Wlan sensing measurement method and device, electronic device, and storage medium

Abstract

This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, providing a WLAN sensing measurement method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The WLAN sensing measurement method includes: determining a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first radio frame should be transmitted again within a target transmission opportunity TXOP or a target sensing time window; and transmitting the first radio frame. This disclosure also provides a method for indicating whether the same message frame has been transmitted multiple times.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and more specifically, to a WLAN sensing measurement method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology has made significant progress in terms of transmission rate and throughput. Currently, research on Wi-Fi technology focuses on areas such as 320MHz bandwidth transmission, aggregation and coordination of multiple frequency bands, and its main applications include video transmission, Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR).

[0003] Current research on Wi-Fi technologies may support Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sensing technologies. Examples include applications such as location detection, proximity detection, and presence detection in dense environments (e.g., home and enterprise environments).

[0004] WLAN sensing measurement processes typically include both Triggered Based Sounding (TB) and Non-TB based sensing methods. In TB-based methods, the Access Point (AP) acts as the initiator or transmitter, while in Non-TB-based methods, the Station (STA) acts as the initiator or transmitter. Specifically, in TB-based scenarios, there may be situations where it's necessary to repeatedly send certain message frames, such as polling frames. Therefore, a method is needed to indicate whether the same message frame has been sent multiple times to improve the TB-based sensing measurement process. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a WLAN sensing measurement method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium, to provide a way of indicating whether the same message frame is sent multiple times.

[0006] On one hand, embodiments of this disclosure provide a WLAN sensing measurement method, applied at a sensing initiator, the method comprising:

[0007] A first radio frame is determined; wherein the first radio frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first radio frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window;

[0008] Send the first wireless frame.

[0009] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a WLAN sensing measurement method, applied to a sensing response end, the method comprising:

[0010] Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0011] Based on the first identifier bit, determine whether the first wireless frame is received again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0012] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is a sensing initiator, and the electronic device includes:

[0013] A determination module is used to determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first radio frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0014] The transmitting module is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0015] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is a sensing and response terminal, and the electronic device includes:

[0016] The first receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0017] The second receiving module is configured to determine, based on the first identifier bit, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0018] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a WLAN sensing measurement device for use at a sensing initiation end, the device comprising:

[0019] A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target perception time window.

[0020] A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0021] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a WLAN sensing measurement device for use at a sensing response end, the device comprising:

[0022] The first frame receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0023] The second frame receiving module is used to determine, based on the first identifier bit, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target perception time window.

[0024] This disclosure also provides an electronic device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement one or more of the methods described in this disclosure.

[0025] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements one or more of the methods described in this disclosure.

[0026] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is determined and transmitted; wherein, the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame is transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window, so that the sensing response end determines whether to receive the first wireless frame again according to the first identifier bit, thereby improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0027] Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of this disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and will become apparent from the description or may be learned by practice of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this disclosure will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 This is one of the flowcharts for the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0030] Figure 2 This is one of the schematic diagrams of a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a second schematic diagram illustrating a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0032] Figure 4 The third schematic diagram is a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a second example of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a third example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0035] Figure 7 A second flowchart of the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0036] Figure 8 The third flowchart of the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0037] Figure 9 This is the fourth flowchart of the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0038] Figure 10 The fifth flowchart of the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0039] Figure 11 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0040] Figure 12 This is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0041] Figure 13 This is the third schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0042] In this disclosure, the term "and / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0043] In this disclosure, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0044] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements in the following description relating to the drawings. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the invention as detailed in the appended claims.

[0045] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0046] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, for example, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0047] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0048] This disclosure provides a WLAN sensing measurement method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium, for providing a way to indicate whether the same message frame is sent multiple times.

[0049] The method and apparatus are based on the same concept of the application. Since the methods and apparatus solve problems in similar ways, the implementation of the apparatus and methods can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be described again.

