阅读说明：本技术 在无线lan系统中发送和接收信号的方法以及用于所述方法的装置 (Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless LAN system and apparatus for the same ) 是由 金镇玟 崔镇洙 于 2017-12-14 设计创作，主要内容包括：公开一种用于在无线局域网(WLAN)系统中用于发送和接收信号的站的方法以及用于该方法的装置。更具体地,公开一种用于发送和接收信号的方法以及用于该方法的装置,当站通过其中四个信道已经被绑定的信道来发送和接收信号时,该方法生成用于正交频分复用(OFDM)分组的增强的定向多千兆位(EDMG)短训练字段(STF),并且发送和接收包括生成的EDMG STF字段的信号。(A method for a station for transmitting and receiving a signal in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. More particularly, disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, which generates an enhanced directional multi-gigabit (EDMG) Short Training Field (STF) for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) packet and transmits and receives a signal including the generated EDMG STF field, and an apparatus for the method.)

1. A method for transmitting a signal by a first Station (STA) to a second Station (STA) through four bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising:

generating an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Short Training Field (STF) field transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode based on a number of channels included in a bonded channel over which an EDMG Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) is transmitted and a space-time stream index; and

transmitting the EDMG PPDU including the EDMG STF field transmitted in the OFDM mode to the second STA through space-time streams within the four bonded channels,

wherein an EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field is configured to have a format of { A,0,0,0, B }, and wherein A and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804,

wherein A and B of each space-time stream are orthogonal to A and B, respectively, of another space-time stream, an

Wherein non-zero values included in A and B are configured based on a first sequence and a second sequence each having a length of 5, and the first sequence and the second sequence are repeatedly included in A and B with a predetermined weight.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the EDMG STF field is configured to have a length of 6 OFDM symbols.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a maximum of 8 space-time streams are used, and

wherein each space-time stream (i)_STS) First sequence of (1)And a second sequenceAre each configured to have a sequence as shown in equation 31 below:

[ equation 31]

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

Wherein the non-zero values included in A and B are represented byAndis configured, each sequence is determined by equation 12 shown below:

[ equation 32]

Wherein the usage shown in equation 32 is determined as shown in the following table 31At each space-time stream

[ Table 31]

4. The method of claim 3, wherein A and B of each space-time stream respectively comprise {0,0,0} sequences between the non-zero values.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein A of each space-time stream comprises a {0,0,0,0} sequence located at a leading position and a {0,0} sequence located at a trailing position, and

wherein B of each space-time stream comprises a {0,0} sequence located at the most forward position and a {0,0,0,0} sequence located at the most backward position.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a maximum of 8 space-time streams are used, and

wherein the indications are for each space-time stream (I) as shown in tables 32 to 39 below_STS) A of (2A):

[ Table 32]

[ Table 33]

[ Table 34]

[ Table 35]

[ Table 36]

[ Table 37]

[ Table 38]

[ Table 39]

Wherein for each space-time stream (I)_STS) Is indicated as shown in tables 40 to 47 below.

[ Table 40]

[ Table 41]

[ Table 42]

[ Table 43]

[ Table 44]

[ Table 45]

[ Table 46]

[ Table 47]

7. A method for receiving a signal from a second Station (STA) through four bonded channels by a first Station (STA) in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising:

receiving an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an EDMG STF field from the second STA over space-time streams within the four bonded channels, the EDMG STF field being generated based on a space-time stream index and a number of channels included in a bonded channel over which the EDMG PPDU is transmitted and being transmitted in an OFDM mode,

wherein an EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field is configured to have a format of { A,0,0,0, B }, and wherein A and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804,

wherein A and B of each space-time stream are orthogonal to A and B, respectively, of another space-time stream, an

Wherein non-zero values included in A and B are configured based on a first sequence and a second sequence, each sequence having a length of 5, and the first sequence and the second sequence are repeatedly included in A and B with a predetermined weight.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the EDMG STF field is configured to have a length of 6 OFDM symbols.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein a maximum of 8 space-time streams are used, and

wherein each space-time stream (i)_STS) First sequence of (1)And a second sequenceAre each configured to have a sequence as shown in equation 51 below:

[ equation 51]

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

Wherein the non-zero values included in A and B are represented byAndeach sequence is determined by equation 52 shown below:

[ equation 52]

For each space-time stream as shown in equation 52 is determined as shown in Table 51 below

[ Table 51]

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a and B of each space-time stream respectively comprise {0,0,0} sequences between the non-zero values.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a of each space-time stream comprises a {0,0,0,0} sequence located at a leading position and a {0,0} sequence located at a trailing position, and

wherein B of each space-time stream comprises a {0,0} sequence located at the most forward position and a {0,0,0,0} sequence located at the most backward position.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein a maximum of 8 space-time streams are used, and

wherein the indications are for each space-time stream (I) as shown in tables 52 to 59 below_STS) A of (2A):

[ Table 52]

[ Table 53]

[ Table 54]

[ Table 55]

[ Table 56]

[ Table 57]

[ Table 58]

[ Table 59]

Wherein for each space-time stream (I)_STS) Is indicated as shown in tables 60 to 67 below.

[ Table 60]

[ Table 61]

[ Table 62]

[ Table 63]

[ Table 64]

[ Table 65]

[ Table 66]

[ Table 67]

13. A station apparatus for transmitting a signal through four bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising:

a transmission/reception unit having one or more Radio Frequency (RF) chains and configured to transmit/receive a signal to/from another station apparatus; and

a processor operatively connected to the transmitting/receiving unit and performing signal processing of signals transmitted to/received from other station apparatuses,

wherein the processor is configured to:

generating an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Short Training Field (STF) field transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode based on a space-time stream index included in a bonded channel through which an EDMG Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) is transmitted and a number of the channels, and

transmitting the EDMG PPDU including the EDMG STF field transmitted in the OFDM mode to the second STA through space-time streams within the four bonded channels,

wherein an EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field is configured to have a format of { A,0,0,0, B }, and wherein A and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804,

wherein A and B of each space-time stream are orthogonal to A and B, respectively, of another space-time stream, an

Wherein non-zero values included in A and B are configured based on a first sequence and a second sequence each having a length of 5, and the first sequence and the second sequence are repeatedly included in A and B with a predetermined weight.

