WO2013022176A1 - 무선 개인 영역 통신망의 스케줄링 방법 및 그 장치 - Google Patents
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- the present specification relates to a scheduling method and a device in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), and more particularly, to a persistent scheduling method and a device using a guaranteed time slot (GTS). It is about.
- WPAN wireless personal area network
- GTS guaranteed time slot
- Personal portable devices can establish low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs) to perform communications.
- LR-WPANs low-rate wireless personal area networks
- An example of the LR-WPAN is a network conforming to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 standard provides 20 Kbps and 40 Kbps transmission rates using binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) in the 868/915 MHz band, and offset quadrature phase-shift keying (O-QPSK) in the 2.45 GHz band. It provides a transmission rate of 250 Kbps.
- BPSK binary phase-shift keying
- OF-QPSK offset quadrature phase-shift keying
- the IEEE 802.15.4b standard uses O-QPSK in the 868/915 MHz band to provide 250 Kbps transmission rates.
- the present specification intends to propose a method of allocating a GTS for each periodic super frame instead of every super frame among the super frames used in the WPAN system.
- a method in which a terminal is allocated a guaranteed time slot (GTS) is based on the characteristic information of the terminal. Determining an allocation cycle; Transmitting a GTS request to a WPAN coordinator, wherein the GTS request includes a GTS allocation period determined by the terminal; And receiving GTS allocation information from the WPAN coordinator, wherein the GTS allocation information includes a GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator based on a GTS request transmitted by the terminal.
- GTS guaranteed time slot
- the GTS request may include a GTS period field having a length of 2 bits, and the GTS period field may indicate a GTS allocation period determined by the terminal.
- the receiving of the GTS allocation information may include receiving the GTS allocation information through a beacon frame.
- the beacon frame includes a 6-bit Start Sequence Number field and a 2-bit GTS period field, and includes a Start Sequence Number field. Indicates a sequence number of a superframe in which the GTS starts to be allocated to the terminal, and the GTS period field indicates a GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the receiving of the GTS allocation information may include receiving the GTS allocation information through a GTS confirmation command.
- the GTS acknowledgment command may include a Start Sequence Number field and a GTS period field, and the Start Sequence Number field may be used to start assigning a GTS to the UE. It indicates a sequence number of the superframe (superframe), the GTS period field is characterized in that the GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the device after receiving the GTS allocation information, the device may operate in a sleep mode until a superframe including the GTS determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the terminal of the WPAN Wireless Personal Area Network
- the wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal with the outside
- a control unit connected to the wireless communication unit, wherein the control unit determines the GTS allocation period based on the characteristic information of the terminal, controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a GTS request to the WPAN coordinator, and requests the GTS request. Includes a GTS allocation period determined by the terminal, and controls the wireless communication unit to receive GTS allocation information from the WPAN coordinator, wherein the GTS allocation information is determined by the WPAN coordinator based on a GTS request transmitted by the terminal. And the determined GTS allocation period.
- the GTS request may include a GTS period field having a length of 2 bits, and the GTS period field may indicate a GTS allocation period determined by the terminal.
- the controller may control the wireless communication unit to receive the GTS allocation information through a beacon frame.
- the beacon frame includes a 6-bit Start Sequence Number field and a 2-bit GTS period field, and includes a Start Sequence Number field. Indicates a sequence number of a superframe in which the GTS starts to be allocated to the terminal, and the GTS period field indicates a GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the controller may control the wireless communication unit to receive the GTS allocation information through a GTS confirmation command.
- the GTS acknowledgment command may include a Start Sequence Number field and a GTS period field, and the Start Sequence Number field may be used to start assigning a GTS to the UE. It indicates a sequence number of the superframe (superframe), the GTS period field is characterized in that the GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the controller controls to operate in a sleep mode until a superframe including the GTS determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the device participating in the WPAN may determine the characteristics of the GTS according to the type of data to be transmitted and received and request the GTS allocation from the coordinator of the WPAN.
- 1 is an exemplary diagram of a network topology according to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.
- FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a protocol stack of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard corresponding to an example of an LR-WPAN system.
