# US 9,438,405 B2 · Method and apparatus of transmitting PPDU in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,405 B2 - Document ID: US9438405B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/041,950 - Filed: 2013-09-30 - Published: 2014-01-30 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2008-05-30 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Yong Ho Seok - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438405B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/0083: {Formatting with frames or packets; Protocol or part of protocol for error control} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0058: {Allocation criteria} - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W 80/02: Data link layer protocols - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method and apparatus of transmitting a PPDU in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes selecting a subchannel among a plurality of subchannels, wherein a PLCP preamble and a PLCP header in each PPDU are independently generated in each of the plurality of subchannels, and transmitting a PPDU in the selected subchannel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless device and comprising: for a first data stream associated with a first PPDU to be transmitted via a first channel, including a first data block, a first header, and a first physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in the first data stream, wherein the first data block is followed by the first header which is followed by the first PSDU, and the first header indicates a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the first PSDU; for a second data stream associated with a second PPDU to be transmitted via a second channel, including a second data block, a second header, and a second PSDU in the second data stream, wherein the second data block is followed by the second header which is followed by the second PSDU, and the second header indicates an MCS of the second PSDU; performing a padding procedure on at least one of the first data stream and the second data stream so that a time duration during which the first data stream is transmitted and a time duration during which the second data stream is transmitted have an equal time duration; and transmitting the first data stream and the second data stream by using the first PPDU and the second PPDU, respectively. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first data block and the second data block includes information on synchronization. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first channel and the second channel are detelinined based on control signaling received from an access point (AP). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first PPDU is used for a first receiver and the second PPDU is used for a second receiver. ### Claim 5 A wireless device for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless device, comprising: a processor configured to: for a first data stream associated with a first PPDU to be transmitted via a first channel, include a first data block, a first header, and a first physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in the first data stream, wherein the first data block is followed by the first header which is followed by the first PSDU, and the first header indicates a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the first PSDU, for a second data stream associated with a second PPDU to be transmitted via a second channel, include a second data block, a second header, and a second PSDU in the second data stream, wherein the second data block is followed by the second header which is followed by the second PSDU, and the second header indicates an MCS of the second PSDU, and perform a padding procedure on at least one of the first data stream and the second data stream so that a time duration during which the first data stream is transmitted and a time duration during which the second data stream is transmitted have an equal time duration; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first data stream and the second data stream by using the first PPDU and the second PPDU, respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wireless device of claim 5, wherein each of the first data block and the second data block includes information on synchronization. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The wireless device of claim 5, wherein the first channel and the second channel are determined based on control signaling received from an access point (AP). ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The wireless device of claim 5, wherein the first PPDU is used for a first receiver and the second PPDU is used for a second receiver. ### Claim 9 A method of transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless device and comprising: performing a padding procedure on at least one of a first data stream and a second data stream so that a time duration during which the first data stream is transmitted and a time duration during which the second data stream is transmitted have an equal time duration; and transmitting the first data stream and the second data stream by using a first PPDU and a second PPDU, respectively, wherein the first data stream is associated with the first PPDU to be transmitted via a first channel, the first PPDU including a first data block, a first header, and a first physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in the first data stream, wherein the first data block is followed by the first header which is followed by the first PSDU, and the first header indicates a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the first PSDU, wherein the second data stream is associated with the second PPDU to be transmitted via a second channel, the second PPDU including a second data block, a second header, and a second PSDU in the second data stream, and wherein the second data block is followed by the second header which is followed by the second PSDU, and the second header indicates an MCS of the second PSDU.