US 7,590,189 B2
Signaling format for wireless communications
Christopher J. Hansen, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Jason Alexander Trachewsky, Menlo Park, Calif. (US); Amit G. Bagchi, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and George Kondylis, Palo Alto, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/56,155.
Application 11/056155 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/779245, filed on Feb. 13, 2004, granted, now 7,539,501.
Application 10/779245 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/778754, filed on Feb. 13, 2004, granted, now 7,162,204.
Application 10/778754 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/778751, filed on Feb. 13, 2004, granted, now 7,269,430.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/544605, filed on Feb. 13, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/546622, filed on Feb. 20, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/580026, filed on Jun. 16, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0180524 A1, Aug. 18, 2005
Int. Cl. H04L 27/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 375—295  [375/259] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for coding a signal for wireless communication, the method comprising:
determining, by a wireless communication device, a coding format according to a signal field;
arranging, by the wireless communication device, at least one bit in said signal field to comply with a channel width; and
generating, by the wireless communication device, a coded signal field according to said coding format and said at least one bit in said signal field.