WO2012115338A2 - 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 - Google Patents
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- the following description relates to a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for efficiently configuring a mesh network in a white space band.
- WLAN wireless local area network
- IEEE 802.11a and b are described in 2.4. Using unlicensed band at GHz or 5 GHz, IEEE 802.11b provides a transmission rate of 11 Mbps and IEEE 802.11a provides a transmission rate of 54 Mbps.
- IEEE 802.11g applies orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) at 2.4 GHz to provide a transmission rate of 54 Mbps.
- IEEE 802.11n applies multiple input multiple output OFDM (MIMO-OFDM) to provide a transmission rate of 300 Mbps for four spatial streams. IEEE 802.11n supports channel bandwidths up to 40 MHz, in this case providing a transmission rate of 600 Mbps.
- TV whitespace TV whitespace
- IEEE 802.11af the IEEE 802.11af standard is being developed to define the operation of unlicensed devices in the TV whitespace (TVWS) band.
- TVWS TV whitespace
- 1 is a view for explaining the concept of a mesh network.
- the mesh network refers to a network in which each node not only transmits and receives its own data but also relays data for other nodes. That is, in a mesh network, each node may cooperate to transmit data in the network.
- the mesh network may be composed of respective mesh points (MPs) as shown in FIG. 1. That is, such MPs constitute a multi-hop wireless network.
- the MP when providing an infrastructure BSS function, the MP is called a mesh AP (MAP).
- MAP mesh AP
- a requirement such as a requirement for each mesh point and / or a procedure for acquiring the available channel information for mesh points in order to configure a mesh network in a white space band is required.
- a first station capable of accessing a geographic location database through a direct Internet connection is a mesh gate ( Notifying one or more second stations through a Gate Announcement Frame that they can operate as a Mesh Gate; A first multi-hop management action frame including location information of each of the one or more mesh points from one or more mesh points of the one or more second stations to join the mesh network; Receiving; And transmitting a second multi-hop management operation frame including available channel information in the white space band to the at least one mesh point.
- the first station is a mesh gate (Mesh) from a first station that can access a geographical location database through a direct Internet connection.
- a first multi-hop management action frame including location information of the second station is assigned to the first station.
- the mesh point is preferably a fixed device or a mode II device.
- the gate notification frame may be a frame that activates a field indicating that the first station has a geographic location database access capability.
- the first multi-hop management operation frame may include a mesh control field including address information of the mesh gate, an FCC identifier field including an FCC identifier of the mesh point, and a serial number assigned to a manufacturer of the mesh point. Serial number field) and a position configuration information field indicating position information of the mesh point.
- the second multi-hop management operation frame may include a mesh control field indicating an address of a mesh gate transmitting the first multi-hop management operation frame and a white space map field indicating the available channel information. It may include.
- the white space map may indicate available channel information that is commonly applicable to mesh points of the mesh network.
- a direct Internet access module for accessing a geographic location database ; And notifying one or more second stations through a gate announcement frame that a first station including the direct internet access module is operable as a mesh gate, wherein the mesh network of the one or more second stations Receive a first multi-hop management action frame including location information of each of the one or more mesh points from one or more mesh points to subscribe to, and send the one or more mesh points to the one or more mesh points.
- a station apparatus for constructing a mesh network in a white space band including a wireless communication module transmitting a second multi-hop management operation frame including available channel information in a white space band is provided.
- a station apparatus for constructing a mesh network in a white space band comprising: a wireless communication module; And a processor coupled to the wireless communication module, wherein the wireless communication module is operable to operate as a mesh gate from a first station that is accessible to a geographic location database through a direct internet connection.
- the wireless communication module includes a first information including the location information of the station apparatus corresponding to the mesh point A white space that transmits a multi-hop management action frame to the first station and receives a second multi-hop management action frame including available channel information in the white space band from the first station.
- the mesh point is preferably a fixed device or a mode II device.
