Granted Patent B2

US 12,250,719 · App. 18/025,825 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Inventors: Insun Jang (Seoul, KR); Jeongki Kim (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR); Dongguk Lim (Seoul, KR); Sanggook Kim (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

H04W74/0808H04W74/0866H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (75)

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

broadcasting, by a first station (STA), a sensing request frame; and

receiving, by the first STA, a first sensing response frame from a second STA and receiving a second sensing response frame from a third STA,

wherein the sensing request frame includes parameter information,

wherein the parameter information includes role information of a STA, timeout information for a sensing measurement session and information on a frequency band to which the sensing signal is allocated,

wherein the timeout information includes a value which is a time after which the sensing measurement session is terminated if there are no frame exchange sequences, and

wherein the sensing measurement session is terminated after an expiration of the timeout information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing request frame further includes timer information for receiving the sensing response frame,

wherein before the timer according to the timer information expires, the first and second sensing response frames are transmitted,

wherein after the timer according to the timer information expires, the third sensing response frame is not transmitted.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing request frame further includes STA identifier information and Resource Unit (RU) allocation information,

wherein the STA identifier information includes identifiers of the second and third STAs,

wherein the RU allocation information includes information on a first RU allocated to the second STA and information on a second RU allocated to the third STA,

wherein the first sensing response frame is received through the first RU,

wherein the second sensing response frame is received through the second RU,

wherein the parameter information further includes timer information for a negotiation step, information on a number of sensing sessions included in the sensing measurement session, and information on the first to third STAs, information on a length of a sensing signal, information on a type of information to be measured based on the sensing signal, information on a type of the sensing signal, and information on a transmission order of the sensing signal,

wherein in the negotiation step, the sensing request frame and the first and second sensing response frames are exchanged,

wherein in the sensing measurement session, the sensing signal is transmitted, and channel measurement is performed based on the sensing signal.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein after the timer according to the timer information for the negotiation step expires, an additional sensing request frame is not transmitted by the first STA.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the role information of the STA is set to a first or second mode,

wherein the first mode includes information that the first STA is a transmitter for transmitting the sensing signal, and that the second and third STAs are receivers for receiving the sensing signal and performing channel measurement based on the sensing signal,

wherein the second mode includes information that the first STA is the receiver and the second and third STAs are the transmitter.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

wherein when the role information of the STA is set to the second mode,

receiving, by the first STA, a first sensing signal from the second STA;

performing, by the first STA, channel measurement based on the first sensing signal;

receiving, by the first STA, a second sensing signal from the third STA; and

performing, by the first STA, channel measurement based on the second sensing signal.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the information on the frequency band to which the sensing signal is allocated includes information on primary 40 MHz allocated to the second STA and information on secondary 40 MHz allocated to the third STA,

wherein the first sensing signal is received through the primary 40 MHZ,

wherein the second sensing signal is received through the secondary 40 MHz.

8. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

wherein when the sensing measurement session includes first and second sensing sessions,

transmitting, by the first STA, a first sensing initiation frame to the second and third STAs during the first sensing session; and

transmitting, by the first STA, a second sensing initiation frame to the second and third STAs during the second sensing session,

wherein when the parameter information is changed in the second sensing session, the second sensing initiation frame includes a control field for a changed parameter,

wherein the control field for the changed parameter includes first and second fields,

wherein the first field includes information on whether the changed parameter exists,

wherein the second field includes a changed parameter value indicated by the first field.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein a sensing procedure performed during the first sensing session is performed by the first to third STAs based on a parameter value before being changed;

wherein a sensing procedure performed during the second sensing session is performed by the first to third STAs based on the changed parameter value.

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

a memory;

a transceiver; and

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

wherein the processor is configured to:

broadcast a sensing request frame; and

receive a first sensing response frame from a second STA and receiving a second sensing response frame from a third STA,

wherein the sensing request frame includes parameter information,

wherein the parameter information includes role information of a STA, timeout information for a sensing measurement session and information on a frequency band to which the sensing signal is allocated,

wherein the timeout information includes a value which is a time after which the sensing measurement session is terminated if there are no frame exchange sequences, and

wherein the sensing measurement session is terminated after an expiration of the timeout information.

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

receiving, by a second station (STA), a sensing request frame from a first STA; and

transmitting, by the second STA, a first sensing response frame to the first STA,

wherein in response to the sensing request frame, a second sensing response frame is transmitted by a third STA,

wherein the sensing request frame includes parameter information,

wherein the parameter information includes role information of a STA, timeout information for a sensing measurement session and information on a frequency band to which the sensing signal is allocated,

wherein the timeout information includes a value which is a time after which the sensing measurement session is terminated if there are no frame exchange sequences, and

wherein the sensing measurement session is terminated after an expiration of the timeout information.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensing request frame further includes STA identifier information and Resource Unit (RU) allocation information,

wherein the STA identifier information includes identifiers of the second and third STAs,

wherein the RU allocation information includes information on a first RU allocated to the second STA and information on a second RU allocated to the third STA,

wherein the first sensing response frame is received through the first RU,

wherein the second sensing response frame is received through the second RU,

wherein the parameter information further includes timer information for a negotiation step, information on a number of sensing sessions included in the sensing measurement session, and information on the first to third STAs, information on a length of a sensing signal, information on a type of information to be measured based on the sensing signal, information on a type of the sensing signal, and information on a transmission order of the sensing signal,

wherein in the negotiation step, the sensing request frame and the first and second sensing response frames are exchanged,

wherein in the sensing measurement session, the sensing signal is transmitted, and channel measurement is performed based on the sensing signal.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the role information of the STA is set to a first or second mode,

wherein the first mode includes information that the first STA is a transmitter for transmitting the sensing signal, and that the second and third STAs are receivers for receiving the sensing signal and performing channel measurement based on the sensing signal,

wherein the second mode includes information that the first STA is the receiver and the second and third STAs are the transmitter.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

wherein when the role information of the STA is set to the second mode,

transmitting, by the second STA, a first sensing signal to the first STA; and

receiving, by the second STA, a value measured based on the first sensing signal from the first STA.

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