WO2019155907A1 - 通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to a communication device, and more particularly, to a communication device capable of notifying surrounding devices of the presence of a device that is receiving data.
- NAV network allocation vector
- the configuration is such that the transmission path is used for the time described in the Duration portion of the MAC header.
- the method using the busy tone signal is a situation in which communication in the access point is not established by a signal from a wireless communication terminal under the control of the surrounding access point in an environment where a plurality of access points exist adjacent to each other. This is a technique to prevent by transmitting a busy tone signal.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that an access point using a transmission path is in use by transmitting a busy tone signal using a predetermined tone channel in an environment where a plurality of access points exist adjacent to each other. A technique for communicating a certain thing to another access point is disclosed.
- the present technology has been made in view of such a situation, and can notify surrounding devices of the presence of a device that is receiving data.
- a communication device includes a construction unit that generates a data frame, a transmission unit that transmits the data frame to a destination communication device, and transmission during a predetermined period during the transmission of the data frame. And a control unit that performs control to be interrupted.
- a communication device uses a reception unit that receives a data frame that is transmitted with a period in which transmission is interrupted intermittently, and a transmission path in the period in which the transmission is interrupted.
- a transmitting unit that transmits a busy signal indicating that the data is being used.
- the data is transmitted during a period in which the transmission is interrupted with respect to the first communication device that transmits the data frame transmitted by intermittently providing a period in which the transmission is interrupted.
- a receiving unit that receives a signal in use indicating that a transmission path is used, transmitted from a second communication device that receives a frame; and transmission control that controls transmission according to a reception status of the signal in use A part.
- a data frame is generated, the data frame is transmitted to a transmission destination communication device, and control for interrupting transmission for a predetermined period is performed during transmission of the data frame.
- the data frame that is transmitted with the period in which the transmission is interrupted is intermittently received, and the transmission path is used during the period in which the transmission is interrupted A medium signal is transmitted.
- a period for interrupting transmission is provided intermittently, and the data frame is transmitted in a period for interrupting the transmission to the first communication device that transmits the transmitted data frame.
- a busy signal indicating that the transmission path is being used, which is transmitted from the receiving second communication apparatus, is received. Then, transmission is controlled according to the reception status of the busy signal.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless network of a wireless LAN system.
- the communication devices 1-0 to 1-4 operate on the same frequency channel.
- communication devices 1 when it is not necessary to distinguish between the communication devices 1-0 to 1-4, they are referred to as communication devices 1.
- the wireless LAN system in FIG. 1 is composed of a first basic service set (BSS1) and a second basic service set (BSS2) connected as a wireless network.
- BSS1 and BSS2 exist as different wireless networks, but are BSSs configured using the same frequency channel, and are configured on a space where some overlap.
- BSS is a group of wireless networks.
- a group to which each communication device belongs such as a wireless network group of Mr. A's house and a wireless network group of Mr. B's house, is restricted by a password or the like.
- BSS1 is composed of a communication device 1-0 and a communication device 1-1.
- BSS2 includes a communication device 1-2, a communication device 1-3, and a communication device 1-4.
- Dotted line circles # 0 to # 4 schematically show the radio wave reachable ranges of the communication devices 1-0 to 1-4 when transmission power control is not performed. Each of the circles # 0 to # 4 having the same size indicates that transmission is performed at the maximum transmission power because transmission power control is not performed. A white arrow indicates a data transmission direction. The same applies to FIG.
- data is transmitted by the communication device 1-0 in BSS1, and data is transmitted by the communication device 1-2 in BSS2. Further, the communication device 1-1 is included in the radio wave reach of the communication device 1-2 of BSS2. Therefore, the BSS1 communication device 1-1 detects a signal transmitted by the BSS2 communication device 1-2.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an interference state of the wireless network when transmission power control is performed.
- Circles # 0 and # 1 indicated by broken lines schematically indicate the radio wave reachable ranges of the communication device 1-0 and the communication device 1-1, respectively.
- the fact that the circle # 0 and the circle # 1 are smaller than in the case of FIG. 1 indicates that the communication device 1-0 and the communication device 1-1 are performing transmission power control.
- the circle # 2 is indicated by a broken line for reference, but in FIG. 2, the transmission power control is not performed in the communication device 1-2. Therefore, the circle # 2 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line is the communication device 1 -2 radio wave reachable range.
- the communication device 1-0 and the communication device 1-1 of BSS1 perform communication by mutually performing transmission power control.
- the communication method using NAV since the communication device 1-0 transmits an RTS frame and the communication device 1-1 transmits a CTS frame, the surrounding communication device 1-2 receives either of them.
- the transmission / reception between the communication device 1-0 and the communication device 1-1 can be known.
- the BSS2 communication device 1-2 is not included in the radio wave reach of the BSS1 communication device 1-1. Accordingly, the BSS2 communication device 1-2 cannot grasp that the communication device 1-1 is receiving data transmitted from the BSS1 communication device 1-0 to the communication device 1-1. .
- the communication device 1-2 may determine that the transmission path is empty, and may transmit data to the communication device 1-4 without performing transmission power control. .
- the communication device 1-1 In the communication device 1-1 that has received the data transmitted by the communication device 1-0, the communication device 1-2 transmits the data to the communication device 1-4, so that the data is received in an overlapping manner. . As a result, the communication device 1-1 may have an error in receiving data transmitted by the communication device 1-0, and may not be able to correctly decode the data.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a malfunction of the wireless network when the transmission power control is performed.
- Circles # 2 and # 3 indicated by broken lines schematically indicate the radio wave reachable ranges of the communication device 1-2 and the communication device 1-3.
- the fact that the circle # 2 and the circle # 3 are smaller than the case of FIG. 1 indicates that the communication device 1-2 and the communication device 1-3 are performing transmission power control.
- the BSS1 communication device 1-0 and the communication device 1-1 communicate with each other by performing transmission power control, and the BSS2 communication device 1-2 and the communication device 1-3 transmit. Communication is performed in which power control is performed mutually to suppress transmission power.
- the communication device 1-4 of BSS2 is not included in the radio wave reachable range of the communication device 1-2.
- the communication device 1-4 since the communication device 1-4 may be difficult to detect a signal transmitted by the communication device 1-2, the communication device 1-4 is configured to interfere with data transmission / reception in the BSS2.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of surrounding communication apparatuses when a data receiving side transmits a CTS frame at the maximum transmission power.
- a circle # 0 indicated by a broken line schematically indicates the radio wave reachable range of the communication device 1-0.
- the fact that the circle # 0 is smaller than the case of FIG. 1 indicates that the communication device 1-0 performs data transmission by performing transmission power control.
- Circles # 1 and # 2 are indicated by broken lines for reference. However, in FIG. 4, since transmission power control is not performed in the communication device 1-1 and the communication device 1-2, a one-dot chain line is shown.
- a circle # 1 and a circle # 2 indicated by indicate the radio wave reachable range of the communication device 1-1 and the communication device 1-2.
- the CTS frame is transmitted at the maximum transmission power as an operation in which the communication device 1-1 performs reception.
- the CTS frame transmitted by the communication device 1-1 is received by the communication device 1-2 of the surrounding BSS2, and the NAV is set in the communication device 1-2.
- the communication device 1-2 can receive the signal transmitted by the communication device 1-3, the NAV is set, so that, for example, a frame such as ACK indicating the completion of reception is transmitted to the communication device 1- Cannot send to 3.
- a transmission frame is intermittently provided on the transmission side to transmit data frames.
- a busy signal (Using Signal) is transmitted during a period in which transmission is interrupted.
- the receiving-side communication device 1 that has received the data frame is configured to transmit the in-use signal using the intermittently set period
- the communication device 1 that exists in the vicinity of the received in-use signal receives data Even if the frame is not received, it can be understood that the transmission path is in use.
- the communication devices 1 existing in the vicinity are the communication devices 1 in the vicinity of the latter communication device 1 other than the communication device 1 that is transmitting the data frame and the communication device 1 that is transmitting the busy signal. It is.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless LAN system according to the present technology.
