Method of detecting packet bandwidth in a wireless OFDM network with multiple overlapped frequency bands
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1. A method in a wireless OFDM transceiver, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a receiver, a first packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the first packet comprises a first plurality of short training symbols followed by a first plurality of long training symbols followed by a first header portion;
detecting, by a demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, that the first packet is associated with a first channel bandwidth based on at least a first phase of at least one subcarrier in the first plurality of long training symbols;
receiving, by the receiver, a second packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the second packet comprises a second plurality of short training symbols followed by a second plurality of long training symbols followed by a second header portion; and
detecting, by the demodulator/decoder, that the second packet is associated with a second channel bandwidth based on at least a second phase of the at least one subcarrier in the second plurality of long training symbols,wherein the first phase is different than the second phase,wherein the first channel bandwidth and the second channel bandwidth have one or more overlapping frequency regions, andwherein the second channel bandwidth is wider than the first channel bandwidth; and
receiving, by the receiver, a first plurality of header information bits in the first header portion using a first mapping of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapped frequency regions in the first channel bandwidth, wherein the first mapping determines a first order in which the first plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers; and
receiving, by the receiver, a second plurality of header information bits in the second header portion using a second mapping, different than the first mapping, of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapped frequency regions in the second channel bandwidth wherein the second mapping determines a second order, different than the first order, in which the second plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers.
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Abstract
A wireless OFDM transceiver uses a method of detecting subcarrier characteristics, such as phase and amplitude, to determine the bandwidth of a received packet. By detecting different subcarrier characteristics in the long training symbols of a packet at the receiver, the packet is associated with different bandwidths. The different bandwidths are used in a wireless network where devices can communicate using two frequency bands that overlap one another and where one is wider than the other.
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1. A method in a wireless OFDM transceiver, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver, a first packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the first packet comprises a first plurality of short training symbols followed by a first plurality of long training symbols followed by a first header portion; detecting, by a demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, that the first packet is associated with a first channel bandwidth based on at least a first phase of at least one subcarrier in the first plurality of long training symbols; receiving, by the receiver, a second packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the second packet comprises a second plurality of short training symbols followed by a second plurality of long training symbols followed by a second header portion; and detecting, by the demodulator/decoder, that the second packet is associated with a second channel bandwidth based on at least a second phase of the at least one subcarrier in the second plurality of long training symbols, wherein the first phase is different than the second phase, wherein the first channel bandwidth and the second channel bandwidth have one or more overlapping frequency regions, and wherein the second channel bandwidth is wider than the first channel bandwidth; and receiving, by the receiver, a first plurality of header information bits in the first header portion using a first mapping of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapped frequency regions in the first channel bandwidth, wherein the first mapping determines a first order in which the first plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers; and receiving, by the receiver, a second plurality of header information bits in the second header portion using a second mapping, different than the first mapping, of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapped frequency regions in the second channel bandwidth wherein the second mapping determines a second order, different than the first order, in which the second plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a wireless OFDM transceiver, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver, a first packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the first packet comprises a first plurality of short training symbols followed by a first plurality of long training symbols followed by a first header portion; and using, by a demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, at least a first phase of at least one subcarrier in the first plurality of long training symbols to determine that the first packet is associated with a first channel bandwidth of X MHz; receiving, by the receiver, a second packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the second packet comprises a second plurality of short training symbols followed by a second plurality of long training symbols followed by a second header portion; and using, by the demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, at least a second phase of the at least one subcarrier in the second plurality of long training symbols to determine that the second packet is associated with a second channel bandwidth of 2X MHz, wherein X is a number greater than 0, wherein the first phase is different than the second phase, wherein the first and second channel bandwidth have one or more overlapping frequency regions; and receiving, by the receiver, a first plurality of header information bits in the first header portion using a first mapping of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the first channel bandwidth, wherein the first mapping determines a first order in which the first plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers; and receiving, by the receiver, a second plurality of header information bits in the second header portion using a second mapping, different than the first mapping, of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the second channel bandwidth wherein the second mapping determines a second order, different than the first order, in which the second plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method in a wireless OFDM transceiver, the method comprising:
receiving, by a receiver, a first packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the first packet comprises a first plurality of short training symbols followed by a first plurality of long training symbols followed by a first header portion; detecting, by a demodulator/decoder module, connected to and in communication with the receiver, that the first packet is associated with a first channel bandwidth based on at least a first amplitude of at least one subcarrier in the first plurality of long training symbols; receiving, by the receiver, a second packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the second packet comprises a second plurality of short training symbols followed by a second plurality of long training symbols followed by a second header portion; detecting, by the demodulator/decoder module, that the second packet is associated with a second channel bandwidth based on at least a second amplitude of the at least one subcarrier in the second plurality of long training symbols, wherein the first amplitude is different than the second amplitude, wherein the first channel bandwidth and the second channel bandwidth have one or more overlapping frequency regions, and wherein the second channel bandwidth is wider than the first channel bandwidth, and receiving, by the receiver, a first plurality of header information bits in the first header portion using a first mapping of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the first channel bandwidth, wherein the first mapping determines a first order in which the first plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers; and receiving, by the receiver, a second plurality of header information bits in the second header portion using a second mapping, different than the first mapping, of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the second channel bandwidth wherein the second mapping determines a second order, different than the first order, in which the second plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method in a wireless OFDM transceiver, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver, a first packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the first packet comprises a first plurality of short training symbols followed by a first plurality of long training symbols followed by a first header portion; and using, by a demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, at least a first amplitude of at least one subcarrier in the first plurality of long training symbols to determine that the first packet is associated with a first channel bandwidth of X MHz; receiving, by the receiver, a second packet using wireless OFDM communications, wherein the second packet comprises a second plurality of short training symbols followed by a second plurality of long training symbols followed by a second header portion; and using, by the demodulator/decoder module connected to and in communication with the receiver, at least a second amplitude of the at least one subcarrier in the second plurality of long training symbols to determine that the second packet is associated with a second channel bandwidth of 2X, wherein X is a number greater than zero, wherein the first amplitude is different than the second amplitude, wherein the first and second channel bandwidth have one or more overlapping frequency regions; and receiving, by the receiver, a first plurality of header information bits in the first header portion using a first mapping of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the first channel bandwidth, wherein the first mapping determines a first order in which the first plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers; and receiving, by the receiver, s a second plurality of header information bits in the second header portion using a second mapping, different than the first mapping, of header information bits to subcarriers in the one or more overlapping frequency regions in the second channel bandwidth wherein the second mapping determines a second order, different than the first order, in which the second plurality of header information bits are mapped to subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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