Apparatus and methods for uniform constellations and non-uniform constellations in wireless local area networks

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a plurality of antennas;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with the processor, the memory stores processor-readable code that, when executed by the processor, causes a wireless access point to:
• receive a signal formatted in accordance with IEEE 802.11;
• demodulate the received signal with one of a 4096 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (4096-QAM) or a 16384 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16384-QAM) to generate at least one frame;
• and
• process the at least one frame.

A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:

• generating a signal formatted in accordance with IEEE 802.11;
• modulating the generated signal by using one of a 4096 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (4096-QAM) or a 16384 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16384-QAM) to generate a modulated signal;
• and
• transmitting the modulated signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising non-transitory processor-executable code operable to:

• generate a signal formatted in accordance with IEEE 802.11;
• modulate the generated signal with one of a 4096 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (4096-QAM) or a 16384 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16384-QAM) to generate a modulated signal;
• and
• transmit the modulated signal.