Long training field sequence construction

• US 10,327,172 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2017
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atlas Global Technologies LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Newracom Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Daewon, Moon, Sungho, Noh, Yujin, Cheong, Minho
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Man U
• Application Number:
  US15/452,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20170181034A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 370328
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0452 Multi-user MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0643 block codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/00 Baseband systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0204 of multiple channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0226 sounding signals per se
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/26 Systems using multi-frequency codes H04L27/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2613 Structure of the reference signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/26132 using repetition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2614 Peak power aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/065 using assembly or disassembly of packets

Abstract

In wireless communications for a 20 megahertz (MHz) channel bandwidth, a first device may determine a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF) mode. The first device may generate an HE-LTF symbol by using a portion or an entirety of an HE-LTF sequence corresponding to the channel bandwidth and HE-LTF mode. The first device may transmit, in the channel bandwidth, a high efficiency physical layer protocol data unit (HE PPDU) that includes the HE-LTF symbol. A second device may receive, in the 20 MHz channel bandwidth, a downlink HE PPDU that includes an HE-LTF symbol. The second device may obtain, from the HE-LTF symbol, a portion or an entirety of an HE-LTF sequence corresponding to the channel bandwidth and an HE-LTF mode of the HE-LTF symbol. The downlink HE PPDU may be the HE PPDU from the first device. Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for facilitating wireless communication in a 20 megahertz (MHz) channel bandwidth, the apparatus comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause;

determining a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF) mode among a plurality of HE-LTF modes including a 4x HE-LTF mode and a 2x HE-LTF mode;

generating an HE-LTF symbol by using a portion or an entirety of an HE-LTF sequence corresponding to the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and the determined HE-LTF mode, wherein the HE-LTF sequence is among a plurality of HE-LTF sequences for the plurality of bandwidths and the plurality of HE-LTF modes, wherein the HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index of a first range of subcarrier indices and a second range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index of the first range and the second range, and direct current tones on subcarrier indices of a third range of subcarrier indices; and

transmitting a high efficiency physical layer protocol data unit (HE PPDU) including the HE-LTF symbol, in the 20 MHz channel bandwidth.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of HE-LTF sequences includes a first HE-LTF sequence for the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and the 4x HE-LTF mode, and a second HE-LTF sequence for the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and the 2x HE-LTF mode.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2 that corresponds to the first range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2, direct current (DC) tones on subcarrier indices from −

1 to 1 that corresponds to the third range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from 2 to 122 that corresponds to the second range of subcarrier indices, and zero values on every odd subcarrier index from 2 to 122.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second HE-LTF sequence includes plural unit sequences corresponding to plural resource units, and wherein each of the plural unit sequences corresponds to one of plural base sequences multiplied by +1 or −

1.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the number of the plural unit sequences is 9, the number of the plural resource units is 9, and each of the plural unit sequences has 26 elements whose value are +1, 0 or −

1.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first HE-LTF sequence includes non-zero values on subcarrier indices from −

122 to −

2 that corresponds to the first range of subcarrier indices, direct current (DC) tones on subcarrier indices from −

1 to 1 that corresponds to the third range of subcarrier indices, and non-zero values on subcarrier indices from 2 to 122 that corresponds to the second range of subcarrier indices.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first HE-LTF sequence includes plural unit sequences corresponding to plural resource units, wherein each of the plural unit sequences corresponds to one of plural base sequences multiplied by +1 or −

1.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the number of the plural unit sequences is 9, the number of the plural resource units is 9, and each of the plural unit sequences has 26 elements whose value are +1 or −

1.

9. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the plurality of HE-LTF modes further includes a 1x HE-LTF mode, and

wherein the plurality of HE-LTF sequences further includes a third HE-LTF sequence for the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and the 1x HE-LTF mode.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the third HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on subcarrier indices from −

122 to −

4 excluding every fourth subcarrier index from −

122 to −

4, non-zero values on every fourth subcarrier index from −

122 to −

4, zero values on subcarrier indices of −

3 and −

2, direct current (DC) tones on subcarrier indices from −

1 to 1, zero values on subcarrier indices of 2 and 3, non-zero values on every fourth subcarrier index from 4to 122, and zero values on subcarrier indices from 4 to 122 excluding every fourth subcarrier index from 4 to 122.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a duration of the HE-LTF symbol excluding a guard interval is 12.8 microseconds when the determined HE-LTF mode is 4x HE-LTF mode, and

wherein a duration of the HE-LTF symbol excluding a guard interval is 6.4 microseconds when the determined HE-LTF mode is 2x HE-LTF mode.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the HE PPDU is a downlink non-orthogonal frequency division multiple access (non-OFDMA) PPDU.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a part of the HE-LTF sequence is used for generating the HE-LTF symbol, the part corresponds to a resource unit which is allocated to the apparatus, and the HE PPDU is an uplink non-orthogonal frequency division multiple access (non-OFDMA) PPDU.

14. An apparatus for facilitating wireless communication in a 20 megahertz (MHz) channel bandwidth, the apparatus comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause;

receiving a downlink high efficiency physical layer protocol data unit (HE PPDU) including a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF) symbol, in the 20 MHz channel bandwidth; and

obtaining, from the HE-LTF symbol, a portion or an entirety of an HE-LTF sequence corresponding to the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and an HE-LTF mode of the HE-LTF symbol, wherein the HE-LTF mode is one of a plurality of HE-LTF modes including a 2x HE-LTF mode and a 4x HE-LTF mode, wherein the HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index of a first range of subcarrier indices and a second range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index of the first range and the second range, and direct current tones on subcarrier indices of a third range of subcarrier indices.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when the HE-LTF mode is 2x HE-LTF mode, the HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2 that corresponds to the first range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2, DC tones on subcarrier indices from −

1 to 1 that corresponds to the third range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from 2 to 122 that corresponds to the second range of subcarrier indices, and zero values on every odd subcarrier index from 2 to 122.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the HE-LTF sequence includes plural unit sequences corresponding to plural resource units, and wherein each of the plural unit sequences corresponds to one of plural base sequences multiplied by +1 or −

1.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the number of the plural unit sequences is 9, the number of the plural resource units is 9, and each of the plural unit sequences has 26 elements whose value are +1, 0 or −

1.

18. An apparatus for facilitating wireless communication in a 20 megahertz (MHz) channel bandwidth, the apparatus comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause;

determining a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF) mode among a plurality of HE-LTF modes including a 4x HE-LTF mode and a 2x HE-LTF mode;

generating an HE-LTF symbol by using a portion or an entirety of an HE-LTF sequence corresponding to the 20 MHz channel bandwidth and the determined HE-LTF mode, wherein the HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index of a first range of subcarrier indices and a second range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index of the first range and the second range, and direct current tones on subcarrier indices of a third range of subcarrier indices; and

transmitting a high efficiency physical layer protocol data unit (HE PPDU) including the HE-LTF symbol, in the 20 MHz channel bandwidth.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein, when the HE-LTF mode is 2x HE-LTF mode, the HE-LTF sequence includes zero values on every odd subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2 that corresponds to the first range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from −

122 to −

2, DC tones on subcarrier indices from −

1 to 1 that corresponds to the third range of subcarrier indices, non-zero values on every even subcarrier index from 2 to 122 that corresponds to the second range of subcarrier indices, and zero values on every odd subcarrier index from 2 to 122.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the HE-LTF sequence includes plural unit sequences corresponding to plural resource units, and wherein each of the plural unit sequences corresponds to one of plural base sequences multiplied by +1 or −

1.