Patent ID: 11909530
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for use in a station (STA), the method comprising:
receiving low rate range extension (LRRE) information from an access point (AP); and
determining whether a first condition is satisfied,
wherein on a condition that the first condition is satisfied,
sending a mode change request to the AP to change an operation mode to a LRRE hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mode;
receiving a response to the mode change request from the AP; and
communicating with the AP using a plurality of physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data units (PPDUs), wherein each of the plurality of PPDUs comprises at least one field for enabling transmissions between the STA and the AP under the first condition and a LRRE HARQ mode indication.