Granted Patent B2

US 12,739,086 · App. 18/655,235 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

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

Assignee: MediaTek Inc.

H04L5/0094H04L5/0053

Abstract

Claims (117)

1 . A method, comprising:

generating, by a processor of an apparatus, a distributed-tone resource unit (DRU) with tones or subcarriers of the DRU distributed in a frequency segment or subblock; and

communicating, by the processor, wirelessly with the DRU in the frequency segment or subblock of a bandwidth of 240 MHz or wider,

wherein the generating of the DRU comprises distributing the tones or subcarriers of the DRU onto the frequency segment or subblock of the bandwidth with indices of the tones or subcarriers of the DRU expressed as:

K

DRU_i

=

k

DRU

+

K

shift

(

i

)

,

wherein:

K DRU denotes a DRU subcarrier index;

K DRU i denotes a specific DRU subcarrier index on an i th frequency segment or subblock;

K shift (i) denotes a constant shift value corresponding to the i th frequency segment or subblock;

i denotes an index value of the frequency segment or subblock;

K shift (i)=

120+K1st for a subblock size of 20 MHz or

244+K1st for a subblock size of 40 MHz or

500+K1st for a subblock size of 80 MHz or

1012+K1st for a subblock size of 160 MHz or

1524+K1st for a subblock size of 240 MHz or

2036+K1st for a subblock size of 320 MHz or

3060+K1st for a subblock size of 480 MHz; and

K1st denotes a starting or first tone index of a corresponding frequency segment or subblock i of the subblock size 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz or 480 MHz.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the DRU comprises generating the DRU on:

a 20 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 40 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

an 80 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 160 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth or a 320 MHz bandwidth; or

a 240 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 320 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 480 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 640 MHz bandwidth.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 20 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =120+[−1524, −1277, −1012, −765, −500, −253, 12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283] for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =120+[−3060, −2813, −2548, −2301, −2036, −1789, −1524, −1277, −1012, −765, −500, −253, −12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283, 1548, 1795, 2060, 2307] for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =120+[−4084, −3927, −3572, −3325, −3060, −2813, −2548, −2301, −2036, −1789, −1524, −1277, −1012, −765-500, −253, −12, 12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283, 1548, 1795, 2060, 2307, 2572, 2819, 3084, 3331, 3596, 3843] for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 40 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−5 −3 −1 1, 3, 5]*256 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−11, −9, −7, −5, −3, −1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11]*256 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−15:2:15]*256 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto an 80 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 0, 1]*1024 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−5, −3, −1, 1, 3, 5]*512 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−7, −5, −3, −1 1, 3, 5, 7]*512 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 160 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*512 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 320 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 0, 1]*2048 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−3, −1, 1, 3]*1024 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 240 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*512 for the 320 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*1536 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−5, −3, 3, 5]*512 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 320 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*2048 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 480 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

10 . An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly; and

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

generating a distributed-tone resource unit (DRU) with tones or subcarriers of the DRU distributed in a frequency segment or subblock; and

communicating, via the transceiver, wirelessly with the DRU in the frequency segment or subblock of a bandwidth of 240 MHz or wider,

wherein the generating of the DRU comprises distributing the tones or subcarriers of the DRU onto the frequency segment or subblock of the bandwidth with indices of the tones or subcarriers of the DRU expressed as:

K DRU_i =K DRU +K shift ( i ),

wherein:

K DRU denotes a DRU subcarrier index;

K DRU_i denotes a specific DRU subcarrier index on an i th frequency segment or subblock;

K shift (i) denotes a constant shift value corresponding to the i th frequency segment or subblock;

i denotes an index value of the frequency segment or subblock;

K shift (i)=

120+K1st for a subblock size of 20 MHz or

244+K1st for a subblock size of 40 MHz or

500+K1st for a subblock size of 80 MHz or

1012+K1st for a subblock size of 160 MHz or

1524+K1st for a subblock size of 240 MHz or

2036+K1st for a subblock size of 320 MHz or

3060+K1st for a subblock size of 480 MHz; and

K1st denotes a starting or first tone index of a corresponding frequency segment or subblock i of the subblock size 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz or 480 MHz.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the generating of the DRU comprises generating the DRU on:

a 20 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 40 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

an 80 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 160 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth or a 320 MHz bandwidth; or

a 240 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 320 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth; or

a 480 MHz frequency segment or subblock of the 640 MHz bandwidth.

12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 20 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =120+[−1524, −1277, −1012, −765, −500, −253, 12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283] for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =120+[−3060, −2813, −2548, −2301, −2036, −1789, −1524, −1277, −1012, −765, −500, −253, −12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283, 1548, 1795, 2060, 2307] for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =120+[−4084, −3927, −3572, −3325, −3060, −2813, −2548, −2301, −2036, −1789, −1524, −1277, −1012, −765 −500, −253, −12, 12, 259, 524, 771, 1036, 1283, 1548, 1795, 2060, 2307, 2572, 2819, 3084, 3331, 3596, 3843] for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 40 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−5 −3 −1 1, 3, 5]*256 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−11, −9, −7, −5, −3, −1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11]*256 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−15:2:15]*256 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto an 80 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 0, 1]*1024 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−5, −3, −1, 1, 3, 5]*512 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−7, −5, −3, −1 1, 3, 5, 7]*512 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 160 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*512 for the 240 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 320 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 0, 1]*2048 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−3, −1, 1, 3]*1024 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 240 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*512 for the 320 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*1536 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−5, −3, 3, 5]*512 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 320 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein:

K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 480 MHz bandwidth; or

K shift =[−1, 1]*2048 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

18 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the tones or subcarriers of the DRU are distributed onto a 480 MHz frequency segment or subblock of a 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein K shift =[−1, 1]*1024 for the 640 MHz bandwidth.

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