METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING LEGACY FORMAT DATA IN HIGH THROUGHPUT WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

TINM XU PMWM FM TRATW= AW RBIMN, LM@CF FCRIAT DUA IN IUGH IFL;CLU4UT @TMES NEIVRK A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS ARE PROVIDED FOR ENABLING A LEGACY STATION TO PERFORIN VIRTUAL CARRIER SENSING WHEN A PLURALITY OF STATIONS WITH HETEROGENEOUS CAPABILITIES COEXIST IN A WIRELESS NETWORK. THE METHOD INCLUDES 5 RECEIVING FIRST DATA COMPLIANT WITH A FIRST PROTOCOL, AND IRANSINITTING SECOND DATA COMPLIANT WITH A SECOND PROTOCOL, WHERE THE FIRST PROTOCOL IS DOWNWARD COMPATIBLE WITH THE SECOND PROTOCOL.