IP Library Granted Patent US 11,832,304
Granted Patent B2
US 11,832,304 · App. 17/970,768 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for spatial reuse operation

Inventors: Geonjung Ko (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Woojin Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
H04W74/0808H04W40/00H04W72/0446H04W74/08H04W84/12H04W88/08H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 11,832,304
App. No.
17/970,768
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a base wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) through the communication unit, determines whether the PPDU contains an intra-BSS frame or contains an inter-BSS frame based on preamble information of the PPDU, and performs either a first operation or a second operation distinct from each other according to a determination result and a wireless communication method using the same.

Claims (39)

1. A wireless communication terminal, the terminal comprising:

a processor; and

a communication unit,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) including trigger frame,

wherein the trigger frame is used to soliciting uplink transmission,

identify whether the received PPDU is an inter-BSS PPDU or an intra-BSS PPDU,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as the inter-BSS PPDU or the intra-BSS PPDU according to a condition based on a MAC address when the received PPDU is identified as both the inter-BSS PPDU and the intra-BSS PPDU.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the inter-BSS PPDU is identified by a first specific condition, and

wherein the intra-BSS PPDU is identified by a second specific condition.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as an inter-BSS PPDU when the received PPDU satisfies both the first specific condition and the second specific condition, and the first specific condition is the condition based on the MAC address.

4. The wireless communication terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as an intra-BSS PPDU when the received PPDU satisfies both the first specific condition and the second specific condition, and the second specific condition is the condition based on the MAC address.

5. The wireless communication terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein whether each of the first specific condition or the second specific condition is satisfied is determined based on a BSS color of a BSS color field included in a HE-SIG-A when the HE-SIG-A of the received PPDU includes the BSS color field.

6. The wireless communication terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein whether the first specific condition is satisfied is determined based on a high efficiency (HE)-signal (SIG)-B of the received PPDU, when the received PPDU is an HE multi-user (MU) PPDU.

7. The wireless communication terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein whether the received PPDU is the inter-BSS PPDU or the intra-BSS PPDU is identified based on whether a value related to an association identifier (AID) included in the received PPDU equals to a value assigned by a BSS associated with the base wireless communication terminal, when whether each the first specific condition and the second specific condition is satisfied is based on a value related to the AID included in the PPDU.

8. A wireless communication method of a wireless communication terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) including trigger frame,

wherein the trigger frame is used to soliciting uplink transmission; and

identifying whether the received PPDU is an inter-BSS PPDU or an intra-BSS PPDU,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as the inter-BSS PPDU or the intra-BSS PPDU according to a condition based on a MAC address when as both inter-BSS and intra-BSS.

9. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the inter-BSS PPDU is identified by a first specific condition, and

wherein the intra-BSS PPDU is identified by a second specific condition.

10. The wireless communication terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as an inter-BSS PPDU when the received PPDU satisfies both the first specific condition and the second specific condition, and the first specific condition is the condition based on the MAC address.

11. The wireless communication terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the received PPDU is identified as an intra-BSS PPDU when the received PPDU satisfies both the first specific condition and the second specific condition, and the second specific condition is the condition based on the MAC address.

12. The wireless communication terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein whether the received PPDU is the inter-BSS PPDU or the intra-BSS PPDU is identified based on whether a value related to an association identifier (AID) included in the received PPDU equals to a value assigned by a BSS associated with the base wireless communication terminal, when whether each the first specific condition and the second specific condition is satisfied is based on a value related to the AID included in the received PPDU.

13. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein whether each of the first specific condition or the second specific condition is satisfied is determined based on a BSS color of a BSS color field included in a HE-SIG-A when the HE-SIG-A of the received PPDU includes the BSS color field.

14. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein whether the first specific condition is satisfied is determined based on a high efficiency (HE)-signal (SIG)-B of the received PPDU, when the received PPDU is an HE multi-user (MU) PPDU.

Assignments (3)
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 Jul 25, 2023
From: KO, GEONJUNG; SON, JUHYUNG; AHN, WOOJIN; KWAK, JINSAM
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064379/0166 →
LICENSE Recorded Dec 18, 2022
From: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 062152/0001 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0074091 · Jun 14, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0086044 · Jul 7, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17113026 · Dec 5, 2020
Continuation 16219937 · Dec 13, 2018
Continuation PCTKR2017006211 · Jun 14, 2017
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