- 3A to 3C illustrate a structure of a super frame of an IEEE 802.15.4 system corresponding to an example of an LR-WPAN system.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a GTS allocation and retrieval procedure of the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a beacon frame and a GTS descriptor used in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a GTS request command used in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission band allocation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 8A and 8B illustrate structures of a GTS request command and a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS 9A and 9B illustrate another structures of a GTS request command and a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating a transmission band allocation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a GTS confirmation command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a WPAN terminal and a WPAN coordinator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
- first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
- Embodiments disclosed herein may be supported by standard documents for a system according to IEEE 802.15.4, which is a low-speed wireless low-rate wireless personal area network (PAN) system, or an IEEE 802 system for other wireless connections. It may be supported by the standard documents disclosed for at least one of the 3GPP system, 3GPP LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system and 3GPP2 system. That is, steps or parts which are not described to clearly reveal the technical spirit of the present invention among the embodiments disclosed herein may be supported by the above documents. In addition, all terms disclosed in the present document can be described by the above standard document.
- 1 is an exemplary diagram of a network topology according to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.
- FIG. 1A is an example of a star topology
- FIG. 1B is an example of a peer-to-peer topology.
- the FFD is a device capable of performing all functions
- the FFD may perform communication with the FFD or RFD, and perform functions such as network initialization, node management, and node information storage.
- the FFD that operates other devices among the FFDs to form a network is called a PAN coordinator device (hereinafter, referred to as a coordinator). Therefore, the above-described network topology may be configured by the FFD serving as the coordinator.
- the RFD performs less functions than the function that the FFD can perform.
- the counterpart device to which the RFD can communicate is limited to FFD. Therefore, the RFD may not serve as a coordinator. Therefore, the RFD can have a small stack structure and save computational / memory resources by dedicating network function to the FFD.
- the RFD finds a coordinator and transmits data, the RFD can be immediately disconnected and enter a sleep mode, so the power consumption is very low and can be operated for a long time even with battery power.
- a device labeled "F” represents an FFD
- a device labeled "R” represents an RFD
- a device labeled "P” represents an FFD serving as a coordinator.
- the devices may be a start point or an end point of communication
- the coordinator may be a start point, an end point, or a router.
- each device can communicate with any other device in the network.
- a more complex network such as a mesh network can be constructed.
- the star network may operate devices to maintain battery life for a long time, and the peer to peer network may configure one or more data transmission paths, and thus have high data reliability and connection recognition rate.
- FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a protocol stack of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard corresponding to an example of an LR-WPAN system.
- the protocol stack is composed of a PHY layer (Physical Layer), a MAC layer (Medium Access Control Layer), the upper layer (Upper Layer).
- PHY layer Physical Layer
- MAC layer Medium Access Control Layer
- Upper Layer the upper layer
- the PHY layer includes an RF transceiver and an associated control mechanism.
- the PHY layer may provide a PHY data service for transmitting and receiving PHY Protocol Data Units (PDUs) through a physical channel and a PHY management service for managing the PHY layer.
- PDUs PHY Protocol Data Units
- the MAC layer provides access to the physical channel for data transmission.
- the MAC layer may provide a MAC data service for transmitting and receiving MAC Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and a MAC management service for managing the MAC layer through the physical layer.
- PDUs MAC Protocol Data Units
- the MAC layer may perform functions such as beacon management, channel access, GTS management, frame confirmation, and security functions.
- the upper layer is composed of a network layer and an application layer.
- the network layer provides functions such as network configuration, processing, message routing, and the like.
- the application layer provides the functionality that the device targets.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 device 100 may function as a reduced function device (RFD), a full function device (FFD), or a coordinator according to a type of a mounted program, that is, a type of a program processing data of an application layer. have.
- 3A to 3C illustrate a structure of a super frame of an IEEE 802.15.4 system corresponding to an example of an LR-WPAN system.
- the super frame structure used in the LR-WPAN system may be determined by the coordinator.
- the coordinator transmits a super frame configured to place the beacon frame in the first slot.
- the coordinator does not perform beacon transmission when it does not want to use the super frame structure.