[0050] like Figure 1 As shown in the illustration, this disclosure provides a WLAN sensing measurement method. Optionally, the method can be applied to an electronic device, which can be a network device, such as a sensing initiator. Specifically, the method may include the following steps:

[0051] Step 101: Determine the first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first radio frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0052] As a first example, see Figures 2 to 4 First, the architecture and process of WLAN Sensing applied in the WLAN sensing measurement method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure will be introduced.

[0053] Figure 2 The diagram illustrates an architecture for a WLAN sensing process. The sensing initiator (or initiator terminal) initiates WLAN sensing (e.g., initiates a WLAN sensing session). Multiple sensing responders (or sensing receivers) may respond to this process, such as... Figure 2 The response terminals 1, 2, and 3 are shown in the diagram. When the sensing initiator initiates WLAN Sensing, multiple associated or unassociated WLAN Sensing response terminals can respond.

[0054] See Figure 3 The sensing initiator and the sensing responder communicate through a communication connection, as shown in communication connection S1; the sensing responders communicate with each other through communication connection S2.

[0055] In this context, each sensing initiator can be a client; each sensing responder (in this example, sensing responder 1 to sensing responder 3) can be a station (STA) or an access point (AP). Furthermore, STAs and APs can assume multiple roles in the WLAN sensing process; for example, an STA can act as a sensing initiator, which may be a sensing transmitter, a sensing receiver, or both, or neither. Similarly, a sensing responder can also be a sensing transmitter, a sensing receiver, or both.

[0056] As another architecture, such as Figure 4 As shown, both the sensing initiator and the sensing response end can be clients, and they can communicate by connecting to the same access point (AP) device. Figure 4 In this context, Client1 is the sensing initiator, and Client2 is the sensing response provider.

[0057] As a second example, see Figure 5 This illustrates multiple sensing measurement events (Measurement Instances) of a TB-based sensing measurement process; in Examples 1 to 5, the sensing measurement process includes polling, probing, and reporting (LTF sec.update) processes; in each example, probing may include only NDPAsounding or TF Sounding; or it may include both.

[0058] In TB-based scenarios, there may be situations where the same message frame needs to be sent multiple times, i.e., the first wireless frame in this embodiment. The first wireless frame may be, for example, a polling frame or a trigger frame (TF). The polling frame is used to detect site devices participating in sensing measurements, and the trigger frame is used to allocate uplink sensing measurement resources to site devices participating in uplink sensing measurements. For example, the first wireless frame also includes a second identifier bit, wherein when the second identifier bit is set to a first identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as a polling frame; when the second identifier bit is set to a second identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as an (uplink) sensing trigger frame. It is understood that in this embodiment, the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window corresponds to the same time period as the time period in step 102 when the first wireless frame is sent, which is the same WLAN SensingMeasurement Setup ID.

[0059] As a third example, see Figure 6 Taking the first wireless frame as the polling frame as an example, in a WLAN sensing measurement process corresponding to the same sensing measurement establishment identifier, there are multiple measurement events, such as... Figure 6The sensing measurement events 1 and 2 shown in the diagram require multiple polling frames to indicate that they contain multiple sensing measurement events. For example, the sensing initiator performs step 1 for sensing measurement event 1, sending a first polling frame; step 2, sending a first trigger frame; and step 3 for sensing measurement event 2, sending a second polling frame; and step 4, sending a second trigger frame. Or, in a measurement event, since the sensing measurement bandwidth cannot meet the needs of all participating responders, multiple TF frames may be sent. For example, for sensing measurement event 2, the initiator performs step 3, sending a second polling frame; step 4, sending a second trigger frame; then, step 5, sending a third polling frame; and step 6, sending a third trigger frame. Therefore, in this embodiment, a first identifier bit is carried in the first radio frame. The first identifier bit indicates whether the first radio frame will be sent again within the target transmission opportunity (TXOP) or target sensing time window, to indicate whether the sensing initiator will send the first radio frame again later. For example, when the first flag is set to a first parameter value, such as "1", the first radio frame will be transmitted again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window; when the first flag is set to a second parameter value, such as "0", it indicates that the first radio frame will not be transmitted again within the TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0060] It is understood that the target TXOP is the TXOP in step 102 when the first radio frame is sent, and the target sensing time window is the sensing time window in step 102 when the first radio frame is sent.

