IP Library Granted Patent US 12,506,646
Granted Patent B2
US 12,506,646 · App. 18/582,587 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Channel training adaptation

Inventor: Abhishek Kumar Agrawal (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
H04L25/024H04B7/0617H04L25/0204H04W74/006H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 12,506,646
App. No.
18/582,587
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may include detecting parameter(s) of communication between an AP and a STA. The method may include determining a training configuration for a channel estimation of the communication based on the parameter(s). The method may include transmitting a DL transmission or a trigger frame to the STA. The DL transmission may include a training block configured according to the training configuration. The trigger frame may include the training configuration and instructions for the STA to include a training block configured according to the training configuration in a UL transmission to the AP. The STA may be configured to determine the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the DL transmission received at the STA. Alternatively, the method may also include determining the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the UL transmission received at the AP.

Claims (27)

1 . A method, comprising:

identifying one or more link parameters between a first wireless device and a second wireless device;

determining a channel training configuration based on the one or more link parameters, wherein when a distance between the first wireless device and the second wireless device is above a threshold distance, determining the channel training configuration includes increasing a number of training fields; and

transmitting a transmission from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, the transmission including a training block configured according to the training configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the training configuration is determined based on one or more previous transmissions between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , the training configuration indicating at least one of: a number of training symbols, or a length of training symbols to include in a training block of a transmission.

4 . The method of claim 1 , the one or more link parameters including channel frequency selectivity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , the one or more link parameters including a transmission length or airtime.

6 . The method of claim 1 , the one or more link parameters including a precoding or a beamforming parameter.

7 . The method of claim 1 , the one or more link parameters including a link signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the channel training configuration includes increasing a number of training symbols.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein channel estimation is performed based on the increased number of training symbols.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein channel estimation is performed on the increased number of training symbols to increase a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when a packet length of the transmission is below a threshold length, determining the channel training configuration includes reducing at least one of a number or a length of training symbols.

12 . A system, comprising:

one or more processors coupled to a memory, the one or more processors configured to:

identify one or more link parameters between a first wireless device and a second wireless device;

determine a channel training configuration based on the one or more link parameters, wherein when a distance between the first wireless device and the second wireless device is above a threshold distance, when determining the channel training configuration, the one or more processors are to increase a number of training fields; and

provide a transmission from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, the transmission including a training block and a data portion, the training block configured according to the channel training configuration.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the training configuration is determined based on one or more previous transmissions between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

14 . The system of claim 12 , the training configuration indicating at least one of: a number of training symbols, or a length of training symbols to include in a training block of a transmission.

15 . The system of claim 12 , the one or more link parameters including channel frequency selectivity.

16 . The system of claim 12 , the one or more link parameters including a transmission length or airtime.

17 . The system of claim 12 , the one or more link parameters including a precoding or a beamforming parameter.

18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein when determining the channel training configuration, the one or more processors are to change a number of training symbols.

19 . The system of claim 12 , the one or more link parameters including a link signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein when a packet length of the transmission is below a threshold length, when determining the channel training configuration, the one or more processors are to reduce at least one of a number or a length of training symbols.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2026
From: MAXLINEAR, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075800/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: AGRAWAL, ABHISHEK KUMAR
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 066785/0600 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: MAXLINEAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 066800/0523 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16834946 · Mar 30, 2020
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