Optimizing channel access for improved latence in wi-fi

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a first wireless endpoint device, a first radio in a wireless network as a downlink configured for transmitting data frames from the first wireless endpoint device to one or more second wireless endpoint devices;
• determining, by the first wireless endpoint device, a second radio in the wireless network as an uplink configured for transmitting data frames from the one or more second wireless endpoint devices to the first wireless endpoint device;
• enabling, by the first wireless endpoint device, transmissions of a plurality of data frames from the one or more second wireless endpoint devices to the first wireless endpoint device on the uplink;
• detecting, by the first wireless endpoint device, a first data frame associated with a latency requirement to be transmitted from the first wireless endpoint device to a targeted second wireless endpoint device of the one or more second wireless endpoint devices;
• replacing, by the first wireless endpoint device, any one of one or more data frames not associated with a latency requirement in an aggregated MAC protocol data unit (AMPDU) with the first data frame;
• and
• transmitting, by the first wireless endpoint device, the first data frame in the AMPDU to the targeted second wireless endpoint device on the downlink.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are configured, when executed by a processor, to:

• determine, by a first wireless endpoint device, a first radio in a wireless network as a downlink configured for transmitting data frames from the first wireless endpoint device to one or more second wireless endpoint devices;
• determine, by the first wireless endpoint device, a second radio in the wireless network as an uplink configured for transmitting data frames from the one or more second wireless endpoint devices to the first wireless endpoint device;
• enable, by the first wireless endpoint device, transmissions of a plurality of data frames from the one or more second wireless endpoint devices to the first wireless endpoint device on the uplink;
• detect, by the first wireless endpoint device, a first data frame associated with a latency requirement to be transmitted from the first wireless endpoint device to a targeted second wireless endpoint device of the one or more second wireless endpoint devices;
• replace, by the first wireless endpoint device, any one of one or more data frames not associated with a latency requirement in an aggregated MAC protocol data unit (AMPDU) with the first data frame;
• and
• transmit, by the first wireless endpoint device, the first data frame in the AMPDU to the targeted second wireless endpoint device on the downlink.