Device and method for supporting communication using plurality of bandwidths in wireless local area network system
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for wireless communications. In some embodiments, a wireless communication method of a first device includes receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) from a second device, and identifying a channel bandwidth of the PPDU based on a first field and a second field related to the channel bandwidth of the PPDU. The first field and the second field are extracted from a signal field included in the PPDU.
1. A wireless communication method of a first device, the wireless communication method comprising:
receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) from a second device;
identifying a channel bandwidth of the PPDU based on a first field and a second field related to the channel bandwidth of the PPDU, the first field and the second field being extracted from a signal field included in the PPDU;
determining whether the channel bandwidth of the PPDU matches a preset channel bandwidth; and
performing, based on a result of the determining, decoding on the PPDU.
2. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is at least one of 20 megahertz (MHz), 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, and 640 MHz.
3. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU comprises:
identifying, based on the first field, that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz; and
identifying, based on the second field, an arrangement type of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU.
4. The wireless communication method of claim 3 , wherein a number of first bits included in the first field is three,
a first value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 20 MHZ,
a second value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 40 MHZ,
a third value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 80 MHZ,
a fourth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 160 MHZ,
a fifth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHZ having a first arrangement type,
a sixth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHz having a second arrangement type,
a seventh value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHZ,
the second field comprises two second bits,
a first value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a third arrangement type,
a second value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a fourth arrangement type,
a third value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a fifth arrangement type, and
a fourth value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a sixth arrangement type.
5. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU comprises:
identifying, based on the first field, that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHZ; and
based on a combination of the first field and the second field, identifying an arrangement type of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU.
6. The wireless communication method of claim 5 , wherein:
the first field comprises three first bits,
a first value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 20 MHz,
a second value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 40 MHz,
a third value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 80 MHZ,
a fourth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 160 MHZ,
a fifth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHz having a first arrangement type,
a sixth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHz having a second arrangement type,
a seventh value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz having a third arrangement type or a fourth arrangement type,
an eighth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz having a fifth arrangement type or a sixth arrangement type,
the second field comprises a second bit,
when the first bits match the seventh value, a first value of the second bit indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has the third arrangement type, and a second value of the second bit indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has the fourth arrangement type, and
when the first bits match the eighth value, the first value of the second bit indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has the fifth arrangement type, and the second value of the second bit indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has the sixth arrangement type.
7. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein, the identifying of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU comprises:
identifying, based on a first value of the first field, that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is one of 320 megahertz (MHz) and 640 MHz; and
based on a combination of the first value of the first field and a second value of the second field, identifying an arrangement type of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU.
8. The wireless communication method of claim 7 , wherein a number of first bits included in the first field is three,
a first value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 20 MHZ,
a second value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 40 MHz,
a third value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 80 MHZ,
a fourth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 160 MHZ,
a fifth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHZ,
a sixth value of the first bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHZ,
the second field comprises two second bits,
when the first bits match the fifth value, a first value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a first arrangement type, and a second value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a second arrangement type, and
when the first bits match the sixth value, the first value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a third arrangement type, the second value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a fourth arrangement type, a third value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a fifth arrangement type, and a fourth value of the second bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU has a sixth arrangement type.
9. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein a first bit length of the first field is greater than a second bit length of the second field.
10. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the signal field further comprises at least one field arranged between the first field and the second field.
11. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the decoding on the PPDU comprises:
based on the result of the determining indicating that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU does not match the preset channel bandwidth, skipping decoding of a payload of the PPDU.
12. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the channel bandwidth of the PPDU comprises:
extracting the first field from the signal field;
determining, based on a value of the first field, whether to extract the second field; and
selectively extracting, based on a result of the determining, the second field from the signal field.
13. A wireless communication method of a first device, the wireless communication method comprising:
receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) from a second device;
extracting, from a signal field comprised by the PPDU, an extended field related to a channel bandwidth of the PPDU;
identifying, based on a value of the extended field, whether the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is one of 20 MHz, 40 MHZ, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, and 640 MHz;
determining whether the channel bandwidth matches a preset channel bandwidth; and
performing, based on a result of the determining, decoding on the PPDU.
14. The wireless communication method of claim 13 , wherein a number of field bits included in the extended field is four,
a first value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 20 MHZ,
a second value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 40 MHz,
a third value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 80 MHZ,
a fourth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 160 MHz,
a fifth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHz having a first arrangement type,
a sixth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 320 MHz having a second arrangement type,
a seventh value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz having a third arrangement type,
an eighth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz having a fourth arrangement type,
a ninth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHz having a fifth arrangement type, and
a tenth value of the field bits indicates that the channel bandwidth of the PPDU is 640 MHZ having a sixth arrangement type.
15. A wireless communication method of a second device for communicating with a first device, the wireless communication method comprising:
determining a channel bandwidth for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to the first device;
generating a first field and a second field indicating the channel bandwidth;
generating the PPDU comprising the first field and the second field and conforming to the channel bandwidth; and
transmitting the PPDU to the first device,
wherein, based on determining the channel bandwidth as 640 MHZ, the generating of the field and the second field comprises:
setting a first value of the first field to indicate that the channel bandwidth is 640 MHz; and
setting a second value of the second field to indicate an arrangement type of the channel bandwidth.
16. The wireless communication method of claim 15 , wherein the determining of the channel bandwidth comprises:
determining the channel bandwidth as one of 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, 320 MHz, and 640 MHz.
17. The wireless communication method of claim 16 , wherein the determining the channel bandwidth further comprises:
based on the channel bandwidth being determined as 640 MHZ, assigning channel bandwidths of 320 MHz that are arranged adjacent to each other on a frequency axis to form the channel bandwidth.
18. The wireless communication method of claim 15 , wherein the determining the channel bandwidth comprises determining the channel bandwidth as 640 MHZ, and
the generating the first field and the second field comprises setting a first value of the first field and a second value of the second field to have a combined value indicating that the channel bandwidth is 640 MHz and indicating the arrangement type of the channel bandwidth.