Data and pilot subcarrier index design for next generation wlan broadband resource units

Abstract

Techniques related to data and pilot subcarrier index design for wideband resource units (RUs) of a next generation wireless local area network (WLAN) are described. An apparatus (e.g., a station (STA)) generates one or more RUs having a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz and applies a constant offset to at least a portion of data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs. The apparatus then wirelessly transmits the one or more RUs in a broadband greater than 80 MHz.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application is part of a non-provisional patent application claiming priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 350,923 filed on June 10, 2022, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexing for wide bandwidth resource units (RUs) for next generation wireless local area networks (WLANs). Background Art

[0004] Unless otherwise indicated herein, the approaches described in this section are not prior art to the claims listed below and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

[0005] In wireless communications, such as Wi-Fi (or WiFi) compliant with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, wider frequency bands are often an effective way to achieve higher throughput in next-generation wireless local area networks (WLANs). However, the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for RUs that transmit physical-layer protocol data units (PPDUs) in broadband (e.g., 240 MHz, 480 MHz, 560 MHz, and 640 MHz) has not yet been defined. Therefore, a solution for the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs for next-generation WLANs is needed. Summary of the invention

[0006] The following summary is provided for reference only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In other words, the following summary is intended to introduce the concepts, highlights, advantages and benefits of the novel and non-obvious technology described in this application. In subsequent embodiments, selective embodiments will be further described. Therefore, the following summary is not intended to identify the essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter.

[0007] The goal of the present disclosure is to provide schemes, concepts, designs, techniques, methods and apparatuses for data and pilot subcarrier index design for next generation wireless local area network (WLAN) broadband RU.

[0008] In one aspect, a method may include generating one or more RUs with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz and applying a constant offset to at least a portion of the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs. The method may also include wirelessly transmitting the one or more RUs in a broadband greater than 80 MHz.

[0009] In another aspect, an apparatus may include a transceiver configured to perform wireless communications and a processor coupled to the transceiver. The processor may generate one or more RUs with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz and apply a constant offset to at least a portion of the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs. The processor may also wirelessly transmit the one or more RUs in a broadband greater than 80 MHz.

[0010] It is worth noting that although the description provided in this application may be in the context of certain wireless access technologies, networks, and network topologies (such as Wi-Fi), the proposed concepts, schemes, and any variants / derivatives thereof may be implemented in other types of wireless access technologies, networks, and network topologies (such as, but not limited to, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Fifth Generation (5G) / New Radio (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT)). Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the examples described herein. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The accompanying drawings are provided for a better understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated into and constitute a part of the present disclosure. These illustrations illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and are used together with the description of the embodiments to explain the principles of the present disclosure. It should be noted that these illustrations are not necessarily drawn to scale, because in order to clearly illustrate the concepts of the present disclosure, some components may be shown out of proportion to the size of the actual implementation.

[0012] Figure 1 is an icon of an example network environment in which various solutions and schemes according to the present disclosure may be implemented.

[0013] Figure 2 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 3 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 4 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 5is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 6 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 7 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 8 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0020] Fig. 9 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0021] Fig.10 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0022] Fig.11 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0023] Fig.12 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0024] Fig.13 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0025] Fig.14 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0026] Fig.15 is an illustration of an example design according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure.

[0027] Parts of example designs according to proposed solutions of the present disclosure are shown respectively.

[0028] Parts of example designs according to proposed solutions of the present disclosure are shown respectively.

[0029] Parts of example designs according to proposed solutions of the present disclosure are shown respectively.

[0030] Fig.19 is a block diagram of an example communication system according to a proposed aspect of the present disclosure.

[0031] Fig. 20 is an example flow chart of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The present application discloses in detail the specific embodiments and implementations of the described subject matter. However, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments and implementations are only examples of the described subject matter that can be implemented in various forms. The content of the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the example embodiments and implementations described herein. On the contrary, these example embodiments and implementations are intended to make the description of the present disclosure comprehensive, complete and fully convey to the technical staff about the scope of the present disclosure. In the following description, in order to avoid unnecessary ambiguity in the presented embodiments and implementations, the details of known features and technologies may be omitted.

[0033] Overview

[0034] Embodiments related to the present disclosure relate to various techniques, methods, schemes and / or solutions for the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs for next-generation WLANs. According to the present disclosure, a variety of possible solutions may be implemented individually or in combination. That is, although these possible solutions may be described separately below, two or more of these possible solutions may be implemented in one or another combination.

