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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Vinay Sridhara, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sanjiv Nanda, Ramona, CA (US);
Santosh P. Abraham, San Diego, CA (US);
Srinivas Kandala, San Jose, CA (US);
Vinay Sridhara, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sanjiv Nanda, Ramona, CA (US);
Santosh P. Abraham, San Diego, CA (US);
Srinivas Kandala, San Jose, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for extended reverse direction grant in a WLAN are provided. In one aspect, a method for communication using a channel that is common to a plurality of nodes is provided. The method includes transmitting first data to the plurality of nodes using a first transmission resource. The first data is transmitted within a transmit opportunity time interval and comprises a first indicator. The method further includes receiving, in response to the first indicator, at least one data transmission from at least one of the nodes, respectively. The at least one data transmitted using at least one second transmission resource, respectively, and is received within the transmit opportunity time interval.