System and Method for Preambles in a Wireless Communications Network
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a frame, the method comprises:
- generating, by an access point, an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams;
generating, by the access point, a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field;
applying, by the access point, a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion; and
transmitting, by the access point, the frame.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a frame, the method comprises:
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generating, by an access point, an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams; generating, by the access point, a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field; applying, by the access point, a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion; and transmitting, by the access point, the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for receiving a frame, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a station, an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion includes a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field; determining, by the station, a beamform status of a multi-stream portion of the frame; receiving, by the station, the multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a multi-stream long training field and a data field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field; and decoding, by the station, the multi-stream portion of the frame using a technique commensurate with the beamform status of the multi-stream portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A transmitting device comprising:
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a processor configured to generate an omni portion of a frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams, to generate a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field, and to apply a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion; and a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor, the transmitter configured to transmit the frame. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A receiving device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an omni portion of a frame, the omni portion includes a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, and to receive a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a multi-stream long training field and a data field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field; and a processor operatively coupled to the receiver, the processor configured to determine a beamform status of the multi-stream portion of the frame, and to decode the multi-stream portion of the frame using a technique commensurate with the beamform status of the multi-stream portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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