- the wireless LAN system in FIG. 5 is composed of BSS1 and BSS2, which are network groups, as in FIG. The description overlapping with the above description will be omitted as appropriate.
- Circles # 1 to # 6 indicated by broken lines schematically indicate the radio wave arrival ranges when the transmission power control of the communication devices 1-1 to 1-6 is performed.
- Circles # 1 to # 6 indicated by alternate long and short dash lines schematically indicate the radio wave reachable range by the maximum transmission power when the transmission power control of the communication apparatuses 1-1 to 1-6 is not performed.
- the communication device 1-2 performs communication by transmission power control.
- the communication device 1-5 performs communication based on transmission power control.
- either communication based on transmission power control or communication based on maximum transmission power where transmission power control is not performed is appropriately performed.
- the communication device 1-1 that receives a data frame transmitted by the communication device 1-0 of BSS1 transmits a busy signal according to the present technology as an operation for performing reception.
- the communication device 1-2 belonging to BSS2 is configured to be able to perform transmission within a range that does not affect reception in the communication device 1-1.
- the communication device 1-1 when the communication device 1-1 does not control the transmission power as indicated by the one-dot chain line circle # 1, the communication device 1-0, the communication device 1-2 to the communication device 1-4, 1-1 receives the in-use signal transmitted by 1-1, and grasps that it is in use to receive the signal transmitted through the transmission path by the communication device 1-1.
- the communication device 1-5 Since the communication device 1-5 has not received the busy signal transmitted by the communication device 1-1, the communication device 1-2 has received the data transmitted by the communication device 1-2 as indicated by the dashed-dotted circle # 2. However, it is also possible to transmit a signal to another communication device within a range that does not affect the reception of the communication device 1-1 that is receiving the data. Further, the communication apparatus 1-5 transmits a signal as shown by a broken circle # 5 so that the communication apparatus 1-2 does not affect the reception of a response such as an ACK frame from the communication apparatus 1-1. Sometimes, it is also possible to transmit a signal to the communication device 1-5 by controlling the transmission power.
- transmission of a signal from the communication device 1-2 to the communication device 1-4 without performing transmission power control as indicated by the one-dot chain line circle # 5 indicates that the circle # 4 of the one-dot chain line
- transmission of a response such as an ACK frame from the communication device 1-4 affects the reception of signals in the communication device 1-1 and the communication device 1-2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a reception error occurs when conventional transmission power control is performed.
- the horizontal direction represents time.
- the transmission side device is the communication device 1 on the transmission side, and corresponds to the communication device 1-0 in FIG.
- the receiving-side device is the receiving-side communication device 1 and corresponds to the communication device 1-1 in FIG.
- the OBSS transmission side device is a communication device 1 on the transmission side existing in the surrounding OBSS, and corresponds to the communication device 1-2 in FIG.
- the OBSS transmission side device is located in the vicinity of the reception side device existing in the BSS.
- the surrounding OBSS receiving side device is the receiving side communication device 1 existing in the surrounding OBSS, and corresponds to the communication device 1-3 in FIG.
- the OBSS is a BSS that overlaps the BSS of the transmission side device and the reception side device.
- the transmitting device controls transmission power and transmits a data frame to the receiving device
- the surrounding OBSS transmitting device transmits to the surrounding OBSS receiving device.
- a case where transmission of a data frame is started with the maximum transmission power without controlling the power will be described.
- the height of the square indicating the data frame indicates the level of power (transmission power or reception power).
- the transmission side device sequentially transmits a preamble (P), header information (HR), MPDU (MAC layer protocol data unit) -1, MPDU-2, MPDU-3, and MPDU-4. .
- MPDU-1, MPDU-2, MPDU-3, and MPDU-4 aggregated (concatenated) data frames.
- the surrounding OBSS transmission side apparatus cannot detect the data frame transmitted by the transmission side apparatus, and the transmission path is If it is erroneously determined to be in an empty state, data frame transmission is started.
- TPC Transmit Power Control
- surrounding OBSS transmission side devices that do not perform transmission power control are preamble (P), header information (HR), Transmission of MPDU-1, MPDU-2, MPDU-3, and MPDU-4 is started.
- the receiving device receiving the data frame transmitted by the transmitting device has a nearby OBSS transmitter nearby and the received electric field strength is high.
- the data frame transmitted from the surrounding OBSS transmission side device is received.
- the receiving side device After receiving the data frame, the receiving side device transmits a preamble (P) and an ACK frame (BA: block ack).
- P preamble
- BA block ack
- the ACK frame (NG) transmitted here indicates that reception of the data frame has failed.
- the peripheral OBSS receiver that receives only the data frame transmitted by the peripheral OBSS transmitter transmits the preamble and the ACK frame after the reception of the BSS data frame is completed. To do.
- the ACK frame (OK) transmitted here indicates that the data frame has been successfully received.
- the reception side device since the reception field strength of the data frame transmitted by the surrounding OBSS transmission side device is high even though the reception side device receives the data frame transmitted by the transmission side device, the reception side device A reception error occurred.
- the receiving side device that failed to receive the data frame transmits an ACK frame indicating NG
- the surrounding OBSS receiving side device that has successfully received the data frame transmits an ACK frame indicating OK. If the transmission timing of the ACK frame of the receiving device overlaps the transmission timing of the ACK frame of the surrounding OBSS receiving device, the surrounding OBSS transmitting device fails to receive the ACK frame transmitted by the surrounding OBSS receiving device. There is a risk that.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication control using a busy signal according to the present technology.
- the reception side neighboring peripheral device, the receiving side device, the transmitting side device, the transmission / reception side neighboring peripheral device, and the receiving side far side peripheral device are shown in a state of transmission or reception.
- the description overlapping with the description of FIG. 6 is omitted.
- the reception-side nearby peripheral device is a peripheral communication device 1 that exists in the vicinity of the reception-side device, and corresponds to the communication device 1-0 in FIG.
- the reception side device is the communication device 1 on the reception side and corresponds to the communication device 1-1 in FIG.
- the transmission side device is the communication device 1 on the transmission side and corresponds to the communication device 1-2 in FIG.
- the transmission / reception side neighboring device is a surrounding communication device 1 in the vicinity of the reception side device and in the vicinity of the transmission side device, and corresponds to the communication device 1-3 in FIG.
- the reception-side distant peripheral device is a peripheral communication device 1 that is far from the reception side and is present in the vicinity of the transmission side, and corresponds to the communication device 1-4 in FIG.
- the SR transmission side device is a communication device that transmits a signal using a spatial reuse technology (Spatial Reuse technology) that promotes spatial reuse of frequency resources, and corresponds to the communication device 1-5 in FIG.
- the SR receiving side device is a communication device that receives a signal transmitted using the space reuse technology, and corresponds to the communication device 1-6 in FIG.
- Spatial reuse technology is a technology that allows transmission / reception in the form of being superposed on it if it does not affect the previous transmission / reception even if someone is already using the channel.
- the transmission side device transmits a predetermined preamble (P) and header information (HR).
- P preamble
- HR header information
- the receiving side device that has received the P and HR sent by the transmitting side device intermittently sends a busy signal (US: Using Signal).
- the receiving device designated as the receiving device in the header information is configured to immediately return a busy signal.
- the reception-side nearby peripheral device that has received only the in-use signal knows that there is a communication device (reception-side device) that uses the transmission path for a predetermined time. be able to. In the vicinity device on the receiving side, transmission of data frames can be prohibited by grasping the existence of a communication device using the transmission path.
- the transmission / reception-side neighboring peripheral device that has received both the signal transmitted by the transmission-side device and the busy signal transmitted by the reception-side device receives both signals. Therefore, it can be understood that the receiving side device and the transmitting side device are present in the vicinity.
