Provided are systems and methods for polling, by a wireless network access point, a group of wireless network stations for an uplink transmission status, receiving (from one or more wireless network stations of the group of wireless network stations) an uplink transmission status report indicating that the wireless network station is ready for uplink data transmission, scheduling (in response to receiving the one or more uplink transmission status reports) one or more uplink data transmissions from the one or more wireless network stations, and receiving (from the one or more wireless network stations in accordance with the scheduling) one or more uplink data transmissions comprising uplink data.