MANAGING MEDIUM ACCESS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES

摘要

Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for managing access to a wireless medium. In one example, a first wireless device contends for access to the wireless medium using a random channel access mechanism, and then obtain a medium resource unit (MRU) for a master transmit opportunity (TXOP) duration. The first wireless device, which controls medium access for the master TXOP duration, may transmit data on the wireless medium using the obtained MRU and/or may grant medium access via the obtained MRU to a number of second wireless devices.

主权项

1. A method of managing access to a wireless medium associated with a wireless network, the method performed by a first wireless device and comprising:
contending for access to the wireless medium using a random channel access mechanism; obtaining a medium resource unit (MRU) for a master transmit opportunity (TXOP) duration based on the contending; selectively transmitting data on the wireless medium, using the obtained MRU, during a first interval of the master TXOP duration; and scheduling a grant of the obtained MRU to a second wireless device during a second interval of the master TXOP duration.