Abstract:
A method for wireless communication is described herein. The method may include advertising support by a wireless device for a first bandwidth mode and a second bandwidth mode, wherein the first bandwidth mode utilizes a single channel and the second bandwidth mode utilizes channel bonding between a plurality of channels. The method may also include switching a current bandwidth mode of the wireless device from one of the bandwidth modes to the other of the bandwidth modes and adjusting a number of multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) spatial streams supported by the wireless device in response to the switching.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for frequency interleaving for use with 80 MHz transmissions, such as those in the IEEE 802.11ac amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard. According to certain aspects, frequency interleaving spatial streams for transmissions on channels having widths of about 80 MHz may comprise using an interleaving depth of 26. The number of frequency rotations may be 58 (or 29) for up to four (or up to eight) spatial streams. According to certain aspects, frequency interleaving up to eight (or up to four) spatial streams for transmission on channels having widths of about 80 MHz may comprise performing frequency rotation for each of the spatial streams based on a frequency rotation index = [0 4 2 6 1 5 3 7] (or = [0 2 1 3]).
Abstract:
Beamforming may be used in MIMO communication systems to further enhance spectral efficiency. Beamforming refers to beamed transmissions to a single destination (e.g., a station) at a time, to enhance the rate and/or range of transmission. To perform beamforming from a source to one or more destinations, a channel and/or beamforming matrices corresponding to the channel needs to be known at the source, which may be obtained as feedback from the destination. However, the beamforming matrices may not be smooth over frequency as it is fed back from the destination. Therefore, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide beamforming feedback options, resulting in the smoothness of a beamforming matrix.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for orthogonal pilot tone mapping in Multiple-In and Multiple-Out (MIMO) and Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) systems are disclosed. An aspect of the method includes identifying a plurality of symbol periods within which symbols representing encoded data are to be transmitted in a plurality of spatial streams over a communication channel; identifying a plurality of pilot tone values for a plurality of pilot tones in the plurality of symbol periods to create a pilot tone mapping, wherein the identified pilot tone values are such that a receiver, when receiving at least some of the plurality of pilot tones, is provided with signals enabling the receiver to characterize and mitigate any communication impairments, and potentially obtain transmit spatial stream diversity benefits, wherein at least two of the pilot tone values in the pilot tone mapping are orthogonal when the symbols are combined over at least one dimension; and transmitting the symbols and the plurality of pilot tones over the plurality of spatial streams for the plurality of symbol periods.
Abstract:
Apparatuses for communication are disclosed, including processing systems configured to generate and/or receive a plurality of streams, each of the streams having one or more data packets including a plurality of portions, in which each of the portions in each of the data packets is coded and modulated independently of the other portions in the same data packet, the processing systems being further configured to code and modulate and/or decode and demodulate the data packets. Also disclosed are methods for generating and/or receiving a plurality of streams, each of the streams having one or more data packets comprising a plurality of portions, and for coding and modulating and/or decoding and demodulating each of the portions in each of the data packets independently of the other portions in the same data packet.
Abstract:
Systems and/or methods for communication that generate a plurality of spatial streams are disclosed. Each of the spatial streams comprises a plurality of symbols. At least a portion of a training sequence is distributed across a first symbol in a first one of the spatial streams and a second symbol in a second one of the spatial streams.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for multiple user uplink are provided. In one aspect, a method of transmitting a physical layer convergence protocol data unit on a wireless medium includes generating a first portion and a second portion of the physical layer convergence protocol data unit, transmitting the first portion at a first data rate, the first portion decodable by a first and second sets of devices, and transmitting the second portion at a second data rate higher than the first data rate, the second portion decodable by the second set of devices.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for selectively enabling legacy protection in a WLAN. A method may include receiving, by an access point, a DSSS signal from a station, and activating legacy protection within a WI_AN of the access point based at least in part on the received DSSS signal. For instance when a station cannot be initially detected, the access point may transmit an OFDM signal indicating a NAV period associated with a remote station initial access period. The access point may then receive a DSSS transmission from a remote station during the remote station initial access period. A method may include receiving, at a wireless station, an indication of a NAV period associated with remote station initial access, monitoring for radio transmissions during the NAV period, and transmitting a DSSS signal during the NAV period based on the monitoring.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for uplink (UL) multiuser multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions in a High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) system. One example method generally includes generating a packet having a preamble portion and transmitting the packet. The preamble portion typically includes a long training field (LTF); a first signal (SIG) field subsequent to the LTF; one or more other LTFs located subsequent to the first SIG field; and at least one second SIG field, wherein all SIG fields in the preamble portion, other than the first SIG field, are subsequent to the one or more other LTFs. Another example method generally includes receiving, from an apparatus, a packet having a preamble portion comprising tone-interleaved LTFs; and performing frequency offset adjustment on the packet based on the tone-interleaved LTFs.
Abstract:
A method includes transmitting a packet from a first wireless device to a second wireless device, where data within the packet is encoded and a signal representing the packet is modulated in accordance with a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The method also includes, responsive to receiving an acknowledgement packet that includes a MCS change indicator from the second wireless device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) in response to transmitting the packet, maintaining the MCS when the MCS change indicator has a first value and incrementing the MCS when the MCS has a second value.