A communication method and a communication device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method and a communication device. The communication method includes: determining a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session; and sending the first message frame. The communication method can better implement WLAN awareness.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly, to a communication method and a communication device. Background Art

[0002] Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) has the characteristics of flexibility, mobility and low cost. With the development of communication technology and the growth of user demand, the application research of WLAN is gradually deepening. For example, WLAN sensing is currently being studied, and its main application scenarios are: location discovery in dense environments (home environment and enterprise environment), proximity detection, and presence detection. Summary of the invention

[0003] Various aspects of the present disclosure will at least solve the above problems and / or disadvantages. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide the following technical solutions:

[0004] According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, including: determining a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN aware session; and sending the first message frame.

[0005] According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, including: receiving a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN aware session; and performing a communication operation according to the first message frame.

[0006] According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including: a processing module, configured to: determine a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session; and a transceiver module, configured to: send the first message frame.

[0007] According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including: a transceiver module, configured to: receive a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session; and a processing module, configured to: perform a communication operation according to the first message frame.

[0008] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, the method described above is implemented.

[0009] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided. A computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described above is implemented.

[0010] The technical solution provided by the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can better implement WLAN perception. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The above and other features of the embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail example embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0012] Figure 1 is an exemplary manner of illustrating WLAN awareness.

[0013] Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment.

[0014] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating another communication method according to an example embodiment.

[0015] Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating a communication device according to an example embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to help fully understand the various embodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the attached claims and their equivalents. The various embodiments of the present disclosure include various specific details, but these specific details are considered to be exemplary only. In addition, for the sake of clarity and brevity, the description of well-known technologies, functions and configurations may be omitted.

[0017] The terms and words used in this disclosure are not limited to the written meanings, but are only used by the inventors to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the disclosure. Therefore, for those skilled in the art, the description of various embodiments of the present disclosure is provided only for the purpose of illustration, not for the purpose of limitation.

[0018] It should be understood that, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "a", "an", "said" and "the" used herein may also include the plural forms. It should be further understood that the term "comprising" used in the present disclosure refers to the presence of the described features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or groups thereof.

[0019] It will be understood that although the terms "first", "second", etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, the first element discussed below may be referred to as the second element.

[0020] It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it may be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or there may be intermediate elements. In addition, "connected" or "coupled" as used herein may include wireless connections or wireless couplings. The term "and / or" or the expression "at least one of..." as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs.

[0022] Figure 1 is an exemplary manner of illustrating WLAN awareness.

[0023] The process of WLAN awareness may be: an initiator initiates WLAN awareness (for example, initiates a WLAN awareness session), and there may be multiple responders to respond to it. The specific possible methods may be as follows: Figure 1 As shown in (a), (b) and (c).

[0024] Reference Figure 1 In (a), when a WLAN sensing initiator (e.g., a client) initiates WLAN sensing, multiple associated or unassociated WLAN sensing responders (e.g., three access points (APs)) may respond. Here, "associated" may refer to an associated connection for communication established between the initiator and the responder, and "unassociated" may refer to no associated connection for communication established between the initiator and the responder.

[0025] As examples, the client may include, but is not limited to, cellular phones, smart phones, wearable devices, computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal communication system (PCS) devices, personal information managers (PIMs), personal navigation devices (PNDs), global positioning systems, multimedia devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, etc.

[0026] An AP is a wireless switch for a wireless network and also an access device for the wireless network. The AP may include software applications and / or circuitry to enable other types of nodes in the wireless network to communicate with the outside and inside of the wireless network through the AP. As an example, the AP may be a terminal device or a network device equipped with a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) chip.

[0027] Figure 1 (b) in Figure 1 is similar to (a) in Figure 1 but in (b) in

[0028] Referring to Figure 1 (c) in, both the WLAN awareness initiator and the responder of the WLAN awareness can be clients, and the two can communicate by connecting to the same AP.

[0029] Although in Figure 1 (a), (b), and (c) in, the client is shown as the initiator and the AP is shown as the responder, however, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the AP can be the initiator and the client can be the responder. In addition, the number of the initiator and the responder is not limited to what is shown in Figure 1 (a), (b), and (c) in.

[0030] The WLAN awareness session initiated by the initiator may include one or more of the following phases: a setup phase, a measurement phase, a reporting phase, and a termination phase.

[0031] In the setup phase, the awareness session is established, and the operation parameters associated with the awareness session are determined and exchanged between the devices. In the measurement phase, awareness measurements can be performed. In the reporting phase, the results of the awareness measurements can be reported. In the termination phase, the devices stop performing measurements and terminate the awareness session.

[0032] In the current research, the lack of definition of the parameters used in each of the above phases is not conducive to the progress of WLAN awareness.

[0033] In view of this, according to the concept of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method and a communication device applied to WLAN awareness are provided.

[0034] Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 The communication method shown can be applied to the initiator of WLAN awareness.

