Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Multi-Access Point Scheduling In Wireless Local Area Networks

MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202548030019 A) filed by Qualcomm Incorporated on March 28, 2025, for Multi-Access Point Scheduling In Wireless Local Area Networks.

Inventors include Cherian, George; Asterjadhi, Alfred; Patil, Abhishek, Pramod; Vermani, Sameer; Tian, Bin Number; Shellhammer, Stephen, Jay; Verma, Lochan; Yang, Lin Filed On; and Chen, Jialing, Li.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT MULTI-ACCESS POINT SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS An apparatus for wireless communication at a first access point (AP), comprising: a first interface; a second interface; and a wireless modem, wherein the wireless modem is configured to: output via the second interface for transmission to a second AP and during a first portion of a transmission opportunity, a request to participate in a multi-user transmission during a second portion of the transmission opportunity; obtain, via the first interface, an indication of intent to participate in the multi-user transmission received from the second AP during the first portion of the transmission opportunity, wherein the indication of intent is for the second portion of the transmission opportunity, the indication of intent including a resource request of the second AP for participation in the multi-user transmission; output, via the second interface for transmission during an initial period of the second portion of the transmission opportunity, a trigger signal to the second AP indicating a resource assignment that triggers generation of a preamble at the second AP, the preamble comprising an indication of a control channel for the second AP to use to communicate with one or more stations associated with the second AP during the multi-user transmission; and provide data for transmission, in conjunction with the second AP and during the second portion of the transmission opportunity, as part of the multi-user transmission.

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