METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR REQUESTING AND ACQUIRING INFORMATION RELATING TO CHANNEL ACCESS IN WIRELESS LAN, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO CHANNEL ACCESS IN WIRELESS LAN
First Claim
1. A terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the terminal comprising:
- a verifier to verify whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval;
a transmitter to transmit a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received; and
a receiver to receive a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal from an access point (AP).
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Abstract
Provided are a terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an apparatus for providing information associated with a channel access in a WLAN, and more particularly, the terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a WLAN according to an example embodiment may verify whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval, transmit a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received, and receive a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the terminal comprising:
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a verifier to verify whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval; a transmitter to transmit a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received; and a receiver to receive a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal from an access point (AP). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN) without listening to a beacon, the terminal comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit a group and slot information request signal through a sensed channel after the terminal wakes up; and a receiver to receive, from an access point (AP), a group and slot response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the apparatus comprising:
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an allocator to allocate group and slot information associated with a terminal; a receiver to receive a group and slot information request signal from the terminal; and a transmitter to transmit a group and slot information response signal including the allocated group and slot information in response to the group and slot information request signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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verifying whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval; transmitting a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received; and receiving, from an access point (AP), a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal.
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