Information transmission device

Abstract

To provide information transmission method and device that reduce the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in a 320 MHz bandwidth.SOLUTION: An information transmission method includes a step of generating a PPDU of a 320 MHz bandwidth by a transmitting device, and some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth on the basis of a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth includes sixteen 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence includes sixteen rotation factors, each 20 MHz subchannel corresponds to one rotation factor. The transmitting device transmits the PPDU. For example, the rotation factor sequence may be [1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1].SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011569822.3, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on December 26, 2020, entitled “Information Transmission Method and Apparatus,” the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to information transmission methods and devices. [Background technology]

[0003] Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology is a multi-carrier modulation technology. OFDM technology has advantages such as high spectrum efficiency and anti-multipath fading, but also has a disadvantage of high peak to average power ratio (PAPR). The superposition of multiple subcarriers in OFDM results in a large peak signal, so the high power amplifier needs a larger linear dynamic range. This increases the cost of the high power amplifier and reduces the efficiency of the high power amplifier. If the peak value exceeds the linear dynamic range of the high power amplifier, in-band distortion and out-of-band dispersion will occur. Therefore, reducing the PAPR is a key technology for OFDM systems and has great importance.

[0004] Currently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is discussing the next-generation 802.11be standard after 802.11ax. Compared with the previous 802.11ax standard, the 802.11be standard supports extremely high throughput (EHT) data transmission. The 802.11be standard supports a maximum transmission bandwidth of 320 MHz. The PAPR problem is more serious in the 320 MHz bandwidth. Therefore, how to reduce the PAPR for the 320 MHz bandwidth is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides an information transmission method and apparatus for reducing the PAPR for a 320 MHz bandwidth.

[0006] According to a first aspect, an information transmission method is provided, comprising: a transmitting device generating a 320MHz bandwidth physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), where some or all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320MHz bandwidth includes 16 20MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence includes 16 rotation factors, and each 20MHz subchannel corresponds to one rotation factor. The transmitting device transmits the PPDU. Based on the above technical solution, some or all of the fields of the 320MHz PPDU are rotated in the 320MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence. Therefore, the PAPR of some or all of the fields of the large bandwidth PPDU can be reduced based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0007] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are transmitted in non-HT replication mode.

[0008] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0009] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20 MHz subchannel.

[0010] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0011] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU may include one or more of the following fields: L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, or EHT-SIG.

[0012] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence. The target operation includes one or more of an overall negation, a reverse sequence arrangement, or an alternative negation. Based on this design, the twiddle factor sequence provided in the present application can reduce the PAPR of a PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth more effectively than the twiddle factor sequence provided in the related art [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1].

[0013] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1].

[0014] In a possible design, the tweaking factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the tweaking factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing total negation on the target sequence. Based on this design, the tweaking factor sequence provided in the present application can reduce the PAPR of a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU more effectively than the tweaking factor sequence [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1] provided in the related art. In addition, the tweaking factor sequence provided in this design does not affect the associated channel smoothing operation performed by a receiving device on the content of the 80 MHz subchannel.

[0015] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1]

[0016] According to a second aspect, an information transmission method is provided, comprising: a receiving device receives a PPDU of 320 MHz bandwidth, where some or all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth includes 16 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence includes 16 rotation factors, and each 20 MHz subchannel corresponds to one rotation factor. The receiving device analyzes the PPDU. Based on the above technical solution, some or all of the fields of the 320 MHz PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence. Therefore, the PAPR of some or all of the fields of the large bandwidth PPDU can be reduced based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0017] In one possible design, parsing the PPDU includes performing rotation recovery on some or all fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation recovery factor sequence corresponding to the rotation factor sequence to obtain an unrotated PPDU, where the rotation recovery factors included in the rotation recovery factor sequence have a one-to-one correspondence with the rotation factors in the rotation factor sequence.

[0018] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are received in the non-HT replication mode.

[0019] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0020] In a possible design, some field of the PPDU is received per 20 MHz subchannel.

[0021] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0022] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU may include one or more of the following fields: L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, or EHT-SIG.

[0023] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence. The target operation includes one or more of an overall negation, a reverse sequence arrangement, or an alternative negation. Based on this design, the twiddle factor sequence provided in the present application can reduce the PAPR of a PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth more effectively than the twiddle factor sequence provided in the related art [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1].

[0024] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1]

[0025] In a possible design, the tweaking factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the tweaking factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing total negation on the target sequence. Based on this design, the tweaking factor sequence provided in the present application can reduce the PAPR of a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU more effectively than the tweaking factor sequence [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1] provided in the related art. In addition, the tweaking factor sequence provided in this design does not affect the associated channel smoothing operation performed by a receiving device on the content of the 80 MHz subchannel.

[0026] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1].

[0027] According to a third aspect, there is provided an information transmission method, comprising: a transmitting device generating a PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth, where subcarriers carrying some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on a rotation factor. The transmitting device transmits the PPDU. Based on the above technical solution, the subcarriers carrying some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on the rotation factor. Therefore, the PAPR of some or all of the fields of the large bandwidth PPDU can be reduced.

[0028] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are transmitted in non-HT replication mode.

[0029] In a possible design, the subcarriers carrying all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0030] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20 MHz subchannel.

[0031] In a possible design, subcarriers carrying some fields of the PPDU may be rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0032] In a possible design, for the corresponding relationship between subcarriers and rotation factors, please refer to one of equations (1-1) to (9-1) below.

[0033] According to a fourth aspect, there is provided an information transmission method, comprising: a receiving device receiving a PPDU of 320 MHz bandwidth, where subcarriers carrying some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on a rotation factor. The receiving device analyzes the PPDU. Based on the above technical solution, the subcarriers carrying some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on a rotation factor. Thus, the PAPR of some or all of the fields of the large bandwidth PPDU can be reduced.

[0034] In one possible design, parsing the PPDU includes performing rotation recovery on subcarriers carrying some or all fields of the PPDU based on a rotation recovery factor to obtain an un-rotated PPDU, where the product of the subcarrier rotation factor and the subcarrier rotation recovery factor is one.

[0035] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are received in the non-HT replication mode.

[0036] In a possible design, the subcarriers carrying all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0037] In a possible design, some field of the PPDU is received per 20 MHz subchannel.

[0038] In a possible design, subcarriers carrying some fields of the PPDU may be rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0039] In a possible design, for the corresponding relationship between subcarriers and rotation factors, please refer to one of equations (1-1) to (9-1) below.

