Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of determining a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) feedback in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system, including an MCS FeedBack (MFB) responder receiving a first frame, including a request message requesting to send the MFB, from an MFB requester and the MFB responder sending the MFB, including a recommended MCS value, to the MFB requester. The recommended MCS value is derived with reference to at least one of unsolicit type information indicative of a type of the MFB, transmit type information indicative of a transmission type of data, coding type information indicative of a coding scheme applied to the data, a group ID indicative of a group of target stations (STAs) to which the data will be transmitted, and MFB bandwidth information indicative of a bandwidth of a channel.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for allowing a station to transmit a sounding signal in a multiple-antenna wireless communication system, the method including receiving a group defining information about a group to which the station belongs from an access point (AP); determining a transmission time taken in transmitting a sounding signal by the respective stations, which belong to the group, on the basis of the group defining information; and transmitting a sounding signal to the AP in accordance with the transmission time and preset transmission order when receiving a sounding request signal from the AP.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting a training signal in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system includes generating one or more first training signals for a first destination station and one or more second training signals for a second destination station by applying a mapping matrix P to a training signal generation sequence, mapping the first training signals and the second training signals to a plurality of antennas according to an antenna mapping matrix, and performing Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) on each of the first training signals and the second training signals mapped to the plurality of antennas and transmitting the training signals through the plurality of antennas.
Abstract:
A channel sounding method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The method, performed by a transmitter, includes transmitting a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame to a receiver to initiate a channel sounding procedure; transmitting a null data packet (NDP) to the receiver and receiving a feedback frame. The feedback frame includes a plurality of segment frames and a channel feedback report. The channel feedback report is split into a plurality of feedback segments. Each of the plurality of feedback segments is respectively included in each of the plurality of segment frames. The each of the plurality of segment frames includes a first-segment subfield indicating whether the each of the plurality of feedback segment included is a first segment and a remaining-segment subfield indicating the number of remaining feedback segments.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for scanning of a station in a wireless local area network. The method includes: receiving a probe request frame including probe request relaying information from a probe requesting station (PRSTA) initiating the active scanning, determining whether to discard the probe request frame (PRF) when a frame related to relaying of the PRF is received, determining whether to relay the PRF, and relaying the PRF to an access point if it is determined to relay the PRF, the probe request relaying information including: a transmitter address field indicating an address of a station (STA) transmitting the PRF, and a PRSTA address field indicating an address of the PRSTA, wherein discarding of the PRF is determined by comparing one of the transmitter address field or the PRSTA address field with information included in the frame related to the PRF.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting management information in wireless local area network system is provided, The method includes transmitting, to a station, a frame including a BSS load in-formation element, the BSS load element including a multi user(MU) multiple input multiple output(MIMO) capable STA count field and a spatial stream utility field, wherein the MUMIMO capable STA count field indicates the total number of STAs with MU reception capability currently associated with the candidate BSS and the Spatial Stream Utility field indicates under utilized spatial streams for busy time of wireless medium.
Abstract:
There is provided a method and apparatus for transmitting a frame which is performed by a transmission STA in a WLAN system. The method of transmitting a frame includes generating an MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) to be transmitted to a target station, generating a PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) by attaching a Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) header to the MPDU, and transmitting the PPDU to the target station. The PLCP header comprises a partial Association ID (AID) of the target station.
Abstract:
A method for reporting channel information in a wireless local area network system is provided. The method includes receiving a data block for requesting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback from a requesting station, the data block including a data field and a stream indicator indicating a number of at least one spatial stream in the data field; determining, the MCS feedback based on the data block; and, transmitting the MCS feedback to the requesting station, the MCS feedback including a recommended MCS and a recommended stream indicator indicating a number of at least one recommended spatial stream. The number of the at least one recommended spatial stream in the MCS feedback is equal or less than the number of the at least one spatial stream in the data block.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting common control information including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) indicator indicating single user-MIMO (SU-MIMO) or multi user-MIMO (MU-MIMO) to a receiver, generating first precoded dedicated control information by performing precoding on dedicated control information including information for the MU-MIMO by the use of a first precoding matrix, generating second precoded dedicated control information by performing precoding on the first precoded dedicated control information by the use of a second precoding matrix and transmitting the second precoded dedicated control information to the receiver.
Abstract:
A communication method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The communication method includes: configuring, by a first access point (AP), a first basic service set (BSS) which uses a first primary channel (P-CH) and a first secondary channel (S-CH); and configuring, by a second AP, a second BSS which uses a second P-CH, a second S-CH, a second tertiary channel (T-CH), and a second quaternary channel (Q-CH), wherein a band of the first P-CH overlaps with a band of the second P-CH, and the second P-CH is a common channel which is used in an operation of a member station of the second BSS.