TECHNIQUES FOR RESPONSE FRAMES IN COOPERATIVE RECEPTION

摘要

Various aspects are provided for cooperative reception. In one approach, a first access point (AP) may receive uplink data from a second AP, wherein the first AP and the second AP have an overlapping coverage area, where the uplink data is received at the first AP via the second AP from a wireless station within the overlapping coverage area. The first AP may communicate to the wireless station a block response frame associated with the uplink data. The block response frame may be a block acknowledgment frame. The block response frame may be communicated in response to a request by the wireless station or based on a scheduled time. The first AP may contend for a communications channel to communicate the block response frame. The wireless station or the first AP may set up the cooperative reception in which the second AP forwards the uplink data to the first AP.

主权项

1. A method for cooperative reception, comprising:
receiving, at a first access point, uplink data from a second access point, wherein the first access point and the second access point have an overlapping coverage area, and wherein the uplink data is received at the first access point via the second access point from a wireless station within the overlapping coverage area; and communicating to the wireless station, by the first access point, a block response frame associated with the uplink data.