Systems and methods related to index modulation for wireless local area network

A method comprising, by a device of an IEEE 802.11 transmitter:

• parsing a bit sequence containing bits for transmission into a first sequence and a second sequence, the first sequence being non-channel-encoded;
• selecting a plurality of tones belonging to a plurality of IEEE 802.11 distributed resource units (DRUs), the selecting being based on the first sequence;
• and
• generating and transmitting an IEEE 802.11 frame comprising a group of modulation symbols each of which is generated based on a portion of the second sequence, the group of modulation symbols being transmitted using the selected plurality of tones.

An apparatus, in a device of an IEEE 802.11 transmitter, the apparatus configured to:

• parse a bit sequence containing bits for transmission into a first sequence and a second sequence, the first sequence being non-channel-encoded;
• select a plurality of tones belonging to a plurality of IEEE 802.11 distributed resource units (DRUs), the selecting being based on the first sequence;
• and
• generate and transmit an IEEE 802.11 frame comprising a group of modulation symbols each of which is generated based on a portion of the second sequence, the group of modulation symbols being transmitted using the selected plurality of tones.