Wireless transmitting and receiving device and method
A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
1. A wireless transmitting device for communicating with a wireless receiving device by using a first wireless packet and a second wireless packet, the wireless transmitting device comprising:
a first signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the first wireless packet, the first wireless packet including:
a short-preamble used for a first automatic gain control (1st AGC) at the wireless receiving device,
a first long-preamble used for an estimation of a first channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device,
a signal field following the short-preamble and the first long-preamble, and used for conveying information regarding the first wireless packet,
an AGC preamble following the signal field, and used for a second automatic gain control (2nd AGC) performed after the first automatic gain control at the wireless receiving device,
a second long-preamble used for an estimation of a second channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device, and
a data field conveying data,
wherein the AGC preamble is to be transmitted via at least a first antenna and a second antenna,
a signal of the AGC preamble to be transmitted via the first antenna is to be transmitted via first subcarriers,
a signal of the AGC preamble to be transmitted via the second antenna is to be transmitted via second subcarriers,
the first subcarriers and the second subcarriers are same,
cyclic shifting in time domain is applied to signals of the AGC preamble,
wherein the first wireless packet is to be transmitted based on a first communication scheme by using at least the first antenna and the second antenna;
the first signal generator or a second signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the second wireless packet based on a second communication scheme by using at least the first antenna,
wherein the first antenna is shared by transmissions of the first wireless packet and the second wireless packet.
2. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication scheme is included in a first standard other than IEEE 802.11n standard, and the second communication scheme is included in IEEE 802.11n standard, IEEE 802.11n standard has backwards compatibility with the first standard.
3. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the data field is transmitted via the first and second antennas.
4. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the data field is transmitted via the first and second antennas, and
the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the first and second antennas.
5. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the data field is transmitted via the first and second antennas,
the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the first and second antennas,
the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are recognizable by both a first communication system and a second communication system, and
the AGC preamble and the data field are recognizable by the second communication system.
6. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the second communication system has backwards compatibility with the first communication system.
7. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the second communication system has interoperability with the first communication system.
8. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 5 , wherein
the first communication system conforms to IEEE802.11a, and
the second communication system conforms to IEEE802.11n.
9. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the first wireless packet that includes the AGC preamble that is transmitted via the first and second antennas, which use frequency components.
10. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the first wireless packet that includes the second long-preamble, which is transmitted by the first antenna and the second antenna and is orthogonalized with respect to another second long-preamble by using Walsh sequences.
11. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal field includes a first signal field and a second signal field, the second signal field following the first signal field, the first signal field is legacy short training field, and the second signal field is used for identifying whether AGC preamble conforms to IEEE802.11n or not.
12. A wireless transmitting terminal for communicating with a wireless receiving terminal by using a first wireless packet and a second wireless packet, the wireless transmitting terminal comprising:
a first antenna;
a second antenna; and
a first signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the first wireless packet, the first wireless packet including:
a short-preamble used for a first automatic gain control (1st AGC) at the wireless receiving terminal,
a first long-preamble used for an estimation of a first channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting terminal and the wireless receiving terminal,
a signal field following the short-preamble and the first long-preamble, and used for conveying information regarding the first wireless packet,
an AGC preamble following the signal field, and used for a second automatic gain control (2nd AGC) performed after the first automatic gain control at the wireless receiving terminal,
a second long-preamble used for an estimation of a second channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting terminal and the wireless receiving terminal, and
a data field conveying data,
wherein the AGC preamble is to be transmitted via at least the first antenna and the second antenna,
a signal of the AGC preamble to be transmitted via the first antenna is to be transmitted via first subcarriers,
a signal of the AGC preamble to be transmitted via the second antenna is to be transmitted via second subcarriers,
the first subcarriers and the second subcarriers are same,
cyclic shifting in time domain is applied to signals of the AGC preamble,
wherein the first wireless packet is to be transmitted based on a first communication scheme by using at least the first antenna and the second antenna;
the first signal generator or a second signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the second wireless packet based on a second communication scheme by using at least the first antenna,
wherein the first antenna is shared by transmissions of the first wireless packet and the second wireless packet.