Method and apparatus for providing very high throughput operation and capability signaling for wireless communications
A method and apparatus are disclosed for enabling very high throughput (VHT) communications. A wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) may receive, from an access point (AP), a management frame comprising VHT capabilities information. The VHT capabilities information may comprise an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels. The WTRU may transmit, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported, at least one data packet, to the AP, via multiple non-contiguous channels. The multiple non-contiguous channels may be used simultaneously.
1. A wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, from an access point (AP), a management frame comprising very high throughput (VHT) capabilities information, wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels; and
a transmitter configured to transmit, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported, at least one data packet, to the AP, via multiple non-contiguous channels.
2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises power control information.
3. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises frequency reuse capabilities.
4. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the non-contiguous channels are used simultaneously.
5. The WTRU of claim 1 wherein each of the non-contiguous channels is formed from a group of contiguous channels.
6. A method of communicating very high throughput (VHT) capability information from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
receiving a management frame comprising VHT capabilities information from an access point (AP), wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels; and
transmitting at least one data packet to the AP via multiple non-contiguous channels, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises power control information.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises frequency reuse capabilities.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the non-contiguous channels are used simultaneously.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein each of the non-contiguous channels is formed from a group of contiguous channels.
11. An access point (AP) comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a management frame comprising very high throughput (VHT) capabilities information to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels; and
a receiver configured to receive, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported, at least one data packet, from the WTRU, via multiple non-contiguous channels.
12. The AP of claim 11 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises power control information.
13. The AP of claim 11 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises frequency reuse capabilities.
14. The AP of claim 11 , wherein the non-contiguous channels are used simultaneously.
15. The AP of claim 11 , wherein each of the non-contiguous channels is formed from a group of contiguous channels.
16. A method of communicating very high throughput (VHT) capability information to an access point (AP), the method comprising:
transmitting a management frame comprising very high throughput (VHT) capabilities information to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels; and
receiving at least one data packet from the WTRU via multiple non-contiguous channels, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises power control information.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the VHT capabilities information comprises frequency reuse capabilities.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the non-contiguous channels are used simultaneously.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein each of the non-contiguous channels is formed from a group of contiguous channels.