- the far-side receiving device that receives only the signal transmitted by the transmitting-side device and has not detected the busy signal transmitted by the receiving-side device transmits to its surroundings. It can be ascertained that there is no communication device (receiving device) that is receiving data transmitted by the side device.
- SR can be used for transmission.
- the transmitting side apparatus receives a busy signal during a GAP period after a predetermined preamble (P) and header information (HR), and then receives the first data unit (MPDU). -1) is sent.
- GAP is a period during which transmission is interrupted. When the transmission of the first data unit is completed, a GAP is provided.
- the receiving side device transmits a busy signal during GAP. Also, when the next data unit (MPDU-2) to (MPDU-3) is transmitted from the transmitting side device following the busy signal after MPDU-1, and the end of each data unit arrives, GAP Are intermittently provided, and the in-use signal (US) is intermittently transmitted from the receiving side device during the GAP.
- an end signal (ES) is transmitted from the reception side device as shown in the second row from the top It is good.
- the block ACK frame may be returned from the receiving device to the transmitting device after a predetermined time has elapsed.
- the SR transmission side device that performs transmission using the space reuse technology also provides a GAP after a predetermined preamble (P) and header information (HR), and then The first data unit (MPDU-1) is transmitted.
- P preamble
- HR header information
- the SR receiving device that receives the signal transmitted using the space reuse technology also transmits the busy signal during the GAP by the SR transmitting device.
- the SR receiving side apparatus may also be configured to transmit an end signal (ES), or may be configured to return a block ACK frame.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication device to which the present technology is applied.
- the communication device 1 will be described as a configuration that can operate as both an access point and a communication device that constitute a wireless LAN system, but portions unnecessary for each operation are omitted as necessary. Also good.
- the communication device 1 is configured to include an Internet connection module 11, an information input module 12, a device control unit 13, an information output module 14, and a wireless communication module 15.
- the Internet connection module 11 When the Internet connection module 11 operates as an access point, it functions as an adapter for connecting to the Internet network by wire.
- the information input module 12 is a unit that receives when an operation requested by the user is input, and determines the input based on an input from a keyboard or a user's voice.
- the device control unit 13 centrally manages control of the operation of the communication apparatus 1 and stores functions corresponding to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes arithmetic processing, an OS, and an application.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- the information output module 14 is a unit that outputs information to the user, for example, and outputs desired data to the user by displaying the information on a display, for example.
- the wireless communication module 15 operates as a communication module for actually performing a wireless communication operation.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the wireless communication module of FIG.
- the wireless communication module 15 is configured to include an interface 101, a transmission buffer 102, a network management unit 103, a transmission frame construction unit 104, a wireless communication control unit 105, a header information generation unit 106, and an in-use signal generation unit 107. .
- the radio communication module 15 is configured to include a transmission timing control unit 108, a transmission power control unit 109, a radio transmission processing unit 110, an antenna control unit 111, an antenna 111-1A and an antenna 111-1B, and a radio reception processing unit 112.
- the wireless communication module 15 is configured to include a detection threshold value control unit 113, a reception timing control unit 114, a busy signal detection unit 115, a header information analysis unit 116, a reception data construction unit 117, and a reception buffer 118. .
- the unit 116 is a part that performs communication control.
- the interface 101 is an interface unit with the device control unit 13 of FIG.
- the interface 101 supplies the data supplied from the device control unit 13 to the transmission buffer 102 and supplies the data accumulated in the reception buffer 118 to the device control unit 13.
- the interface 101 supplies information supplied from the device control unit 13 to the network management unit 103, and supplies information on surrounding wireless networks managed by the network management unit 103 to the device control unit 13.
- the transmission buffer 102 stores MPDU data supplied from the device control unit 13 for wireless transmission.
- the transmission buffer 102 supplies the stored data to the transmission frame construction unit 104 at a predetermined timing.
- the network management unit 103 is based on information supplied from the wireless communication control unit 105 or the interface 101, and includes communication included in the OBSS that is a surrounding wireless network that overlaps with the surrounding communication device 1 with its own BSS. Manages attribute information such as device addresses.
- the network management unit 103 supplies the managed BSS attribute information to the transmission frame construction unit 104, the wireless communication control unit 105, the interface 101, and the reception data construction unit 117 as necessary.
- the transmission frame construction unit 104 uses the data from the transmission buffer 102 to generate a wireless communication frame in a predetermined aggregation unit for wireless communication, and the generated wireless communication frame is converted into a header information generation unit 106 and a wireless transmission process. To the unit 110.
- the wireless communication control unit 105 performs access communication control on the wireless transmission path according to a predetermined communication protocol based on information supplied from the network management unit 103, the busy signal detection unit 115, and the header information analysis unit 116.
- the wireless communication control unit 105 controls power related to communication, such as controlling the transmission power control unit 109, setting transmission power, controlling the detection threshold value control unit 113, and acquiring reception power.
- the wireless communication control unit 105 supplies information obtained as a result of the access communication control to the header information generation unit 106, the busy signal generation unit 107, and the network management unit 103.
- the header information generation unit 106 generates a predetermined preamble and header information to be added to the head portion of the data frame generated by the transmission frame construction unit 104 under the control of the wireless communication control unit 105.
- the header information generation unit 106 supplies the generated predetermined preamble and header information to the busy signal generation unit 107.
- the header information generation unit 106 adds the generated predetermined preamble and header information to the data frame from the transmission frame construction unit 104 and supplies the data frame to the wireless transmission processing unit 110.
- the in-use signal generation unit 107 is receiving a data frame based on information supplied from the wireless communication control unit 105, the header information generation unit 106, and the detection threshold value control unit 113, and is using the transmission path. Is used to generate a signal in use.
- the busy signal generator 107 supplies the generated busy signal to the transmission timing controller 108 and the wireless transmission processor 110.
- the transmission timing control unit 108 controls the timing at which the wireless transmission processing unit 110 transmits a data frame or an in-use signal on the transmission path based on information supplied from the reception timing control unit 114 and the transmission power control unit 109.
- the transmission power control unit 109 needs transmission power of a transmission frame transmitted by the wireless transmission processing unit 110 toward the transmission destination communication device under the control of the wireless communication control unit 105 and the transmission timing control unit 108. Control accordingly.
- the wireless transmission processing unit 110 includes a data frame to which the header information generated by the header information generation unit 106 is added, a data frame generated by the transmission frame construction unit 104, a busy signal generated by the busy signal generation unit 107, and a transmission frame. Is converted into a predetermined baseband signal to perform modulation processing and signal processing.
- the wireless transmission processing unit 110 supplies the baseband signal after the signal processing to the antenna control unit 111 so as to transmit with the transmission power controlled by the transmission power control unit 109 at the timing controlled by the transmission timing control unit 108. To do.
- the antenna control unit 111 controls the antenna 111-1A and the antenna 111-1B composed of a plurality of elements, and transmits or receives signals from the transmission path. At least one of the antenna 111-1A and the antenna 111-1B transmits a signal from the wireless transmission processing unit 110 to the transmission path. At least one of the antenna 111-1A and the antenna 111-1B supplies a signal received from the transmission path to the wireless reception processing unit 112.
- the wireless reception processing unit 112 receives a data frame wirelessly transmitted in a predetermined format via the antenna 111-A or the antenna 111-1B.
- the radio reception processing unit 112 supplies the received data frame to the detection threshold value control unit 113, the reception timing control unit 114, the header information analysis unit 116, and the reception data construction unit 117.
- the detection threshold value controller 113 sets a threshold value for detecting a preamble and a midamble included in the received signal, and detects a signal (data frame) having a reception power larger than the set threshold value. Information on the detected reception power is supplied to the busy signal generation unit 107, the reception timing control unit 114, and the wireless reception processing unit 112.
- the reception timing control unit 114 performs wireless communication based on information on received power from the detection threshold control unit 113, parameters of the used signal detected by the used signal detection unit 115, header information analyzed by the header information analysis unit 116, and the like.
- the reception processing unit 112 controls the timing of receiving a data frame and an in-use signal to be inserted.
