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    An information transmission method in a wireless local area network is provided. The method includes: generating a legacy signaling field L-SIG and/or a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG, where subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG or the RL-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth respectively carry -1, -1, -1, and 1; and sending the generated L-SIG/RL-SIG.
    公开号:EP3694133A1
    申请号:EP19207329.4
    申请日:2017-01-06
    公开日:2020-08-12
    发明作者:Zhengzheng XIANG；Jun Zhu；Jiayin Zhang；Jiyong Pang
    申请人:Huawei Technologies Co Ltd；
    IPC主号:H04W4-00
    专利说明:
    [0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610011271.6 , filed with the Chinese Patent Office on January 7, 2016 and entitled "INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK", which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD
    [0002] Embodiments of the present invention relate to communications technologies, and in particular, to an information transmission method and apparatus in a wireless local area network. BACKGROUND
    [0003] A wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Networks, WLAN) is a data transmission system, and replaces, by using a radio frequency (Radio Frequency, RF) technology, a legacy local area network comprising a twisted-pair copper wire, so that a user can transmit information via the wireless local area network by using a simple access architecture. Development and application of a WLAN technology have greatly changed people's communication manner and working manner, and bring unprecedented convenience to people. Wide application of intelligent terminals is accompanied by people's growing requirements for data network traffic. Development of the WLAN depends on standard formulation, popularization, and application. The IEEE 802.11 family is primary standards, and mainly includes 802.11, 802.11b/g/a, 802.11n, and 802.11ac. In all standards except the 802.11 and the 802.11b, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM) technology is used as a core technology at a physical layer.
    [0004] Channel estimation is a process of estimating, according to a receive signal and by a specific criterion, a parameter of a channel through which a transmit signal passes. Performance of a wireless communications system is affected by a wireless channel to a great extent, such as shadow fading and frequency selective fading. Consequently, a transmission path between a transmitter and a receiver is extremely complex. Unlike a wired channel that is fixed and predictable, the wireless channel is characterized by high randomness. A channel needs to be estimated in coherent detection of an OFDM system, and channel estimation precision directly affects performance of the entire system.
    [0005] The WLAN technology has been rapidly developed over the past dozen of years, and a core transmission standard is the IEEE 802.11 family of standards that includes the 802.11a, the 802.11n, the 802.11ac, and the like. In addition, the 802.11 family of standards is backward-compatible, that is, a subsequently developed standard is compatible with an existing standard. Currently, 802.11ax in a standardization process also needs to have a backward compatibility feature. A peak-to-average ratio (Peak to Average Power Ratio, PAPR) of the wireless local area network needs to be reduced as much as possible in a corresponding standard. SUMMARY
    [0006] To reduce a PAPR of a wireless local area network, embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method in a wireless local area network. The method includes: generating a legacy signaling field L-SIG and/or a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG, where subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG or the RL-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth carry -1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively; andsending the generated L-SIG/RL-SIG.
    [0007] Certainly, besides -1, -1, -1, and 1, other preferable values are further provided in embodiments.
    [0008] When a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, the generating an L-SIG/RL-SIG includes: in each 20 MHz bandwidth in the transmission bandwidth, duplicating the L-SIG and the RL-SIG, in which the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 carry -1, -1, -1, and 1, over each 20 MHz subchannel in the transmission bandwidth and applying phase rotation for each 20 MHz subchannel in the transmission bandwidth.
    [0009] Alternatively, when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, subcarriers inserted to the L-SIG/RL-SI in 11ax may correspondingly carry the other preferable values provided in the embodiments.
    [0010] Correspondingly, an information transmission apparatus in a wireless local area network is provided, comprising a processing unit configured to perform the foregoing method, and an interface.
    [0011] By means of simulation and comparison, the L-SIG or the RL-SIG in the embodiments of the present invention enables a system to have an extremely low PAPR value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
    [0012] To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show some embodiments of the present invention, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.FIG. 1 is a simple schematic diagram of a wireless local area network in an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a simple schematic diagram of a packet structure in an embodiment (for example, 802.11ax) of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a simple schematic structural diagram of an L-SIG in an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of subcarrier mapping of an L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth in 802.11ac; FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are a schematic diagram of duplication and phase rotation of an L-SIG in a 40 MHz bandwidth in 802.11ac; FIG. 6 is a procedure of sending an L-SIG in 802.11ac; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of subcarrier mapping of an HE-SIG A in a 20 MHz bandwidth in an embodiment (for example, 802.11ax) of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a simple schematic diagram of subcarrier mapping of an L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth in an embodiment (for example, 802.11ax) of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a procedure of sending an L-SIG/RL-SIG after extra subcarriers are inserted to the L-SIG/RL-SIG in an embodiment (for example, 802.11ax) of the present invention; FIG. 10 is another procedure of sending an L-SIG/RL-SIG after extra subcarriers are inserted to the L-SIG/RL-SIG in an embodiment (for example, 802.11ax) of the present invention; and FIG. 11 is a simple schematic diagram of an information transmission apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
    [0013] Solutions of embodiments of the present invention may be applicable to a WLAN network system. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a scenario to which a transmission method in a wireless local area network is applicable according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the WLAN network system may include one access point 101 and at least two stations 102.
