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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Heejung Yu, Daejeon-si, KR;
IL Gu Lee, Seoul, KR;
Min Ho Cheong, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hun Sik Kang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Sok Kyu Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Heejung Yu, Daejeon-si, KR;
Il Gu Lee, Seoul, KR;
Min Ho Cheong, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hun Sik Kang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Sok Kyu Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A channel sounding method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The method, performed by a transmitter, includes transmitting a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame to a receiver to initiate a channel sounding procedure; transmitting a null data packet (NDP) to the receiver and receiving a feedback frame. The feedback frame includes a plurality of segment frames and a channel feedback report. The channel feedback report is split into a plurality of feedback segments. Each of the plurality of feedback segments is respectively included in each of the plurality of segment frames. The each of the plurality of segment frames includes a first-segment subfield indicating whether the each of the plurality of feedback segment included is a first segment and a remaining-segment subfield indicating the number of remaining feedback segments.