LATENCY REDUCTION WITH ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (OFDMA) AND A MULTIPLE RESOURCE UNIT (MRU)

1 . A method, comprising:

obtaining data to be transmitted, the data including latency sensitive data and non-latency sensitive data; and

within an available bandwidth, allocating a portion of the available bandwidth to a resource unit (RU), the RU being for the latency sensitive data within an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission, the OFDMA transmission also including a multiple RU (MRU) for non-latency sensitive data, the RU being a different size than the MRU.

2 . The method of claim 1 , the MRU including a mix of non-latency sensitive data and latency sensitive data.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data to be transmitted includes a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), or an extremely high throughput (EHT) PPDU (EHT-PPDU).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the OFDMA transmission spans an entire available bandwidth.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein allocating the portion of the available bandwidth to the RU includes allocating the portion of the available bandwidth for a plurality of sequential data packets to be transmitted.

6 . The method of claim 1 , the latency sensitive data being associated with a first entity, the RU being associated with the first entity, and the MRU being associated with a second entity.

7 . The method of claim 6 , the first entity being either a user or a service.

8 . The method of claim 6 further comprising:

defining a second OFDMA transmission including:

a second RU for latency sensitive data associated with the first entity, and

a second MRU for a third entity; and

transmitting the second OFDMA transmission.

9 . The method of claim 1 , the MRU comprising a third RU to carry at least a portion of the latency sensitive data and at least a portion of the non-latency sensitive data.

10 . The method of claim 1 , the RU for the for the latency sensitive data having fewer than 242 tones, the MRU having at least one RU equal to or larger than 242-tones.

11 . The method of claim 1 , the available bandwidth being 160 megahertz (MHz) or greater.

12 . An access point, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to execute instructions to cause the access point to perform operations comprising:

identify a plurality of users to receive an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission; and

for the OFDMA transmission, allocate an uneven distribution of available bandwidth among the plurality of users to receive the OFDMA transmission, with a portion of the frequency being reserved for latency sensitive data.

13 . The access point of claim 12 further comprising a transmitter coupled to the one or more processors, the transmitter to transmit the OFDMA transmission to the plurality of users.

14 . The access point of claim 12 , wherein when allocating the uneven distribution of available bandwidth among the plurality of users to receive the OFDMA transmission, the access point is to allocate the uneven distribution of available bandwidth among the plurality of users for a plurality of OFDMA transmissions.

15 . The access point of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of users includes an intended recipient of the latency sensitive data, wherein each OFDMA transmission of the plurality of OFDMA transmissions includes a resource unit (RU) that is reserved for the latency sensitive data.

16 . The access point of claim 12 , wherein the OFDMA transmission includes a first resource unit (RU) and a second RU that collectively comprise a multiple RU (MRU), wherein the OFDMA transmission includes a third RU independent of the MRU that is dedicated for the latency sensitive data, wherein the MRU is for non-latency sensitive data, latency sensitive data, or both.

17 . The access point of claim 16 , wherein the MRU and the third RU are different sizes.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

for an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission, allocate an asymmetrical amount of frequency among a plurality of users to receive the OFDMA transmission, with a portion of the frequency being reserved for latency sensitive data.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the frequency is allocated using a plurality of resource units (RUs) in a multiple RU (MRU), wherein at least two RUs of the plurality of RUs are allocated a different amount of frequency.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein a total amount of frequency available to allocate is at least 160 megahertz (MHz).