Methods and apparatus to provide fairness for wireless local area networks that use long network allocation vector (NAV) mechanisms
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication from a station of a wireless network that a long network allocation vector (NAV) is to be terminated; and
sending a long NAV termination response frame in response to the indication.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide fairness for wireless local area networks (WLANs) that use long network allocation vector (NAV) mechanisms are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises receiving an indication from a station of a wireless network that a long NAV is to be terminated, and sending a contention-free end frame in response to the indication.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication from a station of a wireless network that a long network allocation vector (NAV) is to be terminated; and sending a long NAV termination response frame in response to the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless network access point comprising:
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a wireless modem to receive an indication from a station of a wireless network that an ongoing transmit operation is to be terminated; and a medium access controller to form a long network allocation vector (NAV) termination response frame in response to the indication, wherein the wireless modem is configured to send the termination response frame. - View Dependent Claims (18, 22, 23, 26)
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38. An article of manufacture storing machine accessible instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive an indication from a station of a wireless network that a long network allocation vector (NAV) is to be terminated; and send a contention-free end frame in response to the indication. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 48)
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