Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100157907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless network uses an improved frame structure to increase timing acquisition capabilities as well as reduction of spectral lines. In one aspect, the frame packet can be used to communicate the different modes of operation under which the packet was created. | 06-24-2010 |
20100330918 | INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for wireless communication is provided including a processing system. The processing system is configured to determine potential interference from communications with a first wireless node within a first coverage area through a first wireless interface, and to manage the potential interference when communicating with a neighboring apparatus within a second coverage area through a second wireless interface. The second coverage area is greater than the first coverage area and the neighboring apparatus is outside the first coverage area. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331056 | POWER MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for wireless communications includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to turn off a first wireless interface configured to support communications within a first coverage area. The processing system is further configured to communicate with a second apparatus using a second wireless interface configured to support communications within a second coverage area greater than the first coverage area. The processing system is further configured to turn on the first wireless interface based on the communication with the second apparatus. | 12-30-2010 |
20110007640 | MULTIPLE PEER-TO-PEER SIGNALING - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product operable in a wireless communication system are provided in which a first signal is generated for transmission to a wireless node to enable the wireless node to determine a first preferred beam pattern. A second preferred beam pattern is determined from a second signal received from the wireless node. The apparatus communicates with the wireless node through at least one of the first or second preferred beam pattern. | 01-13-2011 |
20110007676 | MULTIPLE PEER-TO-PEER SIGNALING - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product operable in a wireless communication system are provided in which a first signal is generated for transmission to a wireless node to enable the wireless node to determine a first preferred beam pattern. A second preferred beam pattern is determined from a second signal received from the wireless node. The apparatus communicates with the wireless node through at least one of the first or second preferred beam pattern. | 01-13-2011 |
20110007721 | METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product operable in a wireless communication system are provided in which an access probe is generated for transmission to a wireless node. A first signal is generated for transmission to the wireless node. The first signal includes information corresponding to a first preferred beam pattern from the wireless node to the apparatus. A second signal is received from the wireless node including information corresponding to a second preferred beam pattern from the apparatus to the wireless node. The second preferred beam pattern is determined based on the access probe. The apparatus communicates with the wireless node using at least one of the first preferred beam pattern or the second preferred beam pattern. | 01-13-2011 |
20110103240 | METHOD FOR FORWARDING IN PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for forwarding of data in peer-to-peer transactions by a high-capability wireless device, such as an access point. | 05-05-2011 |
20110170468 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING DISTRIBUTED BEACON TRANSMISSIONS - A method to support distributed beacon transmission in a directional communication network is provided. The method may comprise receiving, by a second apparatus, a first reference signal from a first apparatus, wherein the first reference signal comprises network shared information associated with a first network and specific information associated with the first apparatus, generating a second reference signal by updating the network shared information in the first reference signal to include specific information associated with second apparatus, and transmitting the second reference signal at a defined time, wherein the defined time is selected to minimize any interference associated with a subsequent transmission of the first reference signal by the first apparatus. | 07-14-2011 |
20110199918 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN NETWORK DISCOVERY - A method assist in discovery of a directional communications network using an omni-directional communications network is provided. The method may comprise obtaining connectivity information using a first protocol for one or more apparatuses, and establishing a session with one of the one or more apparatuses for directional communication using a second protocol, wherein the first protocol is different than the second protocol. | 08-18-2011 |
20110206017 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BEACON TRANSMISSION - Various methods and apparatuses for beacon transmission in an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to identify a plurality of successive beacon transmission periods separated by at least one non-beacon transmission period and to select one or more beacon transmission periods from the plurality of successive beacon transmission periods and a transmitter configured to transmit one or more beacons during each of the selected beacon transmission periods. | 08-25-2011 |
20110211562 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BEACON TRANSMISSION - Various methods and apparatuses for beacon transmission in an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to sense a channel during a first period comprising at least a first portion of a beacon transmission period and select, based on the sensing, a second period comprising at least a second portion of a beacon transmission period; and a transmitter configured to transmit one or more beacons during the second period. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211616 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BEACON TRANSMISSION - Various methods and apparatuses for beacon transmission in an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to determine device-independent beacon data, determine device-dependent beacon data, and to spread the device-dependent beacon data using one or more spreading codes anda transmitter configured to transmit one or more beacons during a beacon transmission period, wherein each beacon comprises the device-independent beacon data and the spread device-dependent beacon data. | 09-01-2011 |
20110228730 | SCHEDULING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORK - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for scheduling simultaneous communications of multiple pairs of wireless nodes in a wireless network. | 09-22-2011 |
20110228749 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DATA FLOWS OVER MULTIPLE RADIO PROTOCOLS - A method to seamlessly support data flows over multiple networks using different radio protocols is provided. The method may include supporting a data flow over a wireless link using a first radio protocol, enabling a second radio protocol for the data flow, based on one or more parameters, selecting at least one of the first radio protocol or the second radio protocol to support the data flow over the wireless link, while maintaining the data flow over the wireless link, and communicating the data flow over the wireless link using the selected at least one of the first radio protocol or the second radio protocol. | 09-22-2011 |
20110255487 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CHANNEL SELECTION - Various methods and apparatuses for channel selection based on energy levels are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions and to select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels and a transceiver configured to communicate over the selected channel. | 10-20-2011 |
20110274056 | PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNICATION - Various methods and apparatuses for transmitting an allocation of time in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, allocations of time for receiving and transmitting control communications are determined. The control communications may comprise a channel time request. | 11-10-2011 |
20110286322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS OF DATA TRANSMISSION TRANSFER BETWEEN RADIO LINKS - A method for wireless communications is provided that includes generating an index for a plurality of packets for use in a first radio link for transmission to an apparatus; transmitting the plurality of packets using a second radio link to the apparatus; determining transmission state information indicating whether each packet in the plurality of packets have been received by the apparatus; and transmitting additional packets based on the index and the transmission state information. Apparatuses for performing the methods are also disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
20110286372 | EFFICIENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PREFERRED ANTENNA PATTERN - Aspects of the present disclosure propose a method for determining preferred transmit and receive antenna patterns of a wireless device with respect to another wireless device. The method generally includes determining the beamforming or calibrating coefficients corresponding to the preferred transmit and receive antenna patterns of a wireless device iteratively. | 11-24-2011 |
20110286403 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONFIRMING RECEPTION OF CLEAR-TO-SEND FRAME FOR VIRTUAL CARRIER SENSING - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for reserving a communication medium by a wireless node when another wireless node out of range of the wireless node is transmitting. | 11-24-2011 |
20110286404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS OF TRANSFER BETWEEN RADIO LINKS FOR DATA RECEPTION - A method for wireless communications is provided that includes receiving a plurality of packets using a first radio link from an apparatus; reconstructing an index for the plurality of packets for use in a second radio link; determining reception state information indicating whether each packet in the plurality of packets has been received correctly; and receiving additional packets based on the index and the reception state information. Apparatuses for performing the methods are also disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287796 | Methods and Apparatus for Enabling a Channel Access Protocol for Directional Mac - A method and apparatus for providing a channel access protocol for use in a directional communication network is provided. The method may comprise transmitting channel access information to a plurality of apparatuses, receiving a first directional beam from a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, wherein the first directional beam is determined by the second apparatus based on the received channel access information, determining a second directional beam based on the first directional beam, transmitting a channel reservation to the second apparatus using the second directional beam and establishing a communication session with the second apparatus based on the channel reservation. | 11-24-2011 |
20120026987 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSMITTING AN ALLOCATION OF TIME IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - Various methods and apparatuses for transmitting an allocation of time in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, an allocation of time for receiving communications via a receive beam direction is transmitted. The allocation of time may be based on information regarding an apparatus known to be located in the receive beam direction. A unique time for receiving communications from each known apparatus may be allocated, or a duration of time for receiving communications from the known apparatuses may vary based on a number of apparatuses known to located in a receive beam direction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120057575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS BEAM TRAINING - Certain aspects of the present disclosure support techniques for simultaneous beam training of multiple pairs of wireless nodes for reduction of training overhead. Each pair of wireless nodes can utilize a different training sequence in order to mitigate interference. In one aspect, different training sequences can be based on different Golay codes with appropriate correlation properties. | 03-08-2012 |
20120076073 | PROTECTION MECHANISMS FOR MULTI-USER MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for medium reservation in the case of multi-user (MU) communications. Multiple mechanisms are supported for protecting MU transmissions, wherein appropriate control messages can be exchanged between an access point and served user stations before transmitting downlink data packets. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076081 | PROTECTION MECHANISMS FOR MULTI-USER MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for medium reservation in the case of multi-user (MU) communications. Multiple mechanisms are supported for protecting MU transmissions, wherein appropriate control messages can be exchanged between an access point and served user stations before transmitting downlink data packets. | 03-29-2012 |
20120087316 | PROTECTION MECHANISMS FOR MULTI-USER MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for medium reservation in the case of multi-user (MU) communications. Multiple mechanisms are supported for protecting MU transmissions, wherein appropriate control messages can be exchanged between an access point and served user stations before transmitting downlink data packets. | 04-12-2012 |
20120117446 | PACKET-LEVEL ERASURE PROTECTION CODING IN AGGREGATED PACKET TRANSMISSIONS - In a first aspect, an aggregated packet (A-MPDU) includes packets (MPDUs) and EC-Blocks (Error Correction Blocks) containing error correction coding information. A transmitter uses a Fountain coding scheme (for example, Raptor or RaptorQ) to generate the error correction coding information from the MPDUs. If a receiver detects an error in a received MPDU, then the receiver uses the error correction coding information from the EC-Blocks to correct the error. In a second novel aspect, a determination is made as to whether a change in error rate is more likely due to collisions or to a low SNR. If the determination is that the change is due to collisions then the MCS index is adjusted to restore a target error rate, whereas if the determination is that the change is due to a low SNR then the number of EC-Blocks per A-MPDU is adjusted to restore the target error rate. | 05-10-2012 |
20120140754 | METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product operable in a wireless communication system are provided in which an access probe is generated for transmission to a wireless node. A first signal is generated for transmission to the wireless node. The first signal includes information corresponding to a first preferred beam pattern from the wireless node to the apparatus. A second signal is received from the wireless node including information corresponding to a second preferred beam pattern from the apparatus to the wireless node. The second preferred beam pattern is determined based on the access probe. The apparatus communicates with the wireless node using at least one of the first preferred beam pattern or the second preferred beam pattern. | 06-07-2012 |
20120236971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN SUB GIGAHERTZ BANDS - Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet. At least a portion of the wireless signal is configured to be received over a bandwidth lower than or equal to 1.25 MHz. The packet is formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol comprising thirty-two tones. The thirty-two tones correspond to frequency subcarriers within the bandwidth. The thirty-two tones of the at least one OFDM symbol are allocated as: twenty-four data tones, two pilot tones, five guard tones, and one direct current (DC) tone. The apparatus includes a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal. The processor includes a transform module configured to convert the at least one OFDM symbol into a frequency domain signal using a thirty-two point mode. | 09-20-2012 |
20120250731 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems, methods, and devices to enable monitoring of wireless networks are described herein. In some aspects, a low power receiver or a receiver operating in a low power mode scans for signals with a moderate or low duty cycle. If a signal identifying a device or user of the receiver, or a signal indicating that there will be a subsequent data communication, is received, a high power receiver or a receiver operating in a high power mode is activated to receive data communications. | 10-04-2012 |
20120263107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANGE EXTENSION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN SUB GIGAHERTZ BANDS - Systems, methods, and devices to enable range extension for wireless communication in sub-gigahertz bands are described herein. In some aspects, portions of packets are repeated in time and/or space when transmitting the packet in order to increase the chance that the packet can be decoded. The repetition of portions of the packet may be based, in part, on the channel characteristics of the channel over which the packet is sent. In some aspects, portions of packets are transmitted over a smaller bandwidth with increased power per frequency range. | 10-18-2012 |
20120263141 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANGE EXTENSION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN SUB GIGAHERTZ BANDS - Systems, methods, and devices to enable range extension for wireless communication in sub-gigahertz bands are described herein. In some aspects, portions of packets are repeated in time and/or space when transmitting the packet in order to increase the chance that the packet can be decoded. The repetition of portions of the packet may be based, in part, on the channel characteristics of the channel over which the packet is sent. In some aspects, portions of packets are transmitted over a smaller bandwidth with increased power per frequency range. | 10-18-2012 |
20120327868 | LOW-LATENCY INTERLEAVING FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK (LDPC) CODING - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices, and methods for communicating over a plurality of tones and spatial streams. Modulation symbols may be mapped to tones and spatial streams so as to increase frequency and/or spatial diversity without substantially increasing latency. For certain aspects, this interleaving approach may be performed on low-density parity-check (LDPC) codewords. | 12-27-2012 |
20130022032 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING IN A NETWORK - Systems, methods, and devices to enable compressed media access control headers and frame check sequences for wireless local area network (WLAN) systems are described herein. In one aspect, the header information in data packets sent between devices is compressed so as to reduce the amount of overhead required to transmit payload data in a data packet. | 01-24-2013 |
20130107981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF LONG DATA UNITS | 05-02-2013 |
20130121243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF PACKETS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMATS - Systems and methods for communicating packets having a plurality of formats are described herein. In some aspects, a signal (SIG) field in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether an extension field, such as an extension SIG field or SIG-B field, is included in the packet. In another aspect, one or more detectors may be used to auto-detect packets formatted as one of at least two different formats based on a short training field (STF) of a received packet. In some aspects, along training field (LTF) in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether the payload is repetition coded. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF PACKETS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMATS - Systems and methods for communicating packets having a plurality of formats are described herein. In some aspects, a signal (SIG) field in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether an extension field, such as an extension SIG field or SIG-B field, is included in the packet. In another aspect, one or more detectors may be used to auto-detect packets formatted as one of at least two different formats based on a short training field (STF) of a received packet. In some aspects, along training field (LTF) in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether the payload is repetition coded. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF PACKETS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMATS - Systems and methods for communicating packets having a plurality of formats are described herein. In some aspects, a signal (SIG) field in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether an extension field, such as an extension SIG field or SIG-B field, is included in the packet. In another aspect, one or more detectors may be used to auto-detect packets formatted as one of at least two different formats based on a short training field (STF) of a received packet. In some aspects, along training field (LTF) in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether the payload is repetition coded. | 05-16-2013 |
20130128806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF PACKETS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMATS - Systems and methods for communicating packets having a plurality of formats are described herein. In some aspects, a signal (SIG) field in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether an extension field, such as an extension SIG field or SIG-B field, is included in the packet. In another aspect, one or more detectors may be used to auto-detect packets formatted as one of at least two different formats based on a short training field (STF) of a received packet. In some aspects, along training field (LTF) in the preamble of a packet may indicate whether the payload is repetition coded. | 05-23-2013 |
20130170411 | SIGNAL UNIT INCLUDING A FIELD INDICATIVE OF A ZERO-LENGTH PAYLOAD - A method includes receiving, at a first wireless device from a second wireless device, a signal (SIG) unit including a first field. The method also includes determining whether the first field has a particular value that is indicative of a zero-length payload and decoding the SIG unit based at least in part on the determination. | 07-04-2013 |
