Enhanced management of low latency traffic channel access in wlan systems
AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsHanqing LOU, Xiaofei WANG
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for a station (STA) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to indicate its intent to transmit high priority traffic, such as low latency traffic, over a shared wireless medium. Multiple embodiments for the transmission by a STA of a signal referred to as a Low Latency Traffic Indication (LLTI) as well as low latency traffic are disclosed. An Access Point (AP) manages the conditions subject to which STAs may transmit the LLTI and contend for the wireless medium for the purpose of transmitting low latency traffic. Various procedures for negotiating said conditions between an AP and a STA are also disclosed. Multiple embodiments of methods and apparatuses are disclosed.
Claims22
A method for a station (STA), the method comprising:
- transmitting, to an access point (AP), a request regarding one or more conditions for managing low latency traffic access to a wireless medium in a wireless local area network (WLAN);
- receiving, from the AP, a response including management information relating to the one or more conditions;
- and
- accessing the wireless medium in accordance with the management information.
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A station (STA) comprising:
- a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the transceiver and processor configured to:
- transmit, to an access point (AP), a request regarding one or more conditions for managing low latency traffic access to a wireless medium in a wireless local area network (WLAN);
- receive, from the AP, a response including management information relating to the one or more conditions;
- and
- access the wireless medium in accordance with the management information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.