- the reception timing control unit 114 supplies the transmission timing control unit 108 with information on the reception timing of the data frame and the used signal to be inserted.
- the in-use signal detection unit 115 detects the in-use signal from the header information analyzed by the header information analysis unit 116, thereby grasping the use of the transmission path, and analyzing and analyzing the parameters described in the in-use signal.
- the parameters are supplied to the reception timing control unit 114 and the wireless communication control unit 105.
- the header information analysis unit 116 detects the preamble added to the head of the frame, thereby extracting the header information and analyzing the content of the header information. Although details will be described later, since the in-use signal is also compatible with the existing preamble, it is extracted as header information.
- the header information analysis unit 116 supplies the header information and the header information analysis result to the reception timing control unit 114, the busy signal detection unit 115, the reception data construction unit 117, and the wireless communication control unit 105.
- the reception data construction unit 117 performs the aggregated reception received by the wireless reception processing unit 112 based on the management information of the network managed by the network management unit 103 and the analysis result of the header information analyzed by the header information analysis unit 116. A frame is generated as received data in a predetermined unit.
- the reception data construction unit 117 stores the reception data in the reception buffer 118.
- the reception buffer 118 stores MPDU data generated by the reception data construction unit 117.
- the reception buffer 118 reads the data at a predetermined timing and supplies it to the device control unit 13 via the interface 101.
- the in-use signal detection unit 115 detects the in-use signal from the header information from the header information analysis unit 116 because the in-use signal is compatible with the existing preamble.
- the in-use signal detector 115 may be configured to detect the in-use signal directly from the received frame.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) frame.
- the A-MPDU frame is composed of a predetermined preamble (Preamble), a PLCP header (Header), and a MAC layer protocol data unit (MPDU).
- Preamble a predetermined preamble
- Header a PLCP header
- MPDU MAC layer protocol data unit
- the preamble consists of a legacy short training field (L-STF), a legacy long training field (L-LTF), and a legacy signal (L-SIG).
- L-STF legacy short training field
- L-LTF legacy long training field
- L-SIG legacy signal
- L-STF indicates the beginning of the frame.
- L-LTF indicates information for correcting timing and frequency error.
- L-SIG indicates the setting of the modulation method and coding rate of the data portion that follows and the signal duration.
- the PLCP header is composed of a high throughput signal (HT-SIG), a high throughput short training field (HT-STF), a high throughput long training field (HT-STF), and the like.
- H-SIG high throughput signal
- H-STF high throughput short training field
- HTTP-STF high throughput long training field
- HT-SIG and HT-STF are recognized as part of the preamble and generally contain various information necessary for newly expanded functions.
- HT-STF is used to perform channel estimation.
- an MPDU is configured as a data payload.
- An MPDU can be configured as one burst by aggregating subframes of a plurality of MPDUs.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which four subframes MPDU-1 to MPDU-4 are aggregated.
- a frame check sequence (FCS) is added to an actual data part (MPDU) of a delimiter (Delimiter) in which length information and the like are described, and padding processing is performed as necessary.
- FCS frame check sequence
- MPDU actual data part
- Delimiter delimiter
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an A-MPDU frame used in the present technology.
- FIG. 11 shows a configuration example of the MAC layer protocol data unit (MPDU) in FIG.
- a GAP section indicated by G is inserted at the boundary of the MPDU, and the receiving side communication apparatus 1 can return a busy signal at the GAP timing.
- GAP is configured as a time interval during which a busy signal can be returned.
- the GAP does not have to be configured to include a predetermined interframe space time interval.
- the GAP may be configured from the information length of the in-use signal frame at the transmission / reception operation switching time.
- MPDU-0 header is set at the head of A-MPDU.
- the MPDU-0 header is composed of a type indicating the frame format, information for identifying the address information of the target communication apparatus 1, length information indicating the entire length, various parameter information, and error detection CRC. .
- the receiving side communication device 1 that has received the frame prepares transmission of a busy signal when the address information of the target communication device 1 is described as the address information of the target communication device 1, and the GAP timing has arrived. If this happens, it is desirable to be ready for immediate transmission.
- the MPDU includes the GAP and the subframe of each MPDU shown in FIG.
- the MPDU in FIG. 11 includes four subframes MPDU-1 through MPDU-4.
- each of the MPDUs in FIG. 11 may be fragmented to a predetermined length and configured as a MAC layer service data unit (MSDU).
- MSDU MAC layer service data unit
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a frame configuration example of a signal in use (Using Signal).
- the Using Signal frame in Fig. 12 is composed of Using Signal parameters, which is a feature of this technology, in addition to L-STF, L-LTF, and L-SIG.
- L-STF, L-LTF, and L-SIG have parameter arrangements compatible with the conventional preamble, and the presence of the Using ⁇ Signal frame can be grasped even in existing communication devices.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a frame configuration example of End Signal.
- the End Signal frame in Fig. 13 is composed of L-STF, L-LTF, and L-SIG.
- End Signal frame notifies the end of the A-MPDU frame, so that all the parameters described in the L-SIG may be set to 0.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the arrangement of parameters in the L-SIG and Using Signal parameters.
- L-SIG has a RATE field (4 bits), an R bit (1 bit), a LENGTH field (12 bits), a parity P bit (1 bit), and a Tail bit field (6 bits). ).
- the RATE field indicates the modulation method and coding rate of the data part.
- the R bit indicates the L-SIG of the present technology.
- the LENGTH field indicates the remaining information length of the data portion. For example, in the LENGTH field, a reception duration calculated based on a parameter describing the duration of the data frame added to the data frame is described.
- the Using Signal parameter is composed of, for example, a length of 2 OFDM symbols, but it may be composed of a length of 1 OFDM symbol or a length of 3 OFDM symbols or more depending on the amount of information. Good.
- Signal parameters are Type (2 bits), RSI (4 bits), BSS Color information (6 bits), AID12 information (12 bits), ACK bitmap information (Sequence) (12 bits), TPC information (2 bits) , CRC (4 bits), and Tail bit fields (6 bits).
- Type indicates the frame format.
- the RSI is information on the received electric field strength of the data frame obtained when the data frame is received.
- BSS Color is information for identifying BSS (network).
- AID 12 is an association identifier that can identify a communication device, and TPC information is transmission power control parameter information when transmitting a busy signal.
- the TPC information may be information added to the header information of the data frame.
- the Using Signal parameter may also include information identifying the communication device that has transmitted the data frame.
- Level signals may be transmitted by space reuse technology.
- the surrounding communication device 1 that has received the in-use signal knows to which BSS the communication device 1 that is receiving the data belongs. can do.
- OBSS overlapping BSS
- Parameters such as BSS Color information are described in the signal of the communication device 1 on the transmission side, and the space reuse technology is defined. After the communication device 1 on the reception side grasps the level that needs to be received, It was necessary to apply space reuse technology to the extent that the reception was not affected.
- the communication device 1 since the TPC information is described in the Using Signal parameter, the communication device 1 that has received the in-use signal knows the level that needs to be received and does not affect the reception. Spatial reuse technology can be applied.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a subcarrier configuration example of an OFDM signal.
- one OFDM symbol is composed of 52 subcarriers, of which 4 are pilot subcarriers indicated by P in the figure. That is, 48 1OFDM symbols are used as data subcarriers indicated by D in the figure.
- FIG. 15 includes +/ ⁇ 26 (total 52) subcarriers with a center frequency of 0 as a DC null carrier, of which subcarriers ⁇ 21, ⁇ 7, +7, ⁇ 7 Four of 21 are used as pilot subcarriers.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the modulation scheme and the coding rate.
