Abstract:
A communication device is configured to operate in a first wireless communication network that utilizes a communication protocol developed for use in frequency bands that are licensed by a government entity for wireless communication applications. The communication device determines whether one or more communication channels in an unlicensed frequency band are not being utilized by any second wireless communication networks, wherein the government entity does not require licenses to use the unlicensed frequency band. In response to determining that one or more communication channels in the unlicensed frequency band are not being utilized by any second wireless communication networks, the communication device selects a set of one or more communication channels in the one or more communication channels for use by the first wireless communication network, and utilizes the set of one or more communication channels for communications in the first wireless communication network.
Abstract:
A first communication device receives an uplink orthogonal frequency multiple access (OFDMA) transmission. The uplink OFDMA transmission includes respective transmissions from multiple second communication devices, and the respective transmissions from the multiple second communication devices include indications of respective acknowledgment policies corresponding to the respective transmissions from the multiple second communication devices. The first communication device generates one or more acknowledgment physical layer (PHY) data units to acknowledge at least a portion of the uplink OFDMA transmission, where the one or more acknowledgment PHY data units do not comply with at least one of the acknowledgment policies corresponding to the uplink OFDMA transmission. The first communication device transmits the one or more acknowledgment PHY data units to acknowledge the at least the portion of the uplink OFDMA transmission.
Abstract:
A method for generating an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) data unit conforming to a first communication protocol for transmission via a communication channel is described. A first field is generated that conforms to a second communication protocol and has an integer number of OFDM symbols L N having a periodicity L P . A second field is generated that conforms to the first communication protocol, has an integer number of OFDM symbols H N having a periodicity H P , and is based on a frequency sequence having non-zero values at an integer interval K. The first and second fields are modulated using a tone spacing L TS and a tone spacing H TS , respectively. L TS is a multiple M of H TS . The OFDM data unit is generated to include a preamble including the first and second fields. The second field is generated such that H P is proportional to L P and K and inversely proportional to M.