CN101425886B

CN101425886B - Radio packet communication method

Info

Publication number: CN101425886B
Application number: CN2008101776724A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 永田健悟; 熊谷智明; 大槻信也; 齐藤一贤; 相河聪; 太田厚; 蛭川明则
Original assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Current assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Priority date: 2003-06-18
Filing date: 2004-06-18
Publication date: 2011-11-30
Anticipated expiration: 2024-06-18
Also published as: CN1751480A; CN101478378A; CN100542131C; CN1774892A; CN101425831A; CN100559748C; CN101425881A; CN101425831B; CN1759576A; CN100477631C; CN101425886A; CN101478382A; CN101425881B

Abstract

When retransmission is performed after failure of data packet transmission between two radio stations transmitting in parallel a plurality of data packets by utilizing the a plurality of radio channels and space division multiplex, the number of empty channels is compared to the number of retransmission packets. When they are different or the number of empty channels is greater than the number of retransmission packets, retransmission packets are reconfigured according to the number of empty channels and each of the retransmission packets reconfigured is transmitted in parallel by using the empty channels.

Description

Radio packet communication method

It is 200480009760.3 that the application is based on application number, and the applying date is on June 18th, 2004, and the application people is a NTT Co., Ltd., and name is called the dividing an application of application for a patent for invention of " radio packet communication method ".

Technical field

The present invention relates between wireless station, to utilize wireless channel or spatial division multiplexing to be used for the parallel radio packet communication method that sends a plurality of packets, particularly with the retransmission process relevant radio packet communication method of packet can't normal transmission the time.

Background technology

In radio packet communication method in the past, only determine the wireless channel that will use in advance, and whether this wireless channel of detection is in idle condition (carrier sense) before the transmission of packet, and only sends a data grouping when this wireless channel is in idle condition.By this control, can between a plurality of wireless stations, will stagger the time each other come a shared wireless channel ((1) " International Standard ISO/IEC8802-11ANSI/IEEE Std 602.11; 1999edtion; Informationtechnology-Telecommunication and information exchange between systems-Local andmetropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11:Wireless LAN Medium AccessControl (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specification ". Move ア Network セスシステ system (CSMA) Standard Quasi Regulations lattice are moved in (2) little Electricity power デ-タ communication システ system/Wide band territory, ARIB SDT-T71 1.0 editions, the meeting of (society) Electricity ripple industry, (connecting system (CSMA) standard is moved in low-power data communication system/broadband calmly to equal into 12 years plans, ARIB STD-T71 1.0 editions, radio industry association (strain) puts down into formulation in 12 years)).

On the other hand,, seeking following radio packet communication method,, then using these a plurality of wireless channels to walk abreast and send a plurality of packets if that is: when carrier sense, have a plurality of wireless channels to be in idle condition in order to improve the efficiency of transmission of packet.In the method, for example with respect to the grouping of three data,, then use two wireless channels walk abreast to send three data two in dividing into groups if the wireless channel of two idle conditions is arranged.In addition, with respect to two data groupings,, then use two wireless channels to walk abreast and send all (two) packets if the wireless channel of three idle conditions is arranged.

In addition, in order to improve the efficiency of transmission of packet, studying a kind of utilize known space division multiplexing technology (

Rugged ほか, MIMO チヤネ Le To I り 100Mbit/s を Actual Now The Ru Wide band territory are moved Move communication and are ground Reported announcement, AP2001-96 with the motion of SDM-COFDM mode, the Electricity feelings Reported Ji Intraoperative of Communications Society, RCS2001-135 (2001-10) (Kurosaki etc., utilizes mimo channel to realize the scheme of the wide-band mobile communication of 100Mbit/s with the SDM-COFDM mode, electronic information communication association technical research report, AP2001-96, RCS2001-135 (2001-10))), with the parallel radio packet communication method that sends a plurality of packets of a wireless channel.Here, space division multiplexing (SDM) is a kind of like this mode, that is: send different packets from a plurality of antennas simultaneously by same wireless channel, and by receiving a plurality of packets that send simultaneously by identical wireless channel with the corresponding Digital Signal Processing of difference of the propagation coefficient of each packet that a plurality of antenna received at the wireless station of the other side.In addition, wait to determine the space division multiplexing number according to propagation coefficient.

In the method for using a plurality of packets of the parallel transmission of a plurality of wireless channels, when the centre frequency of a plurality of wireless channels that use simultaneously is closer to each other, very big to the influence of the leakage power of the employed frequency field leakage of another wireless channel from a wireless channel.As a rule, when transmission of data packets, after the wireless station of transmit leg had sent packet, recipient's wireless station was beamed back to send to the wireless station of transmit leg at the packet that receives and is confirmed grouping (ACK grouping, NACK grouping).Want to receive this when the wireless station of transmit leg and send to when confirming grouping, just become problem from the parallel influence that sends the leakage power of employed other wireless channels.

For example, as shown in figure 48, the centre frequency of assumed wireless channel #1 and wireless channel #2 is closer to each other, and from the different situation of transmission required time of the parallel packet that sends of each wireless channel.Here, since short from the packet of wireless channel #1 transmission, so wireless channel #2 also is in the middle of the transmission when receiving the ACK grouping relative with it.Therefore, in wireless channel #1, might be owing to can't receive the ACK grouping from the leakage power of wireless channel #2.Under this situation,, also can't expect the improvement of throughput even used the transmission that walks abreast of a plurality of wireless channels simultaneously.

In addition, for this situation, when the transmission rate of each wireless channel equates, be different generation of block length (transmission required time=grouping size) owing to each packet, if also consider the transmission rate of each wireless channel, then block length (transmission required time=size of data/transmission rate) difference owing to each packet produces.

On the other hand, in Wireless LAN system etc., non-constant from the size of data of the Frame of network input.Therefore, when Frame that will input was converted to packet successively and sends, the block length of each packet (transmission required time) had also changed.Therefore, as shown in figure 48, even a plurality of packets of parallel transmission also can produce difference on the block length of each packet, the possibility that causes the ACK grouping to take defeat improves.

At this problem, it is identical or equal to study a kind of block length by making the parallel a plurality of packets that send, thereby the transmission that makes a plurality of packets simultaneously or the method that roughly finishes simultaneously.Thus, a plurality of packets separately moment of arriving of right ACK grouping, dispatching station does not send, thereby can not be subjected to the influence of the leakage power etc. between wireless channel and receive whole ACK and divide into groups, thus the improvement that can bring throughput." the parallel transmission " in this specification refers to, the consistent and parallel state that sends of the block length of a plurality of packets (transmission required time).

Here, the method as generate the parallel a plurality of packets that send from Frame has three kinds of following methods.For example when Frame be one and idle channel when having two, shown in Figure 49 (1), the partition data frame generates two data groupings.In addition,, shown in Figure 49 (2), for example Frame 2 is cut apart and combined with Frame 1 and Frame 3 respectively, generate two data groupings when Frame is three and idle channel number when being two.In addition, shown in Figure 49 (3), Frame 1 and Frame 2 are made up, and on Frame 3, add diastema, thereby two data that generate the block length unanimity are divided into groups.In addition, under the situation that the transmission rate of each wireless channel is different when using a plurality of wireless channel, the size that makes each packet than with transmission rate than corresponding, thereby block length is adjusted into identical.

If the transmission of packet failure is then confirmed to divide into groups to beam back this information by sending to from the recipient, perhaps send to and confirm that grouping itself is not beamed back.At this moment, the transmission that is judged as packet the recipient is failed, and retransmission process is carried out in this packet.

(problem 1 during repeating transmission)

Here, for example there is a channel busy in three channels when sending first, generates two data groupings corresponding to two channels of idle condition, and the transmission that walks abreast.Then, when carrying out retransmission process in the transmission of at least one packet failure, the wireless channel of idle condition may not have two.For example shown in Figure 50 (1), (2), when the wireless channel of idle condition increases during to retransmission process when sending first, retransmit if not using wireless channel identical when sending first, the transmission but the wireless channel of all idle conditions can use retransmission process the time walks abreast, the raising that then can bring throughput.

On the other hand, shown in Figure 51, the wireless channel number of idle condition also reduces sometimes during repeating transmission.At this moment, two data groupings of retransmitting are sent at twice.At this moment, owing to before sending each packet retransmission, need to carry out respectively carrier sense, thus may not send continuously, thus the reduction of throughput, the increase of average transfer delay and the increase of shake may be caused.

(problem 2 during repeating transmission)

Then, the not special regulation of the repeating method during to parallel the transmission, the problem when will repeating method in the past being applied to parallel the transmission describes below.

Figure 52 shows repeating method 1 in the past.Here, establishing the number of data packets that sends that can walk abreast is 3, and does not change at delivery time t1, the t2, the t3 that obtain by carrier sense.The wireless station A of transmit leg generates packet P1, P2, P3 from Frame F1, and generates packet P4, P5, P6 from Frame F2.In addition, P1～P6 corresponds respectively to the sequence number of each packet.

Wireless station A is at the parallel packet P1～P3 that sends of delivery time t1.Then, by ACK grouping, confirm that packet P1, P3 send success and packet P2 sends failure from the recipient.Wireless station A judges Frame F1 by the transmission failure of packet P2 and can't restore, and retransmits and the corresponding all data packets P1 of Frame F1～P3 at next delivery time t2.At this moment, though packet P1, P3 are normally received, but send once more.But,, then send packet P1～P3 once more at next delivery time t3 if current packet P1 sends failure.

So, the parallel a plurality of packets that send the composition data frame of wireless station A of transmit leg, if but its a part of transmission failure, the then parallel once more a plurality of packets that send the formation same data frames.That is, also can be sent once more,, and can't be avoided the reduction of throughput so the service efficiency of channel is low owing to send successful packet.

Particularly, in the space division multiplexing mode, if increase multiplexing number then influence that the change of wireless propagation path brings to transmission quality becomes big, grouping error rate, the error rate can increase.Therefore, if because the failure of the parallel a part of packet that sends, just parallel the repeating transmission comprises the successful packet of transmission in all interior packets, and the probability that then sends failure once more improves, thereby can't avoid the reduction of channel transport efficiency and the reduction of throughput.

Figure 53 shows repeating method 2 in the past.Here, establishing the number of data packets that sends that can walk abreast is 3, and does not change at delivery time t1, the t2, the t3 that obtain by carrier sense.The wireless station A of transmit leg generates packet P1, P2, P3 from Frame F1, and generates packet P4, P5, P6 from Frame F2.Here, the transmission required time of establishing packet P1～P6 equates.

Wireless station A is at the parallel packet P1～P3 that sends of delivery time t1.Then, go out packet P1, P3 by ACK packet acknowledgement and send success and packet P2 transmission failure from the recipient.Then, at next delivery time t2, because only the words efficient that the packet P2 that sends failure is retransmitted is very low, so parallel packet P4, the P5 that generates simultaneously that send.Then, by ACK grouping, confirm that packet P4, P5 send success and packet P2 sends failure from the recipient.Then, at next delivery time t3, parallel transmission sends the packet P2 of failure and new packet P6 once more.Then, by ACK grouping, confirm that packet P6 sends success and packet P2 sends failure from the recipient.

So, if packet P2 sends failure repeatedly, and packet P6 sends successfully, and then packet P4～P6 of composition data frame F2 is received.Consequently, can't restored data frame F1 because packet P2 sends failure, but next Frame F2 restored, thus order is replaced.At this moment, for the sequence consensus of the Frame that makes recovery, send till successfully Frame F1 is restored thereby the Frame F2 that restores earlier need be remained to packet P2.

In addition, though not record among Figure 53 is when retransmitted data packet F2, if send failure with parallel transmission of the packet that generates from next Frame F3 and packet P2, then can cause still can't restored data frame F1, and the situation that Frame F3 is restored earlier.If repeat this processing, Frame F2, the F3 that then keeps being restored respectively ..., send till successfully thereby Frame F1 is restored up to packet P2, thereby the reception buffer size in recipient's the wireless station has to increase.

In addition, here hypothesis is the situation that the transmission required time of packet P1～P6 of generating from Frame F1, F2 equates, and when the transmission required time of packet P1～P3 and packet P4～P6 not simultaneously, if parallel packet P4, the P5 of sending when retransmitted data packet P2, then the influence of the leakage power of above-mentioned interchannel is a problem.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of repeating method, it can bring into play the parallel advantage that sends, even and also can realize the raising of throughput in retransmission process.In addition, the present invention also aims to provide a kind of repeating method, make when generating a plurality of packets from Frame and carrying out parallel transmission, even in retransmission process, also can realize the raising of throughput, and make a plurality of packets of the packet that comprises repeating transmission become easy to the processing that Frame restores.

Summary of the invention

According to a first aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by wireless channel number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as idle condition owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the two not simultaneously, perhaps only when the idle channel number is counted greater than packet retransmission, count the reconstruct packet retransmission, and use walk abreast each packet retransmission of transmission reconstruct of the wireless channel of idle condition according to idle channel.

