Technique for performing multilink communication in wireless communication system
According to various embodiments, a multi-link device (MLD) including a first STA and a second STA can receive a DL PPDU through a first link. The multi-link device can set the state of the second STA to be a doze state during the duration of the DL PPDU. The multi-link device can transmit an ACK frame through the first link in response to the DL PPDU. The multilink device can set the state of the second STA to be an awake state during the duration of the ACK frame.
1. A method comprising:
receiving an Association Response frame including a subfield related to whether a first link and a second link are a simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) link pair or a non-STR link pair;
receiving, by a first station (STA) related to the first link, a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a legacy signal (L-SIG) field, a repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG) field being contiguous to the L-SIG field, and a first signal (SIG) field being contiguous to the RL-SIG field,
wherein the L-SIG field includes a length field, and a value of the length field is set to satisfy a condition that a remainder is zero (0) when the value of the length field is divided by three (3), and
wherein the first SIG field includes first information related to a PPDU type, second information related to an identifier of a basic service set (BSS), third information indicating duration information related to a transmission opportunity (TXOP), fourth information related to whether the PPDU is sent in uplink (UL) or in downlink (DL), fifth information related to a bandwidth, and sixth information having a length of 3 bits and indicating a physical (PHY) version of the PPDU;
based on the subfield indicating the first link and the second link are the non-STR link pair and on receiving the PPDU through the first link, configuring a state of a second STA related to the second link to a doze state during a duration of the PPDU;
transmitting, through by the first STA, an acknowledgment (ACK) frame in response to the PPDU; and
configuring the state of the second STA to an awake state during a duration of the ACK frame.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PPDU includes information on data buffered in the second link.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining the state of the second STA based on the PPDU.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, through the second STA, an Up-Link Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (UL PPDU) during the duration of the ACK frame.
5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the PPDU is received within the TXOP, and
wherein the ACK frame is transmitted within the TXOP.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ACK frame includes a Block ACK frame.
7. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first link is included in one of 2.4 GHz, 5 GHZ, and 6 GHz bands, and
wherein the second link is included in one of the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHZ, and 6 GHz bands.
8. A device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:
receiving an Association Response frame including a subfield related to whether a first link and a second link are a simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) link pair or a non-STR link pair;
receiving, by a first station (STA) related to the first link, a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a legacy signal (L-SIG) field, a repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG) field being contiguous to the L-SIG field, and a first signal (SIG) field being contiguous to the RL-SIG field,
wherein the L-SIG field includes a length field, and a value of the length field is set to satisfy a condition that a remainder is zero (0) when the value of the length field is divided by three (3), and
wherein the first SIG field includes first information related to a PPDU type, second information related to an identifier of a basic service set (BSS), third information indicating duration information related to a transmission opportunity (TXOP), fourth information related to whether the PPDU is sent in uplink (UL) or in downlink (DL), fifth information related to a bandwidth, and sixth information having a length of 3 bits and indicating a physical (PHY) version of the PPDU;
based on the subfield indicating the first link and the second link are the non-STR link pair and on receiving the PPDU through the first link, configuring a state of a second STA related to the second link to a doze state during a duration of the PPDU;
transmitting, by the first STA, an acknowledgment (ACK) frame in response to the PPDU; and
configuring the state of the second STA to an awake state during a duration of the ACK frame.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the PPDU includes information on data buffered in the second link.
10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computer memory further performs:
transmitting, through the second STA, an Up-Link Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (UL PPDU) during the duration of the ACK frame.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the PPDU is received within the TXOP, and wherein the ACK frame is transmitted within the TXOP.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the ACK frame includes a Block ACK frame.
13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first link is included in one of 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, and wherein the second link is included in one of the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHZ, and 6 GHz bands.