- the gate notification frame may be a frame that activates a field indicating that the first station has a geographic location database access capability.
- the first multi-hop management operation frame may include a mesh control field including address information of the mesh gate, an FCC identifier field including an FCC identifier of the mesh point, and a serial number assigned to a manufacturer of the mesh point. Serial number field) and a position configuration information field indicating position information of the mesh point.
- the second multi-hop management operation frame may include a mesh control field indicating an address of a mesh gate transmitting the first multi-hop management operation frame and a white space map field indicating the available channel information. It may include.
- the white space map preferably represents available channel information that can be commonly applied to mesh points of the mesh network.
- 1 is a view for explaining the concept of a mesh network.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of configuring a mesh network in a white space band according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a gate notification frame format according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a GANN information element format among the gate notification frame formats of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a flag field of a GANN information element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a format of a multi-hop management operation frame for a channel availability query request according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a multi-hop management operation frame format for channel availability query response according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a channel availability query response multi-hop management operation frame format having a plurality of WSMs according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a concept of a station apparatus operable as a gate of a mesh network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a concept of a station apparatus operable as a mesh point of a mesh network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a channel availability query procedure for configuring a mesh network in a white space band (for example, TV white space) will be described.
- a white space band for example, TV white space
- the characteristics of the white space band will be described using, for example, the IEEE 802.11af system.
- the white space band operation will be described using TV white space as an example, but the white space band need not be limited to such a TV white space band.
- Devices operating in the TV white space may be classified into a fixed device, a personal / portable mode I device, and a personal / portable mode II device.
- the fixed device needs to register its location in a geo-location database as a fixed terminal, and can access the geographic location database to obtain an available channel list.
- this type of device operates on the available channel list, and if the channel being used is no longer available, the device stops using the corresponding channel.
- the personal / mobile mode II device (or mode II device) does not register its location in the geographic location database with the personal portable terminal, but may access the geographic location database to obtain a list of available channels at its location. This type of device operates on the list of available channels and stops using it if the channel it is using is no longer available. In addition, personal / mobile mode II devices have limited transmission output power compared to fixed devices.
- the personal / mobile mode I device (or mode I device) is controlled by the fixed device and the personal / mobile mode II device. It does not register its location in the geographic location database the same as a personal / mobile mode II device, but it is allowed to use it after validating its device ID through the geographic location database. In addition, it is necessary to obtain a list of available channels from a personal / portable mode II device and verify that the list of available channels has not changed periodically.
- MPs operating in a white space are fixed devices or personal / mobile mode II devices in order to configure a multi-hop wireless network. This is because personal / portable mode I devices cannot do network initiation and thus cannot configure multi-hop wireless networks.
- MPs must obtain a list of available channels from a geographic location database in order to operate as a fixed device, a personal / mobile mode II device.
- MPs joining a mesh network propose to obtain a list of available channels using a multi-hop management action frame.
- a station that can access a geographic location database through direct internet access is a mesh gate, and its geo-location database is accessed through a gate announcement frame. It is proposed to inform other MPs of access capability. That is, in the present embodiment, MPs having an Internet access backbone among MPs constituting the mesh network may play a pivotal role in mesh network formation as a mesh gate.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of configuring a mesh network in a white space band according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the first station STA1 having the geographic location database access capability may serve as a mesh gate MG.
- a mesh gate may inform its geographic location database access capability to a plurality of stations STA2 through a gate notification frame in order to construct a mesh network (S210).
- FIG. 3 illustrates a gate notification frame format according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a GANN information element format in the gate notification frame format of FIG. 3.
- the gate notification frame is information broadcasted through the mesh network, and has a purpose of informing the existence of the mesh gate and the address (eg, MAC address) of the mesh gate.