14. A station apparatus for receiving a signal through one or two bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising:

a transmission/reception unit having one or more Radio Frequency (RF) chains and configured to transmit/receive a signal to/from another station apparatus; and

a processor operatively connected to the transmitting/receiving unit and performing signal processing of signals transmitted to/received from other station apparatuses,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receiving an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an EDMG short sequence field (STF) field from the second STA over space-time streams within the four bonded channels, the EDMG STF field being generated based on a space-time stream index included in a bonded channel over which the EDMG PPDU is transmitted and a number of channels, and being transmitted in an OFDM mode,

wherein an EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field is configured to have a format of { A,0,0,0, B }, and wherein A and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804,

wherein A and B of each space-time stream are orthogonal to A and B, respectively, of another space-time stream, an

Wherein non-zero values included in A and B are configured based on a first sequence and a second sequence each having a length of 5, and the first sequence and the second sequence are repeatedly included in A and B with a predetermined weight.

Technical Field

The following description relates to a method for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless lan (wlan) system, and more particularly, in case that a station transmits and receives signals through four bonded channels, to a method for transmitting and receiving signals configuring an EDMG (enhanced directed multi-gigabit) STF (short training field) field for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) packet and transmitting and receiving signals including the configured EDMG STF field, and an apparatus thereof.

Background

Standards for wireless LAN technology are being developed as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)802.11 standard. IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b use unlicensed frequency bands in 2.4GHz or 5 GHz. In addition, IEEE 802.11b provides a transmission rate of 11Mbps, and IEEE 802.11a provides a transmission rate of 54 Mbps. In addition, IEEE 802.11g provides a transmission rate of 54Mbps by applying Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). IEEE 802.11n provides a transmission rate of 300Mbps over 4 spatial streams by applying multiple input multiple output OFDM (MIMO-OFDM). IEEE 802.11n supports a channel bandwidth of up to 40MHz, and in this case, IEEE 802.11n provides a transmission rate of 600 Mbps.

The above-mentioned wireless lan (wlan) standard was previously defined as the IEEE 802.11ac standard, which uses a maximum bandwidth of 160MHz, supports 8 spatial streams, and supports a maximum rate of 1 Gbit/s. Additionally, IEEE 802.11ax standardization is now being discussed.

Meanwhile, the IEEE 802.11ad system provides for capability enhancement for ultra high speed throughput in the 60GHz band, and for the first time, in the above IEEE 802.11ad system, IEEE 802.11ay employing channel bonding and MIMO technology is being discussed.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical purpose

By applying the above configuration, in case that the station according to the present disclosure transmits the OFDM packet through four bonded channels, by configuring the EDMG STF field using the method proposed in the present disclosure, a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) can be achieved.

At this time, in case that a station transmits and receives a signal through a bonded channel, the present disclosure proposes a method of configuring an EDMG STF field for an OFDM packet and transmitting and receiving a signal including the configured EDMG STF field, and an apparatus thereof.

Technical scheme

To achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for transmitting a signal by a first Station (STA) to a second Station (STA) through four bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising the steps of: generating an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Short Training Field (STF) field transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode based on a number of channels included in a bonded channel over which an EDMG Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) is transmitted and a space-time stream index; and transmitting an EDMG PPDU including an EDMG STF field transmitted in the OFDM mode to the second STA through a space-time stream within the four bonded channels. At this time, the EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a format of { a,0, B }, and a and B may respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804, and a and B of each space-time stream may be respectively orthogonal to a and B of another space-time stream, and non-zero values included in a and B are configured based on first and second sequences each having a length of 5, and the first and second sequences are repeatedly included in a and B with a predetermined weight.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for a first Station (STA) to receive signals from a second Station (STA) through four bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, comprising the steps of: an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an EDMG Short Training Field (STF) field generated based on a number of channels and a space-time stream index included in a bonded channel through which the EDMG PPDU is transmitted is received from a second STA through space-time streams within four bonded channels and transmitted in an OFDM mode. At this time, the EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a format of { a,0,0,0, B }, and a and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804, and a and B of each space-time stream may be orthogonal to a and B of another space-time stream, respectively, and non-zero values included in a and B are configured based on a first sequence and a second sequence, each sequence having a length of 5, and the first sequence and the second sequence are repeatedly included in a and B with a predetermined weight.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a station apparatus for transmitting a signal through four bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, the station apparatus including: a transmission/reception unit having one or more Radio Frequency (RF) chains and configured to transmit/receive a signal to/from another station apparatus; and a processor operatively connected to the transmitting/receiving unit and performing signal processing of signals transmitted to/received from the other station device, wherein the processor is configured to: an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Short Training Field (STF) field transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode is generated based on a space-time stream index included in a bonded channel through which an EDMG Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) is transmitted and the EDMG PPDU including the EDMG STF field transmitted in the OFDM mode is transmitted to a second STA through a space-time stream within four bonded channels. At this time, the EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a format of { a,0,0,0, B }, and a and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804, and a and B of each space-time stream may be orthogonal to a and B of another space-time stream, respectively, and non-zero values included in a and B are configured based on first and second sequences each having a length of 5, and the first and second sequences are repeatedly included in a and B with a predetermined weight.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a station apparatus for receiving a signal through one or two bonded channels in a wireless lan (wlan) system, the station apparatus including: a transmission/reception unit having one or more Radio Frequency (RF) chains and configured to transmit/receive a signal to/from another station apparatus; and a processor operatively connected to the transmission/reception unit and performing signal processing of signals transmitted to/received from the other station device, wherein the processor is configured to receive an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an EDMG short sequence field (STF) field from the second STA through space-time streams within four bonded channels, wherein the EDMG STF field is generated based on a space-time stream index included in a bonded channel through which the EDMG PPDU is transmitted and a number of channels and is transmitted in an OFDM mode. At this time, the EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a format of { a,0,0,0, B }, and a and B respectively indicate sequences each having a length of 804, and a and B of each space-time stream may be orthogonal to a and B of another space-time stream, respectively, and non-zero values included in a and B are configured based on first and second sequences each having a length of 5, and the first and second sequences are repeatedly included in a and B with a predetermined weight.