    [0014] An access point (AP, Access Point) may also be referred to as a wireless access point, a bridge, a hotspot, or the like, and may access a server or a communications network.
    [0015] The station (STA, Station) may also be referred to as user equipment, and may be a wireless sensor, a wireless communications terminal, or a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or referred to as a "cellular" phone) that supports a WiFi communication function and a computer with a wireless communication function. For example, the station may be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer built-in, wearable, or in-vehicle wireless communications apparatus that supports a WiFi communication function, which exchanges communication data such as a voice or data with a radio access network. A person skilled in the art learns that some communications devices may have functions of both the foregoing access point and the foregoing station, and no limitation is imposed herein.
    [0016] FIG. 2 is a simple schematic diagram of a packet structure in 802.11ax. A high efficiency signaling field B (High Efficiency Signal Field B, HE-SIGB) exists only in a downlink multi-user transmission packet.
    [0017] In the foregoing packet structure, a legacy short training field (Legacy Short Training Field, L-STF), a legacy long training field (Legacy Long Training Field, L-LTF), and a legacy signaling field (Legacy Signal Field, L-SIG) are a legacy preamble part, and one of functions of the legacy preamble part is to implement a backward compatibility feature. A repeated legacy signaling field (Repeated legacy Signal Field, RL-SIG) is totally the same as the L-SIG, and one of functions of the RL-SIG is to automatically detect an 802.11ax packet. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an L-SIG. It can be learned that the L-SIG field includes 24 information bits in total, and carries control information such as a rate and a length.
    [0018] In existing 802.11ac, 48 encoded bits are obtained by performing binary convolutional coding (Binary Convolution Code) with a code rate of 1/2 on an L-SIG field; then, interleaving processing is performed; and modulation is performed by means of binary phase shift keying (Binary Phase Shift Key, BPSK) to obtain 48 symbols.
    [0019] When a transmission bandwidth is 20 MHz, there are 64 subcarriers in a 1x mode, indexes of the subcarriers are -32, ..., -1, 0, 1, ..., and 31, and a frequency spacing between neighboring subcarriers is Δ F = 312.5kHz. In these 64 subcarriers, there are 52 available subcarriers whose serial numbers are -26, ..., -1, 1, ..., and 26. In the 52 subcarriers, there are 48 subcarriers used for L-SIG transmission, and indexes of these subcarriers are -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26; and remaining four subcarriers carry a pilot sequence. The foregoing obtained 48 symbols of the L-SIG are mapped to the subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26. Then, the pilot sequence is inserted into subcarriers with indexes ±7 and ±21.
    [0020] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of subcarrier mapping of an L-SIG in 20 MHz bandwidth. A direct-current subcarrier is not drawn, and empty subcarriers with indexes -32, ..., -27, 27, ..., and 31 are not drawn either. A subcarrier that carries a pilot sequence is represented by a dotted line for distinction.
    [0021] When a transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz, the L-SIG (comprising the pilot sequence) needs to be duplicated and phase rotated over each 20 MHz subchannel. That is, content on subcarriers (comprising the pilot sequence) with indexes -26, ..., -1, 1, ..., and 26 in the 20 MHz bandwidth is duplicated over each 20 MHz bandwidth, and appropriate phase rotation is applied for each 20 MHz bandwidth. Specifically, a 40 MHz bandwidth is used as an example. Indexes of 104 available subcarriers are -58, ..., -33, -31, ..., -6, 6, ..., 31, 33, ..., and 58. The content of the subcarriers (comprising the pilot sequence) with indexes -26, ..., - 1, 1, ..., and 26 in the 20 MHz bandwidth is respectively duplicated to subcarriers with indexes -58, ..., -33, -31, ..., and -6 (that is, available subcarriers of the L-SIG field in the first 20 MHz bandwidth in the 40 MHz bandwidth), and subcarriers with indexes 6, ..., 31, 33, ..., and 58 (that is, available subcarriers of the L-SIG field in the second 20 MHz bandwidth in the 40 MHz bandwidth) in the 40 MHz bandwidth. Then, phase rotation is applied for each 20 MHz bandwidth. Specifically, symbols on the subcarriers with indexes -58, ..., -33, -31, ..., and - 6 in the 40 MHz bandwidth are multiplied by a phase rotation factor γ (1) = 1, and symbols on the subcarriers with indexes 6, ..., 31, 33, ..., and 58 in the 40 MHz bandwidth are multiplied by a phase rotation factor γ (2) = j, wherej = − 1 .
