Patent ID: 9420611
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: using a value for a first inter-cell contention-free period by a first access point station in a first cell in a beacon packet, the value associated with an accessing order in a medium for member stations in a second cell of a plurality of cells during a transmission frame, where the value of the first inter-cell contention-free period is to be used as a notice that the first cell has seized the medium for a period of time represented by the value; and transmitting by the first access point station in the first cell, the beacon packet containing the value for the first inter-cell contention-free period, wherein the beacon packet is for an overlapped station that is occupying the first cell and the second cell, and the beacon packet is for enabling the value for the first inter-cell contention-free period to be forwarded to the member stations in the second cell, for delaying transmissions by the member stations in the second cell until after the first inter-cell contention free period has expired.