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- the present technology relates to a communication device and a communication method, and particularly to a communication device and a communication method capable of determining an optimum transmission route.
- Joint Detection receives the uplink signal from the wireless terminal (STA: STAtion) at multiple access points, aggregates the received signals, and performs reception calculation at one of the access points.
- STA STAtion
- UL MU-MIMO Uplink Multiuser Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output
- uplink (UL: Uplink) signals can be acquired from many wireless terminals at once, and throughput improvement and low delay transmission can be realized.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for setting a mesh path (communication path) by measuring or calculating a path metric value in a mesh network which is a network for performing multi-hop.
- Pre-demodulated Data data in a state where demodulation processing has not been performed (hereinafter referred to as Pre-demodulated Data) to other access points.
- Pre-demodulated Data is expected to have more information than the transmission data of the existing method, and the backhaul link between access points may be in a tight state.
- This technology was made in view of such a situation, and makes it possible to determine the optimum transmission route.
- the communication device of one aspect of the present technology exchanges information used for determining a multi-hop transmission route by using wireless communication with another communication device, and the transmission route is set based on the information. It is a communication device including a control unit that controls to determine an optimum transmission route based on an increase amount of transmission data when a plurality of communication devices cooperate to perform processing at the time of determination.
- the communication device exchanges information used for determining the multi-hop transmission route with another communication device by using wireless communication, and is based on the above information.
- This is a communication method for determining an optimum transmission route based on an increase in transmission data when a plurality of communication devices cooperate to perform processing when determining the transmission route.
- information used for determining a multi-hop transmission route is exchanged with another communication device by using wireless communication, and the above information is used.
- the optimum transmission route is determined based on the amount of increase in transmission data when a plurality of communication devices perform processing in cooperation with each other.
- a communication device on one aspect of the present technology receives a trigger signal transmitted from another communication device included in a plurality of communication devices that perform cooperative processing in a multi-hop network, and a flag indicating the execution of cooperative processing.
- a communication device including a control unit that controls transmission of an uplink signal including a PHY header in which node identification information is set according to the role of processing when performing cooperative processing.
- a trigger signal transmitted from another communication device included in a plurality of communication devices that perform cooperative processing in a multi-hop network is received, and the implementation of the cooperative processing is shown.
- An uplink signal including a flag and a PHY header set with node identification information according to the role of processing when performing cooperative processing is transmitted.
- the communication device on one side of the present technology may be an independent device or an internal block constituting one device.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a wireless LAN system to which the present technology is applied.
- Each access point AP constructs a mesh network as a network that performs multi-hop.
- the access point AP connected to the backhaul is referred to as a source node (SourceNode), and the other access point AP is referred to as a relay node (RelayNode).
- the access point AP5 becomes a source node
- the access points AP1 to AP4 become relay nodes 1 to 4 (Relay 1 to Relay 4).
- Each relay node is supposed to relay and transmit the acquired UL signal to the source node, and the existing method can be used for the transmission route at that time.
- Both the source node and the relay node form cells, and the wireless terminal STA is connected under them.
- the subordinate wireless terminal STA may perform UL signal transmission.
- the target system configuration is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and there are a plurality of communication devices for which a connection has been established, and a communication device exists as a peripheral terminal for each communication device. As long as the above conditions are satisfied, the positional relationship does not matter.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a communication device to which the present technology is applied.
- the communication device 10 is configured as the access point AP shown in FIG.
- the communication device 10 is composed of a control unit 100, a wireless communication unit 101, a wireless communication unit 102, a storage unit 103, and a WAN communication unit 104. Further, the antenna 117 and the antenna 127 are connected to the wireless communication unit 101 and the wireless communication unit 102, respectively.
- the wireless communication unit 101 is a wireless communication unit for communication between access point APs (for communication between APs and APs).
- the wireless communication unit 101 includes a communication control unit 111, a communication storage unit 112, a data processing unit 113, a signal processing unit 114, a wireless interface unit 115, and an amplification unit 116.
- the communication control unit 111 controls the operation of each unit and the transmission of information between each unit. Further, the communication control unit 111 controls to pass control information and management information to be notified to other communication devices to each data processing unit 113.
- the communication storage unit 112 holds the information used by the communication control unit 111. Further, the communication storage unit 112 holds a packet to be transmitted and a packet to be received. The transmission buffer for holding the packet to be transmitted is included in the communication storage unit 112.
- the data processing unit 113 manages the sequence of the data held in the communication storage unit 112 and the control information and management information received from the communication control unit 111 at the time of transmission, performs encryption processing, and then performs MAC (Media). Access Control) Generates a packet by adding a header and an error detection code.
- the data processing unit 113 performs a plurality of concatenation processing of the generated packets.
- the data processing unit 113 performs reconnection processing, analysis and error detection of the MAC header of the received packet, and retransmission request operation reorder processing at the time of reception.
- the signal processing unit 114 performs coding, interleaving, modulation, etc. on the packet, adds a PHY (Physical) header, and generates a symbol stream. Further, the signal processing unit 114 analyzes the PHY header at the time of reception, demodulates, deinterleaves, decodes, and the like with respect to the symbol stream, and generates a packet. The signal processing unit 114 estimates the complex channel characteristics and performs spatial separation processing as necessary.
- PHY Physical
- the wireless interface unit 115 performs digital-analog signal conversion, filtering, up-conversion, and phase control on the symbol stream to generate a transmission signal. Further, the wireless interface unit 115 performs down-conversion, filtering, and analog-digital signal conversion on the received signal at the time of reception to generate a symbol stream.
- the amplification unit 116 amplifies the signal input from the wireless interface unit 115 or the antenna 117.
- a part of the amplification unit 116 may be an external component of the wireless communication unit 101. Further, a part of the amplification unit 116 may be included in the wireless interface unit 115.
- the wireless communication unit 102 is a wireless communication unit for communication (communication between AP and STA) between the access point AP and the wireless terminal STA.
- the wireless communication unit 102 includes a communication control unit 121, a communication storage unit 122, a data processing unit 123, a signal processing unit 124, a wireless interface unit 125, and an amplification unit 126.
- the wireless communication unit 102 for AP-STA communication is configured in the same manner as the wireless communication unit 101 for AP-AP communication. Therefore, regarding the internal configuration of the wireless communication unit 102, in the above description of the internal configuration of the wireless communication unit 101, the communication control unit 111 to the amplification unit 116 may be read as the communication control unit 121 to the amplification unit 126, respectively.
- the configurations of the wireless communication unit 101 and the wireless communication unit 102 are exactly the same, the configurations of the two may be slightly different. Further, both transmission parameters (center frequency, bandwidth, maximum transmission power value, number of antennas, etc.) do not have to match.
- the control unit 100 controls the wireless communication units 101 and 102 and the communication control units 111 and 121. Further, the control unit 100 may perform some operations of the communication control units 111 and 121 instead.
- the control unit 100 and the communication control units 111 and 121 may be configured as one block.
- the storage unit 103 holds information used by the control unit 100 and the wireless communication units 101 and 102. Further, the storage unit 103 may perform some operations of the communication storage units 112 and 122 instead.
- the storage unit 103 and the communication storage units 112 and 122 may be configured as one block.
- Pre-demodulated Data which is data in progress in the signal processing unit 124 of the wireless communication unit 102, to another access point AP. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, signal processing is performed. Information needs to be directly exchanged from the unit 124 to the control unit 100.
- the Pre-demodulated Data received by the control unit 100 generates a transmission signal by the wireless communication unit 101 using processing according to the existing method, and transmits the quantized information to another access point AP.
- the Pre-demodulated Data acquired from another access point AP is passed to the signal processing unit 124 of the wireless communication unit 102 via the control unit 100, and the reception processing is continued in consideration of the information. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.
- Pre-demodulated Data may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 103 as needed. Further, data may be exchanged directly in the wireless communication units 101 and 102 without going through the control unit 100 or the storage unit 103.
- the WAN communication unit 104 decodes the packet acquired from the backhaul and delivers it to the wireless communication units 101 and 102 through the control unit 100.
- the format of the packet passed here may be a state in which the IP header is left as it is (access point mode) or a state in which the IP header is decoded and removed by the WAN communication unit 104 (router mode).
- each of the wireless communication units 101 and 102 is configured as one IC (Integrated Circuit), but the configuration of the IC to which this technique is applied is not limited to this.
- each of the wireless interface units 115 and 125 may be mounted as different ICs.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a reception operation in the signal processing unit 124 of the wireless communication unit 102 of FIG. 2.
- processing units 151-1 to 151-N are provided in front of the MIMO detection unit 152, and processing units 153-1, 153 are provided in the subsequent stage. -2 and processing units 154-1 and 154-2 are provided.
- the processing unit 151 includes a GI removing unit 161, an FFT unit 162, and a channel estimation unit 163.
- the processing units 153 and 154 have an IDFT unit 171 and a demodulation unit 172, and a decoding unit 173, respectively.
