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Mechanisms for single user (SU) and multiple user (MU) transmission and association via polling within wireless communications

  • US 9,806,860 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2015
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    generate a resource and association poll frame (ra-poll frame) that specifies a plurality of parameters to be used by a plurality of other wireless communication devices to determine eligibility of the plurality of other wireless communication devices to transmit to the wireless communication device, and wherein the ra-poll frame also specifies at least one of a plurality of subsets of sub-carriers of a plurality of sub-carriers, a plurality timeslots, or at least one authorized frame format to be used by the plurality of other wireless communication devices to transmit to the wireless communication device;

    transmit, via the plurality of sub-carriers, the ra-poll frame to the plurality of other wireless communication devices; and

    when at least one wireless communication device of the plurality of other wireless communication devices determines eligibility to transmit to the wireless communication device based on the plurality of parameters;

    receive at least one of an association request or a resource request that complies with the at least one authorized frame format from the at least one wireless communication device;

    generate a response frame that indicates successful receipt of the at least one of the association request or the resource request; and

    transmit, via the plurality of sub-carriers, the response frame to the at least one wireless communication device.

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