Patent ID: 9729369
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method implemented in a communication device, the method comprising: receiving, in the communication device, first data and second data, wherein the first data corresponds to a first required transmission reliability level, and the second data corresponds to a second required transmission reliability level that is lower than the first required transmission reliability level; modulating, in the communication device, the first data according to a first constellation having a first number of constellation points; modulating, in the communication device, the second data according to a second constellation that differs from the first constellation at least by having a second number of constellation points higher than the first number of constellation points; generating, in the communication device, a plurality of spatial streams including a first spatial stream and a second spatial stream, including: generating, in the communication device, a single physical layer (PHY) data unit that includes the plurality of spatial streams, the single PHY data unit for transmission via a communication channel.