- the GI removing unit 161 GI Guard Interval
- FFT Fast Fourier Transform
- the channel estimation unit 163 estimates the frequency characteristics from the known symbols in the PHY header, and uses the Pre-demodulated Data (I / Q Data on the frequency axis) and the channel estimation results acquired from each receiving antenna to perform MIMO.
- MIMO processing is performed by the detection unit 152 to separate the received signals of each stream.
- IDFT Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform
- the received signal acquired from each wireless terminal STA is Binary. Obtained in Data format.
- the acquired data is supplied to the data processing unit 123.
- the signal processing unit 124 is characterized in that a path for exchanging Pre-demodulated Data is added immediately before the MIMO detection unit 152 in order to perform Joint Detection. As described above, this path is connected to the control unit 100.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of Joint Detection.
- Joint Detection is a technology in which multiple access point APs cooperate to perform ULMU-MIMO processing as one access point AP.
- Joint Detection will also be described as JD as appropriate.
- the wireless terminals STA1 and STA2 can be connected to the access points AP1 and AP2
- the received data of each access point AP is usually represented by the following equation (1).
- W represents a reception weight.
- the receiving antenna should be at least the total number of transmission streams of the wireless terminal STA that performs UL transmission.
- the access point AP requires at least four receiving antennas. If the number is less than the number of receiving antennas, the access point AP cannot completely separate the stream from the wireless terminal STA, and the communication quality may be significantly deteriorated due to the decrease in received power and the increase in interference and noise power. Is high.
- the number of simultaneous transmission terminals and the number of streams on the wireless terminal STA side are limited by the number of receiving antennas of the access point AP.
- the number of receiving antennas is equivalent to the total number of receiving antennas possessed by the cooperating access point AP. That is, for example, when each wireless terminal STA transmits two streams, in Joint Detection by two access point APs, the transmission stream can be separated only by each access point AP having two receiving antennas. On the contrary, by increasing the total number of receiving antennas by Joint Detection, it is expected that the number of simultaneous transmission terminals and the number of streams that can be transmitted on the wireless terminal STA side will increase, and the wireless capacity will be significantly improved.
- Pre-demodulated Data When Joint Detection is performed by two access point APs, one access point AP must transmit Pre-demodulated Data to the other access point AP.
- the data must be transmitted in the form of quantized numerical values that can be expressed by I / Q on the frequency axis, and it is presumed that the amount of information to be transmitted will be larger than that of the existing Binary Data.
- the quantization bit of Pre-demodulated Data can be changed depending on the transmission parameters of the UL signal (transmission bandwidth, MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme), etc.).
- the optimum transmission route at the time of Joint Detection implementation and its role must be determined by a method different from the path route determination by the existing method.
- the roles of performing Joint Detection include a side that transmits Pre-demodulated Data (hereinafter referred to as a supplier) and a side that acquires Pre-demodulated Data (hereinafter referred to as a detector).
- this technique provides a method for dynamically determining the path route when performing Joint Detection, and the roles of the detector and the supplier from the UL signal transmission parameters.
- FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing the exchange between the devices according to the first embodiment along the time axis.
- S1 Mesh Network Phase
- S2 Path Discovery Phase
- S3 Joint Detection Phase
- mesh network construction is performed between the source node and each relay node, and the transmission route is determined during normal operation (when Joint Detection is not performed). Since the operation in the phase is the same as that of the existing method, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- Path Discovery Phase the transmission route is determined when Joint Detection is executed.
- the Path Discovery Phase is started when a relay node sends a JD Path Discovery Request (S11).
- the node that receives the JD Path Discovery Request calculates the metric value, updates the shortest route information, and then transmits the updated JD Path Discovery Request when the next transmission right is acquired (S12).
- the path (Path) that is the minimum metric from the JD Path Discovery Request acquired by the destination node of Path Discovery (source node in FIG. 5) is started. It is determined as a route from the relay node to itself (or vice versa). After that, the JD Path Discovery Response is transmitted in order by following the route determined from the destination node in the reverse direction (S13, S14).
- the node that starts this process is called the originator
- the final destination for which the transmission route is to be determined is called the target.
- the source node may be the originator, or the target may be the relay node.
- the node that has acquired the transmission right is determined after receiving and decoding the UL signal from the subordinate wireless terminal STA using the cooperative operation (Joint Detection) with other nodes.
- the acquired data is transmitted to the source node by the transmission route.
- the relay node determines the coordinated access point AP and its respective roles (detector and supplier) from the route acquired by the wireless terminal STA that induces UL transmission and the Path Discovery Phase (S2) and its metric value. (S15). Details of this determination method will be described later.
- JD UL DATA UL Data for Joint Detection is acquired from the wireless terminal STA by JD UL Trigger (S18, S19). .. Then, the supplier determined at the time of setup supplies the Pre-demodulated Data to the detector (S20), then the Joint Detection process is executed (S21), and the Demodulated data is transmitted to the source node (S22).
- FIG. 5 shows a sequence diagram when the supplier acquires the transmission right, but when the detector acquires the transmission right, Path Determination (S15) is the process on the detector side, and Joint Detect Setup (S16). , S17) The arrows are reversed.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame.
- JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame consists of FrameControl, Duration, RA, TA, FrameBody, and FCS.
- FrameControl Duration
- RA Duration
- TA FrameBody
- FCS FCS
- the configuration based on the Mesh Action Frame and PREQ Element specified in IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11s is shown.
- Frame Control contains information indicating the type of the frame.
- the Duration contains information indicating the length of the frame.
- RA Receiveiver Address
- TA Transmitter Address
- Frame Body contains the main body of information to be transmitted.
- MeshActionFrame is included as the information of this main body.
- FCS Fre Check Sequence
- the MeshActionFrame contains fields that are Category, MeshAction, and JDPathDiscoveryRequestElement.
- the Category contains information indicating that the Action Frame is a Mesh Action Frame.
- the MeshAction includes information indicating that the MeshActionFrame is a JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame.
- the JDPathDiscoveryRequestElement contains a group of information used for path detection for Joint Detection.
- the JDPathDiscoveryRequestElement contains fields that are ElementID, Length, OriginatorAddress, OriginatorSN, Lifetime, JDParameter, DetectorCount, and DetectorInfo.
- the Element ID contains information indicating that the element is a JD Path Discovery Request Element.
- Length includes information indicating the length of the element.
- OriginatorAddress includes the address information of the originator that is the PathDiscovery request source.
- the Originator SN contains the Sequence Number (SN) of the path managed by the originator that is the Path Discovery request source. Lifetime includes the remaining time information for collecting and transmitting PathDiscoveryRequestFrame.
- JDParameter contains a group of information necessary for path search for Joint Detection.
- the Detector Count contains information on the number of detector candidates that perform a path search for Joint Detection.
- the Detector Info field that follows by the numerical value shown in the field is included.
- DetectorInfo includes a path information group for each detector candidate node.
- the DetectorInfo contains fields such as DetectorAddress, Metric, HopCount, ElementTTL, PathDiscoveryID, TargetCount, PerTargetFlags, TargetAddress, and TargetSN.
- the Detector Address contains the address information of the detector candidate node.
- Metric includes the path metric value from the originator to reach itself via the detector candidate node. The calculation method of this path metric value will be described later.
- Hop Count includes the number of hops from the originator to reach itself via the detector candidate node.
- Element TTL contains information on the number of remaining hops. When the value is 0, no further path search is performed.
- the Path Discovery ID includes the identification information of the Path Discovery process. If the same ID is assigned to each detector, it may be notified in the upper row instead of in the field.
- Target Count contains information indicating the number of targets to which Path Discovery is requested. Subsequent Per Target Flags, Target Address, and Target SN are included by the numerical value indicated by this Target Count.
- Per Target Flags is a flag indicating detailed information of the target that is the Path Discovery request destination.
- Target Address contains the address information of the target that is the Path Discovery request destination.
- the Target SN includes the Sequence Number (SN) of the path that is the Path Discovery request destination but is managed. If the SN is unknown, the field may be skipped. In that case, the presence or absence of the field is notified by the flag in Per Target Flags.
- the JD Path Discovery Request frame is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 6, and includes at least one JD Data Growth Rate, Detector Count, and one or more Detector Info including Detector Address and Metric in the figure. Just do it. Further, although the frame is described assuming MAC Frame, if the above information is described, it may be transmitted as TCP / IP Frame.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JD Path Discovery Response Frame.
- JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame consists of FrameControl, Duration, RA, TA, FrameBody, and FCS.
- the configuration based on MeshActionFrame and PREPElement specified in IEEE802.11s is shown.
- Frame Control contains information indicating the type of the frame.
- the Duration contains information indicating the length of the frame.
- the RA contains the destination address.
- the TA contains the source address.
- the Frame Body contains the body of the information to be transmitted.
- MeshActionFrame is included as the information of this main body.
- FCS is added as an error correction code.
- the MeshActionFrame contains fields that are Category, MeshAction, and JDPathDiscoveryResponseElement.
- the Action Frame is a Mesh Action Frame.
- the MeshAction includes information indicating that the MeshActionFrame is a JDPathDiscoveryResponseframe.