- devices to transmit data wait for a beacon frame transmitted by the coordinator, and when the beacon frame is received, the devices perform synchronization to the super frame structure.
- the beacon frame is used to synchronize devices participating in the PAN established by the coordinator, identify the PAN, and indicate the structure of the super frame.
- Devices on the LR-WPAN system perform media access competitively to send and receive data using the super frame.
- the coordinator participating in the WPAN allocates a time slot to specific devices using a super frame
- the device assigned the time slot can transmit and receive data without contention with other devices. That is, according to the structure of the super frame determined by the coordinator, the devices participating in the WPAN may perform media access for data transmission / reception competitively or non-competitively.
- a super frame in the LR-WPAN system includes a plurality of time slots 20 (eg, 16) for transmitting and receiving data between beacon frames 10a to 10b transmitted by the coordinator. ) Is included.
- time slots 20 eg, 16
- devices participating in the WPAN may transmit a data frame to the coordinator based on a carrier sense multiple access / collision avoidance (CSMA-CA) scheme using a time slot in the super frame.
- CSMA-CA carrier sense multiple access / collision avoidance
- 3B illustrates a structure of a super frame including an active period and an inactive period.
- the super frame in the LR-WPAN system is configured to include an active period 21 and an inactive period 25 between beacon frames 10a to 10b and the like. Can be.
- the active section 21 is a section in which data transmission and reception are performed between the devices, and the active section 21 includes time slots for frames used for data transmission and reception.
- the inactive section 25 refers to a section in which data transmission and reception between the devices is not performed.
- the coordinator may enter a low power mode.
- the ratio of the active period 21 and the inactive period 25 may be referred to as a duty cycle, where the value of the duty cycle is a requirement for low power operation of the LR-WPAN system and the same physical transport channel. It can be adjusted in consideration of the requirements for coexistence between communication methods.
- the active period 21 used for data transmission and reception may include a contention access period (CAP) 211 and a contention free period (hereinafter referred to as CFP) 212. It can be configured to include.
- CAP contention access period
- CFP contention free period
- the CAP 211 is composed of time slots for competitively transmitting data frames by devices participating in the WPAN. Therefore, a device that intends to communicate using time slots belonging to the CAP 211 between the two beacon frames 10a and 10b is in a competition relationship with another device using a CSMA-CA scheme.
- the CFP 212 is composed of Guaranteed Time Slots (GTSs), which are time slots allocated for a specific device to transmit a data frame.
- GTSs Guaranteed Time Slots
- the GTS may be used for a low-latency application in the device or for an application requiring a specific transmission bandwidth.
- the CFP 212 is located after the CAP 211 in the super frame and may be configured to include up to seven GTSs. Can be. In addition, the CFP 212 may be configured to allocate a plurality of GTS for one device.
- the coordinator determines which device each GTS in the CFP 212 is assigned to.
- the GTS allocation information of the CFP 212 determined by the coordinator may be included in the beacon frame 10a which is the first slot of the super frame and transmitted.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a GTS allocation and retrieval procedure of the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- a predetermined transmission band should be allocated for data transmission and reception through exclusive band allocation between a specific terminal and the coordinator.
- a guaranteed time slot (GTS) has been defined as the transmission band.
- GTS guaranteed time slot
- the terminal 100 transmits a GTS request command including a parameter for a required GTS to the WPAN coordinator 200 to request the GTS allocation ( S110).
- the characteristic type (Characteristics Type) in the GTS Characteristic field included in the GTS request command is set to 1 to indicate that it is a GTS allocation request.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 determines the GTS allocation for the terminal 100 and then transmits an ACK (Acknowledgement) to the terminal 100 when it is determined to allocate the GTS (S120). Thereafter, the WPAN coordinator 200 transmits a beacon including information on the allocated GTS (GTS descriptor) (S140), so that the terminal 100 receiving the beacon can use the GTS according to the information. .
- GTS descriptor information on the allocated GTS
- the terminal 100 transmits and receives data to and from the WPAN coordinator 200 using the assigned GTS (S160).
