Distributed resource unit tone plan-based transmission or reception method and apparatus in wireless LAN system

Abstract

Disclosed are a distributed resource unit tone plan-based transmission or reception method and apparatus in a wireless LAN system. The method performed by a first station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields, the one or more fields being mapped onto one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); and transmitting the PPDU to one or more second STAs on a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel. On the basis that the one or more DRUs include a 26-tone DRU, the 26-tone DRU is one of 72 pre-defined 26-tone DRUs, wherein a nth (n = 1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU may be defined as every 72th subcarrier including an nth lowest subcarrier among available subcarriers in the 160 MHz channel.

Description

Method and device for transmitting or receiving based on a distributed resource unit tone plan in a wireless LAN system

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method and device for transmitting or receiving based on a distributed resource unit tone plan in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system.

[0002] New technologies have been introduced for wireless local area networks (WLANs) to improve transmission rates, increase bandwidth, enhance reliability, reduce errors, and reduce latency. Among WLAN technologies, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11 series of standards can be referred to as Wi-Fi. For example, recently introduced technologies for WLANs include enhancements for Very High Throughput (VHT) in the 802.11ac standard and enhancements for High Efficiency (HE) in the IEEE 802.11ax standard.

[0003] To provide a more advanced wireless communication environment, improved technologies for Extremely High Throughput (EHT) are being discussed. For example, technologies for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), which supports increased bandwidth, efficient utilization of multiple bands, and increased spatial streams, and for coordination of multiple access points (APs), are being studied. In particular, various technologies are being studied to support low latency or real-time traffic. Furthermore, new technologies are being discussed to support ultra-high reliability (UHR), including improvements or extensions of EHT technology.

[0004] The technical problem of the present disclosure is to provide a method and device for transmitting or receiving based on a distributed resource unit tone plan in a wireless LAN system.

[0005] The technical problems to be achieved in the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below.

[0006] A method performed by a first station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include the steps of generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields, wherein the one or more fields are mapped onto one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); and transmitting the PPDU to one or more second STAs on a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel. Based on the one or more DRUs including a 26-tone DRU, the 26-tone DRU is one of 72 predefined 26-tone DRUs, and the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU may be defined as every 72th subcarrier including the nth lowest subcarrier among available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

[0007] A method performed by a second station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to an additional aspect of the present disclosure may include: receiving, from a first STA, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields on a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel; and decoding the one or more fields mapped onto one or more distributed resource units (DRUs). Based on the one or more DRUs including a 26-tone DRU, the 26-tone DRU is one of 72 predefined 26-tone DRUs, and the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU may be defined as every 72th subcarrier including the nth lowest subcarrier among available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

[0008] According to the present disclosure, a method and device for transmitting or receiving based on a distributed resource unit tone plan in a wireless LAN system can be provided.

[0009] The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains from the description below.

[0010] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and are part of the detailed description to aid in understanding the present disclosure, provide embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the detailed description, describe the technical features of the present disclosure.

[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0013] FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a link setup process to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0014] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a backoff process to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0015] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a CSMA / CA-based frame transmission operation to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0016] FIG. 6 is a drawing for explaining an example of a frame structure used in a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0017] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating examples of PPDUs defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0018] FIGS. 8 to 10 are diagrams for explaining examples of resource units of a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0019] FIG. 11 is a drawing illustrating examples of DRUs to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0020] FIG. 12 is a drawing showing an exemplary format of a trigger frame to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0021] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a DRU tone plan-based PPDU reception method of a first STA according to the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of a DRU tone plan-based PPDU transmission method of a second STA according to the present disclosure.

[0023] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description set forth below, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to explain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the present disclosure may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details.

[0024] In some cases, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure, known structures and devices may be omitted or illustrated in block diagram form focusing on the core functions of each structure and device.

[0025] In the present disclosure, when a component is said to be "connected," "coupled," or "connected" to another component, this may include not only a direct connection but also an indirect connection in which another component exists between them. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" or "has" in the present disclosure specify the presence of the mentioned features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0026] In this disclosure, terms such as “first,” “second,” etc. are used only to distinguish one component from another and are not used to limit the components, and do not limit the order or importance between the components unless specifically stated otherwise. Accordingly, within the scope of this disclosure, a first component in one embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment, and similarly, a second component in one embodiment may be referred to as a first component in another embodiment.

[0027] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "and / or" as used herein may refer to any one of the associated enumerated items, or is meant to refer to and encompass any and all possible combinations of two or more of them. Furthermore, the use of " / " between words in this disclosure has the same meaning as "and / or" unless otherwise stated.

[0028] The examples of the present disclosure can be applied to various wireless communication systems. For example, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless LAN system. For example, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless LAN based on the IEEE 802.11a / g / n / ac / ax / be standards. Furthermore, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless LAN based on the newly proposed IEEE 802.11bn (or UHR) standard. Additionally, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless LAN based on the next-generation standard after IEEE 802.11bn. Furthermore, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a cellular wireless communication system. For example, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied to a cellular wireless communication system based on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) series of technologies and the 5G NR (New Radio) series of technologies of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard.

[0029] Below, technical features to which examples of the present disclosure can be applied are described.

[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] The first device (100) and the second device (200) illustrated in FIG. 1 may be replaced with various terms such as a terminal, a wireless device, a WTRU (Wireless Transmit Receive Unit), a UE (User Equipment), an MS (Mobile Station), a UT (user terminal), an MSS (Mobile Subscriber Station), an MSS (Mobile Subscriber Unit), an SS (Subscriber Station), an AMS (Advanced Mobile Station), a WT (Wireless terminal), or simply a user. In addition, the first device (100) and the second device (200) may be replaced with various terms such as an access point (AP), a BS (Base Station), a fixed station, a Node B, a BTS (Base Transceiver System), a network, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system, an RSU (road side unit), a repeater, a router, a relay, a gateway, etc.

[0032] The devices (100, 200) illustrated in FIG. 1 may also be referred to as stations (STAs). For example, the devices (100, 200) illustrated in FIG. 1 may be referred to by various terms such as transmitting device, receiving device, transmitting STA, and receiving STA. For example, the STAs (110, 200) may perform an AP (access point) role or a non-AP role. That is, in the present disclosure, the STAs (110, 200) may perform the functions of an AP and / or a non-AP. When the STAs (110, 200) perform an AP function, they may simply be referred to as APs, and when the STAs (110, 200) perform a non-AP function, they may simply be referred to as STAs. In addition, in the present disclosure, the APs may also be referred to as AP STAs.

[0033] Referring to FIG. 1, the first device (100) and the second device (200) can transmit and receive wireless signals through various wireless LAN technologies (e.g., IEEE 802.11 series). The first device (100) and the second device (200) can include interfaces for a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical layer (PHY) that follow the provisions of the IEEE 802.11 standard.

[0034] In addition, the first device (100) and the second device (200) may additionally support various communication standards (e.g., 3GPP LTE series, 5G NR series standards, etc.) other than wireless LAN technology. In addition, the device of the present disclosure may be implemented as various devices such as a mobile phone, a vehicle, a personal computer, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, etc. In addition, the STA of the present specification may support various communication services such as voice calls, video calls, data communications, autonomous driving, MTC (Machine-Type Communication), M2M (Machine-to-Machine), D2D (Device-to-Device), and IoT (Internet-of-Things).

[0035] A first device (100) includes one or more processors (102) and one or more memories (104), and may further include one or more transceivers (106) and / or one or more antennas (108). The processor (102) controls the memories (104) and / or the transceivers (106), and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. For example, the processor (102) may process information in the memories (104) to generate first information / signals, and then transmit a wireless signal including the first information / signals via the transceivers (106). Furthermore, the processor (102) may receive a wireless signal including second information / signals via the transceivers (106), and then store information obtained from signal processing of the second information / signals in the memory (104). The memory (104) may be connected to the processor (102) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (102). For example, the memory (104) may perform some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (102), or may store software code including instructions for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. Here, the processor (102) and the memory (104) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement a wireless LAN technology (e.g., IEEE 802.11 series). The transceiver (106) may be connected to the processor (102) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals via one or more antennas (108). The transceiver (106) may include a transmitter and / or a receiver. The transceiver (106) may be used interchangeably with an RF (Radio Frequency) unit. In the present disclosure, a device may also mean a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0036] The second device (200) includes one or more processors (202), one or more memories (204), and may further include one or more transceivers (206) and / or one or more antennas (208). The processor (202) controls the memories (204) and / or the transceivers (206), and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. For example, the processor (202) may process information in the memory (204) to generate third information / signals, and then transmit a wireless signal including the third information / signals via the transceivers (206). Furthermore, the processor (202) may receive a wireless signal including fourth information / signals via the transceivers (206), and then store information obtained from signal processing of the fourth information / signals in the memory (204). The memory (204) may be connected to the processor (202) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (202). For example, the memory (204) may perform some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (202), or may store software code including instructions for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. Here, the processor (202) and the memory (204) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement a wireless LAN technology (e.g., IEEE 802.11 series). The transceiver (206) may be connected to the processor (202) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals via one or more antennas (208). The transceiver (206) may include a transmitter and / or a receiver. The transceiver (206) may be used interchangeably with an RF unit. In the present disclosure, a device may also mean a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0037] Hereinafter, the hardware elements of the device (100, 200) will be described in more detail. Although not limited thereto, one or more protocol layers may be implemented by one or more processors (102, 202). For example, one or more processors (102, 202) may implement one or more layers (e.g., functional layers such as PHY, MAC). One or more processors (102, 202) may generate one or more Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and / or one or more Service Data Units (SDUs) according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. One or more processors (102, 202) may generate messages, control information, data, or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. One or more processors (102, 202) can generate signals (e.g., baseband signals) including PDUs, SDUs, messages, control information, data or information according to the functions, procedures, proposals and / or methods disclosed in the present disclosure, and provide the signals to one or more transceivers (106, 206). One or more processors (102, 202) can receive signals (e.g., baseband signals) from one or more transceivers (106, 206) and obtain PDUs, SDUs, messages, control information, data or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0038] One or more processors (102, 202) may be referred to as a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or a microcomputer. One or more processors (102, 202) may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. For example, one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), one or more Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), one or more Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), one or more Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be included in one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software, and the firmware or software may be implemented to include modules, procedures, functions, etc. The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software configured to perform one or more processors (102, 202) or stored in one or more memories (104, 204) and driven by one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software in the form of codes, instructions and / or sets of instructions.

[0039] One or more memories (104, 204) may be coupled to one or more processors (102, 202) and may store various forms of data, signals, messages, information, programs, codes, instructions, and / or commands. The one or more memories (104, 204) may be configured as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash memory, hard drives, registers, cache memory, computer-readable storage media, and / or combinations thereof. The one or more memories (104, 204) may be located internally and / or externally to the one or more processors (102, 202). Additionally, the one or more memories (104, 204) may be coupled to the one or more processors (102, 202) via various technologies, such as wired or wireless connections.

[0040] One or more transceivers (106, 206) can transmit user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the methods and / or flowcharts of the present disclosure, to one or more other devices. One or more transceivers (106, 206) can receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or flowcharts of the present disclosure, from one or more other devices. For example, one or more transceivers (106, 206) can be coupled to one or more processors (102, 202) and can transmit and receive wireless signals. For example, one or more processors (102, 202) can control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to transmit user data, control information, or wireless signals to one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more processors (102, 202) may control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to receive user data, control information, or wireless signals from one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be coupled to one or more antennas (108, 208), and one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be configured to transmit and receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, or the like, as referred to in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure, via one or more antennas (108, 208). In the present disclosure, one or more antennas may be multiple physical antennas or multiple logical antennas (e.g., antenna ports). One or more transceivers (106, 206) can convert received user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. from RF band signals to baseband signals in order to process the received user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. using one or more processors (102, 202).One or more transceivers (106, 206) may convert user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. processed by one or more processors (102, 202) from baseband signals to RF band signals. For this purpose, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may include an (analog) oscillator and / or filter.

[0041] For example, one of the STAs (100, 200) may perform the intended operation of an AP, and the other of the STAs (100, 200) may perform the intended operation of a non-AP STA. For example, the transceivers (106, 206) of FIG. 1 may perform transmission and reception operations of signals (e.g., packets or PPDUs (Physical layer Protocol Data Units) according to IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac / ax / be / bn, etc.). In addition, in the present disclosure, operations in which various STAs generate transmission and reception signals or perform data processing or calculations in advance for transmission and reception signals may be performed in the processors (102, 202) of FIG. 1. For example, an example of an operation for generating a transmission / reception signal or performing data processing or operation in advance for a transmission / reception signal may include 1) an operation for determining / obtaining / configuring / computing / decoding / encoding bit information of a field (SIG (signal), STF (short training field), LTF (long training field), Data, etc.) included in a PPDU, 2) an operation for determining / configuring / obtaining time resources or frequency resources (e.g., subcarrier resources) used for a field (SIG, STF, LTF, Data, etc.) included in a PPDU, 3) an operation for determining / configuring / obtaining a specific sequence (e.g., a pilot sequence, an STF / LTF sequence, an extra sequence applied to SIG) used for a field (SIG, STF, LTF, Data, etc.) included in a PPDU, 4) a power control operation and / or a power saving operation applied to an STA, 5) an operation related to determining / obtaining / configuring / computing / decoding / encoding an ACK signal, etc. Additionally, in the examples below, various information (e.g., information related to fields / subfields / control fields / parameters / power, etc.) used by various STAs for determining / acquiring / configuring / computing / decoding / encoding transmission / reception signals can be stored in the memory (104, 204) of FIG. 1.

[0042] Hereinafter, downlink (DL) refers to a link for communication from an AP STA to a non-AP STA, and downlink PPDUs / packets / signals, etc. can be transmitted and received through the downlink. In downlink communication, the transmitter may be part of an AP STA, and the receiver may be part of a non-AP STA. Uplink (UL) refers to a link for communication from a non-AP STA to an AP STA, and uplink PPDUs / packets / signals, etc. can be transmitted and received through the uplink. In uplink communication, the transmitter may be part of a non-AP STA, and the receiver may be part of an AP STA.

[0043] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0044] The structure of a wireless LAN system can be composed of multiple components. Through the interaction of multiple components, a wireless LAN that supports transparent STA mobility to the upper layer can be provided. A Basic Service Set (BSS) corresponds to a basic building block of a wireless LAN. FIG. 2 illustrates, by way of example, the existence of two BSSs (BSS1 and BSS2) and the inclusion of two STAs as members of each BSS (STA1 and STA2 are included in BSS1, and STA3 and STA4 are included in BSS2). The oval representing a BSS in FIG. 2 can also be understood as representing a coverage area in which STAs included in the corresponding BSS maintain communication. This area can be referred to as a Basic Service Area (BSA). When an STA moves outside of a BSA, it cannot directly communicate with other STAs within the BSA.

[0045] If we do not consider the DS illustrated in Figure 2, the most basic type of BSS in a wireless LAN is an Independent BSS (IBSS). For example, an IBSS can have a minimal form consisting of only two STAs. For example, assuming other components are omitted, BSS1 consisting of only STA1 and STA2, or BSS2 consisting of only STA3 and STA4, can be representative examples of an IBSS, respectively. Such a configuration is possible when the STAs can communicate directly without an AP. Furthermore, in this type of WLAN, a LAN can be configured when needed rather than being planned in advance, and this can be called an ad-hoc network. Since an IBSS does not include an AP, there is no centralized management entity. That is, in an IBSS, STAs are managed in a distributed manner. In IBSS, all STAs can be mobile STAs, and access to distributed systems (DS) is not permitted, forming a self-contained network.

[0046] An STA's membership in a BSS can dynamically change, for example, when an STA is turned on or off, or when an STA enters or leaves a BSS area. To become a member of a BSS, an STA can join the BSS using a synchronization process. To access all services in the BSS infrastructure, an STA must be associated with the BSS. This association can be dynamically established and may involve the use of a Distribution System Service (DSS).

[0047] In a wireless LAN, the direct STA-to-STA distance can be limited by PHY performance. While this distance limit may be sufficient in some cases, communication between STAs over longer distances may be required in other cases. To support extended coverage, a distributed system (DS) can be configured.

[0048] DS refers to a structure in which BSSs are interconnected. Specifically, a BSS may exist as an extended component of a network composed of multiple BSSs, as illustrated in Figure 2. DS is a logical concept and can be specified by the characteristics of a distributed system medium (DSM). In this regard, the Wireless Medium (WM) and DSM can be logically distinguished. Each logical medium is used for a different purpose and by different components. These media are neither limited to being identical nor limited to being different. This logical difference between multiple media explains the flexibility of the WLAN architecture (DS architecture or other network architectures). In other words, the WLAN architecture can be implemented in various ways, and the physical characteristics of each implementation can independently specify the WLAN architecture.

[0049] A DS can support mobile devices by providing seamless integration of multiple BSSs and the logical services necessary to handle addresses to destinations. Additionally, a DS may further include a component called a portal, which acts as a bridge for connecting wireless LANs to other networks (e.g., IEEE 802.X).

[0050] An AP is an entity that enables access to a DS through a WM for associated non-AP STAs and also has the functionality of an STA. Data movement between a BSS and a DS can be performed through an AP. For example, STA2 and STA3 illustrated in FIG. 2 have the functionality of an STA and provide the function of allowing associated non-AP STAs (STA1 and STA4) to access the DS. In addition, since all APs are basically STAs, all APs are addressable entities. The address used by an AP for communication on a WM and the address used by an AP for communication on a DSM do not necessarily have to be the same. A BSS consisting of an AP and one or more STAs can be referred to as an infrastructure BSS.

[0051] Data transmitted from one of the STA(s) associated with an AP to the STA address of that AP may always be received on an uncontrolled port and processed by an IEEE 802.1X port access entity. In addition, if the controlled port is authenticated, the transmitted data (or frame) may be forwarded to the DS.

[0052] In addition to the structure of the DS described above, an extended service set (ESS) may be established to provide wider coverage.

[0053] An ESS is a network of arbitrary size and complexity, consisting of DSs and BSSs. An ESS may correspond to a set of BSSs connected to a DS. However, an ESS does not include a DS. An ESS network is characterized by appearing as an IBSS at the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer. STAs within an ESS can communicate with each other, and mobile STAs can move from one BSS to another (within the same ESS) transparently to the LLC. APs within an ESS may have the same SSID (service set identification). The SSID is distinct from the BSSID, which is the identifier of the BSS.

[0054] In a wireless LAN system, no assumptions are made about the relative physical locations of BSSs, and all of the following configurations are possible: BSSs can be partially overlapping, which is commonly used to provide continuous coverage. BSSs can also be physically disconnected, and there is no logical distance limit between them. BSSs can also be physically co-located, which can be used to provide redundancy. Furthermore, one (or more) IBSS or ESS networks can physically co-exist with one (or more) ESS networks. This can occur in cases where an ad-hoc network operates at the same location as an ESS network, where physically overlapping wireless networks are configured by different organizations, or where two or more different access and security policies are required at the same location.

[0055] FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a link setup process to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0056] For an STA to set up a link and transmit and receive data on a network, it must first discover the network, perform authentication, establish an association, and complete security authentication procedures. The link setup process can also be referred to as the session initiation process or session setup process. Furthermore, the discovery, authentication, association, and security setup processes of the link setup process can be collectively referred to as the association process.

[0057] In step S310, the STA may perform a network discovery operation. This network discovery operation may include scanning operations by the STA. That is, for the STA to access a network, it must search for available networks. Before joining a wireless network, the STA must identify compatible networks. The process of identifying networks in a specific area is called scanning.

[0058] Scanning methods include active scanning and passive scanning. Figure 3 illustrates a network discovery operation including an active scanning process as an example. In active scanning, an STA performing scanning transmits a probe request frame to discover any APs in the vicinity while moving between channels and waits for a response. The responder transmits a probe response frame in response to the STA that transmitted the probe request frame. Here, the responder may be the STA that last transmitted a beacon frame in the BSS of the channel being scanned. In the BSS, the AP transmits the beacon frame, so the AP becomes the responder. In the IBSS, the STAs within the IBSS take turns transmitting beacon frames, so the responder is not fixed. For example, an STA that transmits a probe request frame on channel 1 and receives a probe response frame on channel 1 can store BSS-related information included in the received probe response frame and move to the next channel (e.g., channel 2) to perform scanning (i.e., transmitting and receiving probe requests / responses on channel 2) in the same manner.

[0059] Although not shown in Figure 3, the scanning operation can also be performed in a passive scanning manner. In passive scanning, the STA performing the scanning moves between channels and waits for a beacon frame. A beacon frame is one of the management frames defined in IEEE 802.11. It announces the existence of a wireless network and is periodically transmitted so that the STA performing the scanning can find the wireless network and participate in the wireless network. In the BSS, the AP performs the role of periodically transmitting the beacon frame, and in the IBSS, the STAs within the IBSS take turns transmitting the beacon frame. When the STA performing the scanning receives a beacon frame, it stores the information about the BSS included in the beacon frame and moves to another channel, recording the beacon frame information on each channel. The STA receiving the beacon frame stores the BSS-related information included in the received beacon frame and moves to the next channel to perform scanning on the next channel in the same manner. Comparing active scanning and passive scanning, active scanning has the advantage of lower delay and power consumption than passive scanning.

[0060] After the STA discovers the network, an authentication process may be performed in step S320. This authentication process may be referred to as the first authentication process to clearly distinguish it from the security setup operation of step S340 described below.

[0061] The authentication process involves the STA sending an authentication request frame to the AP, and the AP responding by sending an authentication response frame to the STA. The authentication frame used for the authentication request / response corresponds to a management frame.

[0062] The authentication frame may include information such as an authentication algorithm number, an authentication transaction sequence number, a status code, a challenge text, a Robust Security Network (RSN), and a Finite Cyclic Group. These are just some examples of information that may be included in an authentication request / response frame, and may be replaced with other information or include additional information.

[0063] An STA can send an authentication request frame to an AP. The AP can determine whether to grant authentication to the STA based on the information contained in the received authentication request frame. The AP can provide the result of the authentication process to the STA via an authentication response frame.

[0064] After the STA is successfully authenticated, an association process may be performed in step S330. The association process includes a process in which the STA transmits an association request frame to the AP, and in response, the AP transmits an association response frame to the STA.

[0065] For example, the association request frame may include information about various capabilities, a beacon listen interval, a service set identifier (SSID), supported rates, supported channels, an RSN, a mobility domain, supported operating classes, a Traffic Indication Map Broadcast request, interworking service capabilities, etc. For example, the association response frame may include information about various capabilities, a status code, an Association ID (AID), supported rates, an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) parameter set, a Received Channel Power Indicator (RCPI), a Received Signal to Noise Indicator (RSNI), a mobility domain, a timeout interval (e.g., an association comeback time), overlapping BSS scan parameters, a TIM broadcast response, a Quality of Service (QoS) map, etc. These are just some examples of information that may be included in a combined request / response frame, and may be replaced by other information or include additional information.

[0066] After the STA successfully joins the network, a security setup process may be performed in step S340. The security setup process in step S340 may be referred to as an authentication process through a Robust Security Network Association (RSNA) request / response, the authentication process in step S320 may be referred to as a first authentication process, and the security setup process in step S340 may also be referred to simply as an authentication process.

[0067] The security setup process of step S340 may include, for example, a process of establishing a private key through a four-way handshaking using an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPOL) frame. Furthermore, the security setup process may be performed according to a security method not defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.

[0068] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a backoff process to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0069] In wireless LAN systems, the basic access mechanism of MAC (Medium Access Control) is Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA / CA). The CSMA / CA mechanism, also known as the Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) of the IEEE 802.11 MAC, essentially employs a "listen before talk" access mechanism. According to this type of access mechanism, the AP and / or STA may perform a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) to sense the wireless channel or medium for a predetermined time period (e.g., a DCF Inter-Frame Space (DIFS)) before starting transmission. If the sensing result determines that the medium is in an idle state, the AP and / or STA may start transmitting frames through the medium. On the other hand, if the medium is detected to be occupied or busy, the AP and / or STA may not start its own transmission, but may wait for a delay period (e.g., a random backoff period) for medium access before attempting to transmit frames. By applying a random backoff period, multiple STAs are expected to attempt to transmit frames after waiting for different periods of time, thereby minimizing collisions.

[0070] In addition, the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol provides the Hybrid Coordination Function (HCF). The HCF is based on the DCF and the Point Coordination Function (PCF). The PCF is a polling-based synchronous access method that periodically polls all receiving APs and / or STAs to ensure that they receive data frames. In addition, the HCF has the Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) and the HCF Controlled Channel Access (HCCA). The EDCA is a contention-based access method for a provider to provide data frames to multiple users, while the HCCA uses a non-contention-based channel access method that utilizes a polling mechanism. In addition, the HCF includes a medium access mechanism to improve the Quality of Service (QoS) of the wireless LAN, and can transmit QoS data in both the Contention Period (CP) and the Contention Free Period (CFP).

[0071] Referring to Fig. 4, an operation based on a random backoff period is described. When a medium that was occupied / busy changes to an idle state, multiple STAs can attempt to transmit data (or frames). To minimize collisions, each STA can select a random backoff count, wait for the corresponding slot time, and then attempt transmission. The random backoff count has a pseudo-random integer value and can be determined as one of the values ​​in the range of 0 to CW. Here, CW is a contention window parameter value. The CW parameter is given an initial value of CWmin, but can take a value doubled in case of transmission failure (e.g., when an ACK for a transmitted frame is not received). When the CW parameter value becomes CWmax, data transmission can be attempted while maintaining the CWmax value until data transmission is successful, and if data transmission is successful, it is reset to the CWmin value. The CW, CWmin, and CWmax values ​​are 2. n It is desirable to set it to -1 (n=0, 1, 2, ...).