- the JD Path Discovery Response Element contains a group of information about the determined Joint Detection path.
- the JD Path Discovery Response Element includes fields such as Element ID, Length, Target Address, Target SN, Lifetime, Detector Count, Detector Info, Originator Address, and Originator SN.
- the Element ID contains information indicating that the element is a JD Path Discovery Response Element.
- Length includes information indicating the length of the element.
- Target Address contains the address information of the target that is the Path Discovery request destination.
- the Target SN includes the Sequence Number (SN) of the path that is the Path Discovery request destination but is managed. Lifetime includes the remaining time information for collecting and transmitting the Path Discovery Response Frame.
- the Detector Count contains information on the number of detector candidates that perform a path search for Joint Detection.
- the Detector Info field that follows by the numerical value shown in the field is included.
- DetectorInfo includes a group of path information for each detector candidate node.
- the Detector Info contains fields such as Detector Address, Metric, Hop Count, Element TTL, Path Discovery ID, and Previous Node Address.
- the Detector Address contains the address information of the detector candidate node.
- Metric contains the path metric value from the target to itself. The calculation method of this path metric value will be described later.
- Hop Count includes the number of hops from the target to reach itself.
- Element TTL contains information on the number of remaining hops. When the value is 0, the frame is no longer transmitted.
- the Path Discovery ID contains the same identification information as the Path Discovery Request. If the same ID is assigned to each detector, it may be notified in the upper row instead of in the field.
- the Previous Node Address contains the destination address information for transmitting the frame next.
- Originator Address contains the address information of the originator that is the Path Discovery request source.
- the Originator SN includes the Sequence Number (SN) of the path managed by the originator that is the Path Discovery request source.
- the JD Path Discovery Response Frame is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 7, and if at least one Detector Count including the Detector Count in the figure and one or more Detector Info including the Detector Address, Metric, and Previous Node Address are included. good. Further, although the frame is described assuming a MAC Frame, it may be transmitted as a TCP / IP Frame as long as the above information is described.
- the relay node is when the Originator Address in the JD Path Discovery Request Element of the received JD Path Discovery Request Frame points to itself (Yes in S41 and S42), that is, when it is the Path Discovery request source. , End the process. On the other hand, if the Originator Address does not point to itself (No in S42), the Detector Info in the frame is checked one by one (S43).
- the relay node calculates the path metric from the source of the frame to itself using the formula (2) described later, and describes the frame. Add to the metric value of (S45).
- the relay node is the source of the frame using the formula (3) described later.
- the path metric from to itself is calculated and added to the metric value described in the frame (S47).
- step S45 or S47 When the process of step S45 or S47 is completed, the process proceeds to step S48.
- the relay node compares the metric values stored for each detector candidate node, and if the numerical value calculated above is smaller (Yes in S48), the calculated metric value and the source of the frame (TA) are displayed. It is linked with the Detector Address and saved by overwriting in the managed route table (S49).
- the processing for the confirmed Detector Info is terminated. This is because the first hop is always addressed to the detector. If there is another Detector Info (Yes in S50), the process returns to step S43, and the process for the other Detector Info is continued.
- the formula for calculating the above-mentioned metric value will be described.
- the metric calculation formula of the existing method that is, the metric calculation formula used in the process of step S45 of FIG. 8 is as shown in the following formula (2).
- equation (2) the parameters used for the calculation are as follows.
- ⁇ C a Link Metric
- ⁇ O Varis depending on PHY It is an overhead value related to channel access including a frame header, a training signal (STF / LTF, etc.), and an access protocol frame (RTS / CTS, etc.), and is a fixed value.
- ⁇ B t Test Payload The number of bytes in the frame. In IEEE802.11s, a fixed value (8192 bytes) is used.
- ⁇ R Data Rate [Mbps] Test Payload (B t ) The data rate value expected to be used when sending. The choice of data rate is implementation dependent.
- ⁇ E f Frame error rate This is the probability that the frame will be corrupted when the Test Payload (B t ) is sent at the Data Rate (r).
- the estimation method is implementation-dependent.
- the metric calculation formula from the supplier to the detector when Joint Detection is executed that is, the metric calculation formula used in the process of step S47 in FIG. 8 is as shown in the following formula (3).
- JD Data Growth Rate It represents the rate of increase in the amount of information in the Pre-demodulated Data transmitted when Joint Detection is performed, as compared with the normally transmitted Demodulated data.
- the parameter is stored in the JD Path Discovery Request Frame by the originator, and each relay node that receives the frame uses the numerical value stored in the frame.
- JD Data Growth Rate There are several possible methods for determining the JD Data Growth Rate, but for example, it may be calculated according to the following equation (4).
- ⁇ Q JDi Quantization Bit of Pre-demodulated Data ("I" domain)
- Q JDq Quantization Bit of Pre-demodulated Data ("Q" domain)
- the number of quantized bits may be implementation-dependent or standardized to use a value determined by the standard. The number of quantization bits may be different for each MCS of UL transmission. Quantization may be performed in amplitude or phase.
- ⁇ N BPSCS Number of coded bits per single carrier for each spatial stream
- ⁇ R Coding Rate Both N BPSCS and R are uniquely determined by MCS.
- JDDataGrowthRate which is a parameter for calculating the path metric for Joint Detection, is a parameter determined by the number of quantization bits and ULMCS. After determining these parameters in advance, the originator stores and transmits the JDDataGrowthRate calculated by the above equation (4) in the JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame.
- the explanation is based on the metric calculation formula used in IEEE802.11s, this technique is not particularly limited to this, and at least JD Growth Rate is used when searching for a path for Joint Detection. If so, the metric may be calculated from RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication), SNR (Signal-to-Noise-Ratio), etc. Further, instead of JDDataGrowthRate, each parameter used in the equation (4) may be stored in the frame, and JDDataGrowthRate may be calculated when the path metric value is calculated.
- RSSI Receiveived Signal Strength Indication
- SNR Signal-to-Noise-Ratio
- Each node has received a JD Path Discovery Request Frame (No in S72) that is not the target or originator by itself at the time of acquiring the transmission right (S71), and the Lifetime in the frame has not elapsed (S73). No), if the Element TTL is not zero (No in S74), the process of step S75 is performed. That is, each node rewrites the acquired information such as Hop Count, Metric, Element TTL, etc. in the acquired Detector Info, and broadcasts the JD Path Discovery Request Frame (S75).
- each node does not transmit JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame when the transmission right is acquired.
- the timing of acquiring the transmission right may be when the backoff of the user has expired or when transmission is permitted from another communication device.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a first example of a link between nodes.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a route table of the relay node 3 (Relay 3) in the case of a link between the nodes shown in FIG.
- the relay node 1 (Relay 1) is the originator and the source node (Source) is the target, and the transmission of the JD Path Discovery Request Frame is started from the relay node 1 (Relay 1).
- the link metric value is described above each link, and Pre-demodulated Data is transmitted to all the links in the first hop from the relay node 1 (Relay 1) (that is, the destination is the detector candidate node).
- the link metric value calculated by using a mathematical formula different from the existing method is described.
- the relay node 3 (Relay 3) is the shortest route from the relay node 1 (Relay 1) to the path from the relay node 1 (Relay 1) to the source node (Source) (that is, “Relay 1 ⁇ ”. Only Relay3 ") is stored, and frames with higher metric values are discarded.
- the path that becomes the minimum metric for each detector candidate node is continuously stored in the route table.
- the relay node 3 (Relay 3) itself is a detector candidate node
- the shortest path passing through the relay node 3 (Relay 3) is “Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 3”
- the Previous Node is Relay 1
- the metric value Is 8 (twice the normal metric value of 4), and the number of hops is 1.
- the detector candidate node is relay node 2 (Relay 2)
- the shortest path that the relay node 3 (Relay 3) passes through itself is "Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 2 ⁇ Relay 3”
- the Previous Node is Relay 2.
- the metric value is 12 (3 * 2 + 6) and the number of hops is 2.
- the detector candidate node is the relay node 4 (Relay 4)
- the same management is performed.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a second example of a link between nodes.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a route table of a source node (Source) in the case of a link between the nodes shown in FIG.
- the source node stores the minimum metric, Previous Node, and Hop Count for each detector candidate node from the received JD Path Discovery Request Frame in the route table. is doing.
- the source node itself is a detector candidate node
- the shortest path through it is "Relay 1 ⁇ Source”
- the Previous Node is Relay 1
- the metric value is 16 (8 * 2), and the number of hops. Is 1.
- the detector candidate node is relay node 3 (Relay 3)
- the shortest path through itself is "Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 3 ⁇ Source”
- Previous Node is Relay 3
- the metric value is 13. (4 * 2 + 5)
- the number of hops is 2.
- the detector candidate node is the relay node 2 (Relay 2) and the relay node 4 (Relay 4)
- the same management is performed.
- the node that received the JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame is stored Previous when the Lifetime specified in the frame expires (S91) and if it is specified as the target in the frame (Yes in S92). Send JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame to Node (S93).
- JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame As information indicating the destination of JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame, it is assumed to be notified using the PreviousNodeAddress field in JDPathDiscoveryResponseElement, but if there is only one DetectorInfo, RA of the MAC header You may specify the destination with.
- the node When the node receives the JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame (S111), the node confirms the DetectorInfo in the Element of the frame one by one (S112).
- the node When the PreviousNodeAddress in the DetectorInfo indicates its own address (Yes in S113), the node is used as the NextNode of the route table that manages the source address (TA) information in association with the DetectorAddress. Save (S114).
- the node After that, if the node itself is not the originator (No in S115), after acquiring the next transmission right, the node transmits a JD Path Discovery Response Frame including the Detector Info that updated the Previous Node Address field (S116).
- PreviousNodeAddress does not point to its own address (No in S113), or if it is the originator (Yes in S115), the processing for the confirmed DetectorInfo is terminated. If there is an unconfirmed Detector Info (Yes in S117), the process returns to step S112, and the processes up to this point are performed for the number of Detector Info.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a third example of a link between nodes.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a route table of the relay node 3 (Relay 3) in the case of a link between the nodes shown in FIG.
- the relay node 3 itself becomes the Previous Node in the frame transmitted from the source node (Source). Recognize that it is only when it becomes a detector candidate node.
- the relay node 3 includes itself in the shortest path to the source node (Source) when the detector is managed as another relay node in the route table. Recognize that there is no. In this case, in the route table, the information that does not include itself may be deleted immediately or may be retained for a certain period of time.
- the metric value may be calculated in JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame as well, and the metric value of the reverse link from the source node (Source) to the relay node 3 (Relay3) may also be managed.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a fourth example of a link between nodes.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a route table of the relay node 1 (Relay 1) in the case of a link between the nodes shown in FIG.
- the relay node 1 (Relay 1), which is the originator, receives the JD Path Discovery Response Frame from each node and stores the optimum path and metric value when each node is set as a detector in the route table.
- the Next Node, which is Relay 2 and the metric value, which is 14, are stored in association with the information managed as.
- the Next Node, which is Relay 4 and the metric value, which is 21, are stored in association with the managed information.
- the relay node 1 can use this information to select the optimum transmission route when Joint Detection is performed.
- the metric value may be calculated in JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame as well, and the metric value of the reverse link from the source node (Source) to the relay node 1 (Relay1) may also be managed.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JDSetupFrame.
- JDSetupFrame consists of FrameControl, Duration, RA, TA, DialogToken, CoordinationType, CoordinationTypeVariant, and FCS.
- Duration Duration
- RA RA
- TA DialogToken
- CoordinationType CoordinationTypeVariant
- FCS FCS
- Frame Control contains information indicating the type of the frame.
- the Duration contains information indicating the length of the frame.
- the RA contains the destination address.
- the TA contains the source address.
- DialogToken contains information indicating the setup processing number.
- Coordination Type contains information that specifies the cooperation method. As this designated information, it is described that Joint Detection is performed in the first embodiment.
- the CoordinationTypeVariant contains a group of information specific to the cooperative method specified in the CoordinationType field. As this information group, in the first embodiment, information when performing Joint Detection is included. In addition, FCS is added as an error correction code.
- the CoordinationTypeVariant contains fields that are JDRole, Metric, and CandidateNodeAddress.
- JD Role contains information indicating whether the destination node is a detector or a supplier. You may leave JD Role as "Unknown" to determine the request destination. Metric contains the metric value for the role specified in JD Role. As Metric, it can be a numerical value stored in its own route table. Note that Metric may be used as information indicating "Unknow”.
- CandidateNodeAddress includes the cooperation candidate node address of Joint Detection.
- CandidateNodeAddress is an arbitrary field and is used only when the route table managed by the Joint Detection request source is not sufficient and the cooperative node or JD Role cannot be determined by itself.
- the field is not required because the destination information is indicated by the RA of the frame.
- RA can be a broadcast address or a multicast address.
- JDSetupFrame is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 20, and may at least include information on CoordinationType, JDRole, and Metric in the figure. Further, although the frame is described assuming MAC Frame, if the above information is described, it may be transmitted as TCP / IP Frame.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JD UL Trigger.
- JDULTrigger consists of FrameControl, Duration, RA, TA, CommonInfo, UserInfo, Padding, and FCS.
- Duration Duration
- RA RA
- TA TA
- CommonInfo UserInfo
- Padding a resource provisioned by the JDULTrigger
- FCS FCS
- Frame Control contains information indicating the type of the frame.
- the Duration contains information indicating the length of the frame.
- the RA contains the destination address.
- the TA contains the source address.
- Common Info includes a group of information common to the wireless terminal STA for UL transmission.
- UserInfo includes a group of information for each wireless terminal STA for UL transmission.
- Padding is an additional bit provided for the wireless terminal STA to provide a preparation time for UL transmission.
- FCS is an error correction code.
- TriggerDependentCommonInfo includes a group of unique information for each Trigger Type. In this original information group, the information group necessary for performing Joint Detection in the first embodiment is described. For example, TriggerDependentCommonInfo includes DetectorNodeID and SupplierNodeID.
- the DetectorNodeID contains the identification information of the node that acts as a detector. This identification information may be any information that can identify the MAC address, BSS Color, and other nodes.
- the SupplierNodeID contains identification information of the node that acts as a supplier. This identification information may be any information that can identify the MAC address, BSS Color, and other nodes.
- the JD UL Trigger is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 21, and may include at least the information of the Detector Node ID and the Supplier Node ID in the figure. Further, although the frame is described assuming that it is a MAC Frame, it may be transmitted as a TCP / IP Frame as long as the above information is described.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JDULDataFrame.
- JDULDataFrame is composed of L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, TypeDependentSIG, TypeDependentSTF, TypeDependentLTF, and DATA.
- L-STF L-LTF
- L-SIG L-SIG
- RL-SIG U-SIG
- TypeDependentSIG TypeDependentSTF
- TypeDependentLTF TypeDependentLTF
- L-STF is an abbreviation for non-HT (High Throughput) Short Training field and is used for signal detection.
- L-LTF is an abbreviation for non-HT Long Training field and is used for frequency synchronization.
- L-SIG is an abbreviation for non-HT SIGNAL field, and includes information groups (Length, etc.) for non-HT STA.
- RL-SIG is an abbreviation for Reverse non-HT SIGNAL field, and is used to indicate that it is a data frame after HT.
- U-SIG is an abbreviation for Universal SIGNAL field, and is a field that includes information groups common to standards since IEEE802.11be.
- Type Dependent SIG is an abbreviation for Type Dependent SIGNAL field, and is a field that contains different information groups for each standard since IEEE802.11be. For example, in the case of IEEE802.11be, "EHT-SIG" is specified.
- Type Dependent STF is an abbreviation for Type Dependent Short Training field, and has been used for synchronization of wideband signals that differ for each standard since IEEE802.11be.
- Type Dependent LTF is an abbreviation for Type Dependent Long Training field, and has been used for channel estimation of MIMO signals that differ for each standard since IEEE802.11be.
- DATA is a data part following the PHY header.
- Type Dependent SIG includes fields that are Joint Detection Flag, Detector Node ID, and Supplier Node ID.
- Joint Detection Flag is a flag indicating that it is a UL signal for Joint Detection.
- the DetectorNodeID contains the identification information of the node that acts as a detector.
- the SupplierNodeID contains identification information of the node that acts as a supplier. Information in JD UL Trigger is described in these identification information.
- JDULDataFrame is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 22, and at least the information of the Joint Detection Flag, Detector Node ID, and Supplier Node ID in the figure may be included in the PHY header.
- the node that has acquired the transmission right is called a sharing node.
- the sharing node selects a cooperation candidate node when performing Joint Detection (Yes in S132) after acquiring the transmission right (S131).
- the positional relationship of the wireless terminal STA that induces UL transmission that is, the link metric between the wireless terminal STA and each node
- the sharing node is determined based on the acquired one).
- the propagation loss with the wireless terminal STA that induces UL transmission may be taken into consideration.
- JDULTrigger When the response of JDSetupFrame is received from the node (Yes in S137), JDULTrigger is transmitted to the wireless terminal STA (S143), and the UL signal is received. Subsequent processing will be described with reference to FIG.
- the wireless terminal STA receives the JDULTrigger, the wireless terminal STA implements a flag indicating the execution of the cooperative processing (for example, Joint Detection Flag in FIG. 22) and the cooperative processing based on the information contained in the JDULTrigger. It is possible to transmit a UL signal (for example, JDULDataFrame in FIG. 22) including a PHY header in which node identification information (for example, DetectorNodeID, SupplierNodeID in FIG. 22) is set according to the role of processing at the time. can.
- a UL signal for example, JDULDataFrame in FIG. 22
- node identification information for example, DetectorNodeID, SupplierNodeID in FIG. 22
- JD Setup Frame is sent to the node without specifying JD Role (S140). Then, when the response of the JD Setup Frame is received (Yes in S141), the detector and the supplier are determined by referring to the metric value in the response signal (S142), and the JD UL Trigger is transmitted to the wireless terminal STA (S143). Subsequent processing will be described with reference to FIG.