    [0022] Then, inverse discrete Fourier transform (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform, IDFT) is performed, and corresponding cyclic shift delay (Cyclic Shift Delay, CSD) is performed on each transmit chain (transmit chain) and a frequency segment (frequency segment). Then, a guard interval (Guard Interval, GI) is inserted and a window function is performed to obtain a baseband signal of the L-SIG. Finally, frequency shift is performed on the baseband signal, and then, the baseband signal is transmitted by using a radio frequency port. FIG. 6 shows a procedure of sending an L-SIG in 802.11ac standard.
    [0023] However, in the 802.11ac standard, for a legacy preamble part, there are 52 available subcarriers in each 20 MHz bandwidth. 48 subcarriers are used to carry data, and remaining four subcarriers are used to carry a pilot. However, in a latest 802.11ax standard, a number of available subcarriers in an HE-SIG Afield in a preamble of a packet is 56, increasing from 52 (indexes of the available subcarriers are -28, -27, -26, ..., -1, 1, ..., 26, 27, and 28). A number of subcarriers used to carry data is 52, increasing from 48 (indexes of the subcarriers are -28, -27, -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., 26, 27, and 28), and remaining four subcarriers still carry a pilot sequence. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of subcarrier mapping of an HE-SIG A field in a 20 MHz bandwidth.
    [0024] To enable an access point (Access Point, AP) or a station (Station, STA) to decode data in the HE-SIG A, channels of the foregoing 52 subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., 26, 27, and 28 need to be estimated. Channels of the 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ... -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 may be estimated by using an L-STF field and an L-LTF field. However, there is no value on subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-STF and the L-LTF, that is, the four subcarriers are not used. Therefore, channels of the subcarriers with indexes - 28, -27, 27, and 28 cannot be estimated by using the L-STF field and the L-LTF field. To estimate the channels of the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28, extra four subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 are inserted to the L-SIG/RL-SIG field in an 802.11ax draft. In this case, subcarriers occupied by an L-SIG/RL-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth are shown in FIG. 8.
    [0025] In an L-SIG transmission manner in existing 802.11ac, subcarriers with indexes - 28, -27, 27, and 28 are not used. Therefore, there is no solution to problems such as how to transmit the four subcarriers in the 802.11ax, what content needs to be carried by the four subcarriers, and how to perform processing accordingly when a transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz. Embodiment 1
    [0026] In 802.11ax, an RL-SIG is totally the same as an L-SIG. Therefore, the L-SIG is used as an object for description below, and similar processing is performed for the RL-SIG.
    [0027] In a preferable embodiment, the L-SIG/RL-SIG field is generated or processed. Content carried by subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG/RL-SIG field in a 20 MHz bandwidth is -1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively, and is denoted as C1. Then, subsequent processing is performed. For example, the generated or processed L-SIG/RL-SIG is sent. By using the content, a maximum PAPR of the L-SIG/RL-SIG in which extra subcarriers are inserted can be extremely small in 2730 different values.
    [0028] Alternatively, in another preferable embodiment, the L-SIG/RL-SIG field is generated or processed. Content carried by subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG/RL-SIG field in a 20 MHz bandwidth is respectively 1, -1, -1, and 1, and is denoted as C2. Then, subsequent processing is performed. For example, the generated or processed L-SIG/RL-SIG is sent. By using content, an average PAPR of the L-SIG/RL-SIG to which extra subcarriers are inserted is also extremely small in 2730 different values.