[0035] Reference Figure 2 In step 210, a first message frame is determined. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first message frame may be, for example but not limited to, a beacon frame, a MAC (Media Access Control) frame, an action frame, etc. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first message frame may include parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session. That is, the initiator may initiate one or more WLAN awareness sessions, and parameters related to the one or more WLAN awareness sessions may be carried in the first message frame. An embodiment of the parameters carried in the first message frame will be described later with reference to Table 1.

[0036] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, there are many ways to determine the first message frame, for example, the first message frame can be generated or configured according to at least one of the following conditions: channel status, network conditions, load conditions, hardware capabilities of the sending / receiving device, service type, and relevant protocol provisions; the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited to this. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first message frame can also be obtained from an external device, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited to this.

[0037] In step 220, a first message frame is sent. For example, in the case where the first message frame is a beacon frame, the first message frame may be broadcasted by the AP. For example, the initiator may send the first message frame carrying the parameters directly to the responder, or via an intermediate device (e.g., Figure 1 The AP shown in (c) in FIG. 1 forwards the received data to the responder.

[0038] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, parameters can be defined during the establishment phase of a WLAN awareness session. In other words, Figure 2 The communication method shown may be an operation performed in the establishment phase of a WLAN awareness session. By defining various parameters in the establishment phase of a WLAN awareness session, the device may be better able to perceive in the following phases (e.g., the measurement phase, the reporting phase, and the termination phase as described above).

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session may be carried in the first message frame in the form of information elements; however, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the parameters may be carried in any other feasible manner.

[0040] Table 1 shows an example of parameters related to at least one WLAN aware session (hereinafter, referred to as WLAN aware parameters for short) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] Table 1. Examples of WLAN sensing parameters

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[0043] It is understood that each content in Table 1 of the present disclosure exists independently. These contents are exemplarily listed in the same table, but it does not mean that all the contents in the table must exist at the same time as shown in the table. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that each content and its value in Table 1 of the present disclosure is an independent embodiment.

[0044] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the WLAN awareness parameter may include at least one session identifier (Session ID), for example, Session ID 1 and Session ID n (n may be an integer greater than or equal to 2) shown in Table 1, etc. Each session identifier may be used to verify the transmitted frame in the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

[0045] For example, Session ID 1 in Table 1 is used to verify the transmitted frames in the first WLAN awareness session. Specifically, Session ID 1 can be used as an identifier to be applied to various stages in the first WLAN awareness session. For example, Session ID 1 can be carried in the frames transmitted in various stages of the first WLAN awareness session to verify that the transmitted frames correspond to the first WLAN awareness session.

[0046] As an example, in one WLAN perception parameter, identification IDs of multiple perception sessions (i.e., Session IDs) may be included, and each perception session may be in a time-division manner. For example, each WLAN perception session corresponding to Session ID 1 to Session ID n may be executed at different times. By including at least one session identifier, an initiator or a responder may participate in multiple WLAN perception sessions. In other words, multiple WLAN perception sessions may be defined in one WLAN perception parameter to improve the efficiency of WLAN perception.

[0047] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the WLAN awareness parameter may include at least one associated / non-associated ID, for example, Associated / non-Associated ID1 and Associated / non-Associated ID n shown in Table 1. Each associated / non-associated ID may be used to indicate that a device participating in a corresponding WLAN awareness session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending a first message frame.

[0048] like Figure 1As shown in (a), it may include devices associated with the initiator and / or devices not associated with the initiator, so it is necessary to identify this. For example, in the case where the Associated / non-Associated ID 1 shown in Table 1 is set to a specific value, it can be indicated that the devices participating in the first WLAN awareness session only involve devices associated with the initiator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the associated / non-associated identifier (Associated / non-Associated ID) can be set corresponding to the session identifier (Session ID). For example, in the case where the Associated / non-Associated ID 1 is set to the above-mentioned specific value, the Session ID 1 identifying the first WLAN awareness session may only be applicable to devices associated with the initiator.

[0049] For example, when Associated / non-Associated ID 1 is set to another specific value, it can be indicated that the devices participating in the first WLAN awareness session involve devices associated with the initiator and / or devices that are not associated. For example, in this case, Session ID 1 identifying the first WLAN awareness session can be applicable to devices associated with the initiator and / or devices that are not associated.

[0050] As an example, during the WLAN awareness session establishment process, since associated devices and unassociated devices are included, an identification bit may be included in the WLAN awareness parameters, which is used to indicate whether the devices participating in a perception session include sites that have established associations and / or sites that have not established associations. For example, the session identifier Session ID may be set to apply to associated sites and / or unassociated sites, or only to associated sites.

[0051] The security or privacy of the WLAN awareness session can be set by the associated / non-associated ID. For example, when a WLAN awareness session with high security or privacy requirements is involved, the associated / non-associated ID can be set so that only associated devices can participate in the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

[0052] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the WLAN awareness parameter may include a band identifier (BW) of a channel bandwidth used by each WLAN awareness session, for example, BW 1, BW n, etc. in Table 1.

