Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and an electronic apparatus for automatically detecting bandwidth and the packet type of a packet, so as to solve the problem mentioned above. The method comprises: detecting a plurality of symbols in the preamble of the packet; generating a sign pattern according to the symbols; and determining the bandwidth and the packet type of the packet according to the detected sign pattern. The electronic apparatus comprises: a symbol detecting circuit, a sign pattern generating circuit, and a determining circuit. The symbol detecting circuit is utilized for detecting a plurality of symbols in the preamble of the packet. The sign pattern generating circuit is utilized for generating a sign pattern according to the symbols. The determining circuit is utilized for determining the bandwidth and the packet type of the packet according to the detected sign pattern.
Abstract:
A traffic indication signaling method includes: setting a control information subfield in an aggregated control (A-Control) subfield by traffic indication information, wherein the traffic indication information contains timing information of uplink (UL) traffic; and transmitting a frame that includes the A-Control subfield to an access point (AP). For example, the UL traffic is required by a latency sensitive traffic application.
Abstract:
An access point (AP) includes a transmitter (TX) circuit, a receiver (RX) circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit negotiates with at least one another AP via the TX circuit and the RX circuit, for setting up a coordinated service period (SP). In addition, a method for setting up the coordinated SP in a multiple AP environment includes: sending a request frame from a first AP to at least one second AP, wherein the request frame includes a plurality of SP parameters; receiving a response frame generated from the at least one second AP in response to the request frame; and in response to the response frame, setting up the coordinated SP by sending a setup frame to the at least one another AP, wherein the setup frame is set by updating at least a portion of the plurality of SP parameters.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method includes: generating at least one frame, wherein the at least one frame is configured to include a first medium access control (MAC) header field and a second MAC header field, and a queue size (QS) is encoded in the first MAC header field and the second MAC header field; and sending the at least one frame to an access point (AP).
Abstract:
A wireless communication device includes a network interface circuit and a control circuit. The network interface circuit communicates with a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device, where there is a peer-to-peer link established between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device. The control circuit generates a first frame, and sends the first frame to the second wireless communication device through the network interface circuit, where the first frame is arranged to inform the second wireless communication device of a subband transition at the first wireless communication device.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method includes: generating a buffer status report poll (BSRP) trigger frame, wherein the BSRP trigger frame is configured to carry indication information of buffer status report (BSR) collection; sending the BSRP trigger frame to at least one non-access-point (non-AP) station (STA); and in response to receiving the BSRP trigger frame, generating at least one trigger-based (TB) physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), and sending the at least one TB PPDU to an access point (AP).
Abstract:
A link condition announcement method is employed by a wireless fidelity (WiFi) multi-link device (MLD), and includes: obtaining information of a traffic condition of each of a plurality of links owned by the WiFi MLD according to traffic statistics of each of the plurality of links, and transmitting the information of the traffic condition of each of the plurality of links to another WiFi MLD that communicates with the WiFi MLD.
Abstract:
A multi-link device (MLD) includes a transmit (TX) circuit, a receive (RX) circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the RX circuit to receive a first frame under an operation mode parameter with a first setting, control the TX circuit to transmit a second frame responsive to the first frame under the operation mode parameter with the first setting, and after the second frame is transmitted, controls the RX circuit to receive at least one physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) under the operation mode parameter with a second setting, wherein the second setting is different from the first setting. None of the first frame and the second frame carries indication of operation mode parameter change that specifies the use of the second setting, and the use of the second setting is indicated by transmission of the second frame.
Abstract:
A physical protocol data unit (PPDU) transmission method includes: setting parameters of each of a plurality of links for enabling the plurality of links to have different capacity for PPDU transmission, wherein parameters of one link are different from parameters of another link, and highest capacity supported by the one link is higher than highest capacity supported by the another link; aligning an ending time instant of transmission of a first PPDU transmitted via the one link with an ending time instant of transmission of a second PPDU transmitted via the another link through setting a content that is carried by the first PPDU transmitted via the one link; and transmitting PPDUs via the plurality of links, wherein one PPDU is transmitted via each of the plurality of links, and the PPDUs include the first PPDU and the second PPDU.
Abstract:
A physical protocol data unit (PPDU) transmission method includes aligning parameters of a plurality of links for constraining the plurality of links to have same capacity for PPDU transmission, and transmitting PPDUs via the plurality of links. Highest capacity supported by one of the plurality of links is different from highest capacity supported by another of the plurality of links. Each of the PPDUs is generated and transmitted under the same parameters. Ending time instants of transmission of the PPDUs are aligned.