EP-4742767-A1 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of communications, and provided thereby are a communication method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining a first message frame, the first message frame being used for indicating a sleep period of at least one affiliated AP of a first access point multi-link device (AP MLD); and sending the first message frame. The embodiments of the disclosure can provide a method for indicating a sleep period of an AP device.

Inventors

• DONG, Xiandong

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20230705

Claims (20)

1. A communication method, comprising: determining a first message frame, wherein the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated access point (AP) of a first AP multi-link device (MLD) supporting multiple links; and sending the first message frame.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message frame comprises at least one first information field, each of the at least one first information field corresponds to a communication link, and each per-station (STA) profile field comprises a first identifier bit, wherein the first identifier bit indicates, by a first value, that an affiliated AP device associated with the communication link supports entering a dormant state; and wherein the first identifier bit indicates, by a second value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link is always in an active state.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a second identifier bit, wherein the second identifier bit indicates, by a third value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link has a dormant period; and wherein the second identifier bit indicates, by a fourth value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link does not have the dormant period.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises an STA information field, and, in the case that an affiliated AP device associated with a communication link corresponding to the STA information field has a dormant period, the STA information field comprises the dormant period of the affiliated AP device.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first message frame comprises a basic multi-link element field, the basic multi-link element field comprises each of the at least one first information field, and the first information field is the per-STA profile field.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a basic service set (BSS) parameter change count field, and an identifier value of the BSS parameter change count field changes in a case that a dormant period of an affiliated AP device associated with a communication link corresponding to the BSS parameter change count field changes; and wherein the identifier value of the BSS parameter change count field indicates a number of changes of a BSS parameter of the affiliated AP device, and the BSS parameter comprises the dormant period.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) indication bitmap field, and indicated content of the NSTR indication bitmap field changes in a case that a dormant period of an affiliated AP associated with a communication link corresponding to the NSTR indication bitmap field changes.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein, in an active state, a last downlink data frame sent to a first STA device associated comprises a first indication field, and the first indication field indicates, by a fifth value, entering a dormant state upon arrival of the dormant period, and after sending the last downlink data frame, the method further comprises: receiving a first acknowledgment frame sent by the first STA device and entering the dormant state upon the arrival of the dormant period, wherein the first acknowledgment frame indicates acknowledgment of receiving the last downlink data frame.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first indication field is a power saving information field in a medium access control (MAC) frame header.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein a last uplink data frame received in an active state and sent by a first STA device comprises a second indication field, and the second indication field indicates, by a sixth value, that the first STA device sends no more uplink data frame, and after receiving the last uplink data frame, the method further comprises: sending a second acknowledgment frame and a second message frame, wherein the second message frame comprises a third indication field, the third indication field indicates, by a seventh value, entering a dormant state upon arrival of the dormant period, and the second acknowledgment frame indicates acknowledgment of receiving an uplink data frame; and receiving a third acknowledgment frame sent by a first STA and entering the dormant state upon the arrival of the dormant period, wherein the third acknowledgment frame indicates acknowledgment of receiving the second message frame.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second indication field is a more data field in a medium access control (MAC) frame header, and the third indication field is a power saving information field in the MAC frame header; and the second message frame is a quality of service (QoS) null frame.
12. A communication method, comprising: receiving a first message frame, wherein the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated access point (AP) of a first AP multi-link device (MLD).
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first message frame comprises at least one first information field, each of the at least one first information field corresponds to a communication link, and each per-station (STA) profile configuration information field comprises a first identifier bit, wherein the first identifier bit indicates, by a first value, that an affiliated AP device associated with the communication link supports entering a dormant state; and wherein the first identifier bit indicates, by a second value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link is always in an active state.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a second identifier bit, wherein the second identifier bit indicates, by a third value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link has a dormant period; and wherein the second identifier bit indicates, by a fourth value, that the affiliated AP device associated with the communication link does not have the dormant period.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises an STA information field, and, in a case that an affiliated AP device associated with a communication link corresponding to the STA information field has a dormant period, the STA information field comprises the dormant period of the affiliated AP device.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the first message frame comprises a basic multi-link element field, the basic multi-link element field comprises each of the at least one first information field, and the first information field is the per-STA profile field.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a basic service set (BSS) parameter change count field, and an identifier value of the BSS parameter change count field changes in a case that a dormant period of an affiliated AP device associated with a communication link corresponding to the BSS parameter change count field changes; and the identifier value of the BSS parameter change count field indicates a number of changes of a BSS parameter of the affiliated AP device, and the BSS parameter comprises the dormant period.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the at least one first information field comprises a non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) indication bitmap field, and indicated content of the NSTR indication bitmap field changes in a case that a dormant period of an affiliated AP associated with a communication link corresponding to the NSTR indication bitmap field changes.
19. The method of claim 12, wherein a last downlink data frame received when a first AP device is in an active state comprises a first indication field, and the first indication field indicates, by a fifth value, that the first AP device enters a dormant state upon arrival of the dormant period, and after receiving the last downlink data frame, the method further comprises: sending a first acknowledgment frame to the first AP device, wherein the first message frame indicates acknowledgment of receiving the last downlink data frame.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first indication field is a power saving information field in a medium access control (MAC) frame header.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to a field of communication technologies, and particularly to a communication method, a communication device, a device, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND In ultra high reliability (UHR) technologies, techniques for reducing the amount used by a device is a key research issue. Currently, a station (STA) device may achieve power saving by a mechanism such as opportunistic power save (OPS) or target wake time (TWT). In most cases, an access point (AP) device may also enter a dormant state for power saving. However, how the AP device indicate a dormant period still needs to be studied. SUMMARY Embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, a device, and a storage medium, which may provide a method for sending a dormant period of an access point (AP) device. According to a first aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication method, including: determining a first message frame, in which the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated AP of a first AP multi-link device (MLD) supporting multiple links; andsending the first message frame. According to a second aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication method, performed by a first station (STA) device, including: receiving a first message frame, in which the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated AP of a first AP MLD. According to a third aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication device, including: a first processing module, configured to determine a first message frame, in which the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated AP of a first AP MLD supporting multiple links; anda first transceiver module, configured to send the first message frame. According to a fourth aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication device, including: a second transceiver module, configured to receive a first message frame, in which the first message frame indicates a dormant period of at least one affiliated AP of a first AP MLD. According to a fifth aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide an AP device, including one or more processors. The AP device is configured to perform the communication method provided in the first aspect of embodiments of the disclosure. According to a sixth aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide an STA device, including one or more processors. The STA device is configured to perform the communication method provided in the second aspect of embodiments of the disclosure. According to a seventh aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a storage medium for storing instructions. When the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the communication method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure. According to an eighth aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication system including an AP device and an STA device, in which the AP device is configured to perform the communication method as described in the first aspect, and the STA device is configured to perform the method as described in the second aspect. Based on the communication method, the communication device, the device, and the storage medium provided by embodiments of the disclosure, the dormant period of the AP device may be indicated. Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of disclosure will be given in part in the following descriptions, become apparent in part from the following descriptions, or be learned from the practice of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to clearly illustrate a technical solution of embodiments of the disclosure, a brief description is made below to accompanying drawings used in description of embodiments of the disclosure. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following descriptions are only some embodiments of the disclosure, and for those skilled in the art, other accompanying drawings may be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without creative labor. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 2 is a first schematic diagram illustrating an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 3 is a second schematic diagram illustrating an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 4 is a first flow chart illustrating a communication method performed by a first access point (AP) device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 5 is a second flow chart illustrating a communication method performed by a first AP device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 6 is a first flow chart illustrating a communication method performed by a first station (STA) device according to an em