Method for transmitting and receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Specifically, a method for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal in an unlicensed band includes the steps of: performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) during a predetermined time interval in the unlicensed band; and transmitting a wireless signal in the unlicensed band when it is determined that the unlicensed band is in an idle state where the unlicensed band is not occupied by other wireless communication devices, wherein when the wireless communication device uses a directional antenna, a first difference between a CCA range and an interference range when the wireless signal is transmitted and received using the directional antenna may be adjusted to be equal to a second difference between the CCA range and the interference range when the wireless signal is transmitted and received using an omni-directional antenna.
1. A method for a wireless communication apparatus in a wireless communication system to transmit and receive wireless signals in an unlicensed band, comprising:
performing a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) for a predetermined time period in an unlicensed band; and
when the unlicensed band is determined as being in an idle state not occupied by other wireless communication devices, transmitting a wireless signal in the unlicensed band,
wherein, when the wireless communication apparatus uses a directional antenna, a first difference between a CCA range for transmitting and receiving the wireless signal by using the directional antenna and an interference range is adjusted to be the same as a second difference between the CCA range for transmitting and receiving the wireless signal by using an omni-directional antenna and the interference range.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference based on an increment in an amount of emission power in a specific direction when the directional antenna is used compared with the emission power when the omni-directional antenna is used.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference by extending the CCA range by increasing antenna receive gain or lowering CCA threshold along the specific direction as much as the emission power is increased when the directional antenna is used.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference by reducing the interference range by reducing transmit power as much as the emission power is increased when the directional antenna is used.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference by extending the CCA range by increasing antenna receive gain or lowering CCA threshold as much as a portion of increased emission power when a directional antenna is used, and by reducing the interference range by reducing transmit power as much as a remaining portion of the increased emission power.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a CCA condition is determined independently for each beam direction when the directional antenna is used.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference based on an increment of antenna gain in a specific direction when the directional antenna is used compared with the antenna gain when the omni-directional antenna is used.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference by reducing the interference range by reducing transmit power as much as the antenna gain is increased when the directional antenna is used.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first difference is adjusted to be the same as the second difference independently for each beam direction when the directional antenna is used.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a receive beam pattern applied when the CCA is performed is smaller than or the same as a transmit beam pattern applied when the wireless signal is transmitted after the CCA is performed.
11. A wireless communication apparatus in a wireless communication system transmitting and receiving wireless signals in an unlicensed band, comprising:
a Radio Frequency (RF) unit transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; and
a processor controlling the RF unit, wherein the processor is configured
to perform a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) for a predetermined time period in an unlicensed band and
when the unlicensed band is determined as being in an idle state not occupied by other wireless communication devices, to transmit a wireless signal in the unlicensed band,
wherein, when the wireless communication apparatus uses a directional antenna, a first difference between a CCA range for transmitting and receiving the wireless signal by using the directional antenna and an interference range is adjusted to be the same as a second difference between the CCA range for transmitting and receiving the wireless signal by using an omni-directional antenna and the interference range.