IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,190,972
Granted Patent B2
US 11,190,972 · App. 16/078,005 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Method for performing uplink transmission in wireless LAN system and terminal using same

Inventors: Hyunhee Park (Seoul, KR); Kiseon Ryu (Seoul, KR); Suhwook Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeongki Kim (Seoul, KR); Hangyu Cho (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W28/0278H04W72/1242H04W72/1268H04W72/1289H04B7/0452H04W72/10
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Patent No.
US 11,190,972
App. No.
16/078,005
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for performing uplink transmission in a wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present specification may comprise the steps of: receiving, by an AP, a buffer state report frame from a reception STA coupled to the AP, wherein the buffer state report frame is a frame in which a first frame and a second frame are aggregated, the first frame including a first traffic identifier indicating a transmission priority of a first traffic buffered in the reception STA and first queue size information indicating the amount of the buffered first traffic, and the second frame including a second traffic identifier indicating a transmission priority of a second traffic buffered in the reception STA and second queue size information indicating the amount of the buffered second traffic; and transmitting, by the AP, a trigger frame for a plurality of user STAs participating in UL MU transmission on the basis of a buffer state report frame.

Claims (54)

1. A method used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:

receiving, by an access point (AP), a buffer state report (BSR) frame from a receiving station (STA) associated with the AP,

wherein the BSR frame is configured based on a frame in which a first frame and a second frame are aggregated by the receiving STA,

wherein the first frame includes a first traffic identifier (TID) related to a transmission priority level of first traffic buffered in the receiving STA and first queue size information related to an amount of the first traffic,

wherein the second frame includes a second TID related to a transmission priority level of second traffic buffered in the receiving STA and second queue size information related to an amount of the second traffic,

wherein the first frame is either a Quality of Service (QoS) data frame comprising a payload or a QoS null frame not comprising the payload, and

wherein the second frame is either the QoS data frame or the QoS null frame; and

transmitting, by the AP, a trigger frame for a plurality of user STAs participating in uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission based on the received (BSR) frame.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving STA comprises a first transmission queue corresponding to a first access category (AC) having a highest priority level, a second transmission queue corresponding to a second AC having a lowest priority level, a third transmission queue corresponding to a third AC having a lower priority level than that of the first AC, and a fourth transmission queue corresponding to a fourth AC having a lower priority level than that of the third AC.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first traffic and the second traffic are included in a same transmission queue.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BSR frame is transmitted in an unsolicited manner.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TID and the second TID indicate different transmission priority levels.

6. A wireless device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the wireless device comprising:

a transceiver to transmit and receive a radio signal; and

a processor connected to the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a buffer state report (BSR) frame from a receiving station (STA) associated with the wireless device,

wherein the BSR frame is configured based on a frame in which a first frame and a second frame are aggregated by the receiving STA,

wherein the first frame includes a first traffic identifier (TID) related to a transmission priority level of first traffic buffered in the receiving STA and first queue size information related to an amount of the first traffic,

wherein the second frame includes a second TID related to a transmission priority level of second traffic buffered in the receiving STA and second queue size information related to an amount of the second traffic,

wherein the first frame is either a Quality of Service (QoS) data frame comprising a payload or a QoS null frame not comprising the payload, and

wherein the second frame is either the QoS data frame or the QoS null frame; and

transmit a trigger frame for a plurality of user STAs participating in uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission based on the received BSR frame.

7. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the receiving STA comprises a first transmission queue corresponding to a first access category (AC) having a highest priority level, a second transmission queue corresponding to a second AC having a lowest priority level, a third transmission queue corresponding to a third AC having a lower priority level than that of the first AC, and a fourth transmission queue corresponding to a fourth AC having a lower priority level than that of the third AC.

8. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the first traffic and the second traffic are included in a same transmission queue.

9. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the BSR frame is transmitted in an unsolicited manner.

10. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the first TID and the second TID indicate different transmission priority levels.

11. A method used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method performed by a receiving station (STA) and comprising:

configuring a buffer state report (BSR) frame by aggregating a first frame and a second frame,

wherein the first frame includes a first traffic identifier (TID) related to a transmission priority level of first traffic buffered in the receiving STA and first queue size information related to an amount of the first traffic,

wherein the second frame includes a second TID related to a transmission priority level of second traffic buffered in the receiving STA and second queue size information related to an amount of the second traffic,

wherein the first frame is either a Quality of Service (QoS) data frame comprising a payload or a QoS null frame not comprising the payload, and

wherein the second frame is either the QoS data frame or the QoS null frame;

transmitting the BSR frame to an access point (AP); and

receiving a trigger frame for uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission from the AP, wherein the trigger frame is configured by the AP based on the BSR frame.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the receiving STA comprises a first transmission queue corresponding to a first access category (AC) having a highest priority level, a second transmission queue corresponding to a second AC having a lowest priority level, a third transmission queue corresponding to a third AC having a lower priority level than that of the first AC, and a fourth transmission queue corresponding to a fourth AC having a lower priority level than that of the third AC.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first traffic and the second traffic are included in a same transmission queue.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the BSR frame is transmitted in an unsolicited manner.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first TID and the second TID indicate different transmission priority levels.

16. A receiving station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the wireless device comprising:

a transceiver to transmit and receive a radio signal; and

a processor connected to the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

configure a buffer state report (BSR) frame by aggregating a first frame and a second frame,

wherein the first frame includes a first traffic identifier (TID) related to a transmission priority level of first traffic buffered in the receiving STA and first queue size information related to an amount of the first traffic,

wherein the second frame includes a second TID related to a transmission priority level of second traffic buffered in the receiving STA and second queue size information related to an amount of the second traffic,

wherein the first frame is either a Quality of Service (QoS) data frame comprising a payload or a QoS null frame not comprising the payload, and

wherein the second frame is either the QoS data frame or the QoS null frame;

transmit the BSR frame to an access point (AP); and

receive, via the transceiver, a trigger frame for uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission from the AP, wherein the trigger frame is configured by the AP based on the BSR frame.

17. The receiving STA of claim 16 , wherein the receiving STA comprises a first transmission queue corresponding to a first access category (AC) having a highest priority level, a second transmission queue corresponding to a second AC having a lowest priority level, a third transmission queue corresponding to a third AC having a lower priority level than that of the first AC, and a fourth transmission queue corresponding to a fourth AC having a lower priority level than that of the third AC.

18. The receiving STA of claim 16 , wherein the first traffic and the second traffic are included in a same transmission queue.

19. The receiving STA of claim 16 , wherein the BSR frame is transmitted in an unsolicited manner.

20. The receiving STA of claim 16 , wherein the first TID and the second TID indicate different transmission priority levels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2018
From: PARK, HYUNHEE; RYU, KISEON; KIM, SUHWOOK; KIM, JEONGKI; CHO, HANGYU
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 046836/0609 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62296606 · Feb 18, 2016
Related Publication 20210211927A1 · Jul 8, 2021