- it is proposed to set a flag field of the GANN information element as shown in FIG. 5 to inform that the mesh gate provides a geographic location database access function.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a flag field of a GANN information element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the GANN information element of the gate notification frame proposes to include a 1-bit field indicating whether the geographic location database connection capability is provided as shown in FIG. That is, a station having a geographic location database access capability in the white space band may broadcast a gate notification frame in which the geographic location database access capability field of FIG. 5 is activated (set to 1).
- the station which wants to join the mesh network may transmit a multi-home management operation frame serving as a channel availability query request frame for acquiring available channel information to the corresponding MG as an MP ( S220).
- the multi-hop management operation frame transmitted in this way will be described.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a format of a multi-hop management operation frame for a channel availability query request according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- MPs that want to join the mesh network may include the channel availability query request multi-hop management operation frame as illustrated in FIG. 6. It may be transmitted to the transmitted mesh gate (S220).
- a mesh control field may include a destination terminal address where a corresponding channel availability query request frame is transmitted by multi-hop forwarding in a multi-hop wireless network. That is, in the present embodiment, the mesh control field may indicate an address of a mesh gate supporting geographical location database connection.
- the FCC identifier indicates an FCC identifier assigned to a device operating in the white space band
- the serial number field may indicate a serial number of the corresponding device assigned by the manufacturer.
- the LCI (Location Configuration Information) field indicates current location information thereof, and the LCI value may include latitude, longitude, altitude, and optionally, azimuth information.
- the mesh gate that has received the channel availability query request multi-hop management operation frame as shown in FIG. 6 may obtain a list of channels available at the location according to the location information provided by the corresponding MP through the geographical location database connection.
- the available channel list obtained as described above may be transmitted to the corresponding MP through the multi-hop management operation frame as shown in FIG. 2 (S230).
- the multi-hop management operation frame transmitted in this way will be described.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a multi-hop management operation frame format for channel availability query response according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mesh control field of the multi-hop management operation frame used as the channel availability query response frame shown in FIG. 7 may include a destination terminal address where the channel availability query response frame is transmitted by multi-hop forwarding in a multi-hop network.
- the address of the MP requesting access to the geographical location database may be indicated.
- a white space map is a channel space of each TV white space band to inform a station (STA) of channel availability (primary user information) acquired through spectrum sensing and / or DB connection. It is made in the form of MAP whether the main user occupies channel for the TV channel.
- the WSM may have any format, but the number of available channels should be signaled, which may be a TV channel number or a WLAN channel number, but preferably the TV channel number should be signaled.
- the WSM specifies the length of the map to support variable map lengths and the version of the map to check whether the map has been updated. WSM can update the entire available channel list for the entire channel list, or update only some of the channels.
- the mesh gate having the geographic location database access capability can know the location information of all MPs constituting the mesh network and the available channel list of the corresponding MPs.
- the mesh gate transmits a list of available channels through the WSM.
- the mesh gate according to an embodiment of the present invention may respond by selecting only a channel that all MPs can use in common. This is to support effective channel switching of the MPs.
- the mesh gate may select only a channel common to all MPs in the mesh network and answer the channel availability query.
- the mesh gate may transmit a list of channels available only in the MP through the WSM. In another embodiment, if there are no commonly available channels, the mesh gate may form a new mesh network or operate as a general AP.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a channel availability query response multi-hop management operation frame format having a plurality of WSMs according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the modified WSM means a list of available channels at the corresponding position of a specific MP.
- the MBSS WSM refers to a mesh basic service set (MBSS), that is, a channel list commonly available in a mesh network.
- MBSS mesh basic service set
- the WSM preferably includes a length field, and when the length field is set to 0, no available channel information may be transmitted.
- FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a concept of a station apparatus operable as a gate of a mesh network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a station apparatus operating to configure a mesh network in a white space band includes a direct internet access module 910 for accessing a geographic location database, and a gate notification frame with another station via wireless communication; And / or a wireless communication module 920 for transmitting and receiving multi-hop management operation frames.
- the station apparatus may include a processor 930 and a memory 940 to process and store information.
