Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for increasing reuse in wireless communications. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication is provided, transmitting a message to a first station indicating an identified transmission opportunity for the first station to communicate with a second station. The method further comprises transmitting a first wireless communication signal to at least a third station utilizing beamformed wireless communication such that the first wireless communication signal to the third station has a received signal level below a threshold at one or both of the first and second stations. The identified transmission opportunity is based on whether a transmission of a second wireless communication signal between the first and the second stations occurs over a period of time that is at least partially concurrent with the utilized beamformed communication.
Abstract:
A method includes wirelessly communicating with one or more stations that are partitioned into one or more groups. The method also includes generating a message that identifies one or more time periods during which each station of a first group of the one or more groups is permitted to contend for a communication channel or restricted from contending for the communication channel. The method further includes transmitting the message.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for communicating multi-destination traffic are provided. One aspect of this disclosure provides a method of wireless communication. The method includes generating two media access control protocol data unit (MPDU) sub-frames, the A-MPDU sub-frames each comprising a different receiver address, generating an aggregated media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) frame comprising the two A-MPDU sub-frames, the A-MPDU signaling two different acknowledgement policies associated with the two different receiver addresses; and transmitting the A-MPDU frame.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication are disclosed. In one implementation an apparatus for wireless communications is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wake-up message that is a portion of a wake-up sequence. In certain implementations, the apparatus further includes a processing system operably coupled to the receiver and configured to wake the receiver for a period of time. The period of time can exceed at least a transmission period of the wake-up sequence plus a transmission period of the wake-up message. The apparatus can further include a transmitter configured to transmit a message acknowledging receipt of the wake-up message.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for high-efficiency wireless frequency division multiplexing are provided. A method includes determining, at an access point, a performance characteristic for each wireless device in a set of wireless devices associated with the access point. The method further includes categorizing each wireless device in the set into at least a first and second subset of wireless devices based on the performance characteristic. The method further includes receiving communications from the first subset of wireless devices on a first set of wireless frequencies. The method further includes receiving communications from the second subset of wireless devices on a second set of wireless frequencies, the second set of wireless frequencies being a subset of the first. The first set of wireless devices have a higher performance characteristic than the second set of wireless devices.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for coordinating access to a shared medium are described herein. In some aspects, a method includes receiving information at an access point. The method further includes modifying, based on the received information, the use of the shared medium by one or more wireless devices to reduce the likelihood that the wireless devices are subject to interference. The method may further include determining whether one or more wireless devices is subject to interference with another wireless device in the wireless network. The method may further include identifying the one or more wireless devices that is subject to interference.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for high-efficiency wireless frequency division multiplexing are provided. A method includes receiving, at a first wireless device, a reference signal from an associated access point, the reference signal indicative of a time of joint transmission with at least a second wireless device. The method further includes transmitting a first communication to the access point based on the reference signal, the communication utilizing a first subset of wireless frequencies available for use. The first communication is concurrent with a second communication, from the second wireless device, utilizing a second subset of wireless frequencies, the second subset excluding the first subset.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media communicate with a wireless device within a dense wireless environment. In one aspect, a method includes determining whether a wireless device is subject to interference, adjusting a transmission attribute based on the determining, and transmitting a message to the wireless device based on the adjusted transmission attribute. In some aspects, adjusting a transmission attribute may include selecting one or more of time division multiplexing or frequency division multiplexing when communicating with the wireless device. In some aspects, particular time periods and/or particular frequency bands may be selected for communication with the device depending on whether the device is subject to interference.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for communicating in a wireless communication system are described. Various processes for reducing the initial link set up time are described. In one aspect, a method in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, at a device, at least two different access request messages each for establishing a link with the device. The method further includes determining a period of time for transmitting access response messages in response to the received access request messages. The method further includes reserving a period of transmission time on a channel for transmitting the access response messages for establishing the link, the reservation based at least in part on the determined period of time. The method further includes transmitting the access response messages during the reserved period of time.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving a data fragment of a block of data fragments of a single data unit from a wireless device at a receiver. The method includes, in response to determining that the data fragment is a last data fragment of the block of data fragments, transmitting an acknowledgement to the wireless device. The acknowledgement indicates whether each data fragment of the block of data fragments was received from the wireless device. The method includes, in response to determining that the data fragment is a last data fragment of the single data unit, transmitting the acknowledgment to the wireless device. The method further includes, in response to determining that the data fragment is not the last data fragment of the block of data fragments or the last data fragment of the single data unit, refraining from transmitting the acknowledgement to the wireless device.