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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2026
Ofinno, Llc, Reston, VA (US);
Serhat Erkucuk, Reston, VA (US);
Leonardo Alisasis Lanante, Reston, VA (US);
Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, VA (US);
Jeongki Kim, Fairfax, VA (US);
Tuncer Baykas, Reston, VA (US);
Jiayi Zhang, Rockville, MD (US);
Ofinno, LLC, Reston, VA (US);
Abstract
A first access point (AP) receives, from a second AP during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) obtained by the second AP, first frames comprising: a first indication of a portion, of the TXOP, allocated to the first AP, and a second indication of whether the first AP is to return the allocated portion when the first AP finishes communicating before an end of the allocated portion. The first AP transmits, to the second AP, a TXOP return frame based on: the second indication indicating that the first AP is to return the allocated portion when the first AP finishes communicating before the end of the allocated portion, the first AP finishing communicating before the end of the allocated portion, and a remaining time of the allocated portion being greater than a threshold.