Adaptable Guard Interval Symbol Block Structure for Millimeter-Wave Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems in the millimeter-wave band face challenges in efficiently transmitting data at high speeds and maintaining compatibility across different environments and channel conditions, particularly in optimizing Guard Interval (GI) lengths for various applications and channel bonding factors.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a symbol block structure with multiple GI types (short, medium, and long) and channel bonding factors, utilizing Golay sequences, allows for adaptable GI lengths and data block sizes to optimize transmission efficiency and compatibility across different environments and channel conditions, enabling higher data transmission rates and improved compatibility with existing standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed Guard Interval length is used in millimeter-wave wireless communication, then the system is simple to implement, but it cannot adapt to varying channel conditions and environments, reducing transmission efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic Guard Interval selection by allowing the system to switch between different GI lengths (short, medium, long) based on channel conditions and transmission requirements. This is achieved through configurable GI parameters that can be adjusted according to the specific millimeter-wave communication scenario, enabling the system to adapt to varying environments while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized selection criteria
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the Guard Interval parameter from a fixed value to a selectable set of values (different lengths and types). By introducing multiple GI parameter options (short GI, medium GI, long GI with different durations and structures), the system can optimize transmission performance for different channel conditions without requiring complete system redesign, thus improving adaptability while controlling complexity through parameterization
2Reliability
If longer Guard Interval is used to handle multipath interference, then transmission reliability improves, but data transmission rate decreases due to increased overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically selects the appropriate Guard Interval length based on the actual channel conditions and transmission requirements. When multipath interference is severe, longer GIs are selected to maintain reliability; when channel conditions are good, shorter GIs are used to maximize data transmission rate. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the GI length conditional rather than fixed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple Guard Interval parameter configurations (different lengths and types) that can be selected based on transmission needs. By providing a range of GI parameter options rather than a single fixed value, the system can optimize the balance between reliability and transmission rate by selecting the appropriate parameter set for each specific communication scenario
3Productivity
If multiple Guard Interval types are implemented for different applications, then transmission efficiency is optimized for various environments, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the Guard Interval into different types (short GI, medium GI, long GI) with distinct characteristics and use cases. Each GI type is optimized for specific transmission scenarios, allowing the system to select the most appropriate segment for each application. This segmentation improves transmission efficiency by matching GI characteristics to environmental requirements while managing complexity through clear categorization and selection criteria
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AI summary
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatus, system and method of communicating a transmission according to a symbol block structure and Guard Interval (GI) scheme. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless station to generate a plurality of Single Carrier (SC) blocks according to a SC block structure corresponding to a GI type of a plurality of GI types, a SC block of the plurality of SC blocks including a GI followed by a data block, the GI including a Golay sequence having a length based at least on the GI type, a length of the data block is based at least on the GI type; and to transmit a SC transmission over a millimeter Wave (mmWave) frequency band based on the plurality of SC blocks.