[0035] It is worth noting that in the present disclosure, a regular RU (rRU) refers to an RU with continuous tones (e.g., tones are adjacent to each other), rather than an interleaved, interleaved, or otherwise distributed RU. In addition, a 26-tone regular RU can be interchangeably represented as RU26 (or rRU26), a 52-tone regular RU can be interchangeably represented as RU52 (or rRU52), a 106-tone regular RU can be interchangeably represented as RU106 (or rRU106), a 242-tone regular RU can be interchangeably represented as RU242 (or rRU242), and so on. In addition, an aggregate (26+52) tone rule multi-RU (MRU) can be interchangeably expressed as MRU (26+52) or MRU (52+26) or MRU78 (or rMRU78), an aggregate (26+106) tone rule MRU can be interchangeably expressed as MRU (26+106) or MRU (106+26) or MRU132 (or rMRU132), and so on.

[0036] It is also worth noting that in the present disclosure, 20MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW20 or BW20M, 40MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW40 or BW40M, 80MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW80 or BW80M, 160MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW160 or BW160M, 240MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW240 or BW240M, 320MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW320 or BW320M, 480MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW480 or BW480M, and 640MHz bandwidth can be interchangeably expressed as BW640 or BW640M.

[0037] It is also worth noting that in the present disclosure, the term "small-size MRU" refers to an aggregation of multiple 106-tone RUs or an aggregation of smaller RUs, such as an aggregation of multiple 26-tone RUs, 52-tone RUs, and / or 106-tone RUs. In addition, the term "large-size MRU" refers to an aggregation of multiple 242-tone RUs or an aggregation of larger tone RUs, such as an aggregation of multiple 242-tone RUs, 484-tone RUs, and / or 996-tone RUs.

[0038] Figure 1 An example network environment 100 is shown in which various solutions and schemes according to the present disclosure may be implemented. 1 shows an example of implementing various proposed solutions according to the present disclosure in a network environment 100. Provide descriptions of various proposed options.

[0039] refer to Figure 1, the network environment 100 may include at least a station (STA) 110 and a STA 120 for wireless communication. Any of STA 110 and STA 120 may be a non-access point (non-AP) STA, or any of STA 110 and STA 120 may function as an access point (AP) STA. In some cases, STA 110 and STA 120 may follow one or more IEEE 802.11 standards (e.g., IEEE 802.11be and future developed standards) to associate with a basic service set (BSS). According to various proposals described below, each of STA 110 and STA 120 may be configured to communicate with each other by utilizing the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs of next-generation WLANs. That is, any one or both of STA 110 and STA 120 may act as a "user" in the proposals and examples described below. It is worth noting that although various proposals may be described separately or separately below, in actual embodiments, some or all of all proposals may be used or implemented together. Of course, each proposal may be used or implemented separately or separately.

[0040] According to various proposed schemes of the present disclosure, the design of data and pilot subcarrier indices (or data and pilot tones) of RUs of different sizes transmitted on broadband (e.g., 240 MHz, 480 MHz, and 640 MHz) can be based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz. Such a design may help with backward compatibility because SCS=78.125 kHz has been defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification.

[0041] Figure 2 An example design 200 is shown according to a proposed scheme of the present disclosure. Design 200 involves data and pilot subcarrier indexing of RUs in a 240 MHz bandwidth (BW240). Figure 2 In design 200, data and pilot subcarrier indices may be generated based on existing 80MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification) with a constant offset relative to the center frequency. According to the proposed scheme, in order to symmetrically distribute the data and pilot subcarrier indices of multiple 80MHz RUs around the center frequency, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RUs on both sides of the center frequency may be generated by a constant offset. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency may be generated by an offset of -1024, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency may be generated by an offset of +1024.

[0042] Figure 3An example design 300 according to a proposed scheme of the present disclosure is shown. Design 300 involves data and pilot subcarrier indexing of RUs in a 480 MHz bandwidth (BW480). According to the proposed scheme, there may be different options (Option-1, Option-2, and Option-3). Figure 3 In Option-1 shown in part (A), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RU in BW480 can be generated by generating a constant offset (compared to the center frequency) from the existing 80MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification). Figure 3 In Option-2 shown in Part (B), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RU in BW480 can be generated by generating a constant offset from the existing 160MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification). Figure 3 In Option-3 shown in Part (C), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RU in BW480 may be generated by generating a constant offset from the existing 240MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification).

[0043] In option -1, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by constant offsets. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of -2560, -1536, or -512, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of +512, +1536, or +2560.

[0044] In option-2, in order to make the data and pilot subcarrier indices of multiple 160MHz RUs symmetrically distributed around the center frequency (e.g., offset 0), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RUs on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by a constant offset. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of -2048, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of +2048.

[0045] In option-3, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 240MHz RU on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by a constant offset. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 240MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of -1536, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 240MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of +1536.