- the terminal 100 When the terminal 100 no longer needs to use the GTS, the terminal 100 transmits a GTS request command to the WPAN coordinator 200 (S180). At this time, the character type in the GTS characteristic field included in the GTS request command is set to 0 to indicate the GTS recovery request.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 receiving the GTS recovery request from the terminal 100 recovers the GTS allocated to the terminal 100 and transmits an ACK to the terminal 100 (S190).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a beacon frame and a GTS descriptor used in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- each field included in the beacon frame follows the content defined in IEEE 802.15.4.
- the allocation content for each GTS is set by the WPAN coordinator in the form of a GTS descriptor.
- GTS descriptors are included in the GTS list field of the beacon.
- the Device Short Address subfield indicates a 16-bit short address for the device indicated by the GTS descriptor.
- the GTS Start Slot subfield is 4 bits long and indicates the slot number of the corresponding GTS.
- the GTS Length subfield is 4 bits long and indicates how many slots the corresponding GTS consists of.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a GTS request command used in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- the GTS request command includes a GTS characteristic field and delivers the characteristics and characteristics of the requested GTS to the WPAN coordinator.
- the GTS Characteristics field includes the GTS Length, GTS Direction, and Characteristic Type subfields.
- the GTS Length subfield indicates how many super frame slots the GTS should be configured.
- the GTS Direction subfield indicates whether the corresponding GTS is used for reception or transmission by the device.
- the Characteristics Type subfield indicates whether the corresponding GTS request command is used for GTS allocation or GTS retrieval.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission band allocation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal 100 may request allocation of a transmission band required for data transmission and reception.
- a transmission band may be a guaranteed time slot (GTS).
- GTS guaranteed time slot
- the terminal 100 may determine an allocation interval (interval or period) of the transmission band based on the characteristic information of the terminal 100 (S200).
- the characteristic information may be obtained from the data of the transmission or the characteristic of the terminal itself. For example, the total amount of data to be transmitted, whether or not it is data to be transmitted periodically, a purpose of the terminal, etc. may correspond to the characteristic information.
- the terminal determines the allocation period of the transmission band it may be determined in units of super frames or in units of predetermined time. That is, the terminal may determine the allocation period in a manner such as "one transmission band per three superframes" or "one transmission band per 20ms" based on the characteristic information.
- the terminal 100 may transmit a transmission band request including the determined allocation period of the transmission band to the WPAN coordinator 200 (S210). For example, in case of requesting allocation of a GTS, the terminal transmits a GTS request command to the WPAN coordinator 200.
- the transmission band request may include a time (or superframe) for which GTS allocation is desired, information on a required transmission band, an allocation period determined by the terminal, and the like.
- the transmission band request may be a GTS request command defined in IEEE 802.15.4.
- the allocation period of the transmission band may be included in a GTS characteristic field in the GTS request command.
- the GTS Characteristic field may further include a GTS interval or period field, and the GTS period field may indicate an allocation period of a transmission band determined by the terminal 100.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 receiving the transmission band request from the terminal 100 may transmit an acknowledgment (ACK) to inform the terminal 100 of the approval of the transmission band allocation (S220). Alternatively, if there is no transmission band to be allocated to the terminal 100, a notification that the transmission band cannot be allocated may be transmitted.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 may allocate the transmission band based on the allocation period of the transmission band included in the received transmission band request. In this case, the terminal may be allocated as requested, or may be allocated differently from the request of the terminal in consideration of resource conditions, communication with other terminals, and the like. For example, the UE requests "one transmission band per two superframes", but may allocate "one transmission band per four superframes" if the assignable transmission band is insufficient.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 may transmit the allocation information of the transmission band to the terminal (S240).
- the allocation information of the transmission band may be an allocation period of the transmission band determined by the WPAN coordinator 200, a start and end time point of the transmission band, and the like.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 may transmit the allocation information to the terminal 100 through a beacon defined in IEEE 802.15.4, and the transmission band allocation information is included in a GTS list field in the beacon. Can be.
- the GTS list field may further include a Start Sequence Number field and a GTS period field.
