Method and device for transmitting feedback frame in wireless LAN system
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting a feedback frame in a wireless LAN system. Particularly, a first wireless station receives, from a second wireless station, a feedback request field including an LTF. The first wireless station configures feedback information on a wireless channel corresponding to a preset frequency band by using the feedback request field. The first wireless station transmits the feedback information to the second wireless station.
1. A method performed by a first wireless station of a wireless local area network, WLAN, system supporting a plurality of frequency resource units corresponding to different frequencies, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a feedback request field comprising a long training field, LTF, from a second wireless station;
configuring feedback information regarding a radio channel corresponding to a predetermined frequency band based on the feedback request field,
wherein the feedback information comprises channel status information about a predetermined subcarrier index,
wherein the predetermined subcarrier index is determined based on a predetermined subcarrier grouping number,
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 4, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−122, −120:4:−4, −2, 2, 4:4:120, 122],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 16, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−122, −116:16:−4, −2, 2, 4:16:116, 122],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 40 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set as Ng, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−244:Ng:−4, 4:Ng:244],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 80 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set as Ng, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−500:Ng:−4, 4:Ng:500]; and
transmitting the feedback information to the second wireless station.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the predetermined subcarrier index overlaps a pilot subcarrier index, the overlapped subcarrier index is set as a neighbor subcarrier index in which an LTF coefficient is located.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the predetermined subcarrier index overlaps a null subcarrier index, the overlapped subcarrier index is set as a neighbor subcarrier index in which an LTF coefficient is located.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 4 or 16, indices [−122, −2, 2, 122] of the predetermined subcarrier indices are used to perform interpolation for channel estimation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the feedback request field further comprises a legacy-long training field, L-LTF, and
a size of inverse fast Fourier transform, IFFT, applied to the LTF is one times or two times a size of IFFT applied to the L-LTF.
6. A first wireless station performing communication in a wireless local area network, WLAN, system supporting a plurality of frequency resource units corresponding to different frequencies, the first wireless station comprising:
a radio frequency RF, unit transmitting and receiving radio signals; and
a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a feedback request field comprising a long training field, LTF, from a second wireless station,
configure feedback information regarding a radio channel corresponding to a predetermined frequency band based on the feedback request field,
wherein the feedback information comprises channel status information about a predetermined subcarrier index,
wherein the predetermined subcarrier index is determined based on a predetermined subcarrier grouping number,
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 4, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−122, −120:4:−4, −2, 2, 4:4:120, 122],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 16, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−122, −116:16:−4, −2, 2, 4:16:116, 122],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 40 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set as Ng, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−244:Ng:−4, 4:Ng:244],
wherein, if the predetermined frequency band is 80 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set as Ng, the predetermined subcarrier indices are set to [−500:Ng:−4, 4:Ng:500], and
transmit the feedback information to the second wireless station.
7. The first wireless station of claim 6 , wherein if the predetermined subcarrier index overlaps a pilot subcarrier index, the overlapped subcarrier index is set as a neighbor subcarrier index in which an LTF coefficient is located.
8. The first wireless station of claim 6 , wherein if the predetermined subcarrier index overlaps a null subcarrier index, the overlapped subcarrier index is set as a neighbor subcarrier index in which an LTF coefficient is located.
9. The first wireless station of claim 6 , wherein if the predetermined frequency band is 20 MHz and the predetermined subcarrier grouping number is set to 4 or 16, indices [−122, −2, 2, 122] of the predetermined subcarrier indices are used to perform interpolation for channel estimation.
10. The first wireless station of claim 6 , wherein:
the feedback request field further comprises a legacy-long training field L-LTF, and
a size of inverse fast Fourier transform, IFFT, applied to the LTF is one times or two times a size of IFFT applied to the L-LTF.