METHODS FOR MAC FRAME EXTENSIBILITY AND FRAME SPECIFIC MAC HEADER DESIGN FOR WLAN SYSTEMS

METHODS FOR MAC FRAME EXTENSIBILITY AND FRAME SPECIFIC MAC HEADER DESIGN FOR WLAN SYSTEMS

A method and apparatus are provided for processing a Class-3 MAC Data frame. The Class-3 MAC Data frame may include a Type field, a Subtype field, and a Class-3 MAC Data frame-specific MAC subheader that includes a basic service set identifier (BSSID) field, an association identifier (AID) field, an...

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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Lei, Grandhi, Sudheer A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus are provided for processing a Class-3 MAC Data frame. The Class-3 MAC Data frame may include a Type field, a Subtype field, and a Class-3 MAC Data frame-specific MAC subheader that includes a basic service set identifier (BSSID) field, an association identifier (AID) field, and a direction indicator. A station (STA) may determine the intended recipient of the Class-3 MAC Data frame based on the BSSID field, the AID field, and the direction indicator.