- the Start Sequence Number field indicates a sequence number of a super frame in which a transmission band starts to be allocated to the terminal
- the GTS period field indicates a period of a transmission band allocated to the terminal.
- the terminal 100 may transmit and receive data through a transmission band allocated from the WPAN coordinator 200 (S260).
- the terminal may transmit a transmission band recovery request (S280).
- the coordinator receiving the retrieval request transmits an ACK (S290) and stops further transmission band allocation.
- the transmission band request of step S210 may be a request to allocate a transmission band in a content free period (CFP).
- CFP content free period
- the terminal transmits data in the CAP (Contention Access Period).
- 8A and 8B illustrate structures of a GTS request command and a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8A shows the structure of a GTS request command.
- the GTS request command may be used when the transmission band requested by the terminal to the WPAN coordinator is GTS.
- the GTS request command according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a GTS interval field in a GTS Characteristic field defined in IEEE 802.15.4.
- the GTS period field indicates a GTS allocation period determined by the terminal.
- the terminal may designate the GTS allocation period in a superframe unit.
- the GTS period field value may be set to request one GTS allocation every two super frames.
- the terminal may designate the GTS allocation period in units of time.
- the GTS period field value may be set to request one GTS allocation every 10 milliseconds (ms).
- the UE may determine the value of the GTS period field in consideration of the super frame length of the currently connected WPAN.
- 8B shows the structure of the beacon frame.
- the beacon may be used by the WPAN coordinator to transmit information related to the transmission band allocation to the terminal.
- the beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention is a "Start Sequence Number (field) field and a" GTS interval (interval) in the GTS list (list) field defined in IEEE 802.15.4. period ”field.
- the Start Sequence Number field indicates a sequence number of a super frame in which a GTS is started to be allocated to the UE.
- the GTS period field is assigned to the UE.
- a method of designating an allocation period of a transmission band (eg, GTS) allocated to a terminal may be the same as the method of indicating a GTS allocation period in a GTS request command.
- FIGS 9A and 9B illustrate another structures of a GTS request command and a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A shows the structure of a GTS request command.
- the GTS period field may be configured to have a size of 2 bits. If it is difficult to represent a longer period with only two bits, a predetermined constant may be used as an auxiliary. The constant may be multiplied by the GTS period field value to indicate a GTS period value to be actually used. That is, the value (the GTS period field value) X (constant) becomes a GTS allocation period.
- the PAN coordinator may transmit the information related to the constant to the terminal.
- the GTS period field may be 2 bits long and the Start Sequence Number field may be 6 bits long to reduce the overhead of the beacon frame.
- the GTS period field indicates a GTS allocation period determined by the WPAN coordinator.
- the Start Sequence Number field indicates a sequence number of a superframe in which a GTS is started to be allocated to the UE.
- 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating a transmission band allocation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- Steps S1010 to S1020 of FIG. 10A are the same as steps S200 and S220 of FIG. 7.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 may transmit the transmission band allocation information to the terminal (S1040).
- the transmission band allocation information may be an allocation period of a transmission band determined by the WPAN coordinator 200, a start and end time point of the transmission band, and the like.
- the transmission band allocation information may be transmitted through a GTS confirmation command.
- the GTS acknowledgment command may include a GTS Characteristics field, and may further include a Start Sequence Number field and a GTS period field.
- the Start Sequence Number field indicates a sequence number of a super frame in which a transmission band starts to be allocated to the terminal
- the GTS period field indicates a period of a transmission band allocated to the terminal.
- the UE may stop communication until the superframe specified in the start sequence number field included in the GTS grant command and operate in an inactive state or a sleep state to minimize power consumption. . This is advantageous compared to the prior art and will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10B and 10C.
- steps S1060 to S1090 are the same as steps S260 and S290 of FIG. 7.
- the terminal should receive the beacon frame up to four times in succession to check the GTS allocation information. In this case, the terminal needs to switch from the sleep mode to the active state in order to receive the beacon frame, so the power consumption of the terminal is large.
