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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

May. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Marvell Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Rui Cao, Fremont, CA (US);

Hongyuan Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);

Prashant Sharma, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04L 69/24 (2022.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/2602 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04L 27/261 (2013.01); H04L 27/2603 (2021.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

Communication apparatus includes a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless channel in accordance with both a first and a second communication protocol. The second communication protocol is backward-compatible with the first communication protocol, and has an extended range, which is greater than a nominal range defined by the first communication protocol. A communication controller is configured to generate data frames for transmission by the transceiver, including frame headers in a header format that is compatible both with the first communication protocol and with the second communication protocol. The frame headers include a set of legacy header fields. The communication controller is configured to transmit the legacy fields with a first gain according to the first communication protocol, and to apply a second gain, greater than the first gain, to a transmission of at least one of the legacy header fields for communicating in accordance with the second communication protocol.


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