IP Library Granted Patent US 11,743,943
Granted Patent B2
US 11,743,943 · App. 17/715,040 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal in high density environment including overlapped basic service sets

Inventors: Geonjung Ko (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Woojin Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
H04W74/0808H04B17/318H04W52/243H04W52/245H04W84/12Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 11,743,943
App. No.
17/715,040
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor receives a first PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPPU) through the transceiver, and transmits a second PPDU based on Basic Service Set (BSS) information indicated by the first PPDU.

Claims (25)

1. A wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured:

to receive a first PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a trigger frame through the transceiver, wherein the trigger frame triggers an uplink multiuser PPDU transmission of one or more wireless communication terminals in a first Basic Service Set (BSS) which is overlapped with a second BSS including the wireless communication terminal,

to receive a physical layer header of a second PPDU which is transmitted in response to the trigger frame, wherein the physical layer header of the second PPDU comprises a spatial reuse field indicating a parameter, wherein the parameter is determined based on a magnitude of interference acceptable by a wireless communication terminal which transmits the first PPDU when receiving the second PPDU, and a transmission power of the first PPDU,

when predetermined conditions are met, to transmit a third PPDU while the second PPDU being transmitted and not to set a network allocation vector based on the trigger frame, wherein the predetermined conditions include that a transmission power of the third PPDU is below than a value which is determined based on a received signal strength of the first PPDU and the parameter, and a BSS color indicated by the physical layer header of the second PPDU is equal to a BSS color indicated by a physical layer header of the first PPDU, wherein the value of the parameter is a value normalized over a 20 MHz frequency bandwidth, and

when at least one of the predetermined conditions is not met, to determine whether a channel through which the third PPDU to be transmitted is idle by using a static Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold value as a reference value and transmit the third PPDU according to whether the channel is idle while the second PPDU being transmitted,

wherein the static CCA threshold value is used for determining whether a channel is idle when the wireless communication terminal is receiving a PPDU transmitted from the second BSS.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the trigger frame comprises a field indicating the parameter.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , when the predetermined conditions are met, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the channel through which the third PPDU to be transmitted is idle by using an overlapped BSS CCA threshold value and reduce a backoff counter by a predetermined time period when the channel is idle,

wherein the overlapped BSS CCA threshold is for a PPDU which is transmitted from a BSS overlapped with the second BSS,

wherein the backoff counter is a reference value used for channel access to the channel in an existing backoff procedure.

4. The wireless communication terminal of claim 3 , wherein the static CCA threshold is higher than the overlapped BSS CCA threshold.

5. An operation method of wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly, the method comprising:

receiving a first PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame triggers an uplink multiuser PPDU transmission of one or more wireless communication terminals in a first Basic Service Set (BSS) which is overlapped a second BSS including the wireless communication terminal,

receiving a physical layer header of a second PPDU which is transmitted in response to the trigger frame, wherein the physical layer header of the second PPDU comprises a spatial reuse field indicating a parameter, wherein the parameter is determined based on a magnitude of interference acceptable by a wireless communication terminal which transmits the first PPDU when receiving the second PPDU, and a transmission power of the first PPDU,

when predetermined conditions are met, transmitting a third PPDU while the second PPDU being transmitted and not setting a network allocation vector based on the trigger frame, wherein the predetermined conditions include that a transmission power of the third PPDU is below than a value which is determined based on a received signal strength of the first PPDU and the parameter, and a BSS color indicated by the physical layer header of the second PPDU is equal to a BSS color indicated by a physical layer header of the first PPDU, wherein the value of the parameter is a value normalized over a 20 MHz frequency bandwidth, and

when at least one of the predetermined conditions is not met, determining whether a channel through which the third PPDU to be transmitted is idle by using a static Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold value as a reference value and transmit the third PPDU according to whether the channel is idle while the second PPDU being transmitted,

wherein the static CCA threshold value is used for determining whether a channel is idle when the wireless communication terminal is receiving a PPDU transmitted from the second BSS.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the trigger frame comprises a field indicating the parameter.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the transmitting the third PPDU when the predetermined conditions are met comprises determining whether the channel through which the third PPDU to be transmitted is idle by using an overlapped BSS CCA threshold value and reducing a backoff counter by a predetermined time period when the channel is idle,

wherein the overlapped BSS CCA threshold is for a PPDU which is transmitted from a BSS overlapped with the second BSS,

wherein the backoff counter is a reference value used for channel access to the channel in an existing backoff procedure.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the static CCA threshold is higher than the overlapped BSS CCA threshold.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AGREEMENT DATE OF THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE NOVEMBER 1, 2022 WRITTEN IN THE RECORDED AGREEMENT SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO AUGUST 31, 2020. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 62152 FRAME 1. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE. Recorded Feb 26, 2025
From: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 070827/0861 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: KO, GEONJUNG; SON, JUHYUNG; KWAK, JINSAM; AHN, WOOJIN
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 063394/0750 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063423/0912 →
LICENSE Recorded Dec 18, 2022
From: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 062152/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: CHEN, YA-MING; LIU, ERIC CHIH-FANG; CHANG, SHIHSHENG; HIRSCH, EMILIA; BAE, NA YOUNG; RALEY, ANGELIQUE
To: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059653/0504 →
Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2015-0154100 · Nov 3, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0156467 · Nov 9, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0062425 · May 20, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0074091 · Jun 14, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0086044 · Jul 7, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16942764 · Jul 30, 2020
Continuation 15968681 · May 1, 2018
Continuation PCTKR2016012615 · Nov 3, 2016
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