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Granted Patent B2
US 11,632,817 · App. 17/267,658 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Method and device for transmitting information for operating station in wireless local area network system supporting multiple bands

Inventors: Suhwook Kim (Seoul, KR); Sanggook Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeongki Kim (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/15H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 11,632,817
App. No.
17/267,658
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and/or device for receiving a signal in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. A station (STA) of the present disclosure may aggregate a plurality of links including a first link and a second link. The STA of the present disclosure may transmit a frame including first information related to a preferred link and second information related to whether signal sharing is possible in the plurality of links. Information transmitted by the STA of the present disclosure may be used to appropriately signal an operating band in the WLAN system supporting a plurality of links.

Claims (47)

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

receiving, by an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) station (STA) operating based on a multi-link operation related to a plurality of links including a first link and a second link, an association response frame comprising:

a High Efficiency (HE) operation element related to an HE system,

an EHT operation element related to an EHT system, and

a multi-link control information related to the multi-link operation from a transmitting STA,

wherein the HE operation element comprises a 6 GHz operation information field including a primary channel field indicating a channel number of a primary channel in a 6 GHz band,

wherein the EHT operation element comprises a channel center frequency field indicating a channel center frequency of the primary channel,

wherein the EHT operation element does not comprise the primary channel field, and

wherein the multi-link control information comprises a first control frame including first information related to a link of the plurality of links and second information related to capability of the multi-link operation;

determining, by the EHT STA, at least one operation element of the association response frame for the EHT STA based on an operating band of the EHT STA,

wherein the EHT STA considers the HE operation element and the EHT operation element if the EHT STA operates in the 6 GHz band; and

performing, by the EHT STA, the multi-link operation with the transmitting STA based on the multi-link control information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the first link and the second link are each included in a 2.4 GHz band, 5 GHz band, or 6 GHz band, and the first link and the second link are included in different bands.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the HE operation element comprises control information to be used for an HE STA.

4. An Extremely High Throughput (EHT) station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, comprising:

a transceiver configured to operate based on a multi-link operation related to a plurality of links including a first link and a second link; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an association response frame comprising:

a High Efficiency (HE) operation element related to an HE system,

an EHT operation element related to an EHT system, and

a multi-link control information related to the multi-link operation from a transmitting STA,

wherein the HE operation element comprises a 6 GHz operation information field including a primary channel field indicating a channel number of a primary channel in a 6 GHz band,

wherein the EHT operation element comprises a channel center frequency field indicating a channel center frequency of the primary channel,

wherein the EHT operation element does not comprise the primary channel field,

wherein the multi-link control information comprises a first control frame including first information related to a link of the plurality of links and second information related to capability of the multi-link operation;

determine at least one operation element of the association response frame for the EHT STA based on an operating band of the EHT STA,

wherein the EHT STA considers the HE operation element and the EHT operation element if the EHT STA operates in the 6 GHz band; and

perform the multi-link operation with the transmitting STA based on the multi-link control information.

5. The EHT STA of claim 4 , wherein

the first link and the second link are each included in a 2.4 GHz band, 5 GHz band, or 6 GHz band, and the first link and the second link are included in different bands.

6. The EHT STA of claim 4 , wherein the HE operation element comprises control information to be used for an HE STA.

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

transmitting, to a receiving STA from an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) station (STA) operating based on a multi-link operation related to a plurality of links including a first link and a second link, an association response frame comprising:

a High Efficiency (HE) operation element related to an HE system,

an EHT operation element related to an EHT system, and

a multi-link control information related to the multi-link operation,

wherein the HE operation element comprises a 6 GHz operation information field including a primary channel field indicating a channel number of a primary channel in a 6 GHz band,

wherein the EHT operation element comprises a channel center frequency field indicating a channel center frequency of the primary channel,

wherein the EHT operation element does not comprise the primary channel field, and

wherein the multi-link control information comprises a first control frame including first information related to a link of the plurality of links and second information related to capability of the multi-link operation;

determining, by the EHT STA, at least one operation element of the association response frame for the EHT STA based on an operating band of the EHT STA,

wherein the EHT STA considers the HE operation element and the EHT operation element if the EHT STA operates in the 6 GHz band; and

performing, by the EHT STA, the multi-link operation with the receiving STA based on the multi-link control information.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the HE operation element comprises control information to be used for an HE STA.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first link and the second link are each included in a 2.4 GHz band, 5 GHz band, or 6 GHz band, and the first link and the second link are included in different bands.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: KIM, SUHWOOK; KIM, SANGGOOK; KIM, JEONGKI; CHOI, JINSOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 055216/0385 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0094062 · Aug 10, 2018 · national
KR 10-2019-0077343 · Jun 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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