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公开(公告)号:US20210409979A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
申请号:US17337748
申请日:2021-06-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Qi WANG , Yong LIU , Jinjing JIANG , Jarkko L. KNECKT , Lochan VERMA , Tianyu WU , Su Khiong YONG , Guoqing LI
Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing backup link establishment and operation for multi-link wireless communication networks such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless network and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives a message including information associated with a backup link from a second electronic device. The processor further receives data associated with data traffic from the second electronic device on a primary link of the wireless network. In response to a quality of the primary link being below a threshold, the processor receives a notification frame from the second electronic device on the backup link and receives additional data associated with the data traffic from the second electronic device on the backup link or on an other link informed by the notification frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20200053733A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-13
申请号:US16422669
申请日:2019-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Jarkko L. KNECKT , Christiaan A. HARTMAN , Yong LIU , Su Khiong YONG
IPC: H04W72/04
Abstract: A basic bandwidth wireless local area network (WLAN) device or station (STA) is assigned to a secondary channel. The basic bandwidth STA may be a 20 MHz STA. On the secondary channel, the basic bandwidth STA operates in a wideband mode recovering received data transmitted from an access point (AP) as part of a high bandwidth physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). The STA and the AP can be members of a basic service set (BSS). The high bandwidth PPDU may be, for example, a 40 MHz, 60 MHz, or 80 MHz PPDU. Once on the secondary channel, the STA relies on the AP to perform channel sensing and scheduling activities, thus reducing power consumption at the STA and increasing the efficiency of the BSS. Several signaling formats are provided for indicating the secondary channel that the STA is assigned to or requests to move to.
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公开(公告)号:US20170347370A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-30
申请号:US15605158
申请日:2017-05-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. KNECKT , Ashok RANGANATH , Yong LIU , Christiaan A. HARTMAN , Guoqing LI , Oren SHANI , Joonsuk KIM
CPC classification number: H04W74/006 , H04W84/12 , Y02D70/1242 , Y02D70/1262 , Y02D70/1264 , Y02D70/14 , Y02D70/142 , Y02D70/144 , Y02D70/166 , Y02D70/20 , Y02D70/22 , Y02D70/26
Abstract: An electronic device that transmits a frame to a second electronic device is described. In particular, during operation, an interface circuit in the electronic device (such as an access point in a WLAN) may transmit the frame to the second electronic device using a Wi-Fi communication protocol. The frame may include information cancelling a previously specified NAV protected time in a preamble of the frame. For example, the information may include a CF-End indication. Moreover, the information may be included in a MAC header of the frame and, more generally, in a preamble of a high efficiency (HE) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU). Furthermore, the electronic device may transmit the frame in response to a block acknowledgment (BA) from the second electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US20170257888A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-07
申请号:US15449652
申请日:2017-03-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko KNECKT , Guoqing LI , Christiaan A. HARTMAN , Joonsuk KIM
IPC: H04W74/08
CPC classification number: H04W74/0816 , H04W84/12
Abstract: Determining wireless local area network (WLAN) channel medium usage information by WLAN access points (APs) and WLAN stations (STAs) is disclosed. A new medium access control (MAC) duration field in a request to send (RTS) message provides a duration value to be conveyed in a subsequent clear to send (CTS) message. A channel or bandwidth can then be quickly used if an addressed STA does not respond to the RTS message. Also, a STA recognizes an unexpected silence and accesses the medium when a trigger frame is followed by a CTS timeout interval. In a third embodiment, an AP requests that STAs monitor particular channels to obtain network allocation vector (NAV) information. The STAs then respond (or informatively, do not respond) to RTS messages; thus, allowing the AP and other listening devices to determine channel medium information. The AP can then schedule data exchanges based on the determined information.
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公开(公告)号:US20170126461A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15336728
申请日:2016-10-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Christiaan A. HARTMAN , Joonsuk KIM , Su Khiong YONG , Yong LIU
Abstract: A wireless local area network station (STA) changes a receiver operating mode (ROM) and saves power by influencing when a ROM-conforming access point (AP) transmission takes place. The STA evaluates candidate delay regimes after a negotiation exchange with the STA. The STA then instructs the AP of a selected delay regime which the AP is permitted to use when transmitting data according to the changed ROM. The ROM can involve a change in the system bandwidth demodulated by the STA and/or the number of spatial streams demodulated by the STA. The delay regime can allow the AP to transmit with little or no delay based on the changed ROM, or the delay regime may require a fixed time delay before the AP transmits according to the changed ROM.