- the processor 930 and the memory 940 may include a direct Internet access module 910. And / or included in the wireless communication module 920 and implemented.
- the wireless communication module 920 is a gate notification frame (Gate) to one or more second stations that the first station including the above-described direct internet access module 910 can operate as a mesh gate.
- a first multi-hop management operation frame Multi-hop management operation frame including the location information of each of the one or more mesh points from the one or more mesh points to be notified through the Announcement Frame, to join the mesh network of the one or more second stations Receive a Hop Management Action Frame) and transmit a second multi-hop management action frame including available channel information in the white space band to the one or more mesh points.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a concept of a station apparatus operable as a mesh point of a mesh network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the station apparatus operating with the mesh point may not include the direct internet access module 910.
- the station apparatus operable as a mesh point may include a wireless communication module 1010, a processor 1020, and a memory 1030 for transmitting and receiving a gate notification frame, a multi-hop management operation frame.
- the processor 1020 and / or the memory 1030 may be included in the wireless communication module 1010 and implemented.
- the wireless communication module 1010 of the station apparatus is a gate notification frame indicating that the first station can operate as a mesh gate from a first station that can access a geographical location database through a direct internet connection. Can be received.
- the wireless communication module 1010 includes a first multi-hop management operation frame including location information of a station device corresponding to the mesh point. Send a Hop Management Action Frame) to the first station and receive a second multi-hop management action frame including available channel information in the white space band from the first station.
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- 화이트 스페이스 대역에서 메쉬 네트워크(Mesh Network)를 구성하는 방법에 있어서,직접 인터넷 접속을 통해 지리적 위치 데이터베이스에 접속 가능한 제 1 스테이션이 메쉬 게이트(Mesh Gate)로서 동작 가능함을 게이트 알림 프레임(Gate Announcement Frame)을 통해 하나 이상의 제 2 스테이션에 알리는 단계;상기 하나 이상의 제 2 스테이션 중 상기 메쉬 네트워크에 가입하려는 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트(Mesh Point) 로부터 상기 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트 각각의 위치 정보를 포함하는 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임(Multi-Hop Management Action Frame)을 수신하는 단계; 및상기 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트에게 상기 화이트 스페이스 대역 내 가용 채널 정보를 포함한 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 전송하는 단계를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성 방법.
- 화이트 스페이스 대역에서 메쉬 네트워크(Mesh Network)를 구성하는 방법에 있어서,직접 인터넷 접속을 통해 지리적 위치 데이터베이스에 접속 가능한 제 1 스테이션으로부터 상기 제 1 스테이션이 메쉬 게이트(Mesh Gate)로서 동작 가능함을 게이트 알림 프레임(Gate Announcement Frame)을 제 2 스테이션에서 수신하는 단계;상기 제 2 스테이션이 상기 메쉬 네트워크에 메쉬 포인트(Mesh Point)로서 가입하려는 경우, 상기 제 2 스테이션의 위치 정보를 포함하는 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임(Multi-Hop Management Action Frame)을 상기 제 1 스테이션에 전송하는 단계; 및상기 제 1 스테이션으로부터 상기 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 가용 채널 정보를 포함한 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 수신하는 단계를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 메쉬 포인트는 고정형 기기, 또는 모드 II 기기인, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 게이트 알림 프레임은 상기 제 1 스테이션이 지리적 위치 데이터베이스 접속 성능을 가짐을 나타내는 필드를 활성화한 프레임인, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임은,상기 메쉬 게이트의 주소 정보를 포함하는 메쉬 제어 필드,상기 메쉬 포인트의 FCC 식별자를 포함하는 FCC 식별자 필드,상기 메쉬 포인트의 제조업자에게 할당된 시리얼 넘버(Serial Number)를 나타내는 시리얼 넘버 필드, 및상기 메쉬 포인트의 위치 정보를 나타내는 위치 구성 정보 필드를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임은,상기 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 전송한 메쉬 게이트의 주소를 나타내는 메쉬 제어 필드, 및상기 가용 채널 정보를 나타내는 화이트 스페이스 맵(White Space Map) 필드를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 방법.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 화이트 스페이스 맵은 상기 메쉬 네트워크의 메쉬 포인트들에 공통적으로 적용 가능한 가용 채널 정보를 나타내는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네트워크 구성 방법.
