Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a relay frame in a relay end are provided. The method includes: receiving a relay request frame requesting data transmission to a receive end from a transmit end; transmitting a relay response frame including information on data to be relayed to each of the transmit end and the receive end; receiving the data from the transmit end; and generating a relay frame including the data to transmit the relay frame to the receive end. According to the present invention, the data is transmitted to the receive end positioned outside a transmission coverage of the transmit end, such that a wireless LAN service coverage may be expanded, and an adjacent terminal connected to the receive end is used as the relay end, such that the transmit end that may not be connected directly to the receive end may communicate with the receive end.

Abstract: Provided is an iterative interference alignment (IA) method and apparatus for performing a downlink multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (DL MU-MIMO), including transmitting, to a user terminal, a transmission beamforming vector generated arbitrarily, receiving, from the user terminal, a reception beamforming vector calculated to minimize interference based on the transmission beamforming vector, and updating the transmission beamforming vector based on the reception beamforming vector, the iterative IA method may further include calculating a transmission beamforming vector space minimizing interference of an inter-basic service set based on the reception beamforming vector, calculating a transmission beamforming matrix minimizing interference of an intra-basic service set, based on the reception beamforming vector, and updating the transmission beamforming vector based on the transmission beamforming matrix and the transmission beamforming vector space.

Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a packet mode in a wireless communication system supporting a multiple transmission mode includes: acquiring at least one of data rate information, packet length information and channel bandwidth information from a transmitted frame; and determining the packet mode on the basis of the phase rotation check result of a symbol transmitted after a signal field signal and at least one of the data rate information, the packet length information and the channel bandwidth information acquired from the transmitted frame.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for performing a wireless communication based on a heterogeneous interference alignment (IA) scheme for a downlink multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (DL MU-MIMO) communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN), and a wireless communication method employing a hybrid scheme that may include storing maximum throughputs of IA schemes, measuring an environment of a wireless network, calculating predicted throughputs of the IA schemes based on the measured environment of the wireless network, selecting an IA scheme from among the IA schemes based on the predicted throughputs, and communicating with a user terminal based on the selected IA scheme.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring mesh peer link and a method and apparatus for switching channel in wireless mesh network are provided. A method of configuring a mesh peer link in a wireless mesh network includes a first mesh station transmitting a mesh peering open frame to a second mesh station, and the first mesh station receiving a mesh peering confirm frame from the second mesh station in response to the mesh peering open frame, wherein the first mesh station and the second mesh station support a very high throughput (VHT), and wherein the mesh peering open frame and the mesh peering confirm frame comprise a VHT capability information element.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for allocating a resource. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of allocating a resource in which an access point allocates a resource for communication between a first station and a second station based on a slot-based channel access scheme in a wireless local area network, the method including confirming a wakeup schedule set between the first station and the second station, and allocating the resource for communication between the first station and the second station through the slot-based channel access scheme reflecting the confirmed WS.

Abstract: A channel access method in WLAN system is provided. The method includes receiving packets transmitted from a higher protocol layer, classifying the packets to map the packets to ACs to which the packets correspond, transmitting the packets to queues corresponding to the ACs to which the packets are mapped, among a plurality of queues by ACs, independently applying a channel access function to each of the plurality of queues by ACs by avoiding a collision among the plurality of queues by ACs, transmitting a packet determined to be transmitted first, according to the application result of the channel access function. The packet includes a first frame to be transmitted to a first terminal and a second frame to be transmitted to a second terminal. The plurality of queues by ACs are queues with respect to the first frame to be transmitted to the first terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of controlling slot-based channel access by an access point (AP) to manage a network in a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment and a slot-based channel access terminal are disclosed. A slot-based channel access control apparatus of a WLAN system according to an exemplary embodiment determines one of each terminal and a group of terminals as a slot allocation target, allocates a slot defined in a beacon interval to the determined terminal or group to distinguish channel access time, and transmits a beacon including information on the allocated slot.

Abstract: Provided are a method of allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and the WLAN system including an access point (AP) to allocate a resource for communication between a relay and a station associated with the relay, the relay to allocate a restricted access window (RAW) or a slot for communication with a station based on the allocated resource, and the station to communicate with the relay based on the allocated RAW or the allocated slot.

