Method and device for transmitting frame in wireless LAN
A method and a device for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN are disclosed. A method for transmitting a data unit in a wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: transmitting, by an AP, an RTS frame for medium protection to a plurality of STAs through a plurality of channels; receiving, by the AP, a CTS frame in response to the RTS frame from each of the plurality of STAs through a first allocation channel, wherein the first allocation channel is at least one of the plurality of channels, which is determined on the basis of the RTS frame; and transmitting, by the AP, downlink data to each of the plurality of STAs through a second allocation channel on the basis of OFDMA in overlapped time resources, wherein the second allocation channel is at least one of the plurality of channels.
1. A method of transmitting a frame in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
transmitting, by an access point (AP), a Request to Send (RTS) frame soliciting simultaneous Clear to Send (CTS) responses from a first station (STA) and a second STA,
wherein the RTS frame includes first information for identifying each of the first STA and the second STA and second information for a first bandwidth of a first channel allocated for the first STA and a second bandwidth of a second channel allocated for the second STA,
wherein the first bandwidth is set to any one of a first bandwidth, a second bandwidth, a third bandwidth, and a fourth bandwidth, and
wherein the second bandwidth is set to any one of the first bandwidth, the second bandwidth, the third bandwidth, and the fourth bandwidth;
receiving, by the AP, a first CTS frame and a second CTS frame from the first STA and the second STA during a same time interval in response to the RTS frame,
wherein the first CTS frame and the second CTS frame are received based on the first information and the second information; and
transmitting, by the AP, a multi user physical protocol data unit (MU PPDU) to the first STA and the second STA after the first CTS frame and the second CTS frame is received.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information includes a first association identifier (AID) for the first STA and a second AID for the second STA.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bandwidth is 20 MHz, the second bandwidth is 40 MHz, the third bandwidth is 60 MHz, and the fourth bandwidth is 80 MHz.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted through a plurality of downlink channels, and
wherein each of the plurality of downlink channels has a bandwidth of 20 MHz.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted via a duplicated format PPDU based on the plurality of downlink channels.
6. An access point (AP) for transmitting a frame in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the AP comprising:
a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a radio signal; and
a processor operatively connected to the transceiver,
wherein the processor is configured to:
transmit a Request to Send (RTS) frame soliciting simultaneous Clear to Send (CTS) responses from a first station (STA) and a second STA,
wherein the RTS frame includes first information for identifying each of the first STA and the second STA and second information for a first bandwidth of a first channel allocated for the first STA and a second bandwidth of a second channel allocated for the second STA,
wherein the first bandwidth is set to any one of a first bandwidth, a second bandwidth, a third bandwidth, and a fourth bandwidth, and
wherein the second bandwidth is set to any one of the first bandwidth, the second bandwidth, the third bandwidth, and the fourth bandwidth;
receive a first CTS frame and a second CTS frame from the first STA and the second STA during a same time interval in response to the RTS frame,
wherein the first CTS frame and the second CTS frame are received based on the first information and the second information; and
transmit a multi user physical protocol data unit (MU PPDU) to the first STA and the second STA after the first CTS frame and the second CTS frame is received.
7. The AP of claim 6 ,
wherein the first information includes a first association identifier (AID) for the first STA and a second AID for the second STA.
8. The AP of claim 6 , wherein the first bandwidth is 20 MHz, the second bandwidth is 40 MHz, the third bandwidth is 60 MHz, and the fourth bandwidth is 80 MHz.
9. The AP of claim 6 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted through a plurality of downlink channels, and
wherein each of the plurality of downlink channels has a bandwidth of 20 MHz.
10. The AP of claim 6 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted via a duplicated format PPDU based on the plurality of downlink channels.
11. A method of receiving a frame in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
receiving, by a first station (STA), from an access point (AP) a Request to Send (RTS) frame soliciting simultaneous Clear to Send (CTS) responses from the first STA and a second STA,
wherein the RTS frame includes first information for identifying each of the first STA and the second STA and second information for a first bandwidth of a first channel allocated for the first STA and a second bandwidth of a second channel allocated for the second STA,
wherein the first bandwidth is set to any one of a first bandwidth, a second bandwidth, a third bandwidth, and a fourth bandwidth, and
wherein the second bandwidth is set to any one of the first bandwidth, the second bandwidth, the third bandwidth, and the fourth bandwidth;
transmitting, by the first STA, a CTS frame to the AP in response to the RTS frame,
wherein the CTS frame is transmitted via the first channel based on the first information and the second information; and
receiving, by the first STA, a multi user physical protocol data unit (MU PPDU) from the AP after the CTS frame is transmitted.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first information includes a first association identifier (AID) for the first STA and a second AID for the second STA.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first bandwidth is 20 MHz, the second bandwidth is 40 MHz, the third bandwidth is 60 MHz, and the fourth bandwidth is 80 MHz.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted through a plurality of downlink channels, and
wherein each of the plurality of downlink channels has a bandwidth of 20 MHz.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the RTS frame is transmitted via a duplicated format PPDU based on the plurality of downlink channels.