[0072] Once the random backoff process begins, the STA continues to monitor the medium while counting down the backoff slots according to the determined backoff count value. If the medium is monitored as occupied, the countdown stops and waits. When the medium becomes idle, the remaining countdown resumes.

[0073] In the example of FIG. 4, when a packet to be transmitted reaches the MAC of STA3, STA3 can immediately transmit a frame if it confirms that the medium is idle for DIFS. The remaining STAs monitor the medium for occupied / busy states and wait. In the meantime, data to be transmitted may also occur in each of STA1, STA2, and STA5, and each STA can count down the backoff slot according to a random backoff count value selected by each STA after waiting for DIFS if the medium is monitored as idle. Assume that STA2 selects the smallest backoff count value and STA1 selects the largest backoff count value. In other words, this example shows a case where the remaining backoff time of STA5 is shorter than the remaining backoff time of STA1 when STA2 finishes the backoff count and starts frame transmission. STA1 and STA5 briefly stop counting down and wait while STA2 occupies the medium. When STA2's occupation ends and the medium becomes idle again, STA1 and STA5 wait for DIFS and then resume the backoff count that they had stopped. That is, they can start transmitting frames after counting down the remaining backoff slots equal to the remaining backoff time. Since STA5's remaining backoff time is shorter than STA1's, STA5 starts transmitting frames. While STA2 occupies the medium, STA4 may also have data to transmit. From STA4's perspective, when the medium becomes idle, it waits for DIFS, counts down according to its selected random backoff count value, and then starts transmitting frames. In the example of Figure 4, the remaining backoff time of STA5 coincidentally matches the random backoff count value of STA4, in which case a collision may occur between STA4 and STA5. If a collision occurs, neither STA4 nor STA5 will receive an ACK, resulting in a failure in data transmission.In this case, STA4 and STA5 can select a random backoff count value and perform a countdown after doubling the CW value. STA1 waits while the medium is occupied by transmissions from STA4 and STA5, and when the medium becomes idle, it waits for DIFS and can start transmitting frames after the remaining backoff time elapses.

[0074] As in the example of Fig. 4, a data frame is a frame used for transmitting data forwarded to a higher layer, and can be transmitted after a backoff performed after DIFS elapses from when the medium becomes idle. Additionally, a management frame is a frame used for exchanging management information that is not forwarded to a higher layer, and is transmitted after a backoff performed after an IFS elapses, such as DIFS or PIFS (Point coordination function IFS). Subtype frames of a management frame include a beacon, an association request / response, a re-association request / response, a probe request / response, and an authentication request / response. A control frame is a frame used to control access to the medium. The subtype frames of the control frame include Request-To-Send (RTS), Clear-To-Send (CTS), Acknowledgment (ACK), Power Save-Poll (PS-Poll), Block ACK (BlockAck), Block ACK Request (BlockACKReq), Null Data Packet Announcement (NDP), and Trigger. If the control frame is not a response frame to the previous frame, it is transmitted after a backoff performed after the DIFS (Direct Inverse Frame Stop) has elapsed, and if it is a response frame to the previous frame, it is transmitted without a backoff performed after the SIFS (short IFS). The type and subtype of the frame can be identified by the type field and subtype field in the Frame Control (FC) field.

[0075] A QoS (Quality of Service) STA can transmit a frame after a backoff performed after the AIFS (arbitration IFS) for the access category (AC) to which the frame belongs, i.e., AIFS[i] (where i is a value determined by the AC), has elapsed. Here, the frames for which AIFS[i] can be used can be data frames, management frames, and also control frames that are not response frames.

[0076] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a CSMA / CA-based frame transmission operation to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0077] As mentioned above, the CSMA / CA mechanism includes virtual carrier sensing in addition to physical carrier sensing, in which STAs directly sense the medium. Virtual carrier sensing is intended to address potential issues in medium access, such as the hidden node problem. For virtual carrier sensing, the MAC of an STA can utilize a Network Allocation Vector (NAV). The NAV is a value that an STA that is currently using or has the right to use the medium indicates to other STAs the remaining time until the medium becomes available. Therefore, the value set as NAV corresponds to the period during which the STA transmitting the frame is scheduled to use the medium, and an STA receiving the NAV value is prohibited from accessing the medium during that period. For example, the NAV can be set based on the value of the "duration" field in the MAC header of the frame.

[0078] In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that STA1 wants to transmit data to STA2, and STA3 is in a position to overhear some or all of the frames transmitted and received between STA1 and STA2.

[0079] In order to reduce the possibility of collisions in transmissions of multiple STAs in a CSMA / CA-based frame transmission operation, a mechanism using RTS / CTS frames may be applied. In the example of FIG. 5, while STA1 is transmitting, STA3 may determine that the medium is idle based on carrier sensing results. That is, STA1 may correspond to a hidden node for STA3. Alternatively, in the example of FIG. 5, while STA2 is transmitting, STA3 may determine that the medium is idle based on carrier sensing results. That is, STA2 may correspond to a hidden node for STA3. By exchanging RTS / CTS frames before performing data transmission and reception between STA1 and STA2, STAs outside the transmission range of either STA1 or STA2, or STAs outside the carrier sensing range for transmissions from STA1 or STA3, may not attempt to occupy the channel during data transmission and reception between STA1 and STA2.

[0080] Specifically, STA1 can determine whether a channel is occupied through carrier sensing. In terms of physical carrier sensing, STA1 can determine channel occupancy idleness based on the energy level or signal correlation detected in the channel. Furthermore, in terms of virtual carrier sensing, STA1 can determine the channel occupancy status using a network allocation vector (NAV) timer.

[0081] STA1 can transmit an RTS frame to STA2 after performing a backoff if the channel is idle during the DIFS. STA2 can transmit a CTS frame, which is a response to the RTS frame, to STA1 after an SIFS if it receives the RTS frame.

[0082] If STA3 cannot overhear a CTS frame from STA2 but can overhear an RTS frame from STA1, STA3 can use the duration information contained in the RTS frame to set a NAV timer for the subsequent consecutively transmitted frame transmission period (e.g., SIFS + CTS frame + SIFS + data frame + SIFS + ACK frame). Alternatively, if STA3 cannot overhear an RTS frame from STA1 but can overhear a CTS frame from STA2, STA3 can use the duration information contained in the CTS frame to set a NAV timer for the subsequent consecutively transmitted frame transmission period (e.g., SIFS + data frame + SIFS + ACK frame). That is, if STA3 can overhear one or more of the RTS or CTS frames from one or more of STA1 or STA2, it can set a NAV accordingly. If STA3 receives a new frame before the NAV timer expires, it can update the NAV timer using the duration information contained in the new frame. STA3 does not attempt channel access until the NAV timer expires.

[0083] If STA1 receives a CTS frame from STA2, it can transmit a data frame to STA2 after SIFS from the time when the CTS frame is completely received. If STA2 successfully receives the data frame, it can transmit an ACK frame in response to the data frame to STA1 after SIFS. STA3 can determine whether the channel is in use through carrier sensing if the NAV timer expires. If STA3 determines that the channel is not in use by another terminal during the DIFS after the NAV timer expires, it can attempt channel access after a contention window (CW) based on a random backoff has elapsed.

[0084] FIG. 6 is a drawing for explaining an example of a frame structure used in a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0085] The PHY layer can prepare an MPDU (MAC PDU) to be transmitted based on an instruction or primitive (meaning a set of instructions or parameters) from the MAC layer. For example, when a command requesting the start of transmission of the PHY layer is received from the MAC layer, the PHY layer can switch to transmission mode and transmit the information (e.g., data) provided by the MAC layer in the form of a frame. In addition, when the PHY layer detects a valid preamble of the received frame, it monitors the header of the preamble and sends a command to the MAC layer notifying the start of reception of the PHY layer.

[0086] In this way, information transmission / reception in a wireless LAN system is done in the form of frames, and for this purpose, the PHY layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) format is defined.

[0087] A basic PPDU may include a Short Training Field (STF), a Long Training Field (LTF), a SIGNAL (SIG) field, and a Data field. The most basic (e.g., non-HT (High Throughput) as illustrated in FIG. 7) PPDU format may consist of only the Legacy-STF (L-STF), Legacy-LTF (L-LTF), Legacy-SIG (L-SIG) fields, and a Data field. Additionally, depending on the type of PPDU format (e.g., HT-mixed format PPDU, HT-greenfield format PPDU, VHT (Very High Throughput) PPDU, etc.), additional (or different types of) RL-SIG, U-SIG, non-legacy SIG field, non-legacy STF, non-legacy LTF, (i.e., xx-SIG, xx-STF, xx-LTF (e.g., xx is HT, VHT, HE, EHT, etc.)) may be included between the L-SIG field and the data field. More specific details will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

[0088] STF is a signal for signal detection, AGC (Automatic Gain Control), diversity selection, and precise time synchronization, while LTF is a signal for channel estimation, frequency error estimation, etc. STF and LTF can be said to be signals for synchronization and channel estimation of the OFDM physical layer.

[0089] The SIG field may include various information related to PPDU transmission and reception. For example, the L-SIG field may consist of 24 bits and may include a 4-bit Rate field, a 1-bit Reserved bit, a 12-bit Length field, a 1-bit Parity field, and a 6-bit Tail field. The RATE field may include information about the modulation and coding rate of data. For example, the 12-bit Length field may include information about the length or time duration of the PPDU. For example, the value of the 12-bit Length field may be determined based on the type of the PPDU. For example, for a non-HT, HT, VHT, or EHT PPDU, the value of the Length field may be determined as a multiple of 3. For example, for HE PPDU, the value of the Length field can be determined as a multiple of 3 + 1 or a multiple of 3 + 2.

[0090] The data field may include a SERVICE field, a Physical layer Service Data Unit (PSDU), a PPDU TAIL bit, and, if necessary, padding bits. Some bits of the SERVICE field may be used to synchronize the descrambler at the receiving end. The PSDU corresponds to a MAC PDU defined at the MAC layer and may contain data generated / used by upper layers. The PPDU TAIL bit may be used to return the encoder to a 0 state. The padding bit may be used to adjust the length of the data field to a predetermined unit.

[0091] MAC PDUs are defined according to various MAC frame formats, and a basic MAC frame consists of a MAC header, a frame body, and a Frame Check Sequence (FCS). A MAC frame is composed of MAC PDUs and can be transmitted / received through the PSDU in the data portion of the PPDU format.

[0092] The MAC header includes a Frame Control field, a Duration / ID field, an Address field, etc. The Frame Control field may include control information required for frame transmission / reception. The Duration / ID field may be set to a time for transmitting the corresponding frame, etc. The Address subfields may indicate the receiver address, transmitter address, destination address, and source address of the frame, and some Address subfields may be omitted. For specific details of each subfield of the MAC header, including the Sequence Control, QoS Control, and HT Control subfields, refer to the IEEE 802.11 standard document.

[0093] The Null-Data PPDU (NDP) format refers to a PPDU format that does not include a data field. In other words, NDP refers to a frame format that includes a PPDU preamble (i.e., L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG fields, and, if additionally present, non-legacy SIG, non-legacy STF, and non-legacy LTF) in the general PPDU format, and does not include the remaining part (i.e., data field).

[0094] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating examples of PPDUs defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0095] Standards such as IEEE 802.11a / g / n / ac / ax use various PPDU formats. The basic PPDU format (IEEE 802.11a / g) includes L-LTF, L-STF, L-SIG, and Data fields. The basic PPDU format can also be referred to as the non-HT PPDU format (Fig. 7(a)).

[0096] The HT PPDU format (IEEE 802.11n) additionally includes HT-SIG, HT-STF, and HT-LFT(s) fields in addition to the basic PPDU format. The HT PPDU format illustrated in Fig. 7(b) may be referred to as an HT-mixed format. Additionally, an HT-greenfield format PPDU may be defined, which corresponds to a format that does not include L-STF, L-LTF, and L-SIG, but consists of HT-GF-STF, HT-LTF1, HT-SIG, one or more HT-LTF, and Data fields (not illustrated).

[0097] An example of the VHT PPDU format (IEEE 802.11ac) includes VHT SIG-A, VHT-STF, VHT-LTF, and VHT-SIG-B fields in addition to the basic PPDU format (Fig. 7(c)).

[0098] An example of a HE PPDU format (IEEE 802.11ax) additionally includes RL-SIG (Repeated L-SIG), HE-SIG-A, HE-SIG-B, HE-STF, HE-LTF(s), and PE (Packet Extension) fields in addition to the basic PPDU format (Fig. 7(d)). Depending on specific examples of the HE PPDU format, some fields may be excluded or their lengths may vary. For example, the HE-SIG-B field is included in the HE PPDU format for multi-users (MUs), but the HE-SIG-B is not included in the HE PPDU format for single users (SUs). In addition, the HE trigger-based (TB) PPDU format does not include the HE-SIG-B, and the length of the HE-STF field may vary to 8 microseconds (us). The HE ER (Extended Range) SU PPDU format does not include the HE-SIG-B field, and the length of the HE-SIG-A field can vary to 16us. For example, the RL-SIG can be configured identically to the L-SIG. The receiving STA can determine that the received PPDU is a HE PPDU or an EHT PPDU, described later, based on the presence of the RL-SIG.

[0099] The EHT PPDU format may include the EHT MU (multi-user) PPDU of FIG. 7(e) and the EHT TB (trigger-based) PPDU of FIG. 7(f). The EHT PPDU format is similar to the HE PPDU format in that it includes an RL-SIG following an L-SIG, but may include a U (universal)-SIG, an EHT-SIG, an EHT-STF, and an EHT-LTF following the RL-SIG.

[0100] The EHT MU PPDU in FIG. 7(e) corresponds to a PPDU that carries one or more data (or PSDUs) for one or more users. That is, the EHT MU PPDU can be used for both SU transmission and MU transmission. For example, the EHT MU PPDU can correspond to a PPDU for one receiving STA or multiple receiving STAs.

[0101] The EHT TB PPDU of Fig. 7(f) omits the EHT-SIG compared to the EHT MU PPDU. An STA that has received a trigger for UL MU transmission (e.g., a trigger frame or TRS (triggered response scheduling)) can perform UL transmission based on the EHT TB PPDU format.

[0102] The L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, U-SIG (Universal SIGNAL), and EHT-SIG fields can be encoded and modulated so that even legacy STAs can attempt demodulation and decoding, and can be mapped based on a predetermined subcarrier frequency interval (e.g., 312.5 kHz). These can be referred to as pre-EHT modulated fields. Next, the EHT-STF, EHT-LTF, Data, and PE fields can be encoded and modulated so that they can be demodulated and decoded by an STA that has successfully decoded a non-legacy SIG (e.g., U-SIG and / or EHT-SIG) and obtained the information contained in the corresponding field, and can be mapped based on a predetermined subcarrier frequency interval (e.g., 78.125 kHz). These can be referred to as EHT modulated fields.

[0103] Similarly, in the HE PPDU format, the L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, HE-SIG-A, and HE-SIG-B fields may be referred to as pre-HE modulation fields, and the HE-STF, HE-LTF, Data, and PE fields may be referred to as HE modulation fields. Additionally, in the VHT PPDU format, the L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, and VHT-SIG-A fields may be referred to as pre-VHT modulation fields, and the VHT STF, VHT-LTF, VHT-SIG-B, and Data fields may be referred to as VHT modulation fields.

[0104] The U-SIG included in the EHT PPDU format of FIG. 7 can be configured based on, for example, two symbols (e.g., two consecutive OFDM symbols). Each symbol (e.g., OFDM symbol) for the U-SIG can have a duration of 4 us, and the U-SIG can have a total duration of 8 us. Each symbol of the U-SIG can be used to transmit 26 bits of information. For example, each symbol of the U-SIG can be transmitted and received based on 52 data tones and 4 pilot tones.

[0105] U-SIGs can be configured in 20MHz units. For example, when an 80MHz PPDU is configured, the same U-SIG can be duplicated in 20MHz units. That is, four identical U-SIGs can be included in an 80MHz PPDU. When the bandwidth exceeds 80MHz, for example, for a 160MHz PPDU, the U-SIGs in the first 80MHz unit and the U-SIGs in the second 80MHz unit can be different.

[0106] For example, A uncoded bits may be transmitted via U-SIG, and a first symbol of U-SIG (e.g., a U-SIG-1 symbol) may transmit the first X bits of information out of a total A bits of information, and a second symbol of U-SIG (e.g., a U-SIG-2 symbol) may transmit the remaining Y bits of information out of a total A bits of information. The A bits of information (e.g., 52 uncoded bits) may include a CRC field (e.g., a field of 4 bits in length) and a tail field (e.g., a field of 6 bits in length). The tail field may be used to terminate the trellis of the convolutional decoder and may be set to 0, for example.

[0107] The A bit information transmitted by U-SIG can be divided into version-independent bits and version-dependent bits. For example, U-SIG can be included in a new PPDU format (e.g., UHR PPDU format) not shown in FIG. 7, and in the format of the U-SIG field included in the EHT PPDU format and the format of the U-SIG field included in the UHR PPDU format, the version-independent bits can be the same, and some or all of the version-dependent bits can be different.

[0108] For example, the size of the version-independent bits of U-SIG can be fixed or variable. The version-independent bits can be assigned only to U-SIG-1 symbols, or to both U-SIG-1 symbols and U-SIG-2 symbols. The version-independent bits and the version-dependent bits can be called by various names, such as the first control bit and the second control bit.

[0109] For example, the version-independent bits of the U-SIG may include a 3-bit PHY version identifier, which may indicate the PHY version (e.g., EHT, UHR, etc.) of the transmitted and received PPDUs. The version-independent bits of the U-SIG may include a 1-bit UL / DL flag field. The first value of the 1-bit UL / DL flag field relates to UL communication, and the second value of the UL / DL flag field relates to DL communication. The version-independent bits of the U-SIG may include information about the length of a transmission opportunity (TXOP) and information about a BSS color ID.

[0110] For example, the version-dependent bits of the U-SIG may contain information that directly or indirectly indicates the type of PPDU (e.g., SU PPDU, MU PPDU, TB PPDU, etc.).

[0111] Information required for PPDU transmission and reception may be included in the U-SIG. For example, the U-SIG may further include information about bandwidth, information about the MCS technique applied to the non-legacy SIG (e.g., EHT-SIG or UHR-SIG), information indicating whether a dual carrier modulation (DCM) technique (e.g., a technique to achieve an effect similar to frequency diversity by reusing the same signal on two subcarriers) is applied to the non-legacy SIG, information about the number of symbols used for the non-legacy SIG, information about whether the non-legacy SIG is generated across the entire band, etc.

[0112] Some of the information required for transmitting and receiving a PPDU may be included in the U-SIG and / or the non-legacy SIG (e.g., EHT-SIG or UHR-SIG, etc.). For example, information about the type of the non-legacy LTF / STF (e.g., EHT-LTF / EHT-STF or UHR-LTF / UHR-STF, etc.), information about the length of the non-legacy LTF and the cyclic prefix (CP) length, information about the guard interval (GI) applicable to the non-legacy LTF, information about preamble puncturing applicable to the PPDU, information about resource unit (RU) allocation, etc. may be included only in the U-SIG, may be included only in the non-legacy SIG, or may be indicated by a combination of the information included in the U-SIG and the information included in the non-legacy SIG.

[0113] Preamble puncturing may refer to the transmission of a PPDU in which no signal is present in one or more frequency units within the PPDU's bandwidth. For example, the size of the frequency unit (or the resolution of the preamble puncturing) may be defined as 20 MHz, 40 MHz, etc. For example, preamble puncturing may be applied to a PPDU bandwidth greater than a certain size.

[0114] In the example of FIG. 7, non-legacy SIGs such as HE-SIG-B and EHT-SIG may include control information for the receiving STA. The non-legacy SIG may be transmitted over at least one symbol, and each symbol may have a length of 4 us. Information regarding the number of symbols used for the EHT-SIG may be included in a previous SIG (e.g., HE-SIG-A, U-SIG, etc.).

[0115] Non-legacy SIGs, such as HE-SIG-B and EHT-SIG, may contain common fields and user-specific fields. Common and user-specific fields may be coded separately.

[0116] In some cases, common fields may be omitted. For example, in a compressed mode where non-OFDMA (orthogonal frequency multiple access) is applied, common fields may be omitted, and multiple STAs may receive PPDUs (e.g., data fields of PPDUs) over the same frequency band. In a non-compressed mode where OFDMA is applied, multiple users may receive PPDUs (e.g., data fields of PPDUs) over different frequency bands.

[0117] The number of user-specific fields can be determined based on the number of users. A single user block field can contain up to two user fields. Each user field can be associated with either MU-MIMO allocation or non-MU-MIMO allocation.

[0118] The common field may include CRC bits and Tail bits, the length of the CRC bits may be determined as 4 bits, and the length of the Tail bits may be determined as 6 bits and set to 000000. The common field may include RU allocation information. The RU allocation information may include information about the location of RUs to which multiple users (i.e., multiple receiving STAs) are allocated.

[0119] An RU can contain multiple subcarriers (or tones). RUs can be used when transmitting signals to multiple STAs based on OFDMA techniques. RUs can also be defined when transmitting signals to a single STA. Resources can be allocated on an RU basis for non-legacy STFs, non-legacy LTFs, and data fields.

[0120] Depending on the PPDU bandwidth, an applicable RU size can be defined. The RU may be defined identically or differently for the applicable PPDU format (e.g., HE PPDU, EHT PPDU, UHR PPDU, etc.). For example, in the case of an 80MHz PPDU, the RU arrangements of HE PPDU and EHT PPDU may be different. The applicable RU size, RU number, RU position, DC (direct current) subcarrier position and number, null subcarrier position and number, guard subcarrier position and number, etc. for each PPDU bandwidth can be referred to as a tone plan. For example, a tone plan for a wide bandwidth can be defined in the form of multiple repetitions of a low bandwidth tone plan.

[0121] RUs of different sizes can be defined, such as 26-ton RU, 52-ton RU, 106-ton RU, 242-ton RU, 484-ton RU, 996-ton RU, 2X996-ton RU, 4X996-ton RU, etc. A multiple RU (MRU) is distinguished from multiple individual RUs and corresponds to a group of subcarriers consisting of multiple RUs. For example, one MRU can be defined as 52+26-tons, 106+26-tons, 484+242-tons, 996+484-tons, 996+484+242-tons, 2X996+484-tons, 3X996-tons, or 3X996+484-tons. Additionally, multiple RUs constituting one MRU may or may not be consecutive in the frequency domain.

[0122] The specific size of an RU may be reduced or expanded. Therefore, the specific size of each RU (i.e., the number of corresponding tones) in the present disclosure is not limited and is exemplary. Furthermore, within a given bandwidth (e.g., 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 MHz, etc.) in the present disclosure, the number of RUs may vary depending on the RU size.

[0123] The names of each field in the PPDU formats of FIG. 7 are exemplary and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited by those names. Furthermore, the examples of the present disclosure can be applied not only to the PPDU format exemplified in FIG. 7, but also to a new PPDU format in which some fields are excluded and / or some fields are added based on the PPDU formats of FIG. 7.

[0124] Resource Unit

[0125] FIGS. 8 to 10 are diagrams for explaining examples of resource units of a wireless LAN system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0126] Referring to FIGS. 8 to 10, a resource unit (RU) defined in a wireless LAN system is described. An RU may include multiple subcarriers (or tones). An RU may be used when transmitting signals to multiple STAs based on OFDMA techniques. An RU may also be defined when transmitting signals to a single STA. An RU may be used for the STF, LTF, and data fields of a PPDU.

[0127] As illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 10, RUs corresponding to different numbers of tones (i.e., subcarriers) may be used to configure some fields of a 20 MHz, 40 MHz, or 80 MHz X-PPDU (X represents HE, EHT, etc.). For example, resources may be allocated in units of RUs illustrated for the X-STF, X-LTF, and Data fields.

[0128] Figure 8 is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of resource units (RUs) used on a 20 MHz band.

[0129] As shown at the top of Fig. 8, 26 units (i.e., units corresponding to 26 tones) may be allocated. Six tones may be used as a guard band in the leftmost band of the 20 MHz band, and five tones may be used as a guard band in the rightmost band of the 20 MHz band. In addition, seven DC tones may be inserted in the center band, i.e., the DC band, and 26 units corresponding to 13 tones may exist on each side of the DC band. In addition, 26 units, 52 units, and 106 units may be allocated to other bands. Each unit may be allocated for an STA or a user.

[0130] The RU arrangement of Fig. 8 can be utilized not only in situations for multiple users (MUs) but also in situations for a single user (SU), in which case it is possible to use one 242-unit as shown at the bottom of Fig. 8. In this case, three DC tones can be inserted.

[0131] In the example of FIG. 8, RUs of various sizes, such as 26-RU, 52-RU, 106-RU, and 242-RU, are exemplified, but the specific sizes of these RUs may be reduced or expanded. Therefore, the specific size of each RU (i.e., the number of corresponding tones) in the present disclosure is not limited and is exemplary. In addition, in the present disclosure, within a given bandwidth (e.g., 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 MHz, ...), the number of RUs may vary depending on the RU size. In the examples of FIG. 9 and / or FIG. 10 described below, the fact that the size and / or number of RUs may be changed is the same as the example of FIG. 8.

