Abstract:
A device for a wireless network is disclosed. The device is configured to perform an access method, using a plurality of nodes, to gain access to a medium of the wireless network, wherein each node is associated with a different channel of the medium and the access method is performed by using separately each node. The device is further configured to transmit data using an active node that has gained access to the medium. Moreover, the device is further configured to, if another node also gains access to the medium after a determined time period from the access of the active node, control the active node to release the medium and to start the access method again, and control the other node to start transmitting data.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, in wireless communication technologies, particularly HARQ for IEEE 802.11, i.e. HARQ for Wi-Fi. To this end, the invention proposes a transmitting device and a receiving device, respectively, both configured to support such HARQ in Wi-Fi. The transmitting device is configured to: encapsulate a data unit in a container unit, encode the container unit into a codeword set of one or more codewords. Accordingly, the receiving device is configured to receive from the transmitting device at least one codeword set of one or more codewords, decode the codewords of the codeword set to obtain a container unit, and decapsulate the container unit to obtain a data unit. Thereby, a bit-size of the container unit is equal to the bit-size of the codeword set in the transmitting device and receiving device.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for selecting candidates in a K-Best algorithm of a MIMO decoder. The K-Best algorithm uses a layered structure comprising a first layer and subsequent layers. In each subsequent layer 2L candidates are selected by iteratively carrying out a selection step, wherein in the selection step the apparatus is configured to calculate and select at least two candidates having minimum distance values of a candidate group, and after each iteratively carried out selection step, the selected at least two candidates are sent to a further subsequent layer for iteratively generating a further candidate group of 2L candidates in the further subsequent layer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a device 100 configured to transmit a trigger message 101 on a plurality of channels 102 within a determined bandwidth. Thereby, the trigger message 101 indicates 103 a primary channel 104 of the plurality of channels 102. The present invention provides also a device 200 configured to receive a trigger message 101 on one of a plurality of channels 102 within a determined bandwidth, and to determine, from the received trigger message 101 a primary channel 104 of the plurality of channels 102. The present invention also provides corresponding methods 400 and 500, respectively, and a data structure for a trigger message 101 that includes information 103 indicating the primary channel 104 of the plurality of channels 200 within the determined bandwidth.
Abstract:
A transmitter, comprising a processor adapted to, convert a primary sequence of modulation symbols into a primary signal, using a universal pulse shape, convert an auxiliary sequence of modulation symbols, created from the primary sequence, to an auxiliary signal using an altered version of the universal pulse shape and combine the primary signal and the auxiliary signal to create a joint output signal.
Abstract:
A device for determining a received signal as minimum values of a set of values, the device comprising a processor configured to: load a first set of values in a register; identify a maximum value of the first set of values and a minimum value of the first set of values; in the register, replace the maximum value by a value of a second set of values and simultaneously replace the minimum value by a new value, calculated based on the minimum value, to receive an updated first set of values; and repeat previous steps until all values of the updated first set of values are replaced by values of the second set of values.
Abstract:
An access point device and method for wireless communication comprising: a transmitter configured to allocate a dedicated low-band channel (DLBC) in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) wireless frame structure (ODFMA-WFS), the DLBC has a lower bandwidth than a required minimal bandwidth of the OFDMA-WFS, and a modulator configured to produce in the DLBC a low-band signal field (LBSF) detectable in said lower bandwidth, for acquiring data symbols transmitted in the dedicated low-band channel. Further, a communication device and method comprising: a signal sensor configured to detect a low-band signal in the DLBC and to trigger a receiver to start receiving and decoding transmission in the DLBC, wherein the receiver is configured to receive and decode LBSF in the DLBC and to acquire data symbols transmitted in the DLBC based on information decoded from the LBSF.
Abstract:
There is provided a device for adapting a wireless transmission rate, comprising a transmitter, a processor adapted to perform the following for a transmission of each of sequential wireless local area network (WLAN) frames by the transmitter: estimate a packet Error Rate (PER) and/or Aggregation Error Rate (AER) for each of physical layer (PHY) rate values (according to frame size), estimate data transmit times each according to respective PER and/or AER and one of the PHY rate values, and select one of the PHY rate values for adaption of a wireless transmission rate of the transmitter in a following frame according to an analysis of the data transmit times.
Abstract:
A beamforming method and a beamforming apparatus for directional signal transmission are provided, wherein a multiple antenna beamformer is configured to conduct a data transmission to a beamformee.