According to a second aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations of using space division multiplexing, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by space division multiplexing number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as a wireless channel of idle condition owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the two not simultaneously, perhaps only when the space division multiplexing number is counted greater than packet retransmission, count the reconstruct packet retransmission, and use spatial division multiplexing to be used for parallel each packet retransmission that sends reconstruct according to space division multiplexing.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, can and two wireless stations with the space division multiplexing of each wireless channel between, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by suitable parallel transmission number and packet retransmission number with the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel that is judged as idle condition by carrier sense owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the two not simultaneously, perhaps only when sending number and counting, come the reconstruct packet retransmission, and the wireless channel that uses idle condition and spatial division multiplexing are used for each packet retransmission of parallel transmission reconstruct according to the parallel number that sends greater than packet retransmission parallel.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by wireless channel number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as idle condition owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the idle channel number is counted greater than packet retransmission, duplicate packet retransmission, and use the parallel packet retransmission and the duplication packets of sending of wireless channel of idle condition according to remaining idle channel number.Then, packet retransmission and the duplication packets that is transmitted in parallel in recipient's diversity reception.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations of using space division multiplexing, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by space division multiplexing number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as a wireless channel of idle condition owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the space division multiplexing number is counted greater than packet retransmission, duplicate packet retransmission, and use parallel packet retransmission and the duplication packets of sending of space division multiplexing according to remaining space division multiplexing number.Then, packet retransmission and the duplication packets that is transmitted in parallel in recipient's diversity reception.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, can and two wireless stations with the space division multiplexing of each wireless channel between, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by suitable parallel transmission number and packet retransmission number with the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel that is judged as idle condition by carrier sense owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when parallel transmission number is counted greater than packet retransmission, according to the parallel residue number reflex system packet retransmission that sends number, and the wireless channel of use idle condition and space division multiplexing parallel transmission packet retransmission and duplication packets.Then, the recipient, packet retransmission that diversity reception is transmitted in parallel and duplication packets.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations, use is intercepted by physical carrier and the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides are judged as a plurality of wireless channels of idle condition, wherein said physical carrier is intercepted according to received power and is judged busy condition or idle condition, and described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets.Between this wireless station, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by wireless channel number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as idle condition owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier with the wireless channel of idle condition.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, between two wireless stations of using space division multiplexing, when carrying out retransmission process owing to the transmission failure of packet, to compare by space division multiplexing number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as a wireless channel of idle condition, when the space division multiplexing number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier with the wireless channel of idle condition.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, can and two wireless stations with the space division multiplexing of each wireless channel between, when carrying out retransmission process, will compare by suitable parallel transmission number and packet retransmission number with the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel number that is judged as idle condition by carrier sense owing to the transmission of packet failure.Then, when parallel transmission number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier with the wireless channel of idle condition.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the present invention second and third, the described space division multiplexing number of either side is to set according to the transmission environment between described two wireless stations in five, six, eight, nine aspects.

According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, in the either side in aspect the of the present invention the 7th to the 9th, stipulated to guarantee that the wireless channel with idle condition sends the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercepted even supervention send the step of a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier.In the packet retransmission that at first sends, the transmission required time of a plurality of packet retransmission is made as sends the inhibition time and send.The wireless station that receives this packet retransmission suppresses to send the central transmission of inhibition time, and simultaneously, the our station that has sent described packet retransmission sends follow-up packet retransmission continuously.

According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in the either side in aspect the of the present invention the 7th to the 9th, stipulated to guarantee that the wireless channel with idle condition sends the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercepted even supervention send the step of a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier.The information of being shown with the subsequent retransmissions grouping for the packet retransmission add list that at first sends, the wireless needed time of transmission that stands in the acknowledgment packet the subsequent retransmissions grouping that has normally received this packet retransmission is made as and sends the inhibition time and send.The wireless station that receives this acknowledgment packet suppresses the transmission in the middle of this transmission inhibition time, simultaneously, ignores this transmission inhibition time and sends follow-up packet retransmission continuously as the our station of the receiving terminal of this acknowledgment packet.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, in the either side in aspect the of the present invention the 7th to the 9th, stipulated to guarantee that the wireless channel with idle condition sends the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercepted even supervention send the step of described a plurality of packet retransmission without physical carrier.Transmission is made as the needed time of the transmission of a plurality of packet retransmission the control grouping that sends the inhibition time.The wireless station that receives this control grouping suppresses the central transmission of this transmission inhibition time, and simultaneously, the our station that has sent described control grouping sends described a plurality of packet retransmission continuously.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, in the present invention the 13 aspect receiving control grouping wireless stand in to set in the acknowledgment packet send the inhibition time and send.The wireless station that receives this acknowledgment packet suppresses the transmission in the middle of this transmission inhibition time, and ignores this transmission inhibition time and send a plurality of packet retransmission continuously as the our station of the receiving terminal of this acknowledgment packet.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the invention, stipulated the retransmission process step in two wireless stations, wherein a plurality of packets of the parallel transmission of a plurality of wireless channels are used at these two wireless stations, perhaps use a wireless channel to be used for parallel a plurality of packets that send by spatial division multiplexing, walk abreast perhaps and with the two sends and the suitable a plurality of packets of summation of each space division multiplexing number of a plurality of wireless channels.The more than one Frame that store from transmission buffer at the wireless station of transmit leg generates a plurality of packets and the transmission that walks abreast that the transmission required time is equal to each other.Then, receive the affirmative acknowledgement grouping that sends from recipient's wireless station, when identifying a part of packet and sends successfully, only the packet that transmission is failed is retransmitted.In addition, when not receiving the affirmative acknowledgement grouping, retransmit a plurality of packets.When receiving affirmative acknowledgement grouping, and when identifying the parallel all data packets that sends and sending successfully, enter next transmission processing.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the invention, the more than one Frame stored from transmission buffer of the wireless station of transmit leg generates a plurality of packets and the transmission that walks abreast that the transmission required time is equal to each other.And then send negative response request grouping, be used to ask to represent the negative response grouping of the packet that takes defeat, and receive the negative response grouping that sends from recipient's wireless station.Here, when identifying part or all packet transmission failure, only the packet that sends failure is retransmitted.In addition, when not receiving the negative response grouping, enter next and send processing.

According to according to a seventeenth aspect of the invention, the more than one Frame that store from transmission buffer at the wireless station of transmit leg, at least being that unit generates a plurality of packets that the transmission required time is equal to each other with the transmission number that can walk abreast, and be that unit is parallel continuously with the transmission number that can walk abreast sends.And then send affirmative acknowledgement request grouping, be used to ask to represent to receive the affirmative acknowledgement grouping of successful packet, and receive the affirmative acknowledgement grouping that sends from recipient's wireless station.Here, when identifying a part of packet and send successfully, only the packet that sends failure is retransmitted.When not receiving the affirmative acknowledgement grouping, retransmit a plurality of packets.When receiving affirmative acknowledgement grouping, and when identifying the parallel all data packets that sends and sending successfully, enter next transmission processing.

According to according to an eighteenth aspect of the invention, the more than one Frame that store from transmission buffer at the wireless station of transmit leg, at least being that unit generates a plurality of packets that the transmission required time is equal to each other with the transmission number that can walk abreast, and be that unit is parallel continuously with the transmission number that can walk abreast sends.And then send negative response request grouping, be used to ask to represent the negative response grouping of the packet that takes defeat, and receive the described negative response grouping that sends from recipient's wireless station.Here, when identifying part or all packet transmission failure, only the packet that sends failure is retransmitted.When not receiving described negative response grouping, enter next and send and handle.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the invention, in the of the present invention the 17 or the tenth eight aspect, when the transmission required time of the parallel a plurality of packets that send continuously is equal to each other, surpass in the number of data packets that sends failure under the situation of the transmission number that can walk abreast, walk abreast continuously and retransmit the packet that sends failure.In addition, when the number of data packets that sends failure sends situation below the number for walking abreast, the packet that sends failure is retransmitted or parallel the repeating transmission.

According to a twentieth aspect of the invention, in the of the present invention the 17 or the tenth eight aspect, when the transmission required time of the continuously parallel a plurality of packets that send sends number according to walking abreast and not simultaneously, under the different situation of the transmission required time of the packet that sends failure, make the block length unanimity for the additional diastema of the short packet of transmission required time.Then, surpass in the number of data packets that sends failure under the situation of the transmission number that can walk abreast, walk abreast continuously and retransmit the packet that sends failure.In addition, when the number of data packets that sends failure sends situation below the number for walking abreast, the packet that sends failure is retransmitted or parallel the repeating transmission.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, in the either side in the 15 to the tenth eight aspect of the present invention, only replace the packet that sends failure is retransmitted, but grouping of sequence number minimal data and later all data packets thereof in the packet that sends failure are retransmitted.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the invention, establishing the parallel number of data packets that sends is p (p is the integer more than 2).In the step 1 at the first wireless station that sends packet, the set of packets that the packet below p that the more than one Frame generation M group (M is the integer more than 1) of storing from transmission buffer is equal to each other by the transmission required time constitutes.In step 2, concentrate by one group of the parallel transmission of genesis sequence (being taken as the N group) set of packets in M component group.In step 3,, press the parallel transmission of genesis sequence N+1 and organize set of packets when receiving the expression all data packets from the second wireless station that has received N group set of packets when sending successful acknowledgment packet.In step 4, when receiving the acknowledgment packet of a part of packet transmission of expression failure from the second wireless station, obtain the number h that does not send packet that sends failure, if by not sending packet in genesis sequence N+1 group and the later set of packets thereof, then parallel h of sending the N group do not send (the not transmission packet below p-h) is individual of packet and N+1 group and later set of packets thereof.In addition, if do not send packet in N+1 group and later set of packets thereof, h that then sends the N group does not send packet.

In step 5, when not when the second wireless station receives acknowledgment packet, the parallel once more N group set of packets that sends.In step 6, when all data packets that constitutes N group set of packets all sends when successful, the number h that does not send packet that sends failure is replaced to the number that does not send packet of N+1 group and later set of packets thereof, and the processing of repeating said steps 4 sends until all data packets of following M group set of packets and finishes.Then, after all data packets of M group set of packets sends end, return step 1 and generate new M group set of packets.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the invention, aspect the of the present invention the 22 in, from the first wireless station after the second wireless station has sent set of packets, send negative response request grouping.The second wireless station sends the negative response grouping at this negative response request grouping when the packet of the failure of sending is arranged.Carry out the processing of step 3 under the first wireless situation that stands in negative response grouping and not have arrival, do not carry out the processing of step 5.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the invention, in aspect the of the present invention the 22 or the 23, in step 1, when the number M of the set of packets that once can generate surpasses higher limit, stop to generate set of packets, and the Frame of not using in the generation with set of packets remains into the generation chance of next set of packets above higher limit.

The 25 aspect according to this aspect, in aspect the of the present invention the 22 or the 23, in step 1, when employed Frame outnumbers higher limit in the generation of M group set of packets, stop to generate set of packets, and this Frame is remained to the generation chance of next set of packets from the Frame that surpasses higher limit.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, establishing the parallel number of data packets that sends is p (p is the integer more than 2).In the step 1 at the first wireless station that sends packet, the more than one Frame of storing from transmission buffer generates the packet group that a plurality of packets of being equal to each other by transmission required time T constitute, and its number of data packets D1 is added on the packet accumulative total R.In step 2, in the packet that belongs to described packet group, do not send packet by maximum p of the parallel transmission of genesis sequence.In step 3,, obtain packet group's the remaining number w that does not send packet when receiving the expression all data packets from the second wireless station that receives the parallel packet that sends when sending successful acknowledgment packet.If w 〉=p then send maximum p and do not send packet by genesis sequence is parallel.If imported new Frame in the transmission buffer during w＜p, then generate the packet that transmission required time T equates and be added to the packet group from this Frame, after being added to this number of data packets D2 on the packet accumulative total R, do not send packet by maximum p of the parallel transmission of genesis sequence.

In step 4, the acknowledgment packet that a part of packet that sends when expression is parallel sends failure is when arrive in the second wireless station, obtain the remaining total number w that does not send packet that does not send packet and packet group that sends failure, the maximum p of transmission is individual not to send packet if w 〉=p then the not transmission packet that comprises described transmission failure walk abreast by genesis sequence.If in transmission buffer, imported new Frame during w＜p, then generate the packet that transmission required time T equates and be added to the described packet group from this Frame, after this number of data packets being added on the packet accumulative total R, comprise that the not transmission packet that sends failure walk abreast by genesis sequence to send that maximum p is individual not to send packet.In step 5, when not with the corresponding acknowledgment packet of the reception of set of packets when arrive in the second wireless station, to all data packets that has just the sent transmission that walks abreast.

