DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OVER NON-CONTIGUOUS CHANNELS

• US 20110292919A1
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Trainin, Solomon, Kasher, Assaf
• Granted Patent: US 8,582,551 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication over non-contiguous channels. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit capable of transmitting symbols of a wireless communication packet to a wireless communication device over a plurality of non-contiguous wireless communication channels, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit, as part of a preamble of the packet, signaling information defining transmission characteristics over the plurality of non-contiguous channels.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication unit capable of transmitting symbols of a wireless communication packet to a wireless communication device over a plurality of non-contiguous wireless communication channels,

wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit, as part of a preamble of the packet, signaling information defining transmission characteristics over the plurality of non-contiguous channels.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit over a first channel of the plurality of non-contiguous channels at least first signaling information defining first transmission characteristics over the first channel, and to transmit over a second channel of the plurality of non-contiguous channels at least second signaling information defining second transmission characteristics, which are independent of the first transmission characteristics, over the second channel.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit over the first channel at least part of the second signaling information, and to transmit over the second channel at least part of the first signaling information.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit over the first channel first and second information elements including the first and second signaling information, respectively.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit the first and second elements over the second channel.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least part of the first signaling information includes at least one of a bandwidth of the first channel and channel allocation information corresponding to the first channel.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is to communicate over a first channel of the plurality of channels according to a first back-off mechanism and to communicate over a second channel of the plurality of channels according to a second back-off mechanism.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein, if a back-off period of the first back-off mechanism is complete, the wireless communication unit is to wait up to a predefined time period for the back-off period of the second back-off mechanism to complete, prior to transmitting over the first channel.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the back-off period of the second back-off mechanism is complete within the predefined time period, the wireless communication unit is to transmit over both the first and second channels.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one channel of the plurality of channels includes two or more contiguous channels, and wherein the wireless communication unit is to transmit a common preamble of the packet over the contiguous channels.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one channel of the plurality of channels has a bandwidth of at least 20 megahertz (MHz).

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channels has a total bandwidth of at least 160 megahertz (MHz).

13. A system comprising:

a wireless communication device including;

at least one antenna; and

a wireless communication unit including;

a plurality of transmission chains; and

a media-access-controller (MAC) to control the plurality of transmission chains to simultaneously transmit symbols of a wireless communication packet over a plurality of non-contiguous wireless communication channels.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the MAC is to transmit, as part of a preamble of the packet, signaling information defining transmission characteristics over the plurality of non-contiguous channels.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the MAC is to transmit over a first channel of the plurality of non-contiguous channels at least first signaling information defining first transmission characteristics over the first channel, and to transmit over a second channel of the plurality of non-contiguous channels at least second signaling information defining second transmission characteristics, which are independent of the first transmission characteristics, over the second channel.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the MAC is to transmit over the first channel at least part of the second signaling information, and to transmit over the second channel at least part of the first signaling information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the MAC is to transmit over the first channel first and second information elements including the first and second signaling information, respectively.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the MAC is to communicate over a first channel of the plurality of channels according to a first back-off mechanism and to communicate over a second channel of the plurality of channels according to a second back-off mechanism.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein, if a back-off period of the first back-off mechanism is complete, the MAC is to wait up to a predefined time period for the back-off period of the second back-off mechanism to complete, prior to transmitting over the first channel.

20. A method comprising:

transmitting at least first and second signaling information over at least first and second non-contiguous channels, respectively, wherein the first signaling information defines first transmission characteristics over the first channel, and the second signaling information defines second transmission characteristics, which are independent of the first transmission characteristics, over the second channel; and

transmitting symbols of a wireless communication packet over the first and second channels according to the first and second transmission characteristics, respectively.

21. The method of claim 20 comprising:

transmitting over the first channel at least part of the second signaling information; and

transmitting over the second channel at least part of the first signaling information.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein transmitting the first and second signaling information includes transmitting substantially the same signaling information over both the first and second non-contiguous channels.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein transmitting the first and second signaling information includes transmitting different signaling information over the first and second wireless communication channels.