Preamble design aspects for high efficiency wireless local area networks
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for resource allocation signaling in a high efficiency wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A receiver may receive, at a first station, a transmission frame that includes a WLAN signaling field decodable by a plurality of stations. The receiver may identify, in a station-specific portion of the WLAN signaling field, an order for a plurality of station-specific information blocks associated with the plurality of stations. The receiver may determine a number of spatial streams allocated to the first station based at least in part on the identified order for the plurality of station-specific information blocks.
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
receiving, at a first station, a transmission frame that includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) high efficiency (HE) signaling B (HE-SIG-B) field decodable by a plurality of stations, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common field and a user specific field, the user specific field comprising a plurality of user fields, each user field corresponding to a station of the plurality of stations;
identifying, in the user specific field of the WLAN HE-SIG-B field, an order for the plurality of user fields associated with the plurality of stations;
identifying, in the user field corresponding to the first station, a spatial configuration field indicating a number of spatial streams allocated to each station of at least a portion of the plurality of stations and a total number of spatial streams allocated to the plurality of stations; and
determining a number of spatial streams allocated to the first station based at least in part on the identified spatial configuration field, the total number of spatial streams, and a position of the user field corresponding to the first station in the identified order for the plurality of user fields.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, in the user field corresponding to the first station, an identifier associated with the first station, wherein the identified order is based at least in part on the identifier associated with the first station.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, in the common field, a number of stations associated with the plurality of stations, wherein the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station is based at least in part on the number of stations.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the total number of spatial streams is associated with a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) allocation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the order for the plurality of user fields comprises a sequential order in which the user fields are populated into the WLAN HE-SIG-B field.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spatial configuration field comprises 4 bits.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common field includes a resource allocation field.
8. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
selecting a number of spatial streams allocated to a first station for a transmission frame, the transmission frame comprising a wireless local area network (WLAN) high efficiency (HE) signaling B (HE-SIG-B) field that is decodable by a plurality of stations, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common field and a user specific field, the user specific field comprising a plurality of user fields, with each user field being associated with a corresponding station of the plurality of stations;
configuring, in the user specific field of the WLAN HE-SIG-B field, an order for the plurality of user fields associated with the plurality of stations;
configuring the user field corresponding to the first station to include a spatial configuration field indicating a number of spatial streams allocated to each station of at least a portion of the plurality of stations and a total number of spatial streams allocated to the plurality of stations, wherein the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station is determined based at least in part on the spatial configuration field and the total number of spatial streams;
configuring a position of the user field corresponding to the first station within the order for the plurality of user fields based at least in part on the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station; and
transmitting the transmission frame comprising the WLAN HE-SIG-B field.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
configuring, in the user field corresponding to the first station, an identifier associated with the first station, wherein the position of the user field corresponding to the first station within the order is based at least in part on the identifier associated with the first station.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
configuring, in the common field, a number of stations associated with the plurality of stations.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the total number of spatial streams is associated with a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) allocation.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the order for the plurality of user fields comprises a sequential order in which the user fields are populated into the WLAN HE-SIG-B field.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial configuration field comprises 4 bits.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the common field includes a resource allocation field.
15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled with the memory and configured to:
receive, at a first station, a transmission frame that includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) high efficiency (HE) signaling B (HE-SIG-B) field decodable by a plurality of stations, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common field and a user specific field, the user specific field comprising a plurality of user fields, each user field corresponding to a station of the plurality of stations;
identify, in the user specific field of the WLAN HE-SIG-B field, an order for the plurality of user fields associated with the plurality of stations;
identify, in the user field corresponding to the first station, a spatial configuration field indicating a number of spatial streams allocated to each station of at least a portion of the plurality of stations and a total number of spatial streams allocated to the plurality of stations; and
determine a number of spatial streams allocated to the first station based at least in part on the identified spatial configuration field, the total number of spatial streams, and a position of the user field corresponding to the first station in the identified order for the plurality of user fields.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor and memory are further configured to:
identify, in the user field corresponding to the first station, an identifier associated with the first station, wherein the identified order is based at least in part on the identifier associated with the first station.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor and memory are further configured to:
identify, in the common field, a number of stations associated with the plurality of stations, wherein the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station is based at least in part on the number of stations.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:
the total number of spatial streams is associated with a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) allocation.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the spatial configuration field comprises 4 bits.
20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the common field includes a resource allocation field.
21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled with the memory and configured to:
select a number of spatial streams allocated to a first station for a transmission frame, the transmission frame comprising a wireless local area network (WLAN) high efficiency (HE) signaling B (HE-SIG-B) field that is decodable by a plurality of stations, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common field and a user specific field, the user specific field comprising a plurality of user fields, with each user field being associated with a corresponding station of the plurality of stations;
configure, in the user specific field, an order for the plurality of user fields associated with the plurality of stations;
configure the user field corresponding to the first station to include a spatial configuration field indicating a number of spatial streams allocated to each station of at least a portion of the plurality of stations and a total number of spatial streams allocated to the plurality of stations, wherein the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station is determined based at least in part on the spatial configuration field and the total number of spatial streams;
configure a position of the user field corresponding to the first station within the order for the plurality of user fields based at least in part on the number of spatial streams allocated to the first station; and
transmit the transmission frame comprising the WLAN HE-SIG-B field.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the processor and memory are further configured to:
configure, in the user field corresponding to the first station, an identifier associated with the first station, wherein the position of the user field corresponding to the first station within the order is based at least in part on the identifier associated with the first station.
23. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the processor and memory are further configured to:
configure, in the common field, a number of stations associated with the plurality of stations.
24. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein:
the total number of spatial streams is associated with a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) allocation.
25. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the spatial configuration field comprises 4 bits.
26. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the common field includes a resource allocation field.