Patent ID: 9661555
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for reporting load information, performed by access point (AP), in a wireless local area network system, the method comprising: calculating, by a processor in the AP, intervals during which a 40 MHz channel width or an 80 MHz channel width is busy; and transmitting, by a transceiver in the AP, basic service set (BSS) load information to a station, the BSS load information including a multi user (MU) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) capable station count field, a first utilization field and a second utilization field, wherein the MU-MIMO capable station count field indicates a total number of stations with MU reception capability currently associated with a BSS managed by the AP, wherein the first utilization field includes information about an interval during which the 40 MHz channel width is busy, and wherein the second utilization field includes information about an interval during which the 80 MHz channel width is busy.