WO2023048515A1 - 통신 시스템에 신속 데이터의 송수신을 위한 방법 및 장치 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication technology, and more particularly, to a technology for rapidly transmitting time-sensitive data.
- WLAN wireless local area network
- the wireless LAN technology may be a technology that allows mobile devices such as smart phones, smart pads, laptop computers, portable multimedia players, and embedded devices to wirelessly access the Internet based on wireless communication technology in a short distance.
- the IEEE 802.11be standard which is an Extreme High Throughput (EHT) wireless LAN technology
- EHT Extreme High Throughput
- a goal of the IEEE 802.11be standard may be to support throughput rates as high as 30 Gbps.
- the IEEE 802.11be standard may support a technique for reducing transmission delay.
- the IEEE 802.11be standard includes a more expanded frequency bandwidth (eg, 320 MHz bandwidth), multi-link transmission and aggregation operation including operation using multi-band, A multiple access point (AP) transmission operation and/or an efficient retransmission operation (eg, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) operation) may be supported.
- AP access point
- HARQ hybrid automatic repeat request
- CSMA Carrier Sensing Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
- a communication node can check whether a channel is idle by performing a channel access procedure. When the channel is idle, the communication node can transmit data. That is, communication nodes can compete with other communication nodes to transmit data. Since it takes time due to contention, there may be a limit to quickly transmitting data.
- the background technology of the invention is prepared to enhance understanding of the background of the invention, and may include content other than the prior art already known to those skilled in the art to which the technology belongs.
- An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a method and apparatus for rapidly transmitting and receiving time-sensitive data in a communication system.
- a method of an AP includes setting a first TS for a first STA, setting a second TS for a second STA, and the first STA Transmitting a first data frame of in the first TS, and transmitting a second data frame of the second STA in a transmission period including the second TS, wherein the first TS and the first 2 TS are sequentially set within the rTWT SP.
- Setting the first TS for the first STA includes receiving a TWT setup request frame from the first STA, and transmitting a TWT setup response frame to the first STA in response to the TWT setup request frame
- At least one of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame may include offset information and duration information of the first TS, the offset information from the start time of the rTWT SP An offset up to the start of the first TS may be indicated.
- x bits may indicate the offset information
- y bits may indicate the duration information.
- each of x and y may be a natural number.
- Each of the first data frame and the second data frame may be transmitted after a successful channel access procedure.
- the transmission procedure of the second data frame may be initiated after "the first data frame + SIFS + reception response frame + SIFS".
- Padding may be added to the first data frame so that the transmission procedure of the second data frame is started after the start of the second TS.
- the header of the first data frame may include information indicative of adding padding to a reception response frame for the first data frame.
- a method of an STA according to a second embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes transmitting a TWT setup request frame to an AP, and receiving a TWT setup response frame from the AP in response to the TWT setup request frame and receiving a data frame from the AP within a time slot (TS) established by the exchange of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame, wherein the TS is established within an rTWT SP.
- TS time slot
- At least one of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame may include offset information and duration information of the TS, and the offset information indicates an offset from the start time of the rTWT SP to the start time of the TS can do.
- x bits may indicate the offset information
- y bits may indicate the duration information.
- each of x and y may be a natural number.
- the method of the STA may further include transmitting a reception response frame for the data frame to the AP, wherein a header of the data frame indicates adding padding to the reception response frame for the data frame In the case of including the information to, the padding may be added to the reception response frame.
- the one or more commands When configuring the first TS for the first STA, the one or more commands receive a TWT setup request frame from the first STA, and a TWT setup response frame in response to the TWT setup request frame. It may be further executed to be transmitted to 1 STA, and at least one of the TWT setup request frame or the TWT setup response frame may include offset information and duration information of the 1st TS, wherein the offset information is the start of the rTWT SP An offset from the start point of the first TS may be indicated.
- x bits may indicate the offset information
- y bits may indicate the duration information.
- each of x and y may be a natural number.
- Each of the first data frame and the second data frame may be transmitted after a successful channel access procedure.
- the transmission procedure of the second data frame may be initiated after "the first data frame + SIFS + reception response frame + SIFS".
- Padding may be added to the first data frame so that the transmission procedure of the second data frame is started after the start of the second TS.
- the header of the first data frame may include information indicative of adding padding to a reception response frame for the first data frame.
- a plurality of transmission intervals can be set, and the first communication node can quickly transmit data (eg, time-sensitive data) in each of the plurality of transmission intervals.
- the second communication node may receive data in a transmission interval for itself among a plurality of transmission intervals. That is, since data can be transmitted and received at a preset time, data transmission delay may not occur. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a communication node constituting a wireless LAN system.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of multiple links established between MLDs.
- FIG. 3 is a timing diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a slot allocation method for a slot-based limited TWT.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a frame format for negotiating parameters of a slot-based restricted TWT.
