WO2014088175A1 - 무선랜 시스템에서 다중 대역 스캐닝 방법 및 장치 - Google Patents
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- the following description relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a multi-band scanning method and apparatus in a WLAN system.
- WLAN is based on radio frequency technology, and can be used in homes, businesses, or businesses by using portable terminals such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, and portable multimedia players (PMPs). It is a technology that allows wireless access to the Internet in a specific service area.
- PDAs personal digital assistants
- PMPs portable multimedia players
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for allowing a device supporting multiple bands in a WLAN system to accurately and efficiently perform scanning.
- a method of scanning by a STA in a wireless communication system includes: a first access point (AP) to a first access point; Transmitting a frame; And receiving a second frame responsive to the first frame from the first AP, wherein the first frame includes information on an operation class supported by the STA and service set identifier (SSID) information.
- the second frame may include information indicating whether to filter or information about the second AP.
- a method for supporting an access point (AP) scanning of a station (STA) in a wireless communication system comprising: receiving a first frame from the STA; And transmitting a second frame to the STA in response to the first frame, wherein the first frame includes information on an operation class supported by the STA and Service Set Identifier (SSID) information.
- the second frame may include information indicating whether to filter or information on another AP.
- a station (STA) apparatus for scanning in a wireless communication system a transceiver; And a processor, wherein the processor is configured to transmit a first frame to the first access point using the transceiver; The first frame is configured to receive a second frame in response to the first frame from the first AP using the transceiver, wherein the first frame is information on an operation class supported by the STA and SSID (Service Set Identifier) information.
- the second frame may include information indicating whether to filter and information on the second AP.
- an access point (AP) device for scanning in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention, a transceiver; And a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a first frame from the STA using the transceiver; Set to transmit a second frame to the STA in response to the first frame, the first frame includes information on the operation class and service set identifier (SSID) information supported by the STA, the second frame
- the frame may include information indicating whether to filter and information on another AP.
- the second frame may include information about the second AP having an SSID corresponding to the SSID information included in the first frame.
- the second frame may include information about the second AP having an operation class that matches the operation class information supported by the STA.
- the second frame may include an operation class field and a channel number field of the second AP.
- the second frame may further include target beacon transmission time (TBTT) offset information.
- TBTT target beacon transmission time
- the TBTT offset may have a value indicating a time difference between a previous TBTT of the first AP and a next TBTT of the second AP.
- Passive scanning for discovery of the second AP may be performed using the information obtained through the second frame.
- the first frame may further include access network type information
- the second frame may include information about the second AP having an access network type that matches the access network type information included in the first frame. have.
- the second frame may include information on one or more of the second AP.
- the second AP may be a neighbor AP of the first AP.
- the first frame and the second frame may be transmitted and received on a first band, and the second AP may be an AP operating on a second band.
- the first frame may be a probe request frame
- the second frame may be a probe response frame
- a method and apparatus for allowing a device supporting multiple bands in a WLAN system to accurately and efficiently perform scanning may be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a WLAN system.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a link setup process in a WLAN system.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing a backoff process.
- 7 is a diagram for explaining hidden nodes and exposed nodes.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an RTS and a CTS.
- FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a multi-band scanning method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary format of a supported action class information element.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary format of a multi band channel information element.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of a multi-band channel information element.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the multi-band channel information element.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- each component or feature may be considered to be optional unless otherwise stated.
- Each component or feature may be embodied in a form that is not combined with other components or features.
- some components and / or features may be combined to form an embodiment of the present 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.
- Embodiments of the present invention may be supported by standard documents disclosed in at least one of the wireless access systems IEEE 802 system, 3GPP system, 3GPP LTE and LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) 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 of the present invention may be supported by the above documents. In addition, all terms disclosed in the present document can be described by the above standard document.
- CDMA code division multiple access
- FDMA frequency division multiple access
- TDMA time division multiple access
- OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
- SC-FDMA single carrier frequency division multiple access
- CDMA may be implemented with a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) or CDMA2000.
- TDMA may be implemented with wireless technologies such as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) / General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) / Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
- OFDMA may be implemented in a wireless technology such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802-20, Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA).
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11
- WiMAX IEEE 802.16
- E-UTRA Evolved UTRA
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- the IEEE 802.11 architecture may be composed of a plurality of components, and by their interaction, a WLAN may be provided that supports transparent STA mobility for higher layers.
- the Basic Service Set (BSS) may correspond to a basic building block in an IEEE 802.11 LAN. 1 exemplarily shows that there are two BSSs (BSS1 and BSS2) and two STAs are included as members of each BSS (STA1 and STA2 are included in BSS1 and STA3 and STA4 are included in BSS2). do.
- an ellipse representing a BSS may be understood to represent a coverage area where STAs included in the BSS maintain communication. This area may be referred to as a basic service area (BSA).
- BSA basic service area
- the most basic type of BSS in an IEEE 802.11 LAN is an independent BSS (IBSS).
- the IBSS may have a minimal form consisting of only two STAs.
- the BSS (BSS1 or BSS2) of FIG. 1, which is the simplest form and other components are omitted, may correspond to a representative example of the IBSS.
- This configuration is possible when STAs can communicate directly.
- this type of LAN may not be configured in advance, but may be configured when a LAN is required, which may be referred to as an ad-hoc network.
- the membership of the STA in the BSS may be dynamically changed by turning the STA on or off, the STA entering or exiting the BSS region, and the like.
- the STA may join the BSS using a synchronization process.
- the STA In order to access all services of the BSS infrastructure, the STA must be associated with the BSS. This association may be set up dynamically and may include the use of a Distribution System Service (DSS).
- DSS Distribution System Service
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- components such as a distribution system (DS), a distribution system medium (DSM), and an access point (AP) are added in the structure of FIG. 1.
