Multiple access point negotiation for transmission opportunity sharing
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsRubayet Shafin, Boon Loong Ng, Yue Qi, Peshal Nayak, Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam, Elliot Jen
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Abstract
A first access point (AP) in a wireless network, the first AP comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: transmit a request frame requesting a transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing to a plurality of APs including a second AP, wherein the request frame comprises a set of parameters for the TXOP sharing, and receive a response frame from the second AP indicating the second AP accepts the TXOP sharing request.
Claims20
A first access point (AP) in a wireless network, the first AP comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
- transmit a request frame requesting a transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing to a plurality of APs including a second AP, wherein the request frame comprises a set of parameters for the TXOP sharing;
- and
- receive a response frame from the second AP indicating the second AP accepts the TXOP sharing request.
A first access point (AP) that serves as a central controller to coordinate transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing in a wireless network, the first AP comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
- receive a request frame requesting a transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing from a second AP;
- transmit a response frame to the second AP accepting the request for TXOP sharing request;
- transmit a frame to a plurality of APs, including a third AP, with a set of parameters for the TXOP sharing;
- and
- receive an acknowledgement frame from the third AP.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.