Transmission of data using a plurality of radio frequency channels

• US 9,722,842 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2016
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Agee, Brian G., Bromberg, Matthew C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nooristany, Sulaiman
• Application Number:
  US15/078,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20160204914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0408 using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0413 MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0417 Feedback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0443 utilizing "waterfilling" technique
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0456 Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0465 taking power constraints at power amplifier or emission constraints, e.g. constant modulus, into account
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/10 Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/26 Systems using multi-frequency codes H04L27/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2602 Signal structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2605 Symbol extensions, e.g. Zero Tail, Unique Word [UW]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2607 Cyclic extensions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2627 Modulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2646 using feedback from receiver for adjusting OFDM transmission parameters, e.g. transmission timing or guard interval length
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/005 of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/04 based on wireless node resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/241 : taking into account channel quality metrics, e.g. SIR, SNR, CIR, Eb/lo
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/265 : taking into account the quality of service QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/42 : in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 : Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 : Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 : based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 : Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 : in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 : using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for transmitting data to a node using a plurality of radio frequency channels. The data may be allocated, based on feedback from the node, into various portions amongst multiple radio frequency channels and/or amongst tones associated with the radio frequency channels. The data portions may be transmitted to the node, using frequency diversity, via respective radio frequency channels as at least part of respective orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmissions, which may be at least partially concurrent transmissions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node, at least one transmission from a second node;

determining data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determining;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to the second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on the at least one transmission received from the second node; and

transmitting to the second node;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of a plurality of antennas, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the first OFDM transmission.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data comprises transmitting, at least during a time slot, the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a first inverse Fourier transformation of at least the first portion of the data and a second inverse Fourier transformation of at least the second portion of the data,

wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the first inverse Fourier transformation as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and the transmitting the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the second inverse Fourier transformation as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one transmission received from the second node comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are selected based at least in part on the indication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are at least part of an aggregate set of links, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data using a transmission characteristic that is based at least in part on a constraint associated with the aggregate set of links, and wherein the constraint is based at least in part on the at least one transmission received from the second node.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein both of the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission comprise a pseudorandom sequence that is associated with the second node.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data comprises transmitting the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data modified with at least a pseudorandom sequence that is associated with the second node.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node, feedback from a second node;

determining data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determining;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to the second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are based at least in part on the feedback; and

transmitting to the second node;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of a plurality of antennas, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the first OFDM transmission.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are concurrent during at least one downlink time slot.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols, and wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting at least one of the first plurality of OFDM symbols and at least one of the second plurality of OFDM symbols during a common transmission interval.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

encoding the first portion of the data to generate first encoded data; and

encoding the second portion of the data to generate second encoded data,

wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission comprises transmitting the first encoded data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and wherein the transmitting the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission comprises transmitting the second encoded data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

performing a first inverse Fourier transformation of at least the first portion of the data; and

performing a second inverse Fourier transformation of at least the second portion of the data,

wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the first inverse Fourier transformation as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and wherein the transmitting the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the second inverse Fourier transformation as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones depend at least in part on the indication.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are at least part of an aggregate set of links, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data using a transmission characteristic that is based at least in part on a constraint associated with the aggregate set of links, and wherein the constraint is based at least in part on the feedback.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein both of the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission further comprise a pseudorandom sequence that is associated with the second node.

17. The method of claim 9, further comprising selecting, based at least in part on the feedback, the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising selecting, based at least in part on the feedback, a frequency spread for one or both of the first OFDM transmission or the second OFDM transmission.

19. A method comprising:

receiving, via one or more antennas of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node, feedback from a second node;

determining data that is portioned into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determining, for the first portion of the data and for transmission to the second node, a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and, for the second portion of the data and for transmission to the second node, a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on the feedback; and

transmitting to the second node, at least partially concurrently;

the first portion of the data via a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses a first radio frequency channel associated with the first plurality of tones; and

the second portion of the data via a second OFDM transmission that uses a second radio frequency channel associated with the second plurality of tones.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting, at least partially concurrently, the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data at least during a downlink transmission interval.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols, and wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting, at least partially concurrently during a transmission interval, at least one of the first plurality of OFDM symbols and at least one of the second plurality of OFDM symbols.

22. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

performing a first inverse Fourier transformation of at least the first portion of the data; and

performing a second inverse Fourier transformation of at least the second portion of the data,

wherein the transmitting the first portion of the data via the first OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the first inverse Fourier transformation via the first OFDM transmission, and wherein the transmitting the second portion of the data via the second OFDM transmission comprises transmitting a result of the second inverse Fourier transformation via the second OFDM transmission.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on the indication.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are at least part of an aggregate set of links, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting, at least partially concurrently, the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data using a transmission characteristic that is based at least in part on a constraint associated with the aggregate set of links, and wherein the constraint is based at least in part on the feedback.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein both of the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission comprise a pseudorandom sequence that is associated with the second node.

26. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node, feedback from a second node;

determining data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determining a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on the feedback; and

transmitting to the second node;

the first portion of the data, via at least one antenna of a plurality of antennas and at least during a transmission interval, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel; and

the second portion of the data, via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas and at least partially concurrently with the transmission interval, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that uses the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the transmission interval is a time slot.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols, and wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting at least one of the first plurality of OFDM symbols during the transmission interval and at least one of the second plurality of OFDM symbols during the transmission interval.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the determining the first plurality of tones and the second plurality of tones comprises determining, based at least in part on the indication, one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein both of the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission comprise a pseudorandom sequence that is associated with the second node.

31. A system comprising:

a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising;

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

cause one or more first transmissions to a second node;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to the second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on one or more second transmissions received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) third transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of an OFDM fourth transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the OFDM third transmission; and

the second node configured to;

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the one or more first transmissions;

transmit the one or more second transmissions based at least in part on the one or more first transmissions; and

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the OFDM third transmission and the OFDM fourth transmission.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the OFDM third transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the OFDM fourth transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the circuitry is configured to cause, at least during a time slot, the transmission of the OFDM third transmission and the OFDM fourth transmission.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more second transmissions received from the second node each comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein the circuitry comprises a processor and a plurality of multitone transceivers.

36. The system of claim 31, wherein the first node is configured to communicate via reciprocal uplinks and downlinks.

37. A system comprising:

a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising;

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

cause one or more transmissions to a second node;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to the second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are based at least in part on feedback received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the first OFDM transmission; and

the second node configured to;

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the one or more transmissions;

transmit the feedback based at least in part on the one or more transmissions; and

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are concurrent during at least one downlink time slot.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols, and wherein the circuitry is configured to cause transmission of at least one of the first plurality of OFDM symbols and at least one of the second plurality of OFDM symbols during a common transmission interval.

40. The system of claim 37, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

encode the first portion of the data to generate first encoded data; and

encode the second portion of the data to generate second encoded data,

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the first encoded data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the second encoded data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

41. The system of claim 37, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones depend at least in part on the indication.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, based at least in part on the feedback, a frequency spread for one or both of the first OFDM transmission or the second OFDM transmission.

43. A system comprising:

a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising;

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

cause one or more transmissions to a second node;

determine data that is portioned into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine, for the first portion of the data and for transmission to the second node, a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and, for the second portion of the data and for transmission to the second node, a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on feedback received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node and at least partially concurrently, of;

the first portion of the data via a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses a first radio frequency channel associated with the first plurality of tones; and

the second portion of the data via a second OFDM transmission that uses a second radio frequency channel associated with the second plurality of tones; and

the second node configured to;

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the one or more transmissions;

transmit the feedback based at least in part on the one or more transmissions; and

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission, to the second node, of the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data at least partially concurrently during a downlink transmission interval.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.

