Device, system and method of uplink/downlink communication in wireless network
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling transmissions of one or more wireless communication stations, the method comprising:
- instructing a plurality of wireless communication stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of said plurality of stations is to be allowed; and
instructing the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of said selective-transmission time period.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method device and/or system of scheduling transmissions of one or more wireless communication stations. The method, according to some demonstrative embodiments may include instructing a plurality of wireless communication stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of the plurality of stations is to be allowed; and instructing the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of the selective-transmission time period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling transmissions of one or more wireless communication stations, the method comprising:
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instructing a plurality of wireless communication stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of said plurality of stations is to be allowed; and
instructing the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of said selective-transmission time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus able to schedule transmissions of one or more wireless communication stations, the apparatus comprising:
a transmission scheduler to instruct a plurality of wireless communication stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of said plurality of stations is to be allowed; and
instruct the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of said selective-transmission time period.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of stations;
an access point to instruct said plurality of stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of said plurality of stations is to be allowed; and
instruct the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of said selective-transmission time period. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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