Patent ID: 8873582
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting data blocks in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a transmitter and comprising: generating a data block in a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer; generating a first padded data block by appending at least one padding octet to the data block when a length of the data block is smaller than a target length in the MAC layer; delivering the first padded data block from the MAC layer to a physical (PHY) layer; determining a number of bits for a padding bit sequence of the first padded data block in the PHY layer, the number of bits for the padding bit sequence being smaller than one octet; generating a second padded data block by appending the padding bit sequence to the first padded data block in the PHY layer; and transmitting, over an operating channel, a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to a receiver, the PPDU including a signal field, a Very High Throughput-Signal-A (VHT-SIG-A) field, a Very High Throughput-Signal-B (VHT-SIG-B) field, and the second padded data block; wherein the signal field includes information used for calculating the target length, wherein the VHT-SIG-A field includes group information indicating the receiver to receive the PPDU, wherein the VHT-SIG-B field includes information indicating the length of the data block before padding, and wherein the number of bits for the VHT-SIG-B field is determined based on a bandwidth of the operating channel.