Low Latency Session Setup and Use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025227741-A1
Application number	US-202418991205-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2024
Priority date	Jan 9, 2024
Publication date	Jul 10, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

This disclosure relates to methods for low latency session setup and use in a wireless local area network. A pair of wireless devices may perform low latency session setup that establishes one or more low latency session parameters for a low latency session between the wireless devices. During the low latency session, a low latency traffic indication may be provided in a non-low latency data frame and control response frame exchange, which may be used to indicate whether the wireless device receiving the non-low latency data frame has a low latency request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
performing, by a first wireless device with a second wireless device, low latency session setup that establishes one or more low latency session parameters for a low latency session between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, by the first wireless device:
preempting, based at least in part on the low latency session between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, an ongoing transmission of lower priority traffic to start transmission or reception of low latency traffic, wherein the first wireless device is either the transmitter or receiver of the ongoing transmission.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the low latency session setup further comprises:
a low latency session setup request and response exchange, including an accept indication associated with a low latency session setup request.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the low latency session setup further comprises:
a low latency session setup request and response exchange, including a rejection of a low latency session setup request that indicates a suggested low latency session parameter that differs from one or more low latency session parameters indicated in the low latency session setup request.

5 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more latency session parameters established for the low latency session include one or more of: one or more traffic identifiers (TIDs) that are associated with latency sensitive uplink or downlink traffic streams for the low latency session; a target physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) length limit for non-low latency traffic during the low latency session; or an indicator of whether physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) bursting of non-low latency traffic during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) is enabled during the low latency session.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
performing, by the first wireless device with the second wireless device during a transmit opportunity (TXOP), an initial control frame and control response frame exchange and/or a non-low latency data frame and control response frame exchange, wherein the control response frame includes a low latency traffic indication.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the low latency traffic indication indicates:
a request to transmit low latency traffic to a wireless device that is a TXOP initiator in the TXOP; a request to transmit low latency traffic to a wireless device that is not the TXOP initiator in the TXOP; a request to disengage from the TXOP; a request for an amount of time of the TXOP; or no low latency request.

8 . The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the control response frame that includes the low latency traffic indication comprises a multi-station (M-STA) block acknowledgement (BA) frame, wherein a per association identifier (AID) traffic identifier (TID) information field of the M-STA BA frame includes low latency traffic indication information.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, subsequent to establishing the low latency session:
performing low latency session teardown for the low latency session between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

10 . A first wireless device, comprising:
one or more antennas; a radio operably coupled to the one or more antennas; and a processor operably coupled to the radio; wherein the first wireless device is configured to:
transmit, to a second wireless device, a first low latency session request comprising an indication of one or more low latency session parameters for a low latency session; and
receive, from the second wireless device, a first low latency session response for the low latency session.

11 . The first wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more low latency session parameters include one or more of:
one or more traffic identifiers (TIDs) that are associated with latency sensitive uplink or downlink traffic streams for the low latency session; a target physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) length limit for non-low latency traffic during the low latency session; or an indicator of whether physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) bursting of non-low latency traffic during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) is enabled during the low latency session.

12 . The first wireless device of claim 10 ,
wherein the first low latency session setup response includes an indication that the first low latency session setup request is rejected with a suggested change, wherein the first low latency session setup response includes an indication of a suggested low latency session parameter that differs from one or more low latency session parameters indicated in the first low latency session setup request.

13 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first wireless device is further configured to:
select one or more low latency session parameters for a second low latency session setup request based at least in part on the suggested low latency session parameter indicated in the first low latency session setup response, wherein at least one low latency session parameter differs between the first low latency session setup request and the second low latency session setup request; transmit, to the second wireless device, the second low latency session setup request; and receive, from the second wireless device, a second low latency session setup response for the low latency session.

14 . The first wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the first wireless device is further configured to:
initiate a transmit opportunity (TXOP) with the second wireless device; transmit a non-low latency data frame during the TXOP; receive a control response frame during the TXOP that includes a low latency traffic indication; determine to share the TXOP based at least in part on the low latency traffic indication; and transmit a control frame indicating a duration of the TXOP that is shared with the second wireless device.

15 . An apparatus comprising processing circuitry and memory, the memory configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
receive low latency session request signaling comprising an indication of one or more low latency session parameters for a low latency session between a first wireless device and a second wireless device; and generate low latency session response signaling associated with the low latency session.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more low latency session parameters include one or more of:
one or more traffic identifiers (TIDs) that are associated with latency sensitive uplink or downlink traffic streams for the low latency session; a target physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) length limit for non-low latency traffic during the low latency session; or an indicator of whether PPDU bursting of non-low latency traffic during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) is enabled during the low latency session.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the memory is further configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
receive a non-low latency data frame during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) during the low latency session; and generate control response frame signaling that includes a low latency traffic indication.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the low latency traffic indication indicates:
a request to transmit low latency traffic to a TXOP initiator in the TXOP; a re

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Abouelseoud Mohamed
• Jiang Jinjing
• Kneckt Jarkko L
• Mehrnoush Morteza
• Liu Yong
• Shani Oren
• Batra Anuj

Classifications

• H04W72/569

  of the traffic information · CPC title

• H04W74/08

  Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA (hybrid access H04W74/02) · CPC title

• H04W72/512 Primary

  for low-latency requirements, e.g. URLLC · CPC title

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title