Device, system and method of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices
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1. A device including:
- a wireless communication unit to communicate with at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices over a wireless communication medium,wherein the wireless communication unit is to reserve the wireless communication medium for a time period, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to two or more wireless communication devices of the group,wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit a data packet to one or more of the wireless communication devices, the data packet includes a duration value corresponding to the time period to be reserved for the wireless communication transmissions,and wherein the wireless communication unit is to receive a request-to-send packet from one or more of the wireless communication devices.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to communicate with at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices over a wireless communication medium, wherein the wireless communication unit is to reserve the wireless communication medium for a time period, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to two or more wireless communication devices of the group, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A device including:
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a wireless communication unit to communicate with at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices over a wireless communication medium, wherein the wireless communication unit is to reserve the wireless communication medium for a time period, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to two or more wireless communication devices of the group, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit a data packet to one or more of the wireless communication devices, the data packet includes a duration value corresponding to the time period to be reserved for the wireless communication transmissions, and wherein the wireless communication unit is to receive a request-to-send packet from one or more of the wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method including:
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reserving, by a wireless communication unit, a wireless communication medium for a time period; and simultaneously transmitting, during the reserved time period, two or more different wireless communication transmissions from the wireless communication unit to two or more wireless communication devices of a group of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein reserving the wireless communication medium includes transmitting at least one request-to-send packet to one or more wireless communication devices of the group, wherein the request-to-send packet includes a duration value corresponding to the time period to be reserved. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless communication system including:
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a wireless communication device to communicate with a group of a plurality of other wireless communication devices over a wireless communication medium, wherein the wireless communication device includes; one or more antennas; and a wireless communication unit is to reserve the wireless communication medium for a time period, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to two or more wireless communication devices of the group, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit a request-to-send packet to one or more of the wireless communication devices, the request-to-send packet indicates the time period to be reserved for the wireless communication transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:
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reserving, by a wireless communication unit, a wireless communication medium for a time period; and simultaneously transmitting, during the reserved time period, two or more different wireless communication transmissions from the wireless communication unit to two or more wireless communication devices of a group of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein reserving the wireless communication medium includes transmitting a request-to-send packet to one or more of the wireless communication devices, the request-to-send packet includes a duration value corresponding to the time period to be reserved for the wireless communication transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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