Wireless communication device and method of wireless communication

A first wireless communication device, comprising:

• circuitry configured to:
• wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communication device based on an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard;
• receive a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header from the second wireless communication device, wherein the PLCP header is defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard;
• and
• acquire schedule information related to orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) from the PLCP header, wherein
• the PLCP header comprises a first field, a second field, and a third field,
• the first field comprises flag information that identifies the second field and the third field,
• the second field comprises length information that indicates a length of the third field,
• the third field comprises a common field and a plurality of user specific fields,
• the common field comprises first information related to a resource pattern used in wireless communication with the first wireless communication device, and
• each user specific field of the plurality of user specific fields comprises a user identifier (ID) and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) information.

A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:

• in a first wireless communication device configured to communicate with a second wireless communication device based on an IEEE 802.11 standard:
• controlling schedule information related to orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) to be included in a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard;
• and
• transmitting the schedule information to the second wireless communication device, wherein
• the PLCP header comprises a first field, a second field, and a third field,
• the first field comprises flag information that identifies the second field and the third field,
• the second field comprises length information that indicates a length of the third field,
• the third field comprises a common field and a plurality of user specific fields,
• the common field comprises information related to a resource pattern used in wireless communication with the second wireless communication device, and
• each user specific field of the plurality of user specific fields comprises a user (identifier) ID and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) information.

A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:

• in a first wireless communication device:
• wirelessly communicating with a second wireless communication device based on an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard;
• and
• acquiring schedule information related to orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) from a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard, wherein
• the PLCP header comprises a first field, a second field, and a third field,
• the first field comprises flag information to identify the second field and the third field,
• the second field comprises length information to indicate a length of the third field,
• the third field comprises a common field and a plurality of user specific fields,
• the common field comprises information related to a resource pattern used in wireless communication with the first wireless communication device, and
• each user specific field of the plurality of user specific fields comprises a user (identifier) ID and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) information.