Here, the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a length of 6 OFDM symbols.

In addition, up to 8 space-time streams may be used, each space-time stream (i)_STS) First sequence of (1)And a second sequenceMay each be configured to have a sequence as shown in equation 1 below.

[ equation 11]

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

The non-zero values included in A and B may be represented byAndeach sequence is determined by equation 12 shown below.

[ equation 12]

For each space-time stream as shown in equation 12 is determined as shown in Table 11 below

[ Table 11]

At this time, a and B of each space-time stream may respectively include a sequence of {0,0,0} between non-zero values.

More specifically, a of each space-time stream may include a {0,0,0,0} sequence positioned at the forefront position and a {0,0} sequence positioned at the last position, and B of each space-time stream may include a {0,0} sequence positioned at the forefront position and a {0,0,0,0} sequence positioned at the last position.

Thus, as shown in tables 12-19 below, an indication is used for each space-time stream (I)_STS) A of (1).

[ Table 12]

[ Table 13]

[ Table 14]

[ Table 15]

[ Table 16]

[ Table 17]

[ Table 18]

[ Table 19]

And, for each space-time stream (I)_STS) Is indicated as shown in tables 20 to 27 below.

[ Table 20]

[ Table 21]

[ Table 22]

[ Table 23]

[ Table 24]

[ Table 25]

[ Table 26]

[ Table 27]

The effects of the present disclosure will not be limited to the above effects. Therefore, the effects not mentioned above or additional effects of the present application may become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the description given below.

Technical effects

By applying the above configuration, in the case where the station according to the present disclosure transmits an OFDM packet through four bonded channels, by configuring the EDMG STF field using the method proposed by the present disclosure, a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) can be achieved.

The effects of the present disclosure will not be limited to the above effects. Therefore, the effects not mentioned above or additional effects of the present application may become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the description given below.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary configuration of a wireless lan (wlan) system.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing another exemplary configuration of a wireless lan (wlan) system.

Fig. 3 is a diagram depicting channels in a 60GHz band for describing channel bonding operations according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a diagram for describing a basic method for performing channel bonding in a wireless lan (wlan) system.

Fig. 5 is a diagram describing a configuration of a beacon interval.

Fig. 6 is a diagram describing a physical configuration of a legacy radio frame.

Fig. 7 and 8 are diagrams describing the configuration of the header field of the radio frame shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating a PPDU structure that can be applied to the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating a simple PPDU structure that can be applied to the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating a packet preamble included in a (legacy) preamble according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 to 17 are diagrams showing Golay sequences that can be applied to the present disclosure.

Fig. 18 is a diagram showing bandwidths of an SC packet and an OFDM packet in the case of 2-channel bonding and 4-channel bonding, respectively.

FIG. 19 is a view showing that_STSIn case of 1Andin the drawing (a) of (b),FIG. 20 is a view showing_STSIn case of 2 or lessAndis shown in fig. 21 at i_STSIn case of 3 or lessAndFIG. 22 is a view showing_STSIn case of 4 or lessAndis shown in (i), FIG. 23 is a view showing_STSIn case of 5 or moreAndis shown in figure 24 at_STSIn case of 6 or lessAndis shown in figure 25 at_STSIn case of equal to 7Andand FIG. 26 is a view shown at i_STSEqual to 8Andthe figure (a).

FIG. 27 shows the structure at i_STSIn the case of 1 or 2FIG. 28 shows the graphs at i_STSEqual to 3 or 4And FIG. 29 shows the graphs at i_STSEqual to 5 or 6And FIG. 30 is a graph shown at i, respectively_STSEqual to 7 or 8The figure (a).

FIG. 31 shows the data at i_STSIn the case of 1 or 2Respectively, and FIG. 32 shows the graphs at i_STSEqual to 3 or 4Are shown in (i) in FIG. 33_STSEqual to 5 or 6And FIG. 34 is a graph shown at i, respectively_STSEqual to 7 or 8The figure (a).

Fig. 35 is a flowchart illustrating a signal transmission method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 36 is a diagram describing an apparatus for implementing the above-described method.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Only the detailed description, which will be disclosed hereinafter together with the accompanying drawings, will be provided to describe exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. Additionally, it should be understood, therefore, that the exemplary embodiments presented herein are not intended to represent the only embodiments for practicing the present disclosure.

The following detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without reference to the specific details set forth above. In some cases, to avoid any ambiguity in the concepts of the present disclosure, the disclosed structures and devices may be omitted or illustrated as block diagrams based on their core functionality.

Although there may be various mobile communication systems to which the present disclosure is applied, a wireless lan (wlan) system will be described in detail hereinafter as an example of such a mobile communication system.

1. Wireless LAN (WLAN) system

1-1. general Wireless LAN (WLAN) System

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary configuration of a wireless lan (wlan) system.

As shown in fig. 1, a wireless lan (wlan) includes one or more Basic Service Sets (BSSs). A BSS is a set (or group) of Stations (STAs) that successfully achieve synchronization in order to communicate with each other.

