Apparatus and methods for communicating using symbol-modulated subcarriers
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1. A method comprising:
- selecting a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on measured channel conditions to achieve a performance level for communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel;
determining at least one of a desired packet error rate and a desired link data rate based on the performance level desired for an application and a data type; and
determining whether to change the transmit power level depending on whether the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate can be achieved based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for selecting a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on measured channel conditions to achieve a performance level for communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel are provided. In some embodiments, the transmit power level may be changed depending on whether a desired packet error rate and/or a desired link data rate can be achieved based on selected subcarrier modulation assignments and a selected transmit power level.
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on measured channel conditions to achieve a performance level for communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel; determining at least one of a desired packet error rate and a desired link data rate based on the performance level desired for an application and a data type; and determining whether to change the transmit power level depending on whether the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate can be achieved based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising selecting a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on measured channel conditions to achieve a performance level for communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel,
wherein the communication channel comprises a plurality of individual symbol-modulated subcarriers, and wherein the selecting comprises selecting modulation rates for the individual subcarriers based on the measured channel conditions, wherein the selecting the subcarrier modulation assignments comprises selecting the subcarrier modulation assignments for the individual subcarriers based on a received signal, and wherein the method further comprises receiving data packets comprising data and training symbols modulated in accordance with the selected subcarrier modulation assignments over the plurality of subcarriers, the data packets transmitted at the selected transmit power level.
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a communication signal transmitted at a predetermined transmit power level carrying packets in a burst of predetermined size; evaluating based on characteristics of the received communication signal for various packet error rates, various subcarrier modulation assignments and fragment sizes to determine potential link data rates; and selecting one of the subcarrier modulation assignments and fragment sizes based on the potential link data rate to achieve a desired link data rate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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an application controller to determine a desired performance level for an application and data type; a physical layer to select a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments for receipt of data over a communication channel at the desired performance level; and a network controller to determine, a desired packet error rate and a link data rate based on the desired performance, wherein the network controller is to further determine whether to change the transmit power level for subsequent communications over the communication channel depending on whether the desired packet error rate and link data rate can be achieved based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a omnidirectional antenna to receive communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel; a physical layer coupled with the antenna to select a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on channel conditions to achieve a performance level; an application controller to determine the performance level based on an application and data type; and a network controller to determine at least one of a desired packet error rate and a desired link data rate based on the performance level desired for the application and the data type, wherein the network controller is to further determine whether to change the transmit power level for subsequent communications over the communication channel depending on whether the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate can be achieved based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors which cause said processors to perform operations comprising:
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selecting a transmit power level and subcarrier modulation assignments based on measured channel conditions to achieve a performance level for communications over a symbol-modulated subcarrier communication channel; determining at least one of a desired packet error rate and a desired link data rate based on the performance level desired for an application and a data type; determining whether to change the transmit power level depending on whether the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate can be achieved based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level; generating at least one of an estimated packet error rate and an estimated link data rate for the channel based on the selected subcarrier modulation assignments and the selected transmit power level, wherein the determining whether to change the transmit power level is based on a comparison between the at least one of the estimated packet error rate and link data rate, and the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate, wherein the determining the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate is based on whether the data type comprises voice, audio, video, gaming, internet protocol, file transfer or email data, and wherein the determining the at least one of the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate further comprises determining the desired packet error rate and the desired link data rate based on a desired quality of service level for the application using data of the data type. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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