High efficiency signal field encoding structure

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

encode a high-efficiency signal field for transmission on a first group of subchannels according to a first encoding process, and on a second group of subchannels according to a second encoding process;

determine a number of encoding processes is no more than three encoding processes, wherein the number of encoding processes includes the first encoding process and the second encoding process; and

cause the high-efficiency signal field to be wirelessly transmitted to a first device over a wireless communications channel.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to encode the high-efficiency signal field further include instructions to:

split the high-efficiency signal field into a first high-efficiency signal part and a second high-efficiency signal part;

encode the first high-efficiency signal part using the first group of subchannels; and

encode the second high-efficiency signal part using the second group of subchannels.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to send a duplicate of the first high-efficiency signal part on one subchannel of the first group of subchannels, and a duplicate of the second high-efficiency signal part on one subchannel of the second group of subchannels.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

generate one or more first codebits based at least in part on the encoded first high-efficiency signal part; and

generate one or more second codebits based at least in part on the encoded second high-efficiency signal part.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

arrange the one or more first codebits into one or more first blocks; and

arrange the one or more second codebits into one or more second blocks.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 5 , wherein a number of the one or more first blocks has more codebits than a number of the one or more second blocks.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine that a number of the one or more second blocks has less codebits than the number of the one or more first blocks;

generate one or more duplicate blocks of at least one of the one or more second blocks; and

cause to send the one or more duplicate blocks using the second group of subchannels.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

cause to send one of the one or more first blocks using the second group of subchannels; and

cause to send one of the one or more second blocks using the first group of subchannels.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , further comprising one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a communications channel having a bandwidth of a frequency band;

identifying a first group of subchannels of the bandwidth and a second group of subchannels of the bandwidth;

identifying a high-efficiency signal field received on the first group of subchannels according to a first decoding process, and on a second group of subchannels according to a second decoding process;

determine a number of decoding processes is no more than three decoding processes, wherein the number of decoding processes includes the first decoding process and the second decoding process; and

decoding the high-efficiency signal field based at least in part on the first group of subchannels and the second group of subchannels.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations to decode the high-efficiency signal field further include operations comprising:

identifying a first high-efficiency signal part of the high-efficiency signal field and a second high-efficiency signal part of the high-efficiency signal field;

decoding the first high-efficiency signal part based at least in part on the first group of subchannels; and

decoding the second high-efficiency signal part based at least in part on the second group of subchannels.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein a duplicate of the first high-efficiency signal part is received on one subchannel of the first group of subchannels, and a duplicate of the second high-efficiency signal part is received on one subchannel of the second group of subchannels.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to further perform operations comprising:

identifying one or more first codebits based at least in part on the decoded first high-efficiency signal part; and

identifying one or more second codebits based at least in part on the decoded second high-efficiency signal part.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to further perform operations comprising:

identifying one or more first blocks of the one or more first codebits; and

identifying one or more second blocks of the one or more second codebits.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a number of the one or more first blocks is greater than a number of the one or more second blocks.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to further perform operations comprising:

identifying one of the one or more first blocks based at least in part on the second group of subchannels; and

identifying one of the one or more second blocks based at least in part on the first group of subchannels.

18. A method comprising:

encoding a high-efficiency signal field for transmission on a first group of subchannels according to a first encoding process, and on a second group of subchannels according to a second encoding process;

determining a number of encoding processes is no more than three encoding processes, wherein the number of encoding processes includes the first encoding process and the second encoding process; and

causing the high-efficiency signal field to be wirelessly transmitted to a first device over a wireless communications channel.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein encoding the high-efficiency signal field further includes:

splitting the high-efficiency signal field into a first high-efficiency signal part and a second high-efficiency signal part;

encoding the first high-efficiency signal part using the first group of subchannels; and

encoding the second high-efficiency signal part using the second group of subchannels.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein a duplicate of the first high-efficiency signal part is sent on one subchannel of the first group of subchannels and a duplicate of the second high-efficiency signal part is sent on one subchannel of the second group of subchannels.