Method of Limiting Transmission Rate

1. A method for performing flow control in a wireless local area network (LAN), the method comprising: receiving, by a wireless station, a control signal comprising pause duration information and station information, the pause duration information indicating a duration during which transmission of at least one data frame having a traffic identifier (TID) is to be paused, the station information comprising an individual address or broadcast address associated with the wireless station; pausing, by the wireless station, the transmission of the at least one data frame during the duration indicated by the pause duration information without pausing transmission of a control frame; and resuming, by the wireless station, the transmission of the at least one data frame on expiration of the paused duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pause duration information indicates amount of time in microseconds.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal comprises a pause management action frame comprising a category field, followed by an action field, followed by the pause duration information.

4. A wireless station for performing flow control in a wireless local area network (LAN), comprising: a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive signals; and a processor coupled to the RF unit and configured to: receive a control signal comprising pause duration information and station information, the pause duration information indicating a duration during which transmission of at least one data frame having a traffic identifier (TID) is to be paused, the station information comprising an individual address or broadcast address associated with the wireless station; pause the transmission of the at least one data frame during the duration indicated by the pause duration information without pausing transmission of a control frame; and resume the transmission of the at least one data frame on expiration of the paused duration.

5. The wireless station of claim 4 , wherein the pause duration information indicates amount of time in microseconds.

6. The wireless station of claim 4 , wherein the control signal comprises a pause management action frame comprising a category field, followed by an action field, followed by the pause duration information.