Patent ID: 9408214
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04J,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for wireless communications in a communication system over a primary frequency channel and a secondary frequency channel, comprising: transmitting by an access point a first reservation frame utilizing the primary frequency channel, the first reservation frame indicating a first single time interval reserved for uplink and downlink communications over the primary frequency channel with a plurality of wireless devices; transmitting by the access point a second reservation frame utilizing the secondary frequency channel, the second reservation frame indicating a second single time interval reserved for uplink and downlink communications over the secondary frequency channel with the plurality of wireless devices; transmitting by the access point a clear to send (CTS) to self frame over the primary frequency channel to maintain reservation of the primary frequency channel for the first single time interval based on receiving a confirmation frame over the secondary frequency channel and not over the primary frequency channel; and communicating between the access point and the plurality of wireless devices over at least one of the primary frequency channel during the first single time interval and the secondary frequency channel during the second single time interval.