[0040] According to a fifth aspect, there is provided a communication device comprising a processing module and a communication module. The processing module is configured to generate a PPDU of a 320 MHz bandwidth. Some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence. The 320 MHz bandwidth includes 16 20 MHz subchannels. The rotation factor sequence includes 16 rotation factors. Each 20 MHz subchannel corresponds to one rotation factor. The communication module is configured to transmit the PPDU.

[0041] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are transmitted in non-HT replication mode.

[0042] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0043] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20 MHz subchannel.

[0044] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0045] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU may include one or more of the following fields: L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, or EHT-SIG.

[0046] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence. The target operation includes one or more of an overall negation, a reverse sequence arrangement, or an alternative negation.

[0047] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1]

[0048] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is the target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a total negation on the target sequence.

[0049] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1]

[0050] According to a sixth aspect, there is provided a communication device comprising a processing module and a communication module. The communication module is configured to receive a PPDU of a 320 MHz bandwidth. Some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence. The 320 MHz bandwidth includes 16 20 MHz subchannels. The rotation factor sequence includes 16 rotation factors. Each 20 MHz subchannel corresponds to one rotation factor. The processing module is configured to parse the PPDU.

[0051] In a possible design, the processing module is specifically configured to perform derotation on some or all fields of the PPDU in a 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation derotation factor sequence corresponding to the rotation factor sequence to obtain an unrotated PPDU, wherein the rotation derotation factors included in the rotation derotation factor sequence have a one-to-one correspondence with the rotation factors in the rotation factor sequence.

[0052] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are received in the non-HT replication mode.

[0053] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0054] In a possible design, some field of the PPDU is received per 20 MHz subchannel.

[0055] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0056] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU may include one or more of the following fields: L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, or EHT-SIG.

[0057] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence. The target operation includes one or more of an overall negation, a reverse sequence arrangement, or an alternative negation.

[0058] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1]

[0059] In a possible design, the twiddle factor sequence is the target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a total negation on the target sequence.

[0060] Optionally, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1]

[0061] According to a seventh aspect, there is provided a communication device comprising a processing module and a communication module. The processing module is configured to generate a PPDU of a 320 MHz bandwidth. Subcarriers carrying some or all fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on a rotation factor. The communication module is configured to transmit the PPDU.

[0062] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are transmitted in non-HT replication mode.

[0063] In a possible design, the subcarriers carrying all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0064] In a possible design, some fields of the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20 MHz subchannel.

[0065] In a possible design, subcarriers carrying some fields of the PPDU may be rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0066] In a possible design, for the corresponding relationship between subcarriers and rotation factors, please refer to one of equations (1-1) to (9-1) below.

[0067] According to an eighth aspect, there is provided a communication device comprising a processing module and a communication module. The communication module is configured to receive a PPDU of a 320 MHz bandwidth. Subcarriers carrying some or all fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth are rotated based on a rotation factor. The processing module is configured to analyze the PPDU.

[0068] In a possible design, the processing module is specifically configured to perform rotation recovery on subcarriers carrying some or all fields of the PPDU based on a rotation recovery factor to obtain an unrotated PPDU, where the product of the subcarrier rotation factor and the subcarrier rotation recovery factor is 1.

[0069] In a possible design, all fields of the PPDU are received in the non-HT replication mode.

[0070] In a possible design, the subcarriers carrying all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0071] In a possible design, some field of the PPDU is received per 20 MHz subchannel.

[0072] In a possible design, subcarriers carrying some fields of the PPDU may be rotated based on a rotation factor sequence.

[0073] In a possible design, for the corresponding relationship between subcarriers and rotation factors, please refer to one of equations (1-1) to (9-1) below.

[0074] According to a ninth aspect there is provided a communications apparatus comprising a processor and a transceiver, the processor configured to perform a generating operation of the method according to the first or third aspect, and the transceiver configured to perform a transmitting operation of the method according to the first or third aspect.

[0075] According to a tenth aspect there is provided a communications device comprising a processor and a transceiver, the processor configured to perform the analysis operations of the method according to the second or fourth aspect and the transceiver configured to perform the receiving operations of the method according to the second or fourth aspect.

[0076] According to an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed on a computer, are capable of causing the computer to perform an information transmission method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects or possible implementations of the first to fourth aspects.

[0077] According to a twelfth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer, are capable of causing the computer to perform an information transmission method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects or possible implementations of the first to fourth aspects.

[0078] According to a thirteenth aspect, there is provided a chip comprising a processing circuit and a transceiver pin, the processing circuit configured to perform a generate operation of the method according to the first or third aspect, and the transceiver pin configured to perform a transmit operation of the method according to the first or third aspect.

[0079] According to a fourteenth aspect there is provided a chip comprising a processing circuit and a transceiver pin, the processing circuit configured to perform the analysis operation of the method according to the second or fourth aspect, and the transceiver pin configured to perform the receive operation of the method according to the second or fourth aspect.

[0080] Any communication device, chip, computer storage medium, or computer program product provided above can be understood to be configured to execute the corresponding method provided above. Therefore, for the beneficial effects that can be achieved by the communication device, chip, computer storage medium, or computer program product, please refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method provided above. Here, details will not be described again. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0081] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] [Diagram 2] 2 is a schematic diagram of a frame structure of a PPDU according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] [Diagram 3] 2 is a schematic diagram of a distribution of channels in a 320 MHz bandwidth according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0084] [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a frame structure of an EHT PPDU according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] [Diagram 5] 2 is a flowchart of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0086] [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a PAPR simulation result according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0087] [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of another PAPR simulation result according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0088] [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of yet another PAPR simulation result according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0089] [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of yet another PAPR simulation result according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0090] [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of still another PAPR simulation result according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0091] [Figure 11]FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of further PAPR simulation results according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0092] [Figure 12] 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0093] [Figure 13] 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0094] In the present description, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B may represent A or B. The term "and / or" in this specification describes only the relational relationship between related objects and indicates that there may be three relations. For example, A and / or B may represent the following three cases: only A is present, both A and B are present, and only B is present. Furthermore, "at least one" means one or more, and "multiple" means two or more. Terms such as "first" and "second" are not intended to limit the quantity and execution order, and terms such as "first" and "second" do not indicate clear differences.

[0095] In this application, terms such as "example" or "for example" are used to denote providing an example, illustration, or explanation. Any embodiment or design scheme described in this application as "one example" or "for example" should not be described as preferred or having more advantages over another embodiment or design scheme. Strictly speaking, use of the phrase "one example" or "for example" or the like is intended to present a relative concept in a particular manner.

[0096] It should be understood that embodiments of the present application may be applied to various communication systems, such as a global system for mobile communication (GSM), a code division multiple access (CDMA) system, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, a general packet radio service (GPRS), a long term evolution (LTE) system, an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, a future 5G communication system, or a system conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard, etc. For example, the IEEE 802.11 standard includes, but is not limited to, the 802.11be standard or the next generation 802.11 standard.

