IP Library Granted Patent US 12,531,679
Granted Patent B2
US 12,531,679 · App. 18/547,241 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Method and device for configuring bandwidth field by excluding bit indicating specific bandwidth of TB A-PPDU in wireless LAN system

Inventors: Eunsung Park (Seoul, KR); Jinyoung Chun (Seoul, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Seoul, KR); Dongguk Lim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L5/0044
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Patent No.
US 12,531,679
App. No.
18/547,241
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure proposes a method and a device for configuring a bandwidth field by excluding a bit indicating a specific bandwidth for a TB A-PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives a trigger frame from a transmission STA. The reception STA transmits a TB PPDU to the transmission STA via a 320 MHz band. A TB A-PPDU includes an HE TB PPDU for a primary 160 MHz channel and an EHT TB PPDU for a secondary 160 MHz channel. Information on a bandwidth of the TB PPDU does not include a first case where a bandwidth in which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz and a bandwidth in which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz.

Claims (66)

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

receiving, by a receiving station (STA), a trigger frame from a transmitting STA; and

transmitting, by the receiving STA, a Trigger Based-Physical Protocol Data Unit (TB PPDU) through a 320 MHz band to the transmitting STA,

wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a special user information field,

wherein the common information field includes a HE/EHT P160 subfield and a Special User Info Field Present subfield,

wherein when a value of the HE/EHT P160 subfield is set to 1 and a value of the Special User Info Field Present subfield is set to 0, the TB PPDU is a Trigger Based Aggregated-PPDU (TB A-PPDU),

wherein the TB A-PPDU includes a High Efficiency (HE) TB PPDU for a primary 160 MHz channel and an Extreme High Throughput (EHT) TB PPDU for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the trigger frame further includes information on a bandwidth of the TB PPDU,

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU includes first and second bandwidth fields,

wherein the first bandwidth field includes information on a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted,

wherein the first and second bandwidth fields include information on a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted, and

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU excludes a first case in which a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz and a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU further excludes a second case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 40 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 40 MHz, a third case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 80 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 80 MHz, a fourth case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 160 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 320-1 MHz, and a fifth case that the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 160 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 320-2 MHz.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the value of the HE/EHT P160 subfield is set to 0 and the value of the Special User Info Field Present subfield is set to 0, the TB PPDU is the EHT TB PPDU,

wherein when the receiving STA is a HE STA, the TB PPDU is interpreted as a HE TB PPDU by the HE STA,

wherein when the receiving STA is an EHT STA, the TB PPDU is interpreted as an EHT TB PPDU by the EHT STA,

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU excludes a sixth case in which the bandwidth of the HE TB PPDU interpreted by the HE STA is 80 MHz and the bandwidth of the EHT TB PPDU interpreted by the EHT STA is 160 MHz, and a seventh case in which the bandwidth of the HE TB PPDU interpreted by the HE STA is 160 MHz and the bandwidth of the EHT TB PPDU interpreted by the EHT STA is 80 MHz.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bandwidth field is included in the common information field,

wherein the second bandwidth field is included in the special user information field.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 2 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 1,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through a primary 80 MHz channel within the primary 160 MHz channel, the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through the secondary 160 MHz channel, and a secondary 80 MHz channel in the primary 160 MHz channel is punctured.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 3 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 0,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through the primary 160 MHz channel, the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through a first 80 MHz channel within the secondary 160 MHz channel, and a second 80 MHz channel excluding the first 80 MHz channel in the secondary 160 MHz channel is punctured.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 3 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 1,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through the primary 160 MHz channel, and the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through the secondary 160 MHz channel.

8 . 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 trigger frame from a transmitting STA; and

transmit a Trigger Based-Physical Protocol Data Unit (TB PPDU) through a 320 MHz band to the transmitting STA,

wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a special user information field,

wherein the common information field includes a HE/EHT P160 subfield and a Special User Info Field Present subfield,

wherein when a value of the HE/EHT P160 subfield is set to 1 and a value of the Special User Info Field Present subfield is set to 0, the TB PPDU is a Trigger Based Aggregated-PPDU (TB A-PPDU),

wherein the TB A-PPDU includes a High Efficiency (HE) TB PPDU for a primary 160 MHz channel and an Extreme High Throughput (EHT) TB PPDU for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the trigger frame further includes information on a bandwidth of the TB PPDU,

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU includes first and second bandwidth fields,

wherein the first bandwidth field includes information on a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted,

wherein the first and second bandwidth fields include information on a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted, and

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU excludes a first case in which a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz and a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz.

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

transmitting, by a transmitting station (STA), a trigger frame to a receiving STA; and

receiving, by the transmitting STA, a Trigger Based-Physical Protocol Data Unit (TB PPDU) from the receiving STA through a 320 MHz band,

wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a special user information field,

wherein the common information field includes a HE/EHT P160 subfield and a Special User Info Field Present subfield,

wherein when a value of the HE/EHT P160 subfield is set to 1 and a value of the Special User Info Field Present subfield is set to 0, the TB PPDU is a Trigger Based Aggregated-PPDU (TB A-PPDU),

wherein the TB A-PPDU includes a High Efficiency (HE) TB PPDU for a primary 160 MHz channel and an Extreme High Throughput (EHT) TB PPDU for a secondary 160 MHz channel,

wherein the trigger frame further includes information on a bandwidth of the TB PPDU,

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU includes first and second bandwidth fields,

wherein the first bandwidth field includes information on a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted,

wherein the first and second bandwidth fields include information on a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted, and

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU excludes a first case in which a bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz and a bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 20 MHz.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU further excludes a second case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 40 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 40 MHz, a third case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 80 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 80 MHz, a fourth case in which the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 160 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 320-1 MHz, and a fifth case that the bandwidth through which the HE TB PPDU is transmitted is 160 MHz and the bandwidth through which the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted is 320-2 MHz.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein when the value of the HE/EHT P160 subfield is set to 0 and the value of the Special User Info Field Present subfield is set to 0, the TB PPDU is the EHT TB PPDU,

wherein when the receiving STA is a HE STA, the TB PPDU is interpreted as a HE TB PPDU by the HE STA,

wherein when the receiving STA is an EHT STA, the TB PPDU is interpreted as an EHT TB PPDU by the EHT STA,

wherein the information on the bandwidth of the TB PPDU excludes a sixth case in which the bandwidth of the HE TB PPDU interpreted by the HE STA is 80 MHz and the bandwidth of the EHT TB PPDU interpreted by the EHT STA is 160 MHz, and a seventh case in which the bandwidth of the HE TB PPDU interpreted by the HE STA is 160 MHz and the bandwidth of the EHT TB PPDU interpreted by the EHT STA is 80 MHz.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first bandwidth field is included in the common information field,

wherein the second bandwidth field is included in the special user information field.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 2 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 1,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through a primary 80 MHz channel within the primary 160 MHz channel, the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through the secondary 160 MHz channel, and a secondary 80 MHz channel in the primary 160 MHz channel is punctured.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 3 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 0,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through the primary 160 MHz channel, the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through a first 80 MHz channel within the secondary 160 MHz channel, and a second 80 MHz channel excluding the first 80 MHz channel in the secondary 160 MHz channel is punctured.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein when a value of the first bandwidth field is 3 and a value of the second bandwidth field is 1,

the HE TB PPDU is transmitted through the primary 160 MHz channel, and the EHT TB PPDU is transmitted through the secondary 160 MHz channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: PARK, EUNSUNG; CHUN, JINYOUNG; CHOI, JINSOO; LIM, DONGGUK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 064652/0734 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0035173 · Mar 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240129082A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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