Short training field (STF) for use within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- a communication interface; and
a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to;
support orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications with another wireless communication device using any of a plurality of packet types corresponding to a plurality of channel bandwidths;
generate, when supporting OFDM communications based on a relatively most narrow channel bandwidth of the plurality of channel bandwidths, an OFDMA packet including to;
boost magnitude of first data within sub-carriers of a short training field (STF) of the OFDMA packet relative to second data within sub-carriers of other fields of the OFDMA packet to generate a boosted STF of the OFDMA packet; and
reduce magnitude of a first subset of the first data within two sub-carriers located at a first edge and a second edge of the boosted STF relative to a second subset of the first data within sub-carriers located between the two sub-carriers located at the first edge and the second edge of the boosted STF based on a tapered power profile; and
transmit the OFDMA packet to the another wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Short training field (STF) for use within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. An STF design as is made such that the power associated with the tone indices at the edges of the STF design is relatively less than the power associated with the tone indices more centrally located within the STF design. Also, when multiple respective operational modes are supported (e.g., 1 MHz and 2 MHz), the respective STF designs corresponding to those respective operational modes have a great deal of similarity. For example, the respective STF designs for different respective operational modes may have certain common STF tone indices among those respective STF designs.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a communication interface; and a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to; support orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications with another wireless communication device using any of a plurality of packet types corresponding to a plurality of channel bandwidths; generate, when supporting OFDM communications based on a relatively most narrow channel bandwidth of the plurality of channel bandwidths, an OFDMA packet including to; boost magnitude of first data within sub-carriers of a short training field (STF) of the OFDMA packet relative to second data within sub-carriers of other fields of the OFDMA packet to generate a boosted STF of the OFDMA packet; and reduce magnitude of a first subset of the first data within two sub-carriers located at a first edge and a second edge of the boosted STF relative to a second subset of the first data within sub-carriers located between the two sub-carriers located at the first edge and the second edge of the boosted STF based on a tapered power profile; and transmit the OFDMA packet to the another wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a communication interface; and a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to; support orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications with another wireless communication device using any of a plurality of packet types corresponding to a plurality of channel bandwidths that includes a 1 MHz channel bandwidth and a 2 MHz channel bandwidth; generate, when supporting OFDM communications based on the 1 MHz channel bandwidth, an OFDMA packet including to; boost magnitude of first data within sub-carriers of a short training field (STF) of the OFDMA packet relative to second data within sub-carriers of other fields of the OFDMA packet to generate a boosted STF of the OFDMA packet, wherein the STF includes every 4th sub-carrier modulated; and reduce magnitude of a first subset of the first data within two sub-carriers located at a first edge and a second edge of the boosted STF by a factor of one-half relative to a second subset of the first data within sub-carriers located between the two sub-carriers located at the first edge and the second edge of the boosted STF based on a tapered power profile to reduce peak to average power ratio (PAPR) of the boosted STF; and transmit the OFDMA packet to the another wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for execution by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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supporting, via a communication interface of the wireless communication device, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications with another wireless communication device using any of a plurality of packet types corresponding to a plurality of channel bandwidths; generating, when supporting OFDM communications based on a relatively most narrow channel bandwidth of the plurality of channel bandwidths, an OFDMA packet including; boosting magnitude of first data within sub-carriers of a short training field (STF) of the OFDMA packet relative to second data within sub-carriers of other fields of the OFDMA packet to generate a boosted STF of the OFDMA packet; and reducing magnitude of a first subset of the first data within two sub-carriers located at a first edge and a second edge of the boosted STF relative to a second subset of the first data within sub-carriers located between the two sub-carriers located at the first edge and the second edge of the boosted STF based on a tapered power profile; and transmitting, via the communication interface of the wireless communication device, the OFDMA packet to the another wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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