Repeat the arbitrary processing of step 3 to the step 5, when there not being new Frame input, thereby when the transmission of packet group's all data packets finished, reset transmission required time T and packet accumulative total R also returned step 1.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the invention, aspect the of the present invention the 26 in, first wireless stand in to the second wireless station is parallel sent packet after, send negative response request grouping.The second wireless station sends the negative response grouping at this negative response request grouping when the packet of the failure of sending is arranged.Carry out the processing of step 3 under the first wireless situation that stands in negative response grouping and not have arrival, do not carry out the processing of step 5.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the invention, aspect the of the present invention the 26 or the 27 in, when packet group's packet accumulative total R surpasses higher limit, stop to generate packet from new Frame.Then, after packet group's all data packets sent end, reset transmission required time T and packet accumulative total R also turned back to step 1.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect, in the of the present invention the 28, when the transmission of packet group's all data packets finishes, if packet group's packet accumulative total R does not surpass higher limit, then do not reset transmission required time T and packet accumulative total R just return step 1.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the invention, in the either side in aspect the of the present invention the 26 to the 29, replace the accumulative total R of the packet of composition data packet group, and be to use the accumulative total F of the Frame of in this packet group's generation, using.

According to a thirty-first aspect of the invention, in the of the present invention the 22, the not transmission number of data packets h of transmission in the step of replacing 4 failure, but do not send packet and follow-up packet as not sending packet with what send failure in the set of packets, and to establish its number be h.

According to a thirty-second aspect of the invention, in aspect the of the present invention the 26, the remaining total number w that does not send packet that does not send packet and packet group of the transmission failure in the step of replacing 4, but will send the packet of failure and follow-up packet among the packet group as not sending packet, and to establish its number be w.

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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression four embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression fifth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression sixth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression sixth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression seventh embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression eighth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression ninth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression tenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 14 is the flow chart of the reception treatment step of expression packet retransmission and duplication packets;

Figure 15 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression eleventh embodiment of the invention;

Figure 16 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression eleventh embodiment of the invention;

Figure 17 is the flow chart of treatment step at the wireless station of transmit leg of expression twelveth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 18 is the flow chart of treatment step at the wireless station of recipient of expression twelveth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 19 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression twelveth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 20 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression thirteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 21 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression thirteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 22 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression fourteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 23 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression fourteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 24 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression fifteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 25 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression fifteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 26 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression sixteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 27 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression sixteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 28 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression seventeenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 29 is the schematic diagram of example 1 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the seventeenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 30 is the sequential chart of operational example of example 1 of generation/transmission/repeating transmission of the packet of expression the 17 execution mode of the present invention;

Figure 31 is the schematic diagram of example 2 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the seventeenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 32 is the sequential chart of operational example of example 2 of generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets of expression the 17 execution mode of the present invention;

Figure 33 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression eighteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 34 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression eighteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 35 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression nineteenth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 36 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression twentieth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 37 is the structural representation of packet;

Figure 38 is the structural representation of extended pattern ACK grouping;

The structural representation of Figure 39 extended pattern ACK request grouping;

Figure 40 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression 21st embodiment of the invention;

Figure 41 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression 21st embodiment of the invention;

Figure 42 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression 22nd embodiment of the invention;

Figure 43 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression 22nd embodiment of the invention;

Figure 44 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression 24th embodiment of the invention;

Figure 45 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression 24th embodiment of the invention;

Figure 46 is the flow chart of the treatment step of expression 25th embodiment of the invention;

Figure 47 is the sequential chart of the operation example of expression 25th embodiment of the invention;

Figure 48 is the sequential chart that the problem under the approaching situation of the centre frequency of a plurality of wireless channels is described;

Figure 49 is the figure that the method that generates the parallel a plurality of packets that send from Frame is described, and wherein (1) represents the example that frame is cut apart, the example that (2) expression frame is repaired, the example of (3) expression frame aggregation;

Figure 50 is the sequential chart that the problem 1 (when wireless channel increases) when retransmitting describes;

Figure 51 is the sequential chart that the problem 1 (when wireless channel reduces) when retransmitting describes;

Figure 52 is the sequential chart that in the past repeating method 1 is described;

Figure 53 is the sequential chart that in the past repeating method 2 is described.

Embodiment

The situation (problem 1 during described repeating transmission) of first execution mode to the, 14 execution modes as follows idle channel number increase and decrease when comparing retransmission process when sending first, or the packet retransmission number situation different, and when retransmission process, also to effectively utilize parallel the transmission with the idle channel number.

(first execution mode)

Fig. 1 shows the flow chart of first execution mode of the present invention.Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show the operation example of first execution mode of the present invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, retrieve the wireless channel (S101, S102) of idle condition by carrier sense.Here, sending data generation t1 constantly, retrieve wireless channel #3 and be in busy condition, wireless channel #1 and wireless channel #2 are idle condition.Then, be reconstructed, make that the block length in each of each wireless channel is identical, and come (walk abreast) transmission (S103) for each wireless channel each packet allocation of reconstruct according to idle channel number and data frame number to be sent.

In example shown in Figure 2, be that two channels are arranged is idle condition, and the Frame that will send is one a situation, by the method shown in Figure 49 (1) Frame 1 is cut apart (1a, 1b) thus generate the grouping of two data, and distribute to the transmission that walks abreast of each wireless channel.

Then,, confirm to send in the scheduled time of back whether received ACK grouping (S104) respectively, and do not have received grouping to carry out retransmission process (S105～S108) ACK grouping in the given time for parallel all groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S105) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared, when the two (idle channel number ≠ packet retransmission number) not simultaneously, retransmit and be reconstructed in order to utilize all idle channels, make that the block length in each of each wireless channel is identical, and come (walk abreast) repeating transmission (S107) for each wireless channel the packet allocation of reconstruct.On the other hand, when the idle channel number equates with the packet retransmission number,,, packet retransmission come (walking abreast) to retransmit (S108) so being distributed to each wireless channel owing to do not need reconstruct.Below, the retransmission process above repeating is till all ACK groupings that divided group of received.

Fig. 2 (1) is though be to have received the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a that sends by wireless channel #1, but do not receive the ACK grouping relative, thereby data grouping 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process with the packet 1b that sends by wireless channel #2.Here because the packet retransmission number is 1, and be 3 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, so with packet 1b be divided into 3 (1b-1,1b-2,1b-3), and distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #2, #3 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 1, S107).

Fig. 2 (2) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 3, so data grouping 1a, 1b are cut apart respectively and reconstruct (1a-1, (1a-2,1b-1), 1b-2) at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, and distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #2, #3 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 1, S107).

Fig. 2 (3) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 2 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, so do not carry out the reconstruct of

packet

1a, 1b just it is distributed to respectively wireless channel #1, #2 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 1, S108).

Fig. 2 (4) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 1 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, so data grouping 1a, 1b are reconstructed (1a+1b), and distribute to wireless channel #1 retransmit (Fig. 1, S107).In addition, in the present example, shown in Figure 49 (1), by being reconstructed it is back into one to cutting apart part that a Frame forms.At this moment, when block length surpasses maximum length, can not be reconstructed yet but control, thereby send at twice by a wireless channel.

Top example is the idle channel number situation different with the packet retransmission number, and is promptly still few no matter the idle channel number is Duoed than the repeating transmission packet count, all according to the idle channel number packet retransmission is reconstructed.But, thereby because the reconstruct of packet also requires processing correspondingly very complicated the recipient, so can only limit to the idle channel number situation many unlike the packet retransmission number (the parenthesized mark of the judgement branch of the S106 of Fig. 1).

Fig. 3 has received the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, the packet retransmission number is 2, and is 1 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number owing to lack than number of data packets, so do not carry out the reconstruct of

packet

1a, 1b, at first packet 1a is distributed to wireless channel #1 retransmit (Fig. 1, S108).At next the retransmission process t3 zero hour, because the packet retransmission number is 1, and the idle channel number is 2, thus packet 1b is divided into two (1b-1,1b-2), distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #3 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 1, S107).

(second execution mode)

Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of second execution mode of the present invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, utilized the space division multiplexing mode when carrying out the repeating transmission of packet in the first embodiment.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, by the wireless channel (S101, S102) of carrier sense retrieval idle condition.Then, be reconstructed, make that the block length in each of each wireless channel is identical, and come (walk abreast) transmission (S103) for each wireless channel each packet allocation of reconstruct according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent.

Then,, confirm to send in the scheduled time of back whether received ACK grouping (S104) respectively, and retransmission process (S111～S114) is carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time for parallel all groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S111) of idle condition by carrier sense.Here, select to be in a wireless channel of idle condition.Then, space division multiplexing number in the selected wireless channel and packet retransmission number are compared (S112), when the space division multiplexing number for retransmitting packet count when above, for packet retransmission is retransmitted away quickly by space division multiplexing, cut apart and reconstitute identical block length according to the space division multiplexing number, then each packet allocation of reconstruct is given each antenna of space division multiplexing repeating transmission (S113) that walks abreast.On the other hand, when the space division multiplexing number was less than packet retransmission and counts, not reconstruct packet retransmission was distributed to a wireless channel with packet retransmission and is retransmitted (S114).Below, repeat above retransmission process till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

(the 3rd execution mode)

Fig. 5 shows the flow chart of third embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, when the parallel transmission of packet in the first embodiment and repeating transmission, and has used the space division multiplexing mode.In addition, by and with the wireless channel and the space division multiplexing of idle condition, the number of the packet that sends of can walking abreast is the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel of idle condition.Here, in the following embodiments, the space division multiplexing number of establishing each wireless channel is identical, and the transmission number that will walk abreast describes as idle channel number * space division multiplexing number.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, retrieve the wireless channel (S101, S102) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then,, reconstitute identical block length respectively, and carry out (walking abreast) transmission (S121) for each antenna of each wireless channel and space division multiplexing each packet allocation of reconstruct according to idle channel number * space division multiplexing number.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S104), retransmission process (S105, S122～S124) are carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at parallel all groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S105) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number * space division multiplexing number and packet retransmission number are compared (S122), when the two (idle channel number * space division multiplexing number ≠ packet retransmission number) not simultaneously, retransmit in order to use space division multiplexing and whole idle channel, reconstitute identical block length respectively, and carry out (walking abreast) for each antenna of each wireless channel and space division multiplexing each packet allocation of reconstruct and retransmit (S123).On the other hand, when idle channel number * space division multiplexing number equates with the packet retransmission number, not reconstruct packet retransmission, each antenna of packet retransmission being distributed to each wireless channel and space division multiplexing comes (walking abreast) to retransmit (S124).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

In addition, in the present embodiment, because the reconstruct of packet also requires processing corresponding with it the recipient, thereby very complicated, so also can only limit to the situation (S122 of Fig. 5 judge the parenthesized mark of branch) of idle channel number * space division multiplexing number more than the packet retransmission number.

(the 4th execution mode)

Fig. 6 shows the flow chart of four embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, about the space division multiplexing number that in S121, the S122～S124 of the 3rd execution mode, uses, it is relevant to obtain antenna by propagation coefficient, and obtains repeatably space division multiplexing number (S125, S126) of a channel by predetermined threshold value.Other are identical with the 3rd execution mode.In addition, be suitable for too for the space division multiplexing number that in the S112 of second execution mode, uses.

(the 5th execution mode)

Fig. 7 shows the flow chart of fifth embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, is to utilize the transmission that walks abreast of a plurality of wireless channels also to be to use the transmission (S131) that walks abreast of space division multiplexing mode according to selecting with the corresponding space division multiplexing number of data number, communication environments that arrives transmission buffer.According to this selection, reconstitute identical block length respectively according to idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number), and come (walking abreast) to send (S132) for each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) each packet allocation of reconstruct.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S104), retransmission process (S105, S133～S135) are carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at the parallel whole groupings that send.In the middle of retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S105) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) and packet retransmission number are compared (S133), when both (idle channel number ≠ packet retransmission number (perhaps space division multiplexing number ≠ packet retransmission number)) not simultaneously, retransmit in order to use all idle channels (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing), reconstitute identical block length respectively, and come (walking abreast) to retransmit (S134) for each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) each packet allocation of reconstruct.

On the other hand, when idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) when equating, not reconstruct packet retransmission, packet retransmission is distributed to each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) come (walk abreast) repeating transmission (S135) with the packet retransmission number.Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

(the 6th execution mode)

Fig. 8 shows the flow chart of sixth embodiment of the invention.Fig. 9 shows the operation example of sixth embodiment of the invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, retrieve the wireless channel (S201, S202) of idle condition by carrier sense.Here, sending data generation t1 constantly, retrieve wireless channel #3 and be in busy condition, wireless channel #1 and wireless channel #2 are in idle condition.Then, be reconstructed, make that the block length in each of each wireless channel is identical, and come (walk abreast) transmission (S203) for each wireless channel each packet allocation of reconstruct according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent.

