Method and system for a new packet preamble for wideband wireless local area network (LAN) systems

1. A method for processing a packet, the method comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol; and

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

generating a wide-bandwidth preamble utilizing said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said replicated at least one component of said legacy preamble synchronization symbol comprises one or both of a time domain component and/or a frequency domain component.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said time domain component comprises at least one modulated symbol.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said frequency domain component comprises at least one tone.

6. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol with a scaling mask to generate said at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein said scaling mask is a multiple of a replicating factor utilized by said replicating to generate said plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol comprises a plurality of active and inactive tones with inter-tone spacing of about 312.5 kHz.

9. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing a packet, the at least one code section being executable by a machine to perform steps comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol; and

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

10. The machine-readable storage according to claim 9 , comprising code for generating a wide-bandwidth preamble utilizing said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

11. The machine-readable storage according to claim 9 , wherein said replicated at least one component of said legacy preamble synchronization symbol comprises one or both of a time domain component and/or a frequency domain component.

12. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein said time domain component comprises at least one modulated symbol.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein said frequency domain component comprises at least one tone.

14. The machine-readable storage according to claim 9 , comprising code for scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol with a scaling mask to generate said at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

15. The machine-readable storage according to claim 14 , wherein said scaling mask is a multiple of a replicating factor utilized by said replicating to generate said plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

16. The machine-readable storage according to claim 9 , wherein said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol comprises a plurality of active and inactive tones with inter-tone spacing of about 312.5 kHz.

17. A system for processing a packet, the system comprising:

at least one processor that replicates at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

said at least one processor groups at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol; and

said at least one processor scales at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said at least one processor generates a wide-bandwidth preamble utilizing said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

19. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said replicated at least one component of said legacy preamble synchronization symbol comprises one or both of a time domain component and/or a frequency domain component.

20. The system according to claim 19 , wherein said time domain component comprises at least one modulated symbol.

21. The system according to claim 19 , wherein said frequency domain component comprises at least one tone.

22. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said at least one processor scales said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol with a scaling mask to generate said at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol.

23. The system according to claim 22 , wherein said scaling mask is a multiple of a replicating factor utilized by said replicating to generate said plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

24. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol comprises a plurality of active and inactive tones with inter-tone spacing of about 312.5 khz.

25. A method for processing a packet, the method comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

preserving inter-tone spacing between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

26. A method for processing a packet, the method comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

preserving periodicity between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

27. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing a packet, the at least one code section being executable by a machine to perform steps comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

preserving inter-tone spacing between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

28. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing a packet, the at least one code section being executable by a machine to perform steps comprising:

replicating at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

grouping at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

scaling at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

preserving periodicity between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

29. A system for processing a packet, the system comprising:

at least one processor that replicates at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

said at least one processor groups at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

said at least one processor scales at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

wherein said at least one processor preserves inter-tone spacing between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.

30. A system for processing a packet, the system comprising:

at least one processor that replicates at least one component of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate a plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

said at least one processor groups at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol;

said at least one processor scales at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol to generate at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol; and

wherein said at least one processor preserves periodicity between said legacy preamble synchronization symbol and said generated at least one wide-bandwidth synchronization symbol by said scaling said at least a portion of said grouped at least a portion of said generated plurality of replicated components of a legacy preamble synchronization symbol.