Hew master station and method for communicating in accordance with a scheduled OFDMA technique on secondary channels
First Claim
1. An apparatus of a high-efficiency (HE) access point (HE-AP), the apparatus comprising:
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memory, the HE-AP configured for communication with a plurality of HE stations (HE-STAs) using a plurality of 20 MHz channels, the processing circuitry configured to;
encode an HE physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) (HE-PPDU), the HE-PPDU to include;
a plurality of signal fields including one or more non-HE signal fields and one or more HE signal fields, wherein the one or more HE signal fields include;
a first HE signal field comprising a first portion in accordance with a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) constellation and a second portion in accordance with either a BPSK or a quaternary binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, the BPSK constellation being different than the QBPSK constellation, anda second HE signal field, the second HE signal field to provide resource allocation information to the plurality of HE-STAs,wherein the resource allocation information is configurable to indicate a plurality of resource units (RUs) within each of the plurality of 20 MHz channels, the RUs configurable to have bandwidths less than 20 MHz to allow multiple RUs within each 20 MHZ channel,wherein the one or more non-HE signal fields are configured to follow a short training field (L-STF) and a long training field (L-LTF) of the HE-PPDU;
obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for transmission of the HE-PPDU, the first HE signal field being duplicated for transmission on each 20 MHz channel, the second HE signal field being separately encoded for transmission on each 20 MHz channel; and
cause to transmit, during the TXOP, downlink data to the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), orcause to receive, during the TXOP, uplink data from the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA).
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Abstract
Embodiments of a high-efficiency WLAN (HEW) master station and method for communicating in accordance with a scheduled OFDMA technique on secondary channels are generally described herein. An access point is configured to operate as part of a basic-service set (BSS) that includes a plurality of high-efficiency WLAN (HEW) stations and a plurality of legacy stations. The BSS operates on a primary channel and one or more secondary channels. In accordance with some embodiments, the access point may communicate with one or more of the HEW stations on one or more of the secondary channels in accordance with a scheduled OFDMA communication technique when the primary channel is utilized for communication with one or more of the legacy devices.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus of a high-efficiency (HE) access point (HE-AP), the apparatus comprising:
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processing circuitry; and
memory, the HE-AP configured for communication with a plurality of HE stations (HE-STAs) using a plurality of 20 MHz channels, the processing circuitry configured to;encode an HE physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) (HE-PPDU), the HE-PPDU to include; a plurality of signal fields including one or more non-HE signal fields and one or more HE signal fields, wherein the one or more HE signal fields include; a first HE signal field comprising a first portion in accordance with a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) constellation and a second portion in accordance with either a BPSK or a quaternary binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, the BPSK constellation being different than the QBPSK constellation, and a second HE signal field, the second HE signal field to provide resource allocation information to the plurality of HE-STAs, wherein the resource allocation information is configurable to indicate a plurality of resource units (RUs) within each of the plurality of 20 MHz channels, the RUs configurable to have bandwidths less than 20 MHz to allow multiple RUs within each 20 MHZ channel, wherein the one or more non-HE signal fields are configured to follow a short training field (L-STF) and a long training field (L-LTF) of the HE-PPDU; obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for transmission of the HE-PPDU, the first HE signal field being duplicated for transmission on each 20 MHz channel, the second HE signal field being separately encoded for transmission on each 20 MHz channel; and cause to transmit, during the TXOP, downlink data to the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), or cause to receive, during the TXOP, uplink data from the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a high-efficiency (HE) access point (HE-AP), the HE-AP configured for communication with a plurality of HE stations (HE-STAs) using a plurality of 20 MHz channels, the method comprising:
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encoding an HE physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) (HE-PPDU), the HE-PPDU to include; a plurality of signal fields including one or more non-HE signal fields and one or more HE signal fields, wherein the one or more HE signal fields include; a first HE signal field comprising a first portion in accordance with a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) constellation and a second portion in accordance with either a BPSK or a quaternary binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, the BPSK constellation being different than the QBPSK constellation, a second HE signal field, the second HE signal field to provide resource allocation information to the plurality of HE-STAs, wherein the resource allocation information is configurable to indicate a plurality of resource units (RUs) within each of the plurality of 20 MHz channels, the RUs configurable to have bandwidths less than 20 MHz to allow multiple RUs within each 20 MHZ channel, wherein the one or more non-HE signal fields are configured to follow a short training field (L-STF) and a long training field (L-LTF) of the HE-PPDU; obtaining a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for transmission of the HE-PPDU, the first HE signal field being duplicated for transmission on each 20 MHz channel, the second HE signal field being separately encoded for transmission on each 20 MHZ channel; and causing the HE-AP to transmit, during the TXOP, downlink data to the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), or causing the HE-AP to receive, during the TXOP, uplink data from the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of a high-efficiency (HE) access point (HE-AP) to configure the HE-AP to perform operations communication with a plurality of HE stations (HE-STAs) using a plurality of 20 MHz channels,
the processing circuitry configured to: -
encode an HE physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) (HE-PPDU), the HE-PPDU to include; a plurality of signal fields including one or more non-HE signal fields and one or more HE signal fields, wherein the one or more HE signal fields include; a first HE signal field comprising a first portion in accordance with a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) constellation and a second portion in accordance with either a BPSK or a quaternary binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, the BPSK constellation being different than the QBPSK constellation, and a second HE signal field, the second HE signal field to provide resource allocation information to the plurality of HE-STAs, wherein the resource allocation information is configurable to indicate a plurality of resource units (RUs) within each of the plurality of 20 MHz channels, the RUs configurable to have bandwidths less than 20 MHz to allow multiple RUs within each 20 MHZ channel, wherein the one or more non-HE signal fields are configured to follow a short training field (L-STF) and a long training field (L-LTF) of the HE-PPDU; obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for transmission of the HE-PPDU, the first HE signal field being duplicated for transmission on each 20 MHz channel, the second HE signal field being separately encoded for transmission on each 20 MHz channel; and cause to transmit, during the TXOP, downlink data to the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), or cause to receive, during the TXOP, uplink data from the HE-STAs within the plurality of RUs in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus of a high-efficiency (HE) station (HE-STA), the apparatus comprising:
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memory, the HE-STA configured for communication with an HE access point (HE-A), the processing circuitry configured to;decode an HE physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) (HE-PPDU) received within a transmission opportunity (TXOP), the HE-PPDU to include; a plurality of signal fields including one or more non-HE signal fields and one or more HE signal fields, wherein the one or more HE signal fields include; a first HE signal field comprising a first portion in accordance with a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) constellation and a second portion in accordance with either a BPSK or a quaternary binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, the BPSK constellation being different than the QBPSK constellation, and a second HE signal field, the second HE signal field to provide resource allocation information to each of a plurality of HE-STAs, wherein the resource allocation information is configurable to indicate a plurality of resource units (RUs) within each of the plurality of 20 MHz channels, the RUs configurable to have bandwidths less than 20 MHz to allow multiple RUs within each 20 MHZ channel, wherein the one or more non-HE signal fields are configured to follow a short training field (L-STF) and a long training field (L-LTF) of the HE-PPDU, wherein the first HE signal field is duplicated on each 20 MHz channel and the second HE signal field is separately encoded on each 20 MHz channel; and decode, during the TXOP, downlink data for the HE-STA within the RUs indicated to the HE-STA, the downlink data received in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), or encode for transmission, during the TXOP, uplink data from the HE-STA within the RUs indicated to the HE-STA, the uplink data transmitted in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. The apparatus of 17, wherein the memory is configured to store the resource allocation information indicated for the HE-STA.
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