Method and apparatus for transmitting data in DLS wireless network

摘要

A method for receiving data in a wireless local area network. The method includes establishing, by a destination station (STA), a direct link between a requesting STA and the destination STA; establishing, by the requesting STA, a relay link between the requesting STA and the destination STA; receiving, by the destination STA, data from the requesting STA through the direct link; and receiving, by the destination STA, the data from a relay STA of the relay link.

主权项

1. A method for transmitting data in a wireless local area network, the method comprising:
establishing, by a requesting station (STA), a direct link between the requesting STA and a destination STA; establishing, by the requesting STA, a relay link between the requesting STA and the destination STA via a relay STA; transmitting, by the requesting STA, data to the destination STA via the direct link; and transmitting, by the requesting STA, the data to the destination STA via the relay link, wherein the data is simultaneously transmitted from the requesting STA to the destination STA via the direct link and the relay link, and wherein the step of establishing the relay link includes:
transmitting, by the requesting STA, a request message to an access point (AP), the request message including an identifier of the destination STA;receiving, by the requesting STA, a response message from the AP, the response message including relay capable information of at least one candidate STA, the relay capable information indicating whether the at least one candidate STA is capable of relaying;selecting, by the requesting STA, the relay STA among the at least one candidate STA;transmitting, by the requesting STA, a link setup request message for establishing the relay link to the relay STA; andreceiving, by the requesting STA, a relay setup response message from the relay STA.