US 12,308,957 B2
Interpretation of reserved states in wireless packets
Sameer Vermani, San Diego, CA (US); Bin Tian, San Diego, CA (US); Youhan Kim, Saratoga, CA (US); and Jialing Li Chen, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/633,126.
Application 18/633,126 is a continuation of application No. 17/513,849, filed on Oct. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,984,976.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/108,250, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0348363 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/34 (2009.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 1/0036 (2013.01) [H04L 1/0013 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device comprising:
receiving, over a wireless channel, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including a physical layer (PHY) preamble followed by a data portion, the PHY preamble including multiple reserved bits or fields including:
one or more validate bits or fields; and
one or more disregard bits or fields; and
selectively terminating the reception of the PPDU based on the multiple reserved bits or fields.