[0061] Step 102: Send the first wireless frame.

[0062] The initiating end sends a first wireless frame, which carries a first identifier bit, so that the sensing response end can determine whether to receive the first wireless frame again based on the first identifier bit, thus improving the trigger-based TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0063] See Figure 7 This disclosure also discloses a WLAN sensing measurement method. Optionally, the method can be applied to an electronic device, which can be a network device, such as a sensing initiator. Specifically, the method may include the following steps:

[0064] Step 701: When at least two sensing measurement events occur within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, determine that the first flag bit instructs the sensing initiator to retransmit the first radio frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0065] The WLAN sensing measurement method provided in this disclosure uses the architecture and process of WLAN sensing as described in the first example above, and the TB-based sensing measurement process uses the second example above, which will not be repeated here.

[0066] In a TB-based scenario, when there are at least two sensing measurement events within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, the initiating end sends a first radio frame at least once in each sensing measurement event. The first radio frame may be a polling frame or a trigger frame (TF).

[0067] Taking the first wireless frame as a polling frame as an example, in a WLAN sensing measurement process corresponding to the same WLAN Sensing Measurement Setup ID, if there are multiple measurement events, it is necessary to send polling frames multiple times to indicate that it contains multiple sensing measurement events. Therefore, in this embodiment of the disclosure, a first identifier bit is carried in the first wireless frame. The first identifier bit indicates whether the first wireless frame is sent again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, so as to indicate whether the sensing initiator will send the first wireless frame again later. It can be understood that the target TXOP is the TXOP in step 702 where the first wireless frame is sent, and the target sensing time window is the sensing time window in step 702 where the first wireless frame is sent.

[0068] Step 702: Send the first wireless frame.

[0069] The initiating end sends a first wireless frame, which carries a first identifier bit. This allows the sensing and response end to determine, based on the first identifier bit, that it needs to receive the first wireless frame again, thus improving the TB-Based sensing and measurement process.

[0070] See Figure 8 This disclosure also discloses a WLAN sensing measurement method. Optionally, the method can be applied to an electronic device, which can be a network device, such as a sensing initiator. Specifically, the method may include the following steps:

[0071] Step 801: Determine the first wireless frame; wherein the communication bandwidth of the first wireless frame does not include the uplink bandwidth of the sensing response end participating in the WLAN sensing measurement, and determine the first flag bit to indicate that the sensing initiator retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0072] The WLAN sensing measurement method provided in this disclosure uses the architecture and process of WLAN sensing as described in the first example above, and the TB-based sensing measurement process uses the second example above, which will not be repeated here.

[0073] In a TB-based scenario, the communication bandwidth of the first wireless frame does not include the uplink bandwidth of the sensing response end participating in the WLAN sensing measurement. For example, if the first wireless frame is a polling frame, and the communication bandwidth (e.g., uplink communication bandwidth UL BW) of the polling frame is 80MHz, while the UL BW of the sensing response end in the sensing measurement event is 240MHz, then the communication bandwidth of the polling frame cannot completely detect all the sensing response ends participating in the WLAN sensing measurement, and the first wireless frame will be sent multiple times. Therefore, it is determined that the first flag indicates that the sensing initiator will send the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0074] It is understood that the target TXOP is the TXOP in step 802 when the first radio frame is sent, and the target sensing time window is the sensing time window in step 802 when the first radio frame is sent.

[0075] Step 802: Send the first wireless frame.

[0076] The initiating end sends a first wireless frame, which carries a first identifier bit. This allows the sensing and response end to determine, based on the first identifier bit, that it needs to receive the first wireless frame again, thus improving the TB-Based sensing and measurement process.

