System for station group management and method for managing station-management groups

摘要

Embodiments of a system for station group management and a method for managing station-management groups in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a system element, such as an access point, may establish a station-management group including selected stations, transmit a unicast group allocation message to a station to indicate whether the station is part of the station management group, transmit data frames to the station in a downlink (DL) multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission, and delete the station from the station-management group.

主权项

1. An access point configured to:
establish a station-management group including selected stations; transmit a unicast group allocation message to a station to indicate whether the station is part of the station management group; transmit data frames to the station in a downlink (DL) multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission; delete the station from the station-management group; and implicitly delete the station from the station-management group by refraining, for a predetermined period of time, from transmitting DL MU-MIMO transmissions or group update messages to the station, the access point further being configured to not transmit a message to the station to inform the station of its deletion from the station-management group.