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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abdel Karim Ajami, San Diego, CA (US);
Abhishek Pramod Patil, San Diego, CA (US);
Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, San Diego, CA (US);
Yanjun Sun, San Diego, CA (US);
George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US);
Alfred Asterjadhi, San Diego, CA (US);
Gaurang Naik, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for channel access techniques in a multi-hop framework for ultra-high reliability (UHR). Some aspects more specifically relate to a transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing mechanism according to which wireless communication devices can relay data frames along multiple hops within a same TXOP, a coordinated medium access scheme associated with relaying data frames between a root access point (AP) and a wireless station (STA) via multiple service periods, and various signaling mechanisms and frame formats according to which wireless communication devices can exchange or negotiate information associated with a coordinated medium access scheme. In some implementations, a coordinated medium access scheme may be associated with multiple time epochs (each associated with a service period) and differentiated channel access across the multiple time epochs may facilitate the relay with or without TXOP sharing within the associated service periods.