Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to transmission methods of probabilistic shaping (PS) modulation in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., station (STA)) processes each subblock of a plurality of subblocks of a data unit by padding each subblock after scrambling and PS mapping each subblock to result in each subblock having a fixed length before further processing including encoding and modulation. The apparatus then transmits the plurality of processed subblocks.
Abstract:
A Wi-Fi communication method includes: performing resource allocation for multi-user transmission orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) according to a regulated frequency band boundary and a resource unit (RU) type, and sending information indicative of the resource allocation, where the RU type includes at least one of regular RU (rRU) and distributed-tone RU (dRU), the resource allocation indicates RUs or multiple RUs (MRUs) allocated in a channel, the channel is across the regulated frequency band boundary, and an RU or MRU allocated per user in the channel is not across the regulated frequency band boundary when using rRU.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to optimization of distributed-tone resource unit (RU) pilot tone designs in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., station (STA)) generates a distributed-tone RU (dRU) with a respective position of each of one or more pilot tones shifted with a respective position of each of one or more other pilot tones kept unchanged. The apparatus then performs a wireless communication in a 20 MHz or 40 MHz bandwidth with the dRU.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to efficient and flexible frequency domain (FD) aggregated physical-layer protocol data unit (FD-A-PPDU) with the same and/or mixed WiFi generations transmission are described. An apparatus (e.g., a station (STA)) performs a wireless communication by: (i) transmitting a FD-A-PPDU or (ii) receiving the FD-A-PPDU. The wireless communication is performed in a 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth with 80 MHz being a minimum size of each of multiple PPDUs of the FD-A-PPDU. The FD-A-PPDU may be a 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz FD-A-PPDU. The FD-A-PPDU may include PPDUs having a same PPDU format or different PPDU formats of different WiFi generations and utilizing a minimum size of 80 MHz non-overlapping frequency subblocks as a base building block.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to 80 MHz distributed-tone resource unit (dRU) tone plan-based dRU designs for wide distribution bandwidths 160 MHz and 320 MHz in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., station (STA)) generates a distributed-tone resource unit (dRU) using a 80 MHz dRU tone plan as a basic building block. The apparatus then performs a wireless communication in a 160 MHz or 320 MHz distribution bandwidth with the dRU.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to scalable waveform and numerology designs for next-generation wireless local area networks (WLANs) in 60 GHz frequency band are described. A first apparatus communicates in a 60 GHz frequency band wirelessly with a second apparatus based on a scalable waveform and numerology design with at least one of: (i) selection of a specific subcarrier spacing (SCS); (ii) selection of a specific guard interval (GI) design; and (iii) reuse of a preexisting channelization or tone plan.
Abstract:
System and method of Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) Beamforming communication. An MU-MIMO BF training session is used to train all the responders in a user group in relation to an initiator having multiple antenna arrays. Accordingly, suitable TX-RX sector pairs are selected based on the training results, and the user group is arranged into subsets such that the initiator can transmit data to the responders in one subset simultaneously by using mutually orthogonal BF waveforms. Prior to the MU-MIMO BF training session, the initiator can select TX sectors of the TX antennas and responders for the training session based on results from a prior or preliminary SISO BF training.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for structured resource allocation signaling. In one novel aspect, an 8-bit RU allocation filed is allocated in the HE-SIG-B common field for each 20 MHz. The structured resource signaling supports more than four MU-MIMO users. In one embodiment, the STA decodes the 8-bit RU allocation signal following a structured resource unit (RU) allocation rule, and determines the RU. In one embodiment, the STA decodes the first two bits of the 8-bit RU allocation signal to determine a first category of the RU allocation. The categories of the RU allocation includes a large RU size category indicating larger than or equal to 20 MHz RUs exist, a two 106-tone category indicating two 106-tone RUs exist, and a no-large-RU category indicating only smaller-than-242-tone RUs exist. The STA further decodes based on the category. A lookup table (LUT) for RU allocation is built and decoded based on a structured signaling rule.
Abstract:
A method of combined direction finding (DF) and fine timing measurement (FTM) positioning in a wireless location area network (WLAN) is proposed. A multiple antenna IEEE 802.11 transmitting device (AP) can transmit signal preamble containing multiple Long Training Field (LTF) symbols in a radio frame from multiple antennas, which allows a receiving device (STA) to resolve multiple DF sounding signals transmitted from the multiple antennas and thereby estimating angle of departure (AoD). On the other hand, the AP can estimate angle of arrival (AoA) from radio signals transmitted from the STA. When the radial resolution error of AoD or AoA positioning increases, DF positioning and fine-timing measurement (FTM) ranging can be jointly applied to reduce the radial resolution error and extends the AoD/AoA service area with positing accuracy.
Abstract:
A method for downlink traffic priority indication is provided. A wireless device, such as an access point, receives signals destined to a first wireless station and a second wireless station. Since the first wireless station and the second wireless station are associated with the wireless device, the wireless device sends a notice signal to the first wireless station and the second wireless device to inform about the signals. The notice signal sent by the wireless device includes downlink priority information according to the signals such that the wireless stations can manage the downlink traffic accordingly.