[0046] Figure 4An example design 400 according to a proposed scheme of the present disclosure is shown. Design 400 involves data and pilot subcarrier indexing of RUs in a 640 MHz bandwidth (BW640). According to the proposed scheme, there may be different options (Option-1, Option-2, and Option-3). Figure 4 In Option-1 shown in part (A) of FIG. 1 , the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RUs in the BW640 may be generated by generating a constant offset from the existing 80 MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification). Figure 4 In Option-2 shown in part (B), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RUs in the BW640 may be generated by generating a constant offset from the existing 160MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification). Figure 4 In Option-3 shown in part (C), the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the RU in BW640 may be generated by generating a constant offset from the existing 320MHz RU subcarrier indices (as defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification).

[0047] In option -1, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by constant offsets. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of 3584, -2560, -1536, or -512, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 80MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of +512, +1536, +2560, or +3584.

[0048] In option-2, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RU on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by constant offsets. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of -3072 or -1024, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 160MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by offsets of +1024 or +3072.

[0049] In option-3, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 320MHz RU on both sides of the center frequency can be generated by a constant offset. For example, the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 320MHz RU on the left side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of -2048, and the data and pilot subcarrier indices of the 320MHz RU on the right side of the center frequency can be generated by an offset of +2048.

[0050] Figure 5An example design 500 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 26-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 26-tone RU in BW240 may be provided at Within the range of (e.g., i=1:111), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0051] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit a 26-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:222). In option 1, i=1:222 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:222 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:222 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240 MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240 MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0052] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 26-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:296 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:296 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:296 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0053] Figure 6 An example design 600 is shown in accordance with a proposed scheme of the present disclosure. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 52-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 52-tone RU in BW240 may be provided in Within the range of (e.g., i=1:48), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0054] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit a 52-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:96). In option 1, i=1:96 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:96 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:96 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0055] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit a 52-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:144 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:144 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:144 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0056] Figure 7An example design 700 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 106-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 106-tone RU in BW240 may be provided at In the range of (eg, i=1:24), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0057] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 106-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:48). In option 1, i=1:48 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:48 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:48 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0058] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 106-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:64 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:64 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:64 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0059] Figure 8 An example design 800 is shown in accordance with a proposed scheme of the present disclosure. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 242-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 242-tone RU in BW240 may be provided in Within the range of (e.g., i=1:12), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0060] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 242-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:24). In option 1, i=1:24 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:24 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:24 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0061] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 242-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:32 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:32 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:32 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0062] Fig. 9 An example design 900 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 484-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 484-tone RU in BW240 may be provided at Within the range of (e.g., i=1:6), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0063] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 484-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:12). In option 1, i=1:12 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:12 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:12 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0064] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 484-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:16 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:16 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:16 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0065] Fig.10 An example design 1000 is shown in accordance with a proposed scheme of the present disclosure. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 996-tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240, BW480, and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, an index i of a pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 996-tone RU in BW240 may be provided in Within the range of (e.g., i=1:3), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0066] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 996-tone RU in BW480 can be in range (e.g., i=1:6). In option 1, i=1:6 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560. In option 2, i=1:6 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -2480, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +2480. In option 3, i=1:6 corresponds to pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and pilot subcarrier indices in a 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0067] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 996-tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 1, i=1:8 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -3584, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -2560, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of -512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +512, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536, the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +2560, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 80MHz RU with a constant offset of +3584. In option 2, i=1:8 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:8 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in a 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0068] Fig.11An example design 1100 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 2x996 tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW480 and / or BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 2x996 tone RU in BW480 may be Within the range of (e.g., i=1:3), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU centered on the center frequency, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024.

[0069] According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 2x996 tone RU in BW640 can be in In option 2, i=1:4 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -3072, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of -1024, the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +1024, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 160MHz RU with a constant offset of +3072. In option 3, i=1:4 corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0070] Fig.12 An example design 1200 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 4x996 tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 4x996 tone RU in BW640 may be In the range of (eg, i=1:2), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 320MHz RU with a constant offset of -2048, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 320MHz RU with a constant offset of +2048.

[0071] Fig.13 An example design 1300 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 3x996 tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW240 and / or BW480). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 3x996 tone RU in BW240 may be In the range (e.g. i = 1:1), corresponding to 240MHz The pilot subcarriers in the RU are indexed and are denoted as: {-1, -1, -2, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -10, -15, -22, -26, -33, -40, -52, -86, -18, 18, 86, 152, 220, 266, 334, 400, 468, 556, 624, 690, 758, 804, 872, 938, 1006, 1042, 1110, 1176, 1244, 1290, 1358, 1424, 1492}. According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index used to transmit the 3x996 tone RU in BW480 can be In the range of (e.g., i=1:2), corresponding to the pilot subcarrier index in the 240MHz RU with a constant offset of -1536, and the pilot subcarrier index in the 240MHz RU with a constant offset of +1536.