As logical entities including a Medium Access Control (MAC) and a physical layer interface for a wireless medium, the STA includes an Access Point (AP) and a non-AP station. Among the STAs, a portable device (or terminal) operated by a user corresponds to a non-AP station. Also, therefore, when an entity is referred to simply as a STA, the STA may also refer to a non-AP station. non-AP stations may also be referred to herein by other terms such as terminal, wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), User Equipment (UE), Mobile Station (MS), mobile terminal, mobile subscriber unit, etc.

Additionally, an AP is an entity that provides its Associated Stations (STAs) access to a Distribution System (DS) over a wireless medium. An AP may also be referred to herein as a centralized controller, base station (B), node B, Base Transceiver System (BTS), personal basic service set center/access point (PCP/AP), site controller, etc.

BSSs can be classified into infrastructure BSSs and independent BSSs (ibss).

The BSS shown in fig. 1 corresponds to IBSS. IBSS refers to a BSS that does not include an AP. In addition, since the BSS does not include an AP, access to the DS is not authorized (or approved), and thus, the IBSS acts as a self-contained network.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing another exemplary configuration of a wireless lan (wlan) system.

The BSS shown in fig. 2 corresponds to an infrastructure BSS. The infrastructure BSS includes one or more STAs and an AP. In general, although communication between non-AP STAs is established through an AP, direct communication may be established between non-AP STAs in the case where a direct link is configured between non-AP STAs.

As shown in fig. 2, a plurality of infrastructure BSSs may be interconnected with each other through the DS. A plurality of BSSs interconnected with each other through the DS are collectively referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). STAs included in an ESS may perform communication between each other, and non-ap STAs may transfer (or relocate) from one BSS to another BSS within the same ESS while performing uninterrupted communication.

As a mechanism for connecting a plurality of APs, it is not necessarily required that the DS correspond to a network. There is no limitation in the structure or configuration of the DS as long as the DS can provide the predetermined distribution service. For example, the DS may correspond to a wireless network, such as a mesh network, or the DS may correspond to a physical structure (or entity) connecting APs to each other.

Hereinafter, a channel bonding method performed in the wireless LAN system will be described in detail hereinafter based on the description given above.

1-2 Wireless LAN (WLAN)Channel bonding in a system

Fig. 3 is a diagram depicting channels in a 60GHz band for describing channel bonding operations according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 channels may be configured in the 60GHz band, and a general channel bandwidth may be equal to 2.16 GHz. The ISM band (57GHz to 66GHz) available for use in 60GHz may be differently regulated according to the situation (or situation) of each country. Generally, among the channels shown in fig. 3, channel 2 may be used as a default channel because channel 2 is available for use in all regions. Most areas except australia may use channel 2 and channel 3. And, thus, channel 2 and channel 3 can be used for channel bonding. However, it should be understood that various channels may be used for channel bonding. Additionally, therefore, the present disclosure will not be limited to only one or more particular channels.

Fig. 4 is a diagram for describing a basic method for performing channel bonding in a wireless lan (wlan) system.

The example shown in fig. 4 corresponds to an example in which two 20MHz channels are combined and the combined channel is operated (or used) for 40MHz channel bonding in the IEEE 802.11n system. In the case of the IEEE 802.11ac system, 40/80/160MHz channel bonding may be performed.

The two exemplary channels of fig. 4 include a primary channel and a secondary channel, and the STA may check a channel state of the primary channel among the two channels by using the CSMA/CA method. If the primary channel is idle during a constant backoff interval and if the secondary channel is idle during a predetermined time period (e.g., PIFS) at a point in time when the backoff count is equal to 0, the STA may transmit data by combining the primary channel and the secondary channel.

However, in the case of performing contention-based channel bonding, as shown in fig. 4, since channel bonding can be performed only in a limited case where the secondary channel maintains an idle state during a predetermined period of time at a point of time when the backoff count for the primary channel expires, as described above, the use of channel bonding is very limited (or restricted). And, therefore, there is a difficulty that measures cannot be flexibly taken in accordance with the situation (or situation) of the media.

Accordingly, in one aspect of the present disclosure, a scheme (or method) of performing schedule-based access by having an AP transmit schedule information to a STA is proposed. Meanwhile, in another aspect of the present disclosure, a scheme (or method) of performing contention-based channel access based on or independently of the above scheduling is proposed. Further, in still another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of performing communication through a spatial sharing technique based on beamforming is presented.

1-3 Beacon Interval configuration

Fig. 5 is a diagram describing a configuration of a beacon interval.

In an 11 ad-based DMG BSS system, the time of the media may be divided into beacon intervals. The low-level period within the beacon interval may be referred to as an access period. Each of the different access periods within one beacon interval may have different access rules. Such information about the access period may be transmitted by the AP or a personal basic service set control point (PCP) to the non-AP STA or the non-PCP.

As shown in the example of fig. 5, one beacon interval may include one Beacon Header Interval (BHI) and one Data Transfer Interval (DTI). As shown in fig. 4, the BHI may include a Beacon Transmission Interval (BTI), an associated beamforming training (a-BFT), and an Announcement Transmission Interval (ATI).

A BTI refers to a period (or interval or duration) during which one or more DMG beacon frames may be transmitted. a-BFT refers to a period of beamforming training performed by STAs that have transmitted DMG beacon frames during the previous BTI. ATI refers to a request-response based management access period between a PCP/AP and a non-PCP/non-AP STA.

Meanwhile, a Data Transfer Interval (DTI) refers to a period in which frame exchange is performed between STAs. Additionally, as shown in fig. 5, one or more contention-based access periods (CBAPs) and one or more Service Periods (SPs) may be allocated (or assigned) to the DTI. Although fig. 5 shows an example in which 2 CBAPs and 2 SPs are allocated to DCI, this is merely exemplary. And, thus, the present disclosure is not necessarily required to be limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a physical layer configuration in a wireless lan (wlan) system to which the present disclosure will be applied will be described in detail.

