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Granted Patent B2
US 12,016,003 · App. 17/597,318 · Granted Jun 18, 2024

Method and device for transmitting feedback frame in wide band in wireless LAN system

Inventors: Eunsung Park (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR); Dongguk Lim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/0453H04W72/02H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 12,016,003
App. No.
17/597,318
Granted
Jun 18, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Proposed are a method and device for receiving a feedback frame for MIMO beamforming in a wide band in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives an NDPA frame from a transmission STA. The reception STA receives an NDP frame from the transmission STA. The reception STA transmits a feedback frame to the transmission STA on the basis of the NDP frame. The feedback frame includes information about a feedback subcarrier for the wide band. When the wide band is a continuous 320 MHz band and the grouping value is Ng, the indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:Ng:−1540], [−1532:Ng:−1036], [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], [516:Ng:1012], [1036:Ng:1532] and [1540:Ng:2036].

Claims (46)

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

receiving, by a receiving station (STA), a Null Data Packet Announcement (NDPA) frame from a transmitting STA;

receiving, by the receiving STA, a Null Data Packet (NDP) frame from the transmitting STA; and

transmitting, by the receiving STA, a feedback frame to the transmitting STA based on the NDP frame,

wherein the feedback frame includes information on a feedback subcarrier for a wideband,

wherein, when the wideband is a contiguous 320 MHz band and a grouping value is equal to Ng, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:Ng:−1540], [−1532:Ng:−1036], [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], [516:Ng:1012], [1036:Ng:1532], and [1540:Ng:2036], and

wherein [A:Ng:B] indicates that indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set from A to B at a spacing of Ng.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the grouping value is equal to an index spacing between the feedback subcarriers.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 4, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:4:−1540], [4532:4:4036], [−1012:4:−516], [−508:4:−12], [12:4:508], [516:4:1012], [1036:4:1532], and [1540:4:2036], and wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 16, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:16:−1540], [4532:16:4036], [−1012:16:−516], [−508:16:−12], [12:16:508], [516:16:1012], [1036:16:1532], and [1540:16:2036].

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the wideband is configured of a non-contiguous first 160 MHz band and second 160 MHz band, and when the grouping value is equal to Ng, indexes of a feedback subcarrier for the first 160 MHz band are set to [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], and [516:Ng:1012], and indexes of a feedback subcarrier for the second 160 MHz band are set to [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], and [516:Ng:1012].

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 4, indexes of the feedback subcarrier for the first and second 160 MHz bands are set to [−1012:4:−516], [−508:4:−12], [12:4:508], and [516:4:1012], and

wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 16, indexes of the feedback subcarrier for the first and second 160 MHz bands are set to [−1012:16:−516], [−508:16:−12], [12:16:508], and [516:16:1012].

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the receiving STA, information on a tone plan from the transmitting STA,

wherein the information on the tone plan includes allocation information on that a tone plan for the wideband is configured by repeating a tone plan for an 80 MHz band,

wherein the tone plan for the 80 MHz band is set as one of a first tone plan or a second tone plan,

wherein the first tone plan is a tone plan for an 80 MHz band being defined in an 802.11ax WLAN system, and

wherein the second tone plan is a tone plan that is configured by repeating 2 times a tone plan for a 40 MHz band being defined in an 802.11ax WLAN system.

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

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor being operatively connected to the memory and the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a Null Data Packet Announcement (NDPA) frame from a transmitting STA,

receive a Null Data Packet (NDP) frame from the transmitting STA, and

transmit a feedback frame to the transmitting STA based on the NDP frame,

wherein the feedback frame includes information on a feedback subcarrier for a wideband,

wherein, when the wideband is a contiguous 320 MHz band and a grouping value is equal to Ng, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:Ng:−1540], [−1532:Ng:−1036], [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], [516:Ng:1012], [1036:Ng:1532], and [1540:Ng:2036], and

wherein [A:Ng:B] indicates that indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set from A to B at a spacing of Ng.

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

transmitting, by a transmitting station (STA), a Null Data Packet Announcement (NDPA) frame to a receiving STA;

transmitting, by the transmitting STA, a Null Data Packet (NDP) frame to the receiving STA; and

receiving, by the transmitting STA, a feedback frame from the receiving STA based on the NDP frame,

wherein the feedback frame includes information on a feedback subcarrier for a wideband,

wherein, when the wideband is a contiguous 320 MHz band and a grouping value is equal to Ng, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:Ng:−1540], [−1532:Ng:−1036], [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], [516:Ng:1012], [1036:Ng:1532], and [1540:Ng:2036], and

wherein [A:Ng:B] indicates that indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set from A to B at a spacing of Ng.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the grouping value is equal to an index spacing between the feedback subcarriers.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 4, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:4:−1540], [4532:4:4036], [4012:4:−516], [−508:4:−12], [12:4:508], [516:4:1012], [1036:4:1532], and [1540:4:2036], and wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 16, indexes of the feedback subcarrier are set to [−2036:16:−1540], [4532:16:4036], [−1012:16:−516], [−508:16:−12], [12:16:508], [516:16:1012], [1036:16:1532], and [1540:16:2036].

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein, when the wideband is configured of a non-contiguous first 160 MHz band and second 160 MHz band, and when the grouping value is equal to Ng, indexes of a feedback subcarrier for the first 160 MHz band are set to [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], and [516:Ng:1012], and indexes of a feedback subcarrier for the second 160 MHz band are set to [−1012:Ng:−516], [−508:Ng:−12], [12:Ng:508], and [516:Ng:1012].

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 4, indexes of the feedback subcarrier for the first and second 160 MHz bands are set to [−1012:4:−516], [−508:4:−12], [12:4:508], and [516:4:1012], and wherein, when the grouping value is equal to 16, indexes of the feedback subcarrier for the first and second 160 MHz bands are set to [−1012:16:−516], [−508:16:−12], [12:16:508], and [516:16:1012].

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the transmitting STA, information on a tone plan to the receiving STA,

wherein the information on the tone plan includes allocation information on that a tone plan for the wideband is configured by repeating a tone plan for an 80 MHz band,

wherein the tone plan for the 80 MHz band is set as one of a first tone plan or a second tone plan,

wherein the first tone plan is a tone plan for an 80 MHz band being defined in an 802.11ax WLAN system, and

wherein the second tone plan is a tone plan that is configured by repeating 2 times a tone plan for a 40 MHz band being defined in an 802.11ax WLAN system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: PARK, EUNSUNG; CHOI, JINSOO; LIM, DONGGUK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0082114 · Jul 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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