Resource unit (RU) allocation within wireless communications
View Patent ↗A wireless communication device (alternatively, device, WDEV, etc.) includes at least one processing circuitry configured to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processing circuitry, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A WDEV generates an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame that includes a preamble that specifies allocation and/or non-allocation of at least one resource unit (RU) for a communication channel and transmits the OFDMA frame to at least one other wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one other wireless communication device to determine the allocation of the at least one RU for the communication channel or the non-allocation of the at least one RU for the communication channel.
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a communication interface; and
processing circuitry that is coupled to the communication interface, wherein at least one of the communication interface or the processing circuitry configured to:
generate an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame that includes a preamble that specifies allocation of a first at least one resource unit (RU) for a communication channel and non-allocation of a second at least one RU for the communication channel, wherein:
a multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a first value to specify a first size and a first location of the first at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and a second size and a second location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
the multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a second value to specify a third size and a third location of the first at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and a fourth size and a fourth location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
transmit, via the communication channel, the OFDMA frame to at least one other wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one other wireless communication device to determine at least one of the allocation of the first at least one RU for the communication channel or the non-allocation of the second at least one RU for the communication channel.
2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the first at least one RU is allocated.
3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate the OFDMA frame to include the multi-bit index of the preamble that specifies the second size and the second location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel and also specifies at least one of another size or another location of at least one other RU allocated for the communication channel and also generates the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the at least one other RU is allocated.
4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate the preamble to specify allocation of at least two RUs for the communication channel including to generate the OFDMA frame to include a first wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which a first RU of the at least two RUs is allocated followed by a second STA ID for which a second RU of the at least two RUs is allocated.
5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate another OFDMA frame that includes another preamble that specifies non-allocation of at least one other RU for the communication channel, wherein another multi-bit index of the another preamble specifies at least one of another size or another location of the at least one other RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
transmit, via the communication channel, the another OFDMA frame to at least one of the at least one other wireless communication device or at least one additional wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one of the at least one other wireless communication device or the at least one additional wireless communication device to determine the non-allocation of the at least one other RU for the communication channel.
6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising:
the communication interface configured to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.
7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising:
an access point (AP), wherein the at least one other wireless communication device includes a wireless station (STA).
8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising:
a wireless station (STA), wherein the at least one other wireless communication device includes another wireless station (STA).
9. A wireless communication device comprising:
a communication interface; and
processing circuitry that is coupled to the communication interface, wherein at least one of the communication interface or the processing circuitry configured to:
generate an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame that includes a preamble that specifies allocation of a first at least one resource unit (RU) for a communication channel and non-allocation of at least one of a first RU for the communication channel or a second RU for the communication channel, wherein:
a multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a first value to specify a first at least one size and a first at least one location of the at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and at least one of a second size and a second location of the first RU that is not allocated for the communication channel or a third size and a third location of the second RU that is not allocated for the communication channel;
the multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a second value to specify a fourth at least one size and a fourth at least one location of the at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and at least one of a fifth size and a fifth location of the first RU that is not allocated for the communication channel or a sixth size and a sixth location of the second RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
transmit, via the communication channel, the OFDMA frame to at least one other wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one other wireless communication device to determine the allocation of the first at least one RU for the communication channel and the non-allocation of at least one of the first RU for the communication channel or the second RU for the communication channel.
10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the at least one RU is allocated.
11. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate the OFDMA frame to include the multi-bit index of the preamble set to a third value also to specify at least one of another size or another location of at least one other RU allocated for the communication channel and also generate the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the at least one other RU is allocated.
12. The wireless communication device of claim 9 further comprising:
the communication interface configured to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.
13. The wireless communication device of claim 9 further comprising:
an access point (AP), wherein the at least one other wireless communication device includes a wireless station (STA).
14. A method for execution by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
generating an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame that includes a preamble that specifies allocation of a first at least one resource unit (RU) for a communication channel and non-allocation of a second at least one RU for the communication channel, wherein:
a multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a first value to specify a first size and a first location of the first at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and a second size and a second location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
the multi-bit index of the preamble is set to a second value to specify a third size and a third location of the first at least one RU that is allocated for the communication channel and a fourth size and a fourth location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
transmitting, via a communication interface of the wireless communication device and via the communication channel, the OFDMA frame to at least one other wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one other wireless communication device to determine at least one of the allocation of the first at least one RU for the communication channel or the non-allocation of the second at least one RU for the communication channel.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
generating the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the first at least one RU is allocated.
16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
generating the OFDMA frame to include the multi-bit index of the preamble that specifies the second size and the second location of the second at least one RU that is not allocated for the communication channel and also specifies at least one of another size or another location of at least one other RU allocated for the communication channel and also generates the OFDMA frame to include at least one wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which the at least one other RU is allocated.
17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
generating the preamble to specify allocation of at least two RUs for the communication channel including generating the OFDMA frame to include a first wireless station (STA) identifier (ID) for which a first RU of the at least two RUs is allocated followed by a second STA ID for which a second RU of the at least two RUs is allocated.
18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
generating another OFDMA frame that includes another preamble that specifies non-allocation of at least one other RU for the communication channel, wherein another multi-bit index of the another preamble specifies at least one of another size or another location of the at least one other RU that is not allocated for the communication channel; and
transmitting, via the communication interface of the wireless communication device and via the communication channel, the another OFDMA frame to at least one of the at least one other wireless communication device or at least one additional wireless communication device to be processed by the at least one of the at least one other wireless communication device or the at least one additional wireless communication device to determine the non-allocation of the at least one other RU for the communication channel.
19. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
operating the communication interface to support communications within at least one of a satellite communication system, a wireless communication system, a wired communication system, a fiber-optic communication system, or a mobile communication system.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the wireless communication device includes an access point (AP), and the at least one other wireless communication device includes a wireless station (STA).