Dynamic channel bonding and multi-band aggregation
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to dynamic channel bonding and multi-band aggregation. A device may determine a plurality of aggregated medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (A-MPDU) subframes to send to a station device including a first A-MPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe. The device may determine a quiet period between the first A-MPDU subframe and the second A-MPDU subframe. The device may cause to send the plurality of A-MPDU subframes to the station device on a first channel. The device may determine a status of a second channel during the quiet period. The device may cause to send the second A-MPDU subframe to the station device using a multi-band transmission on the first channel and the second channel.
1. A device, the device comprising processing circuitry coupled to storage, the processing circuitry configured to:
determine a plurality of aggregated medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (A-MPDU) subframes to send to a station device including a first A-MPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe;
determine a quiet period between the first A-MPDU subframe and the second A-MPDU subframe;
cause to send the plurality of A-MPDU subframes to the station device on a first channel;
determine a status of a second channel during the quiet period; and
cause to send the second A-MPDU subframe to the station device using a multi-band transmission on the first channel and the second channel.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the quiet period comprises a period of time during which the device is not transmitting on the first channel.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the causing to send the second A-MPDU subframe is based at least in part on the status of the second channel being determined to be idle.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second channel is one or more of an intra-band channel or a channel on a different band.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the quiet period is inserted after an end of a transmission of the first A-MPDU subframe or a transmission of N orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, wherein N is an integer.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the quiet period is included in a field of an MPDU delimiter of the first A-MPDU subframe.
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 one or more antennas 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 plurality of aggregated medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (A-MPDU) subframes to send to a station device including a first A-MPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe;
determining a quiet period between the first A-MPDU subframe and the second A-MPDU subframe;
causing to send the plurality of A-MPDU subframes to the station device on a first channel;
detecting a status of a second channel during the quiet period; and
causing to send the second A-MPDU subframe to the station device using a multi-band transmission on the first channel and the second channel.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the quiet period comprises a period of time during which the device is not transmitting on the first channel.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the causing to send the second A-MPDU subframe is based at least in part on the status of the second channel being determined to be idle.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the second channel is one or more of an intra-band channel or a channel on a different band.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the quiet period is inserted after an end of a transmission of the first A-MPDU subframe or a transmission of N orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, wherein N is an integer.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein an indication of the quiet period is included in a field of an MPDU delimiter of the first A-MPDU subframe.
15. A method comprising:
determining a plurality of aggregated medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (A-MPDU) subframes to send to a station device including a first A-MPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe;
determining a quiet period between the first A-MPDU subframe and the second A-MPDU subframe;
causing to send the plurality of A-MPDU subframes to the station device on a first channel;
detecting a status of a second channel during the quiet period; and
causing to send the second A-MPDU subframe to the station device using a multi-band transmission on the first channel and the second channel.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the quiet period comprises a period of time during which the device is not transmitting on the first channel.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the causing to send the second A-MPDU subframe is based at least in part on the status of the second channel being determined to be idle.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second channel is one or more of an intra-band channel or a channel on a different band.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the quiet period is inserted after an end of a transmission of the first A-MPDU subframe or a transmission of N orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, wherein N is an integer.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein an indication of the quiet period is included in a field of an MPDU delimiter of the first A-MPDU subframe.