Methods and apparatus for interference aware spatial reuse

    公开(公告)号:US10251065B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15291818

    申请日:2016-10-12

    Abstract: A first communication device maintains respective spatial reuse information for respective pairs of second communication devices, the respective spatial reuse information for determining whether the first communication device can simultaneously transmit during respective transmissions between the respective pairs of second communication devices. The first communication device determines whether the first communication device can transmit a spatial reuse transmission to a third communication device simultaneously with one or more ongoing transmissions between one or more pairs of second communication devices using the spatial reuse information. Responsive to determining that the first communication device can transmit the spatial reuse transmission, the first communication device transmits a packet to the third communication device simultaneously with the one or more ongoing transmissions between one or more pairs of second communication devices.

    Carrier frequency offset estimation

    公开(公告)号:US10243711B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15334550

    申请日:2016-10-26

    Abstract: A first communication device receives, from a second communication device, a synchronization frame having an allocation indicator that indicates a non-overlapping allocation of pilot tones. The first communication device generates a first data frame that comprises a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a non-legacy training field portion, the plurality of OFDM symbols including only pilot tones corresponding to the non-overlapping allocation of pilot tones. The first communication device transmits, in response to the synchronization frame and via a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) communication channel, the first data frame to the second communication device simultaneously with a transmission of a second data frame by a third communication device via the MIMO communication channel, wherein corresponding OFDM symbols of respective non-legacy training field portions of the first data frame and the second data frame include non-overlapping pilot tones according to the non-overlapping allocation.

    Partial association identifier (AID) length change notification

    公开(公告)号:US10212730B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15488162

    申请日:2017-04-14

    Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to partial AID length change notification include: transmitting, to one or more wireless devices within a wireless communication system, a first frame including an indication of a partial association identifier (AID) length and an indication of a target time at which the one or more wireless devices within the wireless communication system will utilize the indicated partial AID length; and transmitting, to the one or more wireless devices within a wireless communication system, one or more additional frames before the target time is reached, where each of the one or more additional frames include the indication of the partial AID length and the indication of the target time.

    Methods and apparatus for protecting transmissions in a wireless communication network

    公开(公告)号:US10201009B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15236230

    申请日:2016-08-12

    Abstract: A channel access timer at a communication device is set to a duration for which a shared communication medium is expected to be busy in a basic service set (BSS) heard by the communication device. The channel access timer is counted down. Before the channel access timer reaches zero, respective indications of respective contention free period durations in multiple basic service sets (BSSs) heard by the communication device are recorded in a BSS record maintained by the communication device. Recording the respective indications includes recording, for each particular BSS of the multiple BSSs, (i) an identifier of the particular BSS and (ii) an offset value corresponding to an offset of an end of a contention free period in the particular BSS from an end of a contention free period in the BSS based on which the channel access timer is currently set at the communication device.

    Systems and methods for performing data frame configuration on the physical layer for high-data rate wireless local area networks (WLANS)

    公开(公告)号:US10187497B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15379027

    申请日:2016-12-14

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a physical-layer control mechanism in accordance with a wireless local area network communication protocol allowing a high data rate. At a wireless receiver, a physical-layer data frame may be received compliant with the wireless local area network communication protocol. When the physical-layer data frame includes only one data unit, a length of an enhanced directional multi-gigabit header from a header associated with the physical-layer data frame may be obtained, and the enhanced directional multi-gigabit header from the physical-layer data frame may be enhanced based on the length. When the physical-layer data frame includes more than one data unit, a first length of a first data unit may be obtained from a first header associated with the first data unit, and the first data unit may be identified from the data frame based on the first length.

    WiFi classification by pilot sequences

    公开(公告)号:US10181966B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15143075

    申请日:2016-04-29

    Abstract: A communication device determines a format according to which a data unit is to be generated, and selects a pilot sequence to be used for generating the data unit. The pilot sequence is selected from a plurality of pilot sequences corresponding to a plurality of data unit formats, and the pilot sequence is selected based on the determined format. The communication device generates the data unit to include the selected pilot sequence, and transmits the data unit.

    Signaling phy preamble formats
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10038518B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-31

    申请号:US15180801

    申请日:2016-06-13

    CPC classification number: H04L1/0007 H04L1/0025 H04L27/2602 H04W88/06

    Abstract: A communication device determines a format according to which a physical layer (PHY) data unit is to be generated. The communication device selects i) length information to be included in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, wherein the length information and the phase of modulation are selected to indicate the format from a set of multiple PHY formats defined by a communication protocol. The communication device generates the PHY data unit to include the selected length information in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble and to modulate the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble with the selected phase, and transmits the PHY data unit.

    Hybrid automatic repeat request for wireless local area network

    公开(公告)号:US09876614B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-23

    申请号:US14600766

    申请日:2015-01-20

    Abstract: A method for transmission of media access control (MAC) protocol data units (MPDUs) over a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channel is described. A first physical layer (PHY) data unit is generated at a first communication device. The first PHY data unit has i) a data field that includes a first MPDU to be transmitted to a second communication device, and ii) a PHY signal field that includes a transmission version field set to indicate an initial transmission of the first MPDU. The first PHY data unit is transmitted over the WLAN communication channel to the second communication device. It is determined, at the first communication device, whether a first acknowledgment to the first MPDU has been received from the second communication device. In response to determining that the first acknowledgment has not been received, a second PHY data unit is generated at the first communication device. The second PHY data unit has i) a data field that includes the first MPDU, and ii) a PHY signal field that includes a transmission version field set to indicate a retransmission of the first MPDU. The second PHY data unit is transmitted over the WLAN communication channel to the second communication device.

    Auto-detection of repeated signals
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09674011B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US15017343

    申请日:2016-02-05

    CPC classification number: H04L25/03171 H04L25/03012 H04L25/061

    Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to repeated signal detection are described. A described technique includes receiving a signal including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first received symbol and a second received symbol; detecting whether the first received symbol is repeated as the second received symbol using a maximum a posterior decision metric including a first component and a second component, the first component contributing to the decision metric in accordance with the first received symbol being repeated as the second received symbol, and the second component contributing to the decision metric in accordance with the first received symbol not being repeated as the second received symbol; determining a format based on whether or not the first received symbol was repeated; and processing the second portion of the signal in accordance with the format, as determined.

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