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Granted Patent B2
US 10,356,759 · App. 15/283,390 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Parameter encoding techniques for wireless communication networks

Inventors: Laurent Cariou (Portland, OR); Carlos Cordeiro (Portland, OR)
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
H04W72/0406H04W72/0453H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 10,356,759
App. No.
15/283,390
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments are generally directed to parameter encoding techniques for wireless communication networks. In various embodiments, a transmitting device may communicate a plurality of wireless communication parameter values using a single index value comprised in a field of a header or frame. In various embodiments, a receiving device may use the index value to identify the plurality of wireless communication parameter values by consulting mapping information specifying mappings of possible index values to respective sets of parameter values. In some embodiments, the mapping information may specify mappings associated with a defined mapping scheme.

Claims (55)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

logic for a wireless communication device, at least a portion of the logic comprised in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to:

determine a wireless channel usage configuration to be applied for a transmission of a packet to a remote device, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate one or more wireless transmission channels and a primary wireless channel;

determine an offset value based on the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel designated by the wireless channel usage configuration;

identify an index value corresponding to the wireless channel usage configuration, the index value based on the offset value, one or more channel identifiers (IDs) each associated with one of the one or more wireless transmission channels, a channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel, and a respective communication bandwidth of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel; and

generate a PHY header for the packet, the PHY header to comprise a field indicating the index value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the wireless channel usage configuration to designate a single wireless transmission channel, the primary wireless channel and the one or more wireless transmission channels comprising a respective wireless channel of a plurality of wireless channels, the bandwidths of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel comprising one or more of a plurality of wireless bandwidths.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , the logic to:

determine the offset value based on a bandwidth of the single wireless transmission channel, and wherein the one or more channel IDs comprising a channel ID associated with the single wireless transmission.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , the single wireless transmission channel to comprise a bandwidth of 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz, 6.48 GHz, or 8.64 GHz.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , the channel usage configuration to designate a first wireless transmission channel and a second wireless transmission channel to be used to transmit the packet according to a dual-channel transmission mode, and wherein the offset value associated with the dual-channel transmission mode, and the one or more channel IDs comprising a first channel ID associated with the first wireless transmission channel and comprising a second channel ID associated the second wireless transmission channel.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , the field to comprise a six-bit field.

7. A system, comprising:

the apparatus of any of claims 1 to 6 ; and

at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

logic for a wireless communication device, at least a portion of the logic comprised in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to:

identify an index value comprised in a PHY header for a packet received from a remote device, the index value based on an offset value, one or more channel identifiers (IDs) each associated with one of one or more wireless transmission channels, a channel ID associated with a primary wireless channel, and a respective communication bandwidth of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel;

identify a wireless channel usage configuration corresponding to the index value, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel; and

apply the wireless channel usage configuration for reception of a data field of the packet via the one or more wireless transmission channels.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the wireless channel usage configuration to designate a single wireless transmission channel, the primary wireless channel and the one or more wireless transmission channels comprising a respective wireless channel of a plurality of wireless channels, the bandwidths of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel comprising one or more of a plurality of wireless bandwidths.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , the logic to determine, based on the index value:

a channel ID associated with the single wireless transmission channel; and

the channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , the single wireless transmission channel to comprise a bandwidth of 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz, 6.48 GHz, or 8.64 GHz.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , the wireless channel usage configuration to designate dual wireless transmission channels, the logic to determine, based on the index value:

first and second channel identifiers (IDs) associated with dual transmission channels; and

the channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel.

13. The apparatus of any of claims 8 to 12 , the field to comprise a six-bit field.

14. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, in response to being executed at a wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to:

determine a wireless channel usage configuration to be applied for a transmission of a packet to a remote device, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate one or more wireless transmission channels and a primary channel;

determine an offset value based on the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel designated by the wireless channel usage configuration;

identify an index value corresponding to the wireless channel usage configuration, the index value based on the offset value, one or more channel identifiers (IDs) each associated with one of the one or more wireless transmission channels, and a channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel, and a respective communication bandwidth of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel; and

generate a PHY header for the packet, the PHY header to comprise a field indicating the index value.

15. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , the primary wireless channel and the one or more wireless transmission channels comprising a respective wireless channel of a plurality of wireless channels, the bandwidths of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel comprising one or more of a plurality of wireless bandwidths, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate a single wireless transmission channel.

16. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions that, in response to being executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to:

determine the offset value based on a bandwidth of the single wireless transmission channel, and wherein the one or more channel IDs comprising a channel ID associated with the single wireless transmission channel.

17. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the single wireless transmission channel to comprise a bandwidth of 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz, 6.48 GHz, or 8.64 GHz.

18. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , comprising instructions that, in response to being executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to identify the index value based on the offset value and a communications bandwidth associated with a dual-channel wireless transmission mode, and the one or more channel IDs comprising a first channel ID associated with a first wireless transmission channel and comprising a second channel ID associated a second wireless transmission channel.

19. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of any of claims 14 to 18 , the field to comprise a six-bit field.

20. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, in response to being executed at a wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to:

identify an index value comprised in a PHY header for a packet received from a remote device, the index value based on an offset value, one or more wireless channel identifiers (IDs) each associated with one of one or more wireless transmission channels, a channel ID associated with a primary wireless channel, and a respective communication bandwidth of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel;

identify a wireless channel usage configuration corresponding to the index value, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel; and

apply the wireless channel usage configuration for reception of a data field of the packet via the one or more wireless transmission channels.

21. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , primary wireless channel and the one or more wireless transmission channels comprising a respective wireless channel of a plurality of wireless channels, the bandwidths of the one or more wireless transmission channels and the primary wireless channel comprising one or more of a plurality of wireless bandwidths, the wireless channel usage configuration to designate a single wireless transmission channel.

22. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , comprising instructions that, in response to being executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to determine, based on the index value:

a channel ID associated with the single wireless transmission channel; and

the channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel.

23. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , the single wireless transmission channel to comprise a bandwidth of 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz, 6.48 GHz, or 8.64 GHz.

24. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , comprising instructions that, in response to being executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to determine, based on the index value:

first and second channel identifiers (IDs) associated with dual wireless transmission channels designated by the wireless channel usage configuration; and

the channel ID associated with the primary wireless channel.

25. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of any of claims 20 to 24 , the field to comprise a six-bit field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2016
From: CARIOU, LAURENT; CORDEIRO, CARLOS
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040361/0209 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62307332 · Mar 11, 2016
Related Publication 20170265186A1 · Sep 14, 2017