[0077] See Figure 9 This disclosure also discloses a WLAN sensing measurement method. Optionally, the method can be applied to an electronic device, which can be a network device, such as a sensing initiator. Specifically, the method may include the following steps:

[0078] Step 901, determine the first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first radio frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0079] Step 902: Send the first wireless frame.

[0080] Step 903: Determine the second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit; wherein the second identifier bit indicates whether the second wireless frame is transmitted again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

[0081] Taking the first wireless frame as a polling frame and the second wireless frame as a TF frame as an example; when the first flag bit of the polling frame indicates that the sensing initiator retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, that is, when the first flag bit of the polling frame indicates that a subsequent polling frame will be sent, then the corresponding second flag bit needs to be set in the uplink TF (trigger frame sounding) trigger frame to indicate that a subsequent trigger frame will be sent, that is, the second flag bit indicates that the second wireless frame will be sent again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

[0082] Step 904: Send the second wireless frame.

[0083] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identifier bit is carried in the public information field of the first wireless frame;

[0084] The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0085] The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame;

[0086] and / or

[0087] The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0088] Both the first and second identifier bits are carried in the common info field. Among them, polling frames and TF sounding trigger frames are types of trigger frames. For example, in the common info field, different type values ​​are used to identify polling frames and TF sounding trigger frames. For example, when the type value is the first identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as a polling frame; when the type value is set to the second identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as an (uplink) sensing trigger frame.

[0089] The receiving addresses of the first and second wireless frames are broadcast or multicast addresses, and the sending addresses are the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the sensing initiator.

[0090] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is determined and transmitted; wherein, the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame is transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window, so that the sensing response end determines whether to receive the first wireless frame again according to the first identifier bit, thereby improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0091] See Figure 10 This disclosure provides a WLAN sensing measurement method. Optionally, the method can be applied to an electronic device, which can be a sensing response terminal. The method may include the following steps:

[0092] Step 1001: Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0093] The WLAN sensing measurement method provided in this disclosure uses the architecture and process of WLAN sensing as described in the first example above, and the TB-based sensing measurement process uses the second example above, which will not be repeated here.

[0094] In TB-based scenarios, there may be situations where the same message frame needs to be sent multiple times, i.e., the first radio frame in this embodiment. The first radio frame is, for example, a polling frame or a trigger frame (TF). For example, the first radio frame also includes a second identifier bit, wherein when the second identifier bit is set to a first identifier value, the first radio frame is identified as a polling frame; when the second identifier bit is set to a second identifier value, the first radio frame is identified as an (uplink) sensing trigger frame.

[0095] Taking the first wireless frame as a polling frame as an example, in a WLAN sensing measurement process corresponding to the same WLAN Sensing Measurement Setup ID, if there are multiple measurement events, multiple polling frames need to be sent to indicate that it contains multiple sensing measurement events; or in a measurement event, since the sensing measurement bandwidth cannot meet the needs of all participating responders, multiple TF frames may be sent. Therefore, in this embodiment, a first identifier bit carried in the first wireless frame is obtained. The first identifier bit indicates whether the first wireless frame will be sent again within the target transmission opportunity (TXOP) or the target sensing time window, to indicate whether the sensing initiator will send the first wireless frame again later. For example, when the first identifier bit is set to a first parameter value, such as "1", the first wireless frame will be sent again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window; when the first identifier bit is set to a second parameter value, such as "0", it indicates that the first wireless frame will not be sent again within the TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0096] It is understood that the target TXOP is the TXOP of the first radio frame received in step 1002, and the target sensing time window is the sensing time window of the first radio frame received in step 1002.

