摘要:
Channel characterization and training within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Within such communication systems, there can be a number of devices (e.g., STAs) that communicate with a single device (e.g., AP). A multi-cast sounding frame may be transmitted from a transmitting device to a number of receiving devices. Appropriate scheduling or ordering of feedback signals from some or all of the receiving devices may be performed explicitly (e.g., sounding frame sent from the transmitting device to a receiving device) or implicitly (e.g., control information sent from the transmitting device to the receiving device, sounding frame sent to the transmitting device from the receiving device). Such characterization and training is with respect to a channel or path in which data will subsequently follow. Such characterization and training can be performed in accordance with group membership (e.g., with respect to only some of the receiving devices).
摘要:
Group identification and definition within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. A group identification definition field may be transmitted to a number of receiving devices for use in interpreting current or subsequently received packets that include a group identification field (group ID). The group ID can serve a number of functions such as indicating those receiving devices for which the packet is intended, the identification of fields within the packet corresponding to the various devices, certain parameters (e.g., code type, code rate, modulation type, etc.) associated with such fields within the packet, etc. The group identification definition field may be updated or modified to allow for modification of the manner in which subsequent packets, including respective group IDs, are processed. One of a variety of events may direct the group identification definition field may be updated or modified.
摘要:
Adaptive and selective frame formats within multiple user, multiple access, and/or multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless communications. A reconfigurable channel circuitry, that may be implemented to communicate with one, a subset, or all of various blocks within a communication device provides for adaptive and selective frame formatting of communications between the communication device and other communication devices. In a wireless communication device context, and also in the context of multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO communications (e.g., multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) and/or orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), etc.), frame formatting may be adapted in accordance with a number of parameters including: the one or more users with which communications are to be made, the clusters (e.g., channel, band, frequency, etc.) employed for such communications, the one or more antennae (e.g., within a multi-antenna architecture) employed for such communications, and/or any other parameters.
摘要:
Transmission coordination within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Within wireless communication systems, there can be various wireless communication devices therein that are not all compliant with a common capability set, communication protocol, communication standard, recommended practice, etc. For example, some communication systems may have some wireless communication devices characterized as ‘legacy’ wireless communication devices, and other wireless communication devices therein may be newer and compliant with newer capability sets, communication protocols, communication standards, recommended practices, etc. In such instances, coordination of transmissions among the various wireless communication devices may be made, when performing simultaneous transmissions, by ensuring that transmissions of devices on different channels is made when aligned on a common boundary of an OFDM symbol. Alternatively, such simultaneous transmissions may be made when offset by some multiple of OFDM symbol duration. When performing non-simultaneous transmissions, transmissions may be made based on channel availability.
摘要:
Cluster parsing for signaling within multi-user wireless communication systems. Cluster assignment allows for complete flexibility across a variety of operational parameters in accordance with communications provided from a transmitting wireless communication device to a number of receiving wireless communication devices. For example, an access point (AP) may communicate to a number of wireless stations (STAs) in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and/or MU-MIMO/OFDMA. The selectivity may involve employing different antenna for communicating with each of the respective, receiving wireless communication devices. Also, the formation of a cluster employed in such communications may involve using as few as one channel within one band, different channels within a single band, different channels within different bands, or other combinations. Signaling corresponding to different clusters may be transmitted using different antenna or different groups of antennae.
摘要翻译:用于多用户无线通信系统中的信令的群集解析。 簇分配允许根据从发送无线通信设备提供给多个接收无线通信设备的通信,在各种操作参数之间具有完全的灵活性。 例如,接入点(AP)可以根据多用户多输入多输出(MU-MIMO),正交频分多址(OFDMA)和/或MU- MIMO / OFDMA。 选择性可以包括采用不同的天线来与相应的接收无线通信设备中的每一个进行通信。 此外,在这种通信中使用的集群的形成可以包括在一个频带内使用少至一个信道,在单个频带内的不同信道,不同频带内的不同信道,或其他组合。 可以使用不同的天线或不同的天线组发送对应于不同簇的信令。
摘要:
Transmission acknowledgement within multi-user wireless communication systems. Within multi-access wireless communication systems such as those operating in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and/or MU-MIMO/OFDMA, acknowledgement of receipt (e.g., using ACKs) is provided back to the sending or transmitting wireless communication device from each (or a subset) of the intended recipient wireless communication devices. Appropriate coordination of these ACKs from the respective, receiving wireless communication devices may be performed using instructions embedded within a multi-user packet that is provided to the receiving wireless communication devices. Alternatively, polling as effectuated by the sending or transmitting wireless communication device may be used to give explicit direction to the respective, receiving wireless communication devices of the manner by which their respective ACKs should be provided to the transmitting wireless communication device.
摘要:
An extended antenna module includes an antenna section and an extended wireless interface. The antenna section is operable to receive an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal when an antenna select signal is in a first state and/or transmit an outbound RF signal when the antenna select signal is in the first state. The extended wireless interface is operable to wirelessly receive the outbound RF signal from a unit wireless interface when the antenna select signal is in the first state and wirelessly transmit the inbound RF signal to the unit wireless interface when the antenna select signal is in the first state.
摘要:
A configurable radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF input/output (IO) module, a plurality of switching modules, and a plurality of components. The RF IO module and selected components of the plurality of components are inter-connected via the at least some of the plurality of switching modules based on a configuration instruction to produce at least one of: at least a portion of a receiver and at least a portion of transmitter.
摘要:
A device includes a transcevier and a processing module. The transceiver is operable to receive a wireless communication request from a requesting wireless communication device and to convert the wireless communication request into a baseband or near baseband request signal. The processing module is operable to determine multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) capabilities of the requesting and the target wireless communication devices based on the baseband or near baseband request signal. When the devices have at least two frequency band standards in common, the processing module allocates a communication resource of one of the two frequency band standards for a first communication path from the requesting wireless communication device to the target wireless communication device and allocates a communication resource of another one of the two frequency band standards for a second communication path from the target wireless communication device to the requesting wireless communication device.
摘要:
A configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of switches, a plurality of antenna components, and a configuration module. The configuration module is operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by configuring the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna.