Patent ID: 11871446
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A wireless communication device comprising:
at least one modem configured to communicate via a wireless channel;
at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one modem; and
at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor in conjunction with the at least one modem, is configured to:
obtain, via the at least one modem, a packet including a preamble portion and a data portion, the preamble portion including:
a universal signal field (U-SIG) that includes at least a version identifier and frequency occupation information, the frequency occupation information including a bandwidth field and a punctured channel information field; and
a first signal field on one or more subchannels of the wireless channel indicated by one or more of the bandwidth field or the punctured channel information field; and

decode the first signal field on the one or more subchannels of the wireless channel in accordance with the version identifier and the frequency occupation information.