- FIG. 5 is a timing diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- FIG. 6 is a timing diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- 7A is a timing diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- 7B is a timing diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- 7C is a timing diagram illustrating a fifth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram illustrating a sixth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- 9A is a timing diagram illustrating a seventh embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- 9B is a timing diagram illustrating an eighth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- FIG. 10 is a timing diagram illustrating a ninth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the term "and/or" includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.
- “at least one of A and B” may mean “at least one of A or B” or “at least one of combinations of one or more of A and B”. Also, in the embodiments of the present application, “one or more of A and B” may mean “one or more of A or B” or “one or more of combinations of one or more of A and B”.
- a wireless communication system to which embodiments according to the present invention are applied is not limited to the content described below, and embodiments according to the present invention can be applied to various wireless communication systems.
- a wireless communication system may be referred to as a “wireless communication network”.
- setting an operation means “setting information for the corresponding operation (eg, information element, parameter)” and/or “performing the corresponding operation”. It may mean that the "instructing information” is signaled.
- Setting an information element eg, parameter
- Configuring a resource eg, a resource region
- configuration information of a corresponding resource is signaled.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a communication node constituting a wireless LAN system.
- a communication node 100 may be an access point, a station, an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), or a non-AP MLD.
- An access point may mean an AP, and a station may mean an STA or a non-AP STA.
- An operating channel width supported by the access point may be 20 MHz (megahertz), 80 MHz, 160 MHz, or the like.
- the operating channel width supported by the station may be 20 MHz, 80 MHz, etc.
- the communication node 100 may include at least one processor 110, a memory 120, and at least one transceiver 130 connected to a network to perform communication.
- the transceiver 130 may be referred to as a transceiver, a radio frequency (RF) unit, or an RF module.
- the communication node 100 may further include an input interface device 140, an output interface device 150, a storage device 160, and the like. Each component included in the communication node 100 may be connected by a bus 170 to communicate with each other.
- each component included in the communication node 100 may be connected through an individual interface or an individual bus centered on the processor 110 instead of the common bus 170 .
- the processor 110 may be connected to at least one of the memory 120, the transceiver 130, the input interface device 140, the output interface device 150, and the storage device 160 through a dedicated interface. .
- the processor 110 may execute a program command stored in at least one of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 .
- the processor 110 may refer to a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed.
- Each of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 may include at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium.
- the memory 120 may include at least one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of multi-link established between multi-link devices (MLDs).
- MLDs multi-link devices
- an MLD may have one medium access control (MAC) address.
- MLD may refer to AP MLD and/or non-AP MLD.
- the MAC address of the MLD may be used in a multi-link setup procedure between a non-AP MLD and an AP MLD.
- the AP MLD's MAC address may be different from the non-AP MLD's MAC address.
- Access point(s) associated with the AP MLD may have different MAC addresses, and station(s) associated with the non-AP MLD may have different MAC addresses.
- Access points in the AP MLD having different MAC addresses may be in charge of each link and may act as independent access points (APs).
- Non-AP MLD may be referred to as STA MLD.
- the MLD may support a simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) operation. In this case, the MLD can perform a transmit operation on link 1 and a receive operation on link 2.
- MLD supporting STR operation may be referred to as STR MLD (eg, STR AP MLD, STR non-AP MLD).
- a link may mean a channel or a band.
- a device that does not support the STR operation may be referred to as NSTR (non-STR) AP MLD or NSTR non-AP MLD (or NSTR STA MLD).
- Multi-link operation may include multi-band transmission.
- An AP MLD may include a plurality of access points, and the plurality of access points may operate on different links. Each of the plurality of access points may perform function(s) of a lower MAC layer. Each of the plurality of access points may be referred to as a "communication node” or a "sub-entity”.
- a communication node ie, an access point
- a non-AP MLD may include a plurality of stations, and the plurality of stations may operate on different links. Each of the plurality of stations may be referred to as a "communication node” or a "sub-entity”.
- a communication node ie, a station
- a communication node may operate under the control of an upper layer (or the processor 110 shown in FIG. 1).
- MLD can perform communication in multi-band.
- MLD may perform communication using a 40 MHz bandwidth according to a channel extension method (eg, bandwidth extension method) in a 2.4 GHz band, and communicate using a 160 MHz bandwidth according to a channel extension method in a 5 GHz band. can be performed.
- the MLD may perform communication using a 160 MHz bandwidth in a 5 GHz band and may perform communication using a 160 MHz bandwidth in a 6 GHz band.
- One frequency band (eg, one channel) used by the MLD may be defined as one link.
- a plurality of links may be established in one frequency band used by the MLD.
- the MLD can establish one link in the 2.4 GHz band and two links in the 6 GHz band.
- Each link may be referred to as a first link, a second link, a third link, and the like. Alternatively, each link may be referred to as link 1, link 2, link 3, and the like.
- a link number may be set by an access point, and an ID (identifier) may be assigned to each link.
- An MLD may establish multiple links by performing an access procedure and/or a negotiation procedure for multi-link operation. In this case, the number of links and/or links to be used among multiple links may be set.
