Coordinated time division multiple access (c-tdma) in wi-fi networks for partial bandwidth transmission opportunity (txop) sharing

Abstract

This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for coordinated time division multiple access (C-TDMA) in Wi-Fi networks for partial bandwidth transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing. Some aspects more specifically relate to coordinating TXOP sharing in time and frequency. In some examples, a first access point (AP) obtains a TXOP associated with a bandwidth, allocates a duration of the TXOP to a second AP, and selectively communicates with one or more stations (STAs) associated with the first AP via a first portion of the bandwidth within the duration of the TXOP. In other words, the first AP may selectively communicate with one or more STAs associated with the first AP within the duration of the TXOP that the first AP shared with the second AP. Various disclosed protocols and mechanisms further relate to using resources that would otherwise be unutilized within a framework of coordinated medium access.