- the terminal may operate in a sleep mode immediately after receiving the GTS grant command (or immediately after transmitting the ACK). Therefore, the power consumption of the terminal can be minimized.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a GTS confirmation command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the GTS acknowledgment command may include a GTS Characteristics field, and may further include a Start Sequence Number field and a GTS period field.
- the Start Sequence Number field indicates a sequence number of a super frame in which a transmission band starts to be allocated to the terminal
- the GTS period field indicates a period of a transmission band allocated to the terminal.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a WPAN terminal and a WPAN coordinator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the WPAN terminal 100 may include a memory 101, a controller 102, and a wireless communication unit 103.
- the memory 101 may store the methods proposed herein. In addition, the memory 101 may store the allocation period of the transmission band determined by the controller 102. In addition, the memory 101 may store transmission band allocation information received from the WPAN coordinator.
- the controller 102 controls the overall operation of the WPAN terminal and the memory 101 and the wireless communication unit 103. In addition, the controller 102 may determine the allocation period of the transmission band based on the characteristic information of the terminal.
- One example of the transmission band may be a guaranteed time slot (GTS).
- the characteristic information may be obtained from the data of the transmission or the characteristic of the terminal itself. For example, the total amount of data to be transmitted, whether or not it is data to be transmitted periodically, a purpose of the terminal, etc. may correspond to the characteristic information.
- the controller 102 may determine the allocation period of the transmission band in a super frame unit or in a predetermined time unit.
- the controller 102 may control the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit the transmission band request including the determined transmission band allocation period to the WPAN coordinator 200 (S210). For example, if a request for allocation of a GTS is requested, the controller 102 transmits a GTS request command to the WPAN coordinator 200.
- the transmission band request may include information on a required transmission band and an allocation period determined by the controller 102.
- the transmission band request may use a GTS request command of IEEE 802.15.4.
- the controller 102 may include the allocation period in a GTS Characteristic field in a GTS request command.
- the controller 102 may receive an acknowledgment (ACK) from the WPAN coordinator 200 to know the approval of the transmission band allocation.
- the controller 102 may control the wireless communication unit 103 to receive transmission band allocation information from the WPAN coordinator 200.
- the transmission band allocation information may be an allocation period of a transmission band determined by the WPAN coordinator 200, a start and end time point of the transmission band, and the like.
- the control unit 102 may receive the allocation information through a beacon or a GTS confirmation command, and the allocation information is included in a GTS list field in the beacon or a GTS characteristic field in the GTS confirmation command. Can be received.
- the GTS list field or the GTS characteristic field further includes a start sequence number field and a GTS interval or period field
- the start sequence number field includes:
- the UE may indicate a sequence number of a super frame in which a transmission band starts to be allocated to the terminal, and the GTS period field may indicate a period of the transmission band allocated to the terminal.
- the control unit 102 may control the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit and receive data through a transmission band allocated from the WPAN coordinator.
- control unit 102 may control the wireless communication unit 103 to transmit a transmission band recovery request.
- the wireless communication unit 103 may transmit and receive data with the WPAN coordinator using the determined transmission band under the control of the control unit 102.
- the WPAN coordinator 200 may include a memory 201, a controller 202, and a wireless communication unit 203.
- the memory 201 may store the methods proposed herein. In addition, the memory 201 may store transmission band allocation information for a specific terminal under the control of the controller 202.
- the controller 202 controls the overall operation of the WPAN coordinator 200 and the memory 201 and the wireless communication unit 203. In addition, the controller 202 may control the wireless communication unit 203 to receive a transmission band request from the WPAN terminal.
- the transmission band may be a guaranteed time slot (GTS).
- the controller 202 may allocate a transmission band based on the received transmission band request.
- the terminal may be allocated as requested, or may be allocated differently from the request of the terminal in consideration of resource conditions, communication with other terminals, and the like.
- a notification may be transmitted that the transmission band cannot be allocated.
- the controller 202 may control the wireless communication unit 203 to transmit the allocation information to the terminal.
- the allocation information may be included in the GTS list field of the beacon and transmitted.
- the allocation information may be included in a GTS characteristic field of a GTS confirmation command and transmitted.