- a non-AP MLD eg, a station
- the non-AP MLD may check information on a band capable of communicating with the AP MLD.
- the non-AP MLD may configure one or more links among links supported by the AP MLD to be used for the multi-link operation.
- a station that does not support multi-link operation eg, an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax station
- the MLD may perform the STR operation. For example, the MLD may transmit PPDU (physical) layer protocol data unit (PPDU) 1 using link 1 of multiple links, and may receive PPDU 2 using link 2 of multiple links.
- PPDU physical layer protocol data unit
- IDC in-device coexistence
- a link pair having the aforementioned interference relationship may be a Non Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (NSTR) limited link pair.
- the MLD may be NSTR AP MLD or NSTR non-AP MLD.
- multiple links including link 1, link 2, and link 3 may be established between the AP MLD and the non-AP MLD 1. If the bandwidth interval between links 1 and 3 is sufficient, the AP MLD may perform STR operation using links 1 and 3. That is, the AP MLD can transmit frames using link 1 and receive frames using link 3. If the bandwidth interval between links 1 and 2 is not sufficient, the AP MLD may not be able to perform STR operation using links 1 and 2. If the bandwidth interval between links 2 and 3 is not sufficient, the AP MLD may not be able to perform STR operation using links 2 and 3.
- a negotiation procedure for multi-link operation may be performed in an access procedure between a station and an access point in a wireless LAN system.
- a device (eg, access point, station) supporting multiple links may be referred to as a multi-link device (MLD).
- An access point supporting multiple links may be referred to as an AP MLD, and a station supporting multiple links may be referred to as a non-AP MLD or STA MLD.
- the AP MLD may have a physical address (eg MAC address) for each link.
- the AP MLD may be implemented as if an AP in charge of each link exists separately.
- a plurality of APs can be managed within one AP MLD. Accordingly, coordination between a plurality of APs belonging to the same AP MLD may be possible.
- the STA MLD may have a physical address (eg, MAC address) for each link.
- the STA MLD may be implemented as if an STA in charge of each link exists separately.
- a plurality of STAs may be managed within one STA MLD. Accordingly, coordination between a plurality of STAs belonging to the same STA MLD may be possible.
- each of AP1 of the AP MLD and STA1 of the STA MLD may be in charge of a first link and may perform communication using the first link.
- Each of AP2 of the AP MLD and STA2 of the STA MLD may be in charge of the second link and may communicate using the second link.
- STA2 may receive state change information for the first link from the second link.
- the STA MLD may collect information (eg, state change information) received from each link, and may control an operation performed by STA1 based on the collected information.
- a method for example, transmission or reception of a signal
- a second communication node corresponding thereto is described as a method performed in the first communication node and a method (eg, signal transmission or reception) For example, receiving or transmitting a signal) may be performed. That is, when the operation of the STA is described, the corresponding AP may perform an operation corresponding to the operation of the STA. Conversely, when the operation of the AP is described, the corresponding STA may perform an operation corresponding to the operation of the AP.
- the operation of the STA may be interpreted as the operation of the STA MLD
- the operation of the STA MLD may be interpreted as the operation of the STA
- the operation of the AP may be interpreted as the operation of the AP MLD
- the operation of the AP MLD can be interpreted as an operation of the AP.
- FIG. 3 is a timing diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a slot allocation method of a slot-based restricted TWT (Restricted Target Wake Time).
- the STA may transmit a TWT Setup Request frame to the AP to negotiate Restricted TWT (rTWT).
- the AP may receive a TWT setup request frame from the STA.
- the AP may generate a TWT setup response frame including parameters used by the STA and transmit the TWT setup response frame to the STA.
- the STA may receive a TWT setup response frame from the AP.
- rTWT may be established by exchanging the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame.
- the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame may be action frames.
- rTWT may be set according to a broadcast TWT setting procedure. When the broadcast TWT configuration procedure is performed, the rTWT ID may be allocated to the STA.
- the STA when the broadcast TWT setting procedure is performed, the STA includes Target Beacon Transmission Time (TBTT), which is the transmission time of a beacon frame including rTWT service period (SP) information (eg, wake TBTT) and rTWT SP information It is possible to know the transmission time interval (Interval between wake TBTTs) of the beacon frame. That is, the STA can know the transmission time of the beacon frame including the rTWT SP information by performing the broadcast TWT setup procedure.
- the AP may transmit beacon frames including rTWT SP information at regular intervals. That is, a beacon frame including rTWT SP information may be transmitted according to a specific period.
- a beacon frame including rTWT SP information may include SP information that is a section in which rTWT operates.
- the SP information may indicate time information (eg, start time, end time, and/or duration) of an SP located after the currently transmitted beacon frame.
- a beacon frame may include one or more SP information.
- the STA can know the transmission time of the beacon frame including the rTWT SP information through the TBTT obtained through the broadcast TWT setting procedure, can receive the beacon frame from the AP at the transmission time, and rTWT SP included in the beacon frame information can be checked.
- the beacon frame may include start time information of SPs identified by rTWT IDs and duration information of SPs.
