Range extension mode for WiFi
First Claim
1. A method for generating a physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission via a communication channel, the PHY data unit conforming to an extended range mode of a wireless communication protocol, the method comprising:
- encoding, at a communication device, a plurality of information bits to generate a plurality of encoded bits;
mapping, at the communication device, the plurality of encoded bits to a plurality of constellation symbols, including mapping each bit to multiple constellation symbols;
generating, at the communication device, a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols corresponding to the PHY data unit using the plurality of constellation symbols, wherein the OFDM symbols are generated such that;
the OFDM symbols have a tone spacing that is ¼
of a tone spacing of a legacy wireless communication protocol, andthe OFDM symbols span only a subband of a 20 MHz communication channel; and
generating, at the communication device, a transmission signal using the plurality of OFDM symbols, the transmission signal spanning only the subband of the 20 MHz communication channel.
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Abstract
A communication device encodes a plurality of information bits to generate a plurality of encoded bits, and maps the plurality of encoded bits to a plurality of constellation symbols, including mapping each bit to multiple constellation symbols. The communication device generates a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols corresponding to a physical layer (PHY) data unit using the plurality of constellation symbols, wherein the OFDM symbols are generated such that: the OFDM symbols have a tone spacing that is ¼ of a tone spacing of a legacy wireless communication protocol, and the OFDM symbols span only a subband of a 20 MHz communication channel. The communication device generates a transmission signal using the plurality of OFDM symbols, the transmission signal spanning only the subband of the 20 MHz communication channel.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission via a communication channel, the PHY data unit conforming to an extended range mode of a wireless communication protocol, the method comprising:
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encoding, at a communication device, a plurality of information bits to generate a plurality of encoded bits; mapping, at the communication device, the plurality of encoded bits to a plurality of constellation symbols, including mapping each bit to multiple constellation symbols; generating, at the communication device, a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols corresponding to the PHY data unit using the plurality of constellation symbols, wherein the OFDM symbols are generated such that; the OFDM symbols have a tone spacing that is ¼
of a tone spacing of a legacy wireless communication protocol, andthe OFDM symbols span only a subband of a 20 MHz communication channel; and generating, at the communication device, a transmission signal using the plurality of OFDM symbols, the transmission signal spanning only the subband of the 20 MHz communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface device implemented using one or more integrated circuit (IC) devices, including; a media access control (MAC) processing unit configured to operate according to a communication protocol that defines an extended range mode, the MAC processing unit implemented using the one or more IC devices, and a physical layer (PHY) processing unit coupled configured to operate according to the communication protocol, the PHY processing unit coupled to the MAC processing unit and implemented using the one or more IC devices; wherein the PHY processing unit is configured to; encode a plurality of information bits to generate a plurality of encoded bits; map the plurality of encoded bits to a plurality of constellation symbols, including mapping each bit to multiple constellation symbols; generate a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols corresponding to a PHY data unit using the plurality of constellation symbols, wherein the PHY data unit conforms to the extended range mode, and wherein the OFDM symbols are generated such that; the OFDM symbols have a tone spacing that is ¼
of a tone spacing of a legacy wireless communication protocol, andthe OFDM symbols span only a subband of a 20 MHz communication channel; and generate a transmission signal using the plurality of OFDM symbols, the transmission signal spanning only the subband of the 20 MHz communication channel, wherein the transmission signal corresponds to the PHY data unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium, or media, storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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encode a plurality of information bits to generate a plurality of encoded bits;
map the plurality of encoded bits to a plurality of constellation symbols, including mapping each bit to multiple constellation symbols;generate a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols corresponding to physical layer (PHY) data unit using the plurality of constellation symbols, wherein the PHY data unit conforms to an extended range mode of a wireless communication protocol, and wherein the OFDM symbols are generated such that; the OFDM symbols have a tone spacing that is ¼
of a tone spacing of a legacy wireless communication protocol, andthe OFDM symbols span only a subband of a 20 MHz communication channel; and generate a transmission signal using the plurality of OFDM symbols, the transmission signal spanning only the subband of the 20 MHz communication channel, wherein the transmission signal corresponds to the PHY data unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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