Joint Scheduler for Integrated Wi-Fi and LTE-U Wireless Access Point

摘要

A wireless access point (AP) configured to operate in accordance with both Wi-Fi and Long-Term Evolution (LTE-U) standards/protocols jointly schedules transmit opportunities for Wi-Fi and LTE-U frames. The AP assigns one of multiple, prioritized, Wi-Fi access categories to each Wi-Fi transmit frame based on a type of data in the transmit frame. The AP also assigns to each LTE-U transmit frame an LTE-U access category prioritized relative to the Wi-Fi access categories. The AP schedules Wi-Fi and LTE-U transmit opportunities for the Wi-Fi transmit frames and the LTE-U transmit frames, respectively, in the shared channel bandwidth based on the prioritized Wi-Fi and LTE-U access categories.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
in an access point configured to transmit first protocol transmit frames according to a first wireless protocol and second protocol transmit frames according to a second wireless protocol in a shared channel bandwidth that encompasses unlicensed channel bandwidth associated with the second wireless protocol:
assigning one of multiple, prioritized, first protocol access categories to each first protocol transmit frame based on a type of data in the transmit frame;assigning to each second protocol transmit frame a second protocol access category prioritized relative to the first protocol access categories; andscheduling first and second transmit opportunities for the first protocol transmit frames and the second protocol transmit frames, respectively, in the shared channel bandwidth based on the prioritized first and second protocol access categories.