[0132] Figure 9 is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of resource units (RUs) used on a 40 MHz band.

[0133] As in the example of FIG. 8 where RUs of various sizes were used, the example of FIG. 9 may also use 26-RU, 52-RU, 106-RU, 242-RU, 484-RU, etc. In addition, five DC tones may be inserted at the center frequency, 12 tones may be used as a guard band in the leftmost band of the 40 MHz band, and 11 tones may be used as a guard band in the rightmost band of the 40 MHz band.

[0134] Additionally, as shown, when used for a single user, 484-RU may be used.

[0135] Figure 10 is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of resource units (RUs) used on the 80 MHz band.

[0136] As in the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9 where RUs of various sizes were used, the example of FIG. 10 may also use 26-RU, 52-RU, 106-RU, 242-RU, 484-RU, 996-RU, etc. In addition, in the case of 80MHz PPDU, the RU arrangement of HE PPDU and EHT PPDU may be different, and the example of FIG. 10 shows an example of the RU arrangement for 80MHz EHT PPDU. In the example of FIG. 10, 12 tones are used as guard bands in the leftmost band of the 80MHz band, and 11 tones are used as guard bands in the rightmost band of the 80MHz band, which is the same for HE PPDU and EHT PPDU. Unlike the HE PPDU, which has seven DC tones inserted into the DC band and one 26-RU corresponding to 13 tones on each side of the DC band, the EHT PPDU has 23 DC tones inserted into the DC band and one 26-RU corresponding to 13 tones on each side of the DC band. Unlike the HE PPDU, which has one null subcarrier between the 242-RUs other than the center band, the EHT PPDU has five null subcarriers. In the HE PPDU, one 484-RU does not contain a null subcarrier, but in the EHT PPDU, one 484-RU contains five null subcarriers.

[0137] Also, as shown, when used for a single user, 996-RU can be used, in which case the insertion of 5 DC tones is common in both HE PPDU and EHT PPDU.

[0138] An EHT PPDU of 160MHz or higher may be configured with multiple 80MHz subblocks as shown in FIG. 10. The RU layout for each 80MHz subblock may be the same as the RU layout of the 80MHz EHT PPDU as shown in FIG. 10. If an 80MHz subblock of a 160MHz or 320MHz EHT PPDU is not punctured and the entire 80MHz subblock is used as part of an RU or MRU (Multiple RU), the 80MHz subblock may use 996-RU as shown in FIG. 10.

[0139] Here, an MRU corresponds to a group of subcarriers (or tones) composed of multiple RUs, and the multiple RUs constituting an MRU may be RUs of the same size or different sizes. For example, a single MRU may be defined as 52+26-tones, 106+26-tones, 484+242-tones, 996+484-tones, 996+484+242-tones, 2X996+484-tones, 3X996-tones, or 3X996+484-tones. Here, the multiple RUs constituting one MRU may correspond to RUs of small size (e.g., 26, 52, 106) or RUs of large size (e.g., 242, 484, 996, etc.). That is, a single MRU containing both small-sized RUs and large-sized RUs may not be configured / defined. Furthermore, multiple RUs constituting a single MRU may or may not be consecutive in the frequency domain.

[0140] If an 80MHz subblock contains RUs smaller than 996 tones, or portions of the 80MHz subblock are punctured, the 80MHz subblock may use RU layouts other than the 996-tone RUs.

[0141] The RU of the present disclosure can be used for uplink (UL) and / or downlink (DL) communication. For example, when trigger-based UL-MU communication is performed, an STA (e.g., an AP) transmitting a trigger can allocate a first RU (e.g., 26 / 52 / 106 / 242-RU, etc.) to a first STA and a second RU (e.g., 26 / 52 / 106 / 242-RU, etc.) to a second STA through trigger information (e.g., a trigger frame or triggered response scheduling (TRS)). Thereafter, the first STA can transmit a first trigger-based (TB) PPDU based on the first RU, and the second STA can transmit a second TB PPDU based on the second RU. The first / second TB PPDU can be transmitted to the AP in the same time interval.

[0142] For example, when a DL MU PPDU is configured, an STA (e.g., an AP) transmitting a DL MU PPDU may allocate a first RU (e.g., 26 / 52 / 106 / 242-RU, etc.) to a first STA, and a second RU (e.g., 26 / 52 / 106 / 242-RU, etc.) to a second STA. That is, the transmitting STA (e.g., the AP) may transmit X-STF (e.g., X is HE, EHT, etc.), X-LTF, and Data fields for the first STA through the first RU within one MU PPDU, and may transmit X-STF, X-LTF, and Data fields for the second STA through the second RU. Information about the arrangement of RUs may be signaled through an X-SIG (e.g., X is HE, EHT, U) field of the X-PPDU format.

[0143] Distributed resource units

[0144] Regulations in various regions may impose power spectral density (PSD) limitations in the sub-7GHz (e.g., 6GHz) band. For non-AP STAs in the low power indoor (LPI) band, the PSD limitation may be -1dBm / MHz. For example, for a conventional 52-tone RU, the maximum transmit (Tx) power may be approximately 6dBm.

[0145] Additionally, different restrictions may apply in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. For example, a PSD restriction of 10 dBm / MHz may apply in the EU / China / Japan / Korea in the 2.4 GHz band. This would result in a maximum Tx power of approximately 17 dBm for a conventional 52-tone RU. Bypassing the PSD restriction in the 5 GHz band would allow for higher transmit power. For example, the maximum transmit power for a conventional 52-tone RU is 24 dBm, which is still 6 dBm below the maximum allowable effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of 30 dBm.

[0146] Overcoming PSD limitations can increase transmit power, thereby improving spectral efficiency or extending range.

[0147] Considering that the PSD limit is defined per MHz for each STA, when distributing tones of small RUs over a wide bandwidth, the tones for each STA are non-contiguous, so each tone can be transmitted at high power. An RU including such distributed tones is called a distributed RU (DRU), and to distinguish it from an RU including continuous tones defined in a conventional wireless LAN system (e.g., a system according to IEEE 802.11ax, 11be, etc.) can be called a regular RU (RRU).

[0148] Compared to STAs transmitting on conventional RRUs, STAs transmitting on DRUs can use higher power. For example, a 52-tone DRU across 80 MHz has only one tone per MHz, whereas a 52-tone RRU has approximately 13 tones per MHz. Assuming a PSD limit of -1 dBm / MHz in the 6 GHz LPI band, using a DRU increases the transmit power by approximately 11 dB for a 52-tone RU. This increased transmit power allows for a higher MCS and longer range.

[0149] FIG. 11 is a drawing illustrating examples of DRUs to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0150] In the example of Fig. 11, STA1 transmits on DRU1, STA2 transmits on DRU2, and STA3 transmits on DRU3. Each STA can apply a transmission power boost by using a DRU. Compared to cases where RRUs of the same size are used, the DRU applies higher transmission power to all tones, and thus, spectral efficiency can be significantly improved. In this way, the DRU can be applied particularly usefully in UL-OFDMA.

[0151] APs can also utilize DRUs. In some cases, the AP may use only some of DRUs (DRU1, DRU2, and DRU3) to transmit DL-OFDMA to STAs, in which case the transmit power boost due to the use of DRUs may be applied.

[0152] To maximize power boost, tones within a single DRU can be distributed as far apart as possible. For example, a DRU containing one tone per MHz may be considered optimal. The size of a DRU (or the number of available tones contained in a DRU, i.e., the number of tones excluding unusable tones such as null tones, guard tones, and DC tones) can be defined to be the same as the size of an RRU (or the number of available tones contained in an RRU). This can minimize the impact on various technologies that are already defined based on RRUs. The table below shows examples of achievable power boost (in dB) for various DRUs distributed over different bandwidths. The examples in the table below assume the 6 GHz LPI band, and power boost can also be achieved in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands in other regions. For example, in an 80 MHz UL-OFDMA transmission by 8 users, if each user uses a 106-tone DRU, the overall performance can be improved by approximately 8.13 dB compared to when each user uses a 106-tone RRU. Thus, by using DRUs, the PSD limitation can be overcome and significant gains can be obtained.

[0153] 20MHz bandwidth 40MHz bandwidth 80MHz bandwidth 26-tone RU8.1311.1411.1452-tone RU6.378.1311.14106-tone RU3.366.378.13242-tone RU Not applicable 2.695.12484-tone RU Not applicable Not applicable 2.69

[0154] trigger frame

[0155] FIG. 12 is a drawing showing an exemplary format of a trigger frame to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0156] A trigger frame may allocate resources for the transmission of one or more TB PPDUs and request the transmission of TB PPDUs. The trigger frame may also include other information required by the STA transmitting the TB PPDU in response. The trigger frame may include common information and a user information list field in the frame body.

[0157] The common information field may include information that is common to one or more TB PPDU transmissions requested by a trigger frame, such as trigger type, UL length, presence of a subsequent trigger frame (e.g., More TF), whether CS (channel sensing) is required, UL BW (bandwidth), etc. Fig. 12 illustrates an example of an EHT variant common information field format.

[0158] The 4-bit trigger type subfield can have values ​​from 0 to 15. Among them, the values ​​0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the trigger type subfield are defined to correspond to basic, Beamforming Report Poll (BFRP), multi user-block acknowledgement request (MU-BAR), multi user-request to send (MU-RTS), Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP), groupcast with retries (GCR), MU-BAR, Bandwidth Query Report Poll (BQRP), and NDP Feedback Report Poll (NFRP), respectively, and the values ​​8 to 15 are defined as reserved.

[0159] Among the common information, the trigger dependent common info subfield may include information that is optionally included based on the trigger type.

[0160] A special user info field may be included within the trigger frame. The special user info field does not contain user-specific information, but rather extended common information not provided in the common information field.

[0161] A user information list contains zero or more user information fields. Figure 12 illustrates an example of an EHT variant user information field format.

[0162] The AID12 subfield basically indicates that it is a user information field for an STA with the corresponding AID. In addition, if the AID12 field has a predetermined specific value, it may be utilized for other purposes, such as allocating a random access (RA)-RU, or being configured in the form of a special user information field. The special user information field is a user information field that does not contain user-specific information, but contains extended common information not provided in the common information field. For example, the special user information field can be identified by the AID12 value of 2007, and the special user information field flag subfield within the common information field can indicate whether the special user information field is included.

[0163] The RU allocation subfield can indicate the size and location of an RU / MRU. For this purpose, the RU allocation subfield can be interpreted together with the PS160 (primary / secondary 160MHz) subfield of the user information field, the UL BW subfield of the common information field, etc.

[0164] For example, the mapping of B7-B1 of the RU Assignment subfield can be defined together with the settings of the B0 and PS160 subfields of the RU Assignment subfield as shown in Table 2 below. Table 2 shows an example of encoding of the PS160 subfield and the RU Assignment subfield of the EHT Variant User Information Field.

[0165]

[0166]

[0167]

[0168] When B0 of the RU Allocation subfield is set to 0, it may indicate that the RU / MRU allocation is applied to the primary 80 MHz channel, and when its value is set to 1, it may indicate that the RU allocation is applied to the secondary 80 MHz channel of the primary 160 MHz. When B0 of the RU Allocation subfield is set to 0, it may indicate that the RU / MRU allocation is applied to the lower 80 MHz of the secondary 160 MHz, and when its value is set to 1, it may indicate that the RU allocation is applied to the upper 80 MHz of the secondary 160 MHz.

[0169] In the trigger frame RU allocation table of Table 2, the parameter N can be calculated based on the formula N=2*X1+X0. For a bandwidth of 80 MHz or less, the values ​​of PS160, B0, X0, and X1 can be set to 0. For a bandwidth of 160 MHz and a bandwidth of 320 MHz, the values ​​of PS160, B0, X0, and X1 can be set as shown in Table 3. These settings represent the absolute frequency order for the primary and secondary 80 MHz and 160 MHz channels. The order from left to right represents the order from low frequency to high frequency. The primary 80 MHz channel is represented as P80, the secondary 80 MHz channel is represented as S80, and the secondary 160 MHz channel is represented as S160.

[0170]

[0171] DRU tone plan-based transmission and reception

[0172] As mentioned above, to overcome PSD limitations and improve power gain, a DRU using distributed tones / subcarriers rather than an RRU using continuous tones / subcarriers can be applied.

[0173] In this disclosure, for DRU-based transmission / reception via PPDU in a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel, definitions for DRU tone plans of various sizes and transmission / reception methods based thereon are described.

[0174] A tone plan for a 160 MHz bandwidth may include examples supporting conventional RRUs of various sizes (e.g., two of the 80 MHz subblocks of FIG. 10 (i.e., the RRUs of each 80 MHz subblock are identical to the example of FIG. 10)) and examples of DRUs of various sizes according to the present disclosure. In a tone plan for DRU application, the number of tones / subcarriers included in each DRU (i.e., DRU size) is the same as the number of tones / subcarriers included in the corresponding RRU (i.e., RRU size), but the positions of each tone / subcarrier in the frequency domain may be defined differently. For example, for a 160 MHz bandwidth, a tone plan can be defined that supports 26-tone DRU, 52-tone DRU, 106-tone DRU, 242-tone DRU, 484-tone DRU, and 996-tone DRU, but 2x996-tone DRU cannot support tone / subcarrier distribution and is therefore not included in the examples of this disclosure.

[0175] In the examples of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the number and positions of DC subcarriers, null subcarriers, and guard subcarriers in the DRU tone plan for a 160 MHz bandwidth are the same as those in the RRU tone plan for a 160 MHz bandwidth. That is, among the 2048 subcarriers within the 160 MHz bandwidth, the DC subcarriers may correspond to the 23 subcarriers in the middle of the 160 MHz bandwidth, and the guard subcarriers may correspond to the 12 leftmost subcarriers and the 11 rightmost subcarriers of the 160 MHz bandwidth.Null subcarriers are 130 for 26-tone DRU and 52-tone (subcarrier indices -1012, -959, -958, -905, -878, -825, -824, -771, -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -765, -712, -711, -658, -631, -578, -577, -524, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -514, -513, -512, -511, -510, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -500, -447, -446, -393, -366, -313, -312, -259, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, -253, -200, -199, -146, -119, -66, -65, -12, 12, 65, 66, 119, 146, 199, 200, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 312, 313, 366, 393, 446, 447, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, (507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 577, 578, 631, 658, 711, 712, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 824, 825, 878, 905, 958, 959, 1012).There are 98 null subcarriers for a 106-tone DRU (subcarrier indices -1012, -905, -878, -771, -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -765, -658, -631, -524, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -514, -513, -512, -511, -510, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -500, -393, -366, -259, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, -253, -146, -119, -12, 12, 119, 146, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 366, 393, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 631, 658, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 878, 905, 1012).Null subcarriers are 66 for 242-tone DRU and 484-tone DRU (subcarrier indices -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -514, -513, -512, -511, -510, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770). The null subcarriers can correspond to 10 (subcarrier indices -514, -513, -512, -511, -510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515) for a 996-tone DRU.That is, among the 130 null subcarriers considered in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU, 32 null subcarrier positions (subcarrier indices -959, -958, -825, -824, -712, -711, -578, -577, -447, -446, -313, -312, -200, -199, -66, -65, 65, 66, 199, 200, 312, 313, 446, 447, 577, 578, 711, 712, 824, 825, 958, 959) are used as available subcarriers in the 106-tone DRU, and among the 98 null subcarriers considered in the 106-tone DRU, 32 The null subcarrier positions (subcarrier indices -1012, -905, -878, -771, -765, -658, -631, -524, -500, -393, -366, -259, -253, -146, -119, -12, 12, 119, 146, 253, 259, 366, 393, 500, 524, 631, 658, 765, 771, 878, 905, 1012) are used as available subcarriers in the 242-tone DRU and the 484-tone DRU, and 56 of the 66 null subcarrier positions (subcarrier indices) considered in the 242-tone DRU and the 484-tone DRU are -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770) can be used as available subcarriers in the 996-tone DRU.In the following description, subcarriers other than DC subcarriers, null subcarriers, and guard subcarriers within the bandwidth may be referred to as available subcarriers.

[0176] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a DRU tone plan-based PPDU reception method of a first STA according to the present disclosure.

[0177] In step S1310, the first STA may generate a PPDU including one or more fields mapped onto one or more DRUs.

[0178] For example, one or more fields may contain a data field. That is, the data field of a PPDU may be generated by mapping onto one or more DRUs of different sizes.

[0179] If one or more DRUs include a single 26-tone DRU, the 26-tone DRU may be one of 72 predefined 26-tone DRUs, wherein the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU may include the nth lowest subcarrier among the available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel. Furthermore, the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU may include every 72th subcarrier, one of which may correspond to the nth lowest subcarrier described above.

[0180] For example, a first 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1011, -937, -863, -789, -708, -635, -560, -463, -388, -315, -234, -160, -86, 13, 87, 161, 235, 316, 389, 464, 561, 636, 709, 790, 864, 938. The second 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1010, -936, -862, -788, -707, -634, -559, -462, -387, -314, -233, -159, -85, 14, 88, 162, 236, 317, 390, 465, 562, 637, 710, 791, 865, 939. The third 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1009, -935, -861, -787, -706, -633, -558, -461, -386, -311, -232, -158, -84, 15, 89, 163, 237, 318, 391, 466, 563, 638, 713, 792, 866, 940. The fourth 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1008, -934, -860, -786, -705, -632, -557, -460, -385, -310, -231, -157, -83, 16, 90, 164, 238, 319, 392, 467, 564, 639, 714, 793, 867, 941. The fifth 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1007, -933, -859, -785, -704, -630, -556, -459, -384, -309, -230, -156, -82, 17, 91, 165, 239, 320, 394, 468, 565, 640, 715, 794, 868, 942.The sixth 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1006, -932, -858, -784, -703, -629, -555, -458, -383, -308, -229, -155, -81, 18, 92, 166, 240, 321, 395, 469, 566, 641, 716, 795, 869, 943. The seventh 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1005, -931, -857, -783, -702, -628, -554, -457, -382, -307, -228, -154, -80, 19, 93, 167, 241, 322, 396, 470, 567, 642, 717, 796, 870, 944. The 8th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1004, -930, -856, -782, -701, -627, -553, -456, -381, -306, -227, -153, -79, 20, 94, 168, 242, 323, 397, 471, 568, 643, 718, 797, 871, 945. The ninth 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1003, -929, -855, -781, -700, -626, -552, -455, -380, -305, -226, -152, -78, 21, 95, 169, 243, 324, 398, 472, 569, 644, 719, 798, 872, 946. The 10th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1002, -928, -854, -780, -699, -625, -551, -454, -379, -304, -225, -151, -77, 22, 96, 170, 244, 325, 399, 473, 570, 645, 720, 799, 873, 947.The 11th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1001, -927, -853, -779, -698, -624, -550, -453, -378, -303, -224, -150, -76, 23, 97, 171, 245, 326, 400, 474, 571, 646, 721, 800, 874, 948. The 12th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -1000, -926, -852, -778, -697, -623, -549, -452, -377, -302, -223, -149, -75, 24, 98, 172, 246, 327, 401, 475, 572, 647, 722, 801, 875, 949. The 13th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -999, -925, -851, -777, -696, -622, -548, -451, -376, -301, -222, -148, -74, 25, 99, 173, 247, 328, 402, 476, 573, 648, 723, 802, 876, 950. The 14th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -998, -924, -850, -776, -695, -621, -547, -450, -375, -300, -221, -147, -73, 26, 100, 174, 248, 329, 403, 477, 574, 649, 724, 803, 877, 951. The 15th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -997, -923, -849, -775, -694, -620, -546, -449, -374, -299, -220, -145, -72, 27, 101, 175, 249, 330, 404, 478, 575, 650, 725, 804, 879, 952.The 16th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -996, -922, -848, -774, -693, -619, -545, -448, -373, -298, -219, -144, -71, 28, 102, 176, 250, 331, 405, 479, 576, 651, 726, 805, 880, 953. The 17th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -995, -921, -847, -773, -692, -618, -544, -445, -372, -297, -218, -143, -70, 29, 103, 177, 251, 332, 406, 480, 579, 652, 727, 806, 881, 954. The 18th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -994, -920, -846, -772, -691, -617, -543, -444, -371, -296, -217, -142, -69, 30, 104, 178, 252, 333, 407, 481, 580, 653, 728, 807, 882, 955. The 19th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -993, -919, -845, -764, -690, -616, -542, -443, -370, -295, -216, -141, -68, 31, 105, 179, 260, 334, 408, 482, 581, 654, 729, 808, 883, 956. The 20th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -992, -918, -844, -763, -689, -615, -541, -442, -369, -294, -215, -140, -67, 32, 106, 180, 261, 335, 409, 483, 582, 655, 730, 809, 884, 957.The 21st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -991, -917, -843, -762, -688, -614, -540, -441, -368, -293, -214, -139, -64, 33, 107, 181, 262, 336, 410, 484, 583, 656, 731, 810, 885, 960. The 22nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -990, -916, -842, -761, -687, -613, -539, -440, -367, -292, -213, -138, -63, 34, 108, 182, 263, 337, 411, 485, 584, 657, 732, 811, 886, 961. The 23rd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -989, -915, -841, -760, -686, -612, -538, -439, -365, -291, -212, -137, -62, 35, 109, 183, 264, 338, 412, 486, 585, 659, 733, 812, 887, 962. The 24th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -988, -914, -840, -759, -685, -611, -537, -438, -364, -290, -211, -136, -61, 36, 110, 184, 265, 339, 413, 487, 586, 660, 734, 813, 888, 963. The 25th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -987, -913, -839, -758, -684, -610, -536, -437, -363, -289, -210, -135, -60, 37, 111, 185, 266, 340, 414, 488, 587, 661, 735, 814, 889, 964.The 26th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -986, -912, -838, -757, -683, -609, -535, -436, -362, -288, -209, -134, -59, 38, 112, 186, 267, 341, 415, 489, 588, 662, 736, 815, 890, 965. The 27th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -985, -911, -837, -756, -682, -608, -534, -435, -361, -287, -208, -133, -58, 39, 113, 187, 268, 342, 416, 490, 589, 663, 737, 816, 891, 966. The 28th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -984, -910, -836, -755, -681, -607, -533, -434, -360, -286, -207, -132, -57, 40, 114, 188, 269, 343, 417, 491, 590, 664, 738, 817, 892, 967. The 29th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -983, -909, -835, -754, -680, -606, -532, -433, -359, -285, -206, -131, -56, 41, 115, 189, 270, 344, 418, 492, 591, 665, 739, 818, 893, 968. The 30th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -982, -908, -834, -753, -679, -605, -531, -432, -358, -284, -205, -130, -55, 42, 116, 190, 271, 345, 419, 493, 592, 666, 740, 819, 894, 969.The 31st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -981, -907, -833, -752, -678, -604, -530, -431, -357, -283, -204, -129, -54, 43, 117, 191, 272, 346, 420, 494, 593, 667, 741, 820, 895, 970. The 32nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -980, -906, -832, -751, -677, -603, -529, -430, -356, -282, -203, -128, -53, 44, 118, 192, 273, 347, 421, 495, 594, 668, 742, 821, 896, 971. The 33rd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -979, -904, -831, -750, -676, -602, -528, -429, -355, -281, -202, -127, -52, 45, 120, 193, 274, 348, 422, 496, 595, 669, 743, 822, 897, 972. The 34th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -978, -903, -830, -749, -675, -601, -527, -428, -354, -280, -201, -126, -51, 46, 121, 194, 275, 349, 423, 497, 596, 670, 744, 823, 898, 973. The 35th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -977, -902, -829, -748, -674, -600, -526, -427, -353, -279, -198, -125, -50, 47, 122, 195, 276, 350, 424, 498, 597, 671, 745, 826, 899, 974.The 36th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -976, -901, -828, -747, -673, -599, -525, -426, -352, -278, -197, -124, -49, 48, 123, 196, 277, 351, 425, 499, 598, 672, 746, 827, 900, 975. The 37th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -975, -900, -827, -746, -672, -598, -499, -425, -351, -277, -196, -123, -48, 49, 124, 197, 278, 352, 426, 525, 599, 673, 747, 828, 901, 976. The 38th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -974, -899, -826, -745, -671, -597, -498, -424, -350, -276, -195, -122, -47, 50, 125, 198, 279, 353, 427, 526, 600, 674, 748, 829, 902, 977. The 39th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -973, -898, -823, -744, -670, -596, -497, -423, -349, -275, -194, -121, -46, 51, 126, 201, 280, 354, 428, 527, 601, 675, 749, 830, 903, 978. The 40th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -972, -897, -822, -743, -669, -595, -496, -422, -348, -274, -193, -120, -45, 52, 127, 202, 281, 355, 429, 528, 602, 676, 750, 831, 904, 979.The 41st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -971, -896, -821, -742, -668, -594, -495, -421, -347, -273, -192, -118, -44, 53, 128, 203, 282, 356, 430, 529, 603, 677, 751, 832, 906, 980. The 42nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -970, -895, -820, -741, -667, -593, -494, -420, -346, -272, -191, -117, -43, 54, 129, 204, 283, 357, 431, 530, 604, 678, 752, 833, 907, 981. The 43rd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -969, -894, -819, -740, -666, -592, -493, -419, -345, -271, -190, -116, -42, 55, 130, 205, 284, 358, 432, 531, 605, 679, 753, 834, 908, 982. The 44th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -968, -893, -818, -739, -665, -591, -492, -418, -344, -270, -189, -115, -41, 56, 131, 206, 285, 359, 433, 532, 606, 680, 754, 835, 909, 983. The 45th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -967, -892, -817, -738, -664, -590, -491, -417, -343, -269, -188, -114, -40, 57, 132, 207, 286, 360, 434, 533, 607, 681, 755, 836, 910, 984.The 46th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -966, -891, -816, -737, -663, -589, -490, -416, -342, -268, -187, -113, -39, 58, 133, 208, 287, 361, 435, 534, 608, 682, 756, 837, 911, 985. The 47th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -965, -890, -815, -736, -662, -588, -489, -415, -341, -267, -186, -112, -38, 59, 134, 209, 288, 362, 436, 535, 609, 683, 757, 838, 912, 986. The 48th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -964, -889, -814, -735, -661, -587, -488, -414, -340, -266, -185, -111, -37, 60, 135, 210, 289, 363, 437, 536, 610, 684, 758, 839, 913, 987. The 49th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -963, -888, -813, -734, -660, -586, -487, -413, -339, -265, -184, -110, -36, 61, 136, 211, 290, 364, 438, 537, 611, 685, 759, 840, 914, 988. The 50th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -962, -887, -812, -733, -659, -585, -486, -412, -338, -264, -183, -109, -35, 62, 137, 212, 291, 365, 439, 538, 612, 686, 760, 841, 915, 989.The 51st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -961, -886, -811, -732, -657, -584, -485, -411, -337, -263, -182, -108, -34, 63, 138, 213, 292, 367, 440, 539, 613, 687, 761, 842, 916, 990. The 52nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -960, -885, -810, -731, -656, -583, -484, -410, -336, -262, -181, -107, -33, 64, 139, 214, 293, 368, 441, 540, 614, 688, 762, 843, 917, 991. The 53rd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -957, -884, -809, -730, -655, -582, -483, -409, -335, -261, -180, -106, -32, 67, 140, 215, 294, 369, 442, 541, 615, 689, 763, 844, 918, 992. The 54th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -956, -883, -808, -729, -654, -581, -482, -408, -334, -260, -179, -105, -31, 68, 141, 216, 295, 370, 443, 542, 616, 690, 764, 845, 919, 993. The 55th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -955, -882, -807, -728, -653, -580, -481, -407, -333, -252, -178, -104, -30, 69, 142, 217, 296, 371, 444, 543, 617, 691, 772, 846, 920, 994.The 56th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -954, -881, -806, -727, -652, -579, -480, -406, -332, -251, -177, -103, -29, 70, 143, 218, 297, 372, 445, 544, 618, 692, 773, 847, 921, 995. The 57th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -953, -880, -805, -726, -651, -576, -479, -405, -331, -250, -176, -102, -28, 71, 144, 219, 298, 373, 448, 545, 619, 693, 774, 848, 922, 996. The 58th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -952, -879, -804, -725, -650, -575, -478, -404, -330, -249, -175, -101, -27, 72, 145, 220, 299, 374, 449, 546, 620, 694, 775, 849, 923, 997. The 59th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -951, -877, -803, -724, -649, -574, -477, -403, -329, -248, -174, -100, -26, 73, 147, 221, 300, 375, 450, 547, 621, 695, 776, 850, 924, 998. The 60th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -950, -876, -802, -723, -648, -573, -476, -402, -328, -247, -173, -99, -25, 74, 148, 222, 301, 376, 451, 548, 622, 696, 777, 851, 925, 999.The 61st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -949, -875, -801, -722, -647, -572, -475, -401, -327, -246, -172, -98, -24, 75, 149, 223, 302, 377, 452, 549, 623, 697, 778, 852, 926, 1000. The 62nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -948, -874, -800, -721, -646, -571, -474, -400, -326, -245, -171, -97, -23, 76, 150, 224, 303, 378, 453, 550, 624, 698, 779, 853, 927, 1001. The 63rd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -947, -873, -799, -720, -645, -570, -473, -399, -325, -244, -170, -96, -22, 77, 151, 225, 304, 379, 454, 551, 625, 699, 780, 854, 928, 1002. The 64th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -946, -872, -798, -719, -644, -569, -472, -398, -324, -243, -169, -95, -21, 78, 152, 226, 305, 380, 455, 552, 626, 700, 781, 855, 929, 1003. The 65th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -945, -871, -797, -718, -643, -568, -471, -397, -323, -242, -168, -94, -20, 79, 153, 227, 306, 381, 456, 553, 627, 701, 782, 856, 930, 1004.The 66th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -944, -870, -796, -717, -642, -567, -470, -396, -322, -241, -167, -93, -19, 80, 154, 228, 307, 382, ​​457, 554, 628, 702, 783, 857, 931, 1005. The 67th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -943, -869, -795, -716, -641, -566, -469, -395, -321, -240, -166, -92, -18, 81, 155, 229, 308, 383, 458, 555, 629, 703, 784, 858, 932, 1006. The 68th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -942, -868, -794, -715, -640, -565, -468, -394, -320, -239, -165, -91, -17, 82, 156, 230, 309, 384, 459, 556, 630, 704, 785, 859, 933, 1007. The 69th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -941, -867, -793, -714, -639, -564, -467, -392, -319, -238, -164, -90, -16, 83, 157, 231, 310, 385, 460, 557, 632, 705, 786, 860, 934, 1008. The 70th 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -940, -866, -792, -713, -638, -563, -466, -391, -318, -237, -163, -89, -15, 84, 158, 232, 311, 386, 461, 558, 633, 706, 787, 861, 935, 1009.The 71st 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -939, -865, -791, -710, -637, -562, -465, -390, -317, -236, -162, -88, -14, 85, 159, 233, 314, 387, 462, 559, 634, 707, 788, 862, 936, 1010. The 72nd 26-tone DRU may include subcarrier indices -938, -864, -790, -709, -636, -561, -464, -389, -316, -235, -161, -87, -13, 86, 160, 234, 315, 388, 463, 560, 635, 708, 789, 863, 937, 1011.