[0072] Fig.14 An example design 1400 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting a 6x996 tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW480). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting a 6x996 tone RU in BW480 may be In the range of (e.g., i=1:1), the corresponding pilot subcarrier index in the 480MHz RU is represented as: {-3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -2474, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1 870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -530, -494, - 426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 14 50, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 1870, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028}.

[0073] Fig.15 An example design 1500 of a proposed scheme according to the present disclosure is shown. According to the proposed scheme, a pilot index may be provided for transmitting an 8x996 tone RU in a wideband (e.g., BW640). According to the proposed scheme, the index i of the pilot subcarrier index for transmitting an 8x996 tone RU in BW640 may be The range of (e.g., i=1:1) corresponds to the pilot subcarrier index in the 640MHz RU and is represented as: {-4052, -3984, -3918, -3850, -3804, -3736, -3670, -3602, -3566, -3498, -3432, -3364, -3318, -3250, -3184, -3116, -3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -247 4, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -53 0, -494, -426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 1450, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 187 0, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028, 3116, 3184, 3250, 3318, 3364, 3432, 3498, 3566, 3602, 3670, 3736, 3804, 3850, 3918, 3984, 4052}.

[0074] Each shows a portion of an example design 1600 of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for a 240 MHz bandwidth according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure. Each shows a portion of an example design 1700 of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for a 480 MHz bandwidth according to a proposed approach of the present disclosure. Each of them shows a portion of an example design 1800 of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for a 640 MHz bandwidth according to the proposed scheme of the present disclosure. It is worth noting that in order to avoid cluttering the diagram and for the sake of brevity, Some items in are omitted, although they can be filled based on the above proposed scheme.

[0075] Example Implementation

[0076] Fig.19 An example system 1900 having at least one example device 1910 and one example device 1920 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Each of the devices 1910 and 1920 can perform various functions to implement schemes, techniques, processes and methods related to the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs of next-generation WLANs, including the various proposed designs, concepts, schemes, systems and methods described above and the processes described below. For example, the device 1910 can be implemented in the STA 110, and the device 1920 can be implemented in the STA 120, or vice versa.

[0077] Each of the devices 1910 and 1920 may be part of an electronic device, which may be a non-AP STA or an AP STA, such as a portable or mobile device, a wearable device, a wireless communication device, or a computing device. When implemented in a STA, each of the devices 1910 and 1920 may be implemented in a smart phone, a smart watch, a personal digital assistant, a digital camera, or a computing device such as a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc. Each of the devices 1910 and 1920 may also be part of a machine type device, which may be an Internet of Things device, such as a static or fixed device, a home device, a wired communication device, or a computing device. For example, each of the devices 1910 and 1920 may be implemented in a smart thermostat, a smart refrigerator, a smart door lock, a wireless speaker, or a home control center. When implemented in a network device or as a network device, the devices 1910 and / or 1920 may be implemented in a network node (e.g., an AP in a WLAN).

[0078] In some embodiments, each of the apparatus 1910 and the apparatus 1920 may be implemented in the form of one or more integrated circuit (IC) chips, such as but not limited to one or more single-core processors, one or more multi-core processors, one or more reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processors, or one or more complex instruction set computing (CISC) processors. In the above various schemes, the apparatus 1910 and the apparatus 1920 may be implemented in a STA or an AP. Each of the apparatus 1910 and the apparatus 1920 may include at least Fig.19Some components shown in the figure, for example, include processor 1912 and processor 1922 respectively. Device 1910 and device 1920 may also include one or more other components that are not related to the proposed solution of the present disclosure (such as an internal power supply, a display device and / or a user interface device). Therefore, for the sake of simplicity and brevity, these components of device 1910 and device 1920 are shown in the figure. Fig.19 It is not shown or described below.

