Wireless communication with per-station punctured transmissions

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor of a wireless local area network (WLAN) device, causes the WLAN device to:

• determine available resource units (RUs) within a wireless channel, wherein the wireless channel includes at least one punctured frequency range;
• allocate a plurality of RUs within a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to include data for a first station, wherein the plurality of RUs include at least a first RU and a second RU that are allocated for the same first station, and wherein the plurality of RUs exclude the at least one punctured frequency range of the wireless channel;
• prepare the physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission via the wireless channel, the PPDU having data for the first station at the plurality of RUs allocated to the first station;
• and
• wherein the transmission includes a pre-HE modulated portion on each of the non-punctured frequency ranges of the wireless channel.

A wireless local area network (WLAN) apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• determine available resource units (RUs) within a wireless channel, wherein the wireless channel includes at least one punctured frequency range;
• allocate a plurality of RUs within a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to include data for a first station, wherein the plurality of RUs include at least a first RU and a second RU that are allocated for the same first station, and wherein the plurality of RUs exclude the at least one punctured frequency range of the wireless channel;
• prepare the PPDU for transmission via the at least one antenna, the PPDU having the data for the first station at the plurality of RUs allocated to the first station wherein the transmission includes a pre-HE modulated portion on each of the non-punctured frequency ranges of the wireless channel;
• and
• an interface configured to output the PPDU for transmission via the wireless channel.

A system, comprising:

• means for determining available resource units (RUs) within a wireless channel, wherein the wireless channel includes at least one punctured frequency range;
• means for allocating a plurality of RUs within a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to include data for a first station, wherein the plurality of RUs include at least a first RU and a second RU that are allocated for the same first station, and wherein the plurality of RUs exclude the at least one punctured frequency range of the wireless channel;
• means for preparing the PPDU for transmission via the wireless channel, the PPDU having data for the first station at the plurality of RUs allocated to the first station;
• and
• wherein the transmission includes a pre-HE modulated portion on each of the non-punctured frequency ranges of the wireless channel.