DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCHEDULING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A GROUP OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNITS
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device including a processor, a memory, one or more antennas, and a wireless communication unit, the wireless communication unit capable to:
- transmit a Power Save Multi-Poll (PSMP) frame to wireless communication devices of a group of wireless communication devices, the PSMP frame including;
a station information (STA_INFO) type field;
a PSMP downlink transmission period (PSMP-DTT) field to indicate a PSMP-DTT, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit to the group of wireless communication devices;
a PSMP downlink transmission start offset (PSMP-DTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-DTT; and
a PSMP group address ID field to indicate an address assigned to the group of wireless communication devices; and
simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless transmissions to respective ones of wireless communication devices of the group during the PSMP-DTT.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of scheduling communications with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a wireless communication unit may transmit at least one scheduling frame including an indication of a downlink period allocated for simultaneous transmission from the wireless communication unit to at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless communication transmissions to the plurality of wireless communication devices of the group during the downlink period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device including a processor, a memory, one or more antennas, and a wireless communication unit, the wireless communication unit capable to:
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transmit a Power Save Multi-Poll (PSMP) frame to wireless communication devices of a group of wireless communication devices, the PSMP frame including; a station information (STA_INFO) type field; a PSMP downlink transmission period (PSMP-DTT) field to indicate a PSMP-DTT, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit to the group of wireless communication devices; a PSMP downlink transmission start offset (PSMP-DTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-DTT; and a PSMP group address ID field to indicate an address assigned to the group of wireless communication devices; and simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless transmissions to respective ones of wireless communication devices of the group during the PSMP-DTT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication device including a processor, a memory, one or more antennas, and a wireless communication unit, the wireless communication unit capable to:
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transmit a Power Save Multi-Poll (PSMP) frame to wireless communication devices of a group of wireless communication devices, the PSMP frame including; a station information (STA_INFO) type field; a PSMP downlink transmission period (PSMP-DTT) field; a PSMP downlink transmission start offset (PSMP-DTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-DTT; a PSMP group address ID field to indicate an address assigned to the group of wireless communication devices; a PSMP uplink transmission period (PSMP-UTT) field to indicate a PSMP-DTT, during which the wireless communication unit is to receive an uplink transmission from one or more of the wireless communication devices of the group; and a PSMP uplink transmission start offset (PSMP-UTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-UTT; and simultaneously receive a plurality of different uplink wireless transmissions from respective ones of wireless communication devices of the group during the PSMP-UTT. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting a Power Save Multi-Poll (PSMP) frame to wireless communication devices of a group of wireless communication devices, the PSMP frame including; a station information (STA_INFO) type field; a PSMP downlink transmission period (PSMP-DTT) field to indicate a PSMP-DTT for simultaneously transmitting to the group of wireless communication devices; a PSMP downlink transmission start offset (PSMP-DTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-DTT; and a PSMP group address ID field to indicate an address assigned to the group of wireless communication devices; and simultaneously transmitting a plurality of different wireless transmissions to respective ones of wireless communication devices of the group during the PSMP-DTT. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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transmitting a Power Save Multi-Poll (PSMP) frame to wireless communication devices of a group of wireless communication devices, the PSMP frame including; a station information (STA_INFO) type field; a PSMP downlink transmission period (PSMP-DTT) field; a PSMP downlink transmission start offset (PSMP-DTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-DTT; a PSMP group address ID field to indicate an address assigned to the group of wireless communication devices; a PSMP uplink transmission period (PSMP-UTT) field to indicate a PSMP-DTT, during which an uplink transmission is to be received from one or more of the wireless communication devices of the group; and a PSMP uplink transmission start offset (PSMP-UTT start offset) field to indicate a time of initiation of the PSMP-UTT; and simultaneously receiving a plurality of different uplink wireless transmissions from respective ones of wireless communication devices of the group during the PSMP-UTT. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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