Patent ID: 9622247
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for operating a first wireless communication device, the method comprising: employing a wireless transceiver for receiving a group definition from a second wireless communication device, the group definition including a group identifier and a plurality of associate identifiers corresponding to a plurality of devices of a group, wherein the first wireless communication device determines inclusion in the group by determining that an associate identifier corresponding to the first wireless communication device is included in the plurality of associate identifiers corresponding to the plurality of devices of the group, wherein a position of device specific data associated with the first wireless communication device is indicated, based on the plurality of associate identifiers included in the group definition; and employing the wireless transceiver for receiving a multi-user packet from the second wireless communication device at a time subsequent to receiving the group definition, the multi-user packet including a PHY (physical layer) header having a group identification field (group ID field) that includes the group identifier.