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Multiple receiver aggregation

US7872997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2008
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W74/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for multiple receiver aggregation that allows for multiple immediate responses of acknowledgements or block acknowledgements. The technique uses a spoofed network allocation vector (NAV) implemented within an aggregate's PLCP header to protect the aggregate and all of the immediate responses from multiple receivers. The immediate responses are scheduled, the information indicating the scheduled offset time and granted transmission duration for response of each receiver being included in the physical sublayer data unit (PSDU) headers within the aggregate.

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