Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing wireless messages can include, for example, an apparatus configured to provide wireless communication. The apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions and a processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to select a dual sub-carrier modulation (DCM) mode or a non-DCM mode. The processor is further configured to select one or more interleaver parameters based on the selection of the DCM mode or the non-DCM mode. The processor is further configured to select a first set of interleaver parameters when the DCM mode is selected and a second set of interleaver parameters, different than the first set of interleaver parameters, when the non-DCM mode is selected. The processor is further configured to apply the one or more interleaver parameters to interleave data of a message. The processor is further configured to provide the message for transmission to a receiving device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sounding procedures and feedback report formats.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sounding procedures using frames with some portions that use relatively long symbol durations. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method that may be performed by an access point. The method generally includes generating one or more frames, collectively having one or more training fields allowing one or more stations to calculate channel information and an indication of one or more feedback parameters for the one or more stations to use for generating the channel information; transmitting the one or more frames; and receiving channel information from at least one of the stations calculated, in accordance with the one or more feedback parameters, for a corresponding one or more reporting units based on the one or more training fields, wherein the channel information is received via a report containing a plurality of channel information parameters for each of the one or more reporting units.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured to determine a plurality of resource units for communication. The apparatus is configured to generate a set of pilot signals in at least one resource unit of the plurality of resource units. The apparatus is configured to transmit the generated set of pilot signals in the at least one resource unit of the plurality of resource units.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus methods and apparatus for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processing system configured to allocate a resource for wireless communication to each of a plurality of devices. The resource includes at least one of a sub-band of frequencies or a subset of data tones within a single uplink or downlink tone plan. The processing system is further configured to provide the resource allocation to the devices. The processing system is further configured to process a message according to one of an uplink or downlink tone plan associated with at least one of the allocated sub-band or the allocated subset.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses can be disclosed for communicating over a wireless communication network. One communication device includes a processor configured to allocate, or receive allocation of, at least a portion of a first sub-band of a channel and at least a portion of a second sub-band of the channel for use by the communication device. The communication device further includes a plurality of encoders configured to independently encode first and second data for wireless transmission over the first and second sub-bands, respectively. The communication device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the independently encoded first and second data over the first and second sub-bands, respectively.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans can include a method of wireless communication. The method can include generating, at a wireless device, an 80 MHz single-user message for transmission over 996 usable tones including 980 data tones and 16 pilot tones. The method further can include interleaving data for transmission on the data tones using an interleaver depth of using an interleaver depth of 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 49, 70, 98, 140, 196, 245, or 290. The method further can include transmitting the message.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One example apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions. The apparatus further includes a processor coupled with the memory. The processor and the memory are configured to determine a total bandwidth for a transmission of a message, the total bandwidth including a plurality of tones. The processor is further configured to divide the plurality of tones in the total bandwidth into one or more 26-, 52-, 106-, 242-, or 996-tone blocks. The processor is further configured to determine an indication. The indication assigns one or more of the one or more tone blocks to a first wireless communication device. The apparatus further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the indication to at least the first wireless communication device or a second device.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured determine a number of symbols in a data field. The apparatus is configured to distribute a first number of data bits to each encoder in a subset of encoders in a set of encoders based on the determined number of symbols. The apparatus is configured to distribute a second number of data bits to a last encoder in the set of encoders based on the determined number of symbols. The apparatus is configured to transmit data to a second wireless device. The data is encoded based on the distributed first and second number of data bits.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to determine a first set of CSD values for transmitting a first set of information on a plurality of antennas, determine a second set of CSD values for transmitting a second set of information on the plurality of antennas, and transmit the first set of information based on the first set of CSD values and the second set of information based on the second set of CSD values.