Scheduling with reverse direction grant in wireless communication systems
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a receiver device, data communicated from a transmitter station during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule;
receiving a reverse direction grant, from the transmitter station by the receiver device, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and
transmitting data in a second direction from the receiver device to the transmitter station during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the received reverse direction grant.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate increased communication channel bandwidth efficiency in association with scheduled time periods that allocate channel access to particular stations. According to various aspects, systems and methods are described that facilitate providing and/or utilizing reverse direction grants in connection with scheduled channel access. Such systems and/or method can mitigate an amount of unused channel access time after a station completes data transmission prior to an end of the allocated period.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver device, data communicated from a transmitter station during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; receiving a reverse direction grant, from the transmitter station by the receiver device, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and transmitting data in a second direction from the receiver device to the transmitter station during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the received reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus to facilitate utilizing a reverse direction grant in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store information associated with at least one transmission opportunity related to access of a channel, the information received in a multi-poll frame schedule; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to; receive data communicated from a transmitter station during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to the multi-poll frame schedule; receive the reverse direction grant, from the transmitter station, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and transmit data in a second direction to the transmitter station during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the apparatus, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the received reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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20. The apparatus of 14, wherein the apparatus includes a user terminal and the transmitter station includes another user terminal.
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25. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving data communicated from a transmitter station during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; means for receiving a reverse direction grant, from the transmitter station, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and means for transmitting data in a second direction to the transmitter station during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the apparatus, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the received reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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31. The apparatus of 25, wherein the apparatus includes a user terminal and the transmitter station includes another user terminal.
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36. A non-transitory computer-readable medium with computer-executable instructions stored thereon for:
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receiving, by a receiver device, data communicated from a transmitter station during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; receiving a reverse direction grant, from the transmitter station by the receiver device, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and transmitting data in a second direction from the receiver device to the transmitter station during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the received reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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transmitting data from a transmitter station to a receiver device during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; transmitting a reverse direction grant, by the transmitter station to the receiver device, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and receiving data in a second direction by the transmitter station from the receiver device during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the transmitted reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An apparatus to facilitate utilizing reverse direction grants in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store information associated with at least one transmission opportunity related to access of a channel, the information received in a multi-poll frame schedule; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to; transmit data to a receiver device during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to the multi-poll frame schedule; transmit a reverse direction grant during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and receiving data in a second direction from the receiver device during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the transmitted reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting data to a receiver device during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; means for transmitting a reverse direction grant during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and means for receiving data in a second direction from the receiver device during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the transmitted reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A non-transitory computer-readable medium with computer-executable instructions stored thereon for:
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transmitting data from a transmitter station to a receiver device during a particular transmission opportunity in a first direction according to a multi-poll frame schedule; transmitting a reverse direction grant, by the transmitter station to the receiver device, during the particular transmission opportunity in the first direction; and receiving data in a second direction by the transmitter station from the receiver device during the particular transmission opportunity in response to an evaluation at the receiver device, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the transmitted reverse direction grant. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store information associated with at least one transmission opportunity related to access of a channel, the information received in a multi-poll frame schedule; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to; receive a reverse direction grant, from a station, during a transmission opportunity, utilize the received reverse direction grant in response to an evaluation at the apparatus, based at least in part on the multi-poll frame schedule, of whether to use the reverse direction grant to alter the apparatus from receiving data during a current transmission opportunity to transmitting data during the current transmission opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93)
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