SETTING PARAMETERS FOR JOINT OVERLAPPING BASIC SERVICE SET PACKET DETECT LEVEL AND TRANSMIT POWER
Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for setting parameters for joint overlapping basic service set packet detect level and transmit power. An apparatus is disclosed comprising processing circuitry configured to: determine an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) power detect (PD)(OBSS-PD) and a transmit power (TXP) based on first parameters, and if the wireless device has not received a frame from an OBSS master station that does not belong to a same management domain as the wireless device, determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on second parameters. The second parameters may permit the wireless device to set the OBSS-PD to a higher value without lowering the TXP. The first parameters require that OBSS-PD and TXP be determined based on a minimum OBSS-PD and a maximum TXP, and require the OBSS-PD to be lowered if the TX power is raised.
1 . An apparatus of a wireless device comprising: memory; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
determine an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) power detect (PD)(OBSS-PD) and a transmit power (TXP) based on first parameters; and
if the wireless device has not received a frame on a primary channel from an OBSS master station that does not belong to a same management domain as the wireless device, determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on second parameters.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second parameters permit the wireless device to set the OBSS-PD to a higher value without lowering the TXP.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first parameters indicate that OBSS-PD and TXP are to be determined based on a minimum OBSS-PD and a maximum TXP, and indicate the OBSS-PD is to be lowered if the TX power is raised.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the frame from the OBSS master station is a beacon frame or a management frame.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
encode a transmit and operating parameters information element, the transmit and operating parameters information element comprising channels for second wireless devices that do not belong to the same management domain to operate on; and
configure the wireless device to broadcast the information element.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
if the wireless device has not received the frame from the OBSS master station that does not belong to the same management domain as the wireless device, or if the frame is received from the OBSS master station that operates in accordance with the transmit and operating parameters information element, determine the OBSS-PD and the TXP based on second parameters.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the processing circuitry is further configured to:
if the wireless device has not received the frame from the OBSS master station that does not belong to the same management domain as the wireless device, or if the frame is received from the OBSS master station that operates in accordance with the transmit and operating parameters information element, determine the OBSS-PD and the TXP based on second parameters.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
determine the OBSS power detect and the TX power to be default values in response to receiving a second frame that indicates the OBSS master station is part of an unmanaged network.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is circuitry is further configured to:
determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on the first parameters, wherein OBSS-PD is determined in accordance with the following equation: OBSS-PD=MAX[OBSS_PD TRESHOLD —MIN , MIN(OBSS_PD TRESHOLD _ MAX , OBSS_PD TRESHOLD _ MIN +(TX_PWR MAX −TXP))], wherein OBSS_PD TRESHOLD _ MIN , OBSS_PD TRESHOLD _ MAX , and TX_PWR MAX are predetermined constants, and wherein the TXP is selected to be less than TX_PWR MAX .
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
if the wireless device has received the frame from the OBSS master station that does not belong to a same management domain as the wireless device, and the frame indicates the OBSS-PD is lower than a second OBSS-PD of the OBSS master station, determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on second parameters, wherein OBSS-PD is kept lower than the second OBSS-PD.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
if a second frame from a station attached to the wireless device is decoded that indicates the station received a third frame from the OBSS master station, determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on the first parameters.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
receive third parameters from the same management entity; and
determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on the third parameters.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the third parameters comprise one or more of the following: OBSS-PD minimum value, a TXP maximum value, an indication to lower TXP if OBSS-PD is raised, a default OBSS-PD to set OBSS-PD to, and a default TXP to set TXP to.
14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
decode a second frame from the OBSS master station that does not belong to the same management domain, wherein if the second frame comprises third parameters comprising a second OBSS-PD, set the OBSS-PD to either a lower value than the second OBSS-PD or a same value as the second OBSS-PD, and if the second frame does not include third parameters, then set the OBSS-PD to a default OBSS-PD.
15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device and master station are each one from the following group: an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ax access point, an IEEE 802.11ax station, an IEEE 802.11 ay access point, a IEEE 802.11 ay station, a station, and an access point.
16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: transceiver circuitry coupled to the memory.
17 . 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 master station to:
determine an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) power detect (PD)(OBSS-PD) and a transmit power (TXP) based on first parameters; and
if the wireless device has not received a frame from an OBSS master station that does not belong to a same management domain as the wireless device, determine the OBSS-PD and TXP based on second parameters.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the second parameters permit the wireless device to set the OBSS-PD to a higher value without lowering the TXP, and wherein the first parameters indicate that OBSS-PD and TXP are to be determined based on a minimum OBSS-PD and a maximum TXP, and indicate the OBSS-PD is to be lowered if the TX power is raised.
19 . A method performed by an access point, the method comprising:
determining an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) power detect (PD)(OBSS-PD) and a transmitting power (TXP) based on first parameters; and
if the wireless device has not received a frame from an OBSS master station that does not belong to a same management domain as the wireless device, determining the OBSS-PD and TXP based on second parameters.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the second parameters permit the wireless device to set the OBSS-PD to a higher value without lowering the TXP, and wherein the first parameters require that OBSS-PD and TXP be determined based on a minimum OBSS-PD and a maximum TXP, and require the OBSS-PD to be lowered if the TX power is raised.
21 . An apparatus of a station comprising memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
decode a frame comprising parameters from a master station; and
determine an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) power detect (PD)(OBSS-PD) and a transmit power (TXP) based on the parameters, wherein the parameters are one from the following group: parameters that permit the station to set the OBSS-PD to a higher value without lowering the TXP; parameters that require that OBSS-PD and TXP be determined based on a minimum OBSS-PD and a maximum TXP, and require the OBSS-PD to be lowered if the TX power is raised; and, parameters that indicate the station should use a default OBSS-PD and a default TXP.
22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
decode a second frame from a second master station not part of a same management entity as the master station, wherein the second frame comprises second parameters;
encode a third frame comprising the second parameters; and
configure the station to transmit the third frame to the master station.
23 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the station is not associated with the master station and the parameters further comprise a transmit and operating parameters information element, the transmit and operating parameters information element comprising channels for the station to operate on.