WLAN OPERATION USING MULTIPLE COMPONENT CHANNELS

1 . A method for operation of a first communication device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channel between the first communication device and a second communication device, the WLAN communication channel having a plurality of component channels, the method comprising:

generating, at the first communication device, a first physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission to the second communication device;

generating, at the first communication device, a second PPDU that is distinct from the first PPDU for transmission to the second communication device;

transmitting, by the first communication device, the first PPDU simultaneously with the second PPDU to the second communication device over the WLAN communication channel, the transmitting including:

transmitting the first PPDU via a first component channel of the plurality of component channels, the first component channel being within a first radio frequency (RF) channel segment that occupies a first frequency bandwidth, and

transmitting the second PPDU via a second component channel of the plurality of component channels, the second component channel being within a second RF channel segment that occupies a second frequency bandwidth that does not overlap the first frequency bandwidth segment, and is separated from the first frequency bandwidth segment by a frequency gap.