18667923. Multi-Resource-Unit Aggregation simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Multi-Resource-Unit Aggregation

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US)

Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US)

Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US)

Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US)

Lochan Verma of San Diego CA (US)

Qi Wang of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Su Khiong Yong of Palo Alto CA (US)

Anuj Batra of Redwood City CA (US)

Multi-Resource-Unit Aggregation - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18667923 titled 'Multi-Resource-Unit Aggregation

The abstract describes an electronic device that transmits an OFDMA frame to a recipient device, allocating multiple predefined resource units (RUs) with associated frequency bandwidths.

• The OFDMA frame includes two or more RUs with a number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more RUs with a number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount.
• The electronic device may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient device.

Potential Applications: - Wireless communication systems - Internet of Things (IoT) devices - Mobile networks

Problems Solved: - Efficient allocation of resources in wireless communication - Improved data transmission reliability

Benefits: - Enhanced data transmission efficiency - Increased network capacity - Better quality of service for users

Commercial Applications: - Telecommunications companies - Networking equipment manufacturers - IoT device manufacturers

Prior Art: Prior art related to this technology may include research on OFDMA systems, resource allocation in wireless networks, and acknowledgment mechanisms in communication protocols.

Frequently Updated Research: Researchers may be exploring advancements in OFDMA technology, resource allocation algorithms, and communication protocol enhancements.

Questions about OFDMA technology: 1. How does OFDMA improve data transmission efficiency in wireless communication systems? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing OFDMA in IoT devices?

Original Abstract Submitted

An electronic device (such as an access point) is described. This electronic device transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame to a recipient electronic device (such as a client or a station). The OFDMA frame includes multiple predefined resource units (RUs) allocated to the recipient electronic device in a set of predefined RUs having associated frequency bandwidths. Moreover, the multiple predefined RUs include two or more first predefined RUs having a first number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more second predefined RUs having a second number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount. For example, the predefined amount may include 242 tones. Note that the multiple predefined RUs may have the same or different numbers of tones. Moreover, the electronic may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient electronic device.