Abstract: A method is presented for dedicating and allocating frequency channels to control and data frames in a WiFi local area network system. The method comprising dedicating a frequency channel in a frequency band, determining by a station the dedicated frequency channel, transmitting by the station a probe request frame in the dedicated frequency channel, receiving by the station a probe response frame in the dedicated frequency channel.

Abstract: A method is presented for dedicating and allocating frequency channels to control and data frames in a WiFi local area network system. The method comprising dedicating a frequency channel in a frequency band, determining by a station the dedicated frequency channel, transmitting by the station a probe request frame in the dedicated frequency channel, receiving by the station a probe response frame in the dedicated frequency channel.

Abstract: A method of determining a station distance includes a station transmitting a first message including a message frame; the station measuring a first departure time of the message frame; the station receiving a second message in response to the first message, the second message including an acknowledgement (Ack) frame including a first arrival time at which the message frame arrived and a second departure time at which the Ack frame departed; the station measuring a second arrival time at which the Ack frame arrived; and the station determining the station distance from the first departure time, the second arrival time, the received first arrival time, and the received second departure time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses (including, but not limited to portable devices and modem chips) for generating an error-check on the header of a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) (MPDU). This error-check is then inserted, at least in part, in the MAC header and/or the PHY layer PDU (PPDU) which will contain the MPDU. A separate indicator can be used to indicate whether any particular MAC frame has an error-check for its MAC header. Upon reception, the header of the MAC frame is processed and checked against the error-check inserted on the transmission side in order to determine whether the MAC header has an error.

Abstract: A method for communicating over a wireless network is provided. The method includes receiving, at a Station (STA), a frame over the wireless network; if the frame is corrupted, determining if the frame requires acknowledgement; and if the frame requires acknowledgement, transmitting a Negative Ack frame (NAck).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for transmitting signalling in a field of a header. The method includes identifying the field of a header; replacing n bits in the field with n signalling bits, where positions in the field replaced by the n signalling bits are contiguous or non-contiguous, and where the n signalling bits and the positions in the field are user-defined; and transmitting the header. The apparatus includes a processor configured to identify a field of a header; a controller configured to replace n bits in the field with n signalling bits, where positions in the field replaced by the n signalling bits are contiguous or non-contiguous, and where the n signalling bits and the positions in the field are user-defined; and a transceiver configured to transmit the header.

Abstract: A method for communication over a wireless network is provided. The method includes receiving, at a Station (STA), a frame over the wireless network; determining if the received frame is corrupted, and if the received frame is not corrupted, transmitting, on a first control response, to the peer STA information relating to the subsequent transmission of the peer STA, and if the received frame is corrupted, transmitting, on a second control response, to a peer STA information relating to a subsequent transmission of the peer STA.

Abstract: A method for wirelessly communicating Physical Protocol Data Units (PPDUs) in a network is provided. The method includes assigning a group IDentifier (ID) in at least one first subfield of an existing field of a Multiple User-Multiple-In-Multiple-Out (MU-MIMO) PPDU supporting multiplexing over a spatial domain, the group ID indicating a group of Stations (STAs) of which each STA includes a set of PDUs in the MU-MIMO PPDU; differentiating the MU-MIMO PPDU as one of a Frequency Multiplexed (FM)-MU PPDU and a Spatial Multiplexed (SM)-MU PPDU; and defining at least one second subfield of the existing field of the MU-MIMO PPDU as user Bandwidth (BW) subfield indicating a number of sub-channels allocated for each STA in the group of STAs. The number of sub-channels allocated to each STA indicates a position in a multiplexing order for each STA in the group of STAs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication over a wireless medium is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal over the wireless medium, the signal including at least one frame formatted for interpretation by a first device and a second device; and interrupting a transmission function of at least one of the first device and the second device based on an interpretation of the at least one frame.