Apple inc. (20240178960). Uplink OFDMA Processing in WLANs simplified abstract

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Uplink OFDMA Processing in WLANs

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Joonsuk Kim of Saratoga CA (US)

Yuchul Kim of Santa Clara CA (US)

Uplink OFDMA Processing in WLANs - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240178960 titled 'Uplink OFDMA Processing in WLANs

Simplified Explanation

The patent application relates to OFDMA communication in WLANs, specifically focusing on transmitting downlink OFDMA frames and receiving uplink OFDMA frames with acknowledgements.

  • OFDMA communication in wireless local area networks (WLANs)
  • Transmitting downlink OFDMA frames
  • Receiving uplink OFDMA frames with acknowledgements
  • Processing uplink OFDMA frames to determine which devices sent acknowledgements for downlink frames

Potential Applications

This technology can be applied in various wireless communication systems, such as Wi-Fi networks, to improve efficiency and reliability of data transmission.

Problems Solved

1. Efficient communication in WLANs 2. Reliable transmission of data in OFDMA systems

Benefits

1. Increased data transmission efficiency 2. Enhanced reliability of communication 3. Improved network performance

Potential Commercial Applications

"Enhancing Wireless Communication Efficiency with OFDMA Technology"

Possible Prior Art

There are existing OFDMA technologies used in various wireless communication systems, but this specific method of processing uplink OFDMA frames to determine acknowledgements may be a novel approach.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology impact network latency?

The article does not address the potential impact of this technology on network latency.

What are the power consumption implications of implementing this technology?

The article does not discuss the power consumption implications of implementing this technology.


Original Abstract Submitted

this disclosure relates to orthogonal frequency division multiple access (ofdma) communication in wireless local area networks (wlans). according to some embodiments, a downlink ofdma frame may be transmitted. an uplink ofdma frame including acknowledgements associated with the downlink ofdma frame may be received. the uplink ofdma frame may be processed, in some instances including determining which devices receiving the downlink ofdma frame transmitted an acknowledgement associated with the downlink ofdma frame in the uplink ofdma frame.