Scheduled clear to send (CTS) for multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a baseband processing module for generating a multi-user request to send (mRTS) frame, wherein the mRTS frame includes a plurality of clear to send (CTS) response instructions corresponding respectively to each of a plurality of wireless communication devices and further includes cluster information for a plurality of clusters for use, respectively, by the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each cluster of the plurality of clusters is based upon a tone mapping of at least one channel, the at least one channel being situated with a band of a plurality of bands; and
a plurality of antennae;
transmitting the mRTS frame to the plurality of wireless communication devices; and
in response to the mRTS frame, receiving a plurality of CTS responses, based on a respective scheduling of each of the plurality of CTS response instructions, from the plurality of wireless communication devices or from a subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices to provide an airtime reservation with the each of the plurality of wireless communication devices or the subset thereof.
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Abstract
Scheduled clear to send (CTS) for multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Before sending transmissions, a request to send (RTS)/clear to send (CTS) exchange takes place between a transmitting wireless communication device and multiple receiving wireless communication devices may take place therein. The transmitting wireless communication device (e.g., an AP) may generate and transmit a multi-user request to send (mRTS) frame to a number of receiving wireless communication devices (e.g., STAs). The mRTS frame can include information and instructions therein to direct the manner by which all or a subset of the receiving wireless communication devices are to provide CTS responses back to the transmitting wireless communication device. The mRTS frame may be an OFDMA frame, a MU-MIMO frame, or a combination thereof. The CTS responses may be received in accordance with any one or combination of OFDM signaling, OFDMA signaling, and MU-MIMO signaling.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a baseband processing module for generating a multi-user request to send (mRTS) frame, wherein the mRTS frame includes a plurality of clear to send (CTS) response instructions corresponding respectively to each of a plurality of wireless communication devices and further includes cluster information for a plurality of clusters for use, respectively, by the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each cluster of the plurality of clusters is based upon a tone mapping of at least one channel, the at least one channel being situated with a band of a plurality of bands; and a plurality of antennae; transmitting the mRTS frame to the plurality of wireless communication devices; and in response to the mRTS frame, receiving a plurality of CTS responses, based on a respective scheduling of each of the plurality of CTS response instructions, from the plurality of wireless communication devices or from a subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices to provide an airtime reservation with the each of the plurality of wireless communication devices or the subset thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a baseband processing module for generating a multi-user request to send (mRTS) frame, wherein the mRTS frame includes a plurality of clear to send (CTS) response instructions corresponding respectively to each of the plurality of wireless communication devices and further includes cluster information for a plurality of clusters for use, respectively, by the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each cluster of the plurality of clusters is based upon a tone mapping of at least one channel being situated with a band of a plurality of bands; and a plurality of antennae; transmitting the mRTS frame to a plurality of wireless communication devices; and in response to the mRTS, receiving a plurality of CTS responses, based on a respective scheduling of each of the plurality of CTS response instructions, from the plurality of wireless communication devices or from a first subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices to provide an airtime reservation with the each of the plurality of wireless communication devices or the first subset thereof; and
wherein;after the apparatus receiving the plurality of CTS responses and based thereon, the baseband processing module generating at least one of a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) frame and an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame; the plurality of antennae transmitting the at least one of the MU-MIMO frame and the OFDMA frame to the plurality of wireless communication devices, to the first subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices, or to a second subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices via the airtime reservation; and the plurality of CTS response instructions including the cluster information indicating the plurality of clusters for use, respectively, by the plurality of wireless communication devices for providing the plurality of CTS responses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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generating a multi-user request to send (mRTS) frame, wherein the mRTS frame including a plurality of clear to send (CTS) response instructions corresponding respectively to each of a plurality of wireless communication devices and further including cluster information for a plurality of clusters for use, respectively, by the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each cluster of the plurality of clusters is based upon a tone mapping of at least one channel being situated with a band of a plurality of bands; operating a plurality of antennae for transmitting the mRTS frame to the plurality of wireless communication devices; and in response to the mRTS frame, receiving a plurality of CTS responses, based on a respective scheduling of each of the plurality of CTS response instructions, from the plurality of wireless communication devices or from a subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices to provide an airtime reservation with each of the plurality of wireless communication devices or the subset thereof. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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