Patent ID: 9191954
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data on a carrier frequency band having a plurality of subcarrier frequency bands, comprising: identifying one or more subcarrier frequency bands for transmitting one or more corresponding reference symbols; determining a number of available subcarrier frequency bands for transmitting data symbols; determining whether to transmit the data symbols on the available subcarrier frequency bands based at least in part on a predetermined rule, wherein the predetermined rule includes allowing transmission of data symbols on the available subcarrier frequency bands when the determined number of the available subcarrier frequency bands is an even number; and simultaneously transmitting each of the data symbols on one or more pairs of the available subcarrier frequency bands, wherein each pair includes a first subcarrier frequency band and a second subcarrier frequency band adjacent to the first subcarrier frequency band, and each subcarrier frequency band is associated with no more than one pair.