A method and apparatus for mixing Basic Service Set (BSS) and mesh traffic
is presented. A same channel or a same radio is shared for mesh traffic
and BSS traffic. The sharing of the channel including reserving a channel
for BSS traffic by a Mesh Access Point (MAP), the reserving comprising
sending a CC-RTS or a CC-CTS addressed to the MAP and/or blocking use of
the channel by a BSS stations when the channel is not reserved for BSS
traffic, the blocking use of the channel comprising the MAP sending a
frame setting a NAV in the BSS. The shared radio is switchable between
serving the BSS traffic and serving the mesh traffic.