US 12,341,723 B2
Methods and apparatuses for managing duty cycle in wireless local access networks (WLANS)
Bassem Fahmy Tawadros Dawood, Surry Hills (AU); and Rene-Cedric Van den Bergh, Surry Hills (AU)
Assigned to Morse Micro Pty. Ltd., Surry Hills (AU)
Filed by Morse Micro Pty. Ltd., Surry Hills (AU)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/470,686.
Claims priority of application No. 2022903462 (AU), filed on Nov. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0171358 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 5/0055 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0096 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication over a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the method comprising:
transmitting, by a wireless communication device, one or more first packets starting from a first time point;
determining a time-on-air of the one or more first packets, wherein the time-on-air of the one or more first packets is an airtime associated with transmitting the one or more first packets;
calculating an off-air time corresponding to transmission of the one or more first packets, wherein the off-air time is calculated based on the time-on-air and a duty cycle associated with the wireless communication device;
holding the wireless communication device to send one or more second packets after a second time point, wherein the second time point is determined based on the first time point and a sum of the time-on-air and the calculated off-air time; and
continuously updating an available transmission credit associated with the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to:
transmit any packet type of a plurality of packet types based on a determination that the available transmission credit is greater than a reserved credit associated with the wireless communication device; and
transmit only essential packet types of the plurality of packet types based on a determination that the available transmission credit is less than or equal to the reserved credit.