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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Feng Xue, Redwood City, CA (US);

Qinghua Li, San Ramon, CA (US);

Wendy C. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 52/38 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0238 (2013.01); H04W 52/24 (2013.01); H04W 52/286 (2013.01); H04W 52/367 (2013.01); H04W 52/383 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01); H04W 74/002 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments may comprise logic to determine whether a value of a network allocation vector indicates that the apparatus is blocked from transmitting on the medium; logic to transmit a first clear to send packet at a first power level in response to determining that the apparatus is not blocked from transmitting on the medium, the first clear to send packet comprising a flag or bit to indicate the Shading Transmission Starts (STS); logic to receive a second clear to send packet after transmitting the first clear to send packet; and logic to transmit a first data transmission at a second power level after receiving the second clear to send packet, the second power level being less than the first power level.


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