- DS distribution system
- DSM distribution system medium
- AP access point
- the station-to-station distance directly in the LAN can be limited by PHY performance. In some cases, this distance limit may be sufficient, but in some cases, communication between more distant stations may be necessary.
- the distribution system DS may be configured to support extended coverage.
- the DS refers to a structure in which BSSs are interconnected. Specifically, instead of the BSS independently as shown in FIG. 1, the BSS may exist as an extended type component of a network composed of a plurality of BSSs.
- DS is a logical concept and can be specified by the nature of the distribution system medium (DSM).
- DSM distribution system medium
- the IEEE 802.11 standard logically distinguishes between wireless medium (WM) and distribution system media (DSM).
- Each logical medium is used for a different purpose and is used by different components.
- the definition of the IEEE 802.11 standard does not limit these media to the same or to different ones.
- the plurality of media logically different, the flexibility of the IEEE 802.11 LAN structure (DS structure or other network structure) can be described. That is, the IEEE 802.11 LAN structure can be implemented in various ways, the corresponding LAN structure can be specified independently by the physical characteristics of each implementation.
- the DS may support the mobile device by providing seamless integration of multiple BSSs and providing logical services for handling addresses to destinations.
- An AP means an entity that enables access to a DS through WM for associated STAs and has STA functionality. Data movement between the BSS and the DS may be performed through the AP.
- STA2 and STA3 shown in FIG. 2 have the functionality of a STA, and provide a function to allow associated STAs STA1 and STA4 to access the DS.
- all APs basically correspond to STAs, all APs are addressable entities. The address used by the AP for communication on the WM and the address used by the AP for communication on the DSM need not necessarily be the same.
- Data transmitted from one of the STAs associated with an AP to the STA address of that AP may always be received at an uncontrolled port and processed by an IEEE 802.1X port access entity.
- transmission data (or frame) may be transmitted to the DS.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied. 3 conceptually illustrates an extended service set (ESS) for providing wide coverage in addition to the structure of FIG. 2.
- ESS extended service set
- a wireless network of arbitrary size and complexity may be composed of DS and BSSs.
- this type of network is called an ESS network.
- the ESS may correspond to a set of BSSs connected to one DS. However, the ESS does not include a DS.
- the ESS network is characterized by what appears to be an IBSS network at the LLC (Logical Link Control) layer. STAs included in the ESS can communicate with each other, and mobile STAs can move from within one BSS to another BSS (within the same ESS) transparently to the LLC.
- LLC Logical Link Control
- BSSs can be partially overlapped, which is a form commonly used to provide continuous coverage.
- the BSSs may not be physically connected, and logically there is no limit to the distance between the BSSs.
- the BSSs can be located at the same physical location, which can be used to provide redundancy.
- one (or more) IBSS or ESS networks may be physically present in the same space as one (or more than one) ESS network.
- the ad-hoc network is operating at the location of the ESS network, if IEEE 802.11 networks are physically overlapped by different organizations, or if two or more different access and security policies are required at the same location. It may correspond to an ESS network type in a case.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a WLAN system.
- an example of an infrastructure BSS including a DS is shown.
- BSS1 and BSS2 constitute an ESS.
- an STA is a device that operates according to MAC / PHY regulations of IEEE 802.11.
- the STA includes an AP STA and a non-AP STA.
- Non-AP STAs are devices that users typically handle, such as laptop computers and mobile phones.
- STA1, STA3, and STA4 correspond to non-AP STAs
- STA2 and STA5 correspond to AP STAs.
- a non-AP STA includes a terminal, a wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU), a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), and a mobile terminal. May be referred to as a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS).
- the AP may include a base station (BS), a node-B, an evolved Node-B (eNB), and a base transceiver system (BTS) in other wireless communication fields.
- BS base station
- eNB evolved Node-B
- BTS base transceiver system
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a general link setup process.
- an STA In order for an STA to set up a link and transmit / receive data with respect to a network, an STA first discovers the network, performs authentication, establishes an association, and authenticates for security. It must go through the back.
- the link setup process may also be referred to as session initiation process and session setup process.
- a process of discovery, authentication, association, and security establishment of a link setup process may be collectively referred to as association process.
- the STA may perform a network discovery operation.
- the network discovery operation may include a scanning operation of the STA. That is, in order for the STA to access the network, the STA must find a network that can participate. The STA must identify a compatible network before joining the wireless network. A network identification process existing in a specific area is called scanning.
- the STA performing scanning transmits a probe request frame and waits for a response to discover which AP exists in the vicinity while moving channels.
- the responder transmits a probe response frame to the STA that transmits the probe request frame in response to the probe request frame.
- the responder may be an STA that last transmitted a beacon frame in the BSS of the channel being scanned.
- the AP transmits a beacon frame, so the AP becomes a responder.
- the responder is not constant.
- an STA that transmits a probe request frame on channel 1 and receives a probe response frame on channel 1 stores the BSS-related information included in the received probe response frame and stores the next channel (eg, number 2).
- Channel (or channel) to perform scanning i.e., probe request / response transmission and reception on channel 2) in the same manner.
- the scanning operation may be performed by a passive scanning method.
- passive scanning the STA performing scanning waits for a beacon frame while moving channels.
- the beacon frame is one of management frames in IEEE 802.11.
- the beacon frame is notified of the existence of a wireless network and is periodically transmitted to allow the STA performing scanning to find the wireless network and participate in the wireless network.
- the AP periodically transmits a beacon frame
- the IBSS STAs in the IBSS rotate and transmit a beacon frame.
- the STA which performs the scanning receives the beacon frame, the STA stores the information about the BSS included in the beacon frame and records beacon frame information in each channel while moving (or switching) to another channel.