- the sharing node uses UL Trigger as in the existing method. It transmits to the wireless terminal STA (S138), receives the UL signal, and then responds with Ack (S139). After that, if the transmittable period remains (Yes in S144), this process can be restarted. In this case, the sharing node itself may transmit a DL (Downlink) signal to the wireless terminal STA.
- the number of cooperation candidate nodes is not limited to one, and a plurality of cooperation candidate nodes may be provided.
- a plurality of Node Addresses are stored in the Candidate Node Address in the JD Setup Frame of FIG. 20.
- the response JD Setup Frame may be transmitted in a time-division manner for each node, or may be scheduled and transmitted using OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) or the like.
- OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
- the node that acquires JDSetupFrame from the sharing node and executes Joint Detection is called a shared node (SharedNode).
- the shared node When the shared node acquires the JDSetupFrame (S161), it confirms whether RA is its own address or whether the identifier indicating itself is stored in the CandidateNodeAddress in the CoordinationTypeVariant field (S162). If either of them is applicable (Yes in S162), the process proceeds to the next process, but if neither of them is applicable (No in S162), the process is terminated as it is.
- the shared node confirms whether or not the role is specified in the JD Role in the Coordination Type Variant field (S163).
- JD Setup Frame responds to the sharing node (S165).
- Joint Detection cannot be performed in the specified role (No in S164), the process ends as it is. Whether or not Joint Detection is feasible may be determined based on the Capability information, or may be independently determined based on the information based on its own performance.
- the shared node determines the role. That is, when the supplier is the supplier in the route table, the metric value when the sharing node is the detector has been acquired, and Joint Detection can be executed (Yes in S166), the metric value is the smallest. The role is determined so as to be (S167). Then, after determining the role, the shared node responds to the sharing node with a JDSetupFrame including the role information of the determined sharing node (S165).
- the UL signal is received after waiting for the JD UL Trigger to be transmitted from the sharing node. Subsequent processing will be described with reference to FIG.
- each node receives the UL signal (S181)
- the node as a detector waits for the processing in the PHY layer until the Pre-demodulated Data is transmitted from the supplier, and when the Pre-demodulated Data is acquired, the demodulation processing and the decoding processing by Joint Detection are started ( S185). After that, the node as a detector transmits ARQ (Automatic Repeat-Request) related information of UL signal data to the supplier (S186). If the DetectorNodeID in the PHY header does not point to itself (No in S184), the process ends as it is.
- ARQ Automatic Repeat-Request
- step S188 the node as a supplier transmits the received signal to the detector in the form of Pre-demodulated Data (S188). After that, the node as a supplier acquires the ARQ information from the detector (S189). Pre-demodulated Data is transmitted in quantized form. Communication between the nodes may be transmitted at the timing when the transmission right is acquired or at the scheduled timing. If the SupplierNodeID in the PHY header does not point to itself (No in S187), the process ends as it is.
- step S186 or S189 the process proceeds to step S190.
- Ack is transmitted to the wireless terminal STA (No. S191 in S190) based on the ARQ information, and then the process returns to the branch in step S144 in FIG.
- FIG. 26 shows an example of a link between nodes at the time of normal data transmission
- FIG. 27 shows an example of a link between nodes at the time of performing Joint Detection to which the present technology is applied. ..
- the relay node 1 performs Joint Detection as a sharing node. The operation will be described.
- the route "Relay 1 ⁇ Source" having the smallest metric value is selected. This transmission route is determined by the existing Path Discovery method.
- the link metric value from the supplier to the detector is larger than that in the existing method, and the shortest route is different.
- the route "Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 3 ⁇ Source" with the relay node 1 (Relay 1) as the supplier and the relay node 3 (Relay 3) as the detector is the transmission route with the smallest metric value (13). You can see that.
- the relay node 1 (Relay 1) does not hold the shortest route information and the metric value when it is used as a detector
- the relay node 3 (Relay 3) is stored in the route table, It is possible to determine the role of Joint Detection in JD Setup Frame.
- the shortest route with the relay node 3 (Relay 3) as the supplier and the relay node 1 (Relay 1) as the detector is the route "Relay 3 ⁇ Relay 1 ⁇ Source”, and the metric value is 16.
- "Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 3 ⁇ Source” with relay node 1 (Relay 1) as a supplier and relay node 3 (Relay 3) as a detector is a better route.
- the candidates for cooperative nodes may be limited depending on the positional relationship of the wireless terminal STA.
- the relay node 1 may determine the shortest transmission route and Joint Detection role after limiting the relay node 2 (Relay 2) or the relay node 3 (Relay 3) to the cooperation candidate nodes.
- the configuration and processing when the UL transmission parameter is fixed in the mesh network have been described.
- the following processing is performed by at least one control unit of the control unit 100, the communication control unit 111, and the communication control unit 121.
- the exchange of information (information in each frame) used for determining the multi-hop transmission route is exchanged with another communication device (for example, another access point AP).
- the supplier itself transmits the pre-demodulation data (for example, Pre-demodulated Data) that has not been demodulated to another communication device (detector).
- the transmission route at that time can be used.
- the quantization bit of the pre-demodulation data for example, the number of quantization bits of Pre-demodulated Data
- the modulation method and coding rate of the uplink signal for example, MCS
- a metric value for cooperative processing for example, a metric value for JD
- a metric value for JD determined by the first parameter can be calculated (for example, calculated by equations (3) and (4)) and used.
- the frame requesting the calculation of the metric value includes a value corresponding to the first parameter (for example, JDDataGrowthRate in FIG. 6) and a plurality of communications.
- the address (for example, Detector Address in FIG. 6) and the metric value (for example, Metric in FIG. 6) for each detector candidate node that is a candidate for the node on the side for acquiring pre-demodulation data in the device are included.
- the frame that responds to the calculation of the metric value for example, JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame in FIG.
- each detector candidate node that is a candidate of the node that acquires the pre-demodulation data among a plurality of communication devices. It includes an address (eg, Detector Address in FIG. 7), a metric value (eg, Metric in FIG. 7), and the address of the immediately preceding node (eg, Previous Node Address in FIG. 7).
- the following effects can be expected. That is, in a multi-hop network environment in which multiple nodes exist, it is an optimum transmission route considering pre-demodulated Data transmission when performing Joint Detection, and it is possible to determine a transmission route including the role of Joint Detection. Will be.
- the metric calculation is performed in consideration of the amount of data increase caused by Pre-demodulated Data transmission in Path Discovery in the mesh network, when Joint Detection is performed, Joint Detection is performed. It becomes possible to determine the optimum transmission route including the role.
- the shortest route at the time of Joint Detection is searched by calculating the metric for Joint Detection at the time of Path Discovery Phase.
- the metric value changes frequently. If Path Discovery Phase is implemented each time, it may lead to a decrease in wireless capacity due to an increase in overhead.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame.
- JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame in the second embodiment and the JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame (FIG. 6) in the first embodiment is that the JDPathDiscoveryRequestElement has no JDParameter and is in the DetectorInfo. , Hop # 1 Metric Parameters field is newly added.
- the Detector Info includes fields such as Detector Address, Hop # 1 Metric Parameters, Metric, Hop Count, Element TTL, Path Discovery ID, Target Count, Per Target Flags, Target Address, and Target SN.
- Hop # 1 Metric Parameters contains a set of parameters necessary for performing the metric calculation of the first hop.
- the parameter type is not particularly limited. In the second embodiment, it is assumed that two parameters, r and e f , which have variable elements, are stored from the parameters of the metric calculation formula (2).
- FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a configuration example of JD Path Discovery Response Frame.
- the difference between the JD Path Discovery Response Frame in the second embodiment and the JD Path Discovery Response Frame (Fig. 7) in the first embodiment is that the Hop # 1 Metric Parameters field is newly added in the Detector Info. It is a point that was done.
- the Detector Info includes fields such as Detector Address, Hop # 1 Metric Parameters, Metric, Hop Count, Element TTL, Path Discovery ID, and Previous Node Address.
- Hop # 1 Metric Parameters contains a set of parameters necessary for performing the metric calculation of the first hop.
- the parameter type is not particularly limited. In the second embodiment, it is assumed that two parameters, r and e f , which have variable elements, are stored from the parameters of the metric calculation formula (2).
- step S217 in FIG. 30 and step S47 in FIG. 8 are particularly different.
- HopCount is "1" and it is a detector candidate node (Yes in S214, Yes in S216) when JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame is received, it is required for Hop # 1 Metric Parameters in the frame. All the information is stored (S217), and the path metric is calculated using the above-mentioned equation (2) (S215). Then, the Hop # 1 Metric Parameters saved here will continue to be stored in the JDPathDiscoveryRequestFrame transmitted after this, and the same information will be notified in the JDPathDiscoveryResponseFrame.
- FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a fifth example of a link between nodes.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a route table of the relay node 1 (Relay 1) in the case of a link between the nodes shown in FIG. 31.