[0181] Based on one or more DRUs including any one 52-ton DRU, the 52-ton DRU may be one of the 32 predefined 52-ton DRUs.

[0182] For example, a first 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the first 26-ton DRU and the thirty-seventh 26-ton DRU. A second 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the second 26-ton DRU and the thirty-eighth 26-ton DRU. A third 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the third 26-ton DRU and the thirty-ninth 26-ton DRU. A fourth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the fourth 26-ton DRU and the fortieth 26-ton DRU. A fifth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the sixth 26-ton DRU and the forty-second 26-ton DRU. The sixth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the seventh 26-ton DRU and the forty-third 26-ton DRU. The seventh 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the eighth 26-ton DRU and the forty-fourth 26-ton DRU. The eighth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the ninth 26-ton DRU and the forty-fifth 26-ton DRU. The ninth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the tenth 26-ton DRU and the forty-sixth 26-ton DRU. The tenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the eleventh 26-ton DRU and the forty-seventh 26-ton DRU. The eleventh 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the twelfth 26-ton DRU and the forty-eighth 26-ton DRU. The twelfth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the thirteenth 26-ton DRU and the forty-ninth 26-ton DRU. The thirteenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the fifteenth 26-ton DRU and the fifty-first 26-ton DRU.The fourteenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the sixteenth 26-ton DRU and the fifty-second 26-ton DRU. The fifteenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the seventeenth 26-ton DRU and the fifty-third 26-ton DRU. The sixteenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the eighteenth 26-ton DRU and the fifty-fourth 26-ton DRU. The seventeenth 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the nineteenth 26-ton DRU and the fifty-fifth 26-ton DRU. The 18th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 20th 26-ton DRU and the 56th 26-ton DRU. The 19th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 21st 26-ton DRU and the 57th 26-ton DRU. The 20th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 22nd 26-ton DRU and the 58th 26-ton DRU. The 21st 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 24th 26-ton DRU and the 60th 26-ton DRU. The 22nd 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 25th 26-ton DRU and the 61st 26-ton DRU. The 23rd 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 26th 26-ton DRU and the 62nd 26-ton DRU. The 24th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 27th 26-ton DRU and the 63rd 26-ton DRU. The 25th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 28th 26-ton DRU and the 64th 26-ton DRU. The 26th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 29th 26-ton DRU and the 65th 26-ton DRU.The 27th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 30th 26-ton DRU and the 66th 26-ton DRU. The 28th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 31st 26-ton DRU and the 67th 26-ton DRU. The 29th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 33rd 26-ton DRU and the 69th 26-ton DRU. The 30th 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 34th 26-ton DRU and the 70th 26-ton DRU. The 31st 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 35th 26-ton DRU and the 71st 26-ton DRU. The 32nd 52-ton DRU may include subcarriers included in the 36th 26-ton DRU and the 72nd 26-ton DRU.

[0183] Based on one or more DRUs including any one 106-ton DRU, the 106-ton DRU may be one of the 16 predefined 106-ton DRUs.

[0184] For example, a first 106-tone DRU may include a first group corresponding to subcarriers included in the first 52-tone DRU and the seventeenth 52-tone DRU, and two of the 32 null subcarriers. A second 106-tone DRU may include a second group corresponding to subcarriers included in the second 52-tone DRU and the eighteenth 52-tone DRU, and two of the other 32 null subcarriers. A third 106-tone DRU may include a third group corresponding to subcarriers included in the third 52-tone DRU and the nineteenth 52-tone DRU, and two of the other 32 null subcarriers. The fourth 106-tone DRU may include a fourth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the fourth 52-tone DRU and the twentieth 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The fifth 106-tone DRU may include a fifth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the fifth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-first 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The sixth 106-tone DRU may include a sixth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the sixth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-second 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The seventh 106-tone DRU may include a seventh group corresponding to subcarriers included in the seventh 52-tone DRU and the twenty-third 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The eighth 106-tone DRU may include a eighth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the eighth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-fourth 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The ninth 106-tone DRU may include a ninth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the ninth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-fifth 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers.The tenth 106-tone DRU may include a tenth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the tenth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-sixth 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The eleventh 106-tone DRU may include a eleventh group corresponding to subcarriers included in the eleventh 52-tone DRU and the twenty-seventh 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The twelfth 106-tone DRU may include a twelfth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the twelfth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-eighth 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The 13th 106-tone DRU may include a 13th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 13th 52-tone DRU and the 29th 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The 14th 106-tone DRU may include a 14th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 14th 52-tone DRU and the 30th 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The 15th 106-tone DRU may include a 15th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 15th 52-tone DRU and the 31st 52-tone DRU, and another two of the 32 null subcarriers. The 16th 106-tone DRU may include a 16th group corresponding to the subcarriers included in the 16th 52-tone DRU and the 32nd 52-tone DRU, and another 2 of the 32 null subcarriers.

[0185] Here, if the indices of 32 null subcarriers corresponding to the candidates of available subcarriers in the 106-tone DRU are -959, -958, -825, -824, -712, -711, -578, -577, -447, -446, -313, -312, -200, -199, -66, -65, 65, 66, 199, 200, 312, 313, 446, 447, 577, 578, 711, 712, 824, 825, 958, 959, then among the 1st to 16th groups of null subcarriers, one includes the 1st and 17th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, and the other includes the 1st and 17th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices. One includes the 2nd and 18th subcarrier indices, another includes the 3rd and 19th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 4th and 20th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 5th and 21st subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 6th and 22nd subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 7th and 23rd subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 8th and 24th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 9th and 25th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 10th and 26th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, and another includes the 32 One of the null subcarrier indices includes the 11th and 27th subcarrier indices, another includes the 12th and 28th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices, and another includes the 13th and 29th subcarrier indices of the 32 null subcarrier indices.Another one may include the 14th and 30th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another one may include the 15th and 31st subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, and another one may include the 16th and 32nd subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices.

[0186] Based on one or more DRUs including any one 242-ton DRU, the 242-ton DRU may be one of eight predefined 242-ton DRUs.

[0187] For example, a first 242-tone DRU may include a seventeenth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the first 106-tone DRU, the ninth 106-tone DRU, and the fifth 26-tone DRU, and four of the other 32 null subcarriers. A second 242-tone DRU may include an eighteenth group corresponding to subcarriers included in the second 106-tone DRU, the tenth 106-tone DRU, and the fourteenth 26-tone DRU, and four of the other 32 null subcarriers. The third 242-ton DRU includes a 19th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the third 106-ton DRU, the 11th 106-ton DRU, and the 23rd 26-ton DRU, and another 4 of the other 32 null subcarriers; the fourth 242-ton DRU includes a 20th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the fourth 106-ton DRU, the 12th 106-ton DRU, and the 32nd 26-ton DRU, and another 4 of the other 32 null subcarriers; and the fifth 242-ton DRU includes a 20th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the fifth 106-ton DRU, the 13th 106-ton DRU, and the 41st 26-ton DRU, and another 32 null subcarriers. The sixth 242-tone DRU may include a 21st group corresponding to another 4 of the subcarriers, the 6th 106-tone DRU may include a 22nd group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 6th 106-tone DRU, the 14th 106-tone DRU, and the 50th 26-tone DRU, and another 4 of the other 32 null subcarriers, and the 7th 242-tone DRU may include a 23rd group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 7th 106-tone DRU, the 15th 106-tone DRU, and the 59th 26-tone DRU, and another 4 of the other 32 null subcarriers.The eighth 242-ton DRU may include a 24th group corresponding to the subcarriers included in the eighth 106-ton DRU, the sixteenth 106-ton DRU, and the sixty-eighth 26-ton DRU, and another four of the other 32 null subcarriers.

[0188] Here, if the indices of the other 32 null subcarriers corresponding to the candidates for the available subcarriers in the 242-tone DRU are -1012, -905, -878, -771, -765, -658, -631, -524, -500, -393, -366, -259, -253, -146, -119, -12, 12, 119, 146, 253, 259, 366, 393, 500, 524, 631, 658, 765, 771, 878, 905, 1012, then one of the 17th to 24th groups of null subcarriers is the 1st, 9th, 17th, and 25th among the 32 null subcarrier indices. one includes the 2nd, 10th, 18th, and 26th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 3rd, 11th, 19th, and 27th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 4th, 12th, 20th, and 28th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 5th, 13th, 21st, and 29th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 6th, 14th, 22nd, and 30th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, another includes the 7th, 15th, 23rd, and 31st subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, and another includes the 3rd, 11th, 19th, and 27th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices. It may include the 8th, 16th, 24th, and 32nd subcarrier indices.

[0189] Based on one or more DRUs including any one 484-ton DRU, the 484-ton DRU may be one of four predefined 242-ton DRUs.

[0190] For example, a first 484-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the first 242-tone DRU and the fifth 242-tone DRU. A second 484-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the second 242-tone DRU and the sixth 242-tone DRU. A third 484-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the third 242-tone DRU and the seventh 242-tone DRU. A fourth 484-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the fourth 242-tone DRU and the eighth 242-tone DRU.

[0191] Based on one or more DRUs containing a 996-ton DRU, the 996-ton DRU may be one of two predefined 996-ton DRUs.

[0192] For example, a first 996-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the first 484-tone DRU and the third 484-tone DRU, and a 25th group corresponding to 28 of the 56 null subcarriers. A second 996-tone DRU may include subcarriers included in the second 484-tone DRU and the fourth 484-tone DRU, and a 26th group corresponding to another 28 of the 56 null subcarriers.

[0193] Here, the indices of the aforementioned 56 null subcarriers corresponding to the candidates of available subcarriers in the 996-tone DRU are -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, In the case of 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, among the 25th group and the 26th group of null subcarriers, one may include an odd subcarrier index among the 56 null subcarrier indices, and the other may include an even subcarrier index among the 56 null subcarrier indices.

[0194] The above DRU tonnage plan is exemplary and the tonnage / subcarriers included in the 26-ton DRU, 52-ton DRU, 106-ton DRU, 242-ton DRU, 484-ton DRU, and 996-ton DRU may be defined according to various other examples described below.

[0195] If the aforementioned 160 MHz channel corresponds to a portion of a bandwidth exceeding 160 MHz, the subcarrier indices included in each of the one or more DRUs for the 160 MHz channel may be shifted according to their positions within the bandwidth exceeding 160 MHz. For reference in the following description, the set of subcarrier indices included in each of the one or more DRUs for a channel of x MHz in a bandwidth of y MHz may be denoted as S_x_y.

[0196] For example, the DRU subcarrier index (the first S_160_240) for the left 160MHz channel among two 160MHz channels in the 240MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by subtracting 512 from the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth. The DRU subcarrier index (the second S_160_240) for the right 160MHz channel in the 240MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by adding 512 to the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth.

[0197] For example, the DRU subcarrier index (the first S_160_320) for the left 160MHz channel among two 160MHz channels in the 320MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by subtracting 1024 from the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth. The DRU subcarrier index (the second S_160_320) for the right 160MHz channel in the 320MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by adding 1024 to the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth.

[0198] For example, the DRU subcarrier index (the first S_160_480) for the left 160MHz channel among three 160MHz channels in the 480MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by subtracting 2048 from the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth. The DRU subcarrier index (the second S_160_480) for the middle 160MHz channel in the 480MHz bandwidth may correspond to the same value as the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth. The DRU subcarrier index (the third S_160_480) for the right 160MHz channel in the 480MHz bandwidth may correspond to a value obtained by adding 2048 to the DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) for the 160MHz channel in the 160MHz bandwidth.

[0199] For example, the DRU subcarrier indices (the first and second S_160_640) for the two left 160 MHz channels among the four 160 MHz channels in the 640 MHz bandwidth may correspond to the values ​​obtained by subtracting 2048 from the DRU subcarrier indices (the first and second S_160_320) for the two 160 MHz channels in the 320 MHz bandwidth, respectively. The DRU subcarrier indices (the third and fourth S_160_640) for the two right 160 MHz channels in the 640 MHz bandwidth may correspond to the values ​​obtained by adding 2048 to the DRU subcarrier indices (the first and second S_160_320) for the two 160 MHz channels in the 320 MHz bandwidth, respectively.

[0200] In step S1320, the first STA can transmit a PPDU to one or more second STAs over a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel.

[0201] One or more DRUs may be indicated based on RU allocation information included in the corresponding PPDU. For example, the corresponding PPDU may be a downlink PPDU (or DL-OFDMA PPDU).

[0202] Alternatively, one or more DRUs may be indicated based on RU allocation information included in the trigger frame that triggers transmission of the corresponding PPDU. For example, the corresponding PPDU may be a TB PPDU (or UL-OFDMA PPDU).

[0203] The method described in the example of FIG. 13 may be performed by the first device (100) of FIG. 1. For example, one or more processors (102) of the first device (100) of FIG. 1 may be configured to generate a PPDU including one or more fields mapped to one or more DRUs and transmit the PPDU to one or more second STAs on a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel. Furthermore, one or more memories (104) of the first device (100) may store commands for performing the method described in the example of FIG. 13 or the examples described below when executed by one or more processors (102).

[0204] FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of a DRU tone plan-based PPDU transmission method of a second STA according to the present disclosure.

[0205] In step S1410, the second STA may receive a PPDU including one or more fields from the first STA over a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel.

[0206] In step S1420, the second STA can decode one or more fields mapped on one or more DRUs.

[0207] For example, the second STA may determine the number and positions of tones / subcarriers of one or more DRUs to which one or more fields (e.g., data fields) in the PPDU transmitted by the first STA are mapped based on RU allocation information included in the PPDU or based on RU allocation information included in a trigger frame that triggers transmission of the PPDU. Based on this, the second STA may decode one or more fields mapped to the one or more DRUs.

[0208] The various sizes (or number of tones / subcarriers) and locations of one or more DRUs are the same as those described in the example of Fig. 13, so redundant descriptions are omitted.

[0209] The method described in the example of FIG. 14 may be performed by the second device (200) of FIG. 1. For example, one or more processors (202) of the second device (200) of FIG. 1 may be configured to receive a PPDU including one or more fields from the first STA over a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel, and to decode the one or more fields mapped onto one or more DRUs. Furthermore, one or more memories (204) of the second device (200) may store commands for performing the method described in the example of FIG. 14 or the examples described below when executed by one or more processors (202).

[0210] The examples of FIGS. 13 and 14 may correspond to some of the various examples of the present disclosure. Below, various examples of the present disclosure, including the examples of FIGS. 13 and 14, will be described in more detail.

[0211] In the embodiments described below, the DRU index (i.e., DRU-n) or the nth DRU may correspond to a position in the frequency domain, or may be assigned regardless of the position in the frequency domain. In the embodiments described below, for clarity of explanation, it is assumed that a relatively low DRU index includes a relatively low tone / subcarrier, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the DRU index may be assigned in various ways to distinguish different DRUs.

[0212] Additionally, in the following description, the subcarrier index is assumed to correspond to the position in the frequency domain, assuming that the index of the DC subcarrier is 0, and the term subcarrier can be replaced with tone.

[0213] Also, in the description below, the expression a:b:c for subcarrier indices means every b subcarrier indices from a to c. Also, in the description below, +-{a:b:c} means {-a:b:-c, a:b:c}. Also, in the description below, +-{a, b, c} means {-a, -b, -c, a, b, c}.

[0214] Example 1

[0215] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices that constitute a 26-tone DRU are described.

[0216] Example 1-1

[0217] This embodiment describes a method of assigning one subcarrier to each of the 72 26-tone DRUs, sequentially from the lowest available subcarrier to the highest available subcarrier. For example, each of the 72 26-tone DRUs may include the following subcarriers:

[0218] 26-ton DRU-1: -1011, -937, -863, -789, -708, -635, -560, -463, -388, -315, -234, -160, -86, 13, 87, 161, 235, 316, 389, 464, 561, 636, 709, 790, 864, 938

[0219] 26-ton DRU-2: -1010, -936, -862, -788, -707, -634, -559, -462, -387, -314, -233, -159, -85, 14, 88, 162, 236, 317, 390, 465, 562, 637, 710, 791, 865, 939

[0220] 26-ton DRU-3: -1009, -935, -861, -787, -706, -633, -558, -461, -386, -311, -232, -158, -84, 15, 89, 163, 237, 318, 391, 466, 563, 638, 713, 792, 866, 940

[0221] 26-ton DRU-4: -1008, -934, -860, -786, -705, -632, -557, -460, -385, -310, -231, -157, -83, 16, 90, 164, 238, 319, 392, 467, 564, 639, 714, 793, 867, 941

[0222] 26-ton DRU-5: -1007, -933, -859, -785, -704, -630, -556, -459, -384, -309, -230, -156, -82, 17, 91, 165, 239, 320, 394, 468, 565, 640, 715, 794, 868, 942

[0223] 26-ton DRU-6: -1006, -932, -858, -784, -703, -629, -555, -458, -383, -308, -229, -155, -81, 18, 92, 166, 240, 321, 395, 469, 566, 641, 716, 795, 869, 943

[0224] 26-ton DRU-7: -1005, -931, -857, -783, -702, -628, -554, -457, -382, -307, -228, -154, -80, 19, 93, 167, 241, 322, 396, 470, 567, 642, 717, 796, 870, 944

[0225] 26-ton DRU-8: -1004, -930, -856, -782, -701, -627, -553, -456, -381, -306, -227, -153, -79, 20, 94, 168, 242, 323, 397, 471, 568, 643, 718, 797, 871, 945

[0226] 26-ton DRU-9: -1003, -929, -855, -781, -700, -626, -552, -455, -380, -305, -226, -152, -78, 21, 95, 169, 243, 324, 398, 472, 569, 644, 719, 798, 872, 946

[0227] 26-ton DRU-10: -1002, -928, -854, -780, -699, -625, -551, -454, -379, -304, -225, -151, -77, 22, 96, 170, 244, 325, 399, 473, 570, 645, 720, 799, 873, 947

[0228] 26-ton DRU-11: -1001, -927, -853, -779, -698, -624, -550, -453, -378, -303, -224, -150, -76, 23, 97, 171, 245, 326, 400, 474, 571, 646, 721, 800, 874, 948

[0229] 26-ton DRU-12: -1000, -926, -852, -778, -697, -623, -549, -452, -377, -302, -223, -149, -75, 24, 98, 172, 246, 327, 401, 475, 572, 647, 722, 801, 875, 949

[0230] 26-ton DRU-13: -999, -925, -851, -777, -696, -622, -548, -451, -376, -301, -222, -148, -74, 25, 99, 173, 247, 328, 402, 476, 573, 648, 723, 802, 876, 950

[0231] 26-ton DRU-14: -998, -924, -850, -776, -695, -621, -547, -450, -375, -300, -221, -147, -73, 26, 100, 174, 248, 329, 403, 477, 574, 649, 724, 803, 877, 951

[0232] 26-ton DRU-15: -997, -923, -849, -775, -694, -620, -546, -449, -374, -299, -220, -145, -72, 27, 101, 175, 249, 330, 404, 478, 575, 650, 725, 804, 879, 952

[0233] 26-ton DRU-16: -996, -922, -848, -774, -693, -619, -545, -448, -373, -298, -219, -144, -71, 28, 102, 176, 250, 331, 405, 479, 576, 651, 726, 805, 880, 953

[0234] 26-ton DRU-17: -995, -921, -847, -773, -692, -618, -544, -445, -372, -297, -218, -143, -70, 29, 103, 177, 251, 332, 406, 480, 579, 652, 727, 806, 881, 954

[0235] 26-ton DRU-18: -994, -920, -846, -772, -691, -617, -543, -444, -371, -296, -217, -142, -69, 30, 104, 178, 252, 333, 407, 481, 580, 653, 728, 807, 882, 955