[0079] In one aspect, processor 1912 and processor 1922 may be implemented in the form of one or more single-core processors, one or more multi-core processors, one or more RISC processors, or one or more CISC processors. That is, although the singular word "processor" is used herein to refer to processor 1912 and processor 1922, in some embodiments, processor 1912 and processor 1922 may include multiple processors, and in other embodiments, only one processor is included to meet the requirements of the present disclosure. On the other hand, processor 1912 and processor 1922 may be implemented in the form of hardware (and optionally, firmware), wherein the hardware includes electronic components, such as but not limited to one or more transistors, one or more diodes, one or more capacitors, one or more resistors, one or more inductors, one or more memory resistors, and / or one or more varactors, which are configured and arranged to achieve specific purposes according to the requirements of the present disclosure. In other words, in at least some embodiments, processor 1912 and processor 1922 are special target machines, specially designed, arranged and configured to perform specific tasks related to various implementations of the present disclosure, including the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs of next-generation WLANs. In some embodiments, the device 1910 may also include a transceiver 1916 coupled to the processor 1912. The transceiver 1916 may include a transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data and a receiver capable of wirelessly receiving data. In some embodiments, the device 1920 may also include a transceiver 1926 coupled to the processor 1922. The transceiver 1926 may include a transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data and a receiver capable of wirelessly receiving data. It is worth noting that although the transceiver 1916 and the transceiver 1926 are depicted as being separate and independent external components from the processor 1912 and the processor 1922, in some embodiments, the transceiver 1916 may be an integral part of the processor 1912 as a system on chip (SoC), and the transceiver 1926 may be an integral part of the processor 1922 as a SoC. In some embodiments, the device 1910 may also include a memory 1914 coupled to the processor 1912 and accessible by the processor 1912 and storing data therein. In some embodiments, the device 1920 may further include a memory 1924 coupled to and accessible by the processor 1922 and storing data therein. Each of the memory 1914 and the memory 1924 may include a type of random access memory (RAM), such as dynamic RAM (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), gate transistor RAM (T-RAM) and / or zero capacitance RAM (Z-RAM).Alternatively, each of the memory 1914 and the memory 1924 may also include a read-only memory (ROM) type, such as a mask ROM, a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), and / or an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). Alternatively, each of the memory 1914 and the memory 1924 may also include a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) type, such as flash memory, solid-state memory, ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM), magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM), and / or phase change memory.

[0080] Each of the devices 1910 and 1920 may be a communication entity capable of communicating with each other using various schemes proposed according to the present disclosure. For illustrative purposes, the following provides a description of the capabilities of the device 1910 (as the STA 110) and the device 1920 (as the STA 120), but it is worth noting that although a detailed description of the capabilities, functions and / or technical features of the device 1920 is provided below, the same description may also be applied to the device 1910 (although a detailed description of the device 1910 is not provided for the sake of brevity). It is also worth noting that although the example implementation described below is provided in the context of a WLAN, the present disclosure may also be implemented in other types of networks.

[0081] According to various proposed schemes for designing data and pilot subcarrier indexes for broadband RUs for next-generation WLANs according to the present disclosure, when the device 1910 is implemented as the STA 110 in the network environment 100 and the device 1920 is implemented as the STA 120 in the network environment 100, the processor 1912 of the device 1910 may generate one or more RUs with an SCS of 78.125 kHz and apply a constant offset to at least a portion of the data and pilot subcarrier indexes of the one or more RUs. In addition, the processor 1912 may wirelessly transmit the one or more RUs (e.g., transmit to and / or receive from the device 1920) in a broadband greater than 80 MHz through the transceiver 1916.

[0082] In certain embodiments, when transmitting one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may transmit the one or more RUs in a 240 MHz, 480 MHz, or 640 MHz bandwidth.

[0083] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 240 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of 240 MHz by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of 240 MHz by offsetting +1024.

[0084] In certain embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; (e) generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536; and (f) generating a sixth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560.

[0085] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0086] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0087] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3584; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; (e) generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; (f) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536. (g) generating one or more 80MHz RU's seventh set of data and pilot subcarrier indices on the right side of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560; (h) generating one or more 80MHz RU's eighth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices on the right side of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3584.

[0088] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3072.

[0089] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0090] In some embodiments, the one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 240 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs with a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the left side of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (b) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs with a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the right side of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024.

[0091] In some embodiments, one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 480 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may execute a first option and a second option, wherein the first option includes: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (d) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048. The second option includes: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0092] In some embodiments, one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating one or more 320 MHz RUs with a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating one or more 320 MHz RUs with a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0093] In some embodiments, one or more RUs may include at least one 2x996 tone RU. In this case, in response to the case where the bandwidth is 480 MHz, in response to the case where the bandwidth is 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048. Alternatively, in response to the bandwidth being 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may execute a first option and a second option, the first option including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024; and (d) generating a fourth set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3072. The second option includes: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048. In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640MHz bandwidth, and the one or more RUs may include at least one 4x996 tone RU. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0094] In some embodiments, in some embodiments, the wideband may include a 240 MHz bandwidth and the one or more RUs may include at least one 3x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-1492, -1424, -1358, -1290, -1244, -1176, -1110, -1042, -1006, -938, -872, -804, -758, -690, -624, -556, -468, -400, -334, -266, -220, -152, -86, -18, 18, 86, 152, 220, 266, 334, 400, 468, 556, 624, 690, 758, 804, 872, 938, 1006, 1042, 1110, 1176, 1244, 1290, 1358, 1424, 1492}.

[0095] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth, and one or more RUs may include at least one 3x996 tone RU. In this case, when generating the one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the right of a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0096] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth and one or more RUs may include at least one 6x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -2474, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, - 1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -530, -494, - 426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 14 50, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 1870, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028}.

