SDMA training operations
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1. An apparatus, comprising a first electronic device adapted to perform:
- determining a value for a network allocation vector; and
transmitting a poll to a second electronic device, the poll comprising the value.
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Abstract
During a training phase in a network using spatial division multiple access (SDMA) techniques, frame types that trigger network allocation vectors may be used in the training phase to prevent unwanted devices from transmitting during the training phase.
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1. An apparatus, comprising
a first electronic device adapted to perform: -
determining a value for a network allocation vector; and
transmitting a poll to a second electronic device, the poll comprising the value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a poll comprising a value indicating a duration of a training phase for spatial division multiple access communications; and
receiving a response to the poll;
wherein the duration indicates a time till an end of the training phase. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a processing platform, cause said processing platform to perform operations comprising:
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determining a value for a time until an end of a training phase; and
transmitting a poll to an electronic device, the poll comprising the value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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