In example shown in Figure 9, what illustrate is that two channels are arranged is idle condition, and the Frame that will send is one a situation, by the method shown in Figure 49 (1) Frame 1 is cut apart (1a, 1b) thus generate the grouping of two data, and it is distributed to the transmission that walks abreast of each wireless channel.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S204), retransmission process (S205～S209) is carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at parallel all groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S205) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared, and when the idle channel number is counted greater than packet retransmission, duplicate packet retransmission, and packet retransmission and duplication packets are distributed to the repeating transmission (S207) that walks abreast of each wireless channel according to the remaining idle channel number that surpasses the packet retransmission number.In addition, duplication packets also can be used the payload portion of packet retransmission is duplicated and the new grouping that generates.For the packet retransmission that sends duplication packets, can obtain the effect of frequency diversity (diversity).On the other hand, when the idle channel number for retransmitting packet count when following, packet retransmission is distributed to each wireless channel comes (walk abreast) repeating transmission (S208).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

Fig. 9 (1) has received the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a that sends by wireless channel #1, but does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1b that sends by wireless channel #2, thereby data grouping 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here because the packet retransmission number is 1, and be 2 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, so data grouping 1b is duplicated (1b, 1b '), and distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #2 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 8, S207).

Fig. 9 (2) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 3, so for example the packet 1a among data grouping 1a, the 1b is duplicated (1a, 1b, 1a ') at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, and distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #2, #3 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 8, S207).

Fig. 9 (3) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 2 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, so with

packet

1a, 1b distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #2 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 8, S208).

Fig. 9 (4) does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet 1a, the 1b that send by wireless channel #1, #2, thereby data grouping 1a, 1b is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here because the packet retransmission number is 2, and be 1 at retransmission process t2 zero hour idle channel number, lack than number of data packets, thus at first packet 1a is distributed to wireless channel #1 retransmit (Fig. 8, S208).At next the retransmission process t3 zero hour, because the packet retransmission number is 1, and the idle channel number is 2, thus data grouping 1b is duplicated (1b, 1b '), and distribute to respectively wireless channel #1, #3 walk abreast repeating transmission (Fig. 8, S207).

When retransmission process, when the idle channel number is less than packet retransmission and counts, also can according to the idle channel number come the reconstruct packet retransmission (the parenthesized mark of the judgement branch of the S206 of Fig. 8, S209).

(the 7th execution mode)

Figure 10 shows the flow chart of seventh embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, utilized the space division multiplexing mode during repeating transmission of the packet in the 6th execution mode.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, by carrier sense retrieve idle condition wireless channel (S201, S202).Then, be reconstructed, make that the block length in each of each wireless channel is identical, and come (walk abreast) transmission (S203) for each wireless channel each packet allocation of reconstruct according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S204), retransmission process (S211～S215) is carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at the parallel whole groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S211) of idle condition by carrier sense.Here, select to be in a wireless channel of idle condition.Then, space division multiplexing number in the selected wireless channel and packet retransmission number are compared (S212), when the space division multiplexing number is bigger than the repeating transmission packet count, duplicate packet retransmission according to the remaining space division multiplexing number that surpasses the packet retransmission number, and with each antenna that packet retransmission and duplication packets are distributed to space division multiplexing repeating transmission (S213) that walks abreast.In addition, duplication packets has been used the payload portion of duplicating packet retransmission and the new grouping that generates.For the packet retransmission that sends duplication packets, can obtain the effect of space diversity.

In addition, when the space division multiplexing number equates with the packet retransmission number (here, the packet retransmission number is 2 when above), each antenna that packet retransmission is distributed to space division multiplexing repeating transmission (S214) that walks abreast.On the other hand, when the space division multiplexing number than retransmitting packet count (comprise the packet retransmission number be 1 time) after a little while, do not use space division multiplexing, and use idle channel successively packet retransmission to be retransmitted (S215).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.In addition, when the space division multiplexing number is less than packet retransmission and counts, also can come the reconstruct packet retransmission and the repeating transmission that walks abreast according to the space division multiplexing number.

(the 8th execution mode)

Figure 11 shows the flow chart of eighth embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, when the parallel transmission of the packet in the 6th execution mode and repeating transmission, and has used the space division multiplexing mode.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, by carrier sense retrieve idle condition wireless channel (S201, S202).Then,, reconstitute identical block length respectively according to idle channel number * space division multiplexing number, and use each wireless channel and spatial division multiplexing be used for (walking abreast) send each grouping (S221).

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S204), retransmission process (S205, S222～S225) are carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at the parallel whole groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S205) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number * space division multiplexing number and packet retransmission number are compared (S222), when idle channel number * space division multiplexing number is bigger than the repeating transmission packet count, duplicate packet retransmission according to the remaining idle channel number * space division multiplexing number that surpasses the packet retransmission number, and with each antenna that packet retransmission and duplication packets are distributed to wireless channel and space division multiplexing repeating transmission (S223) that walks abreast.In addition, when duplication packets is distributed to wireless channel, can obtain the effect of frequency diversity, when using space division multiplexing, can obtain the effect of space diversity.

On the other hand, when idle channel number * space division multiplexing number when the packet retransmission number is following, use each wireless channel and space division multiplexing that packet retransmission is carried out (walking abreast) and retransmit (S224).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when idle channel number * space division multiplexing number than retransmitting packet count after a little while, also can according to idle channel number * space division multiplexing number come the reconstruct packet retransmission (the parenthesized mark of the judgement branch of the S222 of Figure 11, S225).

(the 9th execution mode)

Figure 12 shows the flow chart of the 9th execution mode of the present invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, about the space division multiplexing number that uses in S221, the S222～S225 of the 8th execution mode, it is relevant to obtain antenna by propagation coefficient, according to predetermined threshold value obtain a channel repeatably the space division multiplexing number (S226, S227).Other are identical with the 8th execution mode.For also applicable the space division multiplexing number that in the S212 of the 7th execution mode, uses.

(the tenth execution mode)

Figure 13 shows the flow chart of the tenth execution mode of the present invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, according to selecting to be to use the transmission that walks abreast of a plurality of wireless channels with the corresponding space division multiplexing number of data number, communication environments that arrives transmission buffer, also is to use the transmission (S231) that walks abreast of space division multiplexing mode.According to this selection, reconstitute identical block length respectively according to idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number), and come (walking abreast) to send (S232) for each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) each packet allocation of reconstruct.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to have received respectively in the scheduled time ACK grouping (S204), retransmission process (S205, S233～S235) are carried out in the grouping that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at the parallel whole groupings that send.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel (S205) of idle condition by carrier sense.Then, idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) and packet retransmission number are compared (S233), when idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) is bigger than the repeating transmission packet count, duplicate packet retransmission according to the remaining idle channel number (perhaps remaining space division multiplexing number) that surpasses the packet retransmission number, and packet retransmission and duplication packets are distributed to each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) next (walking abreast) repeating transmission (S234).

On the other hand, when idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) when the packet retransmission number is following, does not duplicate packet retransmission, packet retransmission is distributed to each wireless channel (perhaps each antenna of space division multiplexing) come (walking abreast) to retransmit (S235).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings receive the ACK grouping.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) is less than packet retransmission and counts, also can according to idle channel number (perhaps space division multiplexing number) come the reconstruct packet retransmission (the parenthesized mark of the judgement branch of the S233 of Figure 13, S236).

(reception of packet retransmission and duplication packets is handled)

When parallel transmission packet retransmission and duplication packets, when packet retransmission is distributed to different wireless channels respectively with duplication packets, can obtain the effect of frequency diversity.In addition, when packet retransmission and duplication packets are distributed to each antenna of space division multiplexing, can obtain the effect of space diversity.On the other hand, when diversity reception packet retransmission and duplication packets, can use the selection diversity reception shown in Figure 14 (1), perhaps the synthetic diversity reception shown in Figure 14 (2).

At first,, in the frequency diversity of using a plurality of wireless channels, carry out receiving demodulation, in the space diversity of each antenna of distributing to space division multiplexing, carry out receiving demodulation by each antenna by each each wireless channel as common reception operation.In selecting diversity reception, confirm whether the sequence number through receiving each grouping of handling repeats respectively, and select a grouping in the number of repeated packet, discarded remaining.Then, send and the corresponding arrival affirmation of the sequence number of selected grouping grouping Ack.On the other hand, in synthetic diversity reception, get each signal correction of dividing into groups of handling through reception respectively, and combination is synthesized processing above the grouping (packet retransmission and duplication packets) of predetermined threshold.Then, send and the corresponding arrival affirmation of the sequence number of the grouping of being synthesized grouping Ack.

In addition, arrive to confirm grouping Ack by at packet retransmission and duplication packets the two and respectively the wireless channel or the antenna of use send, perhaps send by wireless channel or the antenna that uses at arbitrary grouping.At the transmit leg of packet retransmission, confirm the sequence number of the grouping of transmission, arrive thereby identify corresponding packet retransmission, finish retransmission process then.

(the 11 execution mode)

Figure 15 shows the flow chart of eleventh embodiment of the invention.Figure 16 shows the operation example of eleventh embodiment of the invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, by carrier sense retrieve idle condition wireless channel (S301, S302).In Figure 16, sending data generation t1 constantly, retrieve wireless channel #3 and be in busy condition, wireless channel #1 and wireless channel #2 are in idle condition.Then, according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent,, be created on the identical packet of block length in each of each wireless channel, and it distributed to each wireless channel come (walk abreast) transmission (S303) by method for example shown in Figure 49.

In example shown in Figure 16, what illustrate is to have two channels to be in idle condition, and the Frame that sends is three a situation, by the method shown in Figure 49 (2) Frame 2 is divided into two (2a, 2b), and combine with Frame 1 and Frame 3 respectively and generate packet (1+2a), (2b+3), and it is distributed to the transmission that walks abreast of each wireless channel.

Then,, confirm after transmission, whether to receive ACK grouping (S304) in the scheduled time respectively, retransmission process (S305～S308) is carried out in the packet that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time at the parallel all data packets that sends.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel of idle condition, and idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared (S305) by carrier sense.When the idle channel number for retransmitting packet count when above, the idle channel that selection will be used in retransmission process, and packet retransmission is distributed to selected each idle channel come (walk abreast) transmission (S306).

On the other hand, when the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, select the packet retransmission of first transmission, and the needed time sum of the transmission of this packet retransmission and remaining packet retransmission is set at the transmission that this packet retransmission records and narrates suppresses the time (holding time), thereby send (S307).Then, after the transmission of selected packet retransmission finishes, use this wireless channel to send follow-up packet retransmission (S308) continuously.Below, repeat above retransmission process, till all groupings receive the ACK grouping.

Figure 16 does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet (1+2a), (2b+3) that send by wireless channel #1, #2 yet till ACK standby time limit t2, thereby data groupings (1+2a), (2b+3) is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, have only wireless channel #1 to be in idle condition at the retransmission process t3 zero hour, the packet retransmission number is 2 and the idle channel number is 1, lacks than retransmitting packet count, thereby at first packet retransmission (1+2a) is distributed to wireless channel #1 and send (Figure 15: S307).

At this moment, the transmission inhibition time of packet retransmission (1+2a) is set to the transmission required time sum of self required transmitting time and packet retransmission (2b+c).By this packet retransmission (1+2a), the NAV between till the transmission that wireless channel #1 is set to next packet retransmission (2b+c) finishes.Thus, about wireless channel #1, it has been suppressed the transmission from other wireless stations, thereby is in the exclusive state of our station.Therefore, after the transmission of packet retransmission (1+2a) finishes, can send packet retransmission (2b+c) (Figure 15: S308) continuously by wireless channel #1.

Here, NAV (Network Allocation Vector, network allocation vector) is carried out simple declaration.Carrier sensing method has used two kinds of methods, a kind of is the physical carrier intercepting method, it is by RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator, the received signal volume indicator) etc. measure the received power of wireless channel, whether have other wireless stations to use this wireless channel to send packet thereby detect.Another kind of virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication method, its utilize recorded and narrated in the header of packet, in the transmitting-receiving of described packet holding time of employed wireless channel, only set that wireless channel is in busy condition in this holding time.

Wireless station has the timer that is called as NAV, is used to represent that wireless channel is until the time that becomes idle condition.NAV is 0 o'clock, and the expression wireless channel is in idle condition; Be not 0 o'clock, expression is by virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication, and wireless channel is in busy condition.When having received the packet that sends from other wireless stations, read the holding time of being recorded and narrated in the header of this packet, and when this value is bigger than the currency of NAV, this value is made as NAV.

At this moment, if the actual transmitting time of packet is set at the holding time of being recorded and narrated in the header of packet, then intercept based on the physical carrier of RSSI and all represent busy condition based on the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication of NAV, identical functions is roughly brought into play in the carrier sense in above-mentioned two kinds of methods.On the other hand, if will the holding time longer charge to header than the actual transmitting time of packet, even time after packet receive to finish then, this wireless channel also is the detected busy condition of virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication, can suppress the effect of using this wireless channel to send thereby have.The holding time of this moment can be called the transmission inhibition time, is designated as " sending the inhibition time " in explanation of the present invention.The wireless station that sends packet has only when all being in idle condition in these two carrier senses, judges that just wireless channel is in idle condition, thereby sends.