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公开(公告)号:US20170041798A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-09
申请号:US15230090
申请日:2016-08-05
Applicant: Apple, Inc
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Yong LIU , Joonsuk KIM , Christiaan A. HARTMAN , Chiu Ngok E. WONG , Syed Aon MUJTABA , Matt SEMERSKY , Su Khiong YONG
CPC classification number: H04W74/0816
Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for enabling a spatial reuse opportunity at a high efficiency (HE) station and a network allocation vector (NAV) reset capability at a legacy station using a Request to Send and/or Clear to Send (RTS and/or CTS) frame. For example, the method can include receiving a RTS frame with a redefined field that specifies spatial reuse information. The NAV can be set based on the RTS frame. The method can determine whether a second frame was received within a threshold time after a Short Interframe Space (SIFS). Finally, the method can reset the NAV based on whether the second frame was received within the threshold time.
Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种系统,方法和计算机程序产品实施例,其使得能够在高效率(HE)站处实现空间重用机会,并且使用发送请求和/或清除至 发送(RTS和/或CTS)帧。 例如,该方法可以包括接收具有指定空间重用信息的重定义字段的RTS帧。 可以基于RTS帧设置NAV。 该方法可以确定在短帧间间隔(SIFS)之后的阈值时间内是否接收到第二帧。 最后,该方法可以基于在阈值时间内是否接收到第二帧来重置NAV。
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公开(公告)号:US20170012756A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-12
申请号:US15203646
申请日:2016-07-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Yong Liu , Joonsuk Kim , Chiu Ngok E. Wong , Christiaan A. Hartman , Su Khiong Yong , Syed A. Mujtaba
CPC classification number: H04L1/18 , H04L1/1614 , H04L1/1685
Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing multiuser block acknowledgement in a wireless communication protocol. Embodiments include receiving a control frame from an access point (AP). A transmission mode can be determined based on a trigger information field in the control frame. Further, a data frame to acknowledge can be determined based on a block acknowledgement request (BAR) field in the control frame. A block acknowledgment (BA) frame can be generated based on the data frame to acknowledge. The BA frame can then be transmitted to the AP based on the transmission mode, e.g., at the same time another BA frame is transmitted to the AP by another station.
Abstract translation: 本文公开了用于在无线通信协议中执行多用户块确认的系统,方法和计算机程序产品实施例。 实施例包括从接入点(AP)接收控制帧。 可以基于控制帧中的触发信息字段来确定传输模式。 此外,可以基于控制帧中的块确认请求(BAR)字段来确定要确认的数据帧。 可以基于要确认的数据帧生成块确认(BA)帧。 然后可以基于传输模式将BA帧发送到AP,例如,同时另一个BA帧由另一个站传输到AP。
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公开(公告)号:US20240349374A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18586265
申请日:2024-02-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. KNECKT , Gaurav JAIN , Yong LIU , Jinjing JIANG , Tianyu WU , Su Khiong YONG , Guoqing LI , Charles F. DOMINGUEZ
Abstract: Some embodiments include utilizing a multilink media access control (MAC) address structure to support multilink devices (MLDs) that can operate concurrently in more than one link such as extremely high throughput (EHT) access points (APs) and EHT stations (STA), where the multilink MAC address structure is compatible with legacy devices. An EHT AP can utilize a multilink basic service set (BSS) identification (BSSID) MAC address to communicate with an EHT STA identified by a multilink MAC address. Values of the multilink BSSID and the multilink MAC address of the EHT STA are independent of which of the multiple links are used in the communication. In addition, to utilizing a multilink BSSID, the EHT AP can also support unique link-specific MAC addresses to concurrently support legacy and MLD stations. The EHT STA can also utilize unique link-specific MAC addresses that can be different than the EHT AP's link-specific MAC addresses.
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公开(公告)号:US20210368436A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-25
申请号:US17340980
申请日:2021-06-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Dagbegnon H. BAHINI , Rajneesh KUMAR
Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus and method for a mobile access point (AP) station that operates in an always-on soft AP mode where a station is associated with the mobile AP station, and switch back to operate as a station in an infrastructure mode with an AP. For example, in an always-on soft AP mode, the mobile AP station may implement a target wake time (TWT) responder power save mode feature. The mobile AP station may maintain a wake window after a beacon to enable unassociated devices to associate; establish a broadcast TWT schedule for unassociated TWT-capable devices to associate; schedule TWT for associated devices; go to sleep outside of the scheduled TWT of the associated devices; and switch back to infrastructure mode to perform as a station and maintain a connection with an AP.
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公开(公告)号:US20200008210A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-02
申请号:US16262402
申请日:2019-01-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Guoqing LI , Lawrie KURIAN , Yong LIU , Tashbeeb HAQUE , Anand RAJAGOPALAN , Dagbegnon H. BAHINI , Rajneesh KUMAR
Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus and method for enabling concurrent peer-to-peer (P2P) communications via a scheduled resource unit (RU) allocated by an access point (AP). For example, the AP may use a trigger frame to schedule uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) access for a first station of a plurality of stations by allocating an RU to the first station. Instead of using the allocated RU for UL infrastructure communications with the AP, the first station may utilize the allocated RU for a P2P communications with a second station. In some embodiments the AP facilitates RU utilization for P2P communications between stations. In some embodiments, the first station uses the allocated RU and the AP may be unaware of the P2P communications.
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