Wireless communication system with selective preamble synchronization portion and related methods

1. A wireless communication system comprising:

a first wireless communications device comprising a first transceiver and a first controller cooperating therewith, said first controller configured to

determine at least one received signal characteristic,

generate each forward transmission block for transmission having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith, and

select for each forward transmission block a desired preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon the at least one received signal characteristic, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length; and

a second wireless communications device in communication with said first wireless communications device and comprising a second transceiver and a second controller cooperating therewith and configured to determine and use, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 wherein said first controller is configured to select for each forward transmission block the desired preamble synchronization portion further based upon a data rate for transmission.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 wherein said first controller is configured to select a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one received signal characteristic comprises at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio, a multipath characteristic, a Doppler spread characteristic, and an interference characteristic.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprises a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.

7. A wireless communication system comprising:

a first wireless communications device comprising a first transceiver and a first controller cooperating therewith, said first controller configured to

generate each forward transmission block for transmission having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith, and

select for each forward transmission block a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon a data rate for transmission, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length, the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprising a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions; and

a second wireless communications device in communication with said first wireless communications device and comprising a second transceiver and a second controller cooperating therewith and configured to determine and use, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 7 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

9. A wireless communications device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller cooperating with said transceiver and configured to

determine at least one received signal characteristic,

generate each forward transmission block for transmission having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith,

select for each forward transmission block a desired preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon the at least one received signal characteristic, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length, and

transmit each forward transmission block to a receiver wireless communications device, the receiver wireless communications device determining and using, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

10. The wireless communications device according to claim 9 wherein said controller is configured to select for each forward transmission block the desired preamble synchronization portion further based upon a data rate for transmission.

11. The wireless communications device according to claim 9 wherein said controller is configured to select a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

12. The wireless communications device according to claim 9 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

13. The wireless communications device according to claim 9 wherein the at least one received signal characteristic comprises at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio, a multipath characteristic, a Doppler spread characteristic, and an interference characteristic.

14. The wireless communications device according to claim 9 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprises a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.

15. A wireless communications device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller cooperating with said transceiver and configured to

generate each forward transmission block for transmission having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith,

select for each forward transmission block a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon a data rate for transmission, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length, the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprising a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions, and

transmit each forward transmission block to a receiver wireless communications device, the receiver wireless communications device determining and using, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

16. The wireless communications device according to claim 15 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

17. A wireless communications device comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory configured to store a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, each preamble synchronization portion having a different length; and

a controller cooperating with said transceiver and said memory, and being configured to

receive a plurality of forward transmission blocks, each forward transmission block having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith, the preamble synchronization portion comprising a desired preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, and

determine and use, for each received forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, wherein the desired preamble synchronization portion comprises a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion selected from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

18. The wireless communications device according to claim 17 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

19. The wireless communications device according to claim 17 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprises a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.

20. A wireless communications device comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory configured to store a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, each preamble synchronization portion having a different length, the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprising a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions; and

a controller cooperating with said transceiver and said memory, and being configured to

receive a plurality of forward transmission blocks, each forward transmission block having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith, the preamble synchronization portion comprising a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, and

determine and use, for each received forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

21. The wireless communications device according to claim 20 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions have correlations with each other below a threshold.

22. A method of operating a wireless communication system including a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communications device in communication therewith, the method comprising:

determining at least one received signal characteristic at the first wireless communications device;

generating each forward transmission block for transmission from the first wireless communications device to the second wireless communications device, each forward transmission block having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith;

using the first wireless communications device to select for each forward transmission block a desired preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon the at least one received signal characteristic, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length; and

at the second wireless communications device, determining and using, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

23. The method according to claim 22 further comprising using the first wireless communications device to select for each forward transmission block the desired preamble synchronization portion further based upon a data rate for transmission.

24. The method according to claim 22 further comprising selecting a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

25. The method according to claim 22 further comprising generating at the first wireless communications device the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions to have correlations with each other below a threshold.

26. The method according to claim 22 wherein the at least one received signal characteristic comprises at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio, a multipath characteristic, a Doppler spread characteristic, and an interference characteristic.

27. The method according to claim 22 further comprising generating at the first wireless communications device the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions to comprise a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.

28. A method of operating a wireless communications device comprising:

determining at least one received signal characteristic;

generating each forward transmission block for transmission having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith;

selecting for each forward transmission block a desired preamble synchronization portion from among a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions and based upon the at least one received signal characteristic, each preamble synchronization portion among the predetermined set thereof having a different length; and

transmitting each forward transmission block to a receiver wireless communications device, the receiver wireless communications device determining and using, for each forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.

29. The method according to claim 28 further comprising selecting for each forward transmission block the desired preamble synchronization portion further based upon a data rate for transmission.

30. The method according to claim 28 further comprising selecting a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

31. The method according to claim 28 further comprising generating the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions to have correlations with each other below a threshold.

32. The method according to claim 28 wherein the at least one received signal characteristic comprises at least one of a signal-to-noise ratio, a multipath characteristic, a Doppler spread characteristic, and an interference characteristic.

33. The method according to claim 28 further comprising generating the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions to comprise a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.

34. A method of operating a wireless communications device comprising:

storing a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, each preamble synchronization portion having a different length;

receiving a plurality of forward transmission blocks, each forward transmission block having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith, the preamble synchronization portion comprising a desired preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions; and

determining and using, for each received forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, wherein the desired preamble synchronization portion comprises a desired shortest preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set thereof for a given at least one received signal characteristic.

35. The method according to claim 34 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions has correlations with each other below a threshold.

36. The method according to claim 34 wherein the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions comprises a series thereof with each successive preamble synchronization portion incorporating previous preamble synchronization portions.