- coding rate R 1/2, and coding for each subcarrier, 48 bits of information can be coded with 10 FDM symbols, 24 bits of information can be transmitted, and the data rate Are 6 Mb / s (20 MHz channel space), 3 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 1.5 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 3/4
- coding for each subcarrier 48 bits of information can be coded with 10 FDM symbols, 36 bits of information can be transmitted, and the data rate is 9 Mb / s (20 MHz channel space), 4.5 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 2.25 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 1/2, and coding every 2 subcarriers, 96 bits of information can be encoded with 10 FDM symbols, 48 bits of information can be transmitted, and the data rate is 12 Mb / s (20 MHz channel space), 6 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 3 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 3/4, coding every 2 subcarriers, 96 bits of information can be coded with 10 FDM symbols, 72 bits of information can be transmitted, and the data rate is 18 Mb / s (20 MHz channel space), 9 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 4.5 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 3/4, coding every 4 subcarriers, 192-bit information can be encoded with 10FDM symbols, 144-bit information can be transmitted, and the data rate is 36 Mb It is shown that / s (20 MHz channel space), 18 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 9 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 2/3
- coding every 6 subcarriers 288-bit information can be encoded with 10FDM symbols
- 192-bit information can be transmitted
- the data rate is 48 Mb It is shown that / s (20 MHz channel space), 24 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 12 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- coding rate R 3/4
- coding every 6 subcarriers 288-bit information can be encoded with 10FDM symbols, 216-bit information can be transmitted, and the data rate is 54 Mb / s (20 MHz channel space), 27 Mb / s (10 MHz channel space), and 13.5 Mb / s (5 MHz channel space).
- the amount of information that can be transmitted per 10 FDM symbols varies depending on the modulation method used and the coding rate.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a preamble.
- FIG. 17 shows a detailed configuration example of the preamble portion shown in FIG.
- the preamble is composed of predetermined parameter values in a format determined for synchronizing signals as a training sequence added to the head of the frame.
- GI guard interval
- STF signal detection, AGC, and diversity selection are performed from t1 to t7, and coarse frequency offset evaluation and timing synchronization are performed from t8 to t10.
- LTF performs channel and fine frequency offset evaluation.
- the Legacy SIGNAL (L-SIG) field part describing the PHY parameters is constructed, followed by the data part.
- the L-SIG and the data part are also separated by guard intervals. Since the L-SIG field is always arranged in the first OFDM symbol, it can be transmitted with compatibility with the frame structure of the existing scheme.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the L-SIG field.
- FIG. 18 shows an example of the configuration of the L-SIG shown in FIG. 14, and since it is the same configuration, its description is omitted.
- the L-SIG field is composed of a RATE field that specifies a frame modulation method and a coding rate, and a LENGTH field that indicates a frame length, and a tail bit is arranged, so that decoding can be terminated.
- a unit of time (4 ⁇ sec) that can be recognized as data at a predetermined time per OFDM symbol a unit of time (4 ⁇ sec) that can be recognized as data at a predetermined time per OFDM symbol.
- a certain amount of time is required to send actual data using a plurality of OFDM symbols.
- the SIGNAL field is placed in front of the data frame, the Tail bit is placed in the first data frame part, the 16-bit Service and the tail Data part, and the part that is less than the OFDM symbol has Padding Applied.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a configuration example of A-MPDU.
- a technique is used in which a plurality of MPDUs are connected to form one aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) configuration.
- FIG. 19 shows a configuration in which the A-MPDU of subframe 1 to the A-MPDU of subframe n are aggregated.
- transmission efficiency can be improved by sending a plurality of A-MPDU subframes together.
- a delimiter (Delimiter) is added to the head of the MPDU so that the breaks of the MPDU can be known in advance.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of one MPDU among A-MPDUs.
- MPDU consists of MPDU delimiter (4 Octets), MPDU (Octets is variable), and Pad (0-3 Octets). As shown in FIG. 20, the MPDU is configured by adding a delimiter to the head of each MPDU.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the MPDU delimiter.
- the MPDU delimiter is composed of 4-bit Reserved, 12-bit MPDU length, b-bit CRC, and 8-bit Delimiter Signature.
- padding is performed in units of each MPDU with respect to the length of the MPDU described in the MPDU delimiter.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the MPDU.
- the inside of the MPDU is composed of a MAC header, a frame body, and FCS.
- MAC header part address information of a transmission source and a transmission destination is described.
- the MAC header in FIG. 22 is: 2 Octets Frame Control, 2 Octets Duration ID, 6 Octets Address1, 6 Octets Address2, 6 Octets Address3, 2 Octets sequence control, 6 Octets Address4, 2 Octets QoS control 4 octets HT control, 0-7951 octets frame body, and 4 octets FCS.
- the error detection of the MAC header has a configuration in which the correctness / incorrectness cannot be determined unless the tail FCS is decoded, and it takes time to identify which device should return the busy signal.
- MPDUerHeader is configured to be independent. .
- FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of padding.
- the MPDU-1 is padded with a data length of D15 in order from the top.
- MPDU-2 is padded with a data length of D10.
- MPDU-3 has a data length of D13 and is not padded.
- MPDU-4 is padded with a data length of D12.
- a frame is configured by inserting an MPDU header and a GAP as described above with reference to FIG.
- the GAP is set with an OFDM symbol which is the time length of a predetermined busy signal. That is, assuming that a predetermined preamble (8 ⁇ s ⁇ 2), L-SIG (4 ⁇ s), and using the “Signal” parameter (8 ⁇ s) of the present technology, a GAP is configured as a time of 28 ⁇ s. However, the GAP time may be appropriately adjusted depending on the configuration of the in-use signal.
- the transmission-side communication device 1 corresponds to the transmission-side device in FIG.
- step S101 the transmission buffer 102 and the network management unit 103 acquire transmission data from the application to be transmitted (device control unit 13) via the interface 101.
- the network management unit 103 manages attribute information such as the address of a communication device included in a BSS that is a group of surrounding wireless networks that overlaps with its own BSS with surrounding communication devices.
- step S102 the network management unit 103 acquires the attribute information of the communication device 1 on the reception side based on the transmission data acquired via the interface 101.
- step S103 the network management unit 103 determines whether or not the communication method of the communication device 1 on the reception side corresponds to the busy signal. If it is determined in step S103 that the currently used signal is not supported, the process proceeds to step S104.
- step S104 the transmission frame construction unit 104 generates a data frame based on an existing communication method under the control of the network management unit 103.
- step S105 the transmission frame construction unit 104 generates a data frame corresponding to the busy signal under the control of the network management unit 103.
- the generated data frame may have a configuration in which a plurality of MPDUs are collected so as to have a predetermined aggregated MPDU configuration.
- the generated data frame is supplied to the header information generation unit 106 and the wireless transmission processing unit 110.
- the header information generation unit 106 generates a predetermined preamble and header information to be added to the head portion of the frame supplied from the transmission frame construction unit 104 based on the information supplied from the wireless communication control unit 105.
- the header information information for specifying the destination communication device 1, information on the transmission power of the data frame, and the like are described.
- the radio reception processing unit 112 receives the transmission path signal via the antenna 111-1B, and when the signal is detected by the detection threshold control unit 113, the radio reception processing unit 112 is radio-transmitted in a predetermined format from the surrounding communication device 1. It is determined whether or not a data frame is included. When the wireless reception processing unit 112 determines that a data frame wirelessly transmitted in a predetermined format from the surrounding communication device 1 is included, the received data frame is supplied to the header information analysis unit 116.
- the header information analysis unit 116 detects the preamble from the received data frame, analyzes the header information, and supplies the analysis result to the wireless communication control unit 105. When header information is included, the header information analysis unit 116 supplies the header information to the busy signal detection unit 115. The busy signal detector 115 detects whether or not there is a busy signal in the header information.
- the in-use signal detection unit 115 is configured to detect the in-use signal from the header information from the header information analysis unit 116.
- the signal detection unit 115 may be configured to detect a busy signal directly from the received data frame.
- the busy signal detection unit 115 supplies information on the busy signal to the wireless communication control unit 105, and another communication device that receives the frame transmitted on the transmission path Know that it exists. Such an access procedure is performed.
- the access procedure is an example and is not limited to this.
