Method and system for coexistence between 20 MHz and 40 MHz overlapping basic service sets (OBSS) in wireless local area networks

摘要

Aspects of a method and system for coexistence between 20 MHz and 40 MHz OBSSes in WLANs. Aspects of a system may include a receiving device, such as a WLAN station (STA), which enables reception of an information frame, such as a management frame, via a wireless communication medium. The receiving device may be associated with a wireless network device group, such as a basic service set (BSS). The information frame received by the receiving device may transmitted by a transmitting device, such as a transmitting access point (AP), which is associated with a foreign wireless network device group, for example a foreign BSS. The receiving device may be reconfigured to restrict RF channel bandwidth utilized for transmitting and/or receiving signals via the wireless communication medium based on the received information frame.

主权项

1. A method for communicating data, the method comprising:
receiving an information frame via a wireless communication medium at a receiving device, which is associated with a wireless network device group, wherein said information frame is transmitted by a transmitting device, which is associated with a different wireless network device group; determining whether said received information frame comprises capabilities information for said transmitting device; and reconfiguring said receiving device to restrict RF channel bandwidth utilized for transmitting and/or receiving signals via said wireless communication medium based on an absence of said capabilities information within said received information frame.