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Granted Patent B2
US 12,408,155 · App. 17/711,727 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Numerology for 60GHZ operation to achieve channelization alignment

Inventors: Laurent Cariou (Milizac, FR); Thomas J. Kenney (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H04W72/0453H04L27/2601
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Patent No.
US 12,408,155
App. No.
17/711,727
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to 60 GHz operation. A device may utilize a legacy baseband data for a generation of a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a 60 GHz communication. The device may select a number of subcarriers based on a bandwidth selection. The device may generate an upclock of the legacy baseband data by an upclocking factor that aligns a first bandwidth with a legacy bandwidth. The device may assign a first subcarrier spacing for a first group of bandwidths. The device may assign a second subcarrier spacing for a second group of bandwidths. The device may generate the plurality of OFDM symbols using an upclocking mechanism based on a bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication. The device may cause to send a plurality of OFDM symbols to a station device.

Claims (53)

1. A device, the device comprising processing circuitry coupled to storage, the processing circuitry configured to:

utilize a legacy baseband data for a generation of a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a 60 GHz communication;

select a number of subcarriers based on a bandwidth selection;

generate an upclock of the legacy baseband data by an upclocking factor that aligns a first bandwidth with a legacy bandwidth;

assign a first subcarrier spacing for a first group of bandwidths;

assign a second subcarrier spacing for a second group of bandwidths;

generate the plurality of OFDM symbols using an upclocking mechanism based on a bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication; and

cause to send a plurality of OFDM symbols to a station device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the number of subcarriers is at least one of 64, 128, 256, or 512.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the legacy baseband data is associated with a 20 MHz frequency for IEEE 802.11ac.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein a legacy subcarriers spacing is 312.5 kHz.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the upclocking factor is 6.75.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to upclock the legacy baseband data by 6.75 times for a 135 MHz bandwidth in the 60 GHz communication.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

utilize a first legacy data for a 40 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 270 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

utilize a first legacy data for a 80 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 540 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

utilize a first legacy data for a 160 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 1080 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:

utilizing a legacy baseband data for a generation of a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a 60 GHz communication;

selecting a number of subcarriers based on a bandwidth selection;

generating an upclock of the legacy baseband data by an upclocking factor that aligns a first bandwidth with a legacy bandwidth;

assigning a first subcarrier spacing for a first group of bandwidths;

assigning a second subcarrier spacing for a second group of bandwidths;

generating the plurality of OFDM symbols using an upclocking mechanism based on a bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication; and

causing to send a plurality of OFDM symbols to a station device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the number of subcarriers is at least one of 64, 128, 256, or 512.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the legacy baseband data is associated with a 20 MHz frequency for IEEE 802.11ac.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein a legacy subcarriers spacing is 312.5 kHz.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the upclocking factor is 6.75.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise upclock the legacy baseband data by 6.75 times for a 135 MHz bandwidth in the 60 GHz communication.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

utilizing a first legacy data for a 40 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 270 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

utilizing a first legacy data for a 80 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 540 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

utilizing a first legacy data for a 160 MHz physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU);

upclock the first legacy data by 6.75 times for a 1080 MHz bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the number of subcarriers is at least one of 64, 128, 256, or 512.

20. A method comprising:

utilizing a legacy baseband data for a generation of a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a 60 GHz communication;

selecting a number of subcarriers based on a bandwidth selection;

generating an upclock of the legacy baseband data by an upclocking factor that aligns a first bandwidth with a legacy bandwidth;

assigning a first subcarrier spacing for a first group of bandwidths;

assigning a second subcarrier spacing for a second group of bandwidths;

generating the plurality of OFDM symbols using an upclocking mechanism based on a bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication; and

causing to send a plurality of OFDM symbols to a station device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2022
From: CARIOU, LAURENT; KENNEY, THOMAS J.
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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