Method, apparatus and system of spatial division multiple access communication in a wireless local area network
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1. A method of simultaneously transmitting data to two or more wireless stations, the method comprising:
- synchronizing transmission of first and second data frames to be received by first and second wireless stations, respectively, such that the transmissions of said first and second data frames end substantially simultaneously.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method, apparatus, and system of performing simultaneous downlink transmission over a wireless medium to a plurality of wireless stations, using Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one demonstrative embodiment of the invention, the method may include synchronizing transmission of first and second data frames to be received by first and second wireless stations, respectively, such that the transmissions of the first and second data frames end substantially simultaneously. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method of simultaneously transmitting data to two or more wireless stations, the method comprising:
synchronizing transmission of first and second data frames to be received by first and second wireless stations, respectively, such that the transmissions of said first and second data frames end substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of simultaneous transmission of data to a plurality of wireless stations, the method comprising:
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transmitting at least first and second blocks of one or more data frames to at least first and second wireless stations, respectively, wherein at least part of said first block and at least part of said second block are transmitted substantially simultaneously; and
transmitting first and second block-acknowledgement request frames to said first and second wireless stations, respectively, after transmitting said first and second data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus of simultaneously transmitting data to two or more wireless remote stations in two or more channels comprising:
a controller to synchronize transmission of first and second data frames to be received by first and second wireless stations, respectively, such that the transmissions of said first and second data frames end substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus of simultaneous transmission of data to a plurality of wireless stations, the apparatus comprising:
a controller to transmit at least first and second blocks of one or more data frames to at least first and second wireless stations, respectively, wherein at least part of said first block and at least part of said second block are transmitted substantially simultaneously; and
to transmit first and second block-acknowledgement request frames to said first and second wireless stations, respectively, after transmitting said first and second data blocks.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system of simultaneously transmitting data, the system comprising:
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first and second wireless stations; and
an access point to synchronize transmission of first and second data frames to be received by said first and second wireless stations, respectively, such that the transmissions of said first and second data frames end substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system of simultaneous transmission of data, the system comprising:
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at least first and second wireless stations; and
an access point to transmit at least first and second blocks of one or more data frames to said at least first and second wireless stations, respectively, wherein at least part of said first block and at least part of said second block are transmitted substantially simultaneously; and
to transmit first and second block-acknowledgement request frames to said first and second wireless stations, respectively, after transmitting said first and second data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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