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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Guoqing Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joonsuk Kim, Saratoga, CA (US);
Chiu Ngok E. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Yong Liu, Campbell, CA (US);
Su Khiong Yong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Hartman, San Jose, CA (US);
Syed Aon Mujtaba, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ye Sun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shu Du, San Jose, CA (US);
Wen Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for receiving feedback on a quality of multicast transmissions in a Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) including a source electronic device (e.g., an access point) and a plurality of electronic devices is disclosed, according to some embodiments. The method can include (i) transmitting a plurality of multicast packets addressed to a subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; (ii) concurrently polling the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; and (iii) receiving a plurality of block acknowledgements (BAs) from at least the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device. Each BA may include information on a quality of reception of two or more multicast packets received at an electronic device.