Patent ID: 8553703

Claim:
A Hybrid Controller (HC) for an IEEE 802.11 wireless data communications system supporting quality of service (QoS) enhancements, comprising: a Station Management Entity (SME) within the HC; and a Media Access Control (MAC) SubLayer Management Entity (MLME) within the HC and communicably coupled both to the SME and to MLMEs for wireless stations (WSTAs) participating in the IEEE 802.11 wireless data communications system, wherein responsive to a schedule change for one of the participating WSTAs, the SME within the HC generates a request primitive for transmission to the MLME within the HC, and wherein the request primitive includes an address for the one of the participating WSTAs and a Schedule Element that specifies the schedule for the one of the participating WSTAs, and wherein, responsive to a request primitive relating to a schedule change for one of the participating WSTAs, the MLME within the HC determines a result for the request primitive and generates a confirm primitive for transmission to the SME within the HC.