[0097] Step 1002: Based on the first identifier bit, determine whether the first wireless frame is received again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0098] The sensing response end determines whether the sensing initiator should send the first wireless frame again based on the first identifier bit, thereby determining whether to receive the first wireless frame again and improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0099] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, after receiving the first wireless frame, the method includes:

[0100] Based on the first identifier bit, a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame is determined; wherein, the second identifier bit indicates whether the sensing initiator retransmits the second wireless frame during the WLAN sensing measurement process;

[0101] Based on the second identifier bit, determine whether the second wireless frame is received again during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

[0102] In this case, taking the first wireless frame as a polling frame and the second wireless frame as a TF frame as an example; when the first flag bit of the polling frame indicates that the sensing initiator retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, that is, when the first flag bit of the polling frame indicates that a subsequent polling frame will be sent, the second flag bit in the corresponding TF sounding trigger frame indicates that a subsequent trigger frame will be sent, that is, the second flag bit indicates that the second wireless frame will be received again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

[0103] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identifier bit is carried in the public information field of the first wireless frame;

[0104] The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0105] The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame;

[0106] and / or

[0107] The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0108] Both the first and second identifier bits are carried in the common info field. Among them, polling frames and TF sounding trigger frames are types of trigger frames. For example, in the common info field, different type values ​​are used to identify polling frames and TF sounding trigger frames. For example, when the type value is the first identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as a polling frame; when the type value is set to the second identifier value, the first wireless frame is identified as an (uplink) sensing trigger frame.

[0109] The receiving addresses of the first and second wireless frames are broadcast or multicast addresses, and the sending addresses are the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the sensing initiator.

[0110] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is received; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame is retransmitted within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window, so that the sensing response end determines whether to receive the first wireless frame again based on the first identifier bit, thereby improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0111] See Figure 11 Based on the same principles as the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the embodiments of this disclosure also provide an electronic device, which is a sensing initiator, and the electronic device includes:

[0112] The determination module 1101 is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame is transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0113] The transmitting module 1102 is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0114] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the determining module 1101 includes:

[0115] The first determining submodule is used to determine the first flag bit to instruct the sensing initiator to retransmit the first radio frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window when at least two sensing measurement events exist within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0116] and / or

[0117] The second determining submodule is used to determine that the communication bandwidth of the first wireless frame does not include the uplink bandwidth of the sensing response end participating in the WLAN sensing measurement, and to determine that the first flag bit indicates that the sensing initiating end retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0118] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device includes:

[0119] The first identifier determination module is used to determine the second identifier of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier; wherein the second identifier indicates whether the second wireless frame is transmitted again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

[0120] Send the second wireless frame.

[0121] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first identifier determination module is used to:

[0122] If the first flag indicates that the sensing initiator retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, the second flag indicates that the second wireless frame is retransmitted during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

[0123] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identifier bit is carried in the public information field of the first wireless frame;

[0124] The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0125] The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame;

[0126] and / or

[0127] The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0128] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining module 1101 determines the first wireless frame, and the sending module 1102 sends the first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be sent again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window, so that the sensing response end determines whether to receive the first wireless frame again according to the first identifier bit, thereby improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0129] This disclosure also provides a WLAN sensing measurement device, applied at a sensing initiation end, the device comprising:

[0130] A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target perception time window.

[0131] A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0132] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0133] See Figure 12 Based on the same principles as the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the embodiments of this disclosure also provide an electronic device, which is a sensing and response terminal, and the electronic device includes:

[0134] The first receiving module 1201 is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0135] The second receiving module 1202 is used to determine, based on the first identifier bit, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0136] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device includes:

[0137] The second identifier determination module is used to determine the second identifier of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier; wherein the second identifier indicates whether the sensing initiator retransmits the second wireless frame during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

[0138] Based on the second identifier bit, determine whether the second wireless frame is received again during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

[0139] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identifier bit is carried in the public information field of the first wireless frame;

[0140] The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0141] The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame;

[0142] and / or

[0143] The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

[0144] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first receiving module 1201 receives a first wireless frame, which carries a first identifier bit. The first identifier bit indicates whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window, so that the second receiving module 1202 determines whether to receive the first wireless frame again based on the first identifier bit, thereby improving the TB-Based sensing measurement process.

[0145] This disclosure also provides a WLAN sensing and measurement device for use in a sensing response terminal, the device comprising:

[0146] The first frame receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window.