- the STA may store the BSS related information included in the received beacon frame, move to the next channel (or switch), and perform scanning on the next channel in the same manner.
- active scanning has the advantage of less delay and power consumption than passive scanning.
- step S520 After the STA discovers the network, an authentication process may be performed in step S520.
- This authentication process may be referred to as a first authentication process in order to clearly distinguish from the security setup operation of step S540 described later.
- the authentication process includes a process in which the STA transmits an authentication request frame to the AP, and in response thereto, the AP transmits an authentication response frame to the STA.
- An authentication frame used for authentication request / response corresponds to a management frame.
- the authentication frame includes an authentication algorithm number, an authentication transaction sequence number, a status code, a challenge text, a Robust Security Network, and a finite cyclic group. Group) and the like. This corresponds to some examples of information that may be included in the authentication request / response frame, and may be replaced with other information or further include additional information.
- the STA may send an authentication request frame to the AP.
- the AP may determine whether to allow authentication for the corresponding STA based on the information included in the received authentication request frame.
- the AP may provide a result of the authentication process to the STA through an authentication response frame.
- the association process includes a process in which the STA transmits an association request frame to the AP, and in response thereto, the AP transmits an association response frame to the STA.
- the association request frame may include information related to various capabilities, beacon listening interval, service set identifier (SSID), supported rates, supported channels, RSN, mobility domain. Information about supported operating classes, TIM Broadcast Indication Map Broadcast request, interworking service capability, and the like.
- an association response frame may include information related to various capabilities, status codes, association IDs (AIDs), support rates, Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) parameter sets, Received Channel Power Indicators (RCPI), Received Signal to Noise Information, such as an indicator, a mobility domain, a timeout interval (association comeback time), an overlapping BSS scan parameter, a TIM broadcast response, and a QoS map.
- AIDs association IDs
- EDCA Enhanced Distributed Channel Access
- RCPI Received Channel Power Indicators
- Received Signal to Noise Information such as an indicator, a mobility domain, a timeout interval (association comeback time), an overlapping BSS scan parameter, a TIM broadcast response, and a QoS map.
- a security setup process may be performed at step S540.
- the security setup process of step S540 may be referred to as an authentication process through a Robust Security Network Association (RSNA) request / response.
- the authentication process of step S520 is called a first authentication process, and the security setup process of step S540 is performed. It may also be referred to simply as the authentication process.
- RSNA Robust Security Network Association
- the security setup process of step S540 may include, for example, performing a private key setup through 4-way handshaking through an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPOL) frame. .
- the security setup process may be performed according to a security scheme not defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
- IEEE 802.11n In order to overcome the limitation of communication speed in WLAN, IEEE 802.11n exists as a relatively recently established technical standard. IEEE 802.11n aims to increase the speed and reliability of networks and to extend the operating range of wireless networks. More specifically, IEEE 802.11n supports High Throughput (HT) with data throughput of up to 540 Mbps and also uses multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to minimize transmission errors and optimize data rates. It is based on Multiple Inputs and Multiple Outputs (MIMO) technology.
- HT High Throughput
- MIMO Multiple Inputs and Multiple Outputs
- the next generation WLAN system supporting Very High Throughput is the next version of the IEEE 802.11n WLAN system (e.g., IEEE 802.11ac), which is 1 Gbps at the MAC Service Access Point (SAP).
- IEEE 802.11ac the next version of the IEEE 802.11n WLAN system
- SAP MAC Service Access Point
- the next generation WLAN system supports MU-MIMO (Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output) transmission in which a plurality of STAs simultaneously access a channel in order to use the wireless channel efficiently.
- MU-MIMO Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output
- the AP may simultaneously transmit packets to one or more STAs that are paired with MIMO.
- whitespace may be referred to as a licensed band that can be preferentially used by a licensed user.
- An authorized user refers to a user who is authorized to use an authorized band and may also be referred to as a licensed device, a primary user, an incumbent user, or the like.
- an AP and / or STA operating in a WS should provide protection for an authorized user. For example, if an authorized user such as a microphone is already using a specific WS channel, which is a frequency band divided in a regulation to have a specific bandwidth in the WS band, the AP may be protected. And / or the STA cannot use a frequency band corresponding to the corresponding WS channel. In addition, the AP and / or STA should stop using the frequency band when the authorized user uses the frequency band currently used for frame transmission and / or reception.
- the AP and / or STA should be preceded by a procedure for determining whether a specific frequency band in the WS band is available, that is, whether there is an authorized user in the frequency band. Knowing whether there is an authorized user in a specific frequency band is called spectrum sensing. As the spectrum sensing mechanism, energy detection, signal detection, and the like are used. If the strength of the received signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, it may be determined that the authorized user is in use, or if the DTV preamble is detected, the authorized user may be determined to be in use.
- M2M communication refers to a communication method that includes one or more machines (Machine), may also be referred to as MTC (Machine Type Communication) or thing communication.
- a machine refers to an entity that does not require human direct manipulation or intervention.
- a device such as a meter or a vending machine equipped with a wireless communication module, as well as a user device such as a smartphone that can automatically connect and communicate with a network without a user's operation / intervention, may be used. This may correspond to an example.
- the M2M communication may include communication between devices (eg, device-to-device (D2D) communication), communication between a device, and an application server.
- D2D device-to-device
- Examples of device and server communication include communication between vending machines and servers, point of sale devices and servers, and electricity, gas or water meter readers and servers.
- applications based on M2M communication may include security, transportation, health care, and the like. Considering the nature of these applications, M2M communication should generally be able to support the transmission and reception of small amounts of data at low speeds in the presence of very many devices.
- M2M communication should be able to support a large number of STAs.
- a maximum of 2007 STAs are associated with one AP, but in M2M communication, a method for supporting a case where a greater number (approximately 6000 STAs) are associated with one AP.
