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Grouping of access points (AP) into multi-AP groups to enable coordination of downlink transmissions

US11051174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Po-Kai Huang · San Jose, US
Daniel Leiderman · Raanana, IL
Arik Klein · Givat Shmuel, IL
Laurent Cariou · Portland, US
Daniel F. Bravo · Portland, US
Feng Jiang · Santa Clara, US
Qinghua Li · Sunnyvale, US
Xiaogang Chen · Beijing, CN
Robert J. Stacey · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2019
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The AP may be configurable to operate as a controlling AP of a multi-AP group. The controlling AP may establish the multi-AP group by: transmitting one or more messages to advertise the multi-AP group; and exchanging signaling with one or more of the other APs of the multi-AP group. The signaling may include at least one message related to one of the other APs joining the multi-AP group. The controlling AP may establish the multi-AP group to enable usage of AP Trigger Frames (AP TFs) for coordination of resources to be used for downlink transmissions of the APs of the multi-AP group.

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