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Device and method of providing grant frame for bandwidth scheduling

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  • US 10,531,381 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2018
  • Issued: 01/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus of an enhanced directional multi gigabit (EDMG) station (STA), the apparatus comprising:

  • memory; and

    processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to;

    decode a non EDMG physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU), the non-EDMG PPDU comprising a legacy header (L-Header), the L-Header comprising a field that indicates a control trailer is present, the non-EDMG PPDU further comprising a grant frame, the grant frame indicating an intent to transmit to the STA on a bonded channel an EDMG PPDU at a time indicated by a value of an allocation duration field, the control trailer indicating the bonded channel, wherein the non-EDMG PPDU is received from a peer STA; and

    decode the EDMG PPDU, wherein the EDMG PPDU is received on the bonded channel from the peer STA.

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