- step S106 the wireless communication control unit 105 performs a data frame on the transmission path based on an analysis result analyzed by the header information analysis unit 116 or a detection result detected by the busy signal detection unit 115 after a predetermined access procedure. It is determined whether or not transmission is possible. In step S106, the process waits until it is determined that the data frame can be transmitted on the transmission path.
- step S106 determines whether the transmission path is empty, that is, it is possible to transmit the data frame on the transmission path. If the busy signal is not detected, if it is determined in step S106 that the transmission path is empty, that is, it is possible to transmit the data frame on the transmission path, the process proceeds to step S107.
- step S107 the radio communication control unit 105 controls the header information generation unit 106 to transmit a data frame.
- the header information generation unit 106 adds the generated header information to the data frame generated by the transmission frame construction unit 104, and supplies the data frame to the wireless transmission processing unit 110.
- the radio transmission processing unit 110 converts the data frame with the header information generated by the header information generation unit 106 into a predetermined baseband signal, performs modulation processing and signal processing, and performs baseband after signal processing.
- the signal is transmitted via the antenna 111-1A.
- the frame may be transmitted with the minimum transmission power that can be received by the communication device 1 on the reception side under the control of the transmission power control unit 109. Also, the frame is transmitted with a transmission power value that does not affect the OBSS communication calculated based on the received electric field strength when the in-use signal is received and the received electric field strength information described in the in-use signal. It may be.
- step S108 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether or not the in-use signal is disposed, and when it is determined that the in-use signal is not disposed, the process returns to step S107. The subsequent processing is repeated.
- step S108 If it is determined in step S108 that the signal in use is located, the process proceeds to step S109.
- step S 109 the transmission timing control unit 108 inserts a GAP under the control of the wireless communication control unit 105.
- the GAP insertion method is not limited to transmission timing control, and it is also possible to insert empty data in the GAP part so that no signal is output only in the GAP part when creating a data frame. .
- step S110 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether or not a busy signal is detected based on the detection result from the busy signal detection unit 115 after the predetermined access procedure described above. If it is determined in step S110 that a busy signal has been detected, the process proceeds to step S111.
- step S111 the wireless communication control unit 105 acquires the parameters described in the busy signal detected by the busy signal detection unit 115. At this time, the wireless communication control unit 105 may monitor the state of the transmission path as necessary.
- step S110 determines whether a busy signal has not been detected. If it is determined in step S110 that a busy signal has not been detected, the process proceeds to step S112. In step S112, the wireless communication control unit 105 performs a predetermined access procedure, and determines whether the in-use signal is continuously undetected.
- step S112 If it is determined in step S112 that the in-use signal has not been detected continuously, the process proceeds to step S113.
- step S113 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether or not to perform retransmission, and when determining that retransmission is not performed, ends the processing of the communication device 1 on the transmission side.
- step S113 If it is determined in step S113 that retransmission is to be performed, the process returns to step S106, and the subsequent processes are repeated. If it is determined in step S112 that the in-use signal is not continuously detected, the process proceeds to step S114.
- step S114 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether it is the end of the data frame. If it is determined in step S114 that it is not the end of the data frame, the process returns to step S107, and the subsequent processes are repeated.
- step S114 If it is determined in step S114 that it is the end of the data frame, the processing of the communication device 1 on the transmission side is terminated. After that, as in the conventional case, it may be configured such that the transmission side communication apparatus 1 confirms whether or not a data frame has been received by exchanging ACK frames.
- the receiving-side communication device 1 corresponds to the receiving-side device in FIG.
- step S151 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether the header information analysis unit 116 has detected the preamble, and waits until it is determined that the preamble has been detected. If it is determined in step S151 that a preamble has been detected, the process proceeds to step S152.
- step S152 the wireless communication control unit 105 acquires the PLCP header information analyzed by the header information analysis unit 116, and if the data frame corresponds to the busy signal, the data frame corresponds to the busy signal.
- step S153 the wireless communication control unit 105 acquires the received electric field strength when the in-use signal is received from the detection threshold value control unit 113.
- step S154 the reception data construction unit 117 receives the data payload (or MPDU-0 header) and performs decoding until the end of the MPDU.
- step S155 the reception data construction unit 117 determines whether or not decoding has been completed without error until the end of the MPDU. If it is determined in step S155 that decoding has been performed without error, the process proceeds to step S156. In step S156, the reception data construction unit 117 acquires the data payload and stores it in the reception buffer 118.
- step S157 the reception data construction unit 117 generates ACK information of the received data frame.
- the generated ACK information may be included in a busy signal, or may be transmitted as a block ACK frame at the end of transmission.
- step S155 If it is determined in step S155 that decoding has not been completed without error until the end of the MPDU, the processes in steps S156 and S157 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S158.
- step S158 the transmission timing control unit 108 determines whether it is the position of the busy signal.
- step S ⁇ b> 159 the transmission timing control unit 108 acquires the busy signal generated by the busy signal generation unit 107.
- step S ⁇ b> 160 the wireless transmission processing unit 110 transmits the busy signal supplied by the transmission timing control unit 108.
- the transmission power control unit 109 transmits a normal data frame with the minimum power that can be received by the communication device 1 on the receiving side.
- the transmission power control unit 109 controls the signal being used so that it is transmitted with transmission power larger than that of a normal data frame.
- step S161 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines whether the end of the data frame has arrived. For example, if the aggregated MPDU continues, it is determined in step S161 that the end of the data frame has not arrived, so the process returns to step S154 and the subsequent processes are repeated. If it is determined in step S161 that the end of the data frame has arrived, the processing of the communication device 1 on the receiving side is terminated.
- the surrounding communication device 1 corresponds to at least one of the reception side neighboring device, the transmission / reception side neighboring device, the receiving side far surrounding device, the SR transmitting device, and the SR receiving device shown in FIG.
- step S201 the wireless communication control unit 105 waits until it determines that the busy signal detection unit 115 detects the busy signal. If it is determined in step S201 that a busy signal has been detected, the process proceeds to step S202.
- step S202 the wireless communication control unit 105 acquires the parameters described in the busy signal detected by the busy signal detection unit 115.
- the wireless communication control unit 105 refers to the acquired parameter such as BSS color information, for example, and determines whether or not the detected busy signal is an OBSS signal.
- step S203 If it is determined in step S203 that the signal is not an OBSS signal, it is a BSS signal, and the processing of the surrounding communication devices 1 is terminated.
- step S203 If it is determined in step S203 that the signal is an OBSS signal, the process proceeds to step S204.
- the wireless communication control unit 105 refers to the acquired parameter, and determines whether or not the detected busy signal is compatible with space reuse.
- step S204 If it is determined in step S204 that space reuse is supported, the process proceeds to step S205.
- step S205 the wireless communication control unit 105 sets a transmission power value that does not affect the OBSS communication based on the received electric field strength when the in-use signal is received and the received electric field strength information described in the in-use signal. calculate.
- step S206 the wireless communication control unit 105 refers to information managed by the network management unit 103, and determines whether or not there is a data frame transmission plan in its own BSS. If it is determined in step S206 that there is no plan for data frame transmission in the BSS, the processing of the surrounding communication devices 1 is terminated.
- step S206 If it is determined in step S206 that the data frame is scheduled to be transmitted in the BSS, the process proceeds to step S207.
- step S207 the wireless communication control unit 105 sets a back-off time for waiting for transmission.
- step S208 the wireless communication control unit 105 determines that the set back-off time has expired, and waits until it is determined that the set back-off time has expired. If it is determined in step S208 that the set back-off time has expired, the process proceeds to step S209.
- step S209 the transmission power control unit 109 sets the transmission power calculated by the wireless communication control unit 105.
- step S210 the wireless transmission processing unit 110 transmits the data frame to which the header information generated by the header information generation unit 106 is added (or the data frame generated by the transmission frame construction unit 104).
- the processing is described separately as the transmission-side communication device 1, the reception-side communication device 1, and the surrounding communication device 1, but any processing can be performed by the communication device 1.