    [0029] In this embodiment, when a transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz (for example, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz), reference may be made to a processing manner in 802.11ac. The foregoing L-SIG (comprising the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28) is duplicated over each 20 MHz subchannel and phase rotation are applied for each 20 MHz subchannel. FIG. 9 shows a procedure 1 (which may be applicable to all transmission bandwidths, where the step of "performing duplication over each 20 MHz subchannel" is not required in a 20 MHz bandwidth channel) of sending an L-SIG/RL-SIG. In this embodiment, a difference from the 802.11ac standard comprises: in addition to executing existing steps in the 802.11ac standard, a constellation mapping module is configured to further insert the foregoing content C1 or C2 on the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28.
    [0030] In this embodiment, specifically, a maximum PAPR, obtained by means of simulation, of the content C1 (-1, -1, -1, 1) is 10.45 dB in the 20 MHz transmission bandwidth, and maximum PAPRs of some other content reach up to 12.06 dB in the 20 MHz bandwidth. A maximum PAPR of the content C1 (-1, -1, -1, 1) is 13.14 dB in a 40 MHz transmission bandwidth, and maximum PAPRs of some other content reach up to 14.59 dB in the 40 MHz bandwidth. A maximum PAPR of the content C1 (-1, -1, -1, 1) is 12.45 dB in an 80 MHz transmission bandwidth, and maximum PAPRs of some other content reach up to 14.28 dB in the 80 MHz bandwidth. A maximum PAPR of the content C1 (-1, -1, -1, 1) is 13.84 dB in a 160 MHz transmission bandwidth, and maximum PAPRs of some other content reach up to 15.32 dB in the 160 MHz bandwidth.
    [0031] Specifically, an average PAPR, obtained by means of simulation, of the content C2 (1, -1, -1, 1) is 6.74 dB in the 20 MHz transmission bandwidth, and average PAPRs of some other content reach up to 7.29 dB in the 20 MHz transmission bandwidth. An average PAPR of the content C2 (1, -1, -1, 1) is 9.56 dB in the 40 MHz transmission bandwidth, and average PAPRs of some other content reach up to 9.97 dB in the 40 MHz bandwidth. An average PAPR of the content C2 (1, -1, -1, 1) is 8.86 dB in the 80 MHz transmission bandwidth, and average PAPRs of some other content reach up to 9.48 dB in the 80 MHz bandwidth. A maximum PAPR of the content C2 (1, -1, -1, 1) is 10.27 dB in the 160 MHz transmission bandwidth, and maximum PAPRs of some other content reach up to 11.35 dB in the 160 MHz bandwidth. Embodiment 2
    [0032] Embodiment 2 is different from Embodiment 1. When a transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz, after duplication and phase rotation are performed on an L-SIG/RL-SIG over each 20 MHz bandwidth, a corresponding value is inserted into a corresponding subcarrier. In this embodiment, in this case, extra subcarriers in the L-SIG/RL-SIG field may carry different content in different bandwidths of 20 MHz. In this way, a maximum PAPR or an average PAPR of the L-SIG/RL-SIG in 2730 different values can be further reduced.
    [0033] FIG. 10 shows a procedure of sending an L-SIG/RL-SIG when a transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz in this embodiment.
    [0034] In FIG. 10, a module of "inserting a corresponding value at a corresponding subcarrier location according to the transmission bandwidth" is specifically described:(1) When the transmission bandwidth is 40 MHz, content 1, -1, -1, 1, -j, -j, -j, and j or content -1, -1, 1, 1, j, -j, -j, and -j is respectively inserted into subcarriers with indexes - 60, -59, -5, -4, 4, 5, 59, and 60, wherej = − 1 .
    [0035] According to the L-SIG/RL-SIG transmission method and apparatus provided in the present invention, the L-SIG/RL-SIG is characterized by a good PAPR, and is easily implemented in different bandwidth conditions.
    [0036] The present invention may be applied to a wireless local area network that includes but is not limited to a Wi-Fi system represented by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or 802.11ac;or may be applied to a next-generation Wi-Fi system or a next-generation wireless local area network system.
    [0037] The present invention further provides an information transmission apparatus that may perform the foregoing method. FIG. 11 is an example (for example, some components in the figure such as an access point, a station, and a chip are optional) of a schematic structural diagram of an information transmission apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, an information transmission apparatus 1200 may be implemented by using a bus 1201 as a general bus architecture. The bus 1201 may include any quantity of interconnected buses and bridges according to specific application and an overall design constraint condition that are of the information transmission apparatus 1200. Various circuits are connected together by using the bus 1201. These circuits include a processor 1202, a storage medium 1203, and a bus interface 1204. In the information transmission apparatus 1200, a network adapter 1205 and the like are connected via the bus 1201 by using the bus interface 1204. The network adapter 1205 may be configured to: implement a signal processing function at a physical layer in a wireless local area network, and send and receive a radio frequency signal by using an antenna 1207. A user interface 1206 may be connected to a user terminal such as a keyboard, a display, a mouse, or a joystick. The bus 1201 may be further connected to various other circuits, such as a timing source, a peripheral device, a voltage regulator, and a power management circuit. These circuits are known in the art. Therefore, details are not described.