- many applications are expected to support / require low data rates in M2M communication.
- an STA may recognize whether data to be transmitted to it is based on a TIM (Traffic Indication Map) element, and methods for reducing the bitmap size of the TIM are discussed. It is becoming.
- TIM Traffic Indication Map
- M2M communication is expected to be a lot of traffic with a very long transmission / reception interval. For example, very small amounts of data are required to be sent and received every long period (eg, one month), such as electricity / gas / water use.
- the operation of the STA is performed according to a command provided through a downlink (ie, a link from the AP to a non-AP STA), and as a result, the data is uplink (ie, a link from the non-AP STA to the AP).
- a downlink ie, a link from the AP to a non-AP STA
- the data is uplink (ie, a link from the non-AP STA to the AP).
- an improved communication method in the uplink in which main data is transmitted is mainly dealt with.
- the M2M STA mainly operates with a battery and is often difficult for a user to charge frequently, it is required to ensure long life by minimizing battery consumption.
- the M2M STA is expected to be difficult for the user to directly operate in a specific situation, it is required to have a function of recovering itself. Accordingly, in the WLAN system, even if the number of STAs that can be associated with one AP becomes very large, it is possible to efficiently support the case where the number of STAs having data frames to be received from the AP is very small during one beacon period. And, methods for reducing power consumption of the STA have been discussed.
- WLAN technology is rapidly evolving and, in addition to the above examples, technologies for direct link setup, media streaming performance improvement, support for high speed and / or large initial session setup, support for extended bandwidth and operating frequency, etc. Is being developed.
- a basic access mechanism of MAC is a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA / CA) mechanism.
- the CSMA / CA mechanism is also called the Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) of the IEEE 802.11 MAC. It basically employs a "listen before talk" access mechanism.
- the AP and / or STA may sense a radio channel or medium during a predetermined time period (e.g., during a DCF Inter-Frame Space (DIFS), before starting transmission.
- DIFS DCF Inter-Frame Space
- a delay period for example, a random backoff period
- HCF hybrid coordination function
- the PCF refers to a polling-based synchronous access scheme in which polling is performed periodically so that all receiving APs and / or STAs can receive data frames.
- the HCF has an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) and an HCF Controlled Channel Access (HCCA).
- EDCA is a competition based approach for providers to provide data frames to multiple users, and HCCA uses a non-competition based channel access scheme using a polling mechanism.
- the HCF includes a media access mechanism for improving the quality of service (QoS) of the WLAN, and can transmit QoS data in both a contention period (CP) and a contention free period (CFP).
- QoS quality of service
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing a backoff process.
- the random backoff count has a pseudo-random integer value and may be determined to be one of values in the range of 0 to CW.
- CW is a contention window parameter value.
- the CW parameter is given CWmin as an initial value, but may take a double value in case of transmission failure (eg, when an ACK for a transmitted frame is not received).
- the STA continues to monitor the medium while counting down the backoff slots according to the determined backoff count value. If the medium is monitored as occupied, the countdown stops and waits; if the medium is idle, it resumes the remaining countdown.
- the STA3 may confirm that the medium is idle as much as DIFS and transmit the frame immediately. Meanwhile, the remaining STAs monitor and wait for the medium to be busy. In the meantime, data may also be transmitted in each of STA1, STA2, and STA5, and each STA waits for DIFS when the medium is monitored idle, and then counts down the backoff slot according to a random backoff count value selected by the STA. Can be performed. In the example of FIG. 6, STA2 selects the smallest backoff count value and STA1 selects the largest backoff count value.
- the remaining backoff time of the STA5 is shorter than the remaining backoff time of the STA1 at the time when the STA2 finishes the backoff count and starts the frame transmission.
- STA1 and STA5 stop counting for a while and wait for STA2 to occupy the medium.
- the STA1 and the STA5 resume the stopped backoff count after waiting for DIFS. That is, the frame transmission can be started after counting down the remaining backoff slots by the remaining backoff time. Since the remaining backoff time of the STA5 is shorter than that of the STA1, the STA5 starts frame transmission. Meanwhile, while STA2 occupies the medium, data to be transmitted may also occur in STA4.
- the STA4 waits for DIFS, performs a countdown according to a random backoff count value selected by the STA4, and starts frame transmission.
- the remaining backoff time of STA5 coincides with an arbitrary backoff count value of STA4.
- a collision may occur between STA4 and STA5. If a collision occurs, neither STA4 nor STA5 receive an ACK, and thus data transmission fails. In this case, STA4 and STA5 may double the CW value, select a random backoff count value, and perform a countdown.
- the STA1 waits while the medium is occupied due to transmission of the STA4 and STA5, waits for DIFS when the medium is idle, and starts frame transmission after the remaining backoff time passes.
- the CSMA / CA mechanism includes virtual carrier sensing in addition to physical carrier sensing in which the AP and / or STA directly sense the medium.
- Virtual carrier sensing is intended to compensate for problems that may occur in media access, such as a hidden node problem.
- the MAC of the WLAN system may use a network allocation vector (NAV).
- the NAV is a value in which an AP and / or STA currently using or authorized to use a medium instructs another AP and / or STA how long to remain until the medium becomes available.
- the value set to NAV corresponds to a period during which the medium is scheduled to be used by the AP and / or STA transmitting the corresponding frame, and the STA receiving the NAV value is prohibited from accessing the medium (or channel access) during the period. prohibit or defer.
- the NAV may be set, for example, according to the value of the "duration" field of the MAC header of the frame.
- 7 is a diagram for explaining hidden nodes and exposed nodes.
- STA A illustrates an example of a hidden node, in which STA A and STA B are in communication and STA C has information to transmit.
