Wireless Communication Signaling for Aggregate Data Units
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining data for a transmission to a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to process incoming transmissions based on an aggregate data unit format that specifies signaling for aggregating multiple medium access control (MAC) data units;
including, in a physical (PHY) frame, an aggregate data unit that is based on i) the data and ii) the aggregate data unit format, wherein the aggregate data unit includes a single MAC data unit;
including, in the PHY frame, an indication to signal that the MAC data unit in the aggregate data unit is singular and to cause the wireless communication device to accept the aggregate data unit without a corresponding block acknowledgement agreement; and
transmitting the PHY frame to the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described technique includes obtaining data for a transmission to a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device can be configured to process incoming transmissions based on an aggregate data unit format that specifies signaling for aggregating multiple medium access control (MAC) data units. The technique includes, in a physical (PHY) frame, an aggregate data unit that is based on the data and the aggregate data unit format, the aggregate data unit including a single MAC data unit. The technique includes, in the PHY frame, an indication to signal that the MAC data unit in the aggregate data unit is singular and to cause the wireless communication device to accept the aggregate data unit without a corresponding block acknowledgement agreement.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining data for a transmission to a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to process incoming transmissions based on an aggregate data unit format that specifies signaling for aggregating multiple medium access control (MAC) data units; including, in a physical (PHY) frame, an aggregate data unit that is based on i) the data and ii) the aggregate data unit format, wherein the aggregate data unit includes a single MAC data unit; including, in the PHY frame, an indication to signal that the MAC data unit in the aggregate data unit is singular and to cause the wireless communication device to accept the aggregate data unit without a corresponding block acknowledgement agreement; and transmitting the PHY frame to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry to access a wireless communication interface; and processor electronics configured to obtain data for a transmission to a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to process incoming transmissions based on an aggregate data unit format that specifies signaling for aggregating multiple medium access control (MAC) data units, include, in a physical (PHY) frame, an aggregate data unit that is based on i) the data and ii) the aggregate data unit format, wherein the aggregate data unit includes a single MAC data unit, include, in the PHY frame, an indication to signal that the MAC data unit in the aggregate data unit is singular and to cause the wireless communication device to accept the aggregate data unit without a corresponding block acknowledgement agreement, and cause a transmission the PHY frame to the wireless communication device via the wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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processor electronics configured to (i) obtain data for a transmission to a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to process incoming transmissions based on an aggregate data unit format that specifies signaling for aggregating multiple medium access control (MAC) data units, (ii) include, in a physical (PHY) frame, an aggregate data unit that is based on a) the data and b) the aggregate data unit format, wherein the aggregate data unit includes a single MAC data unit, ii) include, in the PHY frame, an indication to signal that the MAC data unit in the aggregate data unit is singular and to cause the wireless communication device to accept the aggregate data unit without a corresponding block acknowledgement agreement, and circuitry to transmit the PHY frame to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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