[0097] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth and one or more RUs may include at least one 8x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-4052, -3984, -3918, -3850, -3804, -3736, -3670, -3602, -3566, -3498, -3432, -3364, -3318, -3250, -3184, -3116, -3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -24 74, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -53 0, -494, -426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 1450, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 187 0, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028, 3116, 3184, 3250, 3318, 3364, 3432, 3498, 3566, 3602, 3670, 3736, 3804, 3850, 3918, 3984, 4052}.

[0098] Example Process

[0099] Fig. 20An example process 2000 is shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Process 2000 may represent one aspect of implementing the various designs, concepts, schemes, systems, and methods described above. More specifically, process 2000 may represent one aspect of the proposed concepts and schemes for the design of data and pilot subcarrier indexing for broadband RUs for next generation WLANs according to the present disclosure. As shown in blocks 2010 and 2020, process 2000 may include one or more operations, actions, or functions. Although depicted as discrete blocks, the various blocks of process 2000 may be divided into more blocks, merged into fewer blocks, or eliminated, depending on the desired embodiment. In addition, the blocks / sub-blocks of process 2000 may be arranged in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 20 Execute in the order shown, or in a different order than Fig. 20 2000 is performed sequentially. In addition, one or more blocks / sub-blocks of process 2000 may be repeatedly executed or iteratively executed. Process 2000 may be implemented by device 1910 and device 1920 or in device 1910 and device 1920, and any variants thereof. For illustrative purposes only and not to limit the scope, process 2000 is described below in the context of device 1910 being implemented in STA 110 (acting as a non-AP STA in a wireless network such as a WLAN in a network environment 100 that complies with one or more IEEE 802.11 standards) or as STA 110, and device 1920 being implemented in STA 120 (acting as an AP STA in a wireless network such as a WLAN in a network environment 100 that complies with one or more IEEE 802.11 standards) or as STA 120. Process 2000 may start from block 2010.

[0100] At 2010, process 2000 may include processor 1912 of device 1910 generating one or more RUs with an SCS of 78.125 kHz and applying a constant offset to at least a portion of data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs. Process 2000 may continue from 2010 to 2020.

[0101] At 2020, process 2000 may include processor 1912 wirelessly transmitting the one or more RUs (eg, transmitting to and / or receiving from device 1920) via transceiver 1916 in a bandwidth greater than 80 MHz.

[0102] In certain embodiments, when transmitting one or more RUs, process 2000 may include processor 1912 transmitting the one or more RUs in a 240 MHz, 480 MHz, or 640 MHz bandwidth.

[0103] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 240 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of 240 MHz by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of 240 MHz by offsetting +1024.

[0104] In certain embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, process 2000 may include processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; (e) generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536; and (f) generating a sixth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560.

[0105] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0106] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the right of a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0107] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3584; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; (e) generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; (f) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536. (g) generating one or more 80MHz RU's seventh set of data and pilot subcarrier indices on the right side of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560; (h) generating one or more 80MHz RU's eighth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices on the right side of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3584.

[0108] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; (b) generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024; (d) generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3072.

[0109] In some embodiments, the broadband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may perform certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0110] In some embodiments, the one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 240 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs with a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the left side of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (b) generating one or more 80 MHz RUs with a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the right side of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024.

[0111] In some embodiments, the one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 480 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 executing a first option and a second option, the first option including: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (d) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048. The second option includes: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0112] In some embodiments, the one or more RUs may include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU. In this case, in response to the bandwidth being 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating one or more 320 MHz RUs with a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating one or more 320 MHz RUs with a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0113] In some embodiments, one or more RUs may include at least one 2x996 tone RU. In this case, in response to the case where the bandwidth is 480 MHz, in response to the case where the bandwidth is 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first group of pilot subcarrier indexes of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indexes of one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048. Alternatively, in response to the bandwidth being 640 MHz, when generating one or more RUs, the processor 1912 may execute a first option and a second option, the first option including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the left side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; (c) generating a third set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1024; and (d) generating a fourth set of pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs on the right side of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3072. The second option includes: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0114] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth, and one or more RUs may include at least one 4x996 tone RU. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2048; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2048.

[0115] In some embodiments, in some embodiments, the wideband may include a 240 MHz bandwidth and the one or more RUs may include at least one 3x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-1492, -1424, -1358, -1290, -1244, -1176, -1110, -1042, -1006, -938, -872, -804, -758, -690, -624, -556, -468, -400, -334, -266, -220, -152, -86, -18, 18, 86, 152, 220, 266, 334, 400, 468, 556, 624, 690, 758, 804, 872, 938, 1006, 1042, 1110, 1176, 1244, 1290, 1358, 1424, 1492}.