- STA A may be transmitting information to STA B, it may be determined that the medium is idle when STA C performs carrier sensing before sending data to STA B. This is because transmission of STA A (ie, media occupation) may not be sensed at the location of STA C.
- STA B since STA B receives the information of STA A and STA C at the same time, a collision occurs.
- STA A may be referred to as a hidden node of STA C.
- FIG. 7B is an example of an exposed node
- STA B is a case in which STA C has information to be transmitted from STA D while transmitting data to STA A.
- FIG. 7B when STA C performs carrier sensing, it may be determined that the medium is occupied by the transmission of STA B. Accordingly, since STA C is sensed as a medium occupancy state even if there is information to be transmitted to STA D, it must wait until the medium becomes idle. However, since STA A is actually outside the transmission range of STA C, transmission from STA C and transmission from STA B may not collide with STA A's point of view, so STA C is unnecessary until STA B stops transmitting. To wait. At this time, STA C may be referred to as an exposed node of STA B.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an RTS and a CTS.
- a short signaling packet such as a request to send (RTS) and a clear to send (CTS) may be used.
- RTS request to send
- CTS clear to send
- the RTS / CTS between the two STAs may allow the surrounding STA (s) to overhear, allowing the surrounding STA (s) to consider whether to transmit information between the two STAs. For example, when an STA to transmit data transmits an RTS frame to an STA receiving the data, the STA receiving the data may inform the neighboring STAs that they will receive the data by transmitting the CTS frame.
- 8A illustrates an example of a method for solving a hidden node problem, and assumes that both STA A and STA C try to transmit data to STA B.
- FIG. 8A When STA A sends the RTS to STA B, STA B transmits the CTS to both STA A and STA C around it. As a result, STA C waits until data transmission between STA A and STA B is completed, thereby avoiding collision.
- FIG. 8 (b) is an example of a method of solving an exposed node problem, and STA C overhears RTS / CTS transmission between STA A and STA B so that STA C is a different STA (eg, STA). It may be determined that no collision will occur even if data is transmitted to D). That is, STA B transmits the RTS to all neighboring STAs, and only STA A having the data to actually transmit the CTS. Since STA C receives only the RTS and not the STA A's CTS, it can be seen that STA A is outside of STA C's carrier sensing.
- STA C overhears RTS / CTS transmission between STA A and STA B so that STA C is a different STA (eg, STA). It may be determined that no collision will occur even if data is transmitted to D). That is, STA B transmits the RTS to all neighboring STAs, and only STA A having the data to actually transmit the CTS. Since STA C receive
- 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, providing a transmission rate of 54 Mbps.
- IEEE 802.11n applies Multiple Input Multiple Output (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.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
- TVWS is a frequency assigned to broadcast TV, which includes the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band and the very high frequency (VHF) band, and does not interfere with the communication of licensed devices operating in that frequency band. Means the frequency band under which the use of an unlicensed device is permitted under conditions.
- the licensed device may include a TV, a wireless microphone, or the like.
- the licensed device may be referred to as an incumbent user or a primary user.
- a signaling protocol such as a common beacon frame, a frequency sensing mechanism, and the like may be required to solve a coexistence problem between unlicensed devices using TVWS.
- An IEEE 802.11 TVWS terminal refers to an unlicensed device that operates using an IEEE 802.11 Media Access Control (MAC) layer and a PHY physical layer in the TVWS spectrum.
- MAC Media Access Control
- Unlicensed devices that want to use TVWS should provide protection for licensed devices. Therefore, the unlicensed device must check whether the licensed device occupies the band before starting to transmit the signal in the TVWS. To this end, the unlicensed device may perform spectrum sensing to determine whether the band is being used by the licensed device. Spectrum sensing mechanisms include energy detection, feature detection, and the like. The unlicensed device may determine that the licensed device is using the specific channel when the strength of the signal received on the specific channel is greater than or equal to a predetermined value or when the DTV preamble is detected. If it is determined that the licensed device is in use in a channel immediately adjacent to the channel currently being used, the unlicensed device should lower the transmission power.
- the sensing duration is relatively large (10 ms or more)
- the power consumption of the STA is relatively high.
- the detection probability of the sensing device signal and the licensed device signal is proportional to each other. If the sensing period is extended, the detection probability of the licensed device signal is also improved.
- multi-band STAs capable of supporting multiple bands (eg, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and TVWS bands) may be referred to as multi-band STAs.
- the STA may move (or switch) to the specific band and perform a scanning operation (eg, beacon frame listening, probe request / response frame transmission and reception). Must be performed.
- a scanning operation eg, beacon frame listening, probe request / response frame transmission and reception.
- the multi-band STA must move to (or switch to) the second band and perform scanning in order to find an AP operating in the second band while operating in the first band. .
- the scanning delay may occur due to the time required for the multi-band STA to move (or switch) the band in performing the scanning operation.
- a multi-band scanning mechanism is a band in which a STA supporting multiple bands is currently in use (or a band in which it is currently operating) and using another band (band in which the operation of the STA is supported, but is currently in use / operating).
- the multi-band scanning mechanism in the present invention will be described based on the IEEE 802.11 WLAN system, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
- an STA that simultaneously supports the IEEE 802.11a / b / g standard (802.11 MAC / PHY standard operating in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band) and the IEEE 802.11af standard (802.11 MAC / PHY standard operating in TVWS) and Assume that an AP exists and the STA discovers and associates the AP according to a scanning mechanism in the 2.4 GHz band (or Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio band).
- IEEE 802.11a / b / g standard (802.11 MAC / PHY standard operating in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band
- the IEEE 802.11af standard 802.11 MAC / PHY standard operating in TVWS
- the STA may transmit a probe request frame in the 2.4 GHz ISM band currently connected to the AP, and receive a probe response frame from the AP (here, TVWS
- the BSS information means information of the BSS operating in the TVWS.
