Centralized channel access for primary and secondary channels in a wireless local-area network

Abstract

Computer readable media, methods, and apparatuses for centralized channel access for primary and secondary channels are disclosed. An apparatus is disclosed comprising memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a schedule of one or more resource allocations, wherein each resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration. The type of allocation may be a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP). The channel may be an indication of a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel. The processing circuitry may be configured to transmit the schedule to one or more stations identified by the source AID and the destination AID of the one or more resource allocations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus of a wireless device comprising memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
 encode a schedule of one or more resource allocations, wherein each resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration, wherein the type of allocation is one of a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP), and wherein the channel is one of an indication of a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; and   configure the device for transmission of the schedule to one or more stations identified by the source AID and the destination AID of the one or more resource allocations.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein if the one or more allocations is at least two allocations then a first allocation of the one or more allocations comprises the BSS or PBSS primary channel as the channel and a first source AID and a first destination AID wherein a station with the first source AID or the first destination AID is legacy station. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein if the type is the SP and if the one or more allocations comprises at least two allocations, then the stations identified by the source AID and destination AID in different allocations are different from one another. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the BSS or PBSS primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel and BSS or PBSS tertiary channel are to be defined by a packet transmitted prior to the schedule that defines a channel structure. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the channel structure is one from the following group: a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel, a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel, and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel; and, a 6.48 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the type of allocation is to be the SP with a 2.16 GHz bonded channel, 4.32 GHz bonded channel, or a 6.48 GHz bonded channel, or the CBAP with a 2.16 GHz bonded channel, 4.32 GHz bonded channel, or a 6.48 GHz bonded channel. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein allocations of the one or more allocations on different channels overlapping in time are to have a same start time and a same end time. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the extended schedule element is to be transmitted in one from the following group: a beacon, a directional multi-gigabit (DMB) beacon, and an announce frame. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more allocations comprise at most three allocations that overlap one another in time. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the duration of each allocation is at most as long as the duration of an allocation of the one or more allocations on a primary channel of the BSS or PBSS. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless device and the one or more stations are each one from the following group: an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay access point (AP), an IEEE 802.11ay personal basic service set control point (PCP), an AP, a PCP, an IEEE 802.11ay station, an IEEE 802.11ad AP, an IEEE 802.11ad PCP, and an IEEE 802.11ad station. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to operate in accordance with Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises one or more antennas coupled to the processing circuitry. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors, the instructions to configure the one or more processors to cause a wireless device to:
 encode a schedule of one or more resource allocations, wherein each resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration, wherein the type of allocation is to be a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP), and wherein the channel is to be an indication of a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) primary channel, BSS or MSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; and   cause to be transmitted the schedule to one or more stations identified by the source AID and the destination AID of the one or more resource allocations.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein if the one or more allocations is at least two allocations then a first allocation of the one or more allocations comprises the BSS or PBSS primary channel as the channel and a first source AID and a first destination AID wherein a station with the first source AID or the first destination AID is legacy station. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein if the type is the SP and if the one or more allocations comprises at least two allocations, then the stations identified by the source AID and destination AID in different allocations are different from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein allocations of the one or more allocations on different channels overlapping in time are to have a same start time and a same end time. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the channel structure is one from the following group: a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel, a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel, and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel; and, a 6.48 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel. 
     
     
         19 . A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:
 encoding a schedule of one or more resource allocations, wherein each resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration, wherein the type of allocation is to be a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP), and wherein the channel is to be an indication of a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; and   causing to be transmitted the schedule to one or more stations identified by the source AID and the destination AID of the one or more resource allocations.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein if the one or more allocations is at least two allocations then a first allocation of the one or more allocations comprises the BSS or PBSS primary channel as the channel and a first source AID and a first destination AID wherein a station with the first source AID or the first destination AID is legacy station. 
     
     
         21 . An apparatus of a station (STA) comprising memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
 decode a basic service set (BSS) or a personal BSS (PBSS) channel allocation;   decode a resource allocations, wherein the resource allocation comprises a type of allocation, a bandwidth, an indication of a channel, a source association identification (AID), a destination AID, an allocation start, and a duration, wherein the type of allocation is to be a service period (SP) or a contention-based access period (CBAP), and wherein the channel is to be an indication of a BSS or a PBSS primary channel, BSS or PBSS secondary channel, or BSS or PBSS tertiary channel, wherein an AID of the station matches the source AID or the destination AID; and   determine a channel to use based on the BSS or PBSS channel allocation and the channel.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 cause to be transmitted a packet on the determined channel to use in accordance with the resource allocation.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to operate in accordance with Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the channel structure is one from the following group: a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel, a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel, and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS tertiary channel; a 2.16 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel and a 4.32 GHz BSS or PBSS secondary channel; and, a 6.48 GHz BSS or PBSS primary channel. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the apparatus further comprises one or more antennas coupled to the processing circuitry.