Patent ID: 11968066
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. An apparatus comprising:
a processor, coupled to a memory, and
the memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions are executed by the processor to cause the apparatus perform operations including:
sending a second request to an access point for uplink data transmission,
wherein the second request comprises a sequence identifying the apparatus as a station among multiple stations sending second requests for uplink data transmission, and
wherein the sequence identifying the apparatus is a long training field (LTF) section;

sending a buffer message to the access point, wherein the buffer message indicates an amount of to-be-sent data at the apparatus; and
performing the uplink data transmission with the access point in response to selection of the apparatus for the uplink data transmission based on the amount of to-be-sent data indicated by the buffer message.