- the BSS information includes a timestamp, a beacon interval, a capability, a SSID, a supported rate, and a channel number ( channel number), power constraint, and the like.
- the probe request frame transmitted from the STA to the AP includes operating class information that the STA wants to discover (wherein, the operating class includes rules applied to the wireless device (for example, channel starting frequency). ), A channel spacing, a channel set, a behavior limit set).
- the AP may include TVWS BSS information operating in the operation class requested by the STA in the probe response frame and transmit the same. If the AP does not support an operation class for which the STA requests discovery, the AP does not transmit a probe response frame to the STA.
- the existing active scanning mechanism is a method of transmitting a probe request frame on the channel to find an AP operating in a channel that the STA is scanning (that is, the STA is operating).
- the AP that receives the probe request frame from the STA operates by transmitting BSS information of the AP operating on the channel that receives the probe request frame to the STA through a probe response frame.
- the STA in order to find an AP operating on a channel (for example, a second channel) other than the channel (for example, the first channel) on which the STA is operating, the STA is first created.
- the probe request frame is included in the probe request frame while transmitting a probe request frame to the AP on one channel, the AP requests the STA to find the BSS of the AP operating on the second channel.
- Information is transmitted to the STA through a probe response frame.
- the STA may use a channel other than a channel currently being used (that is, a channel transmitting a probe request frame) (an operation class supported by the STA, or a channel other than the channel being supported by the STA but not currently being used).
- Request for scanning (or discovery of a BSS operating on another channel / operation class).
- the BSS information provided through the probe response frame includes a timestamp, beacon interval, capability, SSID, supported rate, frequency hopping (FH) parameter set, and DS. (Direct Sequence) parameter set, Contention Free (CF) parameter set, IBSS parameter set, and the like.
- the AP that receives a probe request frame requesting scanning for one or more channels / operation classes, in response, probes including BSS information for each of the one or more channels / operation classes.
- the response frame may be transmitted to the STA.
- FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a multi-band scanning method according to the present invention.
- the STA may transmit a request frame to the AP.
- the destination address of the request frame may be set to the MAC address of a specific AP to which the request frame is connected. Alternatively, the destination address of the request frame may be set as a broadcast address.
- the request frame transmitted in step S910 may be a probe request frame.
- the request frame includes an operation class information element.
- the operation class information element may mean an operation class that an STA transmitting a request frame wants to discover (or wants to scan). Transmitting a request frame including information on an operation class that the STA wants to discover is to determine whether there is an AP supporting the operation class (or operating in the operation class). In addition, to check whether there is an AP operating in the corresponding operation class, it is to connect or associate with the corresponding AP if such an AP exists, which presupposes that the STA can operate on the corresponding operation class. It is to be. Accordingly, the action class information element that the STA wants to discover may correspond to the action class supported by the STA.
- step S920 the AP may transmit a response frame to the STA in response to the request frame received from the STA in step S910.
- the response frame of step S920 may be a probe response frame.
- the response frame includes BSS information that operates on an operation class (or an operation class supported by the STA) that the STA requests discovery. If the STA does not operate on the operation class that requested discovery, the AP may not transmit a response frame to the STA.
- the operation class information element included in the request frame may include information on one or more operation classes.
- the inclusion of the request frame with information on the plurality of operation classes is to support scanning of the plurality of operation classes.
- an STA operating in the 2.4 GHz band eg, operating according to the IEEE 802.11b / g standard
- transmits a request frame wherein an operation class information element is included in the request frame, and the operation class information
- the element is set to a value indicating a specific operating class of the 5 GHz band and a specific operating class of the TVWS band (eg, the 512-698 MHz band).
- the AP receiving the request frame may respond to the STA by including information on the BSS supporting the specific operating class of the 5 GHz band and the specific operating class of the TVWS band in the response frame (step S920). Accordingly, the STA is currently operating on the 2.4 GHz band (or transmits a request frame on the 2.4 GHz band), but can acquire BSS information on the other band, the 5 GHz band and the TVWS band.
- an AP receiving a request frame (step S910) from an STA its neighbor AP operates on an operation class for which the STA requests discovery (or supported by the STA).
- the BSS information of the corresponding neighbor AP may be included in the response frame (step S920) and transmitted to the STA. That is, the response frame transmitted by the AP may include one or more neighbor AP information fields.
- Table 1 shows a probe request frame format for a multi-band scanning scheme.
- Table 1 shows examples of information included in a probe request frame.
- the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above Table 1, and the probe request frame may include only some of the exemplary fields of Table 1 or may include additional fields not illustrated in Table 1.
- the probe request frame may include at least supported operating classes fields among the fields illustrated in Table 1 above.
- Supported operating classes information included in the probe request frame proposed by the present invention includes information corresponding to an operation class for which the STA described in the above-described example of the present invention requests discovery.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary format of a supported action class information element.
- the element ID field may be set to a value indicating that an element corresponds to an operation class information element and may be defined as one octet long.
- the length field may be set to a value indicating the length of fields after the length field (expressed as a variable called Length) and may be defined as one octet long.
- the current operating class field may be set to a value indicating an operating class in which the STA is currently operating or in use, and may be defined as one octet long.
- the list of operating class (es) field may be set to a value indicating an operating class (s) for which the STA requests discovery. That is, the list field of the operation class may be set to a value representing the remaining operation class (s) except for the operation class currently operating among the operation class (s) supported by the STA.
- the list field of the operation class may be defined as an octet length corresponding to a value obtained by subtracting 1 from a value indicated by the length field (ie, Length).
- the AP receiving the probe request frame including the supported operating class field of the STA has a BSS (including the BSS of the neighboring AP (s)) that supports an operating class that matches the supported operating class of the STA
- the BSS information of the BSS may be provided to the STA through a probe response frame.
