Granted Patent B2

US 12,549,320 · App. 18/118,310 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Inventors: Shengquan Hu (San Jose, CA); Jianhan Liu (San Jose, CA); Thomas Edward Pare, Jr. (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: MediaTek Inc.

H04L5/0094H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (64)

1 . A method, comprising:

communicating, by a processor of a first apparatus, in a 60 GHz band wirelessly with a second apparatus by either or both:

transmitting first data or first information to the second apparatus; and

receiving second data or second information from the second apparatus,

wherein the communicating in the 60 GHz band wirelessly comprises communicating with a channelization design of the 60 GHz band having a channel center frequency being equal to (a channel starting frequency+ΔF)+ΔF*channelIndex, and

wherein ΔF denotes a half of a channel spacing,

wherein channelIndex denotes a channel index value,

wherein the channel starting frequency is 56.16 GHz, and

wherein:

responsive to the channel spacing being 2.16 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 16;

responsive to the channel spacing being 1.08 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 32;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.72 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2 . . . 48;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.54 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 64;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.36 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 96;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.27 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 128; and

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.24 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . 144.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises a channelization of the 60 GHz band being aligned with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 2.16 GHz being within a 2.16 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 4.32 GHz being within a 4.32 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 6.48 GHz being within a 6.48 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 8.64 GHz being within a 8.64 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating with the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises communicating using a channel spacing of 2.16 GHZ, 1.08 GHz, 0.72 GHz, 0.54 GHz, 0.36 GHz, 0.27 GHz, 0.24 GHz or 0.18 GHz.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises reuse of a channelization of the 60 GHz band being aligned with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax or IEEE 802.11be system design including either or both of a tone plan and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS).

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein options of a channel bandwidth in the 60 GHz band comprise one or more of 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz, 1280 MHz, 2560 MHz and 5120 MHz, and wherein channel bonding and channel aggregation under the channelization design comprises one or more of:

80 MHz+{80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz};

160 MHz+{160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz};

320 MHz+{320 MHz, 640 MHz, 1280 MHz};

640 MHz+{640 MHz, 1280 MHz, 2560 MHz};

1280 MHz+{1280 MHz, 2560 MHz, 5120 MHz};

2560 MHz+{2560 MHz, 5120 MHz}; and

5120 MHz+{5120 MHz}.

10 . An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:

communicating, via the transceiver, in a 60 GHz band wirelessly with one other apparatus by either or both:

transmitting first data or first information to the other apparatus; and

receiving second data or second information from the other apparatus,

wherein, in communicating in the 60 GHz band wirelessly, the processor is configured to communicate with a channelization design of the 60 GHz band having a channel center frequency being equal to (a channel starting frequency+ΔF)+ΔF*channelIndex, and

wherein ΔF denotes a half of a channel spacing,

wherein channelIndex denotes a channel index value,

wherein the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises reuse of a channelization of the 60 GHz band being aligned with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax or IEEE 802.11be system design including either or both of a tone plan and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS),

wherein options of a channel bandwidth in the 60 GHz band comprise one or more of 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz, 1280 MHz, 2560 MHz and 5120 MHz, and

wherein channel bonding and channel aggregation under the channelization design comprises one or more of:

80 MHz+{80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz};

160 MHz+{160 MHz, 320 MHz, 640 MHz};

320 MHz+{320 MHz, 640 MHz, 1280 MHz};

640 MHz+{640 MHz, 1280 MHz, 2560 MHz};

1280 MHz+{1280 MHz, 2560 MHz, 5120 MHz};

2560 MHz+{2560 MHz, 5120 MHz}; and

5120 MHz+{5120 MHz}.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises a channelization of the 60 GHz band being aligned with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 2.16 GHz being within a 2.16 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 4.32 GHz being within a 4.32 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 6.48 GHz being within a 6.48 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the channelization of the 60 GHz band comprises all channels with a bandwidth equal to or less than 8.64 GHz being within a 8.64 GHz channel range of the IEEE 802.11ad or IEEE 802.11ay channelization.

16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the communicating with the channelization design of the 60 GHz band comprises communicating using a channel spacing of 2.16 GHz, 1.08 GHz, 0.72 GHz, 0.54 GHz, 0.36 GHz, 0.27 GHz, 0.24 GHz or 0.18 GHz.

17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the channel starting frequency is 56.16 GHz, and wherein:

responsive to the channel spacing being 2.16 GHZ, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 16;

responsive to the channel spacing being 1.08 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 32;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.72 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 48;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.54 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 64;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.36 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 96;

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.27 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 128; and

responsive to the channel spacing being 0.24 GHz, the channel index value is one of 0, 1, 2, . . . , 144.

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