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US 11,716,682 · App. 17/964,371 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Method and device for transmitting or receiving information about links in wireless LAN system

Inventors: Suhwook Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeongki Kim (Seoul, KR); Kiseon Ryu (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W52/0203H04B1/005H04W52/0216H04W52/0229H04W74/0833H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 11,716,682
App. No.
17/964,371
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method executed in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, according to various embodiments, may comprise: a step in which a reception station (STA), which supports a multilink comprising a first link and a second link, receives a target wake time (TWT) element via the first link, wherein the TWT element is received via a beacon and includes information for TWT period configuration for the second link; a step in which the reception STA configures a TWT period for the second link on the basis of the TWT element; and a step in which the reception STA communicates with a transmission STA via the second link within the TWT period.

Claims (38)

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

transmitting, by a station (STA) multi-link device (MLD) supporting a plurality of links including a first link and a second link, an association request frame including a link identification (ID) information field related to the plurality of links to an access point (AP) MLD;

receiving, by the STA MLD, a target wake time (TWT) element through the first link from the AP MLD, wherein the TWT element includes a request type field, a TWT control field for configuring a nominal minimum TWT wake duration, and a link ID control field indicating at least one link to which the TWT element applies, wherein the request type field includes a TWT request subfield related to whether the TWT element is transmitted by a TWT requesting STA or a TWT responding STA,

wherein the request type field has a length of two octets, and the TWT control field has a length of one octet; and

applying, by the STA MLD, the TWT element to the at least one link indicated by the link ID control field.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the STA MLD includes a first STA operating in the first link and a second STA operating in the second link.

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

receiving, by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) supporting a plurality of links including a first link and a second link, an association request frame including a link identification (ID) information field related to the plurality of links from a station (STA) MLD;

transmitting, by the AP MLD, a target wake time (TWT) element through the first link to the STA MLD, wherein the TWT element includes a request type field, a TWT control field for configuring a nominal minimum TWT wake duration, and a link ID control field indicating at least one link to which the TWT element applies, wherein the request type field includes a TWT request subfield related to whether the TWT element is transmitted by a TWT requesting STA or a TWT responding STA,

wherein the request type field has a length of two octets, and the TWT control field has a length of one octet; and

performing, by the AP MLD, a TWT operation with the STA MLD through the at least one link indicated by the link ID control field.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the AP MLD includes a first AP operating in the first link and a second AP operating in the second link.

9. A station (STA) multi-link device (MLD) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the STA MLD comprising:

a transceiver adapted to support plurality of links including a first link and a second link; and

a processor adapted to control the transceiver,

wherein the processor is further adapted to:

transmit an association request frame including a link identification (ID) information field related to the plurality of links to an access point (AP) MLD;

receive a target wake time (TWT) element through the first link from the AP MLD, wherein the TWT element includes a request type field, a TWT control field for configuring a nominal minimum TWT wake duration, and a link ID control field indicating at least one link to which the TWT element applies, wherein the request type field includes a TWT request subfield related to whether the TWT element is transmitted by a TWT requesting STA or a TWT responding STA,

wherein the request type field has a length of two octets, and the TWT control field has a length of one octet; and

apply the TWT element to the at least one link indicated by the link ID control field.

10. The STA MLD of claim 9 , wherein the first link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

11. The STA MLD of claim 9 , wherein the second link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

12. The STA MLD of claim 9 , wherein the STA MLD includes a first STA operating in the first link and a second STA operating in the second link.

13. An access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the AP MLD comprising:

a transceiver adapted to support plurality of links including a first link and a second link; and

a processor adapted to control the transceiver,

wherein the processor is further adapted to:

receive an association request frame including a link identification (ID) information field related to the plurality of links from a station (STA) MLD;

transmit a target wake time (TWT) element through the first link to the STA MLD, wherein the TWT element includes a request type field, a TWT control field for configuring a nominal minimum TWT wake duration, and a link ID control field indicating at least one link to which the TWT element applies, wherein the request type field includes a TWT request subfield related to whether the TWT element is transmitted by a TWT requesting STA or a TWT responding STA,

wherein the request type field has a length of two octets, and the TWT control field has a length of one octet; and

perform a TWT operation with the STA MLD through the at least one link indicated by the link ID control field.

14. The AP MLD of claim 13 , wherein the first link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

15. The AP MLD of claim 13 , wherein the second link is configured based on one of a 2.4 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, and/or a 6 GHz band.

16. The AP MLD of claim 13 , wherein the AP MLD includes a first AP operating in the first link and a second AP operating in the second link.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2022
From: KIM, SUHWOOK; KIM, JEONGKI; RYU, KISEON; CHOI, JINSOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 061398/0182 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0098876 · Aug 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17269989
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