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Granted Patent B2
US 11,540,086 · App. 17/191,302 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Round trip time using orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure

Inventors: Manohar Kandagadla (San Diego, CA); Srinivas Chowdavarapu (Hyderabad, IN); Krishna Chaithanya Paluru (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W4/023H04L5/0055H04W4/029H04W72/048H04W4/20
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Patent No.
US 11,540,086
App. No.
17/191,302
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques are provided for obtaining round trip timing (RTT) measurements using orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedures. An example method for determining distances to a plurality of stations includes receiving a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously, transmitting a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations, receiving a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously, and determining a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

Claims (43)

1. A method for determining distances to a plurality of stations, comprising:

transmitting a single measurement request message to the plurality of stations including an indication of a resource unit for each of the plurality of stations to transmit the first measurement frame;

receiving a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure;

transmitting a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations;

receiving a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure; and

determining a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame are fine timing measurement frames.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame includes a plurality of receiver addresses associated with the plurality of stations.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the single measurement request message includes an indication of a capability of an initiating station to receive measurement frames from the plurality of stations based on the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of stations include at least one user equipment.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of stations include at least one access point.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first measurement frame, the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame, and the second measurement frame utilize a sidelink wireless communication protocol.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver and configured to:

transmit a single measurement request message to a plurality of stations including an indication of a resource unit for each of the plurality of stations to transmit the first measurement frame;

receive a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure;

transmit a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations;

receive a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure; and

determine a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame are fine timing measurement frames.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame includes a plurality of receiver addresses associated with the plurality of stations.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the single measurement request message includes an indication of a capability of an initiating station to receive measurement frames from the plurality of stations based on the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the plurality of stations include at least one user equipment.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the plurality of stations include at least one access point.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the at least one transceiver is configured to transmit and receive via a sidelink wireless communication protocol, and the first measurement frame, the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame, and the second measurement frame utilize the sidelink wireless communication protocol.

15. An apparatus for determining distances to a plurality of stations, comprising:

means for transmitting a single measurement request message to the plurality of stations including an indication of a resource unit for each of the plurality of stations to transmit the first measurement frame;

means for receiving a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure;

means for transmitting a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations;

means for receiving a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure; and

means for determining a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame includes a plurality of receiver addresses associated with the plurality of stations.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising means for transmitting and receiving signals via a sidelink wireless communication protocol, wherein the first measurement frame, the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame, and the second measurement frame utilize the sidelink wireless communication protocol.

18. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to determine distances to a plurality of stations, comprising:

code for transmitting a single measurement request message to the plurality of stations including an indication of a resource unit for each of the plurality of stations to transmit the first measurement frame;

code for receiving a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure;

code for transmitting a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations;

code for receiving a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously and encoded with the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure; and

code for determining a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

19. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 18 wherein the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame includes a plurality of receiver addresses associated with the plurality of stations.

20. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 18 further comprising code for transmitting and receiving signals via a sidelink wireless communication protocol, wherein the first measurement frame, the single multi-station block acknowledgment frame, and the second measurement frame utilize the sidelink wireless communication protocol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: KANDAGADLA, MANOHAR; CHOWDAVARAPU, SRINIVAS; PALURU, KRISHNA CHAITHANYA
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055877/0444 →
Continuity (1)
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