1-4. physical layer configuration

It will be assumed that a wireless lan (wlan) system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present common may provide 3 different modulation modes as shown below.

[ Table 1]

Such modulation modes may be used to meet different requirements (e.g., high throughput or stability). Depending on the system, among the modulation modes given above, only some of these modulation modes may be supported.

Fig. 6 is a diagram describing a physical configuration of a legacy radio frame.

It will be assumed that all directional multi-gigabit (DMG) physical layers typically include the following fields shown in fig. 6. However, the prescribed method of each individual field and the modulation/coding scheme used in each field may vary according to each mode.

As shown in fig. 6, the preamble of the radio frame may include a Short Training Field (STF) and a Channel Estimation (CE). Additionally, the radio frame may further include a header and a data field as a payload of the radio frame, and may optionally include a training for beamforming (TRN) field.

Fig. 7 and 8 are diagrams describing the configuration of the header field of the radio frame shown in fig. 6.

More specifically, fig. 7 illustrates a case of using a Single Carrier (SC) mode. In the SC mode, the header may include information indicating an initial value of scrambling, information indicating a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and a data length, information indicating the presence or absence of an additional Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU), and information on a packet type, a training length, aggregation or non-aggregation, the presence or absence of a beam training request, a last Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), truncation or non-truncation, a Header Check Sequence (HCS), and the like. Additionally, as shown in fig. 7, the header has a reserved bit of 4 bits, and in the description given below, such a reserved bit may also be used.

Additionally, fig. 8 illustrates a detailed configuration of a header corresponding to a case where the OFDM mode is applied. The header may include information indicating an initial value of scrambling, information indicating MCS and data length, information indicating the presence or absence of an additional PPDU, and information on a packet type, a training length, aggregation or non-aggregation, the presence or absence of a beam training request, a last RSSI, truncation or non-truncation, a Header Check Sequence (HCS), and the like. Additionally, as shown in fig. 8, the header has a reserved bit of 2 bits, and, as in the case of fig. 7, such a reserved bit may also be used in the description given below.

As described above, the IEEE 802.11ay system considers for the first time the application of channel bonding and MIMO technology to the legacy 11ad system. To implement channel bonding and MIMO, the 11ay system requires a new PPDU structure. In other words, when the legacy 11 adpdu structure is used, there is a limitation in supporting legacy User Equipment (UE) and simultaneously implementing channel bonding and MIMO.

To this end, a new field for 11ay UEs may be defined after legacy preamble and legacy header fields for supporting legacy UEs. In addition, herein, channel bonding and MIMO may be supported by using newly defined fields.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating a PPDU structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure. In fig. 9, the horizontal axis may correspond to the time domain, and the vertical axis may correspond to the frequency domain.

When two or more channels are bonded, a frequency band (e.g., 400MHz frequency band) having a predetermined size may exist between frequency bands (e.g., 1.83GHz) used between each channel. In the case of the mixed mode, the legacy preamble (legacy STF, legacy CE) is repeated by each channel. Also, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it may be considered that transmission (gap filling) of new STF and CE fields and legacy preambles is simultaneously performed through a 400MHz band between each channel.

In this case, as shown in fig. 9, the PPDU structure according to the present disclosure has a structure in which ay STF, ay CE, ay header B, and yy payload are transmitted after the legacy preamble, legacy header, and ay header a via a wideband. Accordingly, the ay header and the ay payload field transmitted after the header field may be transmitted through a channel used for channel bonding. Hereinafter, in order to distinguish the ay header from the legacy header, the ay header may be referred to as an enhanced directed multi-gigabit (EDMG) header, and the corresponding terms may be used interchangeably.

For example, there may be a total of 6 channels or 8 channels (each corresponding to 2.16GHz) in an 11ay system, and a maximum of 4 channels may be bonded and transmitted to a single STA. Accordingly, the ay header and the ay payload may be transmitted through bandwidths of 2.16GHz, 4.32GHz, 6.48GHz, and 8.64 GHz.

Alternatively, a PPDU format in a case where the legacy preamble is repeatedly transmitted without performing the above gap filling may also be considered.

In this case, since gap padding is not performed, the PPDU has a format in which ay STF, ay CE, and ay header B are transmitted after the legacy preamble, legacy header, and ay header a without the GF-STF and GF-CE fields, which are illustrated with dotted lines in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating a simple PPDU structure that can be applied to the present disclosure. When the above PPDU format is briefly summarized, the PPDU format may be illustrated as shown in fig. 10.

As shown in fig. 10, the PPDU format suitable for the 11ay system may include L-STF, L-CEF, L-header, EDMG-header-A, EDMG-STF, EDMG-CEF, EDMG-header-B, data and TRN fields, and the above-mentioned fields may be selectively included according to the format of the PPDU (e.g., SU PPDU, MU PPDU, etc.).

Herein, a portion including the L-STF, L-CEF, and L-header fields may be referred to as a non-EDMG portion, and the remaining portion may be referred to as an EDMG portion (or region). Additionally, the L-STF, L-CEF, L-header, and EDMG-header-a fields may be referred to as a front EDMG modulation field, and the remaining fields may be referred to as EDMG modulation fields.

The (legacy) preamble of the PPDU described above may be used for packet detection, Automatic Gain Control (AGC), frequency offset estimation, synchronization, modulation indication (SC or OFDM), and channel estimation. The format of the preamble may be the same for OFDM packets and SC packets. Here, the preamble may be configured by a Short Training Field (STF) and a Channel Estimation (CE) field located after the STF field.

Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating a packet preamble included in a (legacy) preamble according to the present disclosure.

STF consisting of a single Ga followed by₁₂₈Ga of (n) sequence having a length of 128₁₂₈(n) 16 repeats of the sequence. Here, the waveform of the STF may be expressed as shown in the following equation.