[0147] The second frame receiving module is used to determine, based on the first identifier bit, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target perception time window.

[0148] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0149] In one optional embodiment, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, such as... Figure 13 As shown, Figure 13 The illustrated electronic device 13000 can be a server, including a processor 13001 and a memory 13003. The processor 13001 and the memory 13003 are connected, for example, via a bus 13002. Optionally, the electronic device 13000 may also include a transceiver 13004. It should be noted that in practical applications, the transceiver 13004 is not limited to one type, and the structure of this electronic device 13000 does not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0150] Processor 13001 may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a general-purpose processor, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof. It may implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure. Processor 13001 may also be a combination that implements computational functions, such as including one or more microprocessor combinations, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, etc.

[0151] Bus 13002 may include a pathway for transmitting information between the aforementioned components. Bus 13002 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, etc. Bus 13002 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 13 The bus is represented by a single thick line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0152] The memory 13003 may be ROM (Read Only Memory) or other types of static storage devices capable of storing static information and instructions, RAM (Random Access Memory) or other types of dynamic storage devices capable of storing information and instructions, or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compressed optical discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital universal optical discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium capable of carrying or storing desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and accessible by a computer, but not limited thereto.

[0153] The memory 13003 is used to store application code that executes the present disclosure scheme, and its execution is controlled by the processor 13001. The processor 13001 is used to execute the application code stored in the memory 13003 to implement the content shown in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0154] Among them, electronic devices include, but are not limited to: mobile terminals such as mobile phones, laptops, digital radio receivers, PDAs (personal digital assistants), PADs (tablet computers), PMPs (portable multimedia players), and in-vehicle terminals (such as in-vehicle navigation terminals), as well as fixed terminals such as digital TVs and desktop computers. Figure 13 The electronic device shown is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0155] The server provided in this disclosure can be a standalone physical server, a server cluster or distributed system composed of multiple physical servers, or a cloud server providing basic cloud computing services such as cloud services, cloud databases, cloud computing, cloud functions, cloud storage, network services, cloud communication, middleware services, domain name services, security services, CDN, and big data and artificial intelligence platforms. The terminal can be a smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop computer, smart speaker, smartwatch, etc., but is not limited to these. The terminal and server can be directly or indirectly connected via wired or wireless communication, and this disclosure does not impose any restrictions.

[0156] This disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the corresponding content in the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0157] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying figures are shown sequentially as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying figures may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. These sub-steps or stages are not necessarily completed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be performed alternately or in turn with other steps or at least some of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0158] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium described in this disclosure can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium, or any combination thereof. A computer-readable storage medium can be, for example,—but not limited to—an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of a computer-readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination thereof. In this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In this disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium can include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, carrying computer-readable program code. Such propagated data signals can take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer-readable signal medium can be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, which can send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable medium can be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical fibers, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination thereof.

[0159] The aforementioned computer-readable medium may be included in the aforementioned electronic device; or it may exist independently and not assembled into the electronic device.

[0160] The aforementioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the methods shown in the above embodiments.

[0161] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a computer program product or computer program is provided, comprising computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions, causing the computer device to perform the methods provided in the various alternative implementations described above.

[0162] Computer program code for performing the operations of this disclosure can be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, Smalltalk, and C++, and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as the "C" language or similar programming languages. The program code can be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a standalone software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In cases involving remote computers, the remote computer can be connected to the user's computer via any type of network—including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN)—or can be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0163] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of this disclosure. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, segment, or portion of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions indicated in the blocks may occur in a different order than those indicated in the drawings. For example, two consecutively indicated blocks may actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, can be implemented using a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or operation, or using a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0164] The modules described in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in software or in hardware. The name of a module does not necessarily limit the module itself; for example, module A can also be described as "module A for performing operation B".

[0165] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of this disclosure is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the above-described concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features disclosed in this disclosure that have similar functions.