[0116] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth, and one or more RUs may include at least one 3x996 tone RU. In this case, when generating one or more RUs, the process 2000 may include the processor 1912 performing certain operations, including: (a) generating a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; (b) generating a second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536.

[0117] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 480 MHz bandwidth and one or more RUs may include at least one 6x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -2474, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, - 1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -530, -494, - 426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 14 50, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 1870, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028}.

[0118] In some embodiments, the wideband may include a 640 MHz bandwidth and one or more RUs may include at least one 8x996 tone RU. In this case, the pilot subcarrier indices may include {-4052, -3984, -3918, -3850, -3804, -3736, -3670, -3602, -3566, -3498, -3432, -3364, -3318, -3250, -3184, -3116, -3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -24 74, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664, -598, -53 0, -494, -426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 1450, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 187 0, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028, 3116, 3184, 3250, 3318, 3364, 3432, 3498, 3566, 3602, 3670, 3736, 3804, 3850, 3918, 3984, 4052}.

[0119] Additional Notes

[0120] The subject matter described in this application sometimes shows different components contained in or connected to different other components.It is to be understood that the architecture depicted in this way is only an example, and many other architectures can actually be implemented, which realize the same function.In a conceptual sense, any component arrangement that realizes the same function is effectively "associated" so that the desired function is realized.Therefore, any two components combined here to realize a specific function can be regarded as "associated" with each other so that the desired function is realized, regardless of the architecture or intermediate components.Similarly, any two components so associated can also be regarded as "operably connected" or "operably coupled" to each other to realize the desired function, and any two components that can be so associated can also be regarded as "operably" coupled to each other to realize the desired function.Specific examples of operable coupling include but are not limited to physically pairable and / or physically interacting components and / or wirelessly interactive and / or wirelessly interactive components and / or logically interacting and / or logically interactive components.In addition, with regard to any plural and / or singular used in this application, those with ordinary knowledge in the art can convert from plural to singular and / or from singular to plural according to context and / or application. For the sake of clarity only, the singular / plural is set forth herein.

[0121] In addition, those with ordinary knowledge in the art will understand that, in general, the terms used in this application, especially in the appended claims, such as the bodies of the appended claims, are generally intended to be "open" terms, for example, the verb term "including" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to", the term "having" should be interpreted as "having at least", and the plural term "including" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to", and those with ordinary knowledge in the art will further understand that if it is intended to introduce a specific number into the recitation of the claims, such an intention will be explicitly stated in the claims, and in the absence of such a recitation, there is no such intention. For example, to aid understanding, the following appended claims may contain the introductory phrases "at least one" and "one or more" to introduce the recitation of the claims. However, the use of these phrases should not be interpreted as implying that a claim recitation introduced by the indefinite article "a" or "an" is limited to the implementation that any particular claim contains only one such recitation, even if the same claim includes the introductory phrases "one or more" or "at least one", and indefinite articles such as "a" or "an", for example, "a" and / or "an" should be interpreted as "at least" one "or" one or more; this interpretation also applies to the use of definite articles to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of introductory claim recitations is explicitly cited, a person of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that such recitation should be interpreted as meaning at least the cited number, for example, the simple recitation "two recitations", without other modifiers, means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations. Furthermore, in those cases where the phrases “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” are used, such construction is generally intended to be in the sense that one of ordinary skill in the art would understand the convention, for example, “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” includes but is not limited to having only A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and A, B, and C together, etc., and in those cases where the phrases “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” are used, such construction is generally intended to be in the sense that one of ordinary skill in the art would understand the convention, for example, “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but is not limited to having only A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and A, B, and C together, etc. One of ordinary skill in the art would further understand that virtually any word and / or phrase presenting the character of two or more alternative terms, whether appearing in the specification, claims, or drawings, should be understood to be contemplated to include one of the terms, either of the terms, or both of the terms. For example, the phrase "A or B" will be understood to include the possibilities of "A" or "B" or "A and B."