[0097] The following embodiments are mainly described in terms of a communication system conforming to the 802.11 standard. Application scenarios of the technical solutions of the present application include communication between access points (AP) and stations (STA), communication between APs, communication between STAs, and the like.

[0098] An access point may be an access point used by terminal devices (such as mobile phones) to access wired (or wireless) networks, and is mainly deployed in homes, buildings, and campuses. A typical coverage radius is from tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Of course, an access point may alternatively be deployed outdoors. An access point is equivalent to a bridge that connects wired and wireless networks. The main function of an access point is to connect various wireless network clients together, and then connect the wireless network to Ethernet. In particular, an access point may be a terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone) or a network device (e.g., a router) that has a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) chip. An access point may be a device that supports the 802.11be standard. Alternatively, the access point may be a device that supports multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) standards of the 802.11 family, such as the 802.11ax standard, the 802.11ac standard, the 802.11n standard, the 802.11g standard, the 802.11b standard, and the 802.11a standard. The access point in this application may be a high-efficiency (HE) AP, an extremely high throughput (EHT) AP, or an access point that is applicable to future generations of Wi-Fi standards.

[0099] The station may be a wireless communication chip, a wireless sensor, a wireless communication terminal, or the like, and may also be referred to as a user equipment. For example, the station may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a set-top box, a smart television set, a smart wearable device, an in-vehicle communication device, a computer, or the like, supporting Wi-Fi communication functions. Optionally, the station may support the 802.11be standard. The station may also support multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) standards of the 802.11 family, such as the 802.11be standard, the 802.11ax standard, the 802.11ac standard, the 802.11n standard, the 802.11g standard, the 802.11b standard, and the 802.11a standard.

[0100] For example, the access points and stations may be devices used in the Internet of Vehicles, Internet of Things nodes in the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors or the like, smart cameras, smart remote controls, smart water or power meters or the like in a smart home, or sensors in a smart city.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present application, communication between an AP and a STA is used as an example for explanation. As shown in Fig. 1, an AP performs wireless communication with STA1 and STA2. It should be understood that the method described in the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to communication between APs, communication between STAs, and the like.

[0102] The respective structures of the AP and the STA in the embodiment of the present application may include a media access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer. The AP and the STA may perform information transmission by using a physical layer protocol data unit (PHY Protocol Data Unit, PPDU). In addition, the frame structure of the PPDU varies according to the wireless communication protocol used by the AP and the STA.

[0103] For example, when the wireless communication protocol used by the AP and the STA is 802.11a, the frame structure of the PPDU includes a legacy-short training field (L-STF), a legacy-long training field (L-LTF), a legacy-signal field (L-SIG), and a data field, as shown in Figure 2. It should be noted that the L-STF, L-LTF, and L-SIG in the above fields can be referred to as a legacy preamble.

[0104] It should be noted that the frame structure of the PPDU in 802.11a does not constitute a limitation to the embodiment of the present application. In other words, the frame structure of the PPDU provided in this embodiment of the present application may be the same as or different from the frame structure shown in FIG.

[0105] 802.11a is the first generation Wi-Fi standard that uses the OFDM modulation method. It supports a maximum system bandwidth of 20 MHz and includes 52 OFDM subcarriers, of which 48 subcarriers are used to transmit data and 4 subcarriers are pilot subcarriers. The maximum transmission rate is only 54 Mbit / s. Therefore, the mode of data transmission according to the 802.11a standard is called Non-HT transmission.

[0106] After that, the 802.11n standard was formulated, which greatly improved the maximum Wi-Fi transmission rate. Therefore, the 802.11n standard is also called the high throughput (HT) WLAN standard. The standard can be compatible with the previous generation 802.11a standard. In other words, an HT device can communicate with a non-HT device in a non-HT mode. Since the maximum bandwidth supported by the 802.11n standard is 40 MHz, transmitting a signal simultaneously on two 20 MHz channels results in a high PAPR when the signal is transmitted in a non-HT mode. Therefore, in the 802.11 standard, a phase rotation of 90 degrees is performed on the subcarriers in the higher frequency 20 MHz channel. In other words, each subcarrier in the upper half of the bandwidth is multiplied by the imaginary unit j.

[0107] Subsequent 802.11ac and 802.11ax standards further extend the bandwidth to 80MHz and 160MHz. The next generation standards are still compatible with legacy 802.11a devices. Thus, data can be transmitted simultaneously on more 20MHz subchannels in non-HT mode. To reduce the high PAPR caused by simultaneously transmitting the same signal on multiple channels, the standards separately define rotation factors corresponding to carriers on each 20MHz subchannel at 80MHz and 160MHz. Specifically, when an 80MHz bandwidth is used for transmission, the rotation factors corresponding to four 20MHz subchannels are 1, -1, -1, and -1, respectively. When a 160MHz bandwidth is used for transmission, the rotation factors corresponding to eight 20MHz subchannels are 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, and -1, respectively.

[0108] The next generation 802.11 EHT standard supports a maximum bandwidth of 320MHz. In the new standard, in order to be compatible with legacy devices, some management frames such as RTS, CTS, and NDPA frames are still transmitted in non-HT mode. For the 320MHz bandwidth, the rotation factor corresponding to the subcarriers on the 16 20MHz subchannels when the non-HT transmission mode is used needs to be designed in the industry. In addition, the next generation 802.11 standard supports channel puncturing, so some subchannels in the 320MHz bandwidth can be punctured and do not transmit data. This makes the design of the rotation factor for the 320MHz bandwidth more difficult.

[0109] For example, a channel distribution for a 320 MHz bandwidth may be shown in FIG. 3. The 320 MHz channel may be divided into 16 20 MHz channels. The 16 20 MHz channels may be numbered from high frequency to low frequency or from low frequency to high frequency. For example, in FIG. 3, channel 1 may be used as the primary 20 MHz channel and channel 2 may be used as the secondary 20 MHz channel. Channels 1 and 2 may be aggregated as the primary 40 MHz channel. Channels 3 and 4 may be aggregated as the secondary 40 MHz channel. Channels 1 to 4 may be aggregated as the primary 80 MHz channel. Channels 5 to 8 may be aggregated as the secondary 80 MHz channel. Channels 1 to 8 may be aggregated as the primary 160 MHz channel. Channels 9 to 16 may be aggregated as the secondary 160 MHz channel. It should be noted that the primary 20 MHz channel does not necessarily have to be the first positioned 20 MHz channel. For example, channel 3 may be used as the primary 20 MHz channel, channel 4 may be used as the secondary 20 MHz channel, channel 3 and channel 4 may be aggregated as the primary 40 MHz channel, channel 1 and channel 2 may be aggregated as the secondary 40 MHz channel, channel 1 to channel 4 may be aggregated as the primary 80 MHz channel, channel 5 to channel 8 may be aggregated as the secondary 80 MHz channel, channel 1 to channel 8 may be aggregated as the primary 160 MHz channel, and channel 9 to channel 16 may be aggregated as the secondary 160 MHz channel. The secondary channel may alternatively have another name, such as, for example, a slave channel or an auxiliary channel. The embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0110] As shown in FIG. 4, the frame structure of an extremely high throughput (EHT) PPDU in the 802.11be standard may include an L-STF, an L-LTF, an L-SIG, a repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG), a universal signal field (U-SIG), an EHT-SIG, an EHT-STF, an EHT-LTF, a data field, and a data packet expansion (PE) field.

