Basic service set resource reservation

1 . A method comprising:

determining a time window for an Access Point (AP) to accommodate a transmission of a target Station (STA) in a Basic Service Set (BSS), wherein the BSS further comprises one or more other STAs;

transmitting a reservation scheduling frame, to:

claim access of a channel,

inform the target STA of the time window, and

reserve the channel for a duration defined by the time window, wherein the reservation scheduling frame is a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (MPDU), wherein the MPDU comprises a header including a duration field that indicates a transmission time of the reservation scheduling frame and the duration defined by the time window; and

instructing each of the one or more other STAs of the BSS not to transmit during the time window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame comprises a value setting a Network Allocation Vector (NAV), wherein the NAV indicates the duration defined by the time window.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the MPDU comprises:

a body; and

a trailer.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame is included in an Aggregate-MPDU (A-MPDU).

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting an inter-BSS NAV to indicate the reservation of the channel for the duration.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

locking-out an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) function before transmitting the reservation scheduling frame.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

pre-polling at least a portion of the one or more other STAs to minimize Uplink (UL) contention.

8 . A system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:

determine a time window for an Access Point (AP) to accommodate a transmission of a target Station (STA) in a Basic Service Set (BSS), wherein the BSS further comprises one or more other STAs; and

transmit a reservation scheduling frame, to:

claim access of a channel,

inform the target STA of the time window, and

reserve the channel for a duration defined by the time window, wherein the reservation scheduling frame is a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (MPDU), wherein the MPDU comprises a header including a duration field that indicates a transmission time of the reservation scheduling frame and the duration defined by the time window; and

instruct each of the one or more other STAs of the BSS not to transmit during the time window.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame comprises a value setting a Network Allocation Vector (NAV), wherein the NAV indicates the duration defined by the time window.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the MPDU further comprises:

a body; and

a trailer.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame is included in an Aggregate-MPDU (A-MPDU).

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further operative to:

set an inter-BSS NAV to indicate the reservation of the channel for the duration.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further operative to:

lock-out an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) function before transmitting the reservation scheduling frame.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further operative to:

pre-poll at least a portion of the one or more other STAs to minimize Uplink (UL) contention.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

determining a time window for an Access Point (AP) to accommodate a transmission of a target Station (STA) in a Basic Service Set (BSS), wherein the BSS further comprises one or more other STAs; and

transmitting a reservation scheduling frame, to:

claim access of a channel,

inform the target STA of the time window, and

reserve the channel for a duration defined by the time window, wherein the reservation scheduling frame is a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (MPDU), wherein the MPDU comprises a header including a duration field that indicates a transmission time of the reservation scheduling frame and the duration defined by the time window; and

instructing each of the one or more other STAs of the BSS not to transmit during the time window.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame comprises a value setting a Network Allocation Vector (NAV), wherein the NAV indicates the duration defined by the time window.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the MPDU further comprises:

a body; and

a trailer.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the reservation scheduling frame is included in an Aggregate-MPDU (A-MPDU).

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method executed by the set of instructions further comprises:

setting an inter-BSS NAV to indicate the reservation of the channel for the duration.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method executed by the set of instructions further comprises:

locking-out an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) function before transmitting the reservation scheduling frame.