US 12,108,372 B2
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal, which use network allocation vector
Jinsoo Ahn, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Yongho Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jinsam Kwak, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Juhyung Son, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., Gyeonggi-do (KR); and SK TELECOM CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., Gyeonggi-do (KR); and SK TELECOM CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/225,686.
Application 18/225,686 is a continuation of application No. 17/985,644, filed on Nov. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,743,873.
Application 17/985,644 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,594, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,523,390, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Application 17/579,594 is a continuation of application No. 16/777,558, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,259,298, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/777,558 is a continuation of application No. 15/908,563, filed on Feb. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,588,128, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/908,563 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2016/009836, filed on Sep. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0124517 (KR), filed on Sep. 2, 2015; application No. 10-2016-0000704 (KR), filed on Jan. 4, 2016; and application No. 10-2016-0044464 (KR), filed on Apr. 11, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0371010 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 74/0816 (2024.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/0446 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0094 (2013.01); H04L 5/0096 (2013.01); H04L 27/26 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from a base wireless communication terminal through the transceiver, a first frame including a duration field indicating a duration required for a pending frame exchange sequence and first information indicating a frequency band which is allocated for transmission of a second frame, wherein the pending frame exchange sequence is a transmission sequence between one or more wireless communication terminals and the base wireless communication terminal,
set a network allocation vector (NAV) according to the duration for the pending frame exchange sequence, and
reset the NAV when the wireless communication terminal does not receive a PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) for a reference time from a time point at which the first frame is received,
wherein the reference time is set based on a Modulation & Coding Scheme (MCS), with which the second frame is transmitted, an inter-frame space between the first frame and the second frame, and a Slot Time defined in an IEEE 802.11 standard,
wherein the inter-frame space between the first frame and the second frame is short inter-frame space (SIFS) defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard,
wherein the MCS with which the second frame is transmitted is a most robust MCS usable for a transmission of a PPDU including the second frame, and
wherein the second frame is a response to the first frame.