47. A system comprising:

a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising;

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

cause one or more transmissions to a second node;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on feedback received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via at least one antenna of a plurality of antennas and at least during a transmission interval, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel; and

the second portion of the data, via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas and at least partially concurrently with the transmission interval, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that uses the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel; and

the second node configured to;

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the one or more transmissions;

transmit the feedback based at least in part on the one or more transmissions; and

receive, from the MIMO-capable first node, the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the transmission interval is a time slot.

49. The system of claim 47, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

50. The system of claim 47, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.

51. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising:

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to a second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on at least one transmission received from the second node; and

cause transmission to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the first OFDM transmission.

52. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are concurrent during at least one downlink time slot.

53. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

54. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

encode the first portion of the data to generate first encoded data; and

encode the second portion of the data to generate second encoded data,

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the first encoded data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the second encoded data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

55. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the at least one transmission received from the second node comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.

56. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, based at least in part on the at least one transmission received from the second node, the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones.

57. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, based at least in part on the at least one transmission received from the second node, a frequency spread for one or both of the first OFDM transmission or the second OFDM transmission.

58. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the circuitry comprises a processor and a plurality of multitone transceivers.

59. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 51, wherein the first node is configured to communicate via reciprocal uplinks and downlinks.

60. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising:

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine;

a first plurality of tones, associated with a first radio frequency channel, for transmission of the first portion of the data to a second node; and

a second plurality of tones, associated with a second radio frequency channel, for transmission of the second portion of the data to the second node,

wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are based at least in part on feedback received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; and

the second portion of the data, via the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel and via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that is at least partially concurrent with the first OFDM transmission.

61. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 60, wherein the first OFDM transmission and the second OFDM transmission are concurrent during at least one downlink time slot.

62. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 60, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols, and wherein the circuitry is configured to cause transmission of at least one of the first plurality of OFDM symbols and at least one of the second plurality of OFDM symbols during a common transmission interval.

63. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 60, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

encode the first portion of the data to generate first encoded data; and

encode the second portion of the data to generate second encoded data,

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the first portion of the data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the first encoded data as at least part of the first OFDM transmission, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission of the second portion of the data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission by causing transmission of the second encoded data as at least part of the second OFDM transmission.

64. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 60, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node, and wherein the one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones depend at least in part on the indication.

65. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 60, wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, based at least in part on the feedback, a frequency spread for one or both of the first OFDM transmission or the second OFDM transmission.

66. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising:

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

determine data that is portioned into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine, for the first portion of the data and for transmission to a second node, a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and, for the second portion of the data and for transmission to the second node, a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on feedback received from the second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node and at least partially concurrently, of;

the first portion of the data via a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses a first radio frequency channel associated with the first plurality of tones; and

the second portion of the data via a second OFDM transmission that uses a second radio frequency channel associated with the second plurality of tones.

67. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 66, wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the transmission, to the second node, of the first portion of the data and the second portion of the data at least partially concurrently during a downlink transmission interval.

68. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 66, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

69. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 66, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.

70. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-capable first node comprising:

a plurality of antennas; and

circuitry configured to;

determine data for transmission, wherein the data is divided into at least a first portion of the data and a second portion of the data, and wherein the second portion of the data is different from the first portion of the data;

determine a first plurality of tones associated with a first radio frequency channel and a second plurality of tones associated with a second radio frequency channel, wherein one or both of the first plurality of tones or the second plurality of tones are determined based at least in part on feedback received from a second node; and

cause transmission, to the second node, of;

the first portion of the data, via at least one antenna of a plurality of antennas and at least during a transmission interval, as at least part of a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission that uses the first plurality of tones associated with the first radio frequency channel; and

the second portion of the data, via at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas and at least partially concurrently with the transmission interval, as at least part of a second OFDM transmission that uses the second plurality of tones associated with the second radio frequency channel.

71. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 70, wherein the transmission interval is a time slot.

72. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 70, wherein the first OFDM transmission comprises a first plurality of OFDM symbols and the second OFDM transmission comprises a second plurality of OFDM symbols.

73. The MIMO-capable first node of claim 70, wherein the feedback comprises an indication based at least in part on a channel quality observed by the second node.