Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for close-proximity communication. The close-proximity communication method performed by a transmitter includes generating a physical layer (PHY) frame including a PHY preamble, a frame header, and a payload field, and transmitting the generated PHY frame to a receiver, in which the frame header may include a media access control (MAC) header, a header check sequence (HCS), and a Reed-Solomon (RS) parity bit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a communication method using interference alignment in a wireless local area network (WLAN). An access point (AP) according to one embodiment may receive first channel information between a station associated with the AP and the AP and second channel information between the station and a neighboring AP to perform interference alignment in cooperation with the AP from the station, and perform interference alignment based on the first channel information and the second channel information.
Abstract:
Provided is slot use control apparatus and method, including an access point (AP) to control a slotted channel access of a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes generating a synchronization (synch) frame including an identification value indicating an STA allocated to a slot, and broadcasting the generated synch frame when a channel is in an idle state at a start point of the slot.
Abstract:
Provided is an iterative interference alignment (IA) method and apparatus for performing a downlink multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (DL MU-MIMO), including transmitting, to a user terminal, a transmission beamforming vector generated arbitrarily, receiving, from the user terminal, a reception beamforming vector calculated to minimize interference based on the transmission beamforming vector, and updating the transmission beamforming vector based on the reception beamforming vector, the iterative IA method may further include calculating a transmission beamforming vector space minimizing interference of an inter-basic service set based on the reception beamforming vector, calculating a transmission beamforming matrix minimizing interference of an intra-basic service set, based on the reception beamforming vector, and updating the transmission beamforming vector based on the transmission beamforming matrix and the transmission beamforming vector space.
Abstract:
Provided are channel sounding and scheduling methods for interference alignment in a wireless LAN. The sounding method includes transmitting a RTS frame, the RTS frame including an OIA candidate AP list that includes identification information of a plurality of access points, transmitting a CTS-pole frame for triggering transmission of a CTS frame to a second access point which is a first access point in the OIA candidate AP list, and receiving a CTS frame which is a response to the CTS-pole frame from the second access point. Therefore, communication performance of the wireless LAN can be improved.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for direct communication between stations. The method for direct communication between stations may include: receiving scheduling information on a frequency selective transmission (FST) from an access point; setting up a link for communication with another station based on the scheduling information; and communicating with the other station using the link.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus and method for transmitting a group frame, and a user terminal and method for receiving a group frame are provided. The communication apparatus may transmit a group frame to each of a plurality of user terminals. The group frame may be generated by grouping, in a physical layer, frames that are respectively transmitted to the plurality of user terminals.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for configuring mesh peer link and a method and apparatus for switching channel in wireless mesh network are provided. A method of configuring a mesh peer link in a wireless mesh network includes a first mesh station transmitting a mesh peering open frame to a second mesh station, and the first mesh station receiving a mesh peering confirm frame from the second mesh station in response to the mesh peering open frame, wherein the first mesh station and the second mesh station support a very high throughput (VHT), and wherein the mesh peering open frame and the mesh peering confirm frame comprise a VHT capability information element.
Abstract:
An operation method of a repeater relaying wireless communications between a base station and at least one terminal in a communication system may include: transmitting, to the base station, a first capability report including information on beam-related capability supported by the repeater; transmitting, to the base station, a first request signal for requesting to perform first configuration for coverage extension of the repeater; receiving, from the base station, information on the first configuration configured based on the first capability report and the first request signal; and relaying the wireless communications between the base station and the at least one terminal based on one or more beams formed based on the received first configuration.