Wi-fi compatible dedicated protocol interval announcement
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorMaarten Menzo Wentink
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Abstract
A wireless device may receive a dedicated protocol interval (DPI) announcement (DPIA) frame, and then determine, based on the DPIA frame, a scheduled time and a dedicated protocol for the DPI. The wireless device may transmit one or more dedicated clear-to-send (CTS) frames requesting legacy stations to defer from contending for medium access during the DPI. Then, the wireless device may transmit data, using the dedicated protocol, to another device during the DPI.
Claims30
A method for signaling a dedicated protocol interval (DPI), the method comprising:
- receiving a DPI announcement (DPIA) frame;
- determining, based on the DPIA frame, a duration of the DPI and a dedicated protocol for the DPI;
- transmitting one or more dedicated clear-to-send (CTS) frames requesting legacy stations to defer from contending for medium access during the DPI;
- and
- transmitting data, using the dedicated protocol, to another device during the DPI.
A wireless device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more transceivers;
- and
- a memory storing one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to signal a dedicated protocol interval (DPI) by performing operations comprising:
- receiving a DPI announcement (DPIA) frame;
- determining, based on the DPIA frame, a duration of the DPI and a dedicated protocol for the DPI;
- transmitting one or more dedicated clear-to-send (CTS) frames requesting legacy stations to defer from contending for medium access during the DPI;
- and
- transmitting data, using the dedicated protocol, to another device during the DPI.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to signal a dedicated protocol interval (DPI) by performing operations comprising:
- receiving a DPI announcement (DPIA) frame;
- determining, based on the DPIA frame, a duration of the DPI and a dedicated protocol for the DPI;
- transmitting one or more dedicated clear-to-send (CTS) frames requesting legacy stations to defer from contending for medium access during the DPI;
- and
- transmitting data, using the dedicated protocol, to another device during the DPI.
A wireless device for signaling a dedicated protocol interval (DPI), the wireless device comprising:
- means for receiving a DPI announcement (DPIA) frame;
- means for determining, based on the DPIA frame, a duration of the DPI and a dedicated protocol for the DPI;
- means for transmitting one or more dedicated clear-to-send (CTS) frames requesting legacy stations to defer from contending for medium access during the DPI;
- and
- means for transmitting data, using the dedicated protocol, to another device during the DPI.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.