Abstract:
A Multi-User-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) transmission method performed by an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes transmitting an MU-MIMO initiation message to a destination Station (STA) which is a target of a MU-MIMO transmission, the MU-MIMO initiation message informing that MU-MIMO transmission will be initiated, receiving a sounding frame transmitted by the destination STA as a response to the MU-MIMO initiation message and performing MU-MIMO transmission on data by beamforming based on channel information obtained from the sounding frame. The sounding frame includes precoded and virtualized channel information between the AP and the STA. A dimension of the virtualized channel information is lower than a dimension of channel information between the AP and the STA.
Abstract:
A link adaptation method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (LAN) system supporting multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) is provided. The method includes: receiving a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) request, a steered sounding physical layer convergence procedure (PLOP) protocol data unit (PPDU) which is beam-formed to the STA, and a MIMO indicator including MU-MIMO-related information from an access point (AP); and transmitting feedback information including an MCS acquired from the steered sounding PPDU and the MU-MIMO-related information to the AP in response to the MCS request.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting a packet in a wireless local area network system. The method is performed by a transmitting station and includes generating a packet including at least one spatial stream and first control information including a first field and a second field, and transmitting the packet to at least one receiving station. The first field indicates a group ID of the at least one receiving station and whether the packet is generated based on a single user transmission scheme or a multi user transmission scheme. Content of the second field is determined based on whether the packet is generated based on the single user transmission scheme or the multi user transmission scheme, the second field indicates a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index used for the packet if the packet is generated based on the single user transmission, and the second field indicates an encoding scheme applied to the at least one receiving station if the packet is generated based on the multi user transmission scheme.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for multi-channel operation, performed by an access point (AP), in a WLAN system, the method includes: transmitting channel assignment information to a plurality of stations (STAs), in which the channel assignment information is for assigning at least one of a first channel and a second channel to each of the plurality of STAs; transmitting channel activity information to the plurality of STAs, in which the channel activity information is for indicating an activity duration where the AP transmit or receive a frame through each of the first channel and the second channel; and transmitting or receiving a frame through the first channel or the second channel on the basis of the channel activity information.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for transmitting or receiving data in a wireless local area network are provided. The method in one embodiment includes transmitting, by a transmitter, a first long training field (LTF) to a receiver; transmitting, by the transmitter, a very high throughput (VHT)-SIG-A field to the receiver; transmitting, by the transmitter, a second LTF for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel estimation to the receiver; transmitting, by the transmitter, a VHT-SIG-B field to the receiver; and transmitting, by the transmitter, a data field to the receiver, wherein the first LTF, the VHT-SIG-A field, the second LTF, the VHT-SIG-B field and the data field are sequentially transmitted, and wherein the second LTF and the data field are mapped to at least one spatial stream based on a mapping matrix but the first LTF and the VHT SIG-A field are not mapped to the at least one spatial stream.
Abstract:
A method is provided for transmitting a signal by a station in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The station obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP) indicating a time duration used for transmission of a plurality of data units. The station transmits, during the TXOP, an initial data unit of the plurality of data units. The initial data unit comprises a control field indicating a transmit bandwidth of the initial data unit. The station selects a transmit bandwidth of a non-initial data unit of the plurality of data units to be narrower than the transmit bandwidth of the initial data unit. The station transmits, during the TXOP, the non-initial data unit. The non-initial data unit comprises a control field indicating the transmit bandwidth of the non-initial data unit.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting data in a wireless local access network, the method includes transmitting, by an access point (AP), a request-to-send (RTS) frame to a plurality of receiving stations, the RTS frame including recipient information and channel information, the recipient information indicating the plurality of receiving stations, the channel information indicating a plurality of subchannels allocated to the plurality of receiving stations; receiving, by the AP, a plurality of clear-to-send (CTS) frames from the plurality of receiving stations as a response to the RTS frame, each CTS frame being received through at least one subchannel allocated to a corresponding one of the plurality of receiving stations; and transmitting, by the AP, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to the plurality of receiving stations, the PPDU including address information indicating the plurality of receiving stations and a plurality of Aggregate-Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (A-MPDUs) for the plurality of receiving stations.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting a data frame by a transmitter in a WLAN system is provided. The method includes generating a data block including at least one data units respectively transmitted through at least one or more spatial streams to at least one receiver, transmitting first control information to the at least one receiver, transmitting second control information to each receiver, and transmitting the data block to the at least one receiver. The first control information includes a length indicator for the data block, a MIMO indicator indicating whether the data block is for SU-MIMO or MU-MIMO, and a spatial stream indication field including information about the number of the spatial streams. The second control information includes a FEC coding field indicating an encoding scheme applied to the data unit and an MCS field indicating an MCS applied to the data unit.
Abstract:
A method for channel access in a wireless local area network is provided. The method includes: transmitting, a plurality of Request To Send (RTS) frames over a plurality of subchannels to a receiver, each RTS frame being transmitted over each of the plurality of subchannels; receiving at least one Clear To Send (CTS) frame over at least one subchannel among the plurality of subchannels from the receiver; each CTS frame being transmitted over each of the at least one subchannel, transmitting a data unit to the receiver. The data unit includes at least one data frame. The at least one data frame is transmitted over at least one selected subchannel among the at least one subchannel, each data frame being transmitted over each selected subchannel.
Abstract:
A method and a wireless apparatus for power saving in a wireless local area network are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes receiving a frame including a signal field from a transmitting device. The signal field includes a number indicator and a power saving indicator. The number indicator indicates a number of spatial streams for a corresponding recipient, and the power saving indicator indicates that the transmitting device allows the wireless device to enter a doze state during a transmission opportunity (TXOP). The method further includes entering the doze state until the end of the TXOP if the power saving indicator indicates an allowance of entering the doze state during the TXOP, and the number of spatial streams to be received by the wireless device is equal to zero.