(the 12 execution mode)

Figure 17 and Figure 18 show the flow chart of the 12 execution mode of the present invention.Figure 17 represents the processing at the wireless station of transmit leg, and Figure 18 represents the processing at the wireless station of recipient.Figure 19 shows the operation example of twelveth embodiment of the invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.Present embodiment is characterised in that, is not at transmit leg but sets NAV from the recipient.

At first, in the wireless station of transmit leg, after data arrive transmission buffer, retrieve wireless channel (Figure 17 of idle condition by carrier sense; S301, S302).Then,,, be created on the identical packet of block length in each of each wireless channel, and distribute to each wireless channel and come (walk abreast) transmission (Figure 17: S303) by method for example shown in Figure 49 according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent.

Then, at the parallel all data packets that sends, whether affirmation receives ACK grouping (Figure 17: S304), retransmission process (Figure 17: S305, S306, S311 to S313) is carried out in the packet that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time respectively in the scheduled time after transmission.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel of idle condition, and idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared (Figure 17: S305) by carrier sense.When the idle channel number for retransmitting packet count when above, the idle channel that selection will be used in retransmission process, and packet retransmission is distributed to selected each idle channel come (walk abreast) transmission (Figure 17: S306).On the other hand, when the idle channel number than retransmitting packet count hour, select the packet retransmission of first transmission, and add the information that expression has follow-up packet retransmission for this packet retransmission, send (Figure 17: S311) then.

After recipient's wireless station receives packet, judge and whether added expression in this packet and have the information of follow-up packet (packet retransmission) (Figure 18: S321, S322).When not having follow-up packet, beam back common ACK grouping (Figure 18: S323).On the other hand, when having follow-up packet, the transmission required time of the follow-up packet retransmission that will notify from the wireless station of transmit leg is set at the transmission of being recorded and narrated the common ACK grouping and suppresses the time, and beams back (Figure 18: S324).The wireless station that receives the ACK grouping of having recorded and narrated this transmission inhibition time will send that to suppress time set be the NAV of described wireless channel, and suppress transmission.

Letter in reply as the packet of previous transmission, when receiving the ACK grouping of having set the transmission inhibition time, the wireless station of transmit leg and other wireless stations similarly should send the inhibition time and be made as NAV, but ignore it (not carrying out carrier sense), and use described wireless channel send continuously follow-up packet retransmission (Figure 17: S312, S313).In addition, in response to the reception of having set the ACK grouping that sends the inhibition time, also can not carry out the setting of NAV self.Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings all receive the ACK grouping.

Figure 19 does not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet (1+2a), (2b+3) that send by wireless channel #1, #2 till the t2 constantly up to the Ack standby yet, thereby data groupings (1+2a), (2b+3) is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, the packet retransmission number is 2, and is 1 at retransmission process t3 zero hour idle channel number, because the idle channel number is less than the packet retransmission number, sends so at first packet retransmission (1+2a) is distributed to wireless channel #1.At this moment, add information (Figure 17: S311) that expression has follow-up packet retransmission for packet retransmission (1+2a).

Then, by this packet retransmission (1+2a) the transmission that sets in the right ACK grouping suppress the time, in wireless channel #1, set till the transmission of next packet retransmission (2b+3) finishes during NAV, thereby suppress to use the transmission of wireless channel #1.Wherein, in the wireless station that has sent packet retransmission (1+2a), ignore grouping and be set in NAV among the wireless channel #1 according to ACK, and use wireless channel #1 send continuously follow-up packet retransmission (2b+3) (Figure 17: S312, S313).Thus, can send packet retransmission (1+2a), (2b+3) continuously.

(the 13 execution mode)

The 11 execution mode is to set NAV from the wireless station of transmit leg of a plurality of packet retransmission of continuous transmission, and the 12 execution mode is according to setting NAV's from the request at the wireless station of transmit leg of a plurality of packet retransmission of continuous transmission from the wireless station of recipient.Set by this NAV, can send a plurality of packet retransmission continuously thereby wireless station #1 becomes exclusive state.But the wireless station of carrying out the NAV setting only limits to receive from the wireless station of transmit leg the wireless station of first packet retransmission, perhaps only limits to receive from the wireless station of recipient the wireless station of ACK grouping.That is, only limit to be in the wireless station of periphery separately at wireless station of transmit leg and the wireless station of recipient.Therefore, in order to expand the scope of carrying out the wireless station that this NAV sets, the 11 execution mode and the 12 execution mode combined becomes the 13 execution mode.

Figure 20 shows the flow chart of thirteenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 21 shows the operation example of the 13 execution mode of the present invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.Omitted the explanation of the S301～S304 that has with the 11 execution mode and the 12 execution mode.

In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel of idle condition, and idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared (S305) by carrier sense.Here, when the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, select the packet retransmission of first transmission, and the transmission required time sum of described packet retransmission and remaining packet retransmission is made as the transmission of being recorded and narrated in this packet retransmission suppresses the time (holding time), and add and send (S314) after expression also has the information of follow-up packet retransmission.

The function at the wireless station of recipient and the step of setting based on its NAV are identical with the 12 execution mode, and the wireless station that has received the ACK grouping will send the NAV that the inhibition time is made as described wireless channel, and the inhibition transmission.Then, use described wireless channel to send follow-up packet retransmission continuously.In addition, suppress the time, can also follow-up packet retransmission be arranged to the wireless station of recipient notice by the transmission of in packet retransmission, setting.At this moment recipient is wireless station sends the ACK grouping and get final product, and wherein this ACK grouping time (needed time of the transmission of follow-up packet retransmission) that will deduct the transmitting time gained of first packet retransmission from the transmission inhibition time of notice is set at the transmission inhibition time.

Shown in Figure 21 is also not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet (1+2a), (2b+3) that send by wireless channel #1, #2 till the t2 constantly up to the Ack standby, thereby data groupings (1+2a), (2b+3) is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, the packet retransmission number is 2, and is 1 at retransmission process t3 zero hour idle channel number, owing to lack than retransmitting packet count, so at first packet retransmission (1+2a) is distributed to wireless channel #1 and sent.At this moment, in packet retransmission (1+2a), the needed time sum of transmission of transmitting time that self is required and packet retransmission (2b+c) is made as and sends inhibition time (Figure 20: S314).

Then, by this packet retransmission (1+2a) the transmission set in the right ACK grouping suppress the time, in wireless channel #1, set till the transmission of next packet retransmission (2b+3) finishes during NAV, thereby suppress to use the transmission of wireless channel #1.Here, in the wireless station that sends packet retransmission (1+2a), ignore grouping and be set in NAV among the wireless channel #1 according to ACK, and use wireless channel #1 send continuously follow-up packet retransmission (2b+3) (Figure 20: S312, S313).Can send packet retransmission (1+2a), (2b+3) continuously thus.

(the 14 execution mode)

Figure 22 shows the flow chart of fourteenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 23 shows the operation example of fourteenth embodiment of the invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3.Present embodiment is characterised in that, when being divided into a plurality of delivery times and sending a plurality of packet retransmission, exchange in advance is used to set the control grouping of NAV.

At first, after data arrive transmission buffer, by carrier sense retrieve idle condition wireless channel (S301, S302).Then, according to idle channel number and number of data packets to be sent,, be created on the identical packet of block length in each of each wireless channel, and distribute to each wireless channel and come (walk abreast) transmission (S303) by method for example shown in Figure 49.

Then, at the parallel all data packets that sends, whether affirmation receives ACK grouping (S304) respectively in the scheduled time after transmission, retransmission process (S305, S306, S331 to S333) is carried out in the packet that does not receive the ACK grouping in the given time.In retransmission process, at first retrieve the wireless channel of idle condition, and idle channel number and packet retransmission number are compared (S305) by carrier sense.When the idle channel number for retransmitting packet count when above, the idle channel that selection will be used in retransmission process, and packet retransmission is distributed to selected each idle channel come (walk abreast) transmission (S306).

On the other hand, when the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, utilize current idle channel to send control grouping (S331), described control grouping is made as the inhibition time that sends with the needed time of the transmission of a plurality of packet retransmission.Then, in the acknowledgment packet at the recipient wireless station relative, set this transmission inhibition time and send with described control grouping.Processing when the wireless station that receives control grouping receives acknowledgment packet is identical with the 12 and the 13 execution mode, select the packet retransmission of first transmission to send, and then use this wireless channel send continuously follow-up packet retransmission (S332, S333).Below, repeat above retransmission process, till whole groupings all receive the ACK grouping.In addition, setting the processing that sends the inhibition time in acknowledgment packet can be arbitrarily.

Shown in Figure 23 is also not receive the ACK grouping relative with the packet (1+2a), (2b+3) that send by wireless channel #1, #2 till the t2 constantly up to the Ack standby, thereby data groupings (1+2a), (2b+3) is carried out the situation of retransmission process.Here, t3 only has wireless channel #1 to be in idle condition in the retransmission process moment, because the packet retransmission number is 2 and the idle channel number is 1, lack than retransmitting packet count, so at first use wireless channel #1 to send to be used to set control grouping (Figure 22: S331) of NAV.In this control grouping, needed time of transmission of whole packet retransmission (1+2b), (2b+3) is made as the inhibition time that sends.In addition, in the acknowledgment packet relative, also set equal transmission and suppress the time with the control grouping.By this control grouping and acknowledgment packet, in wireless channel #1, set till the transmission of packet retransmission (1+2a), (2b+3) finishes during NAV, thereby wireless channel #1 is an exclusive state.Thus, after the transmission of packet retransmission (1+2a) finishes, can send packet retransmission (2b+3) (Figure 22: S333) continuously by wireless channel #1.

In the execution mode shown in above, also can be to send NACK request grouping based on the affirmation of sending to of ACK grouping, and reply the NACK grouping from the recipient from transmit leg.

(the 15 execution mode)

Execution mode shown below idle channel number when sending first and during retransmission process does not have the situation (problem 2 during described repeating transmission) that changes.

Figure 24 shows the flow chart of the 15 execution mode of the present invention.Figure 25 shows the operation example of the 15 execution mode.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3, and at delivery time t1, the t2, the t3 that obtain by carrier sense, the number of data packets 3 that sends that can walk abreast changes not.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrives transmission buffer, from Frame generate with the corresponding packet of number that sends of can walking abreast (S401, S402).At delivery time t1 shown in Figure 25, generate packet P1, P2, P3 from Frame F1.The block length unanimity of each packet.The number of employed Frame is arbitrarily in the generation of packet, for example shown in Figure 49 (2), (3), also can generate two data groupings from three Frames.Then, obtain all sequences number (S403) of the packet that will send.In addition, the sequence number with each packet is corresponding respectively for P1～P3.

Then, the parallel packet P1～P3 (S404) that is generated that sends.Then, by from recipient's ACK grouping, confirm the transmission of all packets success or failure (S405, S406).In example shown in Figure 25, the success or failure information of the transmission of each packet that sends walking abreast is logged in the ACK grouping, uses a wireless channel (being #1 here) to send then.The Group ACK agreement that the ACK of this extended pattern grouping has for example used IEEE802.11TGe etc. studying.

Go out packet P1, P3 by this ACK packet acknowledgement and send success and packet P2 transmission failure.Then, at next the delivery time t2 that obtains by carrier sense, in the packet P1～P3 that has just sent, the only packet (being P2 here) of repeating transmission transmission failure (S406, S407).In addition,, confirm that all grouping sends failure even also do not receive ACK when grouping when having passed through the scheduled time after the parallel transmission of packet P1～P3, and the repeating transmission of the line data of going forward side by side grouping P1～P3 (S405, S408).Then, obtain the full sequence number (S409) of the packet of repeating transmission.

Then, by ACK grouping from the recipient, the success or failure of the transmission of the parallel all data packets that sends of affirmation (S405, S406).If going out packet P2 according to this ACK packet acknowledgement sends successfully, can confirm that then the parallel all data packets P1～P3 that sends sends successfully, enter the generation of next packet and send processing thereby return step S401.In Figure 25, generate packet P4, P5, P6 from Frame F2, and in the delivery time t3 transmission that walks abreast.On the other hand, the recipient, by gather packet P1, P2, P3 restores Frame F1.

(the 16 execution mode)

Figure 26 shows the flow chart of sixteenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 27 shows the operation example of the 16 execution mode.

Present embodiment is characterised in that, in the 15 execution mode, from the wireless station A of transmit leg after recipient's wireless station B has sent packet, send NACK request grouping from wireless station A to wireless station B, and receive the NACK grouping that sends from wireless station B.Contain from wireless station A information in this NACK request grouping to the packet of wireless station B transmission.Wireless station B can not beam back the NACK grouping at NACK request grouping when packet is normally received, when packet is not normally received, then beam back the NACK grouping of the information that comprises this packet.Therefore, in wireless station A, if there is not the NACK grouping to arrive from wireless station B, the packet that then is judged as previous transmission had sent successfully after NACK request grouping sent.On the contrary, if receive the NACK grouping, then be judged as the packet of wherein recording and narrating and send failure.The retransmission process of other packet is identical with first execution mode.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrives transmission buffer, from Frame generate with the corresponding packet of number that sends of can walking abreast (S401, S402).At delivery time t1 shown in Figure 27, generate packet P1, P2, P3 from Frame F1.Then, obtain all sequences number (S403) of the packet that will send, the parallel then packet P1～P3 (S404) that sends.Then, the NACK request grouping of asking the reception success or failure of the parallel a plurality of packets that send is sent to the receiving terminal (S411) of packet.