[0111] The L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, and U-SIG included in the EHT PPDU are replicated and transmitted on every 20 MHz subchannel.

[0112] The non-HT replica transmission mode indicates that all fields of the PPDU in the non-HT format are replicated and transmitted in every 20MHz subchannel in a bandwidth larger than 20MHz. The mode in which some fields of the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20MHz subchannel is different from the non-HT replica transmission mode. For example, in the non-HT replica transmission mode, some fields of the EHT PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20MHz subchannel, which has the following characteristics: (1) The rate of the L-SIG field in the EHT PPDU is a fixed value, and the length value is set in a special manner to distinguish between protocol versions. (2) For the EHT PPDU, the four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of the L-SIG and RL-SIG on each 20MHz subchannel are no longer 0, but are fixed values ​​[-1,-1,-1,1]. (3) For EHT PPDU, subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of the U-SIG and EHT-SIG on each 20 MHz channel are no longer 0 and are used to transmit additional information.

[0113] Since the L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, and U-SIG included in the EHT PPDU are duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel, the EHT pre-modulation fields of the EHT PPDU also have high PAPR. Therefore, in the related art, a rotation factor sequence [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1] is provided to reduce the PAPR of these fields. However, the rotation factor sequence cannot effectively reduce the PAPR of these fields.

[0114] It can be seen that there is an urgent need in the industry for a solution that can effectively reduce the PAPR of some or all of the fields of a PPDU with a bandwidth of 320 MHz.

[0115] In this case, an embodiment of the present application provides an information transmission method. As shown in Figure 5, the method includes the following steps:

[0116] S101: A transmitting device generates a PPDU with a bandwidth of 320 MHz.

[0117] In a possible design, the 320 MHz bandwidth may be the 320 MHz bandwidth of the non-puncturing pattern, in which case the transmission bandwidth actually used by the transmitting device is 320 MHz.

[0118] In another possible design, the 320 MHz bandwidth may be the 320 MHz bandwidth of the puncturing pattern. The 320 MHz bandwidth may also be referred to as the nominal 320 MHz bandwidth. In this case, the transmission bandwidth actually used by the transmitting device is smaller than 320 MHz.

[0119] The PPDU may be a PPDU in a non-HT format, an EHT PPDU, or another type of PPDU, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0120] In this embodiment of the present application, the PPDU may use any one of a number of modulation schemes, for example, a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation scheme, a quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation scheme, a 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) scheme, or a 64 QAM modulation scheme.

[0121] Optionally, all fields of the PPDU may be replicated and transmitted in non-HT mode over the above 320 MHz bandwidth.

[0122] For example, a PPDU may be a clear to send (CTS) frame, a request to send (RTS) frame, or a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame, and all fields of the PPDU (including the preamble field and the data field) are duplicated and transmitted in non-HT mode.

[0123] Optionally, some fields of the PPDU may be duplicated and transmitted for each 20 MHz subchannel in the above 320 MHz bandwidth. For example, some fields of the PPDU may be pre-modulation fields. The pre-modulation fields are used to carry information that can be interpreted by all devices. For example, for a target receiving end, the target receiving end may obtain information such as the coding and modulation scheme and length of the subsequent fields of the PPDU based on the pre-modulation fields of the PPDU to facilitate the interpretation of the subsequent data. Devices other than the target receiving end may know information about the occupancy of the channel by another person and the estimated occupancy period based on the pre-modulation fields of the PPDU, and back off appropriately, thereby avoiding congestion.

[0124] For example, the partial fields of the PPDU may be one or more of the following fields: L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, or EHT-SIG. It should be understood that with the development of wireless technology, the partial fields of the PPDU may further include new fields that are included in the PPDU in the next generation format.

[0125] For example, the PPDU is an EHT PPDU, and the L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG, and EHT-SIG contained in the PPDU are replicated and transmitted in every 20 MHz subchannel in a 320 MHz bandwidth.

[0126] In the following, two schemes for reducing the PAPR of a PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth are described. It should be understood that Scheme 1 is described in terms of a frequency band (e.g., 20 MHz), and Scheme 2 is described in terms of subcarriers. Scheme 1 and Scheme 2 are consistent in concept.

[0127] Scheme 1: Some or all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence. The 320 MHz bandwidth may include n X MHz subchannels, and the rotation factor sequence may include n rotation factors. Each rotation factor corresponds to one X MHz subchannel. For example, X MHz may be 20 MHz, 40 MHz, or the like. This is not limited.

[0128] It should be understood that one or more of the n X MHz subchannels may be punctured. In other words, one or more of the n X MHz subchannels may not be used to carry a signal. Based on this, the above 320 MHz bandwidth is the 320 MHz bandwidth of the puncturing pattern.

[0129] For example, a 320 MHz bandwidth may include 16 20 MHz subchannels, and the rotation factor sequence may include 16 rotation factors. Each rotation factor may correspond to one 20 MHz subchannel. It should be understood that when the 320 MHz bandwidth is a puncturing pattern, one or more 20 MHz subchannels of the 16 20 MHz subchannels are punctured, and the rotation factors corresponding to the punctured 20 MHz subchannels in the rotation factor sequence are not used.

[0130] Rotating some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence may include rotating some of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence and not rotating other than the some of the fields in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence, or alternatively, rotating all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0131] Alternatively, some or all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence, which may be understood as each field in some or all of the fields of the PPDU being rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence. In other words, each field in some of the fields of the PPDU is rotated in 16 20 MHz subchannels based on the rotation factor sequence. Alternatively, each field in all of the fields of the PPDU is rotated in 16 20 MHz subchannels based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0132] Optionally, the fields in the PPDU that need to be rotated based on the rotation factor sequence may be fields that are duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel in the 320 MHz bandwidth. For example, if all the fields of the PPDU are duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel in the 320 MHz bandwidth in non-HT mode, all the fields of the PPDU are rotated every 20 MHz subchannel in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence. For another example, if some fields of the PPDU are duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel in the 320 MHz bandwidth, some fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on the rotation factor sequence.

[0133] Optionally, when a transmitting device generates a PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth, for some or all of the fields of the PPDU, the frequency domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields carried on each of the n X MHz subchannels included in the 320 MHz bandwidth may be multiplied by a rotation factor corresponding to a Y MHz subchannel to obtain a product of the frequency domain signal corresponding to some or all of the fields and the rotation factor sequence, and then an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) is performed on the product to obtain a time domain signal corresponding to some or all of the fields.

[0134] For example, it is assumed that the frequency domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields are [X1, X2, ..., Xn], and the n rotation factors are [K1, K2, ..., Kn]. X1 to Xn respectively represent the frequency domain signals corresponding to the n X MHz subchannels, and K1 to Kn respectively represent the rotation factors corresponding to the n X MHz subchannels. In this case, the product of the frequency domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields and the rotation factor sequence may be expressed as [X1 x K1, X2 x K2, ..., Xn x Kn]. The time domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields may be expressed as IFFT [X1 x K1, X2 x K2, ..., Xn x Kn].

[0135] Correspondingly, during the calculation of the PAPR of some or all of the fields based on the time domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields, oversampling may be performed on the time domain signals corresponding to some or all of the fields to obtain an analog domain signal. For example, five times oversampling may be performed. The time domain signal obtained by oversampling is S i Assuming that , the PAPR may be calculated according to the following formula: In the formula, max represents taking the maximum value and mean represents the averaging operation.

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[0136] In this embodiment of the present application, if a field carried on an X MHz subchannel is multiplied by a non-unit rotation factor, then the field on the X MHz subchannel is rotated.

[0137] Optionally, the value range of the tweaking factors in the tweaking factor sequence may be 1, -1, j, or -j. The rotation angle corresponding to tweaking factor 1 is 0 degrees. The rotation angle corresponding to tweaking factor -1 is 180 degrees. The rotation angle corresponding to tweaking factor j is 90 degrees. The rotation angle corresponding to tweaking factor -j is -90 degrees. It should be understood that the value range of the tweaking factors may be limited to the set {1, -1, j, -j}. This promotes simple implementation of the device and reduces the complexity of the device.

[0138] Optionally, in a scenario where X MHz is 20 MHz, one of the following designs may be used for the rotation factor sequence.

[0139] Design 1: The twiddle factor sequence may be a target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence may be a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence. The target operation may be one or more of total negation, reverse sequence alignment, or alternating negation.

[0140] Optionally, based on Design 1, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1].

[0141] Total negation refers to performing a negation operation on each element in a sequence. For example, assume the original sequence is [1,-1,1,1,1] and the sequence obtained after performing total negation on the sequence is [-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1].

[0142] Reverse sequence ordering indicates that elements in a sequence that were originally ordered from most significant bit to least significant bit are rearranged from least significant bit to most significant bit. For example, assume the original sequence is [1,-1,1,1,1] and the sequence obtained after reverse sequence ordering is performed on the sequence is [1,1,1,-1,1].

[0143] Alternative negation has two implementations: Implementation 1: A negation operation is performed on the elements of each even item in the sequence. For example, assume that the original sequence is [1,-1,1,1,1] and the sequence obtained after alternative negation is performed on the even items in the sequence is [1,1,1,-1,1]. Implementation 2: A negation operation is performed on the elements of each odd item in the sequence. For example, assume that the original sequence is [1,-1,1,1,1] and the sequence obtained after alternative negation is performed on the odd items in the sequence is [-1,-1,-1,1,-1].

[0144] First, an alternate negation is performed on the even items in the sequence, and then a total negation is performed on the even items, which should be understood to be equivalent to performing a negation on the odd items in the sequence.

[0145] Design 2: The twiddle factor sequence may be the target sequence. Alternatively, the twiddle factor sequence may be a sequence obtained by performing total negation on the target sequence.

[0146] Optionally, based on Design 2, the target sequence is one of the following: [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1]

[0147] It should be understood that in the related art, for an 80 MHz bandwidth, the rotation factors of the four 20 MHz subchannels in an 80 MHz channel are defined as [1, -1, -1, -1]. When a 320 MHz channel is considered as four 80 MHz subchannels, the four 80 MHz subchannels are rotated by different phases based on [1, -1, -1, -1] provided in the related art to obtain equivalent rotation factor sequences corresponding to the 16 20 MHz subchannels (i.e., the rotation factor sequences provided in Design 2). Thus, the rotation factor sequences provided in Design 2 are obtained by rotation on each 80 MHz subchannel and do not affect the channel smoothing-related operations performed by the receiving device on the contents of the 80 MHz subchannels.

[0148] For example, referring to Design 1 and Design 2 above, Table 1 shows possible implementations of twiddle factor sequences: It should be understood that one row in Table 1 corresponds to an implementation of a twiddle factor sequence. Table 1 [Table 1]

[0149] As shown in Table 1, the twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 2 through 8 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 1. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 10 through 16 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 9. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 18 through 24 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 17. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 26 through 32 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 25. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 34 through 40 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 33. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 42 through 48 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 41. The twiddle factor sequences with sequence numbers 50 through 56 are obtained by performing a target operation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 49. The twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 58 is obtained by performing a total negation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 57. The twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 60 is obtained by performing a total negation on the twiddle factor sequence with sequence number 59.

[0150] It should be understood that the sequence obtained after total negation, alternate negation, and / or reverse sequence alignment is performed on the target sequence has the same effect of reducing the PAPR as the target sequence.

[0151] For example, Table 2 shows simulation results for tweaking factor sequences with sequence numbers 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57 and 59 in Table 1 and a tweaking factor sequence provided by the related art [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1].

[0152] For the rotation factor sequences with sequence numbers 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57, and 59 in Table 1, and the rotation factor sequences [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1] provided by the related art, the second column in Table 2 provides the median value of the PAPR when each rotation factor sequence is applied to a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a non-puncturing pattern. The third column in Table 2 provides the median value of the worst PAPR when each rotation factor sequence is applied to a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 20 MHz bandwidth mode. The fourth column in Table 2 provides the median value of the worst PAPR when each rotation factor sequence is applied to a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 40 MHz bandwidth mode. It should be understood that the median value of the PAPR is the median value of multiple PAPRs calculated through simulation when the PPDU carries random content by using the BPSK modulation scheme.

