Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One method includes forming a message that includes a plurality of data tones and one or more direct current (DC) protection tones. The method further includes setting a value for a data tone of the plurality of data tones to carry a data portion of the message. The method further includes setting a value for a DC protection tone of the one or more DC protection tones by repeating the value for the data tone as the value for the DC protection tone. The method further includes transmitting the message to one or more wireless communication devices utilizing the plurality of data tones and the one or more DC protection tones.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for generating a multicarrier wakeup signal that is modulated using multiple on-off keying (OOK) patterns. In some cases, the OOK pattern may be constructed using one or more of the following techniques: forward error correction (FEC) coding, spreading, encoding (e.g., DC balance encoding such as Manchester encoding), and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) overlay mapping. The resulting signal may serve to increase the sensitivity of the receiver. The OOK patterns may include on portions and off portions that are indicative of different bit values, such as a one bit or a zero bit. The multicarrier wakeup signal may be decoded by a first radio of a wireless device that compares the energy of the signal over different time periods to determine the bit value. Once determined, the wireless device may choose to activate a second radio for communication.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. An access point (AP) may use wireless local area network (WLAN) signaling fields in a multiple user transmission preamble to communicate with a number of stations greater than a threshold. For example, the AP may determine that the number of stations is greater than the threshold and generate a compression indicator and an indication of the number of stations to include in a first signaling field. The AP may then generate a spatial configuration indicator in a second signaling field based on the number of stations and transmit the first and second signaling fields in a preamble of the multiple user transmission. Upon receiving the preamble, a station may identify the compression indicator and number of stations, and the spatial configuration indicator in the first and second signaling fields, and decode the multiple user transmission using a determined spatial decoding scheme.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for constructing or determining a training sequence as a part of transmission preamble to minimize (or at least reduce) a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) at a transmitting node. In one example, a long training field (LTF) sequence of a preamble is determined that combines a set of interpolating sequences with LTF tone values. The LTF tone values may cover at least a portion of bandwidth of a first size, with each of the LTF tone values repeated for different subcarriers. The phases of tones of the LTF sequence may be rotated per bandwidth of the first size and certain tones of the LTF sequence may have a stream of values at pilot locations. For example, the phases of tones of the LTF sequence may be rotated in an effort to reduce PAPR during a transmission of the LTF sequence.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet. At least a portion of the wireless signal is configured to be received over a bandwidth lower than or equal to 1.25 MHz. The packet is formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol comprising thirty-two tones. The thirty-two tones correspond to frequency subcarriers within the bandwidth. The thirty-two tones of the at least one OFDM symbol are allocated as: twenty-four data tones, two pilot tones, five guard tones, and one direct current (DC) tone. The apparatus includes a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal. The processor includes a transform module configured to convert the at least one OFDM symbol into a frequency domain signal using a thirty-two point mode.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses can be disclosed for communicating over a wireless communication network. One communication device includes a processor configured to allocate, or receive allocation of, at least a portion of a first sub-band of a channel and at least a portion of a second sub-band of the channel for use by the communication device. The communication device further includes a plurality of encoders configured to independently encode first and second data for wireless transmission over the first and second sub-bands, respectively. The communication device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the independently encoded first and second data over the first and second sub-bands, respectively.
Abstract:
A method of wirelessly communicating a packet can include generating, at a wireless device, a packet including a training field based on a training field tone plan. The method further includes populating training tones in the training field tone plan by duplicating tone positions from a base training field one or more times, and adding one or more additional sub-band direct current (DC) tones or edge tones. The method further includes transmitting the packet.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One example apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions. The apparatus further includes a processor coupled with the memory. The processor and the memory are configured to determine a total bandwidth for a transmission of a message, the total bandwidth including a plurality of tones. The processor is further configured to divide the plurality of tones in the total bandwidth into one or more 26-, 52-, 106-, 242-, or 996-tone blocks. The processor is further configured to determine an indication. The indication assigns one or more of the one or more tone blocks to a first wireless communication device. The apparatus further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the indication to at least the first wireless communication device or a second device.
Abstract:
A method of wirelessly communicating a packet can include generating, at a wireless device, a packet including a plurality of symbols. The method further includes segmenting an input bit vector into a plurality of symbol vectors according to one of a sequential or distributed segmentation procedure. The method further includes splitting each of the plurality of symbol vectors into two or more split vectors according to one of a sequential or round-robin split procedure. The method further includes mapping each of the split vectors into the plurality of symbols according to one of a block-level repetition or a symbol-level repetition. The method further includes transmitting the packet.
Abstract:
A method of wirelessly communicating a packet includes generating, at a first wireless device, a first packet including a first preamble decodable by a plurality of devices and a second preamble decodable by only a subset of the plurality of devices. The first preamble includes a first signal field. The second preamble includes a first training field. The method further includes transmitting the first packet concurrently with one or more second packets to be transmitted by wireless devices other than the first wireless device.