frequency band is time-synchronized with a second wireless communication data signal that is simultaneously transmitted using the primary frequency band.

A wireless station of a wireless LAN configured to communicate wireless signals using a plurality of frequency bands, wherein the plurality of frequency bands includes a primary frequency band and at least one additional frequency band, the wireless station comprising:

• a control processing circuit configured for:
• encoding, into a wireless control signal a request to send communication data to an additional wireless station and a request to allocate a time period for transmitting a communication data signal that includes the communication data,
• decoding, from a wireless response signal, information that indicates an allocated time period and at least one allocated frequency band for transmission during the allocated time period that comprises the primary frequency band, and
• identifying the allocated time period and the at least one allocated frequency band from the decoded wireless response signal;
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• a wireless signal processing circuit configured for:
• receiving the wireless control signal from the control processing circuit,
• transmitting the wireless control signal to the additional wireless station via the primary frequency band,
• receiving the encoded wireless response signal from the additional wireless station, and
• providing the wireless response signal to the control processing circuit for decoding.