Then, by NACK grouping, confirm the success or failure (S412) of the transmission of all data packets from the recipient.In addition, in example shown in Figure 27, illustrated and used a wireless channel (being #1 here) to receive and dispatch NACK request grouping and NACK corresponding grouping, and the information of packet that will send the wireless channel of failure is is together recorded and narrated the example in this NACK divides into groups with it.The Group ACK agreement that the NACK of this extended pattern request grouping and NACK grouping for example use IEEE 802.11TGe etc. studying.

Go out packet P2 by this NACK packet acknowledgement and send failure.Then, at next the delivery time t2 that obtains by carrier sense, only retransmit sending the packet (being P2 here) of failing (S412, S407).Then, obtain the full sequence number (S409) of the packet of repeating transmission, and NACK request grouping is sent to the receiving terminal (S411) of packet.

Then, by the success or failure (S412) from the transmission of recipient's NACK packet acknowledgement all data packets, in example shown in Figure 27, the NACK grouping from the recipient is not transfused to, thereby confirms that packet P2 retransmits successfully.Thus, confirm that the parallel all data packets P1～P3 that sends sends successfully, enter the generation of next packet and send processing thereby return step S401.In Figure 27, generate packet P4, P5, P6 from Frame F2, and in the delivery time t3 transmission that walks abreast.On the other hand, the recipient, by gather packet P1, P2, P3 restores Frame F1.

(the 17 execution mode)

Figure 28 shows the flow chart of seventeenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 29 shows the example 1 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the 17 execution mode.Figure 30 shows the operational example of example 1 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the 17 execution mode.

Present embodiment is characterised in that, the Frame of from transmission buffer, being stored, and sending number walking abreast is that unit generates a plurality of packets that the transmission required time is equal to each other, and to send number walking abreast be that unit is parallel continuously sends.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrives transmission buffer, from Frame generate with the corresponding packet of number that sends of can walking abreast (S401, S402).Here, as shown in figure 29, cut apart two Frame F1, F2 respectively, and generate transmission required time TA identical three data grouping P1, P2, P3 and packet P4, P5, P6 respectively.Then, obtain the full sequence number (S403) of the packet that will send, walking abreast continuously then sends packet P1～P3 and packet P4～P6 (S421), and affirmative acknowledgement request grouping is sent to the receiving terminal (S422) of packet.In addition, the continuous transmission of the packet Group ACK agreement that can utilize IEEE802.11TGe etc. for example studying is carried out.

Then, by ACK grouping from the recipient, the success or failure of the transmission of affirmation all data packets (S423, S424).In example shown in Figure 30, the wireless channel (being #1 here) that is to use that illustrates is received and dispatched affirmative acknowledgement grouping and ACK corresponding with it grouping, and the success or failure information of the transmission of each packet is logged to the example in its ACK grouping.The ACK request grouping and the ACK grouping of this extended pattern have utilized the Group ACK agreement of for example being studied by IEEE 802.11TGe.

Go out by this ACK packet acknowledgement that packet P1, P2, P3, P4 send success and packet P2, P5, P6 sends failure.Then, at next the delivery time t2 that obtains by carrier sense, in the packet P1～P6 that has just sent, only enter processing that the packet (being P2, P5, P6 here) that sends failure is retransmitted (S425～S431).

At first, whether identification sends the transmission required time of packet of failure consistent, when inconsistent, to the additional diastema of the short packet of transmission required time, thus make parallel a plurality of packets of retransmitting transmission required time unanimity (S425, S426).In addition, in the present embodiment, owing to,, thereby needn't when parallel repeating transmission, add diastema so the transmission required time of packet P2, the P5 of transmission failure, P6 is also consistent from the packet P1～P3 of Frame F1, F2 generation and the transmission required time unanimity of packet P4～P6.

Then, the number Xng and the number KL (K: space division multiplexing number, L: the idle channel number) compare, need to judge whether continuous retransmission (S427) that can walk abreast and send of the packet of failure will be sent.When Xng≤KL, once retransmit (during Xng=1) or the repeating transmission that walks abreast (Xng〉1 time) (S428); As Xng〉carry out continuous parallel repeating transmission (S429) during KL.In Figure 29 and example shown in Figure 30, to send number be 3 owing to can walk abreast, and the number of data packets that sends failure also is 3, thus in single treatment parallel the transmission.

In addition, after the continuous/parallel transmission as if packet P1～P6, do not receive the ACK grouping yet, then confirm as all data packets transmission and fail even passed through the scheduled time, and continuous/parallel repeating transmission of the line data of going forward side by side grouping P1～P6 (S423, S430).Then, obtain the full sequence number (S431) of the packet of repeating transmission, and affirmative acknowledgement request grouping is sent to the receiving terminal (S422) of packet.

Then, by ACK grouping from the recipient, the success or failure of the transmission of the parallel all data packets that sends of affirmation (S423, S424).If by this ACK packet acknowledgement go out packet P2, P5, P6 sends successfully, can confirm then that continuously parallel packet P1～P3 and the packet P4～P6 that sends sends successfully, enter into the generation of next packet and send processing thereby return step S401.In Figure 30, generate packet P7, P8, P9 from Frame F3, and in the delivery time t3 transmission that walks abreast.On the other hand, the recipient, by gathering packet P1～P3 and packet P4～P6 restores Frame F1, F2.

In addition, in the present embodiment, be Frame F2 recovery formerly, the recovery of Frame F1 after situation, but owing to be to be that unit sends and retransmission process with packet P1～P3 of once generating and packet P4～P6, thereby can not occur packet P7 that transmitting-receiving earlier generated and packet afterwards thereof in next chance, and the situation of first restored data frame F3.That is, the recovery of Frame does not have big replacing in proper order, as long as determine the reception buffer size according to the data frame number or the number of data packets of single treatment, thereby less reception buffer just can have been dealt with.

Figure 31 shows the example 2 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the 17 execution mode.Figure 32 shows the operational example of example 2 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of a plurality of packets in the 17 execution mode.

Here, as shown in figure 31, thereby partition data frame F1 generates transmission required time TA identical three data groupings P1, P2, P3, thereby further partition data frame F2 generates transmission required time TB identical three data groupings P4, P5, P6.Here, because the frame sign difference of Frame F1, F2, be the transmission process time T A of the packet that generates of unit different with TB (TA〉TB) so send number walking abreast.That is, be that unit generates a plurality of packets that the transmission required time is equal to each other though send number walking abreast, the transmission required time of the parallel a plurality of packets that the send unit that sends number according to walking abreast sometimes and difference continuously.

So, when the transmission required time of the packet P1～P3 that once generates and packet P4～P6 not simultaneously, the packet P2 that sends failure is also different with the transmission required time of packet P5, P6, thereby when parallel the repeating transmission, give transmission required time short packet P5, P6 additional diastema, and need make their transmission required time consistent with packet P2 (S425, S426).

(the 18 execution mode)

Figure 33 shows the flow chart of eighteenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 34 shows the operation example of the 18 execution mode.

Present embodiment is characterised in that, in the 17 execution mode, after the packet that receives the wireless station B that sends to the recipient from the wireless station A of transmit leg, send NACK request grouping from wireless station A to wireless station B, and receive the NACK grouping that sends from wireless station B.Contain the information that sends to the packet of wireless station B from wireless station A in this NACK request grouping.Wireless station B does not beam back the NACK grouping to NACK request grouping when normally having received packet, if normally do not receive packet, then beam back the NACK grouping of the information that comprises this packet.Therefore, in wireless station A,, then be judged as the success rate of data packet transmission that sends earlier and sent if do not have the NACK grouping to arrive after NACK request grouping sends from wireless station B.On the contrary, if receive the NACK grouping, then be judged as the packet that is logged into wherein and send failure.The retransmission process of other packet is identical with the 17 execution mode.

In addition, the example 1 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of operation example shown in Figure 34 and Figure 29 and a plurality of packets shown in Figure 30 is corresponding, and is also identical in the example 2 of the generation/transmission/repeating transmission of Figure 31 and a plurality of packets shown in Figure 32.

(the 19 execution mode, the 20 execution mode)

Figure 35 shows the operational example of nineteenth embodiment of the invention.Figure 36 shows the operational example of twentieth embodiment of the invention.

In the 15 execution mode to the 18 execution modes following situation has been shown, that is: among the packet P1～P3 that generates from Frame F1, packet P1, P3 send successfully, and be retransmitted thereby packet P2 sends failure.At this moment, the packet P2 of packet P1, the P3 that arrives earlier and back arrival is being rearranged the recovery of carrying out Frame F1 after being listed as into correct order.

The 19 execution mode is in the 15 execution mode and the 16 execution mode, handle in order to simplify with the recovery of the Frame that reorders the recipient, processing to the step S407 of Figure 24 and Figure 26 changes, and makes the grouping of retransmitting smallest sequence number in the packet that sends failure and later packet (being P2, P3) thereof here.Thus, restored data frame F1 easily.

The 20 execution mode is in the 17 execution mode and the 18 execution mode, handle in order to simplify with the recovery of the Frame that reorders the recipient, the step S428 of Figure 28 and Figure 33, the processing of S429 are changed, make repeating transmission send the packet of smallest sequence number in the packet of failing and later packet (being P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) thereof here.Accompany therewith, do not make the transmission required time uniform operation between the packet of step S425, S426.

That is, as shown in figure 31, when the transmission required time of packet P1～P3 and packet P4～P6 not simultaneously, the packet P2～P3 of repeating transmission is also different with the transmission required time of packet P4～P6.Therefore, do not make the transmission required time uniform operation between packet, parallel continuously packet P2～P3 and the packet P4～P6 of sending.Thus, easily restored data frame F1, F2.

(structure of packet)

Figure 37 shows the structure of packet.Packet is by constituting as the lower part: minimum sequence number, data portion, FCS portion in the sequence number of the identifying information (ID) at grouping kind of information, the wireless station of receiving terminal, the identifying information (ID) at the wireless station of transmit leg, additional sequence number, the parallel a plurality of packets that send for a plurality of packets of the parallel transmission of difference respectively.

(structure of extended pattern ACK grouping)

Figure 38 shows the structure of extended pattern ACK grouping.The transmission success or failure information that the ACK of extended pattern divides into groups to be used for parallel like that each packet that sends shown in Figure 25 etc. together sends, and also is the same dividing into groups for the extended pattern NACK shown in Figure 27 etc.

The ACK grouping of example (1) is made of sequence number, the FCS portion of the identifying information (ID) at packet identification information, the wireless station of receiving terminal (the wireless station of packet transmit leg), the successful packet that receives.The ACK grouping of example (2) has been equipped with bitmap, replacing recording and narrating the sequence number of the packet that successfully receives, by come according to the reception success or failure to corresponding assignment of the sequence number of packet, show and receive successfully.In addition, the position ahead of bitmap is corresponding to the packet that has minmal sequence number in the parallel a plurality of packets that send.

(structure of the ACK request grouping of extended pattern)

Figure 39 shows the structure of extended pattern ACK request grouping.Extended pattern ACK request grouping is used for and will asks the information of the reception success or failure of the parallel like that a plurality of packets that send shown in Figure 30 etc. together to send, and it also is same asking the grouping for the extended pattern NACK shown in Figure 27 etc.

The ACK request grouping of example (1) is by constituting as the lower part: sequence number, the FCS portion of the identifying information (ID) of grouping kind of information, the wireless station of receiving terminal (packet receives wireless station), the identifying information (ID) at the wireless station of transmit leg (the wireless station of packet transmit leg), the parallel all data packets that sends.The ACK request grouping of example (2) has replaced the sequence number of recording and narrating parallel all packets that send, but records and narrates the sequence number minimum in the sequence number of the parallel packet that sends and the number of the parallel packet that sends.

(the 21 execution mode)

Figure 40 shows the flow chart of 21st embodiment of the invention.Figure 41 shows the operational example of 21st embodiment of the invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3, and do not change at the moment t1, the t2 that obtain by carrier sense, t3, the t4 number of data packets p (=3) that sends that can walk abreast.In addition, when from Frame generation packet, be unit with the set of packets that constitutes by p following packet, the number of establishing the set of packets that once generates is M, different with the sequence number of packet, the sequence number of establishing set of packets is N.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrives transmission buffer, the M group set of packets that generation is made of p following packet (S501～S503).At delivery time t1 shown in Figure 41, generate packet P1, P2, P3 as first set of packets from Frame F1, F2, generate packet P4, P5, P6 as second set of packets from Frame F3, F4, amount to and generate two groups of (M=2) set of packets.The block length unanimity of each packet.In addition, needing only with the set of packets is that unit generates packet, and the number of corresponding Frame is arbitrarily.

