Padding and backoff operations when transmitting via multiple frequency segments in a WLAN

    公开(公告)号:US11909570B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US18101893

    申请日:2023-01-26

    摘要: A communication device determines that simultaneous transmission/reception via multiple frequency segments in a WLAN is not permitted, and transmits a first packet in a first frequency segment and a second packet in a second frequency segment. The communication device determines that an end of the first packet does not align with an end of the second packet and that the first packet and/or the second packet prompts transmission of a respective response packet a defined time period after transmission of the corresponding one of the first packet and the second packet. In response to having determined that simultaneous transmission/reception is not permitted and that the first packet and/or the second packet prompts transmission of the respective response packet, the communication device pads the first packet and/or the second packet so that an end of transmission of the first packet is aligned with an end of transmission of the second packet.

    Simultaneous transmission in multiple frequency segments

    公开(公告)号:US11606765B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17527004

    申请日:2021-11-15

    IPC分类号: H04W56/00 H04W84/12

    摘要: A communication device generates a first packet for transmission in a first frequency segment, and generates a first physical layer (PHY) preamble of the first packet to include a first field that indicates a first overall bandwidth that the first packet spans. The communication device generates a second packet for transmission in a second frequency segment, and generates a second PHY preamble of the second packet to include a second field that indicates a second overall bandwidth that the second packet spans. The communication device transmits the first packet in the first frequency segment beginning at a first time, and simultaneously transmits the second packet in the second frequency segment beginning at a second time that is different than the first time.

    Allocating resource units for uplink multi-user transmissions in wide bandwidths

    公开(公告)号:US11588603B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US16847326

    申请日:2020-04-13

    摘要: A communication device operates according to a communication protocol defines a first set of frequency resource units (RUs) and a second set of frequency RUs. The first set of frequency RUs includes at least a first subset of frequency RUs having a first bandwidth and a second set of RUs having a second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth, and the second set of frequency RUs omits at least some of the frequency RUs in the first subset of frequency RUs. The communication device determines that a communication channel to be used for an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission spans a frequency bandwidth greater than 160 MHz, and allocates one or more frequency RUs for the UL MU transmission, including: in response to determining that the communication channel spans the frequency bandwidth greater than 160 MHz, selecting one or more frequency RUs from a second set of frequency RUs.

    Wakeup radio packet with BSS information

    公开(公告)号:US11576125B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17140714

    申请日:2021-01-04

    摘要: A method, performed by a first communication device, for transmitting a wireless local area network (WLAN) packet to a WLAN network interface device of a second communication device is described. The second communication device includes a separate wakeup radio (WUR) coupled to the WLAN network interface device. The WLAN packet is generated at the first communication device to include a WUR identifier associated with a neighbor communication device. The WUR identifier is usable by the WUR of the second communication device to identify WUR packets transmitted by the neighbor communication device. The neighbor communication device is different from the first communication device. The WLAN packet is transmitted by the first communication device to the WLAN network interface device of the second communication device.

    Medium protection in wireless local area networks

    公开(公告)号:US11564264B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17208432

    申请日:2021-03-22

    摘要: A communication device determines whether a PHY data unit is to be transmitted in a first frequency band from among multiple frequency bands in which a WLAN communication protocol permits operation. The multiple frequency bands also include a second frequency band. The communication device determines whether the PHY data unit is to include a PS-Poll frame, and whether a BSS color is currently disabled for the WLAN. In response to i) determining that the PHY data unit is to be transmitted in the first frequency band, ii) determining that the PHY data unit is not to include a PS-Poll frame, and iii) determining that the BSS color is not currently disabled for the WLAN: the communication device determines that a TXOP duration subfield in a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit cannot be set to a value defined by the WLAN communication protocol for indicating a TXOP duration that is unspecified.