[0236] 26-ton DRU-19: -993, -919, -845, -764, -690, -616, -542, -443, -370, -295, -216, -141, -68, 31, 105, 179, 260, 334, 408, 482, 581, 654, 729, 808, 883, 956

[0237] 26-ton DRU-20: -992, -918, -844, -763, -689, -615, -541, -442, -369, -294, -215, -140, -67, 32, 106, 180, 261, 335, 409, 483, 582, 655, 730, 809, 884, 957

[0238] 26-ton DRU-21: -991, -917, -843, -762, -688, -614, -540, -441, -368, -293, -214, -139, -64, 33, 107, 181, 262, 336, 410, 484, 583, 656, 731, 810, 885, 960

[0239] 26-ton DRU-22: -990, -916, -842, -761, -687, -613, -539, -440, -367, -292, -213, -138, -63, 34, 108, 182, 263, 337, 411, 485, 584, 657, 732, 811, 886, 961

[0240] 26-ton DRU-23: -989, -915, -841, -760, -686, -612, -538, -439, -365, -291, -212, -137, -62, 35, 109, 183, 264, 338, 412, 486, 585, 659, 733, 812, 887, 962

[0241] 26-ton DRU-24: -988, -914, -840, -759, -685, -611, -537, -438, -364, -290, -211, -136, -61, 36, 110, 184, 265, 339, 413, 487, 586, 660, 734, 813, 888, 963

[0242] 26-ton DRU-25: -987, -913, -839, -758, -684, -610, -536, -437, -363, -289, -210, -135, -60, 37, 111, 185, 266, 340, 414, 488, 587, 661, 735, 814, 889, 964

[0243] 26-ton DRU-26: -986, -912, -838, -757, -683, -609, -535, -436, -362, -288, -209, -134, -59, 38, 112, 186, 267, 341, 415, 489, 588, 662, 736, 815, 890, 965

[0244] 26-ton DRU-27: -985, -911, -837, -756, -682, -608, -534, -435, -361, -287, -208, -133, -58, 39, 113, 187, 268, 342, 416, 490, 589, 663, 737, 816, 891, 966

[0245] 26-ton DRU-28: -984, -910, -836, -755, -681, -607, -533, -434, -360, -286, -207, -132, -57, 40, 114, 188, 269, 343, 417, 491, 590, 664, 738, 817, 892, 967

[0246] 26-ton DRU-29: -983, -909, -835, -754, -680, -606, -532, -433, -359, -285, -206, -131, -56, 41, 115, 189, 270, 344, 418, 492, 591, 665, 739, 818, 893, 968

[0247] 26-ton DRU-30: -982, -908, -834, -753, -679, -605, -531, -432, -358, -284, -205, -130, -55, 42, 116, 190, 271, 345, 419, 493, 592, 666, 740, 819, 894, 969

[0248] 26-ton DRU-31: -981, -907, -833, -752, -678, -604, -530, -431, -357, -283, -204, -129, -54, 43, 117, 191, 272, 346, 420, 494, 593, 667, 741, 820, 895, 970

[0249] 26-ton DRU-32: -980, -906, -832, -751, -677, -603, -529, -430, -356, -282, -203, -128, -53, 44, 118, 192, 273, 347, 421, 495, 594, 668, 742, 821, 896, 971

[0250] 26-ton DRU-33: -979, -904, -831, -750, -676, -602, -528, -429, -355, -281, -202, -127, -52, 45, 120, 193, 274, 348, 422, 496, 595, 669, 743, 822, 897, 972

[0251] 26-ton DRU-34: -978, -903, -830, -749, -675, -601, -527, -428, -354, -280, -201, -126, -51, 46, 121, 194, 275, 349, 423, 497, 596, 670, 744, 823, 898, 973

[0252] 26-ton DRU-35: -977, -902, -829, -748, -674, -600, -526, -427, -353, -279, -198, -125, -50, 47, 122, 195, 276, 350, 424, 498, 597, 671, 745, 826, 899, 974

[0253] 26-ton DRU-36: -976, -901, -828, -747, -673, -599, -525, -426, -352, -278, -197, -124, -49, 48, 123, 196, 277, 351, 425, 499, 598, 672, 746, 827, 900, 975

[0254] 26-ton DRU-37: -975, -900, -827, -746, -672, -598, -499, -425, -351, -277, -196, -123, -48, 49, 124, 197, 278, 352, 426, 525, 599, 673, 747, 828, 901, 976

[0255] 26-ton DRU-38: -974, -899, -826, -745, -671, -597, -498, -424, -350, -276, -195, -122, -47, 50, 125, 198, 279, 353, 427, 526, 600, 674, 748, 829, 902, 977

[0256] 26-ton DRU-39: -973, -898, -823, -744, -670, -596, -497, -423, -349, -275, -194, -121, -46, 51, 126, 201, 280, 354, 428, 527, 601, 675, 749, 830, 903, 978

[0257] 26-ton DRU-40: -972, -897, -822, -743, -669, -595, -496, -422, -348, -274, -193, -120, -45, 52, 127, 202, 281, 355, 429, 528, 602, 676, 750, 831, 904, 979

[0258] 26-ton DRU-41: -971, -896, -821, -742, -668, -594, -495, -421, -347, -273, -192, -118, -44, 53, 128, 203, 282, 356, 430, 529, 603, 677, 751, 832, 906, 980

[0259] 26-ton DRU-42: -970, -895, -820, -741, -667, -593, -494, -420, -346, -272, -191, -117, -43, 54, 129, 204, 283, 357, 431, 530, 604, 678, 752, 833, 907, 981

[0260] 26-ton DRU-43: -969, -894, -819, -740, -666, -592, -493, -419, -345, -271, -190, -116, -42, 55, 130, 205, 284, 358, 432, 531, 605, 679, 753, 834, 908, 982

[0261] 26-ton DRU-44: -968, -893, -818, -739, -665, -591, -492, -418, -344, -270, -189, -115, -41, 56, 131, 206, 285, 359, 433, 532, 606, 680, 754, 835, 909, 983

[0262] 26-ton DRU-45: -967, -892, -817, -738, -664, -590, -491, -417, -343, -269, -188, -114, -40, 57, 132, 207, 286, 360, 434, 533, 607, 681, 755, 836, 910, 984

[0263] 26-ton DRU-46: -966, -891, -816, -737, -663, -589, -490, -416, -342, -268, -187, -113, -39, 58, 133, 208, 287, 361, 435, 534, 608, 682, 756, 837, 911, 985

[0264] 26-ton DRU-47: -965, -890, -815, -736, -662, -588, -489, -415, -341, -267, -186, -112, -38, 59, 134, 209, 288, 362, 436, 535, 609, 683, 757, 838, 912, 986

[0265] 26-ton DRU-48: -964, -889, -814, -735, -661, -587, -488, -414, -340, -266, -185, -111, -37, 60, 135, 210, 289, 363, 437, 536, 610, 684, 758, 839, 913, 987

[0266] 26-ton DRU-49: -963, -888, -813, -734, -660, -586, -487, -413, -339, -265, -184, -110, -36, 61, 136, 211, 290, 364, 438, 537, 611, 685, 759, 840, 914, 988

[0267] 26-ton DRU-50: -962, -887, -812, -733, -659, -585, -486, -412, -338, -264, -183, -109, -35, 62, 137, 212, 291, 365, 439, 538, 612, 686, 760, 841, 915, 989

[0268] 26-ton DRU-51: -961, -886, -811, -732, -657, -584, -485, -411, -337, -263, -182, -108, -34, 63, 138, 213, 292, 367, 440, 539, 613, 687, 761, 842, 916, 990

[0269] 26-ton DRU-52: -960, -885, -810, -731, -656, -583, -484, -410, -336, -262, -181, -107, -33, 64, 139, 214, 293, 368, 441, 540, 614, 688, 762, 843, 917, 991

[0270] 26-ton DRU-53: -957, -884, -809, -730, -655, -582, -483, -409, -335, -261, -180, -106, -32, 67, 140, 215, 294, 369, 442, 541, 615, 689, 763, 844, 918, 992

[0271] 26-ton DRU-54: -956, -883, -808, -729, -654, -581, -482, -408, -334, -260, -179, -105, -31, 68, 141, 216, 295, 370, 443, 542, 616, 690, 764, 845, 919, 993

[0272] 26-ton DRU-55: -955, -882, -807, -728, -653, -580, -481, -407, -333, -252, -178, -104, -30, 69, 142, 217, 296, 371, 444, 543, 617, 691, 772, 846, 920, 994

[0273] 26-ton DRU-56: -954, -881, -806, -727, -652, -579, -480, -406, -332, -251, -177, -103, -29, 70, 143, 218, 297, 372, 445, 544, 618, 692, 773, 847, 921, 995

[0274] 26-ton DRU-57: -953, -880, -805, -726, -651, -576, -479, -405, -331, -250, -176, -102, -28, 71, 144, 219, 298, 373, 448, 545, 619, 693, 774, 848, 922, 996

[0275] 26-ton DRU-58: -952, -879, -804, -725, -650, -575, -478, -404, -330, -249, -175, -101, -27, 72, 145, 220, 299, 374, 449, 546, 620, 694, 775, 849, 923, 997

[0276] 26-ton DRU-59: -951, -877, -803, -724, -649, -574, -477, -403, -329, -248, -174, -100, -26, 73, 147, 221, 300, 375, 450, 547, 621, 695, 776, 850, 924, 998

[0277] 26-ton DRU-60: -950, -876, -802, -723, -648, -573, -476, -402, -328, -247, -173, -99, -25, 74, 148, 222, 301, 376, 451, 548, 622, 696, 777, 851, 925, 999

[0278] 26-ton DRU-61: -949, -875, -801, -722, -647, -572, -475, -401, -327, -246, -172, -98, -24, 75, 149, 223, 302, 377, 452, 549, 623, 697, 778, 852, 926, 1000

[0279] 26-ton DRU-62: -948, -874, -800, -721, -646, -571, -474, -400, -326, -245, -171, -97, -23, 76, 150, 224, 303, 378, 453, 550, 624, 698, 779, 853, 927, 1001

[0280] 26-ton DRU-63: -947, -873, -799, -720, -645, -570, -473, -399, -325, -244, -170, -96, -22, 77, 151, 225, 304, 379, 454, 551, 625, 699, 780, 854, 928, 1002

[0281] 26-ton DRU-64: -946, -872, -798, -719, -644, -569, -472, -398, -324, -243, -169, -95, -21, 78, 152, 226, 305, 380, 455, 552, 626, 700, 781, 855, 929, 1003

[0282] 26-ton DRU-65: -945, -871, -797, -718, -643, -568, -471, -397, -323, -242, -168, -94, -20, 79, 153, 227, 306, 381, 456, 553, 627, 701, 782, 856, 930, 1004

[0283] 26-ton DRU-66: -944, -870, -796, -717, -642, -567, -470, -396, -322, -241, -167, -93, -19, 80, 154, 228, 307, 382, ​​457, 554, 628, 702, 783, 857, 931, 1005

[0284] 26-ton DRU-67: -943, -869, -795, -716, -641, -566, -469, -395, -321, -240, -166, -92, -18, 81, 155, 229, 308, 383, 458, 555, 629, 703, 784, 858, 932, 1006

[0285] 26-ton DRU-68: -942, -868, -794, -715, -640, -565, -468, -394, -320, -239, -165, -91, -17, 82, 156, 230, 309, 384, 459, 556, 630, 704, 785, 859, 933, 1007

[0286] 26-ton DRU-69: -941, -867, -793, -714, -639, -564, -467, -392, -319, -238, -164, -90, -16, 83, 157, 231, 310, 385, 460, 557, 632, 705, 786, 860, 934, 1008

[0287] 26-ton DRU-70: -940, -866, -792, -713, -638, -563, -466, -391, -318, -237, -163, -89, -15, 84, 158, 232, 311, 386, 461, 558, 633, 706, 787, 861, 935, 1009

[0288] 26-ton DRU-71: -939, -865, -791, -710, -637, -562, -465, -390, -317, -236, -162, -88, -14, 85, 159, 233, 314, 387, 462, 559, 634, 707, 788, 862, 936, 1010

[0289] 26-ton DRU-72: -938, -864, -790, -709, -636, -561, -464, -389, -316, -235, -161, -87, -13, 86, 160, 234, 315, 388, 463, 560, 635, 708, 789, 863, 937, 1011

[0290] Example 1-2

[0291] The present embodiment relates to a method of sequentially assigning one subcarrier to each of 72 26-tone DRUs from the lowest available subcarrier to the highest available subcarrier below the DC subcarrier (i.e., subcarriers with negative indices), and assigning subcarriers corresponding to mirror symmetry with respect to the assigned subcarriers and the DC subcarrier (i.e., subcarriers with positive indices) to the 26-tone DRUs including the assigned subcarriers. For example, each of the 72 26-tone DRUs may include the following subcarriers:

[0292] 26-ton DRU-1: +-{1011, 937, 863, 789, 708, 635, 560, 463, 388, 315, 234, 160, 86}

[0293] 26-ton DRU-2: +-{1010, 936, 862, 788, 707, 634, 559, 462, 387, 314, 233, 159, 85}

[0294] 26-ton DRU-3: +-{1009, 935, 861, 787, 706, 633, 558, 461, 386, 311, 232, 158, 84}

[0295] 26-ton DRU-4: +-{1008, 934, 860, 786, 705, 632, 557, 460, 385, 310, 231, 157, 83}

[0296] 26-ton DRU-5: +-{1007, 933, 859, 785, 704, 630, 556, 459, 384, 309, 230, 156, 82}

[0297] 26-ton DRU-6: +-{1006, 932, 858, 784, 703, 629, 555, 458, 383, 308, 229, 155, 81}

[0298] 26-ton DRU-7: +-{1005, 931, 857, 783, 702, 628, 554, 457, 382, ​​307, 228, 154, 80}

[0299] 26-ton DRU-8: +-{1004, 930, 856, 782, 701, 627, 553, 456, 381, 306, 227, 153, 79}

[0300] 26-ton DRU-9: +-{1003, 929, 855, 781, 700, 626, 552, 455, 380, 305, 226, 152, 78}

[0301] 26-ton DRU-10: +-{1002, 928, 854, 780, 699, 625, 551, 454, 379, 304, 225, 151, 77}

[0302] 26-ton DRU-11: +-{1001, 927, 853, 779, 698, 624, 550, 453, 378, 303, 224, 150, 76}

[0303] 26-ton DRU-12: +-{1000, 926, 852, 778, 697, 623, 549, 452, 377, 302, 223, 149, 75}

[0304] 26-ton DRU-13: +-{999, 925, 851, 777, 696, 622, 548, 451, 376, 301, 222, 148, 74}

[0305] 26-ton DRU-14: +-{998, 924, 850, 776, 695, 621, 547, 450, 375, 300, 221, 147, 73}

[0306] 26-ton DRU-15: +-{997, 923, 849, 775, 694, 620, 546, 449, 374, 299, 220, 145, 72}

[0307] 26-ton DRU-16: +-{996, 922, 848, 774, 693, 619, 545, 448, 373, 298, 219, 144, 71}

[0308] 26-ton DRU-17: +-{995, 921, 847, 773, 692, 618, 544, 445, 372, 297, 218, 143, 70}

[0309] 26-ton DRU-18: +-{994, 920, 846, 772, 691, 617, 543, 444, 371, 296, 217, 142, 69}

[0310] 26-ton DRU-19: +-{993, 919, 845, 764, 690, 616, 542, 443, 370, 295, 216, 141, 68}

[0311] 26-ton DRU-20: +-{992, 918, 844, 763, 689, 615, 541, 442, 369, 294, 215, 140, 67}

[0312] 26-ton DRU-21: +-{991, 917, 843, 762, 688, 614, 540, 441, 368, 293, 214, 139, 64}

[0313] 26-ton DRU-22: +-{990, 916, 842, 761, 687, 613, 539, 440, 367, 292, 213, 138, 63}

[0314] 26-ton DRU-23: +-{989, 915, 841, 760, 686, 612, 538, 439, 365, 291, 212, 137, 62}

[0315] 26-ton DRU-24: +-{988, 914, 840, 759, 685, 611, 537, 438, 364, 290, 211, 136, 61}

[0316] 26-ton DRU-25: +-{987, 913, 839, 758, 684, 610, 536, 437, 363, 289, 210, 135, 60}

[0317] 26-ton DRU-26: +-{986, 912, 838, 757, 683, 609, 535, 436, 362, 288, 209, 134, 59}

[0318] 26-ton DRU-27: +-{985, 911, 837, 756, 682, 608, 534, 435, 361, 287, 208, 133, 58}

[0319] 26-ton DRU-28: +-{984, 910, 836, 755, 681, 607, 533, 434, 360, 286, 207, 132, 57}

[0320] 26-ton DRU-29: +-{983, 909, 835, 754, 680, 606, 532, 433, 359, 285, 206, 131, 56}

[0321] 26-ton DRU-30: +-{982, 908, 834, 753, 679, 605, 531, 432, 358, 284, 205, 130, 55}

[0322] 26-ton DRU-31: +-{981, 907, 833, 752, 678, 604, 530, 431, 357, 283, 204, 129, 54}

[0323] 26-ton DRU-32: +-{980, 906, 832, 751, 677, 603, 529, 430, 356, 282, 203, 128, 53}

[0324] 26-ton DRU-33: +-{979, 904, 831, 750, 676, 602, 528, 429, 355, 281, 202, 127, 52}

[0325] 26-ton DRU-34: +-{978, 903, 830, 749, 675, 601, 527, 428, 354, 280, 201, 126, 51}

[0326] 26-ton DRU-35: +-{977, 902, 829, 748, 674, 600, 526, 427, 353, 279, 198, 125, 50}

[0327] 26-ton DRU-36: +-{976, 901, 828, 747, 673, 599, 525, 426, 352, 278, 197, 124, 49}

[0328] 26-ton DRU-37: +-{975, 900, 827, 746, 672, 598, 499, 425, 351, 277, 196, 123, 48}

[0329] 26-ton DRU-38: +-{974, 899, 826, 745, 671, 597, 498, 424, 350, 276, 195, 122, 47}

[0330] 26-ton DRU-39: +-{973, 898, 823, 744, 670, 596, 497, 423, 349, 275, 194, 121, 46}

[0331] 26-ton DRU-40: +-{972, 897, 822, 743, 669, 595, 496, 422, 348, 274, 193, 120, 45}

[0332] 26-ton DRU-41: +-{971, 896, 821, 742, 668, 594, 495, 421, 347, 273, 192, 118, 44}

[0333] 26-ton DRU-42: +-{970, 895, 820, 741, 667, 593, 494, 420, 346, 272, 191, 117, 43}

[0334] 26-ton DRU-43: +-{969, 894, 819, 740, 666, 592, 493, 419, 345, 271, 190, 116, 42}

[0335] 26-ton DRU-44: +-{968, 893, 818, 739, 665, 591, 492, 418, 344, 270, 189, 115, 41}

[0336] 26-ton DRU-45: +-{967, 892, 817, 738, 664, 590, 491, 417, 343, 269, 188, 114, 40}

[0337] 26-ton DRU-46: +-{966, 891, 816, 737, 663, 589, 490, 416, 342, 268, 187, 113, 39}

[0338] 26-ton DRU-47: +-{965, 890, 815, 736, 662, 588, 489, 415, 341, 267, 186, 112, 38}

[0339] 26-ton DRU-48: +-{964, 889, 814, 735, 661, 587, 488, 414, 340, 266, 185, 111, 37}

[0340] 26-ton DRU-49: +-{963, 888, 813, 734, 660, 586, 487, 413, 339, 265, 184, 110, 36}

[0341] 26-ton DRU-50: +-{962, 887, 812, 733, 659, 585, 486, 412, 338, 264, 183, 109, 35}

[0342] 26-ton DRU-51: +-{961, 886, 811, 732, 657, 584, 485, 411, 337, 263, 182, 108, 34}

[0343] 26-ton DRU-52: +-{960, 885, 810, 731, 656, 583, 484, 410, 336, 262, 181, 107, 33}

[0344] 26-ton DRU-53: +-{957, 884, 809, 730, 655, 582, 483, 409, 335, 261, 180, 106, 32}

[0345] 26-ton DRU-54: +-{956, 883, 808, 729, 654, 581, 482, 408, 334, 260, 179, 105, 31}

[0346] 26-ton DRU-55: +-{955, 882, 807, 728, 653, 580, 481, 407, 333, 252, 178, 104, 30}

[0347] 26-ton DRU-56: +-{954, 881, 806, 727, 652, 579, 480, 406, 332, 251, 177, 103, 29}

[0348] 26-ton DRU-57: +-{953, 880, 805, 726, 651, 576, 479, 405, 331, 250, 176, 102, 28}

[0349] 26-ton DRU-58: +-{952, 879, 804, 725, 650, 575, 478, 404, 330, 249, 175, 101, 27}

[0350] 26-ton DRU-59: +-{951, 877, 803, 724, 649, 574, 477, 403, 329, 248, 174, 100, 26}

[0351] 26-ton DRU-60: +-{950, 876, 802, 723, 648, 573, 476, 402, 328, 247, 173, 99, 25}

[0352] 26-ton DRU-61: +-{949, 875, 801, 722, 647, 572, 475, 401, 327, 246, 172, 98, 24}

[0353] 26-ton DRU-62: +-{948, 874, 800, 721, 646, 571, 474, 400, 326, 245, 171, 97, 23}

[0354] 26-ton DRU-63: +-{947, 873, 799, 720, 645, 570, 473, 399, 325, 244, 170, 96, 22}

[0355] 26-ton DRU-64: +-{946, 872, 798, 719, 644, 569, 472, 398, 324, 243, 169, 95, 21}

[0356] 26-ton DRU-65: +-{945, 871, 797, 718, 643, 568, 471, 397, 323, 242, 168, 94, 20}

[0357] 26-ton DRU-66: +-{944, 870, 796, 717, 642, 567, 470, 396, 322, 241, 167, 93, 19}

[0358] 26-ton DRU-67: +-{943, 869, 795, 716, 641, 566, 469, 395, 321, 240, 166, 92, 18}

[0359] 26-ton DRU-68: +-{942, 868, 794, 715, 640, 565, 468, 394, 320, 239, 165, 91, 17}

[0360] 26-ton DRU-69: +-{941, 867, 793, 714, 639, 564, 467, 392, 319, 238, 164, 90, 16}

[0361] 26-ton DRU-70: +-{940, 866, 792, 713, 638, 563, 466, 391, 318, 237, 163, 89, 15}

[0362] 26-ton DRU-71: +-{939, 865, 791, 710, 637, 562, 465, 390, 317, 236, 162, 88, 14}

[0363] 26-ton DRU-72: +-{938, 864, 790, 709, 636, 561, 464, 389, 316, 235, 161, 87, 13}

[0364] In the examples described above, Embodiment 1-1 may be advantageous in terms of channel estimation performance, as the spacing between subcarriers within each DRU is maintained constant compared to Embodiment 1-2, making it easier to apply interpolation techniques. Furthermore, Embodiment 1-2 may be expected to achieve better performance depending on the application, as the subcarrier spacing is symmetrical with respect to DC compared to Embodiment 1-1.

[0365] In addition to the subcarrier indices included in the 26-tone DRUs as in the examples of Embodiments 1-1 and 1-2 described above, subcarrier indices may be assigned to the 26-tone DRUs in other ways. For example, while the examples described above assume that the available subcarriers exclude guard, null, and DC subcarriers, it is also possible to define the subcarrier indices included in each 26-tone DRU by assuming that the available subcarriers include one or more of guard, null, or DC subcarriers.

[0366] Additionally or alternatively, a 26-tone DRU including a subcarrier index according to the examples of the above-described embodiments 1-1 and 1-2 may be applied for the first bandwidth and / or the first BSS color (COLOR), and a 26-tone DRU including a subcarrier index of a different type may be applied for the second bandwidth and / or the second BSS color.

[0367] Example 2

[0368] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices that constitute a 52-tone DRU are described.

[0369] For example, within a 160 MHz bandwidth, 32 52-tone DRUs can be defined, and one 52-tone DRU can correspond to a combination of two 26-tone DRUs. For example, the two 26-tone DRUs can correspond to two of the 72 26-tone DRUs defined in the aforementioned Embodiment 1. If 26-tone DRU-5, 26-tone DRU-14, 26-tone DRU-23, 26-tone DRU-32, 26-tone DRU-41, 26-tone DRU-50, 26-tone DRU-59, and 26-tone DRU-68 are not used as the basis for the 52-tone DRU, a combination of two 26-tone DRUs among the 64 26-tone DRUs can correspond to one 52-tone DRU.

[0370] The two 26-tone DRUs corresponding to one 52-tone DRU may be spaced as far apart as possible in the frequency domain, so that the subcarriers are evenly distributed across the 52-tone DRUs. The 32 52-tone DRUs may be defined as follows.

