Abstract:
Methods and systems for reducing overhead paging are described. One example of such a method includes generating a compressed traffic indication map (TIM) element, the compressed TIM element comprising a partial virtual bitmap field constructed from at least one encoded block field that includes an encoded block information field identifying at least one encoding mode for encoded block information, and sending the compressed TIM element to an at least one station (STA) associated with the access point that supports at least one multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID). The method may also include, in response to the at least one encoding mode comprising an offset, length, bitmap (OLB) mode, encoding the encoded block information field to include a length subfield followed by contiguous subblock subfields, each subblock subfield including a corresponding subblock of a partial virtual map.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices to communicate in a white space are described herein. In some aspects, wireless communication transmitted in the white space authorizes an initial transmission by a device. The wireless communication may include power information for determining a power at which to transmit the initial transmission. The initial transmission may be used to request information identifying one or more channels in the white space available for transmitting data. In some aspects, a device for wireless communication is disclosed. The device may include a data interleaver with at least a first mode and a second mode. The modes may correspond to transmitting using either two or four channels of the white space.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating long packets are described herein. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver wirelessly receives via wireless local area network a data unit comprising a plurality of training fields interposed between data symbols. The plurality of training fields includes a first training field followed by a second training field. The first training field includes a gain control sequence, and the second training field includes a channel estimation sequence. The processor decodes at least one data symbol based on the plurality of training fields. In another aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor generates a data unit comprising a plurality of training fields inserted between data symbols, and the transmitter wirelessly transmits the data unit via wireless local area network.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating in a wireless network are described herein. In an aspect, a method of transmitting a data unit includes generating a data unit. The data unit includes one or more short training field (STF) sequences. The method further includes encoding each of the STF sequences with a pseudo-random spreading code. The code is based on an addressee of the data unit. The method further includes transmitting, at a transmitter, the data unit over a wireless channel. In another aspect, a method of processing a data unit includes receiving, at a receiver, a data unit. The data unit includes one or more STF sequences. The method further includes determining whether the data unit comprises one or more differentially encoded symbols. The method further includes receiving one or more long training field (LTF) sequences when the data unit does not comprise one or more differentially encoded symbols.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for efficiently managing groups of stations (STAs) receiving simultaneous transmissions in a multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) scheme. One example method generally includes; for a first apparatus in a number of groups of apparatuses, allocating a first spatial stream position for each of at least one first group in the number of the groups; and transmitting a first unicast message to the first apparatus, wherein the first unicast message comprises an indication of the allocated spatial stream position for each of the at least one first group and, for each group in the number of the groups, an indication of a membership status, in the group, of the first apparatus.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for controlling a network with one or more access points (APs). A controller may be configured to schedule at least some resources of the one or more APs to improve network efficiency. The APs may measure and report a variety of information and statistics to the controller. The controller may determine one or more transmission parameters and one or more operations a given AP is permitted to perform during a respective time interval. The controller may communicate the one or more transmission parameters using an indication, such as a message. At least one AP associated with the controller may communicate with stations (STAs) using the one or more transmission parameters.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocol in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A station (STA) may send a HARQ transmission to another STA. The HARQ protocol may support the use of different types of feedback from the receiving STA to control the HARQ retransmission process. This disclosure provides example message formats to support HARQ transmission and HARQ feedback in a WLAN.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for multi user bar protocols and frames. According to certain aspects, an apparatus is provided for wireless communications. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to determine that a plurality of devices have a first capability and generate a multi-user (MU) packet that solicits an immediate response from a plurality of the devices, wherein the immediate response comprises an acknowledgment (ACK) or block ACK (BA) and an interface configured to output the MU packet for transmission.
Abstract:
A method for wireless communications is disclosed that includes generating and interpreting multicast block acknowledgement frames. Group identifiers and apparatus identifiers are used for indicating the presence of aggregated acknowledgement information and for extracting acknowledgement information for individual stations.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for pre- and post-packet detection interference nulling. In some implementations, a method includes detecting at least a first part of an unscheduled Wi-Fi packet and performing a channel estimation. The method also may include estimating an interference on the Wi-Fi channel based on a known non-zero portion of the preamble of the Wi-Fi packet and nulling interference from the Wi-Fi channel during reception of at least a second part of the Wi-Fi packet. In some implementations, the method can determine an interference estimate based on at least one of a previously received packet or channel sampling for a Wi-Fi channel and computer a filter based at least in part on the interference estimate. The method also includes applying the filter to a received signal to null interference on the Wi-Fi channel at least before detection of a Wi-Fi packet.