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to allocate a plurality of resource blocks for wireless communication. The processor is further configured to transmit data on a first resource block of the plurality of resource blocks, in which the first resource block is associated with a first set of tone indices and a second set of tone indices, and the first set of tone indices is a set of nominal tone indices that is logically mapped to a second set of tone indices that is a set of physical tone indices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One method includes determining a total bandwidth for a transmission of a message according to a first specification, the total bandwidth including a plurality of tones, wherein a portion of the total bandwidth is occupied by a transmission according to a second specification different from the first specification. The method further includes logically dividing a plurality of useable tones into a plurality of resource units and determining an indication, the indication assigning and channel bonding at least two of the plurality of resource units to a wireless communication device of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the indication does not assign the portion of the total bandwidth that is occupied by the transmission according to the second specification.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One method includes forming a message that includes a plurality of data tones and one or more direct current (DC) protection tones. The method further includes setting a value for a data tone of the plurality of data tones to carry a data portion of the message. The method further includes setting a value for a DC protection tone of the one or more DC protection tones by repeating the value for the data tone as the value for the DC protection tone. The method further includes transmitting the message to one or more wireless communication devices utilizing the plurality of data tones and the one or more DC protection tones.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a wireless device. The wireless device determines a first subset of resource units (RUs) of a set of RUs that extends across a bandwidth of a channel in a transmission time period, the first subset of RUs including less RUs than the set of RUs, each RU of the set of RUs including at least 26 tones. The wireless device communicates at least one of data or control information in the first subset of the RUs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for signaling tone allocations in OFDMA communication are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method includes determining a tone allocation which divides a plurality of tones between a plurality of wireless communication devices, the tone allocation including at least one of determining a plurality of subbands, each subband comprising an exclusive contiguous subset of the plurality of tones, at least one subband of the plurality of subbands assigned to two or more devices of the plurality of wireless communication and assigning a tone group size to each wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the tone group size indicates a number of contiguous tones that the wireless communication device is allocated, wherein at least one tone group size is larger than one. The method also includes transmitting the tone allocation to each of the plurality of wireless communication devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans can include a method of wireless communication. The method includes allocating a first allocation unit associated with a first tone plan having a first number of tones, for communication of one or more wireless messages by a wireless device. The method further includes allocating a second allocation unit, associated with a second tone plan having a second number of tones different from the first number of tones, for communication of one or more wireless messages by the wireless device. The method further includes selecting a combined tone plan for the wireless device based on at least the first tone plan and the second tone plan. The method further includes providing a wireless message for transmission by the wireless device according to the combined tone plan.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans can include, for example, a method of wireless communication. The method includes selecting at least one of a 242-tone resource unit (RU), associated with a 256-tone plan including 234 data tones, 8 pilot tones, 3 direct current tones, and 11 edge tones, for transmission over a 20 MHz bandwidth, or a 484-tone RU, associated with a 512-tone plan including 468 data tones, 16 pilot tones, 5 direct current tones, and 23 edge tones, for transmission over a 40 MHz bandwidth. The method further includes providing a message for transmission according to the 256-tone plan or 512-tone plan.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans can include a system configured to generate a message according to a 2048-tone plan having 1960 data tones. The 2048-tone plan includes two identical 1024-tone plans each having 980 data tones. The system can further perform segment parsing to divide data into two data portions, each portion for transmission over one of two 80 MHz bandwidths, according to one of the two identical 1024-tone plans. The system can further perform low density parity check (LDPC) tone mapping separately on each of the two data portions. The system can further provide the message for transmission over a 160 MHz bandwidth including the two 80 MHz bandwidths.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing wireless messages according to various tone plans can include a system including a memory that stores instructions. The system further includes a processor coupled with the memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to generate a message for wireless communication according to at least one of a set of 52 tones, for allocation to an individual device, including 48 data tones and 4 pilot tones, and a set of 106 tones, for allocation to an individual device, including 102 data tones and 4 pilot tones. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions to provide the message for transmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication according to various tone plans are provided. In one aspect, a method includes generating a message for wireless communication according to a 1024-tone plan. The 1024-tone plan including 980 data tones and 16 pilot tones. The method further includes providing the message for transmission over an 80 MHz bandwidth.