    [0038] Alternatively, the information transmission apparatus 1200 may be configured as a general-purpose processing system. The general-purpose processing system includes: one or more microprocessors that provide a processor function, and an external memory that provides at least one part of the storage medium 1203. All the components are connected to another support circuit by using an external bus architecture.
    [0039] Alternatively, the information transmission apparatus 1200 may be implemented by using an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) that includes the processor 1202, the bus interface 1204, and the user interface 1206, and at least one part that is of the storage media 1203 and that is integrated into a single chip. Alternatively, the information transmission apparatus 1200 may be implemented by using one or more FPGAs (field programmable gate array), a PLD (programmable logic device), a controller, a state machine, gate logic, a discrete hardware component, any other appropriate circuit, or any combination of circuits that can perform various functions described in the present invention.
    [0040] The processor 1202 is responsible for bus management and general processing (comprising executing software stored on the storage medium 1203). The processor 1202 may be implemented by using one or more general-purpose processors and/or dedicated processors. The processor includes, for example, a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a DSP processor, or another circuit that can execute software. Regardless of whether the software is referred to as software, firmware, middleware, micro code, hardware description language, or the like, the software should be broadly construed as an instruction, data, or any combination thereof.
    [0041] It is shown in FIG. 11 that the storage medium 1203 is separated from the processor 1202. However, a person skilled in the art easily understands that the storage medium 1203 or any part of the storage medium 1203 may be located outside the information transmission apparatus 1200. For example, the storage medium 1203 may include a transmission line, a carrier waveform obtained by means of data modulation, and/or a computer product separated from a wireless node. All the media may be accessed by the processor 1202 by using the bus interface 1204. Alternatively, the storage medium 1203 or any part of the storage medium 1203 may be integrated into the processor 1202, for example, may be a cache and/or a general-purpose register.
    [0042] The processor 1202 may perform the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described herein.
    [0043] A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or some of the steps of the method embodiments may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware. The program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the program runs, the steps of the method embodiments are performed. The foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.
    [0044] Further embodiments of the present invention are provided in the following. It should be noted that the numbering used in the following section does not necessarily need to comply with the numbering used in the previous sections. 1. An information transmission method in a wireless local area network, comprising: generating a legacy signaling field L-SIG and a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG, wherein subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28, in the L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth, carry -1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively; andsubcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28, in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth, carry -1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively; and sending the generated L-SIG and RL-SIG. 2. The method according to embodiment 1, wherein when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, the generating an L-SIG and the RL-SIG comprises: duplicating the L-SIG and the RL-SIG, in which the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 carry -1, -1, -1, and 1, over each 20 MHz subchannel in the transmission bandwidth, and, applying phase rotation for each 20 MHz subchannel. 3. The method according to embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the method comprises: an L-STF field and an L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard are carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the L-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth; andthe L-STF field and the L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard are carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 4. An information transmission method in a wireless local area network, comprising: receiving a legacy signaling field L-SIG and a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG; and performing channel estimation, wherein a sequence -1, -1, -1, and 1 is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth, and the sequence -1, -1, -1, and 1 is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 5. The method according to embodiment 1, comprising:when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, the sequence -1, -1, - 1, and 1 is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in each 20 MHz bandwidth in the transmission bandwidth. 6. The method according to embodiment 1 or 2, whereinan L-STF field and an L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard, are used for channel estimation of 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the L-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth; andthe L-STF field and the L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard, are used for channel estimation of 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 7. An information transmission apparatus in a wireless local area network, comprising a processing unit configured to perform the method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 6, and an interface configured to perform transmission with the outside. 8. An information transmission method in a wireless local area network, comprising: generating a legacy signaling field L-SIG and a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG, wherein subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28, in the L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth, carry 1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively; andsubcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28, in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth , carry 1, -1, -1, and 1 respectively; andsending the generated L-SIG and RL-SIG. 9. The method according to embodiment 8, wherein when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, the generating an L-SIG and the RL-SIG comprises: duplicating the L-SIG and the RL-SIG, in which the subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 carry 1, -1, -1, and 1, over each 20 MHz subchannel in the transmission bandwidth, and applying phase rotation for each 20 MHz subchannel. 10. The method according to embodiment 8 or 9, wherein the method further comprises: an L-STF field and an L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard are carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the L-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth; and the L-STF field and the L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard are carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 11. An information transmission method in a wireless local area network, comprising: receiving a legacy signaling field L-SIG and a repeated legacy signaling field RL-SIG; and performing channel estimation, wherein a sequence 1, -1, -1, and 1 is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the L-SIG in a 20 MHz bandwidth, and the sequence 1, -1, -1, and 1, is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 12. The method according to embodiment 11, comprising:when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, estimating, the sequence 1, -1, -1, and 1 is used for channel estimation of subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 in each 20 MHz bandwidth in the transmission bandwidth. 13. The method according to embodiment 11 or 12, whereinan L-STF field and an L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard, are used for channel estimation of 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the L-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth; andthe L-STF field and the L-LTF field following the 802.11ac standard, are used for channel estimation of 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, ..., -22, -20, ..., -8, -6, ..., -1, 1, ..., 6, 8, ..., 20, 22, ..., and 26 in the RL-SIG in the 20 MHz bandwidth. 14. An information transmission apparatus in a wireless local area network, comprising a processing unit configured to perform the method according to any one of embodiments 8 to 13, and an interface configured to perform transmission with the outside.
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    [0001] An information transmission method in a wireless local area network, comprising:
    transmitting a legacy signaling field, L-SIG, on a transmission bandwidth;
    for a 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the L-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, -19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, - 4, -3, -2, -1,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are respectively carried on four subcarriers with indexes - 28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz.
    [0002] The method according to claim 1, further comprising:transmitting a repeated legacy signaling field, RL-SIG; for the 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the RL-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, - 19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are carried respectively on four subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz.
    [0003] The method according to claim 2, wherein when the transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz, the method further comprises:
    duplicating the L-SIG and the RL-SIG for each 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth; and
    applying a phase rotation for each 20 MHz.
    [0004] The method according to claim 2, further comprising:transmitting a legacy short training field, L-STF, and a legacy long training field, L-LTF, before the L-SIG and RL-SIG.
    [0005] An information transmission apparatus in a wireless local area network, comprising:a transmitter configured to:
    transmit a legacy signaling field, L-SIG, on a transmission bandwidth of one or more 20 MHz;
    for a 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the L-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, -19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, - 4, -3, -2, -1,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are respectively carried on four subcarriers with indexes - 28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz.
    [0006] The apparatus according to claim 5, the transmitter further configured to:transmit a repeated legacy signaling field, RL-SIG; for the 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the RL-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, - 19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are carried respectively on four subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz;.
    [0007] The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:
    when the transmission bandwidth is greater than 20 MHz, duplicate the L-SIG and the RL-SIG for each 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth; and
    apply a phase rotation for each 20 MHz.
    [0008] The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:transmit a legacy short training field, L-STF, and a legacy long training field, L-LTF, before the L-SIG and RL-SIG.
    [0009] A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing programming instructions for:
    transmitting a legacy signaling field, L-SIG, on a transmission bandwidth;
    for a 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the L-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, -19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, - 4, -3, -2, -1,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are respectively carried on four subcarriers with indexes - 28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz.
    [0010] The medium according to claim 9, the programming instructions further for:transmitting a repeated legacy signaling field, RL-SIG; for the 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth, the RL-SIG is carried on 48 subcarriers with indexes -26, -25, -24, -23, -22, -20, - 19, -18, -17, -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9,-8, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the 20 MHz; a pilot sequence is carried on four subcarriers with indexes -21, -7, 7 and 21 in the 20 MHz; and -1, -1, -1, and 1 are carried respectively on four subcarriers with indexes -28, -27, 27, and 28 for channel estimation in the 20 MHz.
    [0011] The medium according to claim 10, wherein the programming instructions are further for:
    when a transmission bandwidth is greater than the 20 MHz bandwidth, duplicating the L-SIG and the RL-SIG for each 20 MHz in the transmission bandwidth; and
    applying a phase rotation for each 20 MHz.
    [0012] The medium according to claim 10, wherein the programming instructions are further for:transmitting a legacy short training field, L-STF, and a legacy long training field, L-LTF, before the processed L-SIG and RL-SIG.
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