Method and device for transferring data from wireless LAN to plurality of STAs

• US 10,211,890 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Seok, Yongho
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Rebecca E
• Application Number:
  US15/101,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20160301451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,706 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0413 MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0684 using different training sequences per antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2602 Signal structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2613 Structure of the reference signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/00 Synchronisation arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a device for transferring data from a wireless LAN to a plurality of stations (STAs). The method for transferring data from a wireless LAN to a plurality of STAs may comprise: a step in which an AP generates a MIMOOFDMA format PPDU; and a step in the AP transfers the MIMO-OFDMA format PPDU to the plurality of STAs, wherein the MIMO-OFDMA format PPDU comprises a plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs which are synchronized in time phase, and the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs are transferred respectively to the plurality of STAs through a plurality of respective sub-channel bands, and the number of training fields for the MIMO transfer which are included in the respective plurality of subchannel format PPDUs can be the same.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting data to a plurality of stations (STAs) in a wireless local area network (LAN), the method comprising:

generating, by an access point (AP), a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs for the plurality of STAs,

wherein the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs are to be transmitted through a plurality of sub-channel bands,

wherein each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs comprises a signal field and at least one training field for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel estimation transmission,

wherein the generating comprises determining, by the AP, the number of the at least one training field based on a maximum value of the number of spatial streams which are allocated to each frequency band in the plurality of sub-channel bands,

wherein each sub-channel format PPDU has a same number of training fields for the MIMO channel estimation, and

wherein the signal field indicates the number of the at least one training field so that plurality of STAs know the number of the at least one training field; and

transmitting, by the AP, the generated PPDU to the plurality of STAs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one training field is determined to be one of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the signal field further indicates group identifier information, bandwidth information, and spatial stream information,

wherein the group identifier information comprises identifier information for indicating the plurality of STAs,

wherein the bandwidth information comprises information regarding a channel bandwidth allocated to each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs, and

wherein the spatial stream information comprises information regarding the number of spatial streams for each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDU.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDU comprises a PLCP service data unit (PSDU),

wherein a guard interval (GI) used for transmission of the PSDU is one of a long guard interval (LGI), a short guard interval (SGI), and a GI combination, and

wherein the GI combination is a combination of a double guard interval (DGI) and one GI between the LGI and the SGI.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein the GI is used in at least one OFDM symbol among a plurality of OFDM symbols corresponding to a point coordination function (PCF) inter frame symbol (PIFS) interval in entire OFDM symbols for transmission of the PSDU, and

wherein the DGI is used in the remaining OFDM symbols other than the at least one OFDM symbol among the entire symbols.

6. An access point (AP) for transmitting data to a plurality of stations (STAs) in a wireless local area network (LAN), the AP comprising:

a transceiver, including at least one antenna, transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor;

generates a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs for the plurality of STAs,

wherein the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs are to be transmitted through a plurality of sub-channel bands,

wherein each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs comprises a signal field and at least one training field for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel estimation,

wherein the processor generates the PPDU by determining the number of the at least one training field is determined based on a maximum value of the number of spatial streams which are allocated to each frequency band in the plurality of sub-channel bands,

wherein each sub-channel format PPDU has a same number of training fields for the MIMO channel estimation,

wherein the signal field indicates the number of the at least one training field so that plurality of STAs know the number of the at least one training field; and

controls the transceiver to transmit the generated PPDU to the plurality of STAs.

7. The AP of claim 6, wherein the number of the at least one training field is determined to be one of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8.

8. The AP of claim 6,

wherein the signal field further indicates group identifier information, bandwidth information, and spatial stream information,

wherein the group identifier information comprises identifier information for indicating the plurality of STAs,

wherein the bandwidth information comprises information regarding a channel bandwidth allocated to each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDUs, and

wherein the spatial stream information comprises information regarding the number of spatial streams for each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDU.

9. The AP of claim 6,

wherein each of the plurality of sub-channel format PPDU comprises a PLCP service data unit (PSDU),

wherein a guard interval (GI) used for transmission of the PSDU is one of a long guard interval (LGI), a short guard interval (SGI), and a GI combination, and

wherein the GI combination is a combination of a double guard interval (DGI) and one GI between the LGI and the SGI.

10. The AP of claim 9,

wherein the GI is used in at least one OFDM symbol among a plurality of OFDM symbols corresponding to a point coordination function (PCF) inter frame symbol (PIFS) interval in entire OFDM symbols for transmission of the PSDU, and

wherein the DGI is used in the remaining OFDM symbols other than the at least one OFDM symbol among the entire symbols.