Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network
First Claim
1. A station (STA) for wireless communication, the STA comprising:
- at least one transceiver; and
one or more processors configured to;
receive at least one uplink (UL) transmission request (ULTR), the at least one ULTR configured to trigger UL transmission within a period of time after receiving the at least one ULTR, the at least one ULTR comprising (1) an indication indicating whether to perform carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission, the carrier sensing comprising at least physical carrier sensing or virtual carrier sensing, (2) a portion including a plurality of user-specific fields indicating a description of resource allocation for UL transmission, (3) a portion UL transmission, and (4) a multi-user (MU) block acknowledgement (BA) request configured to solicit an acknowledgement (ACK) message from a plurality of STAs, the MU BA request being for the STA and at least one other STA of the plurality of STAs;
determine whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission in response to receiving the at least one ULTR, the determining whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission comprising not performing at least the virtual carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates no requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR and performing at least the physical carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates a requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR; and
after receiving the at least one ULTR, transmit an UL transmission comprising an ACK message indicating whether a signal was successfully received by the STA.
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Abstract
Various aspects related to various apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to protect downlink (DL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform DL communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to communicate regarding uplink (UL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to an allocation vector. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to random access. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform UL communication(s). The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects.
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20 Claims
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1. A station (STA) for wireless communication, the STA comprising:
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at least one transceiver; and one or more processors configured to; receive at least one uplink (UL) transmission request (ULTR), the at least one ULTR configured to trigger UL transmission within a period of time after receiving the at least one ULTR, the at least one ULTR comprising (1) an indication indicating whether to perform carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission, the carrier sensing comprising at least physical carrier sensing or virtual carrier sensing, (2) a portion including a plurality of user-specific fields indicating a description of resource allocation for UL transmission, (3) a portion UL transmission, and (4) a multi-user (MU) block acknowledgement (BA) request configured to solicit an acknowledgement (ACK) message from a plurality of STAs, the MU BA request being for the STA and at least one other STA of the plurality of STAs; determine whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission in response to receiving the at least one ULTR, the determining whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission comprising not performing at least the virtual carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates no requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR and performing at least the physical carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates a requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR; and after receiving the at least one ULTR, transmit an UL transmission comprising an ACK message indicating whether a signal was successfully received by the STA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code or instructions that, when executed, at least cause or enable a station (STA) to:
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receive at least one uplink (UL) transmission request (ULTR), the at least one ULTR configured to trigger UL transmission within a period of time after receiving the at least one ULTR, the at least one ULTR comprising (1) an indication indicating whether to perform carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission, the carrier sensing comprising at least physical carrier sensing or virtual carrier sensing, (2) a portion including a plurality of user-specific fields indicating a description of resource allocation for UL transmission, (3) a portion including a field common to one or more STAs and indicating a duration of at least a portion of UL transmission, and (4) a multi-user (MU) block acknowledgement (BA) request configured to solicit an acknowledgement (ACK) message from a plurality of STAs, the MU BA request being for the STA and at least one other STA of the plurality of STAs; determine whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission in response to receiving the at least one ULTR, the determining whether to perform the carrier sensing prior to initiating UL transmission comprising not performing at least the virtual carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates no requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR and performing at least the physical carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates a requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR; and after receiving the at least one ULTR, transmit an UL transmission comprising an ACK message indicating whether a signal was successfully received by the STA. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access point (AP) for wireless communication, the AP comprising:
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at least one transceiver; and one or more processors configured to; transmit at least one uplink (UL) transmission request (ULTR), the at least one ULTR configured to trigger UL transmissions within a period of time after transmission of the at least one ULTR, the at least one ULTR comprising (1) an indication indicating whether carrier sensing is required prior to initiating UL transmission, the carrier sensing comprising at least physical carrier sensing or virtual carrier sensing, (2) a portion including a plurality of user-specific fields indicating a description of resource allocation for UL transmission, (3) a portion including a field common to one or more stations (STAs) and indicating a duration of at least a portion of UL transmission, and (4) a multi-user (MU) block acknowledgement (BA) request configured to solicit an acknowledgement (ACK) message from a plurality of STAs, wherein whether the carrier sensing is required prior to initiating UL transmission comprises no requirement for at least the virtual carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates no requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR and a requirement for at least the physical carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates a requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR; and after transmitting the at least one ULTR, receive at least one UL transmission comprising one or more ACK messages originating from one or more STAs and indicating whether at least one signal was successfully received by the one or more STAs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code or instructions that, when executed, at least cause or enable an access point (AP) to:
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transmit at least one uplink (UL) transmission request (ULTR), the at least one ULTR configured to trigger UL transmission within a period of time after transmission of the at least one ULTR, the at least one ULTR comprising (1) an indication indicating whether carrier sensing is required prior to initiating UL transmission, the carrier sensing comprising at least physical carrier sensing or virtual carrier sensing, (2) a portion including a plurality of user-specific fields indicating a description of resource allocation for UL transmission, (3) a portion including a field common to one or more stations (STAs) and indicating a duration of at least a portion of UL transmission, and (4) a multi-user (MU) block acknowledgement (BA) request configured to solicit an acknowledgement (ACK) message from a plurality of STAs, wherein whether the carrier sensing is required prior to initiating UL transmission comprises no requirement for at least the virtual carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates no requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR and a requirement for at least the physical carrier sensing if the indication in the at least one ULTR indicates a requirement to perform the carrier sensing prior to UL transmission in response to the at least one ULTR; and after transmitting the at least one ULTR, receive at least one UL transmission comprising one or more ACK messages originating from one or more STAs and indicating whether at least one signal was successfully received by the one or more STAs. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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