Wireless device, method, and computer readable media for requesting and sending block acknowledgement
First Claim
1. An apparatus of a wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:
- memory; and
processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to;
encode a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for block acknowledgement requests (BARs), the PPDU for BARs comprising data frames for two or more wireless communication devices, the data frames to be transmitted in accordance with one or both of down link (DL) multi-user multiple input and multiple output (MU-MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the PPDU for BARs further comprising an indication of which sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use to transmit block acknowledgements (BAs) to the data frames;
generate signaling to cause the wireless communication device to transmit the PPDU for BARs to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with one or both of MU-MIMO and DL OFDMA; and
decode block acknowledgements (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with the sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use and one or both of uplink (UL) MU-MIMO and OFDMA.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer readable media for requesting and sending block acknowledgement requests (BARs) and block acknowledgments (BAs) is disclosed. A method for BARs is disclosed. The method may include transmitting data frames to two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with a multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO). The method may include transmitting block acknowledgement requests (BARs) for the transmitted data frames to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with MU-MIMO. The method may include receiving block acknowledges (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with MU-MIMO. A method for BAs is disclosed. The method may include receiving data frames from a second wireless communication device. The method may include receiving a block acknowledgement request from the second wireless communication device The method may include sending a block acknowledgement to the second wireless communication device using MU-MIMO.
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1. An apparatus of a wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:
- memory; and
processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to;encode a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for block acknowledgement requests (BARs), the PPDU for BARs comprising data frames for two or more wireless communication devices, the data frames to be transmitted in accordance with one or both of down link (DL) multi-user multiple input and multiple output (MU-MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the PPDU for BARs further comprising an indication of which sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use to transmit block acknowledgements (BAs) to the data frames; generate signaling to cause the wireless communication device to transmit the PPDU for BARs to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with one or both of MU-MIMO and DL OFDMA; and decode block acknowledgements (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with the sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use and one or both of uplink (UL) MU-MIMO and OFDMA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method on a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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encoding a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for block acknowledgement requests (BARs), the PPDU for BARs comprising data frames for two or more wireless communication devices, the data frames to be transmitted in accordance with one or both of down link (DL) multi-user multiple input and multiple output (MU-MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the PPDU for BARs further comprising an indication of which sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use to transmit block acknowledgements (BAs) to the data frames; generating signaling to cause the wireless communication device to transmit the PPDU for BARs to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with one or both of MU-MIMO and DL OFDMA; and decoding block acknowledgements (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with the sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use and one or both of uplink (UL) MU-MIMO and OFDMA. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A first wireless communication device, the first wireless communication device comprising processing circuitry to:
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decode a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for block acknowledgement requests (BARs), the PPDU for BARs comprising data frames from a second wireless communication device, wherein the data frame are received in accordance with down-link (DL) MU-MIMO and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA); the PPDU for BARs further comprising a block acknowledgement request (BAR), the BAR comprising an indication of a sub-channel for the first wireless communication device to transmit a block acknowledgement (BA) of the received data frames to the second wireless communication device; and in response to the received BAR, transmit the BA to the second wireless communication device in accordance with up-link (UL) MU-MIMO and OFDMA. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform operations for block acknowledgement (BAs), the instructions comprising:
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encoding a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) for block acknowledgement requests (BARs), the PPDU for BARs comprising data frames for two or more wireless communication devices, the data frames to be transmitted in accordance with one or both of down link (DL) multi-user multiple input and multiple output (MU-MIMO) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the PPDU for BARs further comprising an indication of which sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use to transmit block acknowledgements (BAs) to the data frames; generating signaling to cause the wireless communication device to transmit the PPDU for BARs, to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with one or both of MU-MIMO and DL OFDMA; and decoding block acknowledgements (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with the sub-channel each of the two or more wireless communications devices should use and one or both of uplink (UL) MU-MIMO and OFDMA. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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