Abstract: A method for simultaneously transmitting packets to one or more users in a wireless communication system includes: generating the packets which include length information and are to be transmitted to the one or more users; and simultaneously transmitting the generated packets to the one or more users. The length information includes information representing a unit of the length information and information representing lengths of the packets according to the unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for efficient transmission of a request frame such as an RTS/CTS frame and a response frame in response to the request frame in a multi-user based wireless communication system. The method of the present invention comprises: a process where wireless terminals transmit a response frame at their own response frame transmission time through a request frame that contains information about a plurality of wireless terminals and information about the response frame transmission time of the respective wireless terminals; a process where the respective wireless terminals transmit a response frame according to a token scheme such that the response frame is transmitted to a final access point; and a process where only a representative wireless terminal selected depending on a given wireless environment receives the response frame.

Abstract: A channel allocation apparatus in a communication system includes: a measuring unit configured to measure clear channel assessments (CCA) of a plurality of stations (STAs) included in the communication system; a checking unit configured to compare the measured CCAs to preset reference CCA, and check fairness and unfairness in the STAs; and an allocating unit configured to change and allocate channels allocated to STAs corresponding to unfairness, according to the measured CCA and the reference CCA.

Abstract: A method for simultaneously transmitting packets having different lengths to two or more users in a wireless communication system includes: generating the packets to transmit to the respective users, the packets containing information on the maximum transmission length of the packets having different lengths; and simultaneously transmitting the generated packets to the respective users. The maximum transmission length is represented by the number of symbols, and each of the packets sequentially contains control information required for transmitting the packet, data, a tail field, and a PHY pad field, and is generated by inserting a MAC pad between the control information and the data such that the tail field and the PHY pad field are positioned at the last byte of the last symbol of the maximum transmission length.

Abstract: A transmit power control method of a first station in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system includes: receiving path loss information from an (access point) AP, the path loss information containing a maximum value among path losses between the AP and at least one or more stations included in the WLAN system; controlling a transmit power by using the path loss information; and transmitting a frame according to the controlled transmit power. In said controlling the transmit power by using the path loss information, the transmit power is controlled by using a path loss obtained by adding the maximum value and a path loss between the first station and the AP or by using the path loss between the first station and the AP.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method including determining a restricted access bandwidth (RAB) interval based on at least a bandwidth or a partial bandwidth among a plurality of bandwidths, and setting a restricted access window (RAW) of a time domain based on the RAB interval.

Abstract: Provided are a transmitter and a method for transmitting a data block in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: deciding the number of bits (s) and encoders (NES) to allocate to one axis of a signal constellation; encoding an information bit based on the s and the NES and generating a coded block; parsing the coded block based on the s and the NES and generating a plurality of frequency sub-blocks; and transmitting the plurality of frequency sub-blocks to a receiver.

Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a packet mode in a wireless communication system supporting a multiple transmission mode includes: acquiring at least one of data rate information, packet length information and channel bandwidth information from a transmitted frame; and determining the packet mode on the basis of the phase rotation check result of a symbol transmitted after a signal field signal and at least one of the data rate information, the packet length information and the channel bandwidth information acquired from the transmitted frame.

Abstract: A wireless transmitter which performs reconfiguration for high mobility and high throughput includes: an operation mode decision unit configured to decide an operation mode depending on mobility, a required data rate, and wireless link performance; a clock generation unit configured to generate a plurality of clock signals; a selection unit configured to select necessary clock signals among the plurality of clock signals generated by the clock generation unit according to the operation mode decided by the operation mode decision unit; and at least one or more digital modulation units configured to modulate transmitted data by adjusting a signal bandwidth of a frequency domain and a transmission time of a time domain using the clock signals selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: Provided is a communication control apparatus for controlling data transmission performed by a first communication module and a second communication module, each using a different communication scheme, the apparatus including a storing unit to store, in a data structure, channel information on a communication module for avoiding communication interference between the first communication module and the second communication module, and a processor to set, based on the channel information, a channel different from a channel used by the first communication module as a channel of the second communication module, wherein the first communication module and the second communication module are included in an identical device.