[ equation 1]

Golay sequence (e.g., Ga)₁₂₈(n)、Gb₁₂₈(n)、Ga₆₄(n)、Gb₆₄(n)、Ga₃₂(n)、Gb₃₂(b) Used in the single preamble, single carrier guard interval and beamforming TRN-R/T and AGC fields. The Golay sequence may be referred to as a complementary sequence. The subscripts indicate the length of the sequence. The sequence is generated by using the following recursive procedure.

[ equation 2]

A₀(n)＝δ(n)

B₀(n)＝δ(n)

A_k(n)＝W_kA_k-1(n)+B_k-1(n-D_k)

B_k(n)＝W_kA_k-1(n)-B_k-1(n-D_k)

Here, n < 0 or n.gtoreq.2^kIn the case of (A)_k(n) and B_k(n) may each be assigned a value of 0.

In the above process, D is used_k＝[1 8 2 4 16 32 64](k ═ 1, 2,. 7) and W_k＝[-1 -1 -1 +1 -1 -1]In the case of (2), it may be as Ga₁₂₈(n)＝A₇(128-n) and Gb₁₂₈(n)＝B₇(128-n) are assigned the same value.

Alternatively, in the above process, D is used_k＝[2 1 4 8 2 16 32]And W_k＝[1 1 -1 -1 1 -1]In the case of (2), it may be as Ga₆₄(n)＝A₆(64-n) and Gb₆₄(n)＝B₆(64-n) are assigned as well.

Alternatively, in the above process, D is used_k＝[1 4 8 2 16]And W_k＝[-1 1 -1 1 -1]In the case of (2), it may be as Ga₃₂(n)＝A₅(32-n) and Gb₃₂(n)＝B₅(32-n) are assigned as well.

Each of the above sequences may be indicated as shown in fig. 12 to 17. Here, the sequence is standard and the description given above is informative.

Hereinafter, fig. 12 to 17 are diagrams illustrating Golay sequences that can be applied to the present disclosure.

3. Exemplary embodiments applicable to the present disclosure

The PPDU format shown in fig. 10 may be applied as a PPDU format suitable for the 11ay system of the present disclosure. Here, the AGC field may be additionally included in a portion positioned between the data field and the TRN field.

At this time, each field may be defined as follows.

[ Table 2]

Field(s)	Description of the invention
		L-STF	non-EDMG short sequence field
L-CEF	non-EDMG messagesChannel estimation field
		L-header	non-EDMG header field
EDMG-header-A	EDMG header A field
		EDMG-STF	EDMG short sequence field
EDMG-CEF	EDMG channel estimation field
		EDMG-header-B	EDMG header B field
Data	Data field carrying PSDU
		AGC	Automatic gain control field
TRN	Training sequence field

In case of operating the STA according to the present disclosure according to a Single Input Single Output (SISO) scheme using a single channel, the EDMG-STF and the EDMG-CEF of table 2 may not be transmitted.

Hereinafter, a method of designing an EDMG-STF for an OFDM packet (or for an OFDM transmission mode) is proposed based on the above-described technical configuration. More specifically, the present disclosure proposes a method of designing an EDMG-STF for an OFDM packet while considering the following reference details. Hereinafter, reference details considered in the present disclosure will be described in detail.

(1) Frequency/time domain sequence

The EDMG-STF for the OFDM packet may be transmitted by configuring a sequence generated in a time domain. For example, the EDMG-STF for the OFDM packet may be defined as DMG-STF defined in the 11ad system, or as a new Golay sequence, or as an EDMG-STF for Single Carrier (SC) defined in the 11ay system.

As a method for matching the sequence defined in the above method with the bandwidth occupied by the OFDM packet, the resampling method used in the 11ad system may be modified and used, or a new sampling rate may be defined and employed. However, implementation of such a configuration may result in a considerable burden.

Accordingly, the present disclosure proposes a method that allows EDMG-STF to be compatible with EDMG-CEF by generating a sequence corresponding to EDMG-STF in the frequency domain. Therefore, by also allowing the bandwidths for the payloads to match each other, more accurate AGC can be performed compared to the STA.

Fig. 18 is a diagram showing bandwidths of an SC packet and an OFDM packet in the case of 2-channel bonding and 4-channel bonding, respectively.

As shown in fig. 18, in the case of binding a plurality of channels, the difference between the bandwidth of the SC packet and the bandwidth of the OFDM packet may be equal to 0.47GHz (e.g., in the case of 2CB, see (a) of fig. 18) or 1.28GHz (e.g., in the case of 4CB, see (b) of fig. 18) according to the number of channels to be bound. Therefore, a case may occur in which the STA cannot perform accurate AGC. As described above, the occurrence of this situation increases as the number of channels to be bonded increases.

(2) Processing time for L-header decoding

The EDMG-STF of the SC packet is designed to have 18 Ga in consideration of the processing time of the DMG header₁₂₈*N_CBSequence and 1 piece-Ga₁₂₈*N_CBAnd (4) sequencing. At this time, the time taken by the total of 18+1 sequences is approximately equal to 1.3818 us. Here, N_CBIndicating the number of channels used for channel bonding by using the channel bonding factor.

As described above, the EDMG-STF for OFDM packets proposed in the present disclosure may also be designed while considering the processing time of the DMG header. At this time, when assuming the length (T) of one OFDM symbol_DFT+T_GI) Equal to 0.2424us, 6 or more OFDM symbols may be required to decode the legacy header. This is because 1.3818us/0.2424us is 5.7. Therefore, it is proposed in the present disclosure to configure the EDMG-STF by using 6 OFDM symbols.

(3) Compatible structure for EDMG-STF for SC

As described above, EDMG-STF for SC may have a structure obtained by using Ga128 (in N)_CB1) is repeated 4 times within a single carrier block. Here, the structure repeated as described above and the number of such structures may affect AGC and synchronization performance. Therefore, the OFDM-specific EDMG-STF may also have a structure repeated 4 times during one DFT/IDFT period, so as to have a performance requirement value similar to that of the SC.

