Distributed resource unit configurations

A wireless communication device comprising:

• at least one modem;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor in conjunction with the at least one modem, is configured to:
• determine a distributed resource unit that comprises a set of tones associated with a first resource unit size, wherein the set of tones are distributed across a channel bandwidth associated with a second resource unit size greater than the first resource unit size, the channel bandwidth comprising a greater quantity of tones than an aggregate total number of tones of the set of tones, the set of tones comprising a set of pilot tones and a set of data tones, the set of pilot tones including a plurality of pilot tones, each pilot tone being spaced apart from each other pilot tone within the channel bandwidth by at least one tone, the set of data tones comprising a plurality of distributed groups of data tones, each group of data tones comprising two or more data tones of the set of data tones, each group of data tones being spaced apart from each other group of data tones within the channel bandwidth by at least one tone;
• communicate data over the set of data tones;
• and
• communicate pilot symbols over the set of pilot tones.