- Each step used in the three processes may be used in any process as necessary. The order of steps may also be changed.
- the data-in-use signal is intermittently transmitted from the data frame receiving side, it is possible to notify a device in an interference range that affects reception.
- the aggregated A-MPDU frame by securing the area of the in-use signal after the MPDU subframe, it is possible to notify the neighboring devices of the presence of the device that is receiving the data frame in a short cycle.
- a transmission line usage notification method using a busy tone requires a channel for transmitting a busy tone signal, and a communication block for transmitting and receiving the busy tone signal has been required.
- the present technology by using the busy signal, it is possible to perform processing with the conventional transmission / reception circuit without using the tone signal transmission / reception circuit or filter.
- the surrounding communication device 1 When the NAV is set by exchanging the conventional RTS / CTS frame, the surrounding communication device 1 that has received the RTS frame but has not received the CTS frame can receive the data frame of the communication device 1 on the receiving side. In spite of no impact, NAV was set and transmission opportunities were decreasing.
- NAV network allocation vector
- the transmission power is not controlled around the communication apparatus 1 on the receiving side from the overlapping BSS, and the signal is transmitted with the maximum transmission power. May be unable to communicate within BSS.
- the overlapping BSS does not know that the transmission power control is performed. In some cases, a signal is transmitted without performing transmission power control.
- the required S / N of the data reception destination is determined from the value of the RSSI information and the transmission power information.
- the ratio can be estimated, and it is possible to determine whether or not transmission is performed with space reuse. As a result, transmission power can be set within a range that does not affect data reception.
- This technology can be applied to communication devices such as access points and communication devices constituting a wireless LAN system.
- the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software.
- a program constituting the software is installed in the computer.
- the computer includes, for example, a general-purpose personal computer that can execute various functions by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware and various programs.
- FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a communication apparatus that executes the above-described series of processing by a program.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- ROM Read Only Memory
- RAM Random Access Memory
- An input / output interface 305 is also connected to the bus 304.
- An input unit 306, an output unit 307, a storage unit 308, a communication unit 309, and a drive 310 are connected to the input / output interface 305.
- the input unit 306 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a touch panel, an input terminal, and the like.
- the output unit 307 includes, for example, a display, a speaker, an output terminal, and the like.
- the storage unit 308 includes, for example, a hard disk, a RAM disk, a nonvolatile memory, and the like.
- the communication unit 309 includes a network interface, for example.
- the drive 310 drives a removable medium 311 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory.
- the CPU 301 loads the program stored in the storage unit 308 to the RAM 303 via the input / output interface 305 and the bus 304 and executes the program. A series of processing is performed.
- the RAM 303 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 301 to execute various processes.
- the program executed by the communication device (CPU 301) can be recorded and applied to, for example, a removable medium 311 as a package medium or the like.
- the program can be installed in the storage unit 308 via the input / output interface 305 by attaching the removable medium 311 to the drive 310.
- This program can also be provided via a wired or wireless transmission medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting. In that case, the program can be received by the communication unit 309 and installed in the storage unit 308.
- this program can be installed in the ROM 302 or the storage unit 308 in advance.
- the program executed by the communication device may be a program that is processed in time series in the order described in this specification, or in parallel or at a necessary timing such as when a call is made. It may be a program in which processing is performed.
- the system means a set of a plurality of components (devices, modules (parts), etc.), and it does not matter whether all the components are in the same housing. Therefore, a plurality of devices housed in separate housings and connected via a network, and a single device housing a plurality of modules in one housing are all systems. .
- Embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.
- the present technology can take a configuration of cloud computing in which one function is shared by a plurality of devices via a network and is jointly processed.
- each step described in the above flowchart can be executed by one device or can be shared by a plurality of devices.
- the plurality of processes included in the one step can be executed by being shared by a plurality of apparatuses in addition to being executed by one apparatus.
- this technique can also take the following structures.
- (1) A construction that generates a data frame; A transmission unit for transmitting the data frame to a destination communication device; And a control unit that performs control to interrupt transmission for a predetermined period during transmission of the data frame.
- (2) The communication apparatus according to (1), further including a receiving unit that receives a busy signal indicating that a transmission path is being used from the transmission destination communication apparatus during the predetermined period in which the transmission is interrupted.
- the predetermined period during which the transmission is interrupted is configured to include a transmission / reception operation switching time.
- (4) The communication device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the transmission unit transmits the transmission device with transmission power that enables the transmission destination communication device to receive the data frame.
- a header information generation unit configured to generate header information of the data frame in which information specifying the transmission destination communication device of the data frame and information related to transmission power of the data frame are described
- the communication device according to any one of (4).
- a control unit The communication device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the transmission unit transmits the data frame with the transmission power.
- the control unit determines that the transmission path is idle;
- the communication device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the transmission unit transmits the data frame to the communication device of the transmission destination when it is determined that the transmission path is empty.
- a receiving unit that receives a data frame that is transmitted while intermittently providing a period for interrupting transmission;
- a communication device comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits a busy signal indicating that a transmission line is used during a period in which the transmission is interrupted.
- the in-use signal generating unit that adds a reception duration calculated based on a parameter describing the duration of the data frame added to the data frame to the in-use signal. Communication equipment.
- the busy signal generator adds information on received electric field strength when the data frame is received and transmission power information added to header information of the data frame to the busy signal.
- Communication device (11) The communication device according to any one of (8) to (10), wherein the transmission unit transmits an end signal indicating completion when reception of the data frame is completed. (12) The transmission unit transmits the busy signal with a transmission power larger than the transmission power of the data frame in the transmission source communication apparatus that has transmitted the data frame. Any one of (8) to (11) The communication device described. (13) The communication device according to any one of (8) to (11), wherein the busy signal includes information for identifying a network and information for specifying a transmission source communication device that has transmitted the data frame. .
- the communication device according to any one of (8) to (13), wherein the busy signal is configured with a parameter arrangement that is compatible with an existing preamble.
- the busy signal is configured with a parameter arrangement that is compatible with an existing preamble.
