Reservation response and multi-user transmissions

摘要

In one embodiment, in absence of transmitting from an apparatus a reservation request frame, the apparatus receives a reservation response frame on an assigned channel. The reservation response frame indicates a duration of a frame transmission. In response to receiving the reservation response frame, the apparatus transmits a frame on the assigned channel during the frame transmission. In another embodiment, in response to receiving a reservation request frame on a first channel at an apparatus, the apparatus transmits a reservation response frame on the first channel and on at least one second channel. The reservation request frame indicates a duration of a frame transmission. The reservation response frame indicates the duration of the frame transmission. After transmitting the reservation response frame, this apparatus receives during the frame transmission a first frame on the primary channel and a second frame on the at least one secondary channel.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving at an apparatus a reservation request frame on a first channel configured for carrying both data and control information, the reservation request frame indicating a duration of a frame transmission; in response to receiving the reservation request frame, transmitting a reservation response frame from the apparatus on multiple channels, including on the first channel and on at least one second channel configured for carrying both data and control information, the reservation response frame indicating the duration of the frame transmission; and after transmitting the reservation response frame, receiving at the apparatus during the frame transmission a first frame on the first channel and a second frame on the at least one second channel.