Management frame directed cluster assignment within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications
US8879523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Management frame directed cluster assignment within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. From a first wireless communication device, a management frame may be transmitted to a number of other wireless communication devices to assign respective clusters (i.e., cluster being one or more channels within one or more bands) for use in communications by those other wireless communication devices. The first wireless communication device may be an access point (AP), and the others may be wireless stations (STAs); alternatively, all of the wireless communication devices in the communication system (e.g., including the first wireless communication device) may be STAs. The cluster assignment may be modified for any of a number of various reasons (e.g., periodically, after a certain number of packets being transmitted and/or received, communication system operating condition change, change in number, type, capabilities, etc. of the various wireless communication devices in the communication system, etc.).
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