Master station and method for HEW communication with signal field configuration for HEW OFDMA MU-MIMO wideband channel operation
First Claim
1. An apparatus of a master station configured for high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) communication, the apparatus comprising:
- memory; and
, circuitry coupled to the memory, the circuitry configured to;
configure the master station to transmit an indication to one or more of a plurality of HE stations to indicate which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HE signal field;
configure the HE signal field to indicate which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated to the HE stations for communication;
configure the master station to transmit the configured HE signal field in the indicated one of the 20 MHz channels; and
communicate with the HE stations on the indicated subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique.
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Abstract
Embodiments of master station and method for high-efficiency WLAN (HEW) communication are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the master station is configured for HEW communication in accordance with an IEEE 802.11ax technique. The master station may transmit an indication to one or more of a plurality of HEW stations to indicate which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HEW signal field. The master station may configure the HEW signal field to indicate which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated to the HEW stations for communication. The master station may transmit the configured HEW signal field in the indicated one of the 20 MHz channels and may communicate with the HEW stations on the indicated subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus of a master station configured for high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) communication, the apparatus comprising:
- memory; and
, circuitry coupled to the memory, the circuitry configured to;configure the master station to transmit an indication to one or more of a plurality of HE stations to indicate which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HE signal field; configure the HE signal field to indicate which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated to the HE stations for communication; configure the master station to transmit the configured HE signal field in the indicated one of the 20 MHz channels; and communicate with the HE stations on the indicated subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method performed by an apparatus of a master station configured for high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) WLAN (HEW) communication, the method comprising:
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transmitting an indication to one or more of a plurality of HE stations to indicate which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HE signal field; configuring the HE signal field to indicate which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated to the HE stations for communication; transmitting the configured HE signal field in the indicated one of the 20 MHz channels; and communicating with the HE stations on the indicated subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a master station to perform operations, the operations to configure the one or more processors for:
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transmitting an indication to one or more of a plurality of HE stations to indicate which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HEW signal field; configuring the HEW signal field to indicate which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated to the HEW stations for communication; transmitting the configured HEW signal field in the indicated one of the 20 MHz channels; and communicating with the HEW stations on the indicated subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) station comprising physical layer and medium access control layer circuitry configured to:
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receive a STA OFDMA grouping information element (IE) from a master station that indicates which one of a plurality of 20 MHz channels to monitor for a HE signal field; monitor the indicated 20 MHz channel for the HE signal field; determine from the HE signal field which of a plurality of subchannels of the indicated 20 MHz channel is allocated for communication; communicate with the master station on the indicated one or more subchannels in accordance with an orthogonal-frequency divisional multiple access (OFDMA) technique based on configuration information received in the HE signal field. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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