- the STA may obtain SP information of the rTWT to which the STA belongs based on the rTWT ID obtained through the previous broadcast TWT setup procedure.
- a time slot (TS) belonging to the SP may be allocated to the STA.
- the broadcast TWT setup procedure may include an exchange procedure of a TWT setup request frame and a TWT setup response frame.
- An STA may receive data from a TS allocated for it. That is, the STA may receive data up to the TS.
- the TS may operate with a target time at which data should be received.
- TS can be allocated based on two methods. As a first method, the TS offset subfield and the TS duration subfield of the TWT element included in the TWT setup request frame and/or the TWT setup response frame may be used to allocate TS.
- the "nominal minimum TWT wake duration subfield" of the TWT element included in the TWT setup request frame and / or the TWT setup response frame can be interpreted as a TS offset and a TS duration, and the above interpretation Based on the TS can be allocated.
- the size of the “Nominally Minimum TWT Wake Duration Subfield” may be 8 bits.
- the STA may receive a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a section including a TS allocated within the rTWT SP.
- PPDU transmission may be initiated before or after the start time of the TS allocated to the STA, but the PPDU transmitted from the TS may include a MAC layer protocol data unit (MPDU) of the STA to which the TS is allocated. Since a PPDU transmitted outside the TS allocated to the STA does not include the MPDU of the corresponding STA, the STA may not decode the PPDU outside the TS.
- a PPDU may mean a data frame.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a frame format for negotiating parameters of a slot-based restricted TWT.
- a frame may include a TWT element, and the TWT element may include element ID, length, control, and TWT parameter information.
- Each of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame may have the frame format shown in FIG. 4 .
- Negotiation type 1 included in the control of the TWT element may be a type that negotiates a next wake TBTT time of the broadcast TWT and an interval between wake TBTTs.
- TWT information frame disabled set by the STA may indicate that reception of the TWT information frame is released by the STA. If the AP sets the TWT information frame disable to 1, this may indicate including time slot information for the slot-based restricted TWT. If the NDP paging indicator is set to 1 in the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame transmitted and received for TWT setup, this may indicate rTWT setup.
- 1 bit following the wake duration unit may be interpreted as a TS unit to indicate TS information of rTWT.
- the NDP paging indicator, wake duration unit, and TS duration unit indicated by the TS unit may be shown in Table 1 below.
- the TS unit is meaningless because the TWT setup is a parameter setup for normal TWT. Accordingly, if the wake duration unit is 0, the TS duration unit may indicate 256us. If the wake duration unit is 1, the TS duration unit may indicate 1024 us, which is 1 TU (Transmission Unit).
- An AP may allocate a TS to a STA based on two methods.
- the TWT element included in the TWT setup request frame and / or the TWT setup response frame may include a TS offset subfield and a TS duration subfield, and the TS uses the TS offset subfield and the TS duration subfield. can be assigned.
- the nominal minimum TWT wake duration subfield of the TWT element included in the TWT setup request frame and / or the TWT setup response frame may be interpreted as a TS offset and a TS duration, and based on the above interpretation, the TS is assigned It can be.
- the TS offset subfield may indicate an offset from the start of the SP (eg, rTWT SP) to the start of the TS, and the offset may be expressed in a unit indicated by the TS duration unit.
- the TS duration subfield may indicate the duration from the start of the TS, and the duration may be expressed in a unit indicated by a TS duration unit. For example, "when the TS duration unit is 128us, the TS offset is 4, and the TS duration is 2", the start time of the TS may be a time point after 4 ⁇ 128us from the start time of the SP, and the duration of the TS is It can be 2 ⁇ 128 us.
- the first x bits of the nominally minimum TWT wake duration subfield can be interpreted as a TS duration, and the remaining y bits of the nominally minimum TWT wake duration subfield can be interpreted as a TS offset.
- x can be 5 and y can be 3.
- the length of the TS allocated to STAs belonging to the rTWT SP may be the same length indicated by the TS duration.
- a TS duration that is an integer multiple of the shortest TS duration among TSs allocated to STAs belonging to the rTWT SP may be used.
- the TS duration unit is 128us
- the TS duration assigned to STA1 is 1
- the TS offset assigned to STA1 is 0,
- the TS duration assigned to STA2 is 1
- the TS offset assigned to STA2 is 2.
- the TS duration allocated to STA3 is 1, and the TS offset allocated to STA3 is 1
- a TS with a length of 128us from the start of the SP ie, the time when the TS offset is 0
- a 128us long TS from the start of the SP to the TS offset i.e., 1 ⁇ 128us
- a 128us long TS from the start of the SP to the TS offset i.e., 2 ⁇ 128us
- TS may be assigned to STA2.
- FIG. 5 is a timing diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 16TU (16384 us).
- a TS duration of 4TU (4096us) may be set for each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 4TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 8TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 12TU.
- 4TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- Each STA may obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU in the TS allocated to the STA.