At delivery time t1, first group of (N=1) set of packets (packet P1～P3) (S504) of parallel transmission.Then, by from the ACK of transmit leg grouping, confirm all data packets of first group of set of packets the transmission success or failure (S505, S506).In addition, in example shown in Figure 41, the transmission success or failure information of each packet is logged in the ACK grouping, and uses a wireless channel (being #1 here) that it is beamed back.

After going out packet P2 and send failure by this ACK packet acknowledgement, obtain first group of (N group) set of packets the number h that does not send packet (being 1 here) (S506, S510, S511).In addition, " do not send packet " and refer to the packet of not finishing transmission owing to send failure and packet to be sent the two.In addition, the meaning of the mark a of S510 will be narrated in the back.In addition, when the number M of the set of packets that generates simultaneously is more than two groups the time, whether do not send packet (S512 in the middle of judging second group (N+1 group) and later set of packets thereof, S513), if do not send packet, then select the h of first group set of packets not send packet (sending the packet P2 of failure), and select that (the not transmission packet (P4, P5) below p-h) is individual is in next delivery time t2 transmission (S514) that walks abreast in the middle of second group and the later set of packets.In addition, so identical block length also equates packet P2 owing to generate constantly with packet P4, P5, the parallel transmission there is not obstacle.

Then, by from recipient's ACK grouping, confirm first group (N group) set of packets all data packets the transmission success or failure (S516, S506).After going out packet P2 by this ACK packet acknowledgement and sending successfully, confirm the set of packets (P1～P3) send successfully of first group (N group).Then, (S506, S507 S508), thereby transfer to the processing of the set of packets of second group (N+1 group), till confirming that all set of packets send successfully to increase the sequence number N of set of packets.The recipient, by gather packet P1, P2, P3 restores Frame F1, F2.

Here, the set of packets of first group (the N group) that successfully sends for all data packets, utilize mark a judge its be send simultaneously successful, still by retransmit and with the parallel transmission of the packet of other set of packets send successful (S509, S510).That is, when the packet of first group of (N group) set of packets sends when successful simultaneously owing to be the state of a=0 always, thus directly enter second group of (N+1 group) set of packets parallel transmission (S509, S504).On the other hand, when a part of packet of first group of (N group) set of packets will be retransmitted, a=1 in S510, and send with the not transmission packet of second group (N+1 group) and later set of packets thereof is parallel in the lump.Then, when all data packets of first group of (N group) set of packets sent successfully, a part or all data packets of second group of (N+1 group) set of packets were sent out.Therefore, turn back to S506 from S509, whether all data packets of judging second group of (N+1 group) set of packets successfully sends, if also have the packet that does not send then enroll the 3rd group (N+2 group) and the packet of later set of packets and repeat same processing.

In example shown in Figure 41, when delivery time t2 is parallel sent packet P2 and packet P4, P5 after, successfully finish the transmission of first group of set of packets owing to the transmission of packet P2.On the other hand, because packet P4 sends failure, thus forward S511 at second group of set of packets to from S506, and calculate the number h that does not send packet (being two here) of second group of set of packets.In addition be 2 because M is counted in the generation of set of packets, do not have the 3rd group and later set of packets, thus select two of second group of set of packets not send packet (P4, P6), and next delivery time t3 walk abreast transmission (S513, S515).In addition, when the set of packets that generates simultaneously is 1 group (M=1), carry out the processing from S512 to S515.In addition, at delivery time t3,, send the generation of not carrying out packet before finishing in two groups of set of packets that at first generate though Frame F5, F6, F7 have arrived transmission buffer.

Then, after all packets that go out second group of set of packets by the ACK packet acknowledgement from the recipient send successfully, confirm that the whole set of packets that at first generate send successfully (N=M), and turn back to S501 from S507.Thus, at delivery time t4, from Frame F5, F6, the newly-generated packet P1 of F7, P2, P3 as one group of (M=1) set of packets.In addition, be independent of each other at delivery time t1 packet P1～P6 that generates and the packet P1～P3 that generates at delivery time t4, and common block length difference.

In addition, in the time can't in the processing of S505, S516, receiving the ACK grouping, owing to retransmit all data packets that sent last time, so turn back to S504 or S512 and later processing thereof respectively.

(the 22 execution mode)

Figure 42 shows the flow chart of 22nd embodiment of the invention.Figure 43 shows the operational example of 22nd embodiment of the invention.

Present embodiment is characterised in that, after the packet that receives the wireless station B that sends to the recipient from the wireless station A of transmit leg, sends negative response request grouping from wireless station A to wireless station B, and receives the negative response grouping that sends from wireless station B.Wireless station B can not beam back the negative response grouping according to negative response request grouping when packet is normally received, then beam back the negative response grouping of this situation of expression when packet is not normally received.Therefore, in wireless station A, after negative response request grouping sent, when not having the negative response grouping from wireless station B arrival, the packet that then is judged as previous transmission had sent successfully.And when receiving the negative response grouping, then be judged as the packet transmission of wherein recording and narrating and failed.The retransmission process of other packet is identical with the 21 execution mode.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrives transmission buffer, the M group set of packets that generation is made of p following packet (S501～S503).At delivery time t1 shown in Figure 43, generate packet P1, P2, P3 as first set of packets from Frame F1, F2, generate packet P4, P5, P6 as second set of packets from Frame F3, F4, amount to and generate two groups of (M=2) set of packets.

At delivery time t1, parallel first group of (N=1) set of packets (packet P1～P3) (S504), and transmission negative response request grouping (S521) of sending.Then, by confirm the transmission success or failure (S522) of first group of set of packets from recipient's negative response grouping NACK.In addition, shown in the example shown in Figure 43 be, use a wireless channel (being #1 here) to receive and dispatch negative response request grouping and negative response corresponding grouping NACK, and the information of the packet of transmission failure is logged to the example among this negative response grouping NACK with it.

After confirming that by this negative response grouping NACK packet P2 sends failure, the number h that does not send packet (being 1 here) that obtains first group of (N group) set of packets (S511).Then, when the number M of the set of packets that generates simultaneously is more than two groups the time, judge in second group (N+1 group) and the later set of packets thereof and whether do not send packet (S512, S513), if do not send packet, then select one of first set of packets not send packet (sending the packet P2 of failure), and concentrate to select (the not transmission packet (P4, P5) below p-h) is individual from the second component group, and in next delivery time t2 transmission (S514) that walks abreast, and send negative response request grouping (S521).

Here, a part of packet of first group of (N group) set of packets is retransmitted, second group (N+1 group) and later set of packets thereof do not send packet part or all also by parallel transmission the in the lump.If do not receive negative response grouping NACK in S522, then these packets all send success, thereby confirm first group of (N group) set of packets (P1～P3) send successfully.On the other hand,, increase the sequence number N of set of packets at second group (N+1 group) and later set of packets thereof, and till confirming whole set of packets and sending successfully (S522, S507, S508, S523).In S523, judge the transmission success or failure of all data packets of second group of (N+1 group) set of packets, if do not send packet in addition would enroll the 3rd group (N+2 group) and later set of packets in and repeat same processing.

In example shown in Figure 43, when delivery time t2 is parallel sent packet P2 and packet P4, P5 after because the transmission of packet P2 success and the transmission end of first group of set of packets.On the other hand, because packet P4 sends failure, thus forward S511 at second group of set of packets to from S523, and calculate the number h that does not send packet (being two here) of second group of set of packets.In addition be 2 because M is counted in the generation of set of packets, do not have the 3rd group and later set of packets, thus select two of second group of set of packets not send packet (P4, P6), and next delivery time t3 walk abreast transmission (S513, S515).In addition, when the set of packets that generates simultaneously is one group (M=1), carry out the processing from S512 to S515.In addition, at delivery time t3,, before finishing, the transmission of two groups of set of packets that at first generate do not carry out the generation of packet though have Frame F5, F6, F7 to arrive transmission buffer.

Then, when the negative response grouping NACK from the recipient not is transfused to, thereby after all data packets of confirming second group of set of packets sends successfully, can confirms that all set of packets that at first generate send successfully (N=M), thereby turn back to S501 from S507.Thus, at delivery time t4, from Frame F5, F6, the newly-generated packet P1 of F7, P2, P3 as one group of (M=1) set of packets.

(the 23 execution mode)

The 23 execution mode is generating the step S503 of set of packets from Frame of the 21 execution mode and the 22 execution mode, to give the number M capping value of the set of packets that once can generate, and stop to generate the set of packets above higher limit.In addition, the Frame of not using in the generation of set of packets is carried over into the generation chance of next set of packets.

In addition, generating the step S503 of set of packets of the 21 execution mode and the 22 execution mode,, then stop to generate set of packets from the Frame that surpasses higher limit if employed data frame number F surpasses higher limit in the generation of M group set of packets from Frame.Then, the Frame of not using in the generation with set of packets remains to the generation chance of next set of packets.

(the 24 execution mode)

Figure 44 shows the flow chart of 24th embodiment of the invention.Figure 45 shows the operational example of the 24 execution mode of the present invention.Here, have wireless channel #1, #2, #3, and do not change at the delivery time t1, the t2 that obtain by carrier sense, t3, t4, the t5 number of data packets p (=3) that sends that can walk abreast.In addition, establish D of once generating from Frame (D1, D2 ...) packet is as the packet group, and the accumulative total of establishing the packet of composition data packet group is R.Here, the accumulative total R of present embodiment is arbitrarily, does not relate to direct control.In addition, press the genesis sequence appended sequence number for the packet of composition data packet group, and send processing by genesis sequence.

At transmit leg, after Frame arrived transmission buffer, generating the transmission required time was the packet of T, and D1 data that generate are divided into groups as packet group (S531～S533).At delivery time t1 shown in Figure 45, generate packet P1, P2, P3 from Frame F1, F2, generate packet P4, P5, P6 from Frame F3, F4, amount to and generate six (R=6) packet groups.The transmission required time of each packet is T.In addition, employed data frame number is arbitrarily in packet group's the generation.

At delivery time t1, from the packet group, press maximum p data grouping of the parallel transmission of genesis sequence (P1～P3) (S534).Then, by from recipient's ACK grouping, confirm each packet the transmission success or failure (S535, S536).In addition, in example shown in Figure 45, the transmission success or failure information of each packet is charged in the ACK grouping, and used a wireless channel (being #1 here) that it is beamed back.

After going out packet P2 by this ACK packet acknowledgement and sending failure, obtain the remaining total number w (being four here) that does not send packet that does not send packet and packet group that sends failure (S536, S537).On the other hand, if send not failure, the remaining number w that does not send packet that then only obtains the packet group (S536, S538).This number w is sent number p and compares with can walking abreast, if w 〉=p, then from the packet group by genesis sequence parallel send maximum p do not send packet (S539, S534).In example shown in Figure 45, the packet P2 that sends failure with do not send packet P4, P5 and be transmitted in parallel at next delivery time t2.

Then, by from recipient's ACK grouping, confirm the transmission of each packet success or failure (S535, S536).Here, when packet group's the number w that does not send packet is lower than the (S537 when sending number p that can walk abreast, S538, S539), owing in can be used for the parallel wireless channel that sends, produced idle channel, so when being not w=0, just carry out new packet generation (S540, S541, S542).Promptly, judge and whether have Frame (S541) in the transmission buffer, if there is Frame, then identical when at first generating, generating the transmission required time is the packet of T, and D2 data that generate are divided into groups to be added to the packet group go up (S542), and press parallel maximum p the data groupings of transmission of genesis sequence (S534).At this moment, packet group's accumulative total R is D1+D2.In addition, if in transmission buffer, there is not Frame, then press the parallel maximum p of transmission of genesis sequence (w) packet (S541, S534).On the other hand, when packet group's the number w that does not send packet is 0, turn back to S531, newly carry out the generation of packet from Frame from S540.

In example shown in Figure 45,, be these two of packet P4, P6 (w＜p) so do not send the number w of packet because the packet P2, the P4 that send at delivery time t2, the packet P4 among the P5 send failure.On the other hand, the recipient, restore Frame F1, F2 by gathering packet P1～P3.At next delivery time t3, generating the transmission required time from Frame F5, F6 is packet P7, P8, the P9 of T, thereby and is added to the packet group and goes up that to make accumulative total R be 9.

In addition, delivery time t3 is parallel sent packet P4, P6 and packet P7 after, send failure if go out packet P6 by ACK packet acknowledgement from the recipient, the number w that does not then send packet is these three of packet P6, P8, P9.At next delivery time t4, parallel packet P6 and packet group P8, the P9 of sending, thereby and in affirmation its send successfully do not send packet among the packet group after (w=0), turn back to initial condition (S531).On the other hand, the recipient, from packet P4～P6 restored data frame F3, F4, and from packet P7～P9 restored data frame F5, F6.Thus, at delivery time t5, from Frame F7, F8, the newly-generated transmission required time of F9 be T packet P1, P2, P3.In addition, be mutually independent at delivery time t1 packet P1～P6 that generates and the packet P1～P3 that generates at delivery time t5, and transmit required time T difference usually.

In addition, in the time can't receiving the ACK grouping in the processing at S535, owing to retransmitted all data packets that sent last time, so turn back to S534 and later processing thereof.

