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US 8,300,567 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for downlink multiple-user multiple output scheduling
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorMichelle Xiaohong Gong
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Abstract
Embodiment and methods and means for scheduling an access point (AP) traffic destined for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network transmission are provided.
Claims12
A system for scheduling packet delivery across a multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network, wherein the system comprises:
- an access point (AP) in the MIMO network that schedules traffic destined for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user MIMO transmission, wherein scheduling traffic comprises ascertaining when a particular access category (AC) wins an internal Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) contention and
- the access point chooses N stations that have buffered traffic with queuing delays exceeding a predefined minimum Delay value for the particular AC.
A computer-implemented method for scheduling packet delivery across a multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network comprising:
- scheduling by an access point (AP) in the MIMO network traffic destined for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user MIMO transmission, wherein scheduling traffic comprises ascertaining when a particular access category (AC) wins an internal Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) contention and
- the access point (AP) choosing N stations that have buffered traffic with queuing delays exceeding a predefined minimum Delay value for the particular AC.
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