IP Library Granted Patent US 7,675,980
Granted Patent B2
US 7,675,980 · App. 12/505,100 · Granted Mar 9, 2010

Wireless transmitting and receiving device and method

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,675,980
App. No.
12/505,100
Granted
Mar 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.

Claims (76)

1. A wireless transmitting device for communicating with a wireless receiving device by using a wireless packet, the wireless transmitting device comprising:

a signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the wireless packet, the wireless packet including:

a short-preamble used for a first automatic gain control (1st AGC) at the wireless receiving device,

a first long-preamble used for an estimation of a first channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device,

a signal field following the short-preamble and the first long-preamble, and used for conveying information regarding the wireless packet,

an AGC preamble following the signal field, and used for a second automatic gain control (2nd AGC) performed after the first automatic gain control at the wireless receiving device,

a second long-preamble used for an estimation of a second channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device, and

a data field conveying data;

wherein the AGC preamble and the data field are transmitted in parallel via a plurality of antennas.

2. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the data field is transmitted via the antennas.

3. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the antennas.

4. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the antennas,

the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are recognizable by both a first communication system and a second communication system; and

the AGC preamble and the data field are recognizable by the second communication system.

5. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 4 , wherein the second communication system has backwards compatibility with the first communication system.

6. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 4 , wherein the second communication system has interoperability with the first communication system.

7. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first communication system conforms to IEEE802.11a, and

the second communication system conforms to IEEE802.11n.

8. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein cyclic shifting of temporal positions is applied to the AGC preamble.

9. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the AGC preamble that is transmitted via the antennas, which use frequency components.

10. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the signal field, which comprises:

a first signal field conforming to IEEE 802.11a; and

a second signal field indicating that the AGC preamble and the second long-preamble conform to a standard other than IEEE 802.11a.

11. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the second long-preamble, which is transmitted by the antennas and is orthogonalized with respect to another second long-preamble by using Walsh sequences.

12. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the information is regarded as a length of the data field.

13. A wireless transmitting method for using a wireless transmitting device for communicating with a wireless receiving device by using a wireless packet, the method comprising:

generating a signal for transmitting the wireless packet, the wireless packet including:

a short-preamble used for a first automatic gain control (1st AGC) at the wireless receiving device,

a first long-preamble used for an estimation of a first channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device,

a signal field following the short-preamble and the first long-preamble, and used for conveying information regarding the wireless packet,

an AGC preamble following the signal field, and used for a second automatic gain control (2nd AGC) performed after the first automatic gain control at the wireless receiving device,

a second long-preamble used for an estimation of a second channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device, and

a data field conveying data; and

transmitting the AGC preamble and the data field in parallel via a plurality of antennas.

14. The wireless transmitting method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

transmitting the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field via at least one of the antennas.

15. The wireless transmitting method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

transmitting the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field via at least one of the antennas,

wherein the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are recognizable by both a first communication system and a second communication system; and

the AGC preamble and the data field are recognizable by the second communication system.

16. The wireless transmitting method according to claim 13 , wherein the information is regarded as a length of the data field.

17. A wireless transmitting device for communicating with a wireless receiving device by using a wireless packet, the wireless transmitting device comprising:

a plurality of antennas; and

a signal generator configured to generate a signal for transmitting the wireless packet, the wireless packet including:

a short-preamble used for a first automatic gain control (1st AGC) at the wireless receiving device,

a first long-preamble used for an estimation of a first channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device,

a signal field following the short-preamble and the first long-preamble, and used for conveying information regarding the wireless packet,

an AGC preamble following the signal field, and used for a second automatic gain control (2nd AGC) performed after the first automatic gain control at the wireless receiving device,

a second long-preamble used for an estimation of a second channel impulse response between the wireless transmitting device and the wireless receiving device, and

a data field conveying data;

wherein the AGC preamble and the data field are transmitted in parallel via the antennas.

18. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 ,

wherein the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the antennas.

19. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 ,

wherein the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are transmitted via at least one of the antennas,

the short-preamble, the first long-preamble, and the signal field are recognizable by both a first communication system and a second communication system; and

the AGC preamble and the data field are recognizable by the second communication system.

20. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 19 , wherein the second communication system has backwards compatibility with the first communication system.

21. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 19 , wherein the second communication system has interoperability with the first communication system.

22. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 19 , wherein

the first communication system conforms to IEEE802.11a, and

the second communication system conforms to IEEE802.11n.

23. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 , wherein

the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the AGC preamble, which is formed by cyclic shifting of temporal positions, and

an amount of cyclic shift is different for different ones of the antennas.

24. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 , wherein

the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the AGC preamble that is transmitted via the antennas, which use frequency components.

25. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the signal field, which comprises:

a first signal field conforming to IEEE 802.11a; and

a second signal field indicating that the AGC preamble and the second long-preamble conform to a standard other than IEEE 802.11a.

26. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the signal for transmitting the wireless packet that includes the second long-preamble, which is transmitted by the antennas and is orthogonalized with respect to another second long-preamble by using Walsh sequences.

27. The wireless transmitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the information is regarded as a length of the data field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2021
From: TOSHIBA CORPORATION
To: PALMIRA WIRELESS AG
Reel/Frame 058899/0686 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2003-433347 · Dec 26, 2003 · national
JP 2004-357097 · Dec 9, 2004 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 1101825100 · Dec 22, 2004
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