Patent ID: 8953573
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in an access point (AP), the method comprising: generating a message that includes a plurality of fields that correspond to a plurality of access categories including a voice category, a video category, a best effort category, and a background category, wherein an integer value is indicated in the message for each of the plurality of access categories; and on a condition that a field of the plurality of fields is associated with a scaled representation of an average access delay, the integer value for the field of the plurality of fields indicates a first value, on a condition that a field of the plurality of fields represents that an access category of a respective one of the plurality of access categories is unavailable, the integer value for the field of the plurality of fields indicates a second value, and on a condition that a field of the plurality of fields represents that the scaled representation of the average access delay for an access category of the plurality of access categories is not available, the integer value for the field of the plurality of fields indicates a third value; and transmitting the message to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU).