InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 9,681,377
Sammour , et al. June 13, 2017

Method and apparatus for transmission management in a wireless communication system


Abstract

A method and apparatus may be used in wireless communications. The apparatus may be an access point (AP), and may transmit a power save frame. The power save frame may include one or more Uplink (UL) Transmission Times (ULT)s. The apparatus may determine that a station (STA) did not transmit during its respective ULT. The AP may transmit another power save frame. The other power save frame may include a modified ULT. The modified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit during its respective ULT. The other power save frame may include an unmodified ULT. The unmodified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit.



Inventors:
Sammour; Mohammed (Amman, JO), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA), Olesen; Robert L. (Huntington, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002648431

Appl. No.:
14/135,758

Filed:
December 20, 2013


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140112230 A1 Apr 24, 2014



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Issue Date

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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/0219 (20130101); H04J 3/0605 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04W 72/005 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 72/14 (20130101); H04W 74/04 (20130101); H04L 43/10 (20130101); H04W 74/06 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 72/14 (20090101); H04J 3/06 (20060101); H04W 72/00 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 74/04 (20090101); H04W 74/06 (20090101); H04L 12/26 (20060101)

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