Here, a structure having a specific sequence repeated 4 times during one DFT/IDFT period is advantageous because a Cyclic Prefix (CP) length is T when considering an 11ad system_DFTThe/4 configuration is made such that the respective structures have a unified structure in which a specific sequence is repeated 5 times during one OFDM symbol period.

As described above, in order to allow a specific sequence to be repeated 4 times in the time domain during the DFT/IDFT period, the EDMG-STF for OFDM according to the present disclosure may have a structure in which 3 zeros (0) are repeatedly inserted in the frequency domain.

(4) Hardware (HW) complexity

As a scheme for reducing Hardware (HW) complexity, a value other than 0 included in the EDMG-STF sequence proposed in the present disclosure may be given a value corresponding to any one of +1, -1, + j, and-j.

(5) Orthogonality for MIMO support

To support MIMO transmission, the sequences of each spatial stream according to the present disclosure may be designed to be orthogonal to each other (or to each other).

(6) Peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) performance

To achieve highly reliable signal transmission and reception, the sequence according to the present disclosure may be designed to minimize PAPR. Most particularly, the EDMG-STF according to the present disclosure may be designed to have a PAPR similar to that (e.g., 3.12dB) of the DMG-CEF of the 11ad system.

Hereinafter, a sequence and a method for generating a corresponding sequence, which are applicable to the case of binding one or two channels based on the above-mentioned reference details, will be described in detail.

Here, the EDMG-STF according to the present disclosure has a fixed time size (or length) (e.g., 6 OFDM symbol periods). At this time, the fixed time size may be configured independently of the number of space-time sequences.

The structure of the EDMG-STF field according to the present disclosure may be determined based on the number of consecutive channels (e.g., 2.16GHz channels) being transmitted and the index of the space-time stream.

Hereinafter, a sequence suitable for a case where four channels are bonded based on the above-described reference details and a method for generating the corresponding sequence will be described in detail.

For performing EDMG OFDM transmission through a channel configured by 4 bonded channels (e.g., 8.64GHz), it is used to configure the ith_STSThe frequency sequence (or frequency domain signal) of the EDMG STF field of the individual space-time streams may be expressed as shown in the following equation.

[ equation 3]

Wherein, "i_STS"is the number of space-time streams and 1. ltoreq. i_STS≤8

In this regard, the definition for each space-time stream may be as shown in fig. 19 to 26Andmore specifically, FIG. 19 is a view showing the structure at i_STSEqual to 1Is/are as followsAndis shown in figure 20 at i_STSIn case of 2 or lessAndis shown in fig. 21 at i_STSIn case of 3 or lessAndFIG. 22 is a view showing_STSIn case of 4 or lessAndis shown in (i), FIG. 23 is a view showing_STSIn case of 5 or moreAndis shown in figure 24 at_STSIn case of 6 or lessAndis shown in figure 25 at_STSIn case of equal to 7Andand fig. 26 is a view showing and at i_STSEqual to 8Andthe figure (a).

As a more simplified version of equation 3 and each sequence shown in fig. 19 to 26, the sequence of each space-time stream can be expressed as described below.

[ equation 4]

Wherein, "i_STS"is the number of space-time streams and 1. ltoreq. i_STS≤8

At this time, for each space-time streamAndmay be defined as 0,0,an,0,0,0,0}. Thus, as shown in fig. 27-34, one may define for each space-time streamAndmore specifically, FIG. 27 isAre respectively shown at i_STSIn case of 1 or 2FIG. 28 shows the graphs at i_STSIn the case of 3 or 4And FIG. 29 shows the graphs at i_STSEqual to 5 or 6And FIG. 30 is a graph shown at i, respectively_STSEqual to 7 or 8The figure (a). FIG. 31 shows the data at i_STSIn case of 1 or 2Respectively, and FIG. 32 shows the graphs at i_STSIn the case of 3 or 4FIG. 33 shows i_STSEqual to 5 or 6And FIG. 34 is a graph shown at i, respectively_STSEqual to 7 or 8The figure (a).

With reference to the above equation, i_STSSpatial stream indices may be indicated and subscripts may indicate the length of each sequence. In addition, three zero (0) values positioned in the middle portion of the above equation may represent a null carrier for Direct Current (DC) offset cancellation.

Meanwhile, as a scheme for preventing unintentional beamforming occurring in the case where the same signal is transmitted from each spatial stream when MIMO transmission is performed, the sequences for each space-time stream proposed in the present disclosure may be designed to be orthogonal to each other.

Hereinafter, as an example applicable to the present disclosure, an example for generating the above-described sequence will be described in detail. In other words, in order to generate the above-described sequence, the STA according to the present disclosure may use a sequence generation method, which will be described later, or use sequence information (or table information) stored in a separate storage device, or use other different methods. Therefore, in order to generate the EDMG-STF field, the STA according to the present disclosure may use the above-described detailed sequence. However, in this case, the STA according to the present disclosure may not necessarily use only the following method, but may also use other methods in order to generate and use the above-described sequence.

For example, for each space-time stream defined as described above in equation 3 and fig. 19-26Andcan be obtained according to the following procedure.

First, it can be defined as shown in the following equationAndat this time, the process of the present invention,can meanAnd n is a value ofCan meanThe nth value of (a).

[ equation 5]

Referring to the equation 5 of the figure,andcan be defined as shown in the following equation.

[ equation 6]

Referring to equation 6, it is generated through a recursive processAndshown in the following equation.

[ equation 7]

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

Here, k denotes an iteration index, andindicates the ith_STSThe sequence of the space-time streams and the weight of the kth iteration.

Per space-time streamThe vector may be expressed as shown in table 3 below.

