Systems and methods for reuse of a wireless medium for high efficiency wifi

A method of transmitting a message within a wireless network, the wireless network utilizing carrier sense media access, the method comprising:

• generating, by a first wireless device, a first wireless message, the message including a defer field indicating whether the first wireless device requests that devices receiving the first wireless message defer their own transmissions during transmission of the first wireless message;
• and
• transmitting by the first wireless device, the first wireless message, wherein the first message is further generated to indicate whether a destination device of the first wireless message is a station or an access point.

An apparatus for transmitting a message within a wireless network, the wireless network utilizing carrier sense media access, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to generate a first wireless message, the message comprising a defer field indicating whether the apparatus requests that devices receiving the first wireless message defer their own transmissions during transmission of the first wireless message;
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• a transmitter configured to transmit the first wireless message, wherein the processor is further configured to generate the first wireless message to indicate whether a destination device is a station or an access point.