- the probe response frame may include BSS information of a BSS operating in an operation class other than the current operation class of the STA.
- the probe response frame may include information on a channel number on which the BSS supporting the different operation class operates.
- the probe response frame may include a multi-band channel information element.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary format of a multi band channel information element.
- the element ID field may be set to a value indicating that an element corresponds to a multi-band channel information element and may be defined as one octet long.
- the length field may be set to a value indicating the length of fields after the length field and may be defined as one octet long.
- the operating class field and the channel number field of the multi-band channel information element indicate an operating class and channel number in which a specific BSS is operating, and the length of each field may be defined as one octet size. have.
- BSS information of the specific BSS is provided through the probe response frame.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of a multi-band channel information element. Compared to the example of the multi-band channel information element of FIG. 11, in the example of FIG. 12, a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) offset field has been added.
- TBTT target beacon transmission time
- TBTT is a value indicating when the BSS (or AP) should transmit a beacon, and is expressed in units of time units (TUs) (TU may be configured in units of microseconds, for example, 1024 Can be defined as)).
- TU time units
- the TBTT offset field is set to a value indicating an offset for determining the TBTT of the BSS operating on a specific channel indicated by the operation class field and the channel number field of the multi-band channel information element.
- an STA operating on a 2.4 GHz band transmits a probe request frame to a first AP (eg, an AP operating on a 2.4 GHz band), using the supported operating class field, and is itself 5 GHz. It may indicate that the operating class on the band or the TVWS band. Accordingly, the first AP may provide the STA with BSS information about a BSS (which may include the BSS of neighboring AP (s)) operating in the 5 GHz band or the TVWS band through a probe response frame.
- the multi-band channel information element as shown in FIG. 12 may be included in the probe response frame, and the STA may recognize that the BSS provided with the BSS information operates on the 5 GHz band or the TVWS band through the probe response frame.
- the STA cannot perform active scanning on the channel indicated by the multi-band channel information element and must perform passive scanning (ie, listening to a beacon frame). If the STA does not know the timing at which the beacon is transmitted from the second AP (eg, the AP of the BSS operating on the 5 GHz band or the TVWS band), the beacon is continuously received until the beacon from the second AP is received. You must try. However, if the STA can know the beacon transmission timing from the second AP using the TBTT offset field as described above, unnecessary power consumption can be reduced.
- the second AP eg, the AP of the BSS operating on the 5 GHz band or the TVWS band
- the TBTT offset field based on the time immediately before the beacon transmission of the AP (eg, the first AP) transmitting the probe response frame including the TBTT offset field (that is, the immediately preceding TBTT),
- the probe response frame may be set to a value representing a time difference between the next TBTT of the AP (eg, the second AP) of the BSS provided with the BSS information.
- the TBTT offset may be expressed in TU units.
- the SSID field included in the probe request frame proposed in the present invention indicates a specific SSID
- BSS information (or multi-band channel information element of the corresponding BSS) corresponding to the SSID is transmitted through the probe response frame. Can be provided. This may be expressed that the BSS information included in the probe response frame is limited to only the BSS filtered by the SSID of the probe request frame.
- a BSS neighbored AP (s)
- BSS information (or multi-band channel information element of the BSS) of the BSS may be responded to the STA through a probe response frame.
- access network type information may be included in the probe request frame transmitted by the STA.
- the access network type information may be set to a value indicating the type of network that the STA wants to discover.
- the access network type represents the network type of the BSS, for example, whether the Internet can be accessed, a private network, a private network with a guest access, and a chargeable public network. , Free public network, personal device network, emergency services only network, test or experimental, or the like.
- BSS information (or multi-band channel information element of the corresponding BSS) corresponding to the value indicated by the access network type information included in the probe request frame may be provided through the probe response frame. This may be expressed as that the BSS information included in the probe response frame is limited to only the BSS filtered by the access network type of the probe request frame.
- a homogeneous extended service set identifier may be set to a value indicating a mobility domain of a BSS in a probe request frame transmitted by an STA.
- BSS information (or multi-band channel information element of the corresponding BSS) corresponding to the value indicated by the HESSID included in the probe request frame may be provided through the probe response frame.
- the AP does not know the SSID or the access network type of a specific BSS
- information of the BSS not filtered by the specific SSID or the specific access network type indicated by the probe request frame may be included in the multi-band channel information element.
- Information indicating whether or not filtering is applied may be included in a probe response frame (or the multi-band channel information element of the probe response frame).
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the multi-band channel information element. Compared to the example of the multi-band channel information element of FIG. 12, in the example of FIG. 13, a multi-band channel filter field has been added.
- the BSS information included in the multi-band channel information element indicates that the BSS does not match the SSID or the access network type specified in the probe request frame.
- the value of the multi-band channel filter bit is set to 1
- an STA capable of supporting multiple bands may have a channel other than the channel or band in which it is currently operating (or connected). BSSs or APs operating in other channels or bands may be discovered without channel movement (or channel switching). To this end, the STA may transmit a request frame including the operation class information of the channel or band desired to be discovered (or supported by the STA) to the AP (s).
- the request frame may further include information (eg, SSID, access network type, HESSID, etc.) specifying a network that the STA wants to discover.
- the AP (s) receiving the request frame may transmit a response frame including an operation class, a channel number, and the like of the BSS operating in an operation class supported by the STA to the STA.
- the response frame may include BSS information (eg, neighbor AP information) in addition to the operation class and channel number information of the corresponding BSS, and the BSS information may include TBTT offset information of the corresponding BSS and information indicating whether to apply filtering. It may include.
- the request frame and response frame proposed by the present invention and the information elements (or fields) included therein are not limited to their names.
