Granted Patent B2

US 12,457,137 · App. 17/296,162 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Inventors: Eunsung Park (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR); Dongguk Lim (Seoul, KR); Jinmin Kim (Seoul, KR); Sunwoong Yun (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.

H04L27/2602H04B7/0413H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (112)

1. A method of transmitting an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:

generating, by a transmitting station (STA), a short training field (STF) signal; and

transmitting, by the transmitting STA, the EHT PPDU including the STF signal to a receiving STA,

wherein the STF signal is generated based on an EHT STF sequence for a 160 MHz band or a 320 MHz band,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), where sqrt(2) represents a square root,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the M is a sequence defined as:

M={−1, −1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, −1, 1},

wherein the 320 MHz band includes a lower 160 MHz channel with a lower tone index and a higher 160 MHz channel with a higher tone index,

wherein the higher tone index is greater than the lower tone index,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is generated in a fourth sequence in which a high efficiency (HE) STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is repeated, by applying a phase rotation in units of 80 MHz to a sequence for the higher 160 MHz channel, and

wherein the fourth sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for a 160+160 MHz band consists of a second sequence for a primary 160 MHz channel and a third sequence for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the second sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the third sequence is defined as:

{−M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), and

wherein a HE STF sequence for an 80 MHz band is defined as: {M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz is mapped to a frequency tone with an interval of 16 tones from a lowest tone having a tone index of −2032 to a highest tone having a tone index of +2032, and

wherein the second and third sequences are mapped to the frequency tone with an interval of 16 tones from a lowest tone having a tone index of −1008 to a highest tone having a tone index of +1008.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is obtained based on repeating a high efficiency (HE) STF sequence for an 80 MHz band and applying phase rotation in units of 20 MHz to an 80 MHz channel which has a higher frequency among the 160 MHz band,

wherein the phase rotation is applied to a sequence for an 80 MHz channel in which the tone index is low in the higher 160 MHz channel, and

wherein a value of the phase rotation is −1.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the 160 MHz band includes a lower 80 MHz channel with a lower tone index and a higher 80 MHz channel with a higher tone index,

wherein the higher tone index of the higher 80 MHz channel is greater than the lower tone index of the lower 80 MHz channel,

wherein an HE STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is generated by applying a phase rotation in units of 40 MHz to the higher 80 MHz channel in a fifth sequence in which the HE STF sequence for the 80 MHz band is repeated,

wherein the fifth sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the phase rotation is applied to a sequence for a 40 MHz channel of which the tone index is low in the higher 80 MHz channel, and

wherein a value of the phase rotation is −1.

6. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein a tone plan of the 320 MHz band or 160+160 MHz band is determined as a repetition of a tone plan for the 80 MHz band defined in the 802.11ax WLAN system, and

wherein the transmitting STA has RF capability supporting the 320 MHz band or the 160+160 MHz band through one RF.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the STF signal is used to improve automatic gain control (AGC) estimation in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission, and

wherein the EHT STF sequence is a sequence for obtaining a minimum peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) based on the RF capability and the tone plan of the 320 MHz band or the 160+160 MHz band.

8. A transmitting station (STA) configured to transmit an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the transmitting STA comprising:

a memory storing instructions;

a transceiver; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory and the transceiver, and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

generating a short training field (STF) signal; and

transmitting, to a receiving STA, the EHT PPDU including the STF signal,

wherein the STF signal is generated based on an EHT STF sequence for a 160 MHz band or a 320 MHz band,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), where sqrt(2) represents a square root,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the M is a sequence defined as:

M={−1, −1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, −1, 1},

wherein the 320 MHz band includes a lower 160 MHz channel with a lower tone index and a higher 160 MHz channel with a higher tone index,

wherein the higher tone index is greater than the lower tone index,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is generated in a fourth sequence in which a high efficiency (HE) STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is repeated, by applying a phase rotation in units of 80 MHz to a sequence for the higher 160 MHz channel, and

wherein the fourth sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

9. The transmitting STA of claim 8 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for a 160+160 MHz band consists of a second sequence for a primary 160 MHz channel and a third sequence for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the second sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the third sequence is defined as:

{−M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), and

wherein a HE STF sequence for an 80 MHz band is defined as: {M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

10. The transmitting STA of claim 9 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz is mapped to a frequency tone with an interval of 16 tones from a lowest tone having a tone index of −2032 to a highest tone having a tone index of +2032, and

wherein the second and third sequences are mapped to the frequency tone with an interval of 16 tones from a lowest tone having a tone index of −1008 to a highest tone having a tone index of +1008.

11. The transmitting STA of claim 10 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is obtained based on repeating a high efficiency (HE) STF sequence for an 80 MHz band and applying phase rotation in units of 20 MHz to an 80 MHz channel which has a higher frequency among the 160 MHz band,

wherein the phase rotation is applied to a sequence for an 80 MHz channel in which the tone index is low in the higher 160 MHz channel, and

wherein a value of the phase rotation is −1.

12. The transmitting STA of claim 11 ,

wherein the 160 MHz band includes a lower 80 MHz channel with a lower tone index and a higher 80 MHz channel with a higher tone index,

wherein the higher tone index of the higher 80 MHz channel is greater than the lower tone index of the lower 80 MHz channel,

wherein an HE STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is generated by applying a phase rotation in units of 40 MHz to the higher 80 MHz channel in a fifth sequence in which the HE STF sequence for the 80 MHz band is repeated,

wherein the fifth sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the phase rotation is applied to a sequence for a 40 MHz channel of which the tone index is low in the higher 80 MHz channel, and

wherein a value of the phase rotation is −1.

13. The transmitting STA of claim 9 ,

wherein a tone plan of the 320 MHz band or 160+160 MHz band is determined as a repetition of a tone plan for the 80 MHz band defined in the 802.11ax WLAN system, and

wherein the transmitting STA has RF capability supporting the 320 MHz band or the 160+160 MHz band through one RF.

14. The transmitting STA of claim 13 ,

wherein the STF signal is used to improve automatic gain control (AGC) estimation in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission, and

wherein the EHT STF sequence is a sequence for obtaining a minimum peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) based on the RF capability and the tone plan of the 320 MHz band or the 160+160 MHz band.

15. A method of receiving an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiving station (STA), the EHT PPDU including a short training field (STF) signal from a transmitting STA; and

decoding, by the receiving STA, the EHT PPDU,

wherein the STF signal is generated based on an EHT STF sequence for a 160 MHz band or a 320 MHz band,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), where sqrt(2) represents a square root,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the M is a sequence defined as:

M={−1, −1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, −1, 1},

wherein the 320 MHz band includes a lower 160 MHz channel with a lower tone index and a higher 160 MHz channel with a higher tone index,

wherein the higher tone index is greater than the lower tone index,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is generated in a fourth sequence in which a high efficiency (HE) STF sequence for the 160 MHz band is repeated, by applying a phase rotation in units of 80 MHz to a sequence for the higher 160 MHz channel, and

wherein the fourth sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

16. The method of claim 15 ,

wherein the EHT STF sequence for a 160+160 MHz band consists of a second sequence for a primary 160 MHz channel and a third sequence for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the second sequence is defined as:

{M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2),

wherein the third sequence is defined as:

{−M, −1, M, 0, M, −1, M, 0, −M, −1, M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2), and

wherein a HE STF sequence for an 80 MHz band is defined as: {M, 1, −M, 0, −M, 1, −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising performing, by the receiving STA, automatic gain control (AGC) estimation in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission, based on the STF signal.

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