- the difference between the route table (FIG. 32) in the second embodiment and the route table (FIG. 11 and the like) in the first embodiment is that the metric value is the metric value according to the existing method, whereas it is new.
- the point is that Hop # 1 Metric Parameters are stored and saved for each detector candidate node. The details will be described later, but when relay node 1 (Relay 1) performs Joint Detection, the path for Joint Detection is calculated from these metric values and Hop # 1 Metric Parameters, and the shortest path and the role of Joint Detection are determined. Can be done.
- JD Path Metric is calculated (S243).
- the following formula (5) is used.
- the following “metric value of the first hop” is calculated from Hop # 1 Metric Parameters using the equation (2). Further, the “metric for JD in the first hop” is calculated from Hop # 1 Metric Parameters and ⁇ (JD Data Growth Rate) using the equation (3).
- JD Path Metric (Saved metric)-(1st hop metric value) + (1st hop metric for JD) ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (5)
- FIGS. 34 and 36 show an example in which the relay node 1 (Relay 1) performs joint detection with another node when receiving a UL signal from the wireless terminals STA1 and STA2.
- FIG. 34 shows a link between each node when the metric at the normal time is doubled when transmitting Pre-demodulated Data.
- FIG. 36 shows a link between each node when the pre-demodulated data is transmitted, which is four times the normal metric.
- the route table of FIG. 35 corresponds to the link between the nodes shown in FIG. 34.
- the route table of FIG. 37 corresponds to the links between the nodes shown in FIG.
- the upper table (A in FIG. 35, A in FIG. 37) represents the route table when oneself becomes a supplier (Supplier Node), and the lower table (B in FIG. 35, B in FIG. 37).
- DetectorNode Represents the route table when it becomes a detector (DetectorNode).
- all metric values are calculated using Eq. (3) before relay node 1 (Relay 1) induces a UL signal.
- the above table can be calculated using the information obtained in the Path Discovery Phase requested by itself (Relay 1).
- the table below can be calculated using the information obtained in the Path Discovery Phase requested by other nodes.
- the optimum transmission route when Pre-demodulated Data transmission is twice the normal metric is “Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 3 ⁇ Source”, and the metric value is 13. Become.
- the optimum transmission route when the pre-demodulated Data transmission is four times the normal metric is “Relay 1 ⁇ Relay 2 ⁇ Source”, and the metric. The value will be 20.
- the relay node itself can determine the optimum transmission route and the role of Joint Detection without having to execute the Path Discovery Phase again. Become.
- the configuration and processing when the UL transmission parameter fluctuates in the mesh network have been described.
- the following processing is performed by at least one control unit of the control unit 100, the communication control unit 111, and the communication control unit 121.
- the metric value calculated (for example, calculated by the equation (2)) without taking into account the increase amount of transmission data ( ⁇ : JDDataGrowthRate), and a plurality of communications.
- a second parameter eg, Hop in FIGS. 28 and 29
- Hop in FIGS. 28 and 29 that includes values required for metric calculation up to the detector candidate node, which is a candidate for the node that acquires pre-demodulated data (for example, Pre-demodulated Data) in the device.
- Control is performed to determine the optimum transmission route based on the values corresponding to the # 1 Metric Parameters) and the first parameter (for example, the number of quantization bits of Pre-demodulated Data and MCS).
- the address for each detector candidate node (for example, DetectorAddress in FIG. 28) and the metric value (for example, FIG. 28) are included.
- Metric and the value corresponding to the second parameter (for example, Hop # 1 Metric Parameters in FIG. 28) are included.
- the address for each detector candidate node (for example, DetectorAddress in FIG. 29), and the metric value (for example, Metric in FIG. 29). The value corresponding to the second parameter (for example, Hop # 1 Metric Parameters in FIG. 29), and the address of the immediately preceding node (for example, Previous Node Address in FIG. 29) are included.
- the following effects can be expected. That is, in a multi-hop network environment in which multiple nodes exist, it is an optimum transmission route considering pre-demodulated Data transmission when performing Joint Detection, and it is possible to determine a transmission route including the role of Joint Detection. Will be.
- the parameter information group for calculating the metric value of the link that may transmit Pre-demodulated Data in Path Discovery in the mesh network is stored and returned to the request node. Therefore, when the node performs Joint Detection, it is possible to flexibly determine the optimum transmission route including the role of Joint Detection in consideration of the amount of data increase that may fluctuate due to the transmission parameters of UL transmission. Become.
- FIG. 38 is a diagram showing another configuration example of a wireless LAN system to which the present technology is applied.
- the wireless LAN system has five access points AP1 to AP5 and four wireless terminals STA1 to STA4. Each access point AP constitutes a tree-type network.
- the access point AP5 becomes a source node, and the access points AP1 to AP4 become relay nodes 1 to 4 (Relay 1 to Relay 4).
- the wireless terminals STA1 and STA2 exist under the access point AP1, and the wireless terminals STA3 and STA4 exist under the access point AP2.
- the difference between the wireless LAN system (FIG. 38) in the third embodiment and the wireless LAN system (FIG. 1) in the first embodiment is that the route between the nodes (structure of parent and child) is predetermined. There is a point. Therefore, in the wireless LAN system of FIG. 38, by measuring the metric value between the links with each node, it is possible to determine which node is best to cooperate with in performing Joint Detection, and further determine the role of Joint Detection. can.
- FIG. 39 is a sequence diagram showing the exchange between the devices according to the third embodiment along the time axis.
- the requesting node sends an Inter-NodeLinkMetricRequest to the surrounding node (S281) to calculate the metric value or the metric value measured from the surrounding node.
- the parameter group required for this is answered by Inter-Node Link Metric Response (S282).
- the same processing as the Joint Detection Phase (S3 in FIG. 5) is performed.
- the Mesh Network Phase (S271) performs the same processing as the Mesh Network Phase (S1 in FIG. 5), and the Backhaul Link Measurement (S272) measures the backhaul link.
- FIG. 40 is another example of a sequence diagram showing the exchange between devices in the third embodiment along the time axis.
- a node (hereinafter referred to as a controller) that plays a role of centralized management of subordinate nodes is provided.
- the source node is the controller.
- the requesting node sends an Inter-NodeLinkMetricQuery to the controller (S331), so that the controller calculates the link metric value or the metric value from the surrounding node to the relay node 1 (Relay1).
- the necessary parameter group is collected (S332, S333).
- the node that wants to perform Joint Detection always sends a Joint Detection Setup Request to the controller (S334), and the Joint Detection Setup Response notifies the cooperative node and its role (S336), thereby processing the Joint Detection. Is carried out (S340).
- FIG. 41 is a diagram showing a configuration example of Inter-Node Link Metric Request.
- Inter-NodeLinkMetricRequest consists of tlvType, tlvLength, and tlvValue.
- tlvType type-length-value
- tlvValue type-length-value
- the tlvType contains information indicating that the TLV is an Inter-Node Link Metric Request.
- the tlvLength contains information indicating the length of the TLV.
- the tlvValue contains a group of information to be notified by the TLV.
- the tlvValue includes Number of Node ID and Node ID.
- the Number of Node ID includes the number of nodes for which you want to request link metric measurement. You may specify all nodes by entering a specific numerical value (for example, 0).
- the Node ID contains the identification information of the node for which the link metric measurement is requested. This identification information may be BSSID, BSSColor, or information uniquely allocated in the network.
- Inter-NodeLinkMetricRequest is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 41, and at least the information of the NodeId in the figure may be included. Further, although the frame is assumed to be stored in TCP / IP Frame, it may be defined as MAC Frame as long as necessary information is described.
- FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a configuration example of Inter-Node Link Metric Response.
- Inter-NodeLinkMetricResponse consists of tlvType, tlvLength, and tlvValue.
- tlvType type-length-value
- tlvValue type-length-value
- the tlvType contains information indicating that the TLV is an Inter-Node Link Metric Response.
- the tlvLength contains information indicating the length of the TLV.
- the tlvValue contains a group of information to be notified by the TLV. NodeID and MetricParameters are included in tlvValue.
- the Node ID includes its own node identification information.
- Metric Parameters includes the link metric value from itself to the request node, or a group of parameters necessary for calculating the metric value.
- the parameter group may be the information required for the equation (3) or other information. For example, information such as RSSI and SNR may be used instead of the data rate value. In addition, information such as link usage rate and busy rate may be included.
- Inter-NodeLinkMetricResponse is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 42, and at least the MetricParameters in the figure may be included. Further, although the frame is assumed to be stored in TCP / IP Frame, it may be defined as MAC Frame as long as necessary information is described.
- FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a configuration example of Inter-Node Link Metric Query.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram showing a configuration example of Joint Detection Setup Request.
- Joint Detection SetupRequest consists of tlvType, tlvLength, and tlvValue.
- tlvType type-length-value
- tlvValue type-length-value
- the tlvType contains information indicating that the TLV is a Joint Detection Setup Request.
- the tlvLength contains information indicating the length of the TLV.