[0371] 52-ton DRU-1: 26-ton DRU-1, and 26-ton DRU-37

[0372] 52-ton DRU-2: 26-ton DRU-2, and 26-ton DRU-38

[0373] 52-ton DRU-3: 26-ton DRU-3, and 26-ton DRU-39

[0374] 52-ton DRU-4: 26-ton DRU-4, and 26-ton DRU-40

[0375] 52-ton DRU-5, 26-ton DRU-6, and 26-ton DRU-42

[0376] 52-ton DRU-6, 26-ton DRU-7, and 26-ton DRU-43

[0377] 52-ton DRU-7, 26-ton DRU-8, and 26-ton DRU-44

[0378] 52-ton DRU-8, 26-ton DRU-9, and 26-ton DRU-45

[0379] 52-ton DRU-9, 26-ton DRU-10, and 26-ton DRU-46

[0380] 52-ton DRU-10, 26-ton DRU-11, and 26-ton DRU-47

[0381] 52-ton DRU-11, 26-ton DRU-12, and 26-ton DRU-48

[0382] 52-ton DRU-12, 26-ton DRU-13, and 26-ton DRU-49

[0383] 52-ton DRU-13, 26-ton DRU-15, and 26-ton DRU-51

[0384] 52-ton DRU-14, 26-ton DRU-16, and 26-ton DRU-52

[0385] 52-ton DRU-15, 26-ton DRU-17, and 26-ton DRU-53

[0386] 52-ton DRU-16, 26-ton DRU-18, and 26-ton DRU-54

[0387] 52-ton DRU-17, 26-ton DRU-19, and 26-ton DRU-55

[0388] 52-ton DRU-18, 26-ton DRU-20, and 26-ton DRU-56

[0389] 52-ton DRU-19, 26-ton DRU-21, and 26-ton DRU-57

[0390] 52-ton DRU-20, 26-ton DRU-22, and 26-ton DRU-58

[0391] 52-ton DRU-21, 26-ton DRU-24, and 26-ton DRU-60

[0392] 52-ton DRU-22, 26-ton DRU-25, and 26-ton DRU-61

[0393] 52-ton DRU-23, 26-ton DRU-26, and 26-ton DRU-62

[0394] 52-ton DRU-24, 26-ton DRU-27, and 26-ton DRU-63

[0395] 52-ton DRU-25, 26-ton DRU-28, and 26-ton DRU-64

[0396] 52-ton DRU-26, 26-ton DRU-29, and 26-ton DRU-65

[0397] 52-ton DRU-27, 26-ton DRU-30, and 26-ton DRU-66

[0398] 52-ton DRU-28, 26-ton DRU-31, and 26-ton DRU-67

[0399] 52-ton DRU-29, 26-ton DRU-33, and 26-ton DRU-69

[0400] 52-ton DRU-30: 26-ton DRU-34, and 26-ton DRU-70

[0401] 52-ton DRU-31, 26-ton DRU-35, and 26-ton DRU-71

[0402] 52-ton DRU-32, 26-ton DRU-36, and 26-ton DRU-72

[0403] Here, each 52-tone DRU can be defined as a set of subcarrier indices corresponding to the 26-tone DRU index defined in Example 1-1 or 1-2.

[0404] Example 3

[0405] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices constituting a 106-tone DRU are described.

[0406] For example, 16 106-tone DRUs may be defined within a 160 MHz bandwidth. The subcarrier indices included in one 106-tone DRU may correspond to a set of subcarrier indices included in two 52-tone DRUs and the indices of two additional subcarriers. Furthermore, the subcarriers included in each 106-tone DRU may be defined to be maximally distributed.

[0407] The two additional subcarriers included in the 106-tone DRU may be any two of the 32 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{959, 958, 825, 824, 712, 711, 578, 577, 447, 446, 313, 312, 200, 199, 66, 65}) out of the 130 null subcarriers that are not used in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU. That is, some of the null subcarriers in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU may be included in the available subcarriers for the 106-tone DRU. Furthermore, the indices of the two additional subcarriers included in different 106-tone DRUs may not overlap with each other.

[0408] For example, among the 32 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{959, 958, 825, 824, 712, 711, 578, 577, 447, 446, 313, 312, 200, 199, 66, 65}), the combination of the 1st and 17th subcarriers, the combination of the 2nd and 18th subcarriers, the combination of the 3rd and 19th subcarriers, ..., the combination of the 16th and 32nd subcarriers may be defined as belonging to different 106-tone DRUs.

[0409] Thus, the 16 combinations of two null subcarriers included in the 106-tone DRU can be referred to as the first to sixteenth groups of null subcarriers. One of the 16 groups of null subcarriers can correspond to one of the 16 106-tone DRUs, and different groups of null subcarriers can correspond to different 106-tone DRUs. For example, the 16 106-tone DRUs can be defined as follows.

[0410] 106-tone DRU-1: A group of one of the 52-tone DRU-1, 52-tone DRU-17, and the first through sixteenth null subcarrier groups.

[0411] 106-tone DRU-2: 52-tone DRU-2, 52-tone DRU-18, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0412] 106-tone DRU-3: 52-tone DRU-3, 52-tone DRU-19, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0413] 106-tone DRU-4: 52-tone DRU-4, 52-tone DRU-20, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0414] 106-tone DRU-5: 52-tone DRU-5, 52-tone DRU-21, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0415] 106-tone DRU-6: 52-tone DRU-6, 52-tone DRU-22, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0416] 106-tone DRU-7: 52-tone DRU-7, 52-tone DRU-23, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0417] 106-tone DRU-8: 52-tone DRU-8, 52-tone DRU-24, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0418] 106-tone DRU-9: 52-tone DRU-9, 52-tone DRU-25, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0419] 106-tone DRU-10: 52-tone DRU-10, 52-tone DRU-26, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0420] 106-tone DRU-11: 52-tone DRU-11, 52-tone DRU-27, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0421] 106-tone DRU-12: 52-tone DRU-12, 52-tone DRU-28, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0422] 106-tone DRU-13: 52-tone DRU-13, 52-tone DRU-29, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0423] 106-tone DRU-14: 52-tone DRU-14, 52-tone DRU-30, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0424] 106-tone DRU-15: 52-tone DRU-15, 52-tone DRU-31, and another group of the 1st to 16th null subcarrier groups.

[0425] 106-tone DRU-16: 52-tone DRU-16, 52-tone DRU-32, and another group of the first to sixteenth null subcarrier groups.

[0426] Additionally or alternatively, assuming that a mapping relationship between an existing RRU index and a newly defined DRU index is predefined, if a certain 106-tone RRU index includes an additional subcarrier index (i.e., a null subcarrier in a 26-tone RRU / DRU or a 52-tone RRU / DRU), it may be defined that the 106-tone DRU index mapped to that 106-tone RRU index includes the same additional subcarrier index.

[0427] Example 4

[0428] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices that constitute a 242-tone DRU are described.

[0429] For example, eight 242-tone DRUs may be defined within a 160 MHz bandwidth. The subcarrier indices included in one 242-tone DRU may correspond to a set of subcarrier indices included in two 106-tone DRUs, subcarrier indices included in one 26-tone DRU, and four additional subcarrier indices. A 26-ton DRU included in a 242-ton DRU may correspond to one of eight 26-ton DRUs (i.e., 26-ton DRU-5, 26-ton DRU-14, 26-ton DRU-23, 26-ton DRU-32, 26-ton DRU-41, 26-ton DRU-50, 26-ton DRU-59, and 26-ton DRU-68) that are not used in combination with other higher-sized DRUs among the 72 26-ton DRUs. In addition, the subcarriers included in each 242-ton DRU may be defined to be maximally distributed.

[0430] The four additional subcarriers included in the 242-tone DRU may be any four of the 32 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}) that are not commonly used in the 26-tone DRU, 52-tone DRU, and 106-tone DRU. That is, some of the null subcarriers in the 26-tone DRU and 52-tone DRU, or some of the null subcarriers in the 106-tone DRU, may be included in the available subcarriers for the 242-tone DRU. Additionally, the four additional subcarrier indices included in different 242-tone DRUs may not overlap with each other.

[0431] For example, among 32 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}), the combination of the 1st, 9th, 17th, and 25th subcarriers, the combination of the 2nd, 10th, 18th, and 26th subcarriers, the combination of the 3rd, 11th, 19th, and 27th subcarriers, the combination of the 4th, 12th, 20th, and 28th subcarriers, the combination of the 5th, 13th, 21st, and 29th subcarriers, the combination of the 6th, 14th, 22nd, and 30th subcarriers, and the 7th, 15th, 23rd, and 31st subcarriers. Combinations of the 8th, 16th, 24th, and 32nd subcarriers may also be defined as being contained in different 242-tone DRUs.

[0432] Thus, the eight combinations of four null subcarriers included in the 242-tone DRU can be referred to as the 17th to 24th groups of null subcarriers. One of the eight groups of null subcarriers can correspond to one of the eight 242-tone DRUs, and different groups of null subcarriers can correspond to different 242-tone DRUs. For example, the eight 242-tone DRUs can be defined as follows.

[0433] 242-tone DRU-1: One of the 106-tone DRU-1, 106-tone DRU-9, 26-tone DRU-5, and the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0434] 242-tone DRU-2: 106-tone DRU-2, 106-tone DRU-10, 26-tone DRU-14, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0435] 242-tone DRU-3: 106-tone DRU-3, 106-tone DRU-11, 26-tone DRU-23, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0436] 242-tone DRU-4: 106-tone DRU-4, 106-tone DRU-12, 26-tone DRU-32, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0437] 242-tone DRU-5: 106-tone DRU-5, 106-tone DRU-13, 26-tone DRU-41, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0438] 242-tone DRU-6: 106-tone DRU-6, 106-tone DRU-14, 26-tone DRU-50, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0439] 242-tone DRU-7: 106-tone DRU-7, 106-tone DRU-15, 26-tone DRU-59, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0440] 242-tone DRU-8: 106-tone DRU-8, 106-tone DRU-16, 26-tone DRU-68, and another one of the 17th to 24th null subcarrier groups.

[0441] Additionally or alternatively, assuming that a mapping relationship between an existing RRU index and a newly defined DRU index is predefined, if a 242-tone RRU index includes an additional subcarrier index (i.e., a null subcarrier in a 26-tone RRU / DRU, a 52-tone RRU / DRU, or a 106-tone RRU / DRU), it may be defined that the 242-tone DRU index mapped to the 242-tone RRU index includes the same additional subcarrier index.

[0442] Example 5

[0443] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices that constitute a 484-tone DRU are described.

[0444] For example, four 484-tone DRUs may be defined within a 160 MHz bandwidth. The subcarrier indices included in one 484-tone DRU may correspond to the set of subcarrier indices included in two 242-tone DRUs.

[0445] The two 242-tone DRUs corresponding to one 484-tone DRU may be spaced as far apart as possible in the frequency domain, so that the subcarriers are evenly distributed across the 484-tone DRUs. The two 484-tone DRUs may be defined as follows.

[0446] 484-ton DRU-1: 242-ton DRU-1, and 242-ton DRU-5

[0447] 484-ton DRU-2: 242-ton DRU-2, and 242-ton DRU-6

[0448] 484-ton DRU-3: 242-ton DRU-3, and 242-ton DRU-7

[0449] 484-ton DRU-4: 242-ton DRU-4, and 242-ton DRU-8

[0450] Example 6

[0451] In this embodiment, various examples of subcarrier indices that constitute a 996-tone DRU are described.

[0452] For example, two 996-tone DRUs may be defined within a 160 MHz bandwidth. The subcarrier indices included in one 996-tone DRU may correspond to the subcarrier indices included in the two 484-tone DRUs and a set of 28 additional subcarrier indices. Furthermore, the subcarriers included in each 996-tone DRU may be defined to be maximally distributed.

[0453] The 28 additional subcarriers included in the 996-tone DRU may be any of the 56 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{770, 769, 768, 767, 766, 523, 522, 521, 520, 519, 518, 517, 516, 515, 509, 508, 507, 506, 505, 504, 503, 502, 501, 258, 257, 256, 255, 254}) that are not commonly used in the 26-tone DRU, 52-tone DRU, 106-tone DRU, 242-tone DRU, and 484-tone DRU. That is, some of the null subcarriers in the 26-tone DRU and 52-tone DRU, some of the null subcarriers in the 106-tone DRU, or some of the null subcarriers in the 242-tone DRU and 484-tone DRU may be included in the available subcarriers for the 996-tone DRU. Furthermore, the 28 additional subcarrier indices included in different 996-tone DRUs may not overlap with each other.

[0454] For example, among the 56 null subcarriers (e.g., +-{770, 769, 768, 767, 766, 523, 522, 521, 520, 519, 518, 517, 516, 515, 509, 508, 507, 506, 505, 504, 503, 502, 501, 258, 257, 256, 255, 254}), combinations of odd subcarriers and combinations of even subcarriers may be defined as belonging to different 996-tone DRUs.

[0455] Thus, two combinations of 28 null subcarriers included in a 996-tone DRU can be referred to as the 25th group and the 26th group of null subcarriers. One of the two groups of null subcarriers can correspond to one of the two 996-tone DRUs, and the other of the two groups of null subcarriers can correspond to the other 996-tone DRU. For example, the two 996-tone DRUs can be defined as follows.

[0456] 996-tone DRU-1: 484-tone DRU-1, 484-tone DRU-3, and one of the 25th and 26th null subcarrier groups.

[0457] 996-tone DRU-2: 484-tone DRU-2, 484-tone DRU-4, and another one of the 25th and 26th null subcarrier groups.

[0458] According to the DRU tone plan defined in the various examples of the present disclosure described above, DRUs of the same / different sizes can be allocated to different STAs.

[0459] For example, if a specific RU index is indicated through an RU allocation field included in a SIG (e.g., U-SIG and / or UHR-SIG) field in DL OFDMA transmission, an STA receiving a PPDU may interpret that a data field in the PPDU is mapped on subcarriers included in a DRU corresponding to the indicated RU index, and may decode the data field accordingly. Alternatively, if a specific RU index is indicated through an RU allocation subfield in a trigger frame, an STA receiving the trigger frame may transmit a TB PPDU in which a data field is mapped on subcarriers included in a DRU corresponding to the indicated RU index. Here, the DRU corresponding to the indicated RU index may be determined based on a mapping rule between an RRU and a DRU.

[0460] Example 7

[0461] Instead of predefining the 52-tone DRU in the aforementioned embodiment 2 to include subcarriers of two 26-tone DRUs in a fixed combination, a method of dynamically signaling to include subcarriers of two 26-tone DRUs in an arbitrary combination may be applied. Here, the 26-tone DRUs may be those defined in embodiment 1 or may be defined in another way.

[0462] Additionally or alternatively, instead of pre-defining the 106-tone DRU in Embodiment 3 as including subcarriers of a fixed combination of two 52-tone DRUs (or a fixed combination of four 26-tone DRUs), a dynamic signaling scheme may be applied to include subcarriers of any combination of two 52-tone DRUs (or any combination of four 26-tone DRUs). Here, the 26-tone DRU / 52-tone DRU may be defined as in Embodiments 1 / 2 or may be defined in another manner. Furthermore, the combination of two subcarriers additionally included in the 106-tone DRU may be defined as described in Embodiment 3.

[0463] Additionally or alternatively, instead of pre-defining the 242-tone DRU in the aforementioned embodiment 4 to include a fixed combination of two 106-tone DRUs (or a fixed combination of four 52-tone DRUs, or a fixed combination of eight 26-tone DRUs) and additionally a subcarrier of one 26-tone DRU, a dynamic signaling scheme may be applied to include any combination of two 106-tone DRUs (or any combination of four 52-tone DRUs, or any combination of eight 26-tone DRUs) and additionally a subcarrier of one 26-tone DRU. Here, the 26-tone DRU / 52-tone DRU / 106-tone DRU may be defined in embodiments 1 / 2 / 3, or may be defined in another manner. Furthermore, the combination of four subcarriers additionally included in the 242-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 4.

[0464] Additionally or alternatively, if the 242-tone DRU includes subcarriers of four 52-tone DRUs and one 26-tone DRU, or includes subcarriers of nine 26-tone DRUs, the combination of the eight subcarriers additionally included in the 242-tone DRU is a combination of four of the 32 candidates (e.g., +-{959, 958, 825, 824, 712, 711, 578, 577, 447, 446, 313, 312, 200, 199, 66, 65}) of the first additional subcarrier (or null subcarriers not used in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU), and the second additional subcarrier (or null subcarriers not used in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU). There can be 4 combinations out of 32 candidates (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}). For example, if the first 32 additional subcarrier candidates are indexed sequentially as null-1 to null-32, the four subcarrier combinations can be one of the combinations of null-1 and null-9 and null-17 and null-25, the combinations of null-2 and null-10 and null-18 and null-26, the combinations of null-3 and null-11 and null-19 and null-27, the combinations of null-4 and null-12 and null-20 and null-28, the combinations of null-5 and null-13 and null-21 and null-29, the combinations of null-6 and null-14 and null-22 and null-30, the combinations of null-7 and null-15 and null-23 and null-31, and the combinations of null-8 and null-16 and null-24 and null-32.For example, if the 32 additional subcarrier candidates of the second subcarrier are indexed sequentially as null-1 to null-32, the four subcarrier combinations can be one of the combinations of null-1 and null-9 and null-17 and null-25, the combinations of null-2 and null-10 and null-18 and null-26, the combinations of null-3 and null-11 and null-19 and null-27, the combinations of null-4 and null-12 and null-20 and null-28, the combinations of null-5 and null-13 and null-21 and null-29, the combinations of null-6 and null-14 and null-22 and null-30, the combinations of null-7 and null-15 and null-23 and null-31, and the combinations of null-8 and null-16 and null-24 and null-32. Thus, eight additional subcarriers can be defined as available subcarriers in a 242-tone DRU, corresponding to one of eight combinations (one combination including four subcarriers) for the first additional subcarrier candidates and one of eight combinations (one combination including four subcarriers) for the second additional subcarrier candidates. Different eight additional subcarriers can be included for different 242-tone DRUs.

[0465] Additionally or alternatively, instead of predefining the 484-tone DRU in the aforementioned embodiment 5 to include subcarriers of a fixed combination of two 242-tone DRUs (or a fixed combination of four 106-tone DRUs and two 26-tone DRUs, or a fixed combination of eight 52-tone DRUs and two 26-tone DRUs, or a fixed combination of eighteen 26-tone DRUs), a scheme may be applied to dynamically signal to include subcarriers of any combination of two 242-tone DRUs (or any combination of four 106-tone DRUs and two 26-tone DRUs, or any combination of eight 52-tone DRUs and two 26-tone DRUs, or any combination of eighteen 26-tone DRUs). Here, the 26-ton DRU / 52-ton DRU / 106-ton DRU / 242-ton DRU may be defined in Examples 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 or may be defined in another way.

[0466] For example, a 484-tone DRU may include four 106-tone DRUs, two 26-tone DRUs, and eight additional subcarriers. Here, the combination of the eight additional subcarriers included in the 484-tone DRU may be a combination of eight subcarriers among 32 null subcarrier indices among the 98 null subcarriers not included in the 106-tone DRU (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}). For example, if 32 null subcarrier indices (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}) are indexed in order as null-1 to null-32, the eight subcarrier combinations are the combinations of null-1, null-5, null-9, null-13, null-17, null-21, null-25, and null-29, the combinations of null-2, null-6, null-10, null-14, null-18, null-22, null-26, and null-30, the combinations of null-3, null-7, null-11, null-15, null-19, null-23, null-27, and null-31, It can be one of the following combinations: null-4, null-8, null-12, null-16, null-20, null-24, null-28, and null-32. For different 484-tone DRUs, eight additional subcarriers can be included.

[0467] For example, a 484-tone DRU may include eight 52-tone DRUs, two 26-tone DRUs, and 16 additional subcarriers. Alternatively, the 484-tone DRU may include eighteen 26-tone DRUs and 16 additional subcarriers. Here, among the 130 null subcarriers not included in the 26-tone DRUs and the 52-tone DRUs, 16 null subcarrier indices may be defined as available subcarriers in the 484-tone DRU. For example, the combination of 16 additional subcarriers included in the 484-tone DRU is a combination of 8 of the 32 candidates for the first additional subcarrier (or unused null subcarriers in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU) (e.g., +-{959, 958, 825, 824, 712, 711, 578, 577, 447, 446, 313, 312, 200, 199, 66, 65}), and 32 candidates for the first additional subcarrier (or unused null subcarriers in the 26-tone DRU and the 52-tone DRU) (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, There can be 8 combinations among {524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}.For example, if the first 32 additional subcarrier candidates are indexed sequentially as null-1 to null-32, the eight subcarrier combinations can be one of the combinations of null-1, null-5, null-9, null-13, null-17, null-21, null-25, and null-29, the combinations of null-2, null-6, null-10, null-14, null-18, null-22, null-26, and null-30, the combinations of null-3, null-7, null-11, null-15, null-19, null-23, null-27, and null-31, and the combinations of null-4, null-8, null-12, null-16, null-20, null-24, null-28, and null-32. For example, if the 32 additional subcarrier candidates of the second subcarrier are indexed sequentially as null-1 to null-32, the eight subcarrier combinations can be one of the combinations of null-1, null-5, null-9, null-13, null-17, null-21, null-25, and null-29, the combinations of null-2, null-6, null-10, null-14, null-18, null-22, null-26, and null-30, the combinations of null-3, null-7, null-11, null-15, null-19, null-23, null-27, and null-31, and the combinations of null-4, null-8, null-12, null-16, null-20, null-24, null-28, and null-32. Thus, 16 additional subcarriers can be defined as available subcarriers in one 484-tone DRU, corresponding to one of four combinations (one combination including eight subcarriers) for the first additional subcarrier candidates and one of four combinations (one combination including eight subcarriers) for the second additional subcarrier candidates.For different 484-tone DRUs, up to 16 additional subcarriers may be included.

[0468] Additionally or alternatively, instead of pre-defining the 996-tone DRU in the aforementioned embodiment 6 to include subcarriers of two 484-tone DRUs in a fixed combination (or four 242-tone DRUs in a fixed combination), a dynamic signaling scheme may be applied to include subcarriers of two 484-tone DRUs in an arbitrary combination (or four 242-tone DRUs in an arbitrary combination). Here, the 242-tone DRU / 484-tone DRU may be defined as in embodiments 4 / 5 or may be defined in another manner. Furthermore, the combination of 28 subcarriers additionally included in the 996-tone DRU may be defined as described in embodiment 6.

[0469] Additionally or alternatively, the 996-ton DRU may include any combination of eighteen 52-ton DRUs, or any combination of thirty-six 26-ton DRUs. In this case, the 996-ton DRU may include 60 additional subcarriers. These 60 additional subcarrier combinations include 16 combinations of the 32 first additional subcarrier candidates (e.g., +-{959, 958, 825, 824, 712, 711, 578, 577, 447, 446, 313, 312, 200, 199, 66, 65}), 16 combinations of the 32 second additional subcarrier candidates (e.g., +-{1012, 905, 878, 771, 765, 658, 631, 524, 500, 393, 366, 259, 253, 146, 119, 12}), and 3 additional subcarrier candidates. There can be 28 combinations out of 56 (e.g., +-{770, 769, 768, 767, 766, 523, 522, 521, 520, 519, 518, 517, 516, 515, 509, 508, 507, 506, 505, 504, 503, 502, 501, 258, 257, 256, 255, 254}). For example, out of the 32 first additional subcarrier candidates, 16 subcarrier combinations can be either combinations of odd-numbered subcarriers or combinations of even-numbered subcarriers. For example, among the 32 additional subcarrier candidates for the second set, 16 subcarrier combinations may be either combinations of odd-numbered subcarriers or combinations of even-numbered subcarriers. For example, among the 56 additional subcarrier candidates for the third set, 28 subcarrier combinations may be either combinations of odd-numbered subcarriers or combinations of even-numbered subcarriers.Thus, 60 additional subcarriers can be defined as available subcarriers in a 996-tone DRU, corresponding to one of two combinations for the first additional subcarrier candidates (one combination including 16 subcarriers), one of two combinations for the second additional subcarrier candidates (one combination including 16 subcarriers), and one of two combinations for the third additional subcarrier candidates (one combination including 28 subcarriers). Different 60 additional subcarriers can be included for different 996-tone DRUs.

[0470] This method of dynamically signaling subcarriers included in a 52-tone DRU, a 106-tone DRU, a 242-tone DRU, a 484-tone DRU, and / or a 996-tone DRU can be usefully applied when DRUs shifted symbol-by-symbol are applied to obtain diversity gain (e.g., when the subcarrier index included in a specific DRU index in a first symbol is different from the subcarrier index included in the same specific DRU index in a second symbol).

[0471] When the DRU index allocated to the STA is signaled using the existing RU allocation information (e.g., the SIG (e.g., U-SIG and / or UHR-SIG) field in the case of a DL OFDMA PPDU), a predefined mapping rule between the 26-tone RRU index and the 26-tone DRU index may be applied. For example, the mapping rule may be such that the DRU index-1 including the lowest subcarrier is mapped to the RRU-1 including the lowest subcarrier, and then the DRU including the next lowest subcarrier is mapped sequentially in ascending order of the RRU index. When the RRU-to-DRU mapping rule is defined in this way, multiple 26-tone RRU indexes can be indicated to the STA in order to allocate a 52-tone DRU, a 106-tone DRU, a 242-tone DRU, a 484-tone DRU, or a 996-tone DRU, and accordingly, the STA can allocate the 52-tone DRU, It is possible to determine which 26-tone DRUs contain subcarriers, whether a 106-tone DRU, a 242-tone DRU, a 484-tone DRU, or a 996-tone DRU.

