Radio single symbol design via frequency division multiplexing of reference signals and data tones

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, comprising code for causing a computer to:

• assign a different encoding sequence to each possible value of an information element (IE), wherein a minimum distance between encoding sequences corresponding to any pair of possible values is maximized;
• and
• transmit a symbol corresponding to a particular value of the IE, wherein the symbol is configured according to a sequence selected from a set of sequences corresponding to the particular value of the IE, the symbol comprising a plurality of reference signals frequency division multiplexed (FDM) with a plurality of FDM resource elements.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• means for assigning a different encoding sequence to each possible value of an information element (IE), wherein a minimum distance between encoding sequences corresponding to any pair of possible values is maximized;
• and
• means for transmitting a symbol corresponding to a particular value of the IE, wherein the symbol is configured according to a sequence selected from a set of sequences corresponding to the particular value of the IE, the symbol comprising a plurality of reference signals frequency division multiplexed (FDM) with a plurality of FDM resource elements.