IP Library Granted Patent US 10,615,936
Granted Patent B2
US 10,615,936 · App. 15/908,866 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Method and apparatus for transmitting wireless local area network information

Inventors: Meilu Lin (Shenzhen, CN); Ming Gan (Shenzhen, CN); Le Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jun Zhu (Shanghai, CN); Jian Yu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L5/0053H04L5/00H04L5/0091H04W28/06H04W28/18H04W72/121H04W72/1289H04L5/0005H04L5/0007H04L5/0037H04W72/0446H04W74/006H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 10,615,936
App. No.
15/908,866
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for sending a wireless local area network packet structure is provided, and the method comprises: determining a packet structure, where the packet structure comprises an HE-SIGA and an HE-SIGB, the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information, and if a current transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO transmission, the indication information is used to indicate a number of scheduled users, or if the current transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information is used to indicate a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and sending the packet structure.

Claims (60)

1. A method for sending a wireless local area network packet structure, comprising:

generating a packet structure, wherein the packet structure comprises a high efficient signal field A (HE-SIGA) and a high efficient signal field B (HE-SIGB), wherein the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information field, wherein if a transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the indication information field indicates a number of scheduled users, and if the transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information field-indicates a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and

sending the packet structure.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the HE-SIGA further comprises a transmission mode indication, indicating whether the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

if the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the HE-SIGB corresponding to one of the following:

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not comprise information about the number of the scheduled users;

the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information and does not include information of the number of the scheduled users;

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information; or,

a common field is not present in the HE-SIGB.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

an information indicates that the current transmission is an OFDMA transmission mode or a non-OFDMA transmission mode, wherein non-OFDMA transmission mode indicates a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

a SIGB mode indication information, the SIGB mode indication information is configured to indicate an indication information type included in the HE-SIGB, wherein a first value of the SIGB mode indication information indicates that the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission and a length of a common field of the HE-SIGB is 0.

6. A method for receiving a wireless local area network packet structure, comprising:

receiving a packet structure, wherein the packet structure comprises a high efficient signal field A (HE-SIGA) and a high efficient signal field B (HE-SIGB), the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information field, wherein if a transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the indication information field indicates a number of scheduled users, and if the transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information field indicates a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and

performing processing according to the number of the scheduled users or the number of the symbols in the HE-SIGB in the packet structure.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the HE-SIGA further comprises a transmission mode indication, indicating whether the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

if the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the HE-SIGB corresponding to one of the following:

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not comprise information about the number of the scheduled users; or,

the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information and does not include information of the number of the scheduled users; or,

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information; or,

a common field is not present in the HE-SIGB.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

an information indicates that the current transmission is an OFDMA transmission mode or a non-OFDMA transmission mode, wherein non-OFDMA transmission mode means a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

a SIGB mode indication information, the SIGB mode indication information is configured to indicate an indication information type included in the HE-SIGB, wherein a first value of the SIGB mode indication information indicates the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission and a length of a common field of the HE-SIGB is 0.

11. A transmission apparatus in a wireless local area network, located on a sending side, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions for the processor to:

generate a packet structure, wherein the packet structure comprises a high efficient signal field A (HE-SIGA) and a high efficient signal field B (HE-SIGB), the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information field, wherein if a transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the indication information field indicates a number of scheduled users, and if the transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information field indicates a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and

send the packet structure.

12. The transmission apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the HE-SIGA further comprises a transmission mode indication, indicating whether the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

13. The transmission apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

if the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the HE-SIGB corresponding to one of the following:

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not comprise information about the number of the scheduled users; or,

the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information and does not include information of the number of the scheduled users; or,

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information; or,

a common field is not present in the HE-SIGB.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

an information indicates that the current transmission is an OFDMA transmission mode or a non-OFDMA transmission mode, wherein non-OFDMA transmission mode indicates a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

a SIGB mode indication information, the SIGB mode indication information is used to indicate an indication information type included in the HE-SIGB, wherein a first value of the SIGB mode indication information is used for, indicating the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission and a length of a common field of the HE-SIGB is 0.

16. An apparatus in a wireless local area network, located on a receiving side, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions for the processor to:

receive a packet structure, wherein the packet structure comprises a high efficient signal field A (HE-SIGA) and a high efficient signal field B (HE-SIGB), the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information field, wherein if a transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the indication information field is used for indicating a number of scheduled users, and if the transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information field is used for indicating a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and

perform processing according to the number of the scheduled users or the number of the symbols in the HE-SIGB in the packet structure.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

the HE-SIGA further comprises a transmission mode indication, indicating whether the current transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO transmission.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

if the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission, the HE-SIGB corresponding to one of the following:

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not comprise information about the number of the scheduled users; or,

the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information and does not include information of the number of the scheduled users; or,

a common field of the HE-SIGB does not include resource allocation indication information; or,

a common field is not present in the HE-SIGB.

19. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

an information indicates that the current transmission is an OFDMA transmission mode or a non-OFDMA transmission mode, wherein non-OFDMA transmission mode means a full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission.

20. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the transmission mode indication comprises:

a SIGB mode indication information, the SIGB mode indication information is configured to indicate an indication information type included in the HE-SIGB, wherein a first value of the SIGB mode indication information indicates the transmission mode is the full bandwidth MU-MIMO or single-user transmission and a length of a common field of the HE-SIGB is 0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2018
From: LIN, MEILU; GAN, MING; LIU, LE; ZHU, JUN; YU, JIAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0555654 · Sep 1, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
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