Sounding for radio-frequency (RF) sensing
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for radio frequency (RF) sensing in wireless communication systems. In some implementations, a transmitting device may transmit a sounding dataset, over a wireless channel, to a receiving device. The sounding dataset may include information carried in one or more training fields configured for channel estimation and sounding control information based, at least in part, on a configuration of the transmitting device. The receiving device may acquire channel state information (CSI) for the wireless channel based on the received sounding dataset and selectively generate a channel report for the wireless channel based, at least in part, on the CSI and the sounding control information. The channel report may indicate changes to the wireless channel which, in turn, may be used to sense objects in the vicinity of the transmitting device or the receiving device.
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
one or more memories that store processor-executable code; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
receive, over a wireless channel, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) that includes sounding control information, wherein the sounding control information indicates a configuration of a transmitting device, and wherein the sounding control information includes a number indicative of one or more transmission parameters associated with one or more null data packets (NDPs);
receive, over the wireless channel, an NDP in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters; and
transmit a channel report including channel state information associated with the NDP and in accordance with the sounding control information, wherein the channel report includes the number indicative of the one or more transmission parameters associated with the one or more NDPs, and wherein the channel report includes timing information associated with the NDP.
2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the sounding control information indicates one or more parameters associated with the channel report, and wherein transmitting the channel report is in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the channel report.
3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the timing information is a timing synchronization function (TSF) value indicating a time at which the wireless communication device received the NDP.
4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the sounding control information includes at least one of a transmit power and a number of spatial streams.
5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the channel report includes one or more reception parameters used by the wireless communication device to receive the NDP.
6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the sounding control information includes the timing information associated with the NDP, and wherein the NDP includes information carried in one or more training fields configured for channel estimation.
7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters include at least one of transmit antenna indexes and cyclic shift delays (CSDs).
8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the number indicates the configuration of the transmitting device.
9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
obtain an indication that a received signal strength indication (RSSI) associated with the NDP is above an RSSI threshold, wherein transmitting the channel report is associated with the indication that the RSSI is above the RSSI threshold.
10. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
acquire second channel state information for a reference channel; and
obtain an indication of a difference between the channel state information for the wireless channel and the second channel state information for the reference channel.
11. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
compare the difference between the channel state information and the second channel state information to a CSI difference threshold, wherein transmitting the channel report is associated with the difference exceeding the CSI difference threshold.
12. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the channel report includes the indication of the difference.
13. A method for wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device, comprising:
receiving, over a wireless channel, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) that includes sounding control information, wherein the sounding control information indicates a configuration of a transmitting device, and wherein the sounding control information includes a number indicative of one or more transmission parameters associated with one or more null data packets (NDPs);
receiving, over the wireless channel, an NDP in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters; and
transmitting a channel report including channel state information associated with the NDP and in accordance with the sounding control information, wherein the channel report includes the number indicative of the one or more transmission parameters associated with the one or more NDPs, and wherein the channel report includes timing information associated with the NDP.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sounding control information indicates one or more parameters associated with the channel report, and wherein transmitting the channel report is in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the channel report.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the timing information is a timing synchronization function (TSF) value indicating a time at which the wireless communication device received the NDP.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sounding control information includes at least one of a transmit power and a number of spatial streams.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the channel report includes one or more reception parameters used by the wireless communication device to receive the NDP.
18. A wireless communication device comprising:
one or more memories that store processor-executable code; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
transmit, over a wireless channel, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) that includes sounding control information, wherein the sounding control information indicates a configuration of the wireless communication device, and wherein the sounding control information includes a number indicative of one or more transmission parameters associated with one or more null data packets (NDPs);
transmit, over the wireless channel, an NDP in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters; and
receive a channel report including channel state information associated with the NDP and in accordance with the sounding control information, wherein the channel report includes the number indicative of the one or more transmission parameters associated with the one or more NDPs, and wherein the channel report includes timing information associated with NDP.
19. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the wireless communication device to:
sense objects in a vicinity of the wireless communication device in accordance with the channel report.
20. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the sounding control information indicates one or more parameters associated with the channel report, and wherein receiving the channel report is in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the channel report.
21. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the timing information is a timing synchronization function (TSF) value indicating a time at which a second wireless communication device received the NDP.
22. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the sounding control information includes at least one of a transmit power and a number of spatial streams.
23. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the channel report includes one or more reception parameters used by a second wireless communication device to receive the NDP.
24. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the sounding control information includes the timing information associated with the NDP, and wherein the NDP includes information carried in one or more training fields configured for channel estimation.
25. A method for wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device, comprising:
transmitting, over a wireless channel, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) that includes sounding control information, wherein the sounding control information indicates a configuration of the wireless communication device, and wherein the sounding control information includes a number indicative of one or more transmission parameters associated with one or more null data packets (NDPs);
transmitting, over the wireless channel, an NDP in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters; and
receiving a channel report including channel state information associated with the NDP and in accordance with the sounding control information, wherein the channel report includes the number indicative of the one or more transmission parameters associated with the one or more NDPs, and wherein the channel report includes timing information associated with the NDP.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
sensing objects in a vicinity of the wireless communication device in accordance with the channel report.
27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the sounding control information indicates one or more parameters associated with the channel report, and wherein receiving the channel report is in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the channel report.
28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the timing information is a timing synchronization function (TSF) value indicating a time at which a second wireless communication device received the NDP.
29. The method of claim 25 , wherein the sounding control information includes at least one of a transmit power and a number of spatial streams.
30. The method of claim 25 , wherein the channel report includes one or more reception parameters used by a second wireless communication device to receive the NDP.