Method for transmitting a PPDU in a transmission bandwidth and device for same
Provided are a method for transmitting data and a device using the same in a wireless LAN. A transmitter transmits a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a transmission bandwidth. The PPDU includes a first part to which a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) size is applied, and a second part to which a second FFT size is applied. The number of pilots of the second part is identical to the number of pilots of the first part, and the pilot frequency location of the second part is identical to the pilot frequency location of the first part.
1. A method for transmitting a frame in a wireless Local Area Network (LAN), the method performed by a transmitter and comprising:
generating a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) for a transmission bandwidth; and
transmitting the PPDU via the generated transmission bandwidth to a receiver,
wherein the PPDU includes a first portion and a second portion following the first portion,
wherein the first portion includes a legacy-short training field (L-STF), a legacy-long training field (L-LTF), and a legacy-signal field (L-SIG),
wherein the second portion includes a high efficiency-SIG A (HE-SIG A), a high efficiency-SIG B (HE-SIG B), a high efficiency-STF (HE-STF), a high efficiency-LTF (HE-LTF), and a data field,
wherein the first portion is generated based on a first FFT (fast Fourier transform) size and a first spacing between first subcarriers,
wherein the second portion is generated based on a second FFT size and a second spacing between second subcarriers,
wherein first pilots are preset among the first subcarriers and second pilots are preset among the second subcarriers,
wherein the second FFT size is greater than the first FFT size,
wherein the second subcarrier spacing is smaller than the first subcarrier spacing,
wherein the number of second pilots is equal to the number of first pilots, and
wherein second frequency positions of the second pilots is the same as first frequency positions of the first pilots.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second FFT size is an integer multiple of the first FFT size.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second FFT size is 2 times or 4 times the first FFT size.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein a pilot subcarrier index of the second portion is incremented as much as an integer multiple by which the second FFT size increases.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second FFT size is 256 and the number of first pilots is 4 when the transmission bandwidth is 20 MHz.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second FFT size is 512 and the number of first pilots is 6 when the transmission bandwidth is 20 MHz.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second FFT size is 1024 and the number of first pilots is 8 when the transmission bandwidth is 80 MHz.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second FFT size is 2048 and the number of first pilots is 16 when the transmission bandwidth is 160 MHz.
9. A device for a wireless Local Area Network (LAN), the device comprising:
a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals; and
a processor connected to the RF unit, the processor configured to:
generate a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) for a transmission bandwidth, and
control the RF unit to transmit the PPDU via the generated transmission bandwidth to a receiver,
wherein the PPDU includes a first portion and a second portion following the first portion,
wherein the first portion includes a legacy-short training field (L-STF), a legacy-long training field (L-LTF), and a legacy-signal field (L-SIG),
wherein the second portion includes a high efficiency-SIG A (HE-SIG A), a high efficiency-SIG B (HE-SIG B), a high efficiency-STF (HE-STF), a high efficiency-LTF (HE-LTF), and a data field,
wherein the first portion is generated based on a first FFT (fast Fourier transform) size and a first spacing between first subcarriers,
wherein the second portion is generated based on a second FFT size and a second spacing between second subcarriers,
wherein first pilots are preset among the first subcarriers and second pilots are preset among the second subcarriers,
wherein the second FFT size is greater than the first FFT size,
wherein the second subcarrier spacing is smaller than the first subcarrier spacing,
wherein the number of second pilots is equal to the number of first pilots, and
wherein second frequency positions of the second pilots is the same as a-first frequency positions of the first pilots.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the second FFT size is an integer multiple of the first FFT size.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second FFT size is 2 times or 4 times the first FFT size.
12. The device of claim 10 , wherein a pilot subcarrier index of the second portion is incremented as much as an integer multiple.
13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second FFT size is 256 and the number of first pilots is 4 when the transmission bandwidth is 20 MHz.
14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second FFT size is 512 and the number of first pilots portion is 6 when the transmission bandwidth is 20 MHz.
15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second FFT size is 1024 and the number of first pilots is 8 when the transmission bandwidth is 80 MHz.
16. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second FFT size is 2048 and the number of first pilots is 16 when the transmission bandwidth is 160 MHz.