- the tlvValue contains a group of information to be notified by the TLV. tlvValue includes JDDataGrowthRate, Number ofCandidateNode, and CandidateNodeID.
- JDDataGrowthRate contains information indicating the data increase rate during Pre-demodulated Data transmission. Similar to the first embodiment, a numerical value determined by the MCS and the quantization bit of the UL signal is included.
- the Number of Candidate Node contains the number of nodes that the Joint Detection request node wants to cooperate with. You may specify all nodes by entering a specific numerical value (for example, 0).
- the Candidate Node ID contains the identification information of the node that the Joint Detection request node wants to cooperate with.
- the identification information may be BSSID, BSSColor, or information uniquely allocated in the network.
- the Joint Detection Setup Request is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 44, and may include at least the JD Data Growth Rate and the Candidate Node ID in the figure. Further, although the frame is assumed to be stored in TCP / IP Frame, it may be defined as MAC Frame as long as necessary information is described.
- FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a configuration example of Joint Detection Setup Response.
- Joint Detection Setup Response consists of tlvType, tlvLength, and tlvValue.
- tlvType type-length-value
- tlvValue type-length-value
- the tlvType contains information indicating that the TLV is Joint Detection Setup Response.
- the tlvLength contains information indicating the length of the TLV.
- the tlvValue contains a group of information to be notified by the TLV.
- the tlvValue includes the DetectorNodeID and SupplierNodeID.
- the Detector Node ID includes the identification information of the node that plays the role of a detector when Joint Detection is executed.
- the SupplierNodeID includes the identification information of the node that plays the role of the supplier when Joint Detection is executed. These identification information may be BSSID, BSSColor, or information uniquely assigned in the network.
- the Joint Detection Setup Response is not limited to the frame configuration shown in FIG. 45, and may include at least the Detector Node ID and the Supplier Node ID in the figure. Further, although the frame is assumed to be stored in TCP / IP Frame, it may be defined as MAC Frame as long as necessary information is described.
- the configuration and processing of the tree-type network have been described.
- the following processing is performed by at least one control unit of the control unit 100, the communication control unit 111, and the communication control unit 121. That is, in the communication device 10 (for example, an access point AP), a third parameter (for example, Metric Parameters in FIG. 42) including a metric value with a surrounding node among a plurality of communication devices and a value necessary for calculating the metric value. ) Is used to control the optimum transmission route.
- a third parameter for example, Metric Parameters in FIG. 42
- the series of processes of the communication device 10 described above can be executed by hardware or software.
- a program constituting the software is installed in the communication device 10.
- the embodiment of the present technique is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present technique.
- each embodiment has been described with reference to a sequence diagram, a frame configuration diagram, and a flowchart, but these embodiments are not necessarily limited to the illustrated configuration and may be used properly according to the situation. It doesn't matter.
- the effects described herein are merely exemplary and not limited, and may have other effects.
- Information used to determine a multi-hop transmission route is exchanged with other communication devices using wireless communication. It is provided with a control unit that controls to determine the optimum transmission route based on the amount of increase in transmission data when a plurality of communication devices cooperate to perform processing when the transmission route is determined based on the information.
- Communication device (2) The communication according to (1) above, wherein the control unit determines a transmission route as an optimum transmission route when it is assumed that pre-demodulation data in a state where demodulation processing has not been performed is transmitted to another communication device.
- Device (3) The control unit determines the optimum transmission route using the quantization bit of the pre-demodulation data and the first parameter including the modulation method and the coding rate of the uplink signal (1) or (2).
- the communication device wherein the control unit calculates a metric value for cooperative processing determined by the first parameter, and determines an optimum transmission route based on the calculated metric value.
- the control unit is a detector candidate that is a candidate for a node that acquires the value corresponding to the first parameter and the pre-demodulation data among the plurality of communication devices in the frame for requesting the calculation of the metric value.
- the communication device which transmits an address including an address for each node and a metric value.
- the control unit responds to the calculation of the metric value, the address, the metric value, and the immediately preceding address, the metric value, and the immediately preceding detector candidate node, which is a candidate of the node on the side for acquiring the pre-demodulation data among the plurality of communication devices.
- the communication device according to (4) or (5) above, which transmits including the address of the node.
- the control unit calculates a metric value calculated without considering the increase amount of the transmission data, and a metric calculation up to a detector candidate node which is a candidate of the node on the side for acquiring the pre-demodulation data among the plurality of communication devices.
- the communication device according to (3) above, wherein the optimum transmission route is determined based on the second parameter including the value required for the above and the value corresponding to the first parameter.
- the control unit transmits the frame requesting the calculation of the metric value including the address for each detector candidate node, the metric value, and the value corresponding to the second parameter.
- the control unit transmits the frame in response to the calculation of the metric value, including the address for each detector candidate node, the metric value, the value corresponding to the second parameter, and the address of the immediately preceding node.
- the communication device according to (8).
- the control unit determines an optimum transmission route by using a third parameter including a metric value with surrounding nodes among the plurality of communication devices and a value necessary for calculating the metric value (1).
- the communication device described in. (11) When the plurality of communication devices cooperate to perform processing, the control unit determines the role of the coordination processing based on the optimum transmission route determined for each cooperation candidate node included in the plurality of communication devices.
- the communication device according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
- (12) The communication device according to (11) above, wherein the cooperation candidate node is defined by a propagation loss or a positional relationship with another communication device that induces an uplink signal.
- the communication device (13) The communication device according to (11) or (12) above, wherein the control unit determines the role of the cooperative processing so that the metric value is the smallest in the optimum transmission route for each cooperative candidate node. (14) The control unit determines, as the role of cooperative processing, a supplier that is a node that transmits the pre-demodulation data among the plurality of communication devices, or a detector that is a node that acquires the pre-demodulation data. The communication device according to (13). (15) The control unit receives a frame requesting cooperative processing transmitted from another communication device, and performs processing in cooperation with the other communication device in a role designated for the frame (11). The communication device according to any one of (14).
- the communication device according to any one of (1) to (15) above, which is configured as an access point in a wireless LAN system.
- the communication device Information used to determine a multi-hop transmission route is exchanged with other communication devices using wireless communication.
- (18) Receives trigger signals transmitted from other communication devices included in multiple communication devices that perform processing in cooperation, Communication including a control unit that controls transmission of an uplink signal including a flag indicating the execution of cooperative processing in a multi-hop network and a PHY header in which node identification information is set according to the role of the processing when performing cooperative processing. Device.
- the communication device (19)
- (20) The communication device according to (18) or (19) above, which is configured as a wireless terminal in a wireless LAN system
- 10 communication device 100 control unit, 101 wireless communication unit, 102 wireless communication unit, 103 storage unit, 104 WAN communication unit, 111 communication control unit, 112 communication storage unit, 113 data processing unit, 114 signal processing unit, 115 wireless interface.