- the AP may perform a channel sensing procedure and a backoff procedure, which are channel access procedures, in order to transmit a data frame. If the channel access procedure succeeds, since the first TS is a transmission interval allocated to STA1, the AP can transmit a data frame for STA1 in the first TS.
- a transmit opportunity (TXOP) duration set as the channel access procedure succeeds may fall within the TXOP limit and may include the first TS.
- the TXOP limit value may be different for each TXOP limit AC.
- the maximum TXOP limit may be 4TU (4096us).
- the configurable TXOP duration may be set to a value within the maximum TXOP limit (eg, 4TU).
- STA1 can receive a PPDU from the TS allocated to it and obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU.
- the AP may perform a channel access procedure to transmit the second data frame to STA2. If the channel access procedure succeeds, the AP may transmit a second data frame to STA2.
- the second data frame may be transmitted in the second TS in the rTWT SP.
- STA2 can receive the PPDU from the TS allocated to it and obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU.
- the AP may perform a channel access procedure to transmit the third data frame to STA3. If the channel access procedure succeeds, the AP may transmit a third data frame to STA3.
- the channel access procedure may be completed before the start time of the TS allocated to STA3.
- PPDU transmission for STA3 may be initiated before the TS start time. Since the transmission period of the data frame (eg, PPDU) includes the TS allocated to STA3, STA3 can obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU received from the AP.
- the AP may perform a channel access procedure to transmit the fourth data frame to STA4. If the channel access procedure succeeds, the AP may transmit the fourth data frame to STA4.
- the channel access procedure may be completed before the start time of the TS allocated to STA4.
- PPDU transmission for STA4 may be initiated before the TS start time.
- PPDU transmission for STA4 may be completed before the start of TS. That is, the transmission interval of the data frame (eg, PPDU) may not include the TS allocated to STA4. In this case, the AP may add padding to the data frame so that the transmission period of the data frame includes the TS allocated to STA4.
- STA4 can obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU received from the AP.
- STA4 may perform uplink channel transmission in the TS allocated to STA4.
- STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 participating in the rTWT SP in the TS allocated to STA4 may transmit uplink frames through a channel access procedure.
- the AP may terminate the rTWT SP early.
- FIG. 6 is a timing diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 8TU (8192us).
- the TS duration of 2TU (2048us) may be set for each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 2TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 4TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 6TU.
- 2TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- Each STA may obtain data by performing a decoding operation on the PPDU in the TS allocated to the STA.
- the AP may perform a channel sensing procedure and a backoff procedure, which are channel access procedures, in order to transmit a data frame.
- the transmission procedure for STA1 and STA2 in FIG. 6 may be the same as the transmission procedure for STA1 and STA2 in FIG. 5 described above.
- the AP may perform a channel access procedure to transmit the third data frame.
- the channel access procedure may succeed before the start of the third TS.
- the AP may combine data frames for STA3 and STA4 in an A (aggregated)-MPDU form and transmit the A-MPDU form data frame.
- the A-MPDU may be composed of "MPDU of STA3 + delimiter + MPDU of STA4 + delimiter + TF (Trigger Frame)".
- TF may allocate resources for transmission of BA (block ACK) frames for MPDUs received in STA3 and STA4.
- BA block ACK
- the BA frame may be a reception response frame. Since the transmission interval (eg, TXOP duration or PPDU length) of the A-MPDU includes the TS allocated to STA3 and STA4, each of STA3 and STA4 can receive the A-MPDU, and decoding operation for the A-MPDU can be performed.
- STA3 may obtain the first MPDU.
- STA4 may obtain the second MPDU. Since the RA included in the TF is set as a broadcast address, STA3 and STA4 can obtain channel allocation information for BA transmission by performing a decoding operation on the TF.
- the STA4 may check the TXOP duration or the PPDU length based on the preamble of the PPDU.
- the RA included in the MAC header of the first MPDU included in the PPDU in the form of A-MPDU is its own address, a multicast address including itself, or a broadcast address including itself, the STA included in the PPDU A decoding operation may be performed on the first MPDU.
- the STA does not transmit during the TXOP period indicated by the A-MPDU. Can set NAV there is.
- the STA decodes the A-MPDU without NAV setting can be performed.
- the AP may configure and transmit data frames to be received by STA3 and STA4 in the form of a DL MU PPDU.
- the DL MU PPDU may be transmitted in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) scheme.
- the DL MU PPDU configured by the AP may include MPDUs transmitted to STA3 and STA4, and may include TF for resource allocation for the BA frame.
- STA3 and STA4 may decode the MPDU(s) included in the DL MU PPDU and may transmit BA frames to the AP according to uplink resource allocation allocated by the TF.
- FIG. 7A is a timing diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a communication method according to a slot-based limited TWT
- FIG. 7B is a timing diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment of a communication method according to a slot-based limited TWT
- FIG. 7C is a timing diagram illustrating a fifth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 4TU (4096 us).
- a TS duration of 1TU (1024us) may be set for each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 1TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 2TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 3TU.
