Patent ID: 9130812
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet over a bandwidth, wherein the packet comprises a preamble portion comprising a first signaling (SIG) field received over a first portion of the bandwidth, the first SIG field repeated at least once across a second portion of the bandwidth different from the first portion of the bandwidth, and wherein the preamble portion further comprises a second SIG field received over the bandwidth, wherein the first SIG field is formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-divisional multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, wherein the first portion of the bandwidth is 1 MHz, and wherein the bandwidth is 2 MHz; and a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal including at least one of the first or second SIG fields.