[0153] For the 320 MHz bandwidth, there are 16 20 MHz puncturing patterns. Therefore, for the 20 MHz bandwidth mode, the worst PAPR is the worst PAPR among the 16 PAPRs corresponding to the 16 20 MHz puncturing patterns, respectively.

[0154] For the 320 MHz bandwidth, there are eight 40 MHz puncturing patterns, so for the 40 MHz bandwidth mode, the worst PAPR is the worst PAPR among the eight PAPRs that correspond to the eight 40 MHz puncturing patterns, respectively. Table 2 [Table 2]

[0155] It should be understood that the larger the PAPR value of the PPDU, the more adverse effect of the rotation factor sequence reducing the PAPR. It can be seen that the rotation factor sequence provided in the embodiment of the present application can reduce the PAPR more effectively than the rotation factor sequence provided in the related art.

[0156] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the following compares the rotation factor sequences with sequence numbers 1 and 57 with the rotation factor sequences in the related art. Figures 6 to 11 are schematic diagrams of PAPR simulation results. As shown in Figures 6 to 11, the horizontal coordinate is the PAPR, and the vertical coordinate is the corresponding cumulative distribution function (CDF). Therefore, Figures 6 to 11 can show the probability distribution characteristics of the PAPR corresponding to different rotation factor sequences.

[0157] As shown in Figures 6 to 11, Seq1 represents a rotation factor sequence having sequence number 1, Seq57 represents a rotation factor sequence having sequence number 57, and prior art seq is a rotation factor sequence [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1] provided in the related art.

[0158] FIG. 6 shows a simulation result for an unpunctured 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU using a BPSK modulation scheme. FIG. 7 shows a simulation result for an unpunctured 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU using a QPSK modulation scheme. FIG. 8 shows a simulation result for a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 20 MHz puncturing pattern using a BPSK modulation scheme. FIG. 9 shows a simulation result for a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 20 MHz puncturing pattern using a QPSK modulation scheme. FIG. 10 shows a simulation result for a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 40 MHz puncturing pattern using a BPSK modulation scheme. FIG. 11 shows a simulation result for a 320 MHz bandwidth PPDU in a 40 MHz puncturing pattern using a QPSK modulation scheme.

[0159] As for the rotation factor sequences with sequence numbers 1 and 57 and the rotation factor sequences in the related art, it can be seen from Figures 6 to 11 that the rotation factor sequence with sequence number 1 can most effectively reduce the PAPR of the PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth, and the rotation factor sequence with sequence number 57 can second most effectively reduce the PAPR of the PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth. The rotation factor sequences provided in the related art cannot effectively reduce the PAPR of the PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth.

[0160] Scheme 2: In the 320 MHz bandwidth, the subcarriers used to carry some or all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor.

[0161] Optionally, in a scenario where all fields of a PPDU are duplicated and transmitted in a non-HT mode, the subcarriers carrying all fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor.

[0162] Optionally, in a scenario where some fields of a PPDU are duplicated and transmitted per 20 MHz subchannel, the subcarriers carrying some fields of the PPDU are rotated based on a rotation factor.

[0163] For example, see Table 1 for the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors. In Table 1, the first rotation factor in the rotation factor sequence is:

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[0164] It should be understood that the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be expressed in the form of an equation in addition to in the form of a table.

[0165] The following describes an example in which some twiddle factor sequences in Table 1 are expressed by using formulas. It should be understood that other twiddle factor sequences in Table 1 can also be expressed by referring to the following formulas. The following formulas are merely examples, and variations of the following formulas also fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0166] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 1 in Table 1, the corresponding relationship between the subcarriers and the rotation factors can be shown in Equation (1-1).

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[0167] Optionally, the above formula (1-1) can be converted to formula (1-2).

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[0169] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 9 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (2-1).

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[0170] Optionally, the above formula (2-1) may be converted to the following formula (2-2):

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[0171] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 17 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (3-1).

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[0172] Optionally, the above formula (3-1) may be converted to the following formula (3-2):

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[0173] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 25 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (4-1).

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[0174] Optionally, the above formula (4-1) may be converted to the following formula (4-2):

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[0175] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 33 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (5-1).

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[0176] Optionally, the above formula (5-1) may be converted to the following formula (5-2):

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[0177] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 41 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (6-1).

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[0178] Optionally, the above equation (6-1) may be converted to the following equation (6-2):

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[0179] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 49 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (7-1).

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[0180] Optionally, the above equation (7-1) may be converted to the following equation (7-2):

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[0181] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 57 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (8-1).

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[0182] Optionally, the above equation (8-1) may be converted to the following equation (8-2):

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[0183] For example, for a rotation factor sequence whose sequence number is 59 in Table 1, the correspondence between subcarriers and rotation factors can be shown in equation (9-1).

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[0184] Optionally, the above equation (9-1) may be converted to the following equation (9-2):

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[0185] S102: The transmitting device transmits a PPDU to the receiving device. In response, the receiving device receives the PPDU transmitted by the transmitting device.

[0186] Optionally, when all the fields of the PPDU are transmitted in the non-HT duplication mode, the receiving end receives all the fields of the PPDU in the non-HT duplication mode.

[0187] Optionally, when some fields of the PPDU are duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel, the receiving end receives some fields of the PPDU every 20 MHz subchannel. It should be understood that for fields in the PPDU that are not duplicated and transmitted every 20 MHz subchannel, the receiving end receives the fields through the 320 MHz bandwidth.

[0188] S103: The receiving device parses the PPDU.

[0189] In a possible implementation, the receiving device may perform rotation recovery on some or all fields of the received PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation recovery factor sequence corresponding to the rotation factor sequence, to obtain an unrotated PPDU.

[0190] The twiddle factors in the twiddle factor sequence have a one-to-one correspondence with the twiddle restoration factors in the twiddle restoration factor sequence. In addition, the product of a twiddle factor and a corresponding twiddle restoration factor is one.

[0191] For example, when the rotation factor corresponding to the 20 MHz subchannel used by the transmitting device is 1, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be 1. When the rotation factor corresponding to the 20 MHz subchannel used by the transmitting device is -1, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be -1. When the rotation factor corresponding to the 20 MHz subchannel used by the transmitting device is -j, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be j. When the rotation factor corresponding to the 20 MHz subchannel used by the transmitting device is j, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be -j.

[0192] In another possible implementation, the receiving device may perform rotation recovery on subcarriers carrying some or all fields of the PPDU based on the rotation recovery factor to obtain an unrotated PPDU, where the product of the subcarrier rotation factor and the subcarrier rotation recovery factor is 1.