- 1TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- the AP may perform a channel sensing procedure and a backoff procedure, which are channel access procedures, in order to transmit a data frame. If the channel access procedure is successful, the AP may set the TXOP duration to the maximum TXOP limit (eg, 4TU) and transmit the first data frame to STA1.
- the AP may receive the BA frame after a short interframe space (SIFS) from the transmission time of the first data frame.
- SIFS short interframe space
- TXOP can be successfully configured, and the AP can transmit data frames at SIFS intervals within TXOP. That is, continuous transmission may be possible in a “data frame + SIFS + BA frame + data frame + SIFS + BA frame” method within the TXOP.
- Access categories (AC) of data frames transmitted in TXOP may be the same or different.
- the recipients of the data frames transmitted within the TXOP may be the same or different. If the BA frame is not received after SIFS from the transmission time of the first data frame, TXOP configuration may fail. In this case, the AP may perform a backoff procedure (eg, channel access procedure) again to transmit the second data frame.
- a backoff procedure eg, channel access procedure
- the corresponding TXOP may include TSs of all of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- a data frame transmission procedure may be initiated after the start of the TS. If the length of the previous data frame is short, the transmission procedure of the next data frame may be initiated prior to the start of the TS. In this case, the AP may add padding to the previous data frame so that the transmission procedure of the next data frame is started after the start of the TS. For example, when the length of the first data frame is short, the AP may transmit the first data frame to which padding is added.
- a time after SIFS from the BA frame reception time for the first data frame may be the start time of TS of STA2.
- the AP may transmit the second data frame to STA2.
- the length of the third data frame ie, the data frame of STA3
- the BA frame for the third data frame may be received after the TS of STA3.
- the transmission procedure of the fourth data frame ie, the data frame of STA4
- the transmission procedure of the fourth data frame may be initiated after the start time of the TS of STA4.
- padding may be added to the BA frame for the data frame in order to initiate the transmission procedure of the data frame at the start of the TS.
- the AP may generate a header (eg, MAC header) including information indicating adding padding to the BA frame (hereinafter referred to as "padding indicator"), and the corresponding header It is possible to transmit a data frame including.
- the padding indicator may be indicated through the SRS control subfield of A-control.
- the SRS control subfield may indicate the PPDU response duration.
- the PPDU response duration may indicate the duration of a BA frame that is a response to the PPDU.
- the STA may add padding to the BA frame so that the duration of the BA frame corresponds to the PPDU response duration.
- TXOP when the BA frame is successfully received after SIFS from the transmission time of the first data frame, TXOP may be set. That is, when the exchange of the first data frame is successfully completed, TXOP may be set.
- a point coordination function (PCF) interframe space (PIFS) recovery procedure may be performed without successful exchange of the first data frame.
- PCF point coordination function
- PIFS interframe space
- the AP may transmit the QoS Null frame until the start of the second TS, and may transmit the second data frame to the STA2 at the start of the second TS.
- the AP may transmit the second data frame to the STA2 after the PIFS from the transmission time of the first data frame.
- the AP may add padding to the second data frame in consideration of the transmission time of the third data frame.
- the AP may instruct STA2 to add padding to the BA frame for the second data frame.
- STA2 can receive the second data frame .
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram illustrating a sixth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 4TU (4096 us).
- a TS duration of 1TU (1024us) may be set for each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 1TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 2TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 3TU.
- 1TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- the AP may perform a channel sensing procedure and a backoff procedure, which are channel access procedures, in order to transmit a data frame. If the channel access procedure is successful, the AP may set the TXOP duration to the maximum TXOP limit (eg, 4TU) and transmit the first data frame to STA1. 4TU may be enough time to include TSs of all STAs assigned to the rTWT SP. In this case, the AP may generate a PPDU in the form of an A-MPDU including MPDUs of all STAs and transmit the PPDU. In order to distinguish the MPDU of each STA within the PPDU, a delimiter may be inserted between the MPDUs.
- the maximum TXOP limit eg, 4TU
- 4TU may be enough time to include TSs of all STAs assigned to the rTWT SP.
- the AP may generate a PPDU in the form of an A-MPDU including MPDUs of all STAs and transmit the PPDU.
- the STA may perform a decoding operation on all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU.
- An STA may acquire an MPDU indicated as a receiver among MPDUs. If the transmission period of the A-MPDU does not include TSs of all STAs, the AP may add padding to the corresponding A-MPDU so that the transmission period of the A-MPDU includes TSs of all STAs.
- each RA of all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU may be set to a multicast address or group address indicating all STAs assigned to rTWT SP1.
- all STAs assigned to rTWT SP1 may perform a decoding operation on the A-MPDU regardless of whether the transmission period of the A-MPDU includes a TS.
- the STA may know the allocation order of STAs in rTWT SP1. Accordingly, the STA may obtain its own MPDU from among MPDUs included in the A-MPDU according to the STA's allocation order.
- the RA of the MAC header of the MPDU may be set to a multicast address or a group address, and the above-described A-MPDU may be included in the payload of the corresponding MPDU.
