Facilitating distributed channel access for a plurality of access terminals transmitting in a wireless communication environment

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating distributed transmissions among a plurality of access terminals. An access point may send an initial indicator count for each access terminal to follow a respective number of indicators when transmitting during a transmission opportunity. An access terminal may receive its respective initial indicator count, and may send a transmission after detecting a number of indicators equal to the assigned initial indicator count. A continuation indicator count may also be sent to each access terminals, where the continuation indicator count specifies a number of indicators each access terminal is to wait after sending a preceding transmission and before sending a subsequent transmission.