[0472] For example, 2 / 4 / 9 / 18 / 36 26-tone RRU indexes corresponding to 2 / 4 / 9 / 18 / 36 26-tone DRUs corresponding to 52-DRU / 106-tone DRU / 242-tone DRU / 484-tone DRU / 996-tone DRU can be indicated to one STA through RU allocation information, and the STA ID values ​​included in the user information (e.g., the user field of the U-SIG / UHR-SIG field of a DL OFDMA PPDU (e.g., MU PPDU) or the UHR variant user information field of a trigger frame) corresponding to such 2 / 4 / 9 / 18 / 36 26-tone RRUs can be set to the same value as the ID of the corresponding STA. Additionally, information indicating that a DRU is allocated, and / or information indicating whether the DRU allocated to the STA is the last of a plurality of 26-tone RRU indices, may be defined in the user information (e.g., a user field of a U-SIG / UHR-SIG field of a DL OFDMA PPDU (e.g., an MU PPDU), or a UHR variant user information field of a trigger frame).

[0473] Example 8

[0474] As in the aforementioned embodiment 2, for a 52-ton DRU, it is predefined to include subcarriers of two 26-ton DRUs of a fixed combination, as in the aforementioned embodiment 3, for a 106-ton DRU, it is predefined to include subcarriers of two 52-ton DRUs of a fixed combination (or four 26-ton DRUs of a fixed combination), as in the aforementioned embodiment 4, for a 242-ton DRU, it is predefined to include subcarriers of two 106-ton DRUs of a fixed combination and one additional 26-ton DRU (or four 52-ton DRUs of a fixed combination and one additional 26-ton DRU, or nine 26-ton DRUs of a fixed combination), and as in the aforementioned embodiment 5, for a 484-ton DRU, it is predefined to include subcarriers of two 242-ton DRUs of a fixed combination (or four 26-ton DRUs of a fixed combination). It is predefined to include subcarriers of 106-tone DRU and 2 26-tone DRUs, or 8 52-tone DRUs and 2 26-tone DRUs in a fixed combination, or 18 26-tone DRUs in a fixed combination, and as in the above-described embodiment 6, it is predefined to include subcarriers of 2 484-tone DRUs in a fixed combination for 996-tone DRUs (or 4 242-tone DRUs in a fixed combination, or 18 52-tone DRUs in a fixed combination, or 36 26-tone DRUs in a fixed combination), and by generalizing the DRU index and mapping it to each RRU index, 26-tone DRU / 52-tone corresponding to a specific 52-tone DRU / 106-tone DRU / 242-tone DRU / 484-tone DRU / 996-tone DRU DRU / 242-tone DRU / 484-tone DRU can also be flexibly configured.

[0475] For example, 26-ton DRU-a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s / t / u / v / w / x / y / z / aa / ab / ac / ad / ae / af / ag / ah / ai / aj / ak / al / am / a n / ao / ap / aq / ar / as / at / au / av / aw / ax / ay / az / ba / bb / bc / bd / be / bf / bg / bh / bi / bj / bk / bl / bm / bn / bo / bp / bq / br / bs / bt 26-ton DRU-1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 correspond in an arbitrary manner (for example, indices a to bt and indices 1 to 72 correspond one-to-one, but the numeric indices corresponding to each alphabetic index are (decided in ascending order or in any order). Here, the positions of the subcarriers included in the 26-tone DRU may be applied in the examples of Embodiment 1 or in another manner. Based on this, 52-tone DRU-a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s / t / u / v / w / x / y / z / aa / ab / ac / ad / ae / af, 106-tone DRU-a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p, 242-tone DRU-a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h, 484-tone DRU-a / b / c / d, and 996-tone DRU-a / b can be defined as corresponding to combinations of lower-size DRU indices as in the examples below.

[0476] 52-ton DRU-a: 26-ton DRU-a, and 26-ton DRU-ak

[0477] 52-ton DRU-b: 26-ton DRU-b, and 26-ton DRU-al

[0478] 52-ton DRU-c: 26-ton DRU-c, and 26-ton DRU-am

[0479] 52-ton DRU-d: 26-ton DRU-d, and 26-ton DRU-an

[0480] 52-ton DRU-e: 26-ton DRU-f, and 26-ton DRU-ap

[0481] 52-ton DRU-f: 26-ton DRU-g, and 26-ton DRU-aq

[0482] 52-ton DRU-g: 26-ton DRU-h, and 26-ton DRU-ar

[0483] 52-ton DRU-h: 26-ton DRU-i, and 26-ton DRU-as

[0484] 52-ton DRU-i: 26-ton DRU-j, and 26-ton DRU-at

[0485] 52-ton DRU-j: 26-ton DRU-k, and 26-ton DRU-au

[0486] 52-ton DRU-k: 26-ton DRU-l, and 26-ton DRU-av

[0487] 52-ton DRU-l: 26-ton DRU-m, and 26-ton DRU-aw

[0488] 52-ton DRU-m: 26-ton DRU-o, and 26-ton DRU-ay

[0489] 52-ton DRU-n: 26-ton DRU-p, and 26-ton DRU-az

[0490] 52-ton DRU-o: 26-ton DRU-q, and 26-ton DRU-ba

[0491] 52-ton DRU-p: 26-ton DRU-r, and 26-ton DRU-bb

[0492] 52-ton DRU-q: 26-ton DRU-s, and 26-ton DRU-bc

[0493] 52-ton DRU-r: 26-ton DRU-t, and 26-ton DRU-bd

[0494] 52-ton DRU-s: 26-ton DRU-u, and 26-ton DRU-be

[0495] 52-ton DRU-t: 26-ton DRU-v, and 26-ton DRU-bf

[0496] 52-ton DRU-u: 26-ton DRU-x, and 26-ton DRU-bh

[0497] 52-ton DRU-v: 26-ton DRU-y, and 26-ton DRU-bi

[0498] 52-ton DRU-w: 26-ton DRU-z, and 26-ton DRU-bj

[0499] 52-ton DRU-x: 26-ton DRU-aa, and 26-ton DRU-bk

[0500] 52-ton DRU-y: 26-ton DRU-ab, and 26-ton DRU-bl

[0501] 52-ton DRU-z: 26-ton DRU-ac, and 26-ton DRU-bm

[0502] 52-ton DRU-aa: 26-ton DRU-ad, and 26-ton DRU-bn

[0503] 52-ton DRU-ab, 26-ton DRU-ae, and 26-ton DRU-bo

[0504] 52-ton DRU-ac: 26-ton DRU-ag, and 26-ton DRU-bq

[0505] 52-ton DRU-ad: 26-ton DRU-ah, and 26-ton DRU-br

[0506] 52-ton DRU-ae: 26-ton DRU-ai, and 26-ton DRU-bs

[0507] 52-ton DRU-af: 26-ton DRU-aj, and 26-ton DRU-bt

[0508] 106-tone DRU-a: 52-tone DRU-a, 52-tone DRU-q, and two additional subcarriers

[0509] 106-tone DRU-b: 52-tone DRU-b, 52-tone DRU-r, and two additional subcarriers

[0510] 106-tone DRU-c: 52-tone DRU-c, 52-tone DRU-s, and two additional subcarriers

[0511] 106-tone DRU-d: 52-tone DRU-d, 52-tone DRU-t, and two additional subcarriers

[0512] 106-tone DRU-e: 52-tone DRU-e, 52-tone DRU-u, and two additional subcarriers

[0513] 106-tone DRU-f: 52-tone DRU-f, 52-tone DRU-v, and two additional subcarriers

[0514] 106-tone DRU-g: 52-tone DRU-g, 52-tone DRU-w, and two additional subcarriers

[0515] 106-tone DRU-h: 52-tone DRU-h, 52-tone DRU-x, and two additional subcarriers

[0516] 106-tone DRU-i: 52-tone DRU-i, 52-tone DRU-y, and two additional subcarriers

[0517] 106-tone DRU-j: 52-tone DRU-j, 52-tone DRU-z, and two additional subcarriers

[0518] 106-tone DRU-k: 52-tone DRU-k, 52-tone DRU-aa, and two additional subcarriers

[0519] 106-tone DRU-l: 52-tone DRU-l, 52-tone DRU-ab, and two additional subcarriers

[0520] 106-tone DRU-m: 52-tone DRU-m, 52-tone DRU-ac, and two additional subcarriers

[0521] 106-tone DRU-n: 52-tone DRU-n, 52-tone DRU-ad, and two additional subcarriers

[0522] 106-tone DRU-o: 52-tone DRU-o, 52-tone DRU-ae, and two additional subcarriers

[0523] 106-tone DRU-p: 52-tone DRU-p, 52-tone DRU-af, and two additional subcarriers

[0524] 242-tone DRU-a: 106-tone DRU-a, 106-tone DRU-i, 26-tone DRU-e, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0525] 242-tone DRU-b: 106-tone DRU-b, 106-tone DRU-j, 26-tone DRU-n, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0526] 242-tone DRU-c: 106-tone DRU-c, 106-tone DRU-k, 26-tone DRU-w, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0527] 242-tone DRU-d: 106-tone DRU-d, 106-tone DRU-l, 26-tone DRU-af, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0528] 242-tone DRU-e: 106-tone DRU-e, 106-tone DRU-m, 26-tone DRU-ao, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0529] 242-tone DRU-f: 106-tone DRU-f, 106-tone DRU-n, 26-tone DRU-ax, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0530] 242-tone DRU-g: 106-tone DRU-g, 106-tone DRU-o, 26-tone DRU-bg, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0531] 242-tone DRU-h: 106-tone DRU-h, 106-tone DRU-p, 26-tone DRU-bp, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0532] 484-ton DRU-a: 242-ton DRU-a, 242-ton DRU-e

[0533] 484-ton DRU-b: 242-ton DRU-b, 242-ton DRU-f

[0534] 484-ton DRU-c: 242-ton DRU-c, 242-ton DRU-g

[0535] 484-ton DRU-d: 242-ton DRU-d, 242-ton DRU-h

[0536] 996-tone DRU-a: 484-tone DRU-a, 484-tone DRU-c, and 28 additional subcarriers

[0537] 996-tone DRU-b: 484-tone DRU-b, 484-tone DRU-d, and 28 additional subcarriers

[0538] Here, two additional subcarriers for the 106-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 3, four additional subcarriers for the 242-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 4, and 28 additional subcarriers for the 996-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 6.

[0539] Additionally or alternatively, a gap between multiple lower-sized DRU indices corresponding to a single upper-sized DRU index may be utilized. The value of this gap may be explicitly signaled to the STA, or may be implicitly signaled based on other information (e.g., bandwidth information, BSS color information, etc.) without separate signaling. For example, a 52-tone DRU and a 106-tone DRU may include subcarriers of lower-sized DRUs as follows:

[0540] 52-ton DRU-a: 26-ton DRU-a, and 26-ton DRU-(a+Gap)

[0541] 52-ton DRU-b: 26-ton DRU-b, and 26-ton DRU-(b+Gap)

[0542] 52-ton DRU-c: 26-ton DRU-c, and 26-ton DRU-(c+Gap)

[0543] 52-ton DRU-d: 26-ton DRU-d, and 26-ton DRU-(d+Gap)

[0544] 52-ton DRU-e: 26-ton DRU-f, and 26-ton DRU-(f+Gap)

[0545] 52-ton DRU-f: 26-ton DRU-g, and 26-ton DRU-(g+Gap)

[0546] 52-ton DRU-g: 26-ton DRU-h, and 26-ton DRU-(h+Gap)

[0547] 52-ton DRU-h: 26-ton DRU-i, and 26-ton DRU-(i+Gap)

[0548] 52-ton DRU-i: 26-ton DRU-j, and 26-ton DRU-(j+Gap)

[0549] 52-ton DRU-j: 26-ton DRU-k, and 26-ton DRU-(k+Gap)

[0550] 52-ton DRU-k: 26-ton DRU-l, and 26-ton DRU-(l+Gap)

[0551] 52-ton DRU-l: 26-ton DRU-m, and 26-ton DRU-(m+Gap)

[0552] 52-ton DRU-m: 26-ton DRU-o, and 26-ton DRU-(o+Gap)

[0553] 52-ton DRU-n: 26-ton DRU-p, and 26-ton DRU-(p+Gap)

[0554] 52-ton DRU-o: 26-ton DRU-q, and 26-ton DRU-(q+Gap)

[0555] 52-ton DRU-p: 26-ton DRU-r, and 26-ton DRU-(r+Gap)

[0556] 52-ton DRU-q: 26-ton DRU-s, and 26-ton DRU-(s+Gap)

[0557] 52-ton DRU-r: 26-ton DRU-t, and 26-ton DRU-(t+Gap)

[0558] 52-ton DRU-s: 26-ton DRU-u, and 26-ton DRU-(u+Gap)

[0559] 52-ton DRU-t: 26-ton DRU-v, and 26-ton DRU-(v+Gap)

[0560] 52-ton DRU-u: 26-ton DRU-x, and 26-ton DRU-(x+Gap)

[0561] 52-ton DRU-v: 26-ton DRU-y, and 26-ton DRU-(y+Gap)

[0562] 52-ton DRU-w: 26-ton DRU-z, and 26-ton DRU-(z+Gap)

[0563] 52-ton DRU-x: 26-ton DRU-aa, and 26-ton DRU-(aa+Gap)

[0564] 52-ton DRU-y: 26-ton DRU-ab, and 26-ton DRU-(ab+Gap)

[0565] 52-ton DRU-z: 26-ton DRU-ac, and 26-ton DRU-(ac+Gap)

[0566] 52-ton DRU-aa: 26-ton DRU-ad, and 26-ton DRU-(ad+Gap)

[0567] 52-ton DRU-ab: 26-ton DRU-ae, and 26-ton DRU-(ae+Gap)

[0568] 52-ton DRU-ac: 26-ton DRU-ag, and 26-ton DRU-(ag+Gap)

[0569] 52-ton DRU-ad: 26-ton DRU-ah, and 26-ton DRU-(ah+Gap)

[0570] 52-ton DRU-ae: 26-ton DRU-ai, and 26-ton DRU-(ai+Gap)

[0571] 52-ton DRU-af: 26-ton DRU-aj, and 26-ton DRU-(aj+Gap)

[0572] 106-tone DRU-a: 52-tone DRU-a, 52-tone DRU-(a+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0573] 106-tone DRU-b: 52-tone DRU-b, 52-tone DRU-(b+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0574] 106-tone DRU-c: 52-tone DRU-c, 52-tone DRU-(c+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0575] 106-tone DRU-d: 52-tone DRU-d, 52-tone DRU-(d+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0576] 106-tone DRU-e: 52-tone DRU-e, 52-tone DRU-(e+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0577] 106-tone DRU-f: 52-tone DRU-f, 52-tone DRU-(f+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0578] 106-tone DRU-g: 52-tone DRU-g, 52-tone DRU-(g+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0579] 106-tone DRU-h: 52-tone DRU-h, 52-tone DRU-(h+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0580] 106-tone DRU-i: 52-tone DRU-i, 52-tone DRU-(i+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0581] 106-tone DRU-j: 52-tone DRU-j, 52-tone DRU-(j+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0582] 106-tone DRU-k: 52-tone DRU-k, 52-tone DRU-(k+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0583] 106-tone DRU-l: 52-tone DRU-l, 52-tone DRU-(l+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0584] 106-tone DRU-m: 52-tone DRU-m, 52-tone DRU-(m+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0585] 106-tone DRU-n: 52-tone DRU-n, 52-tone DRU-(n+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0586] 106-tone DRU-o: 52-tone DRU-o, 52-tone DRU-(o+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0587] 106-tone DRU-p: 52-tone DRU-p, 52-tone DRU-(p+Gap), and two additional subcarriers

[0588] 242-tone DRU-a: 106-tone DRU-a, 106-tone DRU-(a+Gap), 26-tone DRU-e, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0589] 242-tone DRU-b: 106-tone DRU-b, 106-tone DRU-(b+Gap), 26-tone DRU-n, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0590] 242-tone DRU-c: 106-tone DRU-c, 106-tone DRU-(c+Gap), 26-tone DRU-w, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0591] 242-tone DRU-d: 106-tone DRU-d, 106-tone DRU-(d+Gap), 26-tone DRU-af, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0592] 242-tone DRU-e: 106-tone DRU-e, 106-tone DRU-(e+Gap), 26-tone DRU-ao, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0593] 242-tone DRU-f: 106-tone DRU-f, 106-tone DRU-(f+Gap), 26-tone DRU-ax, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0594] 242-tone DRU-g: 106-tone DRU-g, 106-tone DRU-(g+Gap), 26-tone DRU-bg, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0595] 242-tone DRU-h: 106-tone DRU-h, 106-tone DRU-(h+Gap), 26-tone DRU-bp, and 4 additional subcarriers

[0596] 484-ton DRU-a: 242-ton DRU-a, 242-ton DRU-(a+Gap)

[0597] 484-ton DRU-b: 242-ton DRU-b, 242-ton DRU-(b+Gap)

[0598] 484-ton DRU-c: 242-ton DRU-c, 242-ton DRU-(c+Gap)

[0599] 484-ton DRU-d: 242-ton DRU-d, 242-ton DRU-(d+Gap)

[0600] 996-tone DRU-a: 484-tone DRU-a, 484-tone DRU-(a+Gap), and 28 additional subcarriers

[0601] 996-tone DRU-b: 484-tone DRU-b, 484-tone DRU-(b+Gap), and 28 additional subcarriers

[0602] Here, two additional subcarriers for the 106-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 3, four additional subcarriers for the 242-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 4, and 28 additional subcarriers for the 996-tone DRU can be defined as described in Example 6.

[0603] In the examples described above, the order of the alphabetic indices of DRUs may be unrelated to the order of their positions in the frequency domain. Furthermore, even if the alphabetic indices of DRUs of different sizes are identical, this does not imply that the order within DRU indices of the same size is identical.

[0604] In the examples described above, the Gap value may have the same or different values ​​depending on the DRU size. For example, the Gap value may have independent values ​​depending on the DRU size, or it may have associated values.

[0605] Example 9

[0606] This embodiment is for the subcarrier index of each DRU when the DRU is applied within each 160 MHz in a bandwidth exceeding 160 MHz (e.g., a bandwidth of 240 MHz or more).

[0607] In the examples below, the set of subcarrier indices included in each of the one or more DRUs for a channel of x MHz in a bandwidth of y MHz may be denoted as S_x_y. For example, S_160_160 may be assumed to correspond to the subcarrier indices included in various sized DRUs for a 160 MHz channel in a 160 MHz bandwidth in the examples described in Embodiments 1 to 7 above.

[0608] Example 9-1

[0609] The subcarrier index (S_160_240) at a specific 160 MHz of the 240 MHz bandwidth can be defined as follows.

[0610] The two 160 MHz channels in the 240 MHz bandwidth may be a lower frequency 160 MHz channel (i.e., a portion of the 240 MHz bandwidth other than the higher frequency 80 MHz channel), and a higher frequency 160 MHz channel (i.e., a portion of the 240 MHz bandwidth other than the lower frequency 80 MHz channel).

[0611] Subcarrier index of the first 160 MHz (1st S_160_240): DRU subcarrier index defined at 160 MHz above (S_160_160) - 512

[0612] Second 160 MHz subcarrier index (2nd S_160_240): DRU subcarrier index defined at 160 MHz above (S_160_160) + 512

[0613] For example, it could be expressed as:

[0614] The first S_160_240 = S_160_160 - 512; and

[0615] The second S_160_240 = S_160_160 + 512.

[0616] Example 9-2

[0617] The subcarrier index (S_160_320) at a specific 160 MHz in the 320 MHz bandwidth can be defined as follows.

[0618] Subcarrier index of the first 160 MHz (1st S_160_320): DRU subcarrier index defined at 160 MHz (S_160_160) - 1024

[0619] Second 160 MHz subcarrier index (2nd S_160_320): DRU subcarrier index defined at 160 MHz above (S_160_160) + 1024

[0620] For example, it could be expressed as:

[0621] 1st S_160_320 = S_160_160 - 1024;

[0622] The second S_160_320 = S_160_160 + 1024.

[0623] Example 9-3

[0624] The subcarrier index (S_160_480) at a specific 160 MHz in the 480 MHz bandwidth can be defined as follows.

[0625] Subcarrier index of the first 160 MHz: DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) defined in the aforementioned 160 MHz - 2048

[0626] Second 160 MHz subcarrier index: DRU subcarrier index (S_160_160) defined at 160 MHz as mentioned above.

[0627] Third 160 MHz subcarrier index: DRU subcarrier index defined in the aforementioned 160 MHz (S_160_160) + 2048

[0628] For example, it could be expressed as:

[0629] 1st S_160_480 = S_160_160 - 2048;

[0630] Second S_160_480 = S_160_160

[0631] The third S_160_480 = S_160_160 + 2048.

[0632] Example 9-4

[0633] The subcarrier index (S_160_640) at a specific 160 MHz in the 640 MHz bandwidth can be defined as follows.

[0634] Subcarrier index of each 160 MHz within the first 320 MHz (first and second S_160_4320): Subcarrier index of each 160 MHz defined in 320 MHz of Example 9-3 (first and second S_160_320) - 2048

[0635] Subcarrier index of each 160 MHz within the second 320 MHz (3rd and 4th S_160_640): DRU subcarrier index of each 160 MHz defined in 320 MHz of Example 9-3 (1st and 2nd S_160_320) + 2048

[0636] For example, it could be expressed as:

[0637] 1st S_160_640 = 1st S_160_320 - 2048;

[0638] 2nd S_160_640 = 2nd S_160_320 - 2048;

[0639] 3rd S_160_640 = 1st S_160_320 + 2048;

[0640] 4th S_160_640 = 2nd S_160_320 + 2048;

[0641] Unlike the existing wireless LAN system that only applies RRU, in the case of supporting the application of DRU, the efficiency of resource utilization can be improved by transmitting / receiving one or more fields of PPDU based on various sizes of DRU tone plans applicable to PPDU of 160 MHz bandwidth according to the present disclosure.

[0642] The embodiments described above are combinations of components and features of the present disclosure in a predetermined form. Each component or feature should be considered optional unless explicitly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented without being combined with other components or features. Furthermore, it is also possible to form embodiments of the present disclosure by combining some components and / or features. The order of operations described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment. It is self-evident that claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the patent claims may be combined to form embodiments or incorporated as new claims through post-application amendments.

[0643] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in any respect, but rather as illustrative. The scope of the present disclosure should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the scope of equivalents of the present disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0644] The scope of the present disclosure includes software or machine-executable instructions (e.g., an operating system, an application, firmware, a program, etc.) that cause operations according to the methods of various embodiments to be executed on a device or a computer, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having such software or instructions stored thereon and executable on the device or computer. Instructions that can be used to program a processing system to perform the features described in the present disclosure can be stored on / in a storage medium or a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product including such a storage medium can be used to implement the features described in the present disclosure. The storage medium can include, but is not limited to, high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid state memory devices, and can include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storage devices. The memory optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from the processor(s). The memory or, alternatively, the non-volatile memory device(s) within the memory comprise a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The features described in this disclosure may be incorporated into software and / or firmware stored on any of the machine-readable media, which may control the hardware of the processing system and allow the processing system to interact with other mechanisms that utilize results according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Such software or firmware may include, but is not limited to, application code, device drivers, operating systems, and execution environments / containers.

[0645] The method proposed in this disclosure is described with a focus on examples applied to IEEE 802.11-based systems, but can be applied to various wireless LANs or wireless communication systems in addition to IEEE 802.11-based systems.