- 화이트 스페이스 대역에서 메쉬 네트워크(Mesh Network)를 구성하기 위해 동작하는 스테이션 장치에 있어서,지리적 위치 데이터베이스에 접속하기 위한 직접 인터넷 접속 모듈; 및상기 직접 인터넷 접속 모듈을 포함한 제 1 스테이션이 메쉬 게이트(Mesh Gate)로서 동작 가능함을 하나 이상의 제 2 스테이션에 게이트 알림 프레임(Gate Announcement Frame)을 통해 알리고, 상기 하나 이상의 제 2 스테이션 중 상기 메쉬 네트워크에 가입하려는 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트(Mesh Point) 로부터 상기 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트 각각의 위치 정보를 포함하는 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임(Multi-Hop Management Action Frame)을 수신하며, 상기 하나 이상의 메쉬 포인트에게 상기 화이트 스페이스 대역 내 가용 채널 정보를 포함한 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 전송하는 무선통신 모듈을 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 화이트 스페이스 대역에서 메쉬 네트워크(Mesh Network)를 구성하기 위한 스테이션 장치에 있어서,무선통신 모듈; 및상기 무선통신 모듈과 연결된 프로세서를 포함하며,상기 무선통신 모듈은 직접 인터넷 접속을 통해 지리적 위치 데이터베이스에 접속 가능한 제 1 스테이션으로부터 상기 제 1 스테이션이 메쉬 게이트(Mesh Gate)로서 동작 가능함을 게이트 알림 프레임(Gate Announcement Frame)을 수신하고,상기 프로세서가 상기 메쉬 네트워크에 메쉬 포인트(Mesh Point)로서 가입하려고 판단하는 경우, 상기 무선통신 모듈은 상기 메쉬 포인트에 해당하는 스테이션 장치의 위치 정보를 포함하는 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임(Multi-Hop Management Action Frame)을 상기 제 1 스테이션에 전송하고, 상기 제 1 스테이션으로부터 상기 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 가용 채널 정보를 포함한 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 수신하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 제 8 항 또는 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 메쉬 포인트는 고정형 기기, 또는 모드 II 기기인, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 제 8 항 또는 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 게이트 알림 프레임은 상기 제 1 스테이션이 지리적 위치 데이터베이스 접속 성능을 가짐을 나타내는 필드를 활성화한 프레임인, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 제 8 항 또는 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임은,상기 메쉬 게이트의 주소 정보를 포함하는 메쉬 제어 필드,상기 메쉬 포인트의 FCC 식별자를 포함하는 FCC 식별자 필드,상기 메쉬 포인트의 제조업자에게 할당된 시리얼 넘버(Serial Number)를 나타내는 시리얼 넘버 필드, 및상기 메쉬 포인트의 위치 정보를 나타내는 위치 구성 정보 필드를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 제 8 항 또는 제 9 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임은,상기 제 1 멀티 홉 관리 동작 프레임을 전송한 메쉬 게이트의 주소를 나타내는 메쉬 제어 필드, 및상기 가용 채널 정보를 나타내는 화이트 스페이스 맵(White Space Map) 필드를 포함하는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
- 제 13 항에 있어서,상기 화이트 스페이스 맵은 상기 메쉬 네트워크의 메쉬 포인트들에 공통적으로 적용 가능한 가용 채널 정보를 나타내는, 화이트 스페이스 대역에서의 메쉬 네크워크 구성을 위한 스테이션 장치.
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