[0122] It can be understood from the foregoing that the present application has described various implementations of the present disclosure for illustrative purposes, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Therefore, the various implementations disclosed in the present application are not intended to be limited to the true scope and spirit indicated by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method comprising: generating one or more resource units (RUs) having a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz and applying a constant offset to at least a portion of data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs; and The one or more RUs are wirelessly transmitted in a broadband greater than 80 MHz.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The transmitting the one or more RUs includes transmitting the one or more RUs in a 240 MHz, 480 MHz, or 640 MHz bandwidth.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 240 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth; Generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the 240 MHz center frequency by offsetting by -1024; A third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices is generated for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of 240 MHz by offsetting by +1024.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 480 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; Generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; Generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; Generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; Generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536; A sixth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 480 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: generating a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs around a center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth; Generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; A third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 480 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; A second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1536.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3584; Generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -2560; Generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; Generating a fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -512; Generating a fifth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +512; Generate a sixth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +1536; Generate a seventh set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +2560; An eighth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 80 MHz RUs is generated by offsetting +3584 to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; Generating a second set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -1024; Generating a third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1024; A fourth set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 160 MHz RUs is generated by offsetting +3072 to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The broadband includes a 640 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of data and pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of a center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; A third set of data and pilot subcarrier indices for one or more 320 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The one or more RUs include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU, and wherein in response to the wideband being a 240 MHz bandwidth, the generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1024; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 80 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 240 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1024.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The one or more RUs include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU, and in response to the wideband being 480 MHz bandwidth, generating the one or more RUs includes executing the first option or the second option, wherein: This first option includes: Generate a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; Generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048; This second option includes: Generate a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1536.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The one or more RUs include at least one 26-tone RU, one 52-tone RU, one 106-tone RU, one 242-tone RU, one 484-tone RU, or one 996-tone RU, and wherein in response to the broadband being 640 MHz, the generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048.

13. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The one or more RUs include at least one 2x996 tone RU, and wherein in response to the wideband being a 480 MHz bandwidth, generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; Generating a second group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048; In response to the bandwidth being 640 MHz, generating the one or more RUs includes executing the first option or the second option: This first option includes: Generate a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -3072; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices is generated for one or more 160 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -1024; A third group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1024; Generate a fourth group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting +3072; This second option includes: Generate a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 160 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The broadband comprises a 640 MHz bandwidth, wherein the one or more RUs comprise at least one 4x996 tone RU, and wherein generating the one or more RUs comprises: Generate a first set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by -2048; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 320 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 640 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +2048.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The one or more RUs include at least one 3x996 tone RU, wherein the wideband includes a 240 MHz bandwidth, and wherein the pilot subcarrier indices include {-1492,-1424,-1358,-1290,-1244,-1176,-1110,-1042,-1006,-938,--872,-804,-758,-690,-624,-55 6,-468,-400,-334,-266,-220,-152,-86,-18,18,86,152,220,266,334,400,468,556,624,690,758,804,872,938,1006,1042,1110,1176,1244,1290,1358,1424,1492}.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The one or more RUs include at least one 3x996 tone RU, wherein the wideband includes a 480 MHz bandwidth, and wherein generating the one or more RUs includes: Generate a first group of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs to the left of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting -1536; A second set of pilot subcarrier indices of one or more 240 MHz RUs are generated to the right of the center frequency of the 480 MHz bandwidth by offsetting by +1536.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The broadband includes a 480 MHz bandwidth, the one or more RUs include at least one 6x996 tone RU, and wherein the pilot subcarrier indexes include {-3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -2474, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, -732, -664 , -598, -530, -494, -426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316 , 1384, 1450, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 1870, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028}.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein: The broadband includes a 640 MHz bandwidth, the one or more RUs include at least one 8x996 tone RU, and wherein the pilot subcarrier index includes {-4052, -3984, -3918, -3850, -3804, -3736, -3670, -3602, -3566, -3498, -3432, -3364, -3318, -3250, -3184, -3116, -3028, -2960, -2894, -2826, -2780, -2 712, -2646, -2578, -2542, -2474, -2408, -2340, -2294, -2226, -2160, -2092, -2004, -1936, -1870, -1802, -1756, -1688, -1622, -1554, -1518, -1450, -1384, -1316, -1270, -1202, -1136, -1068, -980, -912, -846, -778, - 732, -664, -598, -530, -494, -426, -360, -292, -246, -178, -112, -44, 44, 112, 178, 246, 292, 360, 426, 494, 530, 598, 664, 732, 778, 846, 912, 980, 1068, 1136, 1202, 1270, 1316, 1384, 1450, 1518, 1554, 1622, 1688, 1756, 1802, 1870, 1936, 2004, 2092, 2160, 2226, 2294, 2340, 2408, 2474, 2542, 2578, 2646, 2712, 2780, 2826, 2894, 2960, 3028, 3116, 3184, 3250, 3318, 3364, 3432, 3498, 3566, 3602, 3670, 3736, 3804, 3850, 3918, 3984, 4052}.

19. An apparatus comprising: a transceiver configured to perform wireless communications; and A processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations including: generating one or more resource units (RUs) having a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 78.125 kHz and applying a constant offset to at least a portion of data and pilot subcarrier indices of the one or more RUs; and The one or more RUs are wirelessly transmitted through the transceiver in a broadband greater than 80 MHz.

20. The device according to claim 19, characterized in that The transmitting the one or more RUs includes transmitting the one or more RUs in a 240 MHz, 480 MHz, or 640 MHz bandwidth.

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