Claims

1. A method performed by a first station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising: A step of generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields, wherein the one or more fields are mapped onto one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); and comprising a step of transmitting the PPDU to one or more second STAs on a bandwidth including a 160MHz channel; Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 26-ton DRU, the 26-ton DRU is one of the 72 predefined 26-ton DRUs, A method wherein the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU is defined as every 72nd subcarrier that contains the nth lowest subcarrier among the available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

2. In paragraph 1, The above available subcarriers are subcarriers excluding 23 DC (direct current) subcarriers, 130 null subcarriers, and 23 guard subcarriers among 2048 subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

3. In paragraph 2, The first 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1011, -937, -863, -789, -708, -635, -560, -463, -388, -315, -234, -160, -86, 13, 87, 161, 235, 316, 389, 464, 561, 636, 709, 790, 864, 938, The second 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1010, -936, -862, -788, -707, -634, -559, -462, -387, -314, -233, -159, -85, 14, 88, 162, 236, 317, 390, 465, 562, 637, 710, 791, 865, 939, The third 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1009, -935, -861, -787, -706, -633, -558, -461, -386, -311, -232, -158, -84, 15, 89, 163, 237, 318, 391, 466, 563, 638, 713, 792, 866, 940, The fourth 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1008, -934, -860, -786, -705, -632, -557, -460, -385, -310, -231, -157, -83, 16, 90, 164, 238, 319, 392, 467, 564, 639, 714, 793, 867, 941, The fifth 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1007, -933, -859, -785, -704, -630, -556, -459, -384, -309, -230, -156, -82, 17, 91, 165, 239, 320, 394, 468, 565, 640, 715, 794, 868, 942, The sixth 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1006, -932, -858, -784, -703, -629, -555, -458, -383, -308, -229, -155, -81, 18, 92, 166, 240, 321, 395, 469, 566, 641, 716, 795, 869, 943, The seventh 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1005, -931, -857, -783, -702, -628, -554, -457, -382, -307, -228, -154, -80, 19, 93, 167, 241, 322, 396, 470, 567, 642, 717, 796, 870, 944, The 8th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1004, -930, -856, -782, -701, -627, -553, -456, -381, -306, -227, -153, -79, 20, 94, 168, 242, 323, 397, 471, 568, 643, 718, 797, 871, 945, The 9th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1003, -929, -855, -781, -700, -626, -552, -455, -380, -305, -226, -152, -78, 21, 95, 169, 243, 324, 398, 472, 569, 644, 719, 798, 872, 946, The 10th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1002, -928, -854, -780, -699, -625, -551, -454, -379, -304, -225, -151, -77, 22, 96, 170, 244, 325, 399, 473, 570, 645, 720, 799, 873, 947, The 11th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1001, -927, -853, -779, -698, -624, -550, -453, -378, -303, -224, -150, -76, 23, 97, 171, 245, 326, 400, 474, 571, 646, 721, 800, 874, 948, The 12th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -1000, -926, -852, -778, -697, -623, -549, -452, -377, -302, -223, -149, -75, 24, 98, 172, 246, 327, 401, 475, 572, 647, 722, 801, 875, 949, The 13th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -999, -925, -851, -777, -696, -622, -548, -451, -376, -301, -222, -148, -74, 25, 99, 173, 247, 328, 402, 476, 573, 648, 723, 802, 876, 950, The 14th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -998, -924, -850, -776, -695, -621, -547, -450, -375, -300, -221, -147, -73, 26, 100, 174, 248, 329, 403, 477, 574, 649, 724, 803, 877, 951, The 15th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -997, -923, -849, -775, -694, -620, -546, -449, -374, -299, -220, -145, -72, 27, 101, 175, 249, 330, 404, 478, 575, 650, 725, 804, 879, 952, The 16th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -996, -922, -848, -774, -693, -619, -545, -448, -373, -298, -219, -144, -71, 28, 102, 176, 250, 331, 405, 479, 576, 651, 726, 805, 880, 953, The 17th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -995, -921, -847, -773, -692, -618, -544, -445, -372, -297, -218, -143, -70, 29, 103, 177, 251, 332, 406, 480, 579, 652, 727, 806, 881, 954, The 18th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -994, -920, -846, -772, -691, -617, -543, -444, -371, -296, -217, -142, -69, 30, 104, 178, 252, 333, 407, 481, 580, 653, 728, 807, 882, 955, The 19th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -993, -919, -845, -764, -690, -616, -542, -443, -370, -295, -216, -141, -68, 31, 105, 179, 260, 334, 408, 482, 581, 654, 729, 808, 883, 956, The 20th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -992, -918, -844, -763, -689, -615, -541, -442, -369, -294, -215, -140, -67, 32, 106, 180, 261, 335, 409, 483, 582, 655, 730, 809, 884, 957, The 21st 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -991, -917, -843, -762, -688, -614, -540, -441, -368, -293, -214, -139, -64, 33, 107, 181, 262, 336, 410, 484, 583, 656, 731, 810, 885, 960, The 22nd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -990, -916, -842, -761, -687, -613, -539, -440, -367, -292, -213, -138, -63, 34, 108, 182, 263, 337, 411, 485, 584, 657, 732, 811, 886, 961, The 23rd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -989, -915, -841, -760, -686, -612, -538, -439, -365, -291, -212, -137, -62, 35, 109, 183, 264, 338, 412, 486, 585, 659, 733, 812, 887, 962, The 24th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -988, -914, -840, -759, -685, -611, -537, -438, -364, -290, -211, -136, -61, 36, 110, 184, 265, 339, 413, 487, 586, 660, 734, 813, 888, 963, The 25th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -987, -913, -839, -758, -684, -610, -536, -437, -363, -289, -210, -135, -60, 37, 111, 185, 266, 340, 414, 488, 587, 661, 735, 814, 889, 964, The 26th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -986, -912, -838, -757, -683, -609, -535, -436, -362, -288, -209, -134, -59, 38, 112, 186, 267, 341, 415, 489, 588, 662, 736, 815, 890, 965, The 27th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -985, -911, -837, -756, -682, -608, -534, -435, -361, -287, -208, -133, -58, 39, 113, 187, 268, 342, 416, 490, 589, 663, 737, 816, 891, 966, The 28th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -984, -910, -836, -755, -681, -607, -533, -434, -360, -286, -207, -132, -57, 40, 114, 188, 269, 343, 417, 491, 590, 664, 738, 817, 892, 967, The 29th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -983, -909, -835, -754, -680, -606, -532, -433, -359, -285, -206, -131, -56, 41, 115, 189, 270, 344, 418, 492, 591, 665, 739, 818, 893, 968, The 30th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -982, -908, -834, -753, -679, -605, -531, -432, -358, -284, -205, -130, -55, 42, 116, 190, 271, 345, 419, 493, 592, 666, 740, 819, 894, 969, The 31st 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -981, -907, -833, -752, -678, -604, -530, -431, -357, -283, -204, -129, -54, 43, 117, 191, 272, 346, 420, 494, 593, 667, 741, 820, 895, 970, The 32nd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -980, -906, -832, -751, -677, -603, -529, -430, -356, -282, -203, -128, -53, 44, 118, 192, 273, 347, 421, 495, 594, 668, 742, 821, 896, 971, The 33rd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -979, -904, -831, -750, -676, -602, -528, -429, -355, -281, -202, -127, -52, 45, 120, 193, 274, 348, 422, 496, 595, 669, 743, 822, 897, 972, The 34th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -978, -903, -830, -749, -675, -601, -527, -428, -354, -280, -201, -126, -51, 46, 121, 194, 275, 349, 423, 497, 596, 670, 744, 823, 898, 973, The 35th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -977, -902, -829, -748, -674, -600, -526, -427, -353, -279, -198, -125, -50, 47, 122, 195, 276, 350, 424, 498, 597, 671, 745, 826, 899, 974, The 36th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -976, -901, -828, -747, -673, -599, -525, -426, -352, -278, -197, -124, -49, 48, 123, 196, 277, 351, 425, 499, 598, 672, 746, 827, 900, 975, The 37th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -975, -900, -827, -746, -672, -598, -499, -425, -351, -277, -196, -123, -48, 49, 124, 197, 278, 352, 426, 525, 599, 673, 747, 828, 901, 976, The 38th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -974, -899, -826, -745, -671, -597, -498, -424, -350, -276, -195, -122, -47, 50, 125, 198, 279, 353, 427, 526, 600, 674, 748, 829, 902, 977, The 39th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -973, -898, -823, -744, -670, -596, -497, -423, -349, -275, -194, -121, -46, 51, 126, 201, 280, 354, 428, 527, 601, 675, 749, 830, 903, 978, The 40th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -972, -897, -822, -743, -669, -595, -496, -422, -348, -274, -193, -120, -45, 52, 127, 202, 281, 355, 429, 528, 602, 676, 750, 831, 904, 979, The 41st 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -971, -896, -821, -742, -668, -594, -495, -421, -347, -273, -192, -118, -44, 53, 128, 203, 282, 356, 430, 529, 603, 677, 751, 832, 906, 980, The 42nd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -970, -895, -820, -741, -667, -593, -494, -420, -346, -272, -191, -117, -43, 54, 129, 204, 283, 357, 431, 530, 604, 678, 752, 833, 907, 981, The 43rd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -969, -894, -819, -740, -666, -592, -493, -419, -345, -271, -190, -116, -42, 55, 130, 205, 284, 358, 432, 531, 605, 679, 753, 834, 908, 982, The 44th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -968, -893, -818, -739, -665, -591, -492, -418, -344, -270, -189, -115, -41, 56, 131, 206, 285, 359, 433, 532, 606, 680, 754, 835, 909, 983, The 45th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -967, -892, -817, -738, -664, -590, -491, -417, -343, -269, -188, -114, -40, 57, 132, 207, 286, 360, 434, 533, 607, 681, 755, 836, 910, 984, The 46th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -966, -891, -816, -737, -663, -589, -490, -416, -342, -268, -187, -113, -39, 58, 133, 208, 287, 361, 435, 534, 608, 682, 756, 837, 911, 985, The 47th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -965, -890, -815, -736, -662, -588, -489, -415, -341, -267, -186, -112, -38, 59, 134, 209, 288, 362, 436, 535, 609, 683, 757, 838, 912, 986, The 48th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -964, -889, -814, -735, -661, -587, -488, -414, -340, -266, -185, -111, -37, 60, 135, 210, 289, 363, 437, 536, 610, 684, 758, 839, 913, 987, The 49th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -963, -888, -813, -734, -660, -586, -487, -413, -339, -265, -184, -110, -36, 61, 136, 211, 290, 364, 438, 537, 611, 685, 759, 840, 914, 988, The 50th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -962, -887, -812, -733, -659, -585, -486, -412, -338, -264, -183, -109, -35, 62, 137, 212, 291, 365, 439, 538, 612, 686, 760, 841, 915, 989, The 51st 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -961, -886, -811, -732, -657, -584, -485, -411, -337, -263, -182, -108, -34, 63, 138, 213, 292, 367, 440, 539, 613, 687, 761, 842, 916, 990, The 52nd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -960, -885, -810, -731, -656, -583, -484, -410, -336, -262, -181, -107, -33, 64, 139, 214, 293, 368, 441, 540, 614, 688, 762, 843, 917, 991, The 53rd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -957, -884, -809, -730, -655, -582, -483, -409, -335, -261, -180, -106, -32, 67, 140, 215, 294, 369, 442, 541, 615, 689, 763, 844, 918, 992, The 54th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -956, -883, -808, -729, -654, -581, -482, -408, -334, -260, -179, -105, -31, 68, 141, 216, 295, 370, 443, 542, 616, 690, 764, 845, 919, 993, The 55th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -955, -882, -807, -728, -653, -580, -481, -407, -333, -252, -178, -104, -30, 69, 142, 217, 296, 371, 444, 543, 617, 691, 772, 846, 920, 994, The 56th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -954, -881, -806, -727, -652, -579, -480, -406, -332, -251, -177, -103, -29, 70, 143, 218, 297, 372, 445, 544, 618, 692, 773, 847, 921, 995, The 57th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -953, -880, -805, -726, -651, -576, -479, -405, -331, -250, -176, -102, -28, 71, 144, 219, 298, 373, 448, 545, 619, 693, 774, 848, 922, 996, The 58th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -952, -879, -804, -725, -650, -575, -478, -404, -330, -249, -175, -101, -27, 72, 145, 220, 299, 374, 449, 546, 620, 694, 775, 849, 923, 997, The 59th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -951, -877, -803, -724, -649, -574, -477, -403, -329, -248, -174, -100, -26, 73, 147, 221, 300, 375, 450, 547, 621, 695, 776, 850, 924, 998, The 60th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -950, -876, -802, -723, -648, -573, -476, -402, -328, -247, -173, -99, -25, 74, 148, 222, 301, 376, 451, 548, 622, 696, 777, 851, 925, 999, The 61st 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -949, -875, -801, -722, -647, -572, -475, -401, -327, -246, -172, -98, -24, 75, 149, 223, 302, 377, 452, 549, 623, 697, 778, 852, 926, 1000, The 62nd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -948, -874, -800, -721, -646, -571, -474, -400, -326, -245, -171, -97, -23, 76, 150, 224, 303, 378, 453, 550, 624, 698, 779, 853, 927, 1001, The 63rd 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -947, -873, -799, -720, -645, -570, -473, -399, -325, -244, -170, -96, -22, 77, 151, 225, 304, 379, 454, 551, 625, 699, 780, 854, 928, 1002, The 64th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -946, -872, -798, -719, -644, -569, -472, -398, -324, -243, -169, -95, -21, 78, 152, 226, 305, 380, 455, 552, 626, 700, 781, 855, 929, 1003, The 65th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -945, -871, -797, -718, -643, -568, -471, -397, -323, -242, -168, -94, -20, 79, 153, 227, 306, 381, 456, 553, 627, 701, 782, 856, 930, 1004, The 66th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -944, -870, -796, -717, -642, -567, -470, -396, -322, -241, -167, -93, -19, 80, 154, 228, 307, 382, ​​457, 554, 628, 702, 783, 857, 931, 1005, The 67th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -943, -869, -795, -716, -641, -566, -469, -395, -321, -240, -166, -92, -18, 81, 155, 229, 308, 383, 458, 555, 629, 703, 784, 858, 932, 1006, The 68th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -942, -868, -794, -715, -640, -565, -468, -394, -320, -239, -165, -91, -17, 82, 156, 230, 309, 384, 459, 556, 630, 704, 785, 859, 933, 1007, The 69th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -941, -867, -793, -714, -639, -564, -467, -392, -319, -238, -164, -90, -16, 83, 157, 231, 310, 385, 460, 557, 632, 705, 786, 860, 934, 1008, The 70th 26-tone DRU contains subcarrier indices -940, -866, -792, -713, -638, -563, -466, -391, -318, -237, -163, -89, -15, 84, 158, 232, 311, 386, 461, 558, 633, 706, 787, 861, 935, 1009, The 71st 26-tone DRU includes subcarrier indices -939, -865, -791, -710, -637, -562, -465, -390, -317, -236, -162, -88, -14, 85, 159, 233, 314, 387, 462, 559, 634, 707, 788, 862, 936, 1010, and The 72nd 26-tone DRU includes subcarrier indices -938, -864, -790, -709, -636, -561, -464, -389, -316, -235, -161, -87, -13, 86, 160, 234, 315, 388, 463, 560, 635, 708, 789, 863, 937, 1011.

4. In paragraph 3, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 52-ton DRU, the 52-ton DRU is one of the 32 predefined 52-ton DRUs, The first 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the first 26-ton DRU and the 37th 26-ton DRU, The second 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the second 26-ton DRU and the 38th 26-ton DRU, The third 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the third 26-ton DRU and the 39th 26-ton DRU, The fourth 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the fourth 26-ton DRU and the fortieth 26-ton DRU, The fifth 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the sixth 26-tone DRU and the forty-second 26-tone DRU, The sixth 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the seventh 26-ton DRU and the forty-third 26-ton DRU, The seventh 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the eighth 26-ton DRU and the 44th 26-ton DRU, The 8th 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the 9th 26-ton DRU and the 45th 26-ton DRU, The 9th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 10th 26-tone DRU and the 46th 26-tone DRU, The 10th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 11th 26-tone DRU and the 47th 26-tone DRU, The 11th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 12th 26-tone DRU and the 48th 26-tone DRU, The 12th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 13th 26-tone DRU and the 49th 26-tone DRU, The 13th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 15th 26-tone DRU and the 51st 26-tone DRU, The 14th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 16th 26-tone DRU and the 52nd 26-tone DRU, The 15th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 17th 26-tone DRU and the 53rd 26-tone DRU, The 16th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 18th 26-tone DRU and the 54th 26-tone DRU, The 17th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 19th 26-tone DRU and the 55th 26-tone DRU, The 18th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 20th 26-tone DRU and the 56th 26-tone DRU, The 19th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 21st 26-tone DRU and the 57th 26-tone DRU, The 20th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 22nd 26-tone DRU and the 58th 26-tone DRU, The 21st 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 24th 26-tone DRU and the 60th 26-tone DRU, The 22nd 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 25th 26-tone DRU and the 61st 26-tone DRU, The 23rd 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 26th 26-tone DRU and the 62nd 26-tone DRU, The 24th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 27th 26-tone DRU and the 63rd 26-tone DRU, The 25th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 28th 26-tone DRU and the 64th 26-tone DRU, The 26th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 29th 26-tone DRU and the 65th 26-tone DRU, The 27th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 30th 26-tone DRU and the 66th 26-tone DRU, The 28th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 31st 26-tone DRU and the 67th 26-tone DRU, The 29th 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 33rd 26-tone DRU and the 69th 26-tone DRU, The 30th 52-ton DRU includes subcarriers included in the 34th 26-ton DRU and the 70th 26-ton DRU, The 31st 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 35th 26-tone DRU and the 71st 26-tone DRU, A method wherein the 32nd 52-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the 36th 26-tone DRU and the 72nd 26-tone DRU.

5. In paragraph 4, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 106-ton DRU, the 106-ton DRU is one of the 16 predefined 106-ton DRUs, The first 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the first 52-tone DRU and the 17th 52-tone DRU, and a first group corresponding to two of the 32 null subcarriers, The second 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the second 52-tone DRU and the 18th 52-tone DRU, and a second group corresponding to the other two of the 32 null subcarriers, The third 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the third 52-tone DRU and the 19th 52-tone DRU, and a third group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The fourth 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the fourth 52-tone DRU and the 20th 52-tone DRU, and a fourth group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The fifth 106-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the fifth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-first 52-tone DRU, and a fifth group corresponding to two of the 32 null subcarriers, The sixth 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the sixth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-second 52-tone DRU, and a sixth group corresponding to the other two of the 32 null subcarriers, The seventh 106-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the seventh 52-tone DRU and the twenty-third 52-tone DRU, and a seventh group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The eighth 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the eighth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-fourth 52-tone DRU, and an eighth group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The ninth 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the ninth 52-tone DRU and the twenty-fifth 52-tone DRU, and a ninth group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The 10th 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the 10th 52-tone DRU and the 26th 52-tone DRU, and a 10th group corresponding to another 2 of the 32 null subcarriers, The 11th 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the 11th 52-tone DRU and the 27th 52-tone DRU, and an 11th group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The 12th 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the 12th 52-tone DRU and the 28th 52-tone DRU, and a 12th group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The 13th 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the 13th 52-tone DRU and the 29th 52-tone DRU, and a 13th group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The 14th 106-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the 14th 52-tone DRU and the 30th 52-tone DRU, and a 14th group corresponding to another two of the 32 null subcarriers, The 15th 106-tone DRU includes a 15th group corresponding to the subcarriers included in the 15th 52-tone DRU and the 31st 52-tone DRU, and another 2 of the 32 null subcarriers, and A method wherein the 16th 106-tone DRU comprises a 16th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the 16th 52-tone DRU and the 32nd 52-tone DRU, and another 2 of the 32 null subcarriers.

6. In paragraph 5, Based on the indices of the above 32 null subcarriers being -959, -958, -825, -824, -712, -711, -578, -577, -447, -446, -313, -312, -200, -199, -66, -65, 65, 66, 199, 200, 312, 313, 446, 447, 577, 578, 711, 712, 824, 825, 958, 959: Among the above 1st group to the above 16th group, One includes the 1st and 17th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, The other one includes the 2nd and 18th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 3rd and 19th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 4th and 20th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 5th and 21st subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 6th and 22nd subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 7th and 23rd subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 8th and 24th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 9th and 25th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 10th and 26th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 11th and 27th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 12th and 28th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 13th and 29th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 14th and 30th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 15th and 31st subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, and Another method includes the 16th and 32nd subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices.

7. In paragraph 6, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 242-ton DRU, the 242-ton DRU is one of the eight predefined 242-ton DRUs, The first 242-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the first 106-tone DRU, the ninth 106-tone DRU, and the fifth 26-tone DRU, and a 17th group corresponding to 4 of the other 32 null subcarriers, The second 242-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the second 106-tone DRU, the tenth 106-tone DRU, and the fourteenth 26-tone DRU, and the eighteenth group corresponding to the other four of the other 32 null subcarriers, The third 242-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the third 106-tone DRU, the eleventh 106-tone DRU, and the twenty-third 26-tone DRU, and a 19th group corresponding to another four of the other 32 null subcarriers, The fourth 242-tone DRU comprises the subcarriers included in the fourth 106-tone DRU, the twelfth 106-tone DRU, and the thirty-second 26-tone DRU, and a 20th group corresponding to another four of the other 32 null subcarriers, The fifth 242-tone DRU comprises the subcarriers included in the fifth 106-tone DRU, the thirteenth 106-tone DRU, and the forty-first 26-tone DRU, and a twenty-first group corresponding to another four of the other thirty-two null subcarriers, The sixth 242-tone DRU comprises the subcarriers included in the sixth 106-tone DRU, the fourteenth 106-tone DRU, and the fifty-first 26-tone DRU, and a twenty-second group corresponding to another four of the other thirty-two null subcarriers, The seventh 242-tone DRU comprises a 23rd group corresponding to the subcarriers included in the seventh 106-tone DRU, the fifteenth 106-tone DRU, and the fifty-ninth 26-tone DRU, and another four of the other 32 null subcarriers, and The eighth 242-tone DRU comprises a 24th group corresponding to subcarriers included in the eighth 106-tone DRU, the sixteenth 106-tone DRU, and the sixty-eighth 26-tone DRU, and another four of the other 32 null subcarriers.

8. In paragraph 7, Based on the indices of the other 32 null subcarriers being -1012, -905, -878, -771, -765, -658, -631, -524, -500, -393, -366, -259, -253, -146, -119, -12, 12, 119, 146, 253, 259, 366, 393, 500, 524, 631, 658, 765, 771, 878, 905, 1012: Among the 17th group to the 24th group, One includes the 1st, 9th, 17th, and 25th subcarrier indices among the above 32 null subcarrier indices, The other one includes the 2nd, 10th, 18th, and 26th subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 3rd, 11th, 19th, and 27th subcarrier indices among the above 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 4th, 12th, 20th, and 28th subcarrier indices among the above 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 5th, 13th, 21st, and 29th subcarrier indices among the above 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 6th, 14th, 22nd, and 30th subcarrier indices among the above 32 null subcarrier indices, Another one includes the 7th, 15th, 23rd, and 31st subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices, and Another method includes the 8th, 16th, 24th, and 32nd subcarrier indices among the 32 null subcarrier indices.

9. In paragraph 8, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 484-ton DRU, the 484-ton DRU is one of four predefined 484-ton DRUs, The first 484-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the first 242-tone DRU and the fifth 242-tone DRU, The second 484-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the second 242-tone DRU and the sixth 242-tone DRU, The third 484-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the third 242-tone DRU and the seventh 242-tone DRU, and A method wherein the fourth 484-tone DRU includes subcarriers included in the fourth 242-tone DRU and the eighth 242-tone DRU.

10. In paragraph 9, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 996-ton DRU, the 996-ton DRU is one of two predefined 996-ton DRUs, The first 996-tone DRU includes the subcarriers included in the first 484-tone DRU and the third 484-tone DRU, and a 25th group corresponding to 28 of the 56 null subcarriers, and A method wherein the second 996-tone DRU comprises 26 groups corresponding to the subcarriers included in the second 484-tone DRU and the fourth 484-tone DRU, and the other 28 of the 56 null subcarriers.

11. In paragraph 10, The indices of the above 56 null subcarriers are -770, -769, -768, -767, -766, -523, -522, -521, -520, -519, -518, -517, -516, -515, -509, -508, -507, -506, -505, -504, -503, -502, -501, -258, -257, -256, -255, -254, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 515, 516, 517, 518, Based on 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770: Among the above 25th group and the above 26th group, One includes the odd subcarrier index among the 56 null subcarrier indices, Another method includes an even-numbered subcarrier index among the 56 null subcarrier indices.

12. In paragraph 1, Based on the set of subcarrier indices included in each of the above one or more DRUs for a channel of x MHz in a bandwidth of y MHz, denoted as S_x_y, The first S_160_240 = S_160_160 - 512, and The second S_160_160 = S_160_160 + 512, method.

13. In paragraph 12, The first S_160_320 = S_160_160 - 1024, The second S_160_320 = S_160_160 + 1024, method.

14. In paragraph 13, The first S_160_480 = S_160_160 - 2048, The second S_160_480 = S_160_160, The third S_160_480 = S_160_160 + 2048, method.

15. In paragraph 14, The first S_160_640 = the first S_160_320 - 2048, The second S_160_640 = the second S_160_320 - 2048, The third S_160_640 = the first S_160_320 + 2048, The fourth S_160_640 = the second S_160_320 + 2048, method.

16. In paragraph 1, One or more DRUs are indicated based on the resource unit (RU) allocation information included in the PPDU, or A method in which one or more DRUs are indicated based on RU allocation information included in a trigger frame that triggers transmission of the PPDU.

17. In paragraph 1, The method wherein the above PPDU is a downlink PPDU or an uplink TB (trigger-based) PPDU.

18. In paragraph 1, A method wherein said one or more fields include data fields.

19. In a first station (STA) device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the device: one or more transmitters and receivers; and comprising one or more processors connected to said one or more transceivers, One or more of the above processors: Generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields, wherein the one or more fields are mapped onto one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); and It is configured to transmit the PPDU to one or more second STAs through the one or more transceivers on a bandwidth including a 160MHz channel, Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 26-ton DRU, the 26-ton DRU is one of the 72 predefined 26-ton DRUs, A device wherein the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU is defined as every 72nd subcarrier that includes the nth lowest subcarrier among the available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

20. A method performed by a second station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising: A step of receiving a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including one or more fields from a first STA over a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel; and comprising a step of decoding one or more fields mapped on one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 26-ton DRU, the 26-ton DRU is one of the 72 predefined 26-ton DRUs, A method wherein the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU is defined as every 72nd subcarrier that contains the nth lowest subcarrier among the available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

21. In a second station (STA) device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the device: one or more transmitters and receivers; and comprising one or more processors connected to said one or more transceivers, One or more of the above processors: Receiving a PPDU (physical layer protocol data unit) including one or more fields from a first STA through the one or more transceivers over a bandwidth including a 160 MHz channel; and comprising a step of decoding one or more fields mapped on one or more distributed resource units (DRUs); Based on the above one or more DRUs comprising a 26-ton DRU, the 26-ton DRU is one of the 72 predefined 26-ton DRUs, A device wherein the nth (n=1, 2, ..., 72) 26-tone DRU is defined as every 72nd subcarrier that includes the nth lowest subcarrier among the available subcarriers within the 160 MHz channel.

22. In a processing device configured to control a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the processing device: one or more processors; and A processing device comprising one or more computer memories operatively connected to said one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, perform a method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

23. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions, A computer-readable medium, wherein the one or more commands are executed by one or more processors to control a device in a wireless LAN system to perform a method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

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