Method and apparatus for multi-channel operation in wireless local area network system

摘要

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for multi-channel operation, performed by an access point (AP), in a WLAN system, the method includes: transmitting channel assignment information to a plurality of stations (STAs), in which the channel assignment information is for assigning at least one of a first channel and a second channel to each of the plurality of STAs; transmitting channel activity information to the plurality of STAs, in which the channel activity information is for indicating an activity duration where the ΛP transmit or receive a frame through each of the first channel and the second channel; and transmitting or receiving a frame through the first channel or the second channel on the basis of the channel activity information.

主权项

1. A method for an access point (AP) operating on at least one operation channel in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:
transmitting a beacon frame including operating channel information and channel activity information to a plurality of stations (STAs), the operating channel information indicating at least one of a first channel and a second channel as the at least one operation channel to each of the plurality of STAs; the channel activity information indicating an activity duration during which the AP can receive a frame through each of the first channel and the second channel; and receiving a frame through the first channel or the second channel on the basis of the channel activity information, wherein the channel activity information includes:
one or more fields for indicating the activity duration, anda channel indication field including information to distinguish a primary channel from a secondary channel during the active duration.