C-TDMA Protocols, TXOP Sharing Modes For Time Allocation, And Exchange Of Parameters In Multi-AP Systems

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor of an apparatus implemented in a shared access point (AP) among one or more shared APs, an enhanced variant of multi-user request-to-send (MU-RTS) transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing (TXS) trigger frame from a sharing AP which acquired a TXOP;
• transmitting, by the processor, a response frame to the sharing AP responsive to receiving the enhanced variant of MU-RTS TXS trigger frame;
• and
• exchanging, by the processor, downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) physical-layer protocol data units (PPDUs) with one or more STAs associated with the shared AP during a respective portion of the TXOP allocated to the shared AP.