RESTRICTING ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED COORDINATION ACCESS (EDCA) IN A HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS LOCAL-AREA NETWORK

摘要

Apparatuses, computer readable media, and methods for restricting enhanced distributed coordination access (EDCA) in a high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) are disclosed. The apparatus of a HEW station may include processing circuitry and transceiver circuitry. The processing circuitry and transceiver circuitry may be configured to configure the HEW station for operation in enhanced distributed coordinated access (EDCA) restricted mode, where in EDCA restricted mode the HEW station is configured to refrain from EDCA packet transmission. The processing circuitry and transceiver circuitry may be further configured to configure the HEW station for operation in non-EDCA restricted mode where in non-EDCA restricted mode the HEW station is configured to: increase a EDCA attempt failure counter when acknowledgement of an EDCA-transmitted packet is not received within a predetermined period of time, and enter EDCA restricted mode when the EDCA attempt failure counter equals a EDCA threshold.

主权项

1. An apparatus of a high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) station, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry and transceiver circuitry configured to:
configure the HEW station for operation in enhanced distributed coordinated access (EDCA) restricted mode, wherein in EDCA restricted mode the HEW station is configured to refrain from EDCA packet transmissions; and configure the HEW station for operation in non-EDCA restricted mode wherein in non-EDCA restricted mode the HEW station is configured to:
increase a EDCA attempt failure counter when acknowledgement of an EDCA-transmitted packet is not received within a predetermined period of time; andenter EDCA restricted mode when the EDCA attempt failure counter equals a EDCA threshold.