[ Table 3]

In addition, in equation 7,can be applied instead ofOrCan be applied instead of

Alternatively, referring to equation 7, an element value corresponding to the reverse order of the elements shown in equation 7 may be applied toAndthus, this can be expressed asAnd

at the same time, elements satisfying mutual orthogonality may be applied as per space-time streamAnd (4) vectors. For example, unlike table 4, a complex number including an imaginary number may be applied as a configuration for each space-time streamThe elements of the vector.

In the case where a vector is configured for each space-time stream as shown in the above table, the PAPR of each space-time stream can be expressed as shown below.

[ Table 4]

Number of spatial streams	PAPR
		1	3.00
2	3.00
		3	3.01
4	3.00
		5	3.00
6	3.00
		7	3.00
8	3.00

Referring to the above configuration, the OFDM sampling rate corresponds to F_s＝N_CB2.64GHz and the time period (or duration) corresponds to T_s＝1/F_sIn ns case, the waveform may be transmitted (or transmitted) in an EDMG-STF field in the time domain as defined below.

[ equation 8]

Here, in N_CBIn the case of 1, 2, 3 and 4,equal to 88, 192, 296 and 400, respectively, and Q_kA kth spatial mapping matrix indicating each subcarrier, and]_m，nindicating the matrix element of the m-th row and the n-th column. w (qT)_s) Indicating a window function that is applied to mitigate (or smooth) transitions between consecutive OFDM symbols. And, here, w (qT)_s) May be implementation dependent.

Fig. 35 is a flowchart illustrating a signal transmission method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, a Station (STA) according to the present disclosure generates an EDMG STF field, which is transmitted in an OFDM mode (or transmitted for an OFDM packet) based on the number of channels (e.g., 4) included in a bonded channel through which an EDMG PPDU is transmitted and an index of a space-time stream (S3510).

At this time, the EDMG STF sequence for each space-time stream included in the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a format of { a,0,0,0, B }, and a and B may be configured by a sequence of 804 length.

More specifically, a and B of each space-time stream can be orthogonal to a and B, respectively, of another space-time stream. In other words, a (or B) of the first space-time stream can be configured to be mutually orthogonal to a (or B) of the second space-time stream.

At this time, non-zero values included in a and B are configured/determined based on values of a first sequence and a second sequence, each sequence having a length of 5 bits or each sequence having 5 non-zero elements, and the first and second sequences are repeatedly positioned/included in a and B with a predetermined weight.

Therefore, a and B of each space-time stream may be configured as shown in fig. 19 to 34.

Here, the EDMG STF field may be configured to have a length of 6 OFDM symbols.

At this time, a maximum of 8 space-time streams can be configured, and each space-time stream (i)_STS) First sequence of (1)And a second sequenceMay be respectively configured to have a sequence as shown in the following equation 9.

[ equation 9]

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

For i_STS＝1，2，...，8

Here, the non-zero values included in A and B may be represented byAndare configured, and these sequences are respectively determined by equation 10 shown below.

[ equation 10]

For each space-time stream shown in equation 10Can be expressed as shown in the following table.

[ Table 5]

Here, a and B of each space-time stream may include a sequence of 0,0,0 between non-zero values.

Most particularly, a of each space-time stream may include a {0,0,0,0 sequence located in the most forward position and a {0,0} sequence located in the most rearward position. Also, B of each space-time stream may include a {0,0} sequence located in the most forward position and a {0,0,0,0} sequence located in the most forward position.

Thereafter, the station transmits the EDMG STF field transmitted in the OFDM mode to another station through space-time streams within the four bonded channels (S3520).

4. Device configuration

Fig. 36 is a diagram describing an apparatus for implementing the above-described method.

The wireless device (100) of fig. 36 may correspond to an initiator STA that transmits signals described in the description given above, and the wireless device (150) may correspond to a responder STA that receives signals described in the description given above. At this time, each station may correspond to an 11ay device (or User Equipment (UE)) or PCP/AP. Hereinafter, for simplicity of description of the present disclosure, an initiator STA transmitting a signal is referred to as a transmitting device (100), and a responder STA receiving a signal is referred to as a receiving device (150).

The transmitting device (100) may include a processor (110), a memory (120), and a transmitting/receiving unit (130), and the receiving device (150) may include a processor (160), a memory (170), and a transmitting/receiving unit (180). The transmitting/receiving unit (130, 180) transmits/receives radio signals and can operate in the physical layer of IEEE 802.11/3GPP or the like. The processor (110, 160) may operate in a physical layer and/or a MAC layer and may be operatively connected to the transmitting/receiving unit (130, 180).

The processor (110, 160) and/or the transmit/receive unit (130, 180) may include an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), other chipsets, logic circuitry, and/or a data processor. The memory (120, 170) may include Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), flash memory, memory cards, storage media, and/or other storage units. When the embodiments are performed by software, the techniques (or methods) described herein may be performed with modules (e.g., procedures, functions, and so on) that perform the functions described herein. The modules may be stored in memory (120, 170) and executed by processors (110, 160). The memory (120, 170) may be implemented (or located) within the processor (110, 160) or external to the processor (110, 160). Additionally, the memory (120, 170) may be operatively connected to the processor (110, 160) via various means known in the art.

As described above, a detailed description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is provided so that those skilled in the art can implement and perform the present disclosure. In the detailed description given herein, although the present disclosure is described with reference to preferred exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, alterations, and changes may be made in the present disclosure. Accordingly, the scope and spirit of the present disclosure will not be limited to only the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure set forth herein. Thus, the disclosure is intended to provide the broadest scope and spirit of the appended claims as equivalent to the disclosed principles and novel features.

Industrial applicability

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail on the assumption that the present disclosure can be applied to an IEEE 802.11-based wireless lan (wlan) system, the present disclosure will not be limited thereto. It should be understood that the present disclosure can be applied to various wireless systems capable of performing channel bonding-based data transmission by using the same method as presented herein.