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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Thomas Handte, Stuttgart, DE;
Dana Ciochina, Stuttgart, DE;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A first access point comprises circuitry configured to generate AP schedule information that schedules, for subsequent data communication phases, the assignment of resources to one or more second access points to indicate which resources are assigned to a second access point for data communication in a subsequent data communication phase with its respective associated second stations, wherein the AP schedule information includes one or more AP schedules each comprising an assignment of resources to the one or more second access points, transmit the AP schedule information to the one or more second access points, and transmit, before and/or at the start of a data communication phase, AP trigger information to the one or more second access points to indicate which AP schedule to apply for the subsequent data communication phase.