BUFFER STATUS REPORT FOR HIGH PRIORITY TRANSMISSION

    公开(公告)号:US20170230860A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-10

    申请号:US15428959

    申请日:2017-02-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0278 H04W84/12

    Abstract: A wireless local area network (WLAN) station (STA) reports, with a medium access control (MAC) frame, a buffer status of an urgent traffic identifier (TID) to a second STA. In some embodiments, the second STA is also an access point (AP). The delay in reporting is reduced by providing a buffer status report for the urgent TID in a data frame being transmitted to carry data for a current TID. The buffer status report, in some embodiments, provides the value of the urgent TID. In some embodiments, the buffer status report provides an indication of the amount of data in a buffer corresponding to the urgent TID. In some embodiments, the buffer status report is based on an aggregated measure of more than one buffer with data awaiting transmission. The transmission of the MAC frame, in some embodiments, is unsolicited.

    MANAGING ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS UPLINK OPERATIONS
    32.
    发明申请
    MANAGING ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS UPLINK OPERATIONS 审中-公开
    管理正交频分多址访问上行操作

    公开(公告)号:US20160330742A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-10

    申请号:US15147443

    申请日:2016-05-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Managing orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) uplink acknowledgements is described herein. An example system can include an interface circuit to generate a physical layer convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) including a physical layer preamble, a first sub-channel field corresponding to a first station, and a second sub-channel field corresponding to a second station. The first sub-channel field can carry a first unicast trigger corresponding to the first station, and the second sub-channel field can carry a second unicast trigger corresponding to the second station. The interface circuit can also transmit the PPDU to the first and second stations.

    Abstract translation: 本文描述管理正交频分多址(OFDMA)上行链路确认。 示例系统可以包括用于生成包括物理层前同步码,对应于第一站的第一子信道字段和对应于第二站的第二子信道字段的物理层汇聚协议数据单元(PPDU)的接口电路 。 第一子信道字段可以携带与第一站相对应的第一单播触发,并且第二子信道字段可以携带对应于第二站的第二单播触发。 接口电路还可以将PPDU发送到第一和第二站。

    MULTICAST RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT
    33.
    发明申请
    MULTICAST RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT 审中-公开
    多媒体可靠性增强

    公开(公告)号:US20160315782A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15137870

    申请日:2016-04-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method for receiving feedback on a quality of multicast transmissions in a Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) including a source electronic device (e.g., an access point) and a plurality of electronic devices is disclosed, according to some embodiments. The method can include (i) transmitting a plurality of multicast packets addressed to a subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; (ii) concurrently polling the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; and (iii) receiving a plurality of block acknowledgements (BAs) from at least the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device. Each BA may include information on a quality of reception of two or more multicast packets received at an electronic device.

    Abstract translation: 根据一些实施例,公开了一种用于在包括源电子设备(例如,接入点)和多个电子设备的无线本地接入网络(WLAN)中接收关于多播传输质量的反馈的方法。 该方法可以包括(i)由源电子设备发送寻址到多个电子设备的子集的多个多播分组; (ii)由所述源电子设备同时轮询所述多个电子设备的子集; 以及(iii)由所述源电子设备从所述多个电子设备的至少所述子集接收多个块确认(BAs)。 每个BA可以包括关于在电子设备处接收的两个或多个多播分组的接收质量的信息。

    Multicast Group Management Technique
    34.
    发明申请
    Multicast Group Management Technique 审中-公开
    组播组管理技术

    公开(公告)号:US20160198317A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-07

    申请号:US14988110

    申请日:2016-01-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/08

    Abstract: In order to flexibly manage and broadcast content to electronic devices in a multicast group, a multicast group management protocol allows one or more multicast group masters to be specified. In addition to controlling membership in the multicast group, a multicast group master can define or specify a multicast session, in which content from one or more sources is broadcast to at least a subset of the electronic devices or sinks in the multicast group. The multicast group management protocol supports concurrent broadcasts of content to different multicast sessions. Moreover, the broadcasts in the different multicast sessions may have different: priorities, encoding techniques, quality-of-service policies, reliability, and/or number of parity bits. For example, the different encoding techniques may include different layers in H.264 Scalable Video Coding. Alternatively or additionally, the different number of parity bits may be associated with application layer forward error correction.

