PHY Modeling

Physical layer options, parameterization, and waveform generation

WLAN Toolbox™ provides functions for modeling 802.11™ physical layer processing. Format configuration objects are used to parameterize these functions and to create WLAN waveforms compliant with IEEE^® 802.11 standards.

Apps

WLAN Waveform Generator

Create, impair, visualize, and export WLAN waveforms

Functions

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PHY Configuration Objects

`wlanEHTTBConfig`	Configure EHT TB transmission
`wlanEHTMUConfig`	Configure EHT MU transmission
`wlanHEMUConfig`	Configure HE MU transmission
`wlanHESUConfig`	Configure HE SU or HE ER SU transmission
`wlanHETBConfig`	Configure HE TB transmission
`wlanWURConfig`	Configure WUR transmission
`wlanDMGConfig`	Configure DMG transmission
`wlanS1GConfig`	Configure S1G transmission
`wlanVHTConfig`	Configure VHT transmission
`wlanHTConfig`	Configure HT transmission
`wlanNonHTConfig`	Configure non-HT transmission
`wlanHERecoveryConfig`	Store parameters recovered from HE transmission

PHY Configuration Information

`compressionMode`	Compression mode of EHT TB configuration
`getActiveSubchannelIndex`	Active subchannel indices
`getNDPFeedbackConfiguration`	Valid HE TB feedback NDP PHY configuration
`getNumPostFECPaddingBits`	Calculate required number of post-FEC padding bits
`getPSDULength`	Calculate HE or WUR PSDU length
`getTRSConfiguration`	Valid HE TB PHY configuration in response to triggering frame containing TRS Control subfield
`numPostFECPaddingBits`	Required number of post-FEC padding bits
`packetFormat`	WLAN packet format
`phyType`	Return DMG PHY modulation type
`psduLength`	EHT PSDU length
`ruInfo`	Resource unit allocation information
`showAllocation`	Resource unit allocation
`transmitTime`	Packet transmission time
`wlanAPEPLength`	Calculate APEP length in octets
`wlanPSDULength`	Calculate PSDU length in octets

Waveform Generation

`wlanWaveformGenerator`	Generate WLAN waveform
`wlanSampleRate`	Nominal sample rate

Bit-Level Processing

`wlanScramble`	Scramble and descramble binary input sequence
`wlanConstellationMap`	Constellation mapping
`wlanConstellationDemap`	Constellation demapping
`wlanBCCInterleave`	Interleave binary convolutionally encoded input
`wlanBCCDeinterleave`	Deinterleave binary convolutionally interleaved input
`wlanStreamParse`	Stream-parse encoded streams
`wlanStreamDeparse`	Stream-deparse spatial streams
`wlanSegmentParseBits`	Segment-parse data bits
`wlanSegmentDeparseBits`	Segment-deparse data bits
`wlanSegmentDeparseSymbols`	Segment-deparse data subcarriers
`wlanSegmentParseSymbols`	Segment-parse data subcarriers
`wlanBCCEncode`	Convolutionally encode binary data
`wlanBCCDecode`	Convolutionally decode input data
`wlanGolaySequence`	Generate Golay sequence

Topics

Waveform Generation and Reception

Waveform Generation
This example shows how to generate standards-compliant WLAN waveforms.
Build VHT PPDU
Build VHT PPDUs by using the waveform generator function or by building each field individually and concatenating.
Generate VHT Multi-User Waveform
Generate a VHT multi-user waveform from individual components.
Basic VHT Data Recovery
Perform basic VHT data recovery.

Parameterization

802.11 Standards Supported by WLAN Toolbox
This section details the IEEE 802.11 standards supported by WLAN Toolbox.
WLAN PPDU Structure
Describes the WLAN PPDUs you can model by using WLAN Toolbox.
Packet Size and Duration Dependencies
Describes packet size and duration determination in 802.11.