(the 25 execution mode)

Figure 46 shows the flow chart of 24th embodiment of the invention.Figure 47 shows the operational example of 25th embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is characterised in that, higher limit Rover is set for the accumulative total R of the packet group in the 24 execution mode.This is owing to consider the cause of following problems, that is: at delivery time t3, the t4 of the Figure 45 shown in the 24 execution mode, for example before packet P6 sends successfully, if the packet P7～P9 of Sheng Chenging sends successfully thereafter, then produced the problem that the recovery of Frame is reversed in proper order.If the accumulative total R of restricting data packet group does not worry that then this problem can frequently produce.

S531～the S542 of the flow process of the 25 execution mode shown in Figure 46 is identical with the 25 execution mode shown in Figure 44.In the present embodiment, when packet group's the number w that does not send packet sends number p less than walking abreast (S539, S540), packet group's accumulative total R and higher limit Rover are compared (S551), when R 〉=Rover, control to make it is not to carry out the generation (not entering S541) of packet from next Frame, current packet group's packet is all sent but turn back to S534.

In addition, (S539 S540), compares (S552) with packet group's accumulative total R and higher limit Rover, when R 〉=Rover, in order to return S531 from the newly-generated packet of Frame when packet group's the number w that does not send packet is 0.On the other hand, when R＜Rover, judge whether there is Frame (S553) in the transmission buffer, if Frame is arranged, then under the situation of the packet group's who does not reset current accumulative total R, in order to enter S542, S534 from the newly-generated packet of Frame.In addition, if there is not Frame, then in order to turn back to S531 from the newly-generated packet of Frame.

In example shown in Figure 47, the higher limit Rover of packet group's accumulative total R is made as 6, thereby when delivery time t1 generates packet P1～P6, becomes R 〉=Rover.Be with the difference of the 24 execution mode shown in Figure 45, when delivery time t3 packet group's the number w that does not send packet be 2 (＜p) time,, also do not carry out the generation of packet even Frame F5, F6 are arranged in the transmission buffer.Thus, the transmission of packet P1～P6 finishes preferential, thereby at parallel packet P4, the P6 of sending of delivery time t3, thereby, packet P6 sends packet P6 at delivery time t4 because sending failure, after sending successfully, at delivery time t5 from Frame F5, F6, the newly-generated packet P1 of F7, P2, P3.

(the 26 execution mode)

The 26 execution mode is in the 25 execution mode, to replace the accumulative total R of the packet of composition data packet group, and be to use the accumulative total F of employed Frame in this packet group's generation.By limiting the accumulative total F of this Frame, the same when accumulative total R to the data grouping is limited, can avoid the problem that the recovery of Frame is reversed in proper order in the process in retransmission process when the packet that generated more than required.

(the 27 execution mode)

The 27 execution mode is, in the 24 to the 25 execution mode, equally with the 22 execution mode sends negative response request grouping from wireless station A to wireless station B, and receives the negative response grouping that sends from wireless station B.At this moment, the transmission of the negative response request that the is treated to grouping of S535 and S536 and the reception of negative response grouping, when receiving the negative response grouping, in S537, obtain the remaining total number w that does not send packet among packet and the packet group that do not send that sends failure, and do not receiving negative response when grouping, obtain in S538 that the remaining number w that does not send packet gets final product among the packet group.Other are identical with the 24 execution mode and the 25 execution mode.

(the 28 execution mode)

The 28 execution mode is, in the 21 to the 22 execution mode, replace and obtain the step S511 that does not send number of data packets h that sends failure in the set of packets, but will send the not transmission packet of failure and subsequent data packet thereof in the set of packets as not sending packet, and its number h is used for following processing.

For example, in Figure 41, example shown in Figure 43,,, carry out the parallel transmission of packet P2, P3, P4 at delivery time t2 though then packet P3 sends successfully if send failure at delivery time t1 packet P2.Thus, can solve the recipient during the problem that the recovery of Frame is reversed in proper order from set of packets restored data frame.

(the 29 execution mode)

The 29 execution mode is, in the 24 to the 25 execution mode, replace and obtain the remaining step S537 that does not send total number w of packet among packet and the packet group that do not send that sends failure, but divide into groups as transmission, and its number w is used for following processing with sending the packet that is generated after the not transmission grouping of failing reaches in the packet of composition data packet group.

For example, in Figure 45, example shown in Figure 47,,, carry out the parallel transmission of packet P2, P3, P4 at delivery time t2 though then packet P3 is sent out if send failure at delivery time t1 packet P2.Thus, can solve the recipient during the problem that the recovery of Frame is reversed in proper order from packet restored data frame.

(the 30 execution mode)

Above-described the 15 to the 29 execution mode is to use a plurality of wireless channels to walk abreast to send packet, but also can be the method for utilizing the space division multiplexing mode when the transmission of packet, or and with the method for a plurality of wireless channels and space division multiplexing mode.

In addition, when using space division multiplexing, it is relevant also can to obtain antenna by propagation coefficient, and obtains in the channel repeatably space division multiplexing number by predetermined threshold value.In addition, also can select to be to use the transmission that walks abreast of a plurality of wireless channels also to be to use the transmission that walks abreast of space division multiplexing mode according to the data number that is arrived in the transmission buffer or with the corresponding space division multiplexing number of communication environments.

Industrial applicibility

The present invention can maximally utilise idle channel and space division multiplexing when caused repeatings transmission of the transmission of packet failure, thereby can be efficiently and transmit packet retransmission reliably, and the raising throughput.In addition, when realizing that throughput improves, the reception buffer size can be do not increased, thereby the recovery control of recipient's Frame can be simplified.

Claims

1. radio packet communication method; Can use between two radio stations of a plurality of wireless channels; Walk abreast and send a plurality of packets with intercept a plurality of wireless channels that are judged as idle condition with the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides by physical carrier; It is to judge busy condition or idle condition according to received power that wherein said physical carrier is intercepted; Described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets; Described radio packet communication method is characterised in that

When carrying out retransmission process owing to the transmission failure of described packet, to compare by wireless channel number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as idle condition, when the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

2. radio packet communication method; Can use between two radio stations of space division multiplexing; The wireless channel that is judged as idle condition with the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides is intercepted in use by physical carrier; Be used for parallel a plurality of packets that send by spatial division multiplexing; It is to judge busy condition or idle condition according to received power that wherein said physical carrier is intercepted; Described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets; Described radio packet communication method is characterised in that

When carrying out retransmission process owing to the transmission failure of described packet, to compare by space division multiplexing number and the packet retransmission number that carrier sense is judged as a wireless channel of idle condition, when the space division multiplexing number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

3. radio packet communication method, can and two wireless stations with the space division multiplexing of a plurality of wireless channels and each wireless channel between, a plurality of wireless channels and the space division multiplexing that is judged as idle condition with the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides intercepted in use by physical carrier, come the suitable a plurality of packets of summation of each space division multiplexing number of parallel transmission and a plurality of wireless channels, wherein said physical carrier is intercepted according to received power and is judged busy condition or idle condition, described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets, described radio packet communication method is characterised in that

When carrying out retransmission process owing to the transmission failure of described packet, to compare by suitable parallel transmission number and packet retransmission number with the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel that is judged as idle condition by carrier sense, when described parallel transmission number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

4. as claim 2 or 3 described radio packet communication methods, it is characterized in that,

Set the space division multiplexing number according to the transmission environment between described two wireless stations.

5. as each described radio packet communication method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,

Guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send the step of described a plurality of packet retransmission to comprise without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition:

In the packet retransmission that at first sends, the transmission required time of described a plurality of packet retransmission is made as sends the inhibition time and send, in the transmission in the middle of the wireless station that receives described packet retransmission suppresses its transmission inhibition time, the our station that has sent described packet retransmission sends follow-up packet retransmission continuously.

6. as each described radio packet communication method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,

Be shown with the information of subsequent retransmissions grouping for the packet retransmission add list that at first sends, the wireless transmission required time that stands in the acknowledgment packet the subsequent retransmissions grouping that has normally received this packet retransmission is made as and sends the inhibition time and send, the wireless station that has received this acknowledgment packet suppresses it and sends the central transmission of inhibition time, simultaneously, ignore this transmission inhibition time and send follow-up packet retransmission continuously as the our station of the receiving terminal of this acknowledgment packet.

7. as each described radio packet communication method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,

The transmission required time that sends described a plurality of packet retransmission is made as the control grouping that sends the inhibition time, the wireless station that has received described control grouping suppresses it and sends the central transmission of inhibition time, simultaneously, the our station that has sent described control grouping sends described a plurality of packet retransmission continuously.

8. radio packet communication method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that,

Wireless the standing in that has received described control grouping set described transmission and suppressed the time and send in the acknowledgment packet, the wireless station that has received this acknowledgment packet suppresses it and sends the central transmission of inhibition time, simultaneously, ignore this transmission inhibition time and send a plurality of packet retransmission continuously as the our station of the receiving terminal of this acknowledgment packet.

9. wireless packet communication apparatus, can use between two wireless stations of a plurality of wireless channels, a plurality of wireless channels that use is intercepted by physical carrier and the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides are judged as idle condition walk abreast and send a plurality of packets, wherein said physical carrier is intercepted according to received power and is judged busy condition or idle condition, described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets, described wireless packet communication apparatus is characterised in that, comprising:

When carrying out retransmission process, will be judged as the wireless channel number of idle condition and the unit that the packet retransmission number compares by carrier sense owing to the transmission failure of described packet; When the idle channel number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send the unit of a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

10. wireless packet communication apparatus, can use between two wireless stations of space division multiplexing, use is intercepted by physical carrier and the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides are judged as the wireless channel of idle condition, be used for parallel a plurality of packets that send by spatial division multiplexing, wherein said physical carrier is intercepted according to received power and is judged busy condition or idle condition, described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets, described wireless packet communication apparatus is characterised in that, comprising:

When carrying out retransmission process, will be judged as the space division multiplexing number of a wireless channel of idle condition and the unit that the packet retransmission number compares by carrier sense owing to the transmission of described packet failure; When the space division multiplexing number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send the unit of a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

11. wireless packet communication apparatus, can and two wireless stations with the space division multiplexing of a plurality of wireless channels and each wireless channel between, use is intercepted by physical carrier and the virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication both sides are judged as a plurality of wireless channels and the space division multiplexing of idle condition, the suitable a plurality of packets of summation of each space division multiplexing number of parallel transmission and a plurality of wireless channels, wherein said physical carrier is intercepted according to received power and is judged busy condition or idle condition, described virtual carrier sensing in wireless network communication is that hypothesis is busy condition in the middle of the transmission inhibition time that sets, described wireless packet communication apparatus is characterised in that, comprising:

When carrying out retransmission process owing to the transmission of described packet failure, the unit that will be with the summation of each space division multiplexing number of the wireless channel number that is judged as idle condition by carrier sense suitable parallel transmission number and packet retransmission number compare; When described parallel transmission number is counted less than packet retransmission, guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send the unit of a plurality of packet retransmission without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition.

12. as claim 10 or 11 described wireless packet communication apparatus, it is characterized in that, also comprise the unit of setting the space division multiplexing number according to the transmission environment between described two wireless stations.

13. as each described wireless packet communication apparatus in the claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that,

Guarantee that wireless channel with described idle condition sends the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission and intercepts even supervention send the unit of described a plurality of packet retransmission in the packet retransmission that at first sends without described physical carrier, the transmission required time of described a plurality of packet retransmission is made as the inhibition time that sends, and send, and in the middle of sending the inhibition time, this sends follow-up packet retransmission continuously.

14. as each described wireless packet communication apparatus in the claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that,

Guarantee that wireless channel with described idle condition sends the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission and intercepts even supervention send the unit of described a plurality of packet retransmission to be shown with the information of subsequent retransmissions grouping to the packet retransmission add list that at first sends without described physical carrier, the transmission required time of subsequent retransmissions grouping is made as sends the inhibition time, and the transmission of ignoring this acknowledgment packet suppresses the time and sends follow-up packet retransmission continuously.

15. as each described wireless packet communication apparatus in the claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that,

Guarantee to send the needed time of a plurality of packet retransmission, and intercept even supervention send the unit of described a plurality of packet retransmission following formation without described physical carrier with the wireless channel of described idle condition:

It comprises that transmission is made as the transmission required time of described a plurality of packet retransmission the unit of the control grouping that sends the inhibition time, and, the wireless station that receives described control grouping suppresses it and sends the central transmission of inhibition time, simultaneously, the our station that has sent described control grouping sends described a plurality of packet retransmission continuously.

16. wireless packet communication apparatus as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that,

The wireless station that receives described control grouping is included in and sets the unit that described transmission suppresses the time and sends in the acknowledgment packet, the wireless station that receives this acknowledgment packet suppresses it and sends the central transmission of inhibition time, simultaneously, ignore this transmission inhibition time and send a plurality of packet retransmission continuously as the our station of the receiving terminal of this acknowledgment packet.