Claims

1. A WLAN sensing measurement method, applied at a sensing initiator, characterized in that, The method includes: In the TB-Based sensing measurement process, a first wireless frame is determined; wherein, the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. Send the first wireless frame; Based on the first identifier bit, a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame is determined; wherein, the second identifier bit indicates whether the second wireless frame is transmitted again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement; Send the second wireless frame.

2. The WLAN sensing measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the first wireless frame includes: When at least two sensing measurement events occur within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, the first flag bit is determined to instruct the sensing initiator to retransmit the first radio frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window; and / or The communication bandwidth of the first wireless frame does not include the uplink bandwidth of the sensing response end participating in the WLAN sensing measurement. The first flag bit is determined to instruct the sensing initiator to retransmit the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window.

3. The WLAN sensing measurement method according to claim 2, characterized in that, Determining the second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit includes: If the first flag indicates that the sensing initiator retransmits the first wireless frame within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window, the second flag indicates that the second wireless frame is retransmitted during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

4. The WLAN sensing measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the first radio frame; The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator. The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame; and / or The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

5. A WLAN sensing measurement method, applied to a sensing response end, characterized in that, The method includes: In the TB-Based sensing measurement process, a first wireless frame is received; wherein, the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. Based on the first identifier, determine whether the first wireless frame is received again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window; Based on the first identifier bit, a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame is determined; wherein, the second identifier bit indicates whether the sensing initiator retransmits the second wireless frame during the WLAN sensing measurement process; Based on the second identifier bit, determine whether the second wireless frame is received again during the WLAN sensing measurement process.

6. The WLAN sensing measurement method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the first radio frame; The first wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the first wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the first wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator. The second identifier bit is carried in the common information field of the second radio frame; and / or The second wireless frame is a trigger frame, the receiving address of the second wireless frame is a broadcast address or a multicast address, and the sending address of the second wireless frame is the MAC address of the sensing initiator.

7. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a sensing initiator, characterized in that, The electronic device includes: The determination module is used to determine the first wireless frame in the TB-Based sensing measurement process; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. The transmitting module is used to transmit the first wireless frame; The determining module is further configured to determine a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit; wherein the second identifier bit indicates whether the second wireless frame is transmitted again during the measurement process of WLAN sensing measurement; The transmitting module is also used to transmit the second wireless frame.

8. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a sensing and response terminal, characterized in that, The electronic device includes: The first receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame in the TB-Based sensing measurement process; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. The second receiving module is used to determine, based on the first identifier bit, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target sensing time window; The determining module is configured to determine a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit; wherein the second identifier bit indicates whether the sensing initiator retransmits the second wireless frame during the WLAN sensing measurement process; The determining module is further configured to determine, based on the second identifier bit, whether to receive the second wireless frame again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

9. A WLAN sensing and measurement device, applied at a sensing initiation end, characterized in that, The device includes: A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a first wireless frame in the TB-Based sensing measurement process; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the first wireless frame should be transmitted again within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the first wireless frame; The wireless frame determination module is further configured to determine a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit; wherein the second identifier bit indicates whether the second wireless frame is transmitted again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement; The wireless frame transmission module is also used to transmit the second wireless frame.

10. A WLAN sensing and measurement device, applied to a sensing response end, characterized in that, The device includes: The first frame receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame in the TB-Based sensing measurement process; wherein the first wireless frame carries a first identifier bit, the first identifier bit indicating whether the sensing initiator should retransmit the first wireless frame within the target transmission opportunity TXOP or the target sensing time window. The second frame receiving module is used to determine, based on the first identifier, whether to receive the first wireless frame again within the target TXOP or the target perception time window. The determining module is configured to determine a second identifier bit of the second wireless frame based on the first identifier bit; wherein the second identifier bit indicates whether the sensing initiator retransmits the second wireless frame during the WLAN sensing measurement process; The determining module is further configured to determine, based on the second identifier bit, whether to receive the second wireless frame again during the measurement process of the WLAN sensing measurement.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the program, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

12. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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