# US 8,787,341 B2 · Method for reporting channel information based on link adaptation in wireless local area network and the apparatus for the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,341 B2 - Document ID: US8787341B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/500,352 - Filed: 2011-11-23 - Published: 2012-10-25 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-11-26 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: Ill Soo Sohn; Yong Ho Seok; Kyoung Young Song; Dae Won Lee; Byeong Woo Kang - Inventors: Ill Soo Sohn; Yong Ho Seok; Kyoung Young Song; Dae Won Lee; Byeong Woo Kang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787341B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/0003: {by switching between different modulation schemes} - H04L 1/0025: {Transmission of mode-switching indication} - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04L 1/0027: {Scheduling of signalling, e.g. occurrence thereof} - H04L 1/06: using space diversity - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for reporting channel information in a wireless local area network system is provided. The method includes receiving a data block for requesting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback from a requesting station, the data block including a data field and a stream indicator indicating a number of at least one spatial stream in the data field; determining, the MCS feedback based on the data block; and, transmitting the MCS feedback to the requesting station, the MCS feedback including a recommended MCS and a recommended stream indicator indicating a number of at least one recommended spatial stream. The number of the at least one recommended spatial stream in the MCS feedback is equal or less than the number of the at least one spatial stream in the data block. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for reporting channel information in a wireless local area network system, the method comprising; receiving, by a responding station, a data block for requesting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback from a requesting station, the data block including a data field and a stream indicator indicating a number of spatial streams for the responding station; determining, by the responding station, the MCS feedback based on the data block; and, transmitting, by the responding station, the MCS feedback to the requesting station, the MCS feedback including a recommended MCS field and a recommended number of spatial streams field, wherein the recommended MCS field indicates an index value of a recommended MCS, wherein the recommended number of spatial streams field indicates a number of at least one recommended spatial stream, wherein the number of the at least one recommended spatial stream is equal to or less than the number of spatial streams for the responding station, and wherein if the number of the at least one recommended spatial streams is less than the number of the spatial streams for the responding station, the recommended MCS is estimated under an assumption that the requesting station will transmit the at least one recommended spatial stream which corresponds to at least one first spatial stream among the spatial streams for the responding station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the MCS feedback is determined based on a bandwidth used for transmitting the data field and a coding scheme applied to the data field. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the data block further comprises: a channel bandwidth indicator indicating the bandwidth; and, a coding scheme indicator indicating the coding scheme. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the data block further comprises a MCS request (MRQ) indicator requesting the MCS feedback. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the MRQ indicator is implemented 1 bit field. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the data block is a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the data field comprises a physical service data unit (PSDU), and, wherein the MRQ indicator is included in the PSDU. ### Claim 8 A wireless apparatus comprising: a transceiver transmitting and receiving radio signal; and, a processor operationally coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a data block for requesting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback from a requesting station, the data block including a data field and a stream indicator indicating a number of spatial streams for the wireless apparatus; determine the MCS feedback based on the data block; and transmit the MCS feedback to the requesting station, the MCS feedback including a recommended MCS field and a recommended number of spatial streams field, wherein the recommended MCS field indicates an index value of a recommended MCS, wherein the recommended number of spatial streams field indicates a number of at least one recommended spatial stream, wherein the number of the at least one recommended spatial stream is equal to or less than the number of spatial streams for the wireless apparatus, and wherein if the number of the at least one recommended spatial stream is equal to or less than the number of spatial streams for the wireless apparatus, the recommended MCS is estimated under an assumption that the requesting station will transmit the at least one recommended spatial stream which corresponds to at least one first spatial stream among the spatial streams for the wireless apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the number of spatial streams for the responding station is zero or more than zero.