- the RA of the data frame is set to a multicast address indicating all STAs allocated in rTWT SP1, all STAs can receive the data frame, and decoding of the A-MPDU included in the payload of the data frame By additionally performing, it is possible to obtain its own MPDU.
- the AP may configure and transmit data frames to be received by STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 in the form of downlink multi-user (DL MU) PPDUs (eg, HE MU PPDU, EHT MU PPDU).
- DL MU PPDU may be transmitted in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) scheme.
- OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
- the DL MU PPDU configured by the AP may include MPDUs transmitted to STA3 and STA4, and may include TF for resource allocation for the BA frame.
- STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 receiving the DL MU PPDU from the AP can decode the MPDU(s) included in the DL MU PPDU, and transmit BA frames to the AP according to the uplink resource allocation allocated by the TF. there is.
- FIG. 9A is a timing diagram illustrating a communication method according to a slot-based limited TWT according to a seventh embodiment
- FIG. 9B is a timing diagram illustrating a communication method according to a slot-based limited TWT according to an eighth embodiment.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 16TU (16384 us).
- a TS duration of 2TU (2048us) may be set for downlink transmission of each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 2TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 4TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 6TU. Accordingly, from the start of the rTWT SP, 2TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the total TS duration for all downlink transmissions of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be 8TU.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- Operations for downlink of STA1 to STA4 may be performed the same as or similar to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 .
- the remaining 8TUs may be allocated for uplink transmission of STA1 to STA4.
- 8TUs not allocated to STA(s) in rTWT SP1 may be referred to as 'UL intervals'.
- the AP may transmit TFs for uplink resource allocation of STA1 to STA4.
- STA1 to STA4 may decode the TF of the AP and check resource allocation information (eg, sub-channel information, uplink resource time information) indicated by the AP.
- STA1 to STA4 may transmit an uplink PPDU after SIFS from the time of reception of the TF by OFDMA method using resource allocation information indicated by the TF.
- the AP may receive UL PPDUs (eg, UL data) of STA1 to STA4, and may transmit a multi-STA BA as a response to the UL data.
- 8TUs not allocated to STA(s) in rTWT SP1 may be referred to as 'UL intervals'.
- STA1 to STA4 may transmit uplink data through channel contention.
- STA1, STA3, and STA4 may transmit uplink data through channel contention and may receive a BA frame as a response to the uplink data from the AP. If uplink data to be transmitted does not exist in STA2, STA2 may not transmit in the UL interval.
- FIG. 10 is a timing diagram illustrating a ninth embodiment of a communication method according to slot-based limited TWT.
- resources for STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be allocated within rTWT SP1.
- the duration of rTWT SP1 may be 16TU (16384 us).
- a TS duration of 4TU (4096us) may be set for downlink transmission of each of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- the TS offset of STA1 may be 0, the TS offset of STA2 may be 4TU, the TS offset of STA3 may be 8TU, and the TS offset of STA4 may be 12TU.
- 4TU-length TSs may be sequentially allocated to STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4.
- Each of the TSs of STA1, STA2, STA3, and STA4 may be set by the exchange procedure of the TWT setup request frame and the TWT setup response frame shown in FIG. 3 .
- STA1 to STA4 can receive downlink data of the AP and transmit uplink data.
- AP1 may transmit downlink data to STA1 in the first TS allocated for STA1.
- the AP may indicate available time resources for uplink by STA1 using a reverse direction grant (RDG), and STA1 may transmit uplink data to AP1 using a reverse direction (RD) method based on information indicated by the RDG.
- RDG reverse direction grant
- STA1 may transmit uplink data to the AP within the TS allocated to STA1 by performing a separate channel access procedure after downlink transmission of the AP is completed.
- STA2 to STA4 may also perform a downlink data reception operation and an uplink data transmission operation in the same or similar manner to that of STA1 described above.
- the methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium.
- Computer readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination.
- Program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software.
- Examples of computer readable media include hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.
- Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes generated by a compiler.
- the hardware device described above may be configured to operate with at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.
