IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,473
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,473 · App. 18/155,306 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Cross-BSS (basic service set) non-triggered based coordinated spatial reuse

Inventors: Ray-Kuo Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Tsungjung Lee (Hsinchu, TW); Pochun Fang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
H04W52/245H04W52/241
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Patent No.
US 12,477,473
App. No.
18/155,306
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device is provided, which includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver connects the device to one or more first stations and an access point, and the access point is connected to one or more second stations. The processor is coupled to the transceiver and is configured to perform operations including: building a first cross-BSS (basic service set) RSSI (received signal strength indication) measurement report; obtaining a second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report from the access point; in response to a link between the access point and at least one of the second stations being built, adjusting transmit power of the transceiver to satisfy a predetermined condition to transmit a data packet to one of the first stations using non-triggered base spatial reuse according to the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

Claims (41)

1 . A device, comprising:

a transceiver, connecting the device to one or more first stations and an access point, wherein the access point is connected to one or more second stations; and

a processor, coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:

building a first cross-BSS (basic service set) RSSI (received signal strength indication) measurement report;

obtaining a second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report from the access point; and

in response to a link between the access point and at least one of the second stations being built, adjusting transmit power of the transceiver to satisfy a predetermined condition to transmit a data packet to one of the first stations using non-triggered base spatial reuse according to the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

2 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device and the first stations belong to a first BSS (basic service set), and the access point and the second stations belong to a second BSS, and the first BSS is different from the second BSS.

3 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor measures first RSSI information from a management frame, a control frame or data frame sent from each first station and each second station to build the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report,

wherein the access point measures second RSSI information from a management, a control frame or data frame sent from each first station and each second station to build the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

4 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device and the access point exchange the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report with each other.

5 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the access point classifies the second stations into one or more groups based on whether the second stations are available for spatial reuse or not to build a classification mapping table.

6 . The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in response to a link between the access point and one of the groups being built, the access point sends the data packet to the second station.

7 . The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when the processor detects that the data packet is sent from the access point to the group having two or more of the second stations, the processor adjusts the transmit power of the transceiver to achieve a minimum SINR (signal-to-interference plus noise ratio) required for all users in the group.

8 . The device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein when the processor detects that the data packet is sent from the access point to the group having one of the second stations, the processor adjusts the transmit power of the transceiver to satisfy a target SINR of a single user in the group, and the target SINR is calculated using RSSI differences of the single user.

9 . The device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the data packet is a PPDU (physical layer protocol data unit) or an A-MPDU (aggregate MAC protocol data unit).

10 . A method, comprising:

forming a mesh network using a first access point, a second access point, one or more first stations, and one or more second stations, wherein the first access point is connected to the one or more first stations and the second access point, and the second access point is connected to the one or more second stations;

building a first cross-BSS (basic service set) RSSI (received signal strength indication) measurement report using the first access point;

obtaining a second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report from the second access point; and

in response to a link between the second access point and at least one of the second stations being built, adjusting transmit power of the first access point to satisfy a predetermined condition to transmit a data packet to one of the first stations using non-triggered base spatial reuse according to the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first access point and the first stations belong to a first BSS (basic service set), and the second access point and the second stations belong to a second BSS, and the first BSS is different from the second BSS.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

utilizing the first access point to measure first RSSI information from a management frame, a control frame or a data frame sent from each first station and each second station to build the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report; and

utilizing the second access point to measure second RSSI information from a management, a control frame or a data frame sent from each first station and each second station to build the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the device and the access point exchange the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report with each other.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

utilizing the second access point to classify the second stations into one or more groups based on whether the second stations are available for spatial reuse or not to build a classification mapping table.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising:

in response to a link between the second access point and one of the groups being built, utilizing the second access point to send the data packet to the second station.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:

when the first access point detects that the data packet is sent from the second access point to the group having two or more of the second stations, utilizing the first access point to adjust a transmit power of the first access point to achieve a minimum SINR (signal-to-interference plus noise ratio) required for all users in the group.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

when the first access point detects that the data packet is sent from the second access point to the group having one of the second stations, utilizing the first access point to adjust the transmit power of the first access point to satisfy a target SINR of a single user in the group, and the target SINR is calculated using the RSSI differences of the single user.

18 . The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the data packet is a PPDU (physical layer protocol data unit) or an A-MPDU (aggregate MAC protocol data unit).

19 . A device, comprising:

a transceiver, connecting the device to one or more first stations and an access point, wherein the access point is connected to one or more second stations; and

a processor, coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:

measuring first RSSI information from a management frame or a control frame or a data frame sent from each first station and each second station to build a first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report;

exchanging the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report and a second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report between the device and the access point; and

in response to an opportunity to perform spatial use being found by the processor, adjusting a transmit power of the transceiver to satisfy a predetermined condition to transmit a data packet to one of the first stations using non-triggered base spatial reuse according to the first cross-BSS RSSI measurement report and the second cross-BSS RSSI measurement report.

20 . The device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the device and the first stations belong to a first BSS (basic service set), and the access point and the second stations belong to a second BSS, and the first BSS is different from the second BSS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: LIN, RAY-KUO; LEE, TSUNGJUNG; FANG, POCHUN
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 062395/0181 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63302144 · Jan 24, 2022
Related Publication 20230239808A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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