Frame formats and timing parameters in sub-1 GHz networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9055468-B2
Application number	US-201313782451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2013
Priority date	Apr 2, 2012
Publication date	Jun 9, 2015
Grant date	Jun 9, 2015

Abstract

Systems and methods of controlling characteristics of messages in sub-1 GHz networks (e.g., IEEE 802.11ah networks) are disclosed. One or more data structures indicating available frame formats and/or timing parameters may be stored at or accessible to transmitters and receivers. The data structures may be organized based on a frame format, a wireless network bandwidth, and/or the number of spatial streams in use at the wireless network. Information stored in the data structures may be used in generation and processing of messages communicated via the sub-1 GHz network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
selecting, at a transmitter, a frame format for use in communicating a packet via a sub-one gigahertz wireless network operating at a particular bandwidth, wherein the frame format is selected based at least in part on the particular bandwidth;
determining one or more timing parameters based on the selected frame format and the particular bandwidth;
generating the packet in accordance with the selected frame format and the one or mor…

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Baik Eugene J
• Vermani Sameer

Classifications

• H04L5/0023

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L27/2602 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L27/2613

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L27/2607

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W28/0273 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic