18930805. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS (NPCA) (NXP USA, Inc.)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS (NPCA)
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Inventor(s)
Huizhao Wang of San Jose CA US
Hongyuan Zhang of Fremont CA US
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS (NPCA)
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18930805 titled 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS (NPCA)
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a wireless device includes a controller configured to determine backoff channels for a Basic Service Set (BSS) operating channel that include a primary channel and a non-primary channel access (NPCA) primary channel and a wireless transceiver configured to announce to a second wireless device the backoff channels of the BSS operating channel and to switch to the NPCA primary channel for communicating between the wireless device and the second wireless device.