[0193] For example, for each subcarrier in the 320 MHz bandwidth, the receiving device may also perform rotation restoration on the subcarrier by multiplying the subcarrier by a rotation restoration factor. When the rotation factor corresponding to the subcarrier used by the transmitting device is 1, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be 1. When the rotation factor corresponding to the subcarrier used by the transmitting device is -1, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be -1. When the rotation factor corresponding to the subcarrier used by the transmitting device is -j, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be j. When the rotation factor corresponding to the subcarrier used by the transmitting device is j, the rotation restoration factor corresponding to the receiving device during rotation restoration may be -j.

[0194] In another possible implementation, the receiving device directly uses the rotation factor as part of the channel, removes the rotation factor through channel estimation and channel equalization, and obtains the PPDU before rotation.

[0195] Based on the rotation factor sequence provided in this embodiment of the present application, the PAPR of the PPDU with a 320 MHz bandwidth can be effectively reduced.

[0196] The above mainly describes the solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of methods. To implement the above functions, it can be understood that the communication device includes corresponding hardware structures and / or software modules for performing each function. Those skilled in the art should easily recognize that the present application may be implemented by hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software, in combination with the example units and algorithm steps described in the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether the functions are performed by hardware or by hardware driven by computer software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solutions. Those skilled in the art may use different methods to implement the functions described for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to go beyond the scope of the present application.

[0197] In the embodiment of the present application, the device may be divided into functional modules according to the above method example. For example, each functional module may be obtained through division based on its corresponding function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one functional module. The integrated module may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. In the embodiment of the present application, the module division is an example, and is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. An example in which each functional module is obtained through division based on its corresponding function is used below for explanation.

[0198] 12 shows a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device includes a processing module 101 and a communication module 102. It should be understood that when the communication device is a transmitting device or is applied to a transmitting device, the communication device has any function of the transmitting device in the above method. When the communication device is a receiving device or is applied to a receiving device, the communication device has any function of the receiving device in the above method.

[0199] For example, the communication device is a transmitting device or the communication device is applied to a transmitting device. The processing module 101 is configured to perform step S101 in FIG. 5, and the communication module 102 is configured to perform step S102 in FIG.

[0200] For example, the communication device is a receiving device, or the communication device is applied to a receiving device. The communication module 102 is configured to perform step S102 in FIG. 5, and the processing module 101 is configured to perform step S103 in FIG.

[0201] The following describes possible product forms of the communication device. It should be understood that all types of products having the characteristics of the communication device are within the scope of protection of the present application. It should be further understood that the following description is merely an example and does not limit the product form of the communication device in the embodiment of the present application.

[0202] FIG. 13 is a diagram of a possible product form of structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0203] In a possible product form, the communication apparatus in this embodiment of the present application may be a communication device, which includes a processor 201 and a transceiver 202. Optionally, the communication device further includes a memory 203.

[0204] When the communication apparatus is a transmitting device, the processor 201 is configured to execute step S101 in FIG. 5, and the transceiver 202 is configured to execute step S102 in FIG.

[0205] When the communication apparatus is a receiving device, the transceiver 202 is configured to execute step S102 in FIG. 5, and the processor 201 is configured to execute step S103 in FIG.

[0206] As a possible product form, the communication device described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented using a chip. The chip includes a processing circuit 201 and a transceiver pin 202. Optionally, the chip may further include a storage medium 203.

[0207] In another possible product form, the communications devices described in the embodiments of the present application may alternatively be implemented using any combination of the following circuits or components: one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), controllers, state machines, gate logic, discrete hardware components, any other suitable circuitry, or circuitry capable of performing the various functions described herein.

[0208] Optionally, the embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enable the computer to perform the communication method in the above method embodiment.

[0209] Optionally, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions, which when executed on a computer enable the computer to perform the communication method in the method embodiment above.

[0210] It should be understood that computer instructions may be stored on a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center in a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, or digital subscriber line) or wireless (e.g., infrared, radio, or microwave) manner. A computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium accessible by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that incorporates one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape), an optical medium, or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state drive), etc.

[0211] From the above description of implementation, those skilled in the art can understand that for the purpose of convenience and simplicity of description, the above division of functional modules is an example for explanation. In practical application, the above functions can be allocated to various modules and implemented according to requirements, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into various functional modules to implement all or part of each of the above functions.

[0212] It should be understood that the apparatus and method disclosed in some embodiments provided in the present application may be implemented in other ways. For example, the described apparatus embodiment is merely an example. For example, the division into modules or units is merely a logical division of functions, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another device, or some features may be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the shown or described mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections may be implemented by using some interfaces. Indirect couplings or communication connections between devices or units may be realized in electronic, mechanical, or other forms.

[0213] Each unit described as a separate part may or may not be physically separate, and each part shown as a unit may be one or more physical units, located in one location or distributed in different locations. Some or all of the units may be selected based on actual requirements to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

[0214] Furthermore, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, each of these units may exist physically alone, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0215] When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a single product, the integrated unit may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented in the form of a software product, or a part that contributes to the prior art, or all or a part of the technical solutions. The software product is stored in a storage medium and includes some instructions for instructing a device (which may be a single-chip microcomputer, a chip, etc.) or a processor to execute all or a part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present application.