- the multi-band channel information element described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 may be included in a probe response frame transmitted by an AP (for example, a first AP) that receives a probe request frame, and the first AP. It may also be understood to include information from other AP (s) (eg, second AP (s)).
- the multi-band channel information element may be referred to as a neighbor AP information field.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the AP 10 may include a processor 11, a memory 12, and a transceiver 13.
- the STA 20 may include a processor 21, a memory 22, and a transceiver 23.
- the transceivers 13 and 23 may transmit / receive wireless signals and, for example, may implement a physical layer in accordance with the IEEE 802 system.
- the processors 11 and 21 may be connected to the transceivers 13 and 21 to implement a physical layer and / or a MAC layer according to the IEEE 802 system. Processors 11 and 21 may be configured to perform operations according to the various embodiments of the present invention described above.
- modules for implementing the operations of the AP and the STA according to various embodiments of the present invention described above may be stored in the memory 12 and 22 and executed by the processors 11 and 21.
- the memories 12 and 22 may be included in the processors 11 and 21 or may be installed outside the processors 11 and 21 and connected to the processors 11 and 21 by known means.
- Embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented through various means.
- embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.
- a method according to embodiments of the present invention may include one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), and Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs). It may be implemented by field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.
- ASICs Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- DSPs Digital Signal Processors
- DSPDs Digital Signal Processing Devices
- PLDs Programmable Logic Devices
- FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
- processors controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.
- the method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure, or a function that performs the functions or operations described above.
- the software code may be stored in a memory unit and driven by a processor.
- the memory unit may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various known means.
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- 무선 통신 시스템에서 스테이션(STA)이 스캐닝을 수행하는 방법에 있어서,제 1 액세스 포인트(AP)로 제 1 프레임을 전송하는 단계; 및상기 제 1 AP로부터 상기 제 1 프레임에 응답하는 제 2 프레임을 수신하는 단계를 포함하고,상기 제 1 프레임은 상기 STA에 의해서 지원되는 동작 클래스에 대한 정보 및 SSID(Service Set Identifier) 정보를 포함하고,상기 제 2 프레임은 필터링 여부를 지시하는 정보 및 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 필터링 여부를 지시하는 정보가 제 1 값을 지시하는 경우, 상기 제 2 프레임은 상기 제 1 프레임에 포함된 상기 SSID 정보에 일치하는 SSID를 가지는 상기 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 프레임은 상기 STA에 의해서 지원되는 동작 클래스 정보에 일치하는 동작 클래스를 가지는 상기 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 프레임은 상기 제 2 AP의 동작 클래스 필드 및 채널 번호 필드를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 프레임은 TBTT(Target Beacon Transmission Time) 오프셋 정보를 더 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 5 항에 있어서,상기 TBTT 오프셋은 상기 제 1 AP의 직전 TBTT와 상기 제 2 AP의 다음 TBTT 간의 시간 차이를 나타내는 값을 가지는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 프레임을 통하여 획득된 정보를 이용하여 상기 제 2 AP의 발견(discovery)을 위한 수동적 스캐닝이 수행되는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 프레임은 액세스 네트워크 타입 정보를 더 포함하고,상기 제 2 프레임은 상기 제 1 프레임에 포함된 상기 액세스 네트워크 타입 정보에 일치하는 액세스 네트워크 타입을 가지는 상기 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 프레임은 하나 이상의 상기 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 2 AP는 상기 제 1 AP의 이웃(neighbor) AP인, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 프레임 및 상기 제 2 프레임은 제 1 대역 상에서 송신 및 수신되고,상기 제 2 AP는 제 2 대역 상에서 동작하는 AP인, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 프레임은 프로브 요청 프레임이고,상기 제 2 프레임은 프로브 응답 프레임인, 스캐닝 수행 방법.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 액세스 포인트(AP)가 스테이션(STA)의 스캐닝을 지원하는 방법에 있어서,상기 STA으로부터 제 1 프레임을 수신하는 단계; 및상기 제 1 프레임에 응답하여 상기 STA으로 제 2 프레임을 전송하는 단계를 포함하고,상기 제 1 프레임은 상기 STA에 의해서 지원되는 동작 클래스에 대한 정보 및 SSID(Service Set Identifier) 정보를 포함하고,상기 제 2 프레임은 필터링 여부를 지시하는 정보 및 다른 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 지원 방법.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 스캐닝을 수행하는 스테이션(STA) 장치에 있어서,송수신기; 및프로세서를 포함하고,상기 프로세서는, 제 1 액세스 포인트(AP)로 제 1 프레임을 상기 송수신기를 이용하여 전송하고; 상기 제 1 AP로부터 상기 제 1 프레임에 응답하는 제 2 프레임을 상기 송수신기를 이용하여 수신하도록 설정되며,상기 제 1 프레임은 상기 STA에 의해서 지원되는 동작 클래스에 대한 정보 및 SSID(Service Set Identifier) 정보를 포함하고,상기 제 2 프레임은 필터링 여부를 지시하는 정보 및 제 2 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 수행 STA 장치.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 스캐닝을 수행하는 액세스 포인트(AP) 장치에 있어서,송수신기; 및프로세서를 포함하고,상기 프로세서는, 상기 STA으로부터 제 1 프레임을 상기 송수신기를 이용하여 수신하고; 상기 제 1 프레임에 응답하여 상기 STA으로 제 2 프레임을 전송하도록 설정되며,상기 제 1 프레임은 상기 STA에 의해서 지원되는 동작 클래스에 대한 정보 및 SSID(Service Set Identifier) 정보를 포함하고,상기 제 2 프레임은 필터링 여부를 지시하는 정보 및 다른 AP에 대한 정보를 포함하는, 스캐닝 지원 AP 장치.
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