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US 12,574,968 · App. 18/132,367 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Method and wireless communication terminal for transmitting/receiving frame in wireless communication system

Inventors: Geonjung Ko (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sanghyun Kim (Seoul, KR); Hanseul Hong (Seoul, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
H04W74/0816H04W74/04
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Patent No.
US 12,574,968
App. No.
18/132,367
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for transmitting a frame of a wireless communication system. A non-AP STA receives a beacon frame comprising a request type field from an AP and can receive a downlink frame or transmit an uplink frame in accordance with a specific field value included in the beacon frame. Here, the request type field comprises a specific field for indicating a target wake time (TWT) for a low latency operation, and, if the value of the specific field is set as a first specific value, a broadcast TWT service period (SP) is a TWT SP for the low latency operation.

Claims (61)

1 . A non-access point station (non-AP STA) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the non-AP STA comprising:

a communication module; and

a processor configured to control the communication module,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a management frame including a target wake time (TWT) element related to scheduling a restricted TWT service period (R-TWT SP) and a quiet element related to a quiet interval from an access point (AP),

wherein the R-TWT SP indicates a TWT SP in which transmission of a latency sensitive traffic is prioritized,

wherein the quiet interval indicates a duration in which no transmission occurs, and

wherein the TWT element includes a TWT request type field including a specific field indicating a type of a frame transmitted during the TWT SP, and

when the R-TWT SP is configured to the non-AP STA,

receive or transmit the latency sensitive traffic according to a first specific value of the specific field,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored based on whether the quiet interval overlaps with the R-TWT SP.

2 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored, and the latency sensitive traffic is transmitted or received according to the first specific value during the R-TWT SP when the quiet interval overlaps with the R-TWT SP.

3 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored based on a result of a comparison between a first time point of the R-TWT SP based on the TWT element and a second time point of the quiet interval based on the quiet element.

4 . The non-AP STA of claim 3 ,

wherein the first time point is a start time of the R-TWT SP, and

wherein the second time point is a start time of the quiet interval.

5 . The non-AP STA of claim 3 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored when the first time point and the second time point are the same.

6 . The non-AP STA of claim 3 ,

wherein non-AP STAs scheduled for quiet intervals by the AP set network allocation vectors (NAVs) for the quiet intervals.

7 . The non-AP STA of claim 6 ,

wherein the first specific value indicates that transmission of the latency sensitive traffic is prioritized during the R-TWT SP.

8 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein a second specific value of the specific field indicates that transmission of frames of a feedback type is prioritized during a specific TWT SP.

9 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein the TWT element further includes a TWT information field including information related to a TID for the latency sensitive traffic.

10 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein, when the non-AP STA is affiliated with a multi-link device (MLD), the MLD is unable to transmit, while receiving the management frame on a specific link, a frame on a link other than the specific link.

11 . The non-AP STA of claim 1 ,

wherein a transmission process by the non-AP STA ends before a start time of the R-TWT SP when the transmission process is performed before the R-TWT SP.

12 . A method of transmitting a frame by a non-access point station (non-AP STA) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a management frame including a target wake time (TWT) element related to scheduling a restricted TWT service period (R-TWT SP) and a quiet element related to a quiet interval from an access point, AP,

wherein the R-TWT SP indicates a TWT SP in which transmission of a latency sensitive traffic is prioritized,

wherein the quiet interval indicates a duration in which no transmission occurs, and

wherein the TWT element includes a TWT request type field including a specific field indicating a type of a frame transmitted during the TWT SP; and

when the R-TWT SP is configured to the non-AP STA,

receiving or transmitting the latency sensitive traffic according to a first specific value of the specific field,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored based on whether the quiet interval overlaps with the R-TWT SP.

13 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored, and the latency sensitive traffic is transmitted or received according to the first specific value during the R-TWT SP when the quiet interval overlaps with the R-TWT SP.

14 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored based on a result of a comparison between a first time point of the R-TWT SP based on the TWT element and a second time point of the quiet interval based on the quiet element.

15 . The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the first time point is a start time of the R-TWT SP, and

wherein the second time point is a start time of the quiet interval.

16 . The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the quiet interval is ignored when the first time point and the second time point are the same.

17 . The method of claim 14 ,

wherein non-AP STAs scheduled for quiet intervals by the AP set network allocation vectors (NAVs) for the quiet intervals.

18 . The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the first specific value indicates that transmission of the latency sensitive traffic is prioritized during the R-TWT SP.

19 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein a second specific value of the specific field indicates that transmission of frames of a feedback type is prioritized during a specific TWT SP.

20 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the TWT element further includes a TWT information field including information related to a TID for the latency sensitive traffic.

21 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein, when the non-AP STA is affiliated with a multi-link device (MLD), the MLD is unable to transmit, while receiving the management frame on a specific link, a frame on a link other than the specific link.

22 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein a transmission process by the non-AP STA ends before a start time of the R-TWT SP when the transmission process is performed before the R-TWT SP.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: KO, GEONJUNG; SON, JUHYUNG; KIM, SANGHYUN; HONG, HANSEUL; KWAK, JINSAM
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
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Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2020-0130622 · Oct 8, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0131504 · Oct 12, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0149759 · Nov 10, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0169023 · Dec 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021013948 · Oct 8, 2021
Related Publication 20230262768A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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