Enhancements to wi-fi devices for enabling cyclic time-sensitive applications with very short cycle times

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause processing circuitry of a wireless device, upon execution of the instructions by the processing circuitry, to:

• generate a first time-sensitive frame;
• transmit the first time-sensitive frame to a station device during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for time-sensitive operations for the station device;
• generate a portion of a Wi-Fi management or action frame;
• transmit the portion of the Wi-Fi management or action frame to the station device during the TXOP after transmitting the first time-sensitive frame;
• generate a second time-sensitive frame;
• and
• transmit the second time-sensitive frame during the TXOP, wherein the first time-sensitive frame and the second time-sensitive frame are sent based on a periodicity associated with the time-sensitive operations.

A method for performing time-sensitive operations, the method comprising:

• generating, by processing circuitry of a wireless device, a first time-sensitive frame;
• transmiting, by the processing circuitry, the first time-sensitive frame to a station device during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for time-sensitive operations for the station device;
• generating, by the processing circuitry, a portion of a Wi-Fi management or action frame;
• transmitting, by the processing circuitry, the portion of the Wi-Fi management or action frame to the station device during the TXOP after transmitting the first time-sensitive frame;
• generating, by the processing circuitry, a second time-sensitive frame;
• and
• transmitting, by the processing circuitry, the second time-sensitive frame during the TXOP, wherein the first time-sensitive frame and the second time-sensitive frame are sent based on a periodicity associated with the time-sensitive operations.