    Abstract translation: 为了灵活地管理和广播内容到组播组中的电子设备,组播组管理协议允许指定一个或多个组播组主机。 除了控制多播组中的成员资格之外,多播组主机可以定义或指定多播会话,其中来自一个或多个源的内容广播到多播组中的电子设备或汇点的至少一个子集。 组播组管理协议支持对不同组播会话的内容的并发广播。 此外,不同多播会话中的广播可以具有不同的优先级,编码技术,服务质量策略,可靠性和/或奇偶校验位数。 例如,不同的编码技术可以包括H.264可缩放视频编码中的不同层。 或者或另外,不同数量的奇偶校验位可以与应用层前向纠错相关联。

    DYNAMIC WINDOW ACCESS POINT (AP) POWER SAVE ENHANCEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240373342A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18631795

    申请日:2024-04-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for dynamic window access point (AP) power save enhancements. Some embodiments include transmitting an availability window (AW) of an AP to stations (STAs) and dynamically modifying the AW. In some embodiments, a mobile device may perform soft AP functions and associate with the stations. The modifications can include truncating or extending the AW. Some embodiments include: a broadcast availability frame that informs STAs of the modified AW; an Availability Clear To Send (A-CTS) frame that allows the AP to inform associated STAs of the modified AW; and/or an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU)-Request to Send (RTS) Enabled feature, that allows an AP to be available while operating in a low power receive (LPR) state (e.g., low power mode) and transition to a full power state to receive data using a bandwidth greater than 20 MHz.

    ONE-TO-MANY AND MANY-TO-MANY RANGING USING NBA-MMS UWB PROTOCOLS

    公开(公告)号:US20240073856A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18212550

    申请日:2023-06-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W64/003 H04L5/0048 H04W24/10

    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for one-to-many and many-to-many ranging using narrowband assisted (NBA)-multi-millisecond (MMS) ultra wideband (UWB) protocols. Some embodiments include an initiator device that communicates with many responder devices. For example, the initiator device can transmit a control/initialization poll message via NB signaling that identifies a ranging cycle, and transmit a first set of MMS segments corresponding to the control/initialization poll message. The initiator device can receive a plurality of report frames from two or more responder devices via NB signaling subsequent to transmitting the first set of MMS segments, and transmit within the ranging cycle, a ranging results report message based at least on the plurality of report frames via narrowband signaling.

    MULTI-LINK HIBERNATION MODE FOR WLAN
    37.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240073812A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18213674

    申请日:2023-06-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W52/0206 H04W28/0263 H04W76/25

    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a hibernation mode for multi-link wireless communication networks such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). For example, some aspects relate to a multi-link device (MLD) including a first station (STA) associated with a first link of a wireless network and configured to communicate with a second MLD over the first link. The MLD also includes a second STA associated with a second link of the wireless network. The second STA is in a hibernation mode. The MLD also includes one or more processors communicatively coupled to the first and second STAs and configured to control operations of the first and second STAs.

    ENCRYPTING MAC HEADER FIELDS FOR WLAN PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230232218A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US17966560

    申请日:2022-10-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W12/03 H04L5/0055 H04W84/12

    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for encrypting media access control (MAC) Header fields for Wireless LAN (WLAN) privacy enhancement. For example, a transceiver of a station (STA) or an access point (AP) can set a real time Media Access Control (MAC) header bit in a payload of an aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) subframe to an actual value of a power management (PM) field of a MAC header of the A-MPDU subframe. The transceiver can encrypt the payload, set the PM field to an over the air (OTA) PM value, and transmit the A-MPDU subframe over the air. The OTA PM value can include all zeros, a predetermined value, or a randomized value The transceiver can also set static MAC header bits in the payload of the A-MPDU subframe to corresponding actual values of an aggregated MAC service data unit (A-MSDU) present field of the A-MPDU subframe.

    BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENT OPERATION FOR MULTI-LINK WLAN

    公开(公告)号:US20230188264A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18108193

    申请日:2023-02-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L1/1621 H04W28/04 H04L1/1614 H04L1/189

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing block acknowledgment (BA) operations for multi-link wireless communication networks. For example some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors transmit, using the transceiver and to a second electronic device, a first set of one or more frames on a first link and a second set of one or more frames on a second link. The one or more processors receive, using the transceiver and from the second electronic device, a first block acknowledgment (BA) frame on the first link and a second BA frame on the second link. The one or more processors further determine, based on received first BA frame and the second BA frame, a failed or missing frame of the first set of one or more frames transmitted on the first link.

    ADDRESS RANDOMIZATION FOR MOBILE ACCESS POINTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230060887A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17660136

    申请日:2022-04-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing address and parameter modifications for an access point (AP) and/or a station (STA). Some aspects of this disclosure relate to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to communicate, using the transceiver, with a second electronic device that is associated with the electronic device using a first address and a first parameter of the electronic device. The processor is further configured to determine a second address and a second parameter for the electronic device, where the second address is different from the first address and the second parameter is different from the first parameter. The processor is further configured to communicate with the second electronic device using the second address and the second parameter.

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