Patent ID: 8428030
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: collecting a plurality of Mobile Station (MS) Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Units (PDUs), including at least one MS MAC PDU (MPDU) associated with each of a plurality of different mobile stations, one or more of the MPDUs including a connection identifier (CID); generating at least one MS station identifier (STID) sub-header (MSID-SH), the MSID-SH including a plurality of MS station identifiers (STIDs) including a MS STID for each of the collected MPDUs, with each MS STID uniquely identifying the MS associated with the MPDU; packing the MSID-SH and the plurality of MPDUs into a single Relay MAC PDU (RPDU); and wirelessly transmitting the RPDU.