Apparatus and methods for media access control header compression

摘要

Systems, methods, and devices for communicating packets having a plurality of types are described herein. In some aspects, the packets include a compressed MAC header. In some aspects the packets include an acknowledgment (ACK) frame. The fields included in a particular packet type may be based on the type of information to be communicated to the receiving device.

主权项

1. A method of communicating in a wireless network, the method comprising:
generating a packet including a local identifier of either a transmitter of the packet or a receiver of the packet and a media access control address of the other of the transmitter and the receiver, the local identifier identifying either the transmitter or the receiver within a basic service set containing at least one of the transmitter or the receiver, the media access control address identifying either the transmitter or the receiver globally; selecting one of the local identifier or the media access control address to identify the transmitter based on a link type for transmitting the packet, the link type being one of a downlink, an uplink, or a direct link, the selecting comprising:
selecting the local identifier to identify the receiver and the media access control address to identify the transmitter when the link type is the downlink;selecting the local identifier to identify the transmitter and the media access control address to identify the receiver when the link type is the uplink; andselecting the local identifier to identify the transmitter and the media access control address to identify the receiver when the link type is the direct link; and transmitting the packet from the transmitter to the receiver.