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Description
図1は、本技術を適用した無線LANシステムの構成例を示す図である。
図2は、本技術を適用した通信装置の構成例を示す図である。
図4は、Joint Detectionの概要を説明する図である。
図5は、第1の実施の形態における装置間のやり取りを時間軸に沿って表したシーケンス図である。このシーケンス図では、Mesh Network Phase(S1),Path Discovery Phase(S2),Joint Detection Phase(S3)の3フェーズに分けて説明する。
全体シーケンス図におけるPath Discovery Phase(図5のS2)の詳細について説明する。ここでは、Path Discovery Phaseにて使用するフレームの構成例と、処理の流れを示すフローチャートについて説明する。
・ O:Varies depending on PHY
フレームヘッダ、トレーニング信号(STF/LTFなど)、アクセスプロトコルフレーム(RTS/CTSなど)を含むチャネルアクセスに関するオーバヘッド値であり、固定値である。
・ Bt:Test Payload
フレームのbyte数である。IEEE802.11sでは固定値(8192byte)を使用する。
・ r:Data Rate [Mbps]
Test Payload(Bt)送信時に使用されると想定されるデータレート値である。データレートの選択は実装依存である。
・ ef:Frame error rate
Test Payload(Bt)をData Rate(r)で送信する際にフレームが破損する確率である。推定方法は実装依存である。
通常伝送されるDemodulated dataと比較し、Joint Detection実施時に伝送されるPre-demodulated Dataの情報量増加率を表す。当該パラメータはオリジネータによってJD Path Discovery Request Frame内に格納され、当該フレームを受信した各リレーノードはフレーム内に格納された数値を使用する。なお、JD Data Growth Rateの決定方法はいくつか考えられるが、例えば、下記の式(4)の通り計算されても構わない。
・ QJDq:Quantization Bit of Pre-demodulated Data ("Q" domain)
Pre-demodulated Dataの量子化ビット数
量子化ビット数は実装依存でも、規格上決められた値を使用するよう規格化されても構わない。
量子化ビット数はUL伝送のMCSごとに別の数値を使用されても構わない。
量子化は振幅又は位相で行われても構わない。
・ NBPSCS:Number of coded bits per single carrier for each spatial stream
・ R:Coding Rate
NBPSCS,Rの両者ともMCSにより一意に決まる。
ここで、図10,図11を参照して、JD Path Discovery Request Frame送受信時におけるルートテーブルの例を説明する。図10は、ノード間のリンクの第1の例を示す図である。図11は、図10に示したノード間のリンクとなる場合におけるリレーノード3(Relay 3)のルートテーブルの例を示す図である。
ここで、図16,図17を参照して、JD Path Discovery Response Frame受信時におけるルートテーブルの例を説明する。図16は、ノード間のリンクの第3の例を示す図である。図17は、図16に示したノード間のリンクとなる場合におけるリレーノード3(Relay 3)のルートテーブルの例を示す図である。
全体シーケンス図におけるJoint Detection Phase(図5のS3)の詳細について説明する。ここでは、Joint Detection Phaseにて使用するフレームの構成例と、処理の流れを示すフローチャートについて説明する。
最後に、図26,図27を参照しながら、第1の実施の形態におけるJoint Detection実施時の効果を説明する。
ここで、図31,図32を参照して、JD Path Discovery Response Frame受信時におけるルートテーブルの例を説明する。図31は、ノード間のリンクの第5の例を示す図である。図32は、図31に示したノード間のリンクとなる場合におけるリレーノード1(Relay 1)のルートテーブルの例を示す図である。
最後に、図34乃至図37を参照しながら、第2の実施の形態におけるJoint Detection実施時の効果を説明する。
図38は、本技術を適用した無線LANシステムの他の構成例を示す図である。
図39は、第3の実施の形態における装置間のやり取りを時間軸に沿って表したシーケンス図である。
マルチホップの伝送ルートの決定に使用する情報のやり取りを、他の通信装置との間で無線通信を利用して行い、
前記情報に基づいて前記伝送ルートを決定する際に、複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するときの伝送データの増加量に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
制御を行う制御部を備える
通信装置。
(2)
前記制御部は、復調処理を行っていない状態の復調前データを、他の通信装置に伝送することを仮定した際の伝送ルートを、最適な伝送ルートとして決定する
前記(1)に記載の通信装置。
(3)
前記制御部は、前記復調前データの量子化ビット、及びアップリンク信号の変調方式と符号化率を含む第1のパラメータを用いて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
前記(1)又は(2)に記載の通信装置。
(4)
前記制御部は、前記第1のパラメータにより定まる協調処理用のメトリック値を算出し、算出した前記メトリック値に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
前記(3)に記載の通信装置。
(5)
前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を要求するフレームに、前記第1のパラメータに応じた値、並びに前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、及びメトリック値を含めて送信する
前記(4)に記載の通信装置。
(6)
前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を応答するフレームに、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、及び直前のノードのアドレスを含めて送信する
前記(4)又は(5)に記載の通信装置。
(7)
前記制御部は、前記伝送データの増加量を加味せずに算出されたメトリック値、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードまでのメトリック計算に必要な値を含む第2のパラメータ、及び前記第1のパラメータに応じた値に基づいて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
前記(3)に記載の通信装置。
(8)
前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を要求するフレームに、前記ディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、及び前記第2のパラメータに応じた値を含めて送信する
前記(7)に記載の通信装置。
(9)
前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を応答するフレームに、前記ディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、前記第2のパラメータに応じた値、及び直前のノードのアドレスを含めて送信する
前記(7)又は(8)に記載の通信装置。
(10)
前記制御部は、前記複数の通信装置のうち周囲のノードとのメトリック値、及びメトリック値の算出に必要な値を含む第3のパラメータを用いて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
前記(1)に記載の通信装置。
(11)
前記制御部は、前記複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するとき、前記複数の通信装置に含まれる協調候補ノードごとに決定された最適な伝送ルートに基づいて、協調処理の役割を決定する
前記(1)乃至(3)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(12)
前記協調候補ノードは、アップリンク信号を誘起する他の通信装置との伝搬損失又は位置関係により定められる
前記(11)に記載の通信装置。
(13)
前記制御部は、前記協調候補ノードごとの最適な伝送ルート内でメトリック値が最も小さくなるように、協調処理の役割を決定する
前記(11)又は(12)に記載の通信装置。
(14)
前記制御部は、協調処理の役割として、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを伝送する側のノードであるサプライヤ、又は前記復調前データを取得する側のノードであるディテクタを決定する
前記(13)に記載の通信装置。
(15)
前記制御部は、他の通信装置から伝送されてくる、協調処理を要求するフレームを受信し、当該フレームに指定された役割で、他の通信装置と協調して処理を実施する
前記(11)乃至(14)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(16)
無線LANシステムにおけるアクセスポイントとして構成される
前記(1)乃至(15)のいずれかに記載の通信装置。
(17)
通信装置が、
マルチホップの伝送ルートの決定に使用する情報のやり取りを、他の通信装置との間で無線通信を利用して行い、
前記情報に基づいて前記伝送ルートを決定する際に、複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するときの伝送データの増加量に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
通信方法。
(18)
協調して処理を実施する複数の通信装置に含まれる他の通信装置から送信されてくるトリガ信号を受信し、
マルチホップネットワークにおいて協調処理の実施を示すフラグ、及び協調処理を実施するときの処理の役割に応じたノード識別情報を設定したPHYヘッダを含むアップリンク信号を送信する
制御を行う制御部を備える
通信装置。
(19)
前記制御部は、前記トリガ信号に含まれる情報に基づいて、前記PHYヘッダに含まれる情報を設定する
前記(18)に記載の通信装置。
(20)
無線LANシステムにおける無線端末として構成される
前記(18)又は(19)に記載の通信装置。
Claims (20)
- マルチホップの伝送ルートの決定に使用する情報のやり取りを、他の通信装置との間で無線通信を利用して行い、
前記情報に基づいて前記伝送ルートを決定する際に、複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するときの伝送データの増加量に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
制御を行う制御部を備える
通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、復調処理を行っていない状態の復調前データを、他の通信装置に伝送することを仮定した際の伝送ルートを、最適な伝送ルートとして決定する
請求項1に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記復調前データの量子化ビット、及びアップリンク信号の変調方式と符号化率を含む第1のパラメータを用いて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
請求項2に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記第1のパラメータにより定まる協調処理用のメトリック値を算出し、算出した前記メトリック値に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
請求項3に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を要求するフレームに、前記第1のパラメータに応じた値、並びに前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、及びメトリック値を含めて送信する
請求項4に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を応答するフレームに、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、及び直前のノードのアドレスを含めて送信する
請求項4に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記伝送データの増加量を加味せずに算出されたメトリック値、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを取得する側のノードの候補であるディテクタ候補ノードまでのメトリック計算に必要な値を含む第2のパラメータ、及び前記第1のパラメータに応じた値に基づいて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
請求項3に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を要求するフレームに、前記ディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、及び前記第2のパラメータに応じた値を含めて送信する
請求項7に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記メトリック値の算出を応答するフレームに、前記ディテクタ候補ノードごとのアドレス、メトリック値、前記第2のパラメータに応じた値、及び直前のノードのアドレスを含めて送信する
請求項7に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記複数の通信装置のうち周囲のノードとのメトリック値、及びメトリック値の算出に必要な値を含む第3のパラメータを用いて、最適な伝送ルートを決定する
請求項1に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するとき、前記複数の通信装置に含まれる協調候補ノードごとに決定された最適な伝送ルートに基づいて、協調処理の役割を決定する
請求項3に記載の通信装置。 - 前記協調候補ノードは、アップリンク信号を誘起する他の通信装置との伝搬損失又は位置関係により定められる
請求項11に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記協調候補ノードごとの最適な伝送ルート内でメトリック値が最も小さくなるように、協調処理の役割を決定する
請求項11に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、協調処理の役割として、前記複数の通信装置のうち前記復調前データを伝送する側のノードであるサプライヤ、又は前記復調前データを取得する側のノードであるディテクタを決定する
請求項13に記載の通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、他の通信装置から伝送されてくる、協調処理を要求するフレームを受信し、当該フレームに指定された役割で、他の通信装置と協調して処理を実施する
請求項11に記載の通信装置。 - 無線LANシステムにおけるアクセスポイントとして構成される
請求項1に記載の通信装置。 - 通信装置が、
マルチホップの伝送ルートの決定に使用する情報のやり取りを、他の通信装置との間で無線通信を利用して行い、
前記情報に基づいて前記伝送ルートを決定する際に、複数の通信装置が協調して処理を実施するときの伝送データの増加量に基づいて最適な伝送ルートを決定する
通信方法。 - マルチホップネットワークにおいて協調して処理を実施する複数の通信装置に含まれる他の通信装置から送信されてくるトリガ信号を受信し、
協調処理の実施を示すフラグ、及び協調処理を実施するときの処理の役割に応じたノード識別情報を設定したPHYヘッダを含むアップリンク信号を送信する
制御を行う制御部を備える
通信装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記トリガ信号に含まれる情報に基づいて、前記PHYヘッダに含まれる情報を設定する
請求項18に記載の通信装置。 - 無線LANシステムにおける無線端末として構成される
請求項18に記載の通信装置。
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