Physical layer frame format for WLAN
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a data unit, wherein the data unit conforms to a first communication protocol or to a second communication protocol;
decoding, using a tail biting technique, a field of a preamble of the data unit, including decoding a received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) included in the field;
generating, based on the field, a first CRC using a first CRC generation scheme, the first CRC generation scheme specified for the first field by the first communication protocol;
generating, based on the field, a second CRC using a second CRC generation scheme, the second CRC generation scheme specified for the field by the second communication protocol;
comparing (i) the first generated CRC and (ii) the second generated CRC to the received CRC;
determining that the data unit conforms to the first communication protocol when the first generated CRC matches the received CRC; and
determining that the data unit conforms to the second communication protocol when the second generated CRC matches the received CRC.
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Abstract
A field of a preamble of the data unit is decoded using a tail biting technique, including decoding a received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) included in the field. A first CRC for the field is generated using a first CRC generation scheme, and a second CRC for the field is generated using a second CRC generation scheme. The first generated CRC and the second generated CRC are compared to the received CRC. It is determined that the data unit conforms to a first communication protocol when the first generated CRC matches the received CRC, and it is determined that the data unit conforms to a second communication protocol when the second generated CRC matches the received CRC.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a data unit, wherein the data unit conforms to a first communication protocol or to a second communication protocol; decoding, using a tail biting technique, a field of a preamble of the data unit, including decoding a received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) included in the field; generating, based on the field, a first CRC using a first CRC generation scheme, the first CRC generation scheme specified for the first field by the first communication protocol; generating, based on the field, a second CRC using a second CRC generation scheme, the second CRC generation scheme specified for the field by the second communication protocol; comparing (i) the first generated CRC and (ii) the second generated CRC to the received CRC; determining that the data unit conforms to the first communication protocol when the first generated CRC matches the received CRC; and determining that the data unit conforms to the second communication protocol when the second generated CRC matches the received CRC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
a network interface configured to; receive a data unit, wherein the data unit conforms to a first communication protocol or a second communication protocol; decode, using a tail biting technique, a field of a preamble of the data unit, including decoding a received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) included in the field; generate, based on the field, a first CRC using a first CRC generation scheme, the first CRC generation scheme specified for the first field by the first communication protocol; generate, based on the field, a second CRC using a second CRC generation scheme, the second CRC generation scheme specified for the field by the second communication protocol; compare the first generated CRC and the second generated CRC to the received CRC; determine that the data unit conforms to the first communication protocol when the first generated CRC matches the received CRC; and determine that the data unit conforms to the second communication protocol when the second generated CRC matches the received CRC. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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