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A communication device determines a format according to which a physical layer (PHY) data unit is to be generated. The communication device selects i) length information to be included in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, wherein the length information and the phase of modulation are selected to indicate the format from a set of multiple PHY formats defined by a communication protocol. The communication device generates the PHY data unit to include the selected length information in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble and to modulate the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble with the selected phase, and transmits the PHY data unit.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/174,145, entitled “Early Signaling SIG Format,” filed on Jun. 11, 2015, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/183,846, entitled “Early Signaling SIG Format,” filed on Jun. 24, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/199,446, entitled “Early Signaling SIG Format,” filed on Jul. 31, 2015, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises a network interface device having one or more ICs. The one or more ICs are configured to: determine a format according to which a PHY data unit is to be generated; and select i) length information to be included in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an OFDM symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, wherein the length information and the phase of modulation are selected to indicate the format from a set of multiple PHY formats defined by a communication protocol. The one or more ICs are further configured to: generate the data unit to include the selected length information in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble and to modulate the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble with the selected phase, and transmit the data unit.
where, xn,k is a value of a mapped constellation point of the data unit for the n-th OFDM symbol at a k-th subcarrier tone, k is a subcarrier index, ±NSD are the minimum and maximum subcarrier indices, ΔF is a subcarrier bandwidth, pn is an n-th value of a bit sequence defined by the first communication protocol, Pk is another sequence defined by the first communication protocol, and TGI is a guard interval duration. Parameter pnPk sets a pilot value at the n-th OFDM symbol and k-th subcarrier tone. In some embodiments, Pk={1,1,1,−1} are pilot values at k=−21, −7, 7, and 21, and zero at other values of k. In some embodiments, pn is a cyclic extension of a 127-bit sequence.
determining, at a communication device, a format according to which a physical layer (PHY) data unit is to be generated;
selecting, at the communication device, i) length information to be included in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, wherein
the length information and the phase of modulation are selected to indicate the format from a set of multiple PHY formats defined by a communication protocol;
generating, at the communication device, the PHY data unit to include the selected length information in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble and to modulate the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble with the selected phase; and
2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the length information includes selecting a length value to be included in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble so that:
the length value is not divisible by three;
a first value of a remainder resulting from dividing the length value by three indicates the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a first subset of formats; and
a second value of the remainder resulting from dividing the length value by three indicates the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a second subset of one or more formats.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the format belongs to the first subset, the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble indicates to which format in the first subset the PHY data unit conforms.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein selecting the phase of modulation comprises selecting the phase of modulation of a second occurring OFDM symbol in a signal field defined by the communication protocol.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the phase of modulation of the second occurring OFDM symbol in the signal field defined by the communication protocol indicates whether the PHY preamble includes an additional signal field.
a network interface device having one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to
determine a format according to which a physical layer (PHY) data unit is to be generated;
select i) length information to be included in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, wherein
wherein the one or more ICs are further configured to
generate the data unit to include the selected length information in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble and to modulate the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble with the selected phase, and
transmit the data unit.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more ICs are configured to select a length value to be included in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble so that:
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more ICs are configured to, when the format belongs to the first subset, select the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble to indicate to which format in the first subset the PHY data unit conforms.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more ICs are configured to select the phase of modulation of a second occurring OFDM symbol in a signal field defined by the communication protocol.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more ICs are configured to select the phase of modulation of the second occurring OFDM symbol in the signal field to indicate whether the PHY preamble includes an additional signal field.
receiving, at a communication device, a physical layer (PHY) data unit via a communication channel;
analyzing, at the communication device, i) length information in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble;
determining, at the communication device, a format of the received PHY data unit corresponding to the analysis of i) the length information and ii) the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble; and
processing, at the communication device, the received PHY data unit according to the determined format.
analyzing the length information includes:
determining, at the communication device, a remainder resulting from dividing a length value in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble; and
determining the format includes:
when the remainder equals a first value, determining that the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a first subset of formats, and
when the remainder equals a second value, a determining that the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a second subset of one or more formats.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the format includes:
when it is determined that the format belongs to the first subset, selecting to which format in the first subset the PHY data unit conforms based on the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein analyzing the phase of modulation comprises analyzing the phase of modulation of a second occurring OFDM symbol in a signal field defined by the communication protocol.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the format includes:
determining whether the PHY preamble includes an additional signal field based on the phase of modulation of the second occurring OFDM symbol in the signal field.
receive a physical layer (PHY) data unit via a communication channel,
analyze i) length information in a field in a legacy portion of a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit, and ii) a phase of modulation of an orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) symbol in a non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble,
determine a format of the received PHY data unit corresponding to the analysis of i) the length information and ii) the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble, and
process the received PHY data unit according to the determined format.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more integrated circuits are configured to:
determining, at the communication device, a remainder resulting from dividing a length value in the field in the legacy portion of the PHY preamble;
when the remainder equals a first value, determine that the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a first subset of formats; and
when the remainder equals a second value, determine that the format of the PHY preamble belongs to a second subset of one or more formats.
when it is determined that the format belongs to the first subset, select to which format in the first subset the PHY data unit conforms based on the phase of modulation of the OFDM symbol in the non-legacy portion of the PHY preamble.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more integrated circuits are configured to analyze the phase of modulation of a second occurring OFDM symbol in a signal field defined by the communication protocol.
20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more integrated circuits are configured to:
determine whether the PHY preamble includes an additional signal field based on the phase of modulation of the second occurring OFDM symbol in the signal field.
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