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- AP(access point)의 방법으로서,제1 STA(station)을 위한 제1 TS(time slot)를 설정하는 단계;제2 STA을 위한 제2 TS를 설정하는 단계;상기 제1 STA의 제1 데이터 프레임을 상기 제1 TS에서 전송하는 단계; 및상기 제2 STA의 제2 데이터 프레임을 상기 제2 TS를 포함하는 전송 구간에서 전송하는 단계를 포함하며,상기 제1 TS 및 상기 제2 TS는 rTWT(restricted target wake time) SP(service period) 내에서 순차적으로 설정되는, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1 STA을 위한 제1 TS를 설정하는 단계는,상기 제1 STA으로부터 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임을 수신하는 단계; 및상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임에 대한 응답으로 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임을 상기 제1 STA에 전송하는 단계를 포함하며,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임 중에서 적어도 하나는 상기 제1 TS의 오프셋 정보 및 듀레이션(duration) 정보를 포함하고, 상기 오프셋 정보는 상기 rTWT SP의 시작 시점부터 상기 제1 TS의 시작 시점까지의 오프셋을 지시하는, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 2에 있어서,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임에 포함된 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 x개 비트들은 상기 오프셋 정보를 지시하고, 상기 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 y개 비트들은 상기 듀레이션 정보를 지시하고, 상기 x 및 상기 y 각각은 자연수인, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1 데이터 프레임 및 상기 제2 데이터 프레임 각각은 채널 접근 절차가 성공한 후에 전송되는, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제2 데이터 프레임의 전송 절차는 "상기 제1 데이터 프레임 + SIFS(short interframe space) + 수신 응답 프레임 + SIFS" 후에 개시되는, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제2 데이터 프레임의 전송 절차가 상기 제2 TS의 시작 시점 이후에 개시되도록, 상기 제1 데이터 프레임에 패딩은 추가되는, AP의 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1 데이터 프레임의 헤더는 상기 제1 데이터 프레임에 대한 수신 응답 프레임에 패딩을 추가하는 것을 지시하는 정보를 포함하는, AP의 방법.
- STA(station)의 방법으로서,TWT 셋업 요청 프레임을 AP(access point)에 전송하는 단계;상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임에 대한 응답으로 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임을 상기 AP로부터 수신하는 단계; 및상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임과 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임의 교환에 의해 설정되는 TS(time slot) 내에서 상기 AP로부터 데이터 프레임을 수신하는 단계를 포함하며,상기 TS는 rTWT(restricted target wake time) SP(service period) 내에서 설정되는, STA의 방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임 중에서 적어도 하나는 상기 TS의 오프셋 정보 및 듀레이션(duration) 정보를 포함하고, 상기 오프셋 정보는 상기 rTWT SP의 시작 시점부터 상기 TS의 시작 시점까지의 오프셋을 지시하는, STA의 방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임에 포함된 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 x개 비트들은 상기 오프셋 정보를 지시하고, 상기 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 y개 비트들은 상기 듀레이션 정보를 지시하고, 상기 x 및 상기 y 각각은 자연수인, STA의 방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 STA의 방법은,상기 데이터 프레임에 대한 수신 응답 프레임을 상기 AP에 전송하는 단계를 더 포함하며,상기 데이터 프레임의 헤더가 상기 데이터 프레임에 대한 상기 수신 응답 프레임에 패딩을 추가하는 것을 지시하는 정보를 포함하는 경우, 상기 수신 응답 프레임에 상기 패딩은 추가되는, STA의 방법.
- AP(access point)로서,프로세서; 및상기 프로세서에 의해 실행되는 하나 이상의 명령들을 저장하는 메모리를 포함하며,상기 하나 이상의 명령들은,제1 STA(station)을 위한 제1 TS(time slot)를 설정하고;제2 STA을 위한 제2 TS를 설정하고;상기 제1 STA의 제1 데이터 프레임을 상기 제1 TS에서 전송하고; 그리고상기 제2 STA의 제2 데이터 프레임을 상기 제2 TS를 포함하는 전송 구간에서 전송하도록 실행되며,상기 제1 TS 및 상기 제2 TS는 rTWT(restricted target wake time) SP(service period) 내에서 순차적으로 설정되는, AP.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 제1 STA을 위한 제1 TS를 설정하는 경우, 상기 하나 이상의 명령들은,상기 제1 STA으로부터 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임을 수신하고; 그리고상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임에 대한 응답으로 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임을 상기 제1 STA에 전송하도록 더 실행되며,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임 중에서 적어도 하나는 상기 제1 TS의 오프셋 정보 및 듀레이션(duration) 정보를 포함하고, 상기 오프셋 정보는 상기 rTWT SP의 시작 시점부터 상기 제1 TS의 시작 시점까지의 오프셋을 지시하는, AP.
- 청구항 13에 있어서,상기 TWT 셋업 요청 프레임 또는 상기 TWT 셋업 응답 프레임에 포함된 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 x개 비트들은 상기 오프셋 정보를 지시하고, 상기 명목상 최소 TWT 웨이크 듀레이션 중에서 y개 비트들은 상기 듀레이션 정보를 지시하고, 상기 x 및 상기 y 각각은 자연수인, AP.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 제1 데이터 프레임 및 상기 제2 데이터 프레임 각각은 채널 접근 절차가 성공한 후에 전송되는, AP.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 제2 데이터 프레임의 전송 절차는 "상기 제1 데이터 프레임 + SIFS(short interframe space) + 수신 응답 프레임 + SIFS" 후에 개시되는, AP.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 제2 데이터 프레임의 전송 절차가 상기 제2 TS의 시작 시점 이후에 개시되도록, 상기 제1 데이터 프레임에 패딩은 추가되는, AP.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 제1 데이터 프레임의 헤더는 상기 제1 데이터 프레임에 대한 수신 응답 프레임에 패딩을 추가하는 것을 지시하는 정보를 포함하는, AP.
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