[0216] The above description is merely a specific implementation of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Any variations or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application shall be subject to the scope of protection of the claims. Other possible items (Item 1) generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a 320 MHz bandwidth, where some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth including 16 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence including 16 rotation factors, each 20 MHz subchannel corresponding to one rotation factor; and Transmitting the PPDU An information transmission method comprising: (Item 2) 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the entire field of the PPDU is transmitted in a non-high throughput non-HT replication mode. (Item 3) 3. The method of claim 2, wherein all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence. (Item 4) 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the portion of fields of the PPDU is replicated and transmitted for each 20 MHz subchannel. (Item 5) 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the portion of fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence. (Item 6) 6. The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein the portion of fields of the PPDU includes one or more of the following fields: a legacy short training field L-STF, a legacy long training field L-LTF, a legacy signal field L-SIG, a repeating legacy signal field RL-SIG, a universal signal field U-SIG, or an ultra-high throughput signal field EHT-SIG. (Item 7) 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence or the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence, the target operation comprising one or more of total negation, reverse sequence arrangement, or alternative negation. (Item 8) The target sequence is [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1] 8. The method according to item 7, which is one of the above. (Item 9) 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence or the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a total negation on the target sequence. (Item 10) The target sequence is [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1] Item 10. The method according to item 9, which is one of the above. (Item 11) receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a 320 MHz bandwidth, where some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth including 16 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence including 16 rotation factors, each 20 MHz subchannel corresponding to one rotation factor; and Parsing the PPDU. An information transmission method comprising: (Item 12) Item 12. The method of item 11, wherein the step of parsing the PPDU includes a step of performing rotation recovery on some or all of the fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation recovery factor sequence corresponding to the rotation factor sequence to obtain an unrotated PPDU. (Item 13) 13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein all fields of the PPDU are received in a non-HT replication mode. (Item 14) Item 14. The method of item 13, wherein all of the fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence. (Item 15) 13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the part of the fields of the PPDU are replicated and received for each 20 MHz subchannel. (Item 16) 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the portion of fields of the PPDU are rotated based on the rotation factor sequence. (Item 17) 17. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein the portion of fields of the PPDU includes one or more of the following fields: a legacy short training field L-STF, a legacy long training field L-LTF, a legacy signal field L-SIG, a repeating legacy signal field RL-SIG, a universal signal field U-SIG, or an ultra-high throughput signal field EHT-SIG. (Item 18) 18. The method according to any one of items 11 to 17, wherein the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence or the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a target operation on the target sequence, the target operation comprising one or more of total negation, reverse sequence ordering, or alternative negation. (Item 19) The target sequence is [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1,1,-1,-1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1]; or [1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,1,-1,1] Item 19. The method according to item 18, which is one of the above. (Item 20) 18. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein the twiddle factor sequence is a target sequence or the twiddle factor sequence is a sequence obtained by performing a total negation on the target sequence. (Item 21) The target sequence is [1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1]; or [1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,1,1,1] 21. The method according to item 20, which is one of the above. (Item 22) 22. A communication device comprising a unit configured to perform the method according to any one of items 1 to 21. (Item 23) A communication device comprising a processor and a transceiver, the processor configured to perform a generating operation in the method according to any one of items 1 to 10, and the transceiver configured to perform the transmitting operation in the method according to any one of items 1 to 10. (Item 24) A communications device comprising a processor and a transceiver, the processor configured to perform the analysis operation in the method according to any one of items 11 to 21, and the transceiver configured to perform the receiving operation in the method according to any one of items 11 to 21. (Item 25) 22. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, which when executed on a computer, enables the computer to perform the method according to any one of items 1 to 21. (Item 26) 22. A computer program product, which when executed on a computer enables the computer to carry out the method according to any one of items 1 to 21. (Item 27) A chip comprising a processing circuit and a transceiver pin, the processing circuit configured to perform the generating operation in the method according to any one of items 1 to 10, and the transceiver pin configured to perform the transmitting operation in the method according to any one of items 1 to 10. (Item 28) A chip comprising a processing circuit and a transceiver pin, the processing circuit configured to perform the analysis operation in the method according to any one of items 11 to 21, and the transceiver pin configured to perform the receiving operation in the method according to any one of items 11 to 21.

Claims

1. An information transmission device, a processor and a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver communicating with each other through an internal connection, the processor configured to generate a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a 320 MHz bandwidth, where some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth including sixteen 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence including sixteen rotation factors, each 20 MHz subchannel corresponding to one rotation factor; and The apparatus, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the PPDU.

2. For the rotation factor sequence, the correspondence between subcarriers and the rotation factors is [Equation 38] 2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

3. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein PPDUs in a non-HT format are replicated and transmitted on a subchannel basis of every 20 MHz in a bandwidth greater than 20 MHz.

4. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the PPDU in a non-HT format is transmitted based on the rotation factor sequence on a subchannel basis of every 20 MHz in a bandwidth greater than 20 MHz.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the PPDU in a non-HT format includes a legacy short training field L-STF, a legacy long training field L-LTF, a legacy signal field L-SIG field, and a data field.

6. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portion of fields of an EHT PPDU are replicated and transmitted on a per 20 MHz subchannel basis.

7. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the portion of fields of the EHT PPDU are rotated on a per 20 MHz subchannel basis based on the rotation factor sequence.

8. 8. The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein the portion of fields of the EHT PPDU includes one or more of the following fields: a legacy short training field (L-STF), a legacy long training field (L-LTF), a legacy signal field (L-SIG) field, and a repeated legacy signal field (RL-SIG) field.

9. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the rate of the L-SIG field is a fixed value, and the value of the length indicated by the L-SIG field is set in a special manner to distinguish protocol versions.

10. 10. The apparatus of claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the L-SIG field carries fixed values ​​[-1, -1, -1, 1] on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel, and the RL-SIG field carries fixed values ​​[-1, -1, -1, 1] on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

11. The apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the universal signal field U-SIG field transmits additional information on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27 and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

12. 12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein an Very High Throughput Signal field EHT-SIG field of the PPDU transmits additional information on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

13. An information transmission device, a processor and a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver communicating with each other through an internal connection; the transceiver is configured to receive a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a 320 MHz bandwidth, where some or all fields of the PPDU are rotated in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation factor sequence, the 320 MHz bandwidth including sixteen 20 MHz subchannels, the rotation factor sequence including sixteen rotation factors, each 20 MHz subchannel corresponding to one rotation factor; and The apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to parse the PPDU.

14. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to perform derotation on the some or all fields of the PPDU in the 320 MHz bandwidth based on a rotation derotation factor sequence corresponding to the rotation factor sequence to obtain an un-rotated PPDU.

15. For the rotation factor sequence, the correspondence between subcarriers and the rotation factors is [0039] 15. The apparatus according to claim 13 or 14,

16. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the PPDU is in a non-HT format, and wherein all fields of the PPDU in the non-HT format are received on a per 20 MHz subchannel basis.

17. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the all fields include a legacy short training field L-STF, a legacy long training field L-LTF, a legacy signal field L-SIG field, and a data field.

18. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the PPDU is an EHT PPDU, and the portion of fields of the EHT PPDU are received on a per 20 MHz subchannel basis.

19. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the portion of fields of the EHT PPDU includes one or more of the following fields: a legacy short training field (L-STF), a legacy long training field (L-LTF), a legacy signal field (L-SIG), and a repeated legacy signal field (RL-SIG).

20. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the rate of the L-SIG field is a fixed value, and the value of the length indicated by the L-SIG field is set in a special manner to distinguish protocol versions.

21. 21. The apparatus of claim 19 or 20, wherein the L-SIG field carries fixed values ​​[-1, -1, -1, 1] on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel, and the RL-SIG field carries fixed values ​​[-1, -1, -1, 1] on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

22. The device according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein the universal signal field U-SIG field transmits additional information on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27 and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

23. 23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein an Very High Throughput Signal field EHT-SIG field of the PPDU transmits additional information on four subcarriers -28, -27, 27, and 28 of each 20 MHz subchannel.

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