20130177115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING DOPPLER EFFECT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and devices for performing channel estimates to address the Doppler Effect in wireless communications are described herein. One aspect of the disclosure provides an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive coded data tones during a first symbol over a communication channel. The apparatus further comprises a processor. The processor is configured to estimate a common phase offset and amplitude of the communication channel based on pilot tones received over the communication channel. The processor is configured to determine, prior to decoding, a residual phase offset per data tone based on a phase difference between an estimate of the coded data tones and a reference symbol. The processor is configured to estimate update channel state information of the communication channel based on the determined estimated common phase offset, amplitude, and the determined residual phase offset per data tone. | 07-11-2013 |
20130215993 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON 32-POINT AND 64-POINT FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS - Systems, methods, and devices for communicating and detecting training sequences are described herein. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication is provided. The method comprises receiving one or more short training field (STF) sequences comprising sixty-four values or less. The STF sequences comprise zero and non-zero values. The non-zero values are located at one or more indices of the STF that are separated by a multiple of at least four. The method further comprises determining a first correlation between the STF and the STF shifted by a first shift length. The method further comprises determining a second correlation between the STF and the STF shifted by a second shift length. The method further comprises determining a fast Fourier transform (FFT) size based on the first correlation and the second correlation. The method further comprises decoding one or more data symbols based at least in part on the determined FFT size. | 08-22-2013 |
20130230120 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LONG AND SHORT TRAINING SEQUENCES FOR A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM - Apparatus and methods for communicating and applying training sequences are described herein. For example, provided is a method for generating a short training field (STF) sequence comprising thirty two values or less. The STF sequence can include a first subset of values including zero and non-zero values. The non-zero values can be located at indices of the first subset that are at least a multiple of two, and can be a multiple of four. The STF sequence includes a second subset of zero values that can include all values not included within the first subset. The method further includes transmitting a data unit comprising the STF sequence over a wireless channel. In another example, a method is provided that includes generating a long training field (LTF) sequence comprising thirty two values or less, and transmitting a data unit comprising the LTF sequence over a wireless channel. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235860 | DUAL INTERPRETATION OF A LENGTH FIELD OF A SIGNAL UNIT - A method includes receiving, at a first wireless device from a second wireless device, a signal (SIG) unit including a length field and an aggregation field. The length field is interpreted as a number of symbols in response to determining that the aggregation field has a first value. The length field is interpreted as a number of bytes in response to determining that the aggregation field has a second value. | 09-12-2013 |
20130243115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN SUB GIGAHERTZ BANDS - Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet. At least a portion of the wireless signal is configured to be received over a bandwidth lower than or equal to 1.25 MHz. The packet is formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol comprising thirty-two tones. The thirty-two tones correspond to frequency subcarriers within the bandwidth. The thirty-two tones of the at least one OFDM symbol are allocated as: twenty-four data tones, two pilot tones, five guard tones, and one direct current (DC) tone. The apparatus includes a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal. The processor includes a transform module configured to convert the at least one OFDM symbol into a frequency domain signal using a thirty-two point mode. | 09-19-2013 |
20140286262 | METHOD FOR FORWARDING IN PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for forwarding of data in peer-to-peer transactions by a high-capability wireless device, such as an access point. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286464 | EFFICIENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PREFERRED ANTENNA PATTERN - Aspects of the present disclosure propose a method for determining preferred transmit and receive antenna patterns of a wireless device with respect to another wireless device. The method generally includes determining the beamforming or calibrating coefficients corresponding to the preferred transmit and receive antenna patterns of a wireless device iteratively. | 09-25-2014 |
20140369263 | DUAL INTERPRETATION OF A LENGTH FIELD OF A SIGNAL UNIT - A method includes receiving, at a wireless device, a frame via a sub-1 gigahertz (GHz) wireless network. The frame includes a signal (SIG) unit including a length field and an aggregation field. The length field may be interpreted as a number of bytes or as a number of symbols based on a value of the aggregation field and based on whether the frame is associated with a 1 megahertz (MHz) bandwidth mode, based on whether the frame includes either a short format preamble or a long format preamble, or based on whether the frame is determined to be a single user (SU) frame or a multi user (MU) frame. | 12-18-2014 |