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PROTECTION FOR DIRECT LINK SETUP (DLS) TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

  • US 20090138603A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2008
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for establishing a direct link setup (DLS) connection between stations in a wireless local area network, comprising:

  • sending a ready-to-send (RTS) frame by a first station, directed to an access point within a basic service set (BSS);

    receiving a clear-to-send (CTS) frame sent from the AP, sent responsive to the RTS, wherein at least one of the RTS and CTS frames have duration fields set to accommodate expected data frame transmissions from the first station to a second station in the BSS on the DLS connection; and

    exchanging, by the first station, data frames directly with the second station on the DLS connection.

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