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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2018
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Zhigang Rong, San Diego, CA (US);
Yunsong Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for communicating in a wireless communications system includes receiving, by a first station, an uplink scheduling information and a first frequency resource usage indicator from an access point, the first frequency resource usage indicator indicating a utilization of a first set of network resources for carrying acknowledgement information from the access point. The method also includes transmitting, by the first station, a first data packet to the access point in accordance with the uplink scheduling information and also transmitting, by the first station, a second frequency resource usage indicator to a second station that is not served by the access point, the second frequency resource usage indicator indicating that the first set of network resources are being utilized by the first station.