- 1, 1-1 to 1-5 communication device 11 internet connection module, 12 information input module, 13 device control unit, 14 information output module, 15 wireless communication module, 101 interface, 102 transmission buffer, 103 network management unit, 104 Transmission frame construction unit, 105 wireless communication control unit, 106 header information generation unit, 107 busy signal generation unit, 108 transmission timing control unit, 109 transmission power control unit, 110 wireless transmission processing unit, 111 antenna control unit, 111-1A Antenna, 111-1B antenna, 112 wireless reception processing unit, 113 detection threshold control unit, 114 reception timing control unit, 115 busy signal detection unit, 116 header information analysis , 117 received data construction unit, 118 reception buffer
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Description
図1は、無線LANシステムの無線ネットワークの構成例を示す図である。
図5は、本技術の無線LANシステムの構成例を示す図である。
図6は、従来の送信電力制御を実施した場合に、受信エラーが生じる状態を示す図である。
図7は、本技術による利用中信号を用いた通信制御の例を示す図である。
図8は、本技術を適用した通信装置の構成例を示すブロック図である。
図9は、図8の無線通信モジュールの機能構成例を示すブロック図である。
図10は、従来のアグリゲーションされたMPDU(A-MPDU)フレームの構成例を示す図である。
次に、OFDM信号について順に説明しつつ、GAPの時間について説明する。
次に、図24のフローチャートを参照して、送信側の通信装置1の処理例について説明する。送信側の通信装置1は、図7の送信側装置に相当する。
次に、図25のフローチャートを参照して、受信側の通信装置1の処理例について説明する。受信側の通信装置1は、図7の受信側装置に相当する。
次に、図26のフローチャートを参照して、周囲の通信装置1の処理例について説明する。周囲の通信装置1は、図7の受信側近傍周囲装置、送受信側近傍周囲装置、受信側遠方周囲装置、SR送信側装置、SR受信側装置の少なくともいずれか1台に相当する。
上述した一連の処理は、ハードウエアにより実行させることもできるし、ソフトウエアにより実行させることもできる。一連の処理をソフトウエアにより実行する場合には、そのソフトウエアを構成するプログラムが、コンピュータにインストールされる。ここでコンピュータには、専用のハードウエアに組み込まれているコンピュータや、各種のプログラムをインストールすることで、各種の機能を実行することが可能な、例えば汎用のパーソナルコンピュータ等が含まれる。
(1)
データフレームを生成する構築部と、
前記データフレームを送信先の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
前記データフレームの送信中に、所定の期間送信を中断する制御を行う制御部と
を備える通信装置。
(2)
前記送信を中断する前記所定の期間に、前記送信先の通信装置から、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を受信する受信部を
さらに備える前記(1)に記載の通信装置。
(3)
前記送信を中断する前記所定の期間は、送受信動作の切り替え時間を含むように構成される
前記(1)または(2)に記載の通信装置。
(4)
前記送信部は、前記送信先の通信装置が前記データフレームを受信可能とする送信電力で送信する
前記(1)乃至(3)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(5)
前記データフレームの前記送信先の通信装置を特定する情報と、前記データフレームの送信電力に関する情報とが記載された前記データフレームのヘッダ情報を生成するヘッダ情報生成部
をさらに備える前記(1)乃至(4)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(6)
前記利用中信号を受信したときの受信電界強度と、前記利用中信号に記載の受信電界強度の情報に基づいて、他の通信装置のデータフレームの受信に影響のない送信電力を設定する送信電力制御部
をさらに備え、
前記送信部は、前記送信電力で前記データフレームを送信する
前記(1)乃至(5)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(7)
前記制御部は、所定の時間、他の通信装置からの利用中信号を検出しない場合、前記伝送路が空き状態であると判定し、
前記送信部は、前記伝送路が空き状態であると判定された場合、前記データフレームを前記送信先の通信装置に送信する
前記(1)乃至(5)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(8)
送信を中断する期間が間欠的に設けられて送信されたデータフレームを受信する受信部と、
前記送信を中断する期間に、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を送信する送信部と
を備える通信装置。
(9)
前記データフレームに付加された、前記データフレームの持続時間を記載したパラメータに基づいて算出された受信持続時間を、前記利用中信号に付加する利用中信号生成部
をさらに備える前記(8)に記載の通信装置。
(10)
前記利用中信号生成部は、前記データフレームを受信したときの受信電界強度の情報と、前記データフレームのヘッダ情報に付加された送信電力の情報とを、前記利用中信号に付加する
前記(9)に記載の通信装置。
(11)
前記送信部は、前記データフレームの受信が終了したときに、終了したことを示す終了信号を送信する
前記(8)乃至(10)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(12)
前記送信部は、前記利用中信号を、前記データフレームを送信してきた送信元の通信装置における前記データフレームの送信電力よりも大きい送信電力で送信する
前記(8)乃至(11)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(13)
前記利用中信号は、ネットワークを識別するための情報と、前記データフレームを送信してきた送信元の通信装置を特定する情報とを含む
前記(8)乃至(11)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(14)
前記利用中信号は、既存方式のプリアンブルと互換性のあるパラメータ配置で構成される
前記(8)乃至(13)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(15)
送信を中断する期間が間欠的に設けられて送信されたデータフレームを送信する第1の通信装置に対して前記送信を中断する期間に、前記データフレームを受信する第2の通信装置から送信される、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を受信する受信部と、
前記利用中信号の受信状況に応じて送信を制御する送信制御部
とを備える通信装置。
(16)
前記利用中信号を受信した場合、前記送信制御部は、前記送信を禁止するように制御する
前記(15)に記載の通信装置。
(17)
前記受信部が、前記利用中信号を受信していない場合、前記送信制御部は、他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
前記(15)または(16)に記載の通信装置。
(18)
前記利用中信号を受信したときの受信電界強度と、前記利用中信号に記載の受信電界強度に基づいて、前記第2の通信装置による前記データフレームの受信に影響のない送信電力を設定する送信電力制御部と
をさらに備え、
前記送信制御部は、前記送信電力で前記他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
前記(15)乃至(17)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(19)
前記送信制御部は、送信待ち時間であるバックオフ時間を設定し、前記バックオフ時間が満了したとき、前記送信制御部は、前記送信電力で前記他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
前記(18)に記載の通信装置。
Claims (19)
- データフレームを生成する構築部と、
前記データフレームを送信先の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
前記データフレームの送信中に、所定の期間送信を中断する制御を行う制御部と
を備える通信装置。 - 前記送信を中断する前記所定の期間に、前記送信先の通信装置から、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を受信する受信部を
さらに備える請求項1に記載の通信装置。 - 前記送信を中断する前記所定の期間は、送受信動作の切り替え時間を含むように構成される
請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 前記送信部は、前記送信先の通信装置が前記データフレームを受信可能とする送信電力で送信する
請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 前記データフレームの前記送信先の通信装置を特定する情報と、前記データフレームの送信電力に関する情報とが記載された前記データフレームのヘッダ情報を生成するヘッダ情報生成部
をさらに備える請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号を受信したときの受信電界強度と、前記利用中信号に記載の受信電界強度の情報に基づいて、他の通信装置のデータフレームの受信に影響のない送信電力を設定する送信電力制御部
をさらに備え、
前記送信部は、前記送信電力で前記データフレームを送信する
請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、所定の時間、他の通信装置からの利用中信号を検出しない場合、前記伝送路が空き状態であると判定し、
前記送信部は、前記伝送路が空き状態であると判定された場合、前記データフレームを前記送信先の通信装置に送信する
請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 送信を中断する期間が間欠的に設けられて送信されたデータフレームを受信する受信部と、
前記送信を中断する期間に、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を送信する送信部と
を備える通信装置。 - 前記データフレームに付加された、前記データフレームの持続時間を記載したパラメータに基づいて算出された受信持続時間を、前記利用中信号に付加する利用中信号生成部
をさらに備える請求項8に記載の通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号生成部は、前記データフレームを受信したときの受信電界強度の情報と、前記データフレームのヘッダ情報に付加された送信電力の情報とを、前記利用中信号に付加する
請求項9に記載の通信装置。 - 前記送信部は、前記データフレームの受信が終了したときに、終了したことを示す終了信号を送信する
請求項8に記載の通信装置。 - 前記送信部は、前記利用中信号を、前記データフレームを送信してきた送信元の通信装置における前記データフレームの送信電力よりも大きい送信電力で送信する
請求項8に記載の通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号は、ネットワークを識別するための情報と、前記データフレームを送信してきた送信元の通信装置を特定する情報とを含む
請求項8に記載の通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号は、既存方式のプリアンブルと互換性のあるパラメータ配置で構成される
請求項8に記載の通信装置。 - 送信を中断する期間が間欠的に設けられて送信されたデータフレームを送信する第1の通信装置に対して前記送信を中断する期間に、前記データフレームを受信する第2の通信装置から送信される、伝送路を利用していることを示す利用中信号を受信する受信部と、
前記利用中信号の受信状況に応じて送信を制御する送信制御部
とを備える通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号を受信した場合、前記送信制御部は、前記送信を禁止するように制御する
請求項15に記載の通信装置。 - 前記受信部が、前記利用中信号を受信していない場合、前記送信制御部は、他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
請求項15に記載の通信装置。 - 前記利用中信号を受信したときの受信電界強度と、前記利用中信号に記載の受信電界強度に基づいて、前記第2の通信装置による前記データフレームの受信に影響のない送信電力を設定する送信電力制御部と
をさらに備え、
前記送信制御部は、前記送信電力で前記他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
請求項17に記載の通信装置。 - 前記送信制御部は、送信待ち時間であるバックオフ時間を設定し、前記バックオフ時間が満了したとき、前記送信制御部は、前記送信電力で前記他のデータフレームの送信を制御する
請求項18に記載の通信装置。
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