Patent ID: 8630168
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the TXOP for transmitting data to a remote wireless station (STA); selecting a transmit mode for the TXOP from multiple transmit modes, including a first transmit mode and a second transmit mode; and transmitting the data to the remote STA in accordance with the selected transmit mode; wherein the first transmit mode provides for one or more transmissions of the data to the remote STA during a first portion of the TXOP and one or more retransmissions of the data to the remote STA during a second portion of the TXOP; and wherein the second transmit mode refrains from providing for one or more retransmissions to the remote STA until a subsequent TXOP.