Awake window protection
View Patent ↗This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to awake window (AW) protection. A device may identify a beacon frame received from a first device. The device may identify an information element associated with a first awake window (AW) within the beacon frame. The device may suspend one or more first backoff timers for a duration of the first AW. The device may associate a second backoff timer with a management frame.
1. A device, the device comprising processing circuitry coupled to storage, the processing circuitry being configured to:
determine a first enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) access category associated with accessing a medium;
determine a suspension of a first backoff timer associated with a first station device for a duration of an awake window (AW) based on the first EDCA access category;
cause to send a beacon frame comprising an indication of the AW and the suspension of the first backoff timer; and
identify a frame received from a second station device during the first AW based on a second backoff timer.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the beacon frame is associated with a sweep of beacon frames.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is an announcement traffic indication message (ATIM) frame.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first EDCA category is at least one of a best effort access category, a background access category, a video access category, or a voice access category.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first station device is associated with a first basic service set (BSS) of the device.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first EDCA category is associated with a first quality of service (QoS).
7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.
8. The device of claim 7 , further comprising an antenna coupled to the transceiver.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:
determining a first enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) access category associated with accessing a medium;
determining a suspension of a first backoff timer associated with a first station device for a duration of an awake window (AW) based on the first EDCA access category;
causing to send a beacon frame comprising an indication of the AW and the suspension of the first backoff timer; and
identifying a frame received from a second station device during the first AW based on a second backoff timer.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the beacon frame is associated with a sweep of beacon frames.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the frame is an announcement traffic indication message (ATIM) frame.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first EDCA category is at least one of a best effort access category, a background access category, a video access category, or a voice access category.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first station device is associated with a first basic service set (BSS) of the device.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first EDCA category is associated with a first quality of service (QoS).
15. A method comprising:
determining, by one or more processors, a first enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) access category associated with accessing a medium;
determining a suspension of a first backoff timer associated with a first station device for a duration of an awake window (AW) based on the first EDCA access category;
causing to send a beacon frame comprising an indication of the AW and the suspension of the first backoff timer; and
identifying a frame received from a second station device during the first AW based on a second backoff timer.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the beacon frame is associated with a sweep of beacon frames.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the frame is an announcement traffic indication message (ATIM) frame.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first EDCA category is at least one of a best effort access category, a background access category, a video access category, or a voice access category.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first station device is associated with a first basic service set (BSS) of the device.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first EDCA category is associated with a first quality of service (QoS).