- the GTS list field or the GTS characteristic field further includes a start sequence number field and a GTS interval or period field
- the start sequence number field includes:
- the UE may indicate a sequence number of a super frame in which a transmission band starts to be allocated to the terminal, and the GTS period field may indicate a period of the transmission band allocated to the terminal.
- the wireless communication unit 203 may perform communication with a specific WPAN terminal through a specific transmission band under the control of the control unit 202.
- the wireless communication unit 203 may transmit beacons and command frames on a physical channel under the control of the controller 202.
- each component or feature is to be considered optional unless stated otherwise.
- Each component or feature may be embodied in a form that is not combined with other components or features. It is also possible to combine some of the components and / or features to form an embodiment of the invention.
- the order of the operations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment. It is obvious that the claims may be combined to form an embodiment by combining claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the claims or as new claims by post-application correction.
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- WPAN(Wireless Personal Area Network) 시스템에서 단말이 GTS(guaranteed time slot)를 할당받는 방법으로서,단말이 가지고 있는 특성 정보에 기초하여 GTS 할당 주기를 결정하는 단계;WPAN 코디네이터로 GTS 요청을 전송하는 단계와,상기 GTS 요청은 상기 단말이 결정한 GTS 할당 주기를 포함하며; 및상기 WPAN 코디네이터로부터 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계를 포함하되,상기 GTS 할당 정보는, 상기 단말이 전송한 GTS 요청에 기반하여 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 GTS 요청은 2 비트(bit) 길이의 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고, 상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 단말이 결정한 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계는,비콘(beacon) 프레임을 통하여 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 비콘(beacon) 프레임은,6 비트 길이의 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드 및 2 비트 길이의 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고,상기 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드는 상기 단말에게 GTS가 할당되기 시작하는 수퍼프레임(superframe)의 시퀀스 번호(sequence number)을 나타내고,상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계는,GTS 승인 커맨드(GTS confirmation command)를 통하여 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제5항에 있어서, 상기 GTS 승인 커맨드는,시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드 및 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고,상기 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드는 상기 단말에게 GTS가 할당되기 시작하는 수퍼프레임(superframe)의 시퀀스 번호(sequence number)을 나타내고,상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제5항에 있어서, 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하는 단계 후에,상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS를 포함하는 수퍼프레임까지 슬립 모드(sleep mode)로 동작하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- WPAN(Wireless Personal Area Network) 시스템의 단말로서,외부와 신호를 송수신하기 위한 무선통신부; 및상기 무선통신부와 연결되는 제어부를 포함하되, 상기 제어부는,단말이 가지고 있는 특성 정보에 기초하여 GTS 할당 주기를 결정하고,WPAN 코디네이터로 GTS 요청을 전송하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하고,상기 GTS 요청은 상기 단말이 결정한 GTS 할당 주기를 포함하며,상기 WPAN 코디네이터로부터 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하고,상기 GTS 할당 정보는, 상기 단말이 전송한 GTS 요청에 기반하여 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 GTS 요청은 2 비트(bit) 길이의 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고, 상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 단말이 결정한 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제8항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,비콘(beacon) 프레임을 통하여 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제10 항에 있어서, 상기 비콘(beacon) 프레임은,6 비트 길이의 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드 및 2 비트 길이의 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고,상기 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드는 상기 단말에게 GTS가 할당되기 시작하는 수퍼프레임(superframe)의 시퀀스 번호(sequence number)을 나타내고,상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제8항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,GTS 승인 커맨드(GTS confirmation command)를 통하여 상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 GTS 승인 커맨드는,시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드 및 GTS 주기 필드를 포함하고,상기 시작 시퀀스 번호(Start Sequence Number) 필드는 상기 단말에게 GTS가 할당되기 시작하는 수퍼프레임(superframe)의 시퀀스 번호(sequence number)을 나타내고,상기 GTS 주기 필드는 상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS 할당 주기를 나타내는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 GTS 할당 정보를 수신한 후에,상기 WPAN 코디네이터에 의해 결정된 GTS를 포함하는 수퍼프레임까지 슬립 모드(sleep mode)로 동작하도록 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
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