Acknowledgement (ACK) type indication and deferral time determination
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for indicating a type of response for acknowledging a protocol data unit. One example method for wireless communications by a first apparatus generally includes transmitting a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to a second apparatus and setting at least one bit in a PLCP header of the PPDU to indicate a type of response expected from the second apparatus responsive to the transmitted PPDU.
1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is not intended for the apparatus; and
a processing system configured to:
determine a deferral time based on at least two bits in a PLCP header of the PPDU, wherein the at least two bits indicate a type of response to be sent by an intended recipient of the PPDU, wherein the processing system is configured to determine the deferral time by determining:
a first deferral time if the type of response is that a normal response is to be sent; and
a second deferral time if the type of response is that a long response is to be sent; and
defer transmission of a signal based on the determined deferral time.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to set a Response Indication Deferral (RID) counter based on the determined deferral time.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the RID counter is updated at an instant of time a PHY-RXEND.indication primitive is expected to be issued for the received PPDU.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining the deferral time further comprises:
determining a third deferral time if the type of response is that no response is to be sent; and
determining a fourth deferral time if the type of response is that a null data packet (NDP) response is to be sent.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
third deferral time is 0; and
the second deferral time is a maximum PPDU duration plus a short interframe space (SIFS).
6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first deferral time is a normal transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the normal transmit time is calculated based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine the fourth deferral time based on a preamble type.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine the fourth deferral time to comprise an NDP transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the NDP transmit time is equal to a time in microseconds for transmitting:
a 1 MHz NDP media access control (MAC) frame if the preamble type is a 1 MHz preamble; or
a >=2 MHz NDP MAC frame if the preamble type is a >=2 MHz short/long preamble.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to determine the deferral time based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PPDU comprises a null data packet (NDP) media access control (MAC) frame and wherein the processing system is further configured to determine the deferral time based on a type of the NDP MAC frame.
11. A method for wireless communications by an apparatus, comprising:
receiving a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is not intended for the apparatus;
determining a deferral time based on at least two bits in a PLCP header of the PPDU, wherein the at least two bits indicate a type of response to be sent by an intended recipient of the PPDU, wherein determining the deferral time comprises determining:
a first deferral time if the type of response is that a normal response is to be sent; and
a second deferral time if the type of response is that a long response is to be sent; and
deferring transmission of a signal based on the determined deferral time.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising setting a Response Indication Deferral (RID) counter based on the determined deferral time.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the RID counter is updated at an instant of time a PHY-RXEND.indication primitive is expected to be issued for the received PPDU.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the deferral time further comprises:
determining a third deferral time if the type of response is that no response is to be sent; and
determining a fourth deferral time if the type of response is that a null data packet (NDP) response is to be sent.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the third deferral time is 0; and
the second deferral time is a maximum PPDU duration plus a short interframe space (SIFS).
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first deferral time is normal transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the normal transmit time is calculated based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the fourth deferral time is based on a preamble type.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the fourth deferral time is determined to comprise an NDP transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the NDP transmit time is equal to a time in microseconds for transmitting:
a 1 MHz NDP media access control (MAC) frame if the preamble type is a 1 MHz preamble; or
a >=2 MHz NDP MAC frame if the preamble type is a >=2 MHz short/long preamble.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the deferral time is further based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the PPDU comprises a null data packet (NDP) media access control (MAC) frame and wherein determining the deferral time is further based on a type of the NDP MAC frame.
21. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
means for receiving a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is not intended for the apparatus;
means for determining a deferral time based on at least two bits in a PLCP header of the PPDU, wherein the at least two bits indicate a type of response to be sent by an intended recipient of the PPDU, wherein determining the deferral time comprises determining:
a first deferral time if the type of response is that a normal response is to be sent; and
a second deferral time if the type of response is that a long response is to be sent; and
means for deferring transmission of a signal based on the determined deferral time.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising means for setting a Response Indication Deferral (RID) counter based on the determined deferral time.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the RID counter is updated at an instant of time a PHY-RXEND.indication primitive is expected to be issued for the received PPDU.
24. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein determining the deferral time further comprises:
determining a third deferral time if the type of response is that no response is to be sent; and
determining a fourth deferral time if the type of response is that a null data packet (NDP) response is to be sent.
25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein:
the first deferral time is 0; and
the second deferral time is a maximum PPDU duration plus a short interframe space (SIFS).
26. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the first deferral time is a normal transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the normal transmit time is calculated based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
27. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the means for determining is configured to determine the fourth deferral time based on a preamble type if the at least two bits indicate the NDP response is to be sent.
28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the means for determining is configured to determine the fourth deferral time to comprise an NDP transmit time plus a short interframe space (SIFS) and wherein the NDP transmit time is equal to a time in microseconds for transmitting a 1 MHz NDP media access control (MAC) frame if the preamble type is a 1 MHz preamble or a >=2 MHz NDP MAC frame if the preamble type is a >=2 MHz short/long preamble.
29. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for determining is further configured to determine the deferral time based on at least one of a preamble type, an aggregation bit in the PLCP header, a channel bandwidth, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).
30. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the PPDU comprises a null data packet (NDP) media access control (MAC) frame and wherein the means for determining is further configured to determine the deferral time based on a type of the NDP MAC frame.
31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions executable to:
receive a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is not intended for an apparatus;
determine a deferral time based on at least two bits in a PLCP header of the PPDU, wherein the at least two bits indicate a type of response to be sent by an intended recipient of the PPDU, wherein determining the deferral time comprises determining:
a first deferral time if the type of response is that a normal response is to be sent; and
a second deferral time if the type of response is that a long response is to be sent; and
defer transmission of a signal based on the determined deferral time.
32. A wireless station, comprising:
at least one antenna;
a receiver configured to receive, via the at least one antenna, a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is not intended for the wireless station; and
a processing system configured to:
determine a deferral time based on at least two bits in a PLCP header of the PPDU, wherein the at least two bits indicate a type of response to be sent by an intended recipient of the PPDU, wherein the processing system is configured to determine the deferral time by determining:
a first deferral time if the type of response is that a normal response is to be sent; and
a second deferral time if the type of response is that a long response is to be sent; and
defer transmission of a signal based on the determined deferral time.