Patent ID: 9049155
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a first wireless device from a second wireless device, a signal (SIG) unit via a sub-1 gigahertz (GHz) wireless network; and interpreting a 9-bit length field of the SIG unit, wherein the 9-bit length field is interpreted as a number of symbols in response to determining that a 1-bit aggregation field of the SIG unit has a first value, wherein the 9-bit length field is interpreted as a number of bytes in response to determining that the 1-bit aggregation field has a second value, wherein the SIG unit corresponds to a short format preamble and a bandwidth greater than or equal to 2 megahertz (MHz), and wherein the SIG unit comprises: