18392216. HIGH EFFICIENCY SIGNALING simplified abstract (QUALCOMM Incorporated)

HIGH EFFICIENCY SIGNALING

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Abhishek Pramod Patil of San Diego CA (US)

George Cherian of San Diego CA (US)

Alfred Asterjadhi of San Diego CA (US)

Sandip Homchaudhuri of San Jose CA (US)

Maarten Menzo Wentink of Nijmegen (NL)

Alireza Raissinia of Monte Sereno CA (US)

Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US)

Padmanabhan Venkataraman Karthic of Chennai (IN)

HIGH EFFICIENCY SIGNALING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18392216 titled 'HIGH EFFICIENCY SIGNALING

The patent application discusses systems and methods for high efficiency (HE) beacons in Wi-Fi technology.

• HE supported access points (APs) and stations (STAs) operate on greenfield deployments without legacy device support.
• APs transmit HE physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data units (PPDUs) including beacon frames with updated capability information.
• STAs receive HE or EHT PPDUs from the AP and identify changes in the content or format of the beacon frame.
• Based on the identified changes, STAs determine updated content or format for the beacon frame and process it accordingly.

Potential Applications: - Improved efficiency in Wi-Fi networks - Enhanced communication between APs and STAs - Optimization of network resources

Problems Solved: - Addressing inefficiencies in legacy Wi-Fi deployments - Enhancing communication protocols in wireless networks

Benefits: - Increased data transfer speeds - Better network performance - Improved user experience

Commercial Applications: - Networking equipment manufacturers - Telecommunication companies - Internet service providers

Questions about HE Beacons: 1. How do HE beacons improve network efficiency?

  - HE beacons optimize communication between APs and STAs, leading to faster data transfer speeds and improved network performance.

2. What are the key differences between HE beacons and legacy beacon frames?

  - HE beacons offer updated capability information and improved content or format compared to traditional beacon frames.

Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for high efficiency (HE) beacons. HE supported access points (APs) and stations (STAs) may operate on resource deployments used for Wi-Fi technology and without support for legacy devices, also referred to as a greenfield deployment. An AP may identify updated capability information and transmit a HE physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including a beacon frame. A STA may receive, from the AP, the HE or EHT PPDU and identify an indication of change to a content or format of the beacon frame relative to a reference beacon frame. Based on the identified indication, the STA may then determine an updated content or format for the beacon frame and process the beacon frame or skip processing for one or more portions of the beacon frame.