CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM

摘要

A channel access method and apparatus in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system are provided. A channel access method performed by an originating station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system using a multi-channel including a plurality of subchannels includes transmitting RTS (Request To Send) frames to a destination station via the plurality of subchannels, respectively, receiving CTS (Clear To Send) frames transmitted by the destination station via the plurality of subchannels in response to the RTS frames; and transmitting data via the subchannels via which the CTS frames have been received.