[0053] For example, the frequency band identifier may include a first identification bit for identifying the frequency band of the channel bandwidth used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency band identified by the first identification bit may be 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz. For example, when the first identification bit is set to a first value (for example, but not limited to, 0), the frequency band 1 GHz-7.125 GHz may be identified; when the first identification bit is set to a second value (for example, but not limited to, 1), the frequency band 60 GHz may be identified. It will be understood that the numerical values ​​of the frequency bands provided in this embodiment and the setting values ​​of the first identification bit are merely exemplary and not limitations of the present disclosure, and other frequency bands that can be used for WLAN communication are also included in the scope of the present disclosure, and the first identification bit may also have multiple bits.

[0054] For example, the frequency band identifier may also include a second identification bit for identifying a sub-band in the frequency band used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz, the sub-band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 80+80 MHz / 160 MHz, 320 MHz / 160+160 MHz. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the frequency band is 60 GHz, the sub-band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 540 MHz, 1.08 GHz, 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz / 2.16+2.16 GHz, 8.64 GHz / 4.32+4.32 GHz. It will be understood that the sub-band identified by the second identification bit provided in this embodiment is only exemplary and not a limitation of the present disclosure. Other frequency bands and sub-bands that can be used for WLAN communication are also included in the scope of the present disclosure, and the second identification bit may have multiple bits.

[0055] For example, if in the frequency band identifier BW 1 of Table 1, the first identifier indicates the frequency band 60 GHz and the second identifier indicates the sub-band 540 MHz, it means that the first WLAN awareness session can be performed using the 540 MHz bandwidth at 60 GHz. However, it will be understood that although the bandwidth applied to the corresponding WLAN awareness session is defined in the frequency band identifier of the WLAN awareness parameter, in a subsequent stage (e.g., a measurement stage and / or a reporting stage of the corresponding WLAN awareness session), the bandwidth to be used in the corresponding WLAN awareness session can be adaptively changed, for example, the bandwidth can be changed according to the channel environment, load conditions, etc.

[0056] As an example, multiple bits may be used to represent each frequency band identifier. For example, in one WLAN awareness parameter, since multiple awareness sessions are included, the WLAN awareness parameter may further include a channel bandwidth for performing the WLAN awareness session. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, five bits may be used for identification, for example, but not limited to, in the 1GHz-7.125GHz frequency band, the first identification bit may be set to "0", and the second identification bit may be set to "0000: 20MHz", "0001: 40MHz", "0010: 80MHz", "0011: 80+80 / 160MHz", "0100: 320MHz / 160+160MHz"; in the 60GHz frequency band, the first identification bit may be set to "1", and the second identification bit may be set to "0000: 540MHz", "0001: 1.08GHz", "0010: 2.16GHz", "0011: 4.32GHz / 2.16+2.16GHz", "0100: 8.64GHz / 4.32+4.32GHz". According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each perception session may use a different BW to avoid interference.

[0057] It will be understood that the examples of WLAN awareness parameters described above with reference to Table 1 are merely illustrative and not limiting of the present disclosure. For example, the order of the contents in Table 1 may be changed, or other contents may be added, or some of the contents may be omitted. For example, when the parameters are carried in the first message frame in the form of information elements, the WLAN awareness parameters shown in Table 1 may also include an element ID, a length, etc.

[0058] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating another communication method according to an example embodiment. Figure 3 The communication method shown may be applied to a WLAN-aware responder.

[0059] Reference Figure 3 In step 310, a first message frame may be received, wherein the first message frame may include parameters related to at least one WLAN aware session.

[0060] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, parameters related to at least one WLAN-aware session include at least one session identifier, and each session identifier is used to verify a transmitted frame in a corresponding WLAN-aware session.

[0061] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session include at least one associated / unassociated identifier, wherein each associated / unassociated identifier is used to indicate that a device participating in the corresponding WLAN awareness session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending a first message frame.

[0062] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a parameter related to at least one WLAN awareness session includes a frequency band identifier of a channel bandwidth used by each WLAN awareness session. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency band identifier may include a first identifier for identifying a frequency band of a channel bandwidth used by a corresponding WLAN awareness session. For example, the frequency band may be 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency band identifier may also include a second identifier for identifying a sub-frequency band in a frequency band used by a corresponding WLAN awareness session. For example, when the frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identifier may be one of the following items: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 80+80 MHz / 160 MHz, 320 MHz / 160+160 MHz. For example, when the frequency band is 60 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identifier may be one of the following items: 540 MHz, 1.08 GHz, 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz / 2.16+2.16 GHz, 8.64 GHz / 4.32+4.32 GHz.

[0063] The parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session described above with reference to Table 1 may be applied here. To avoid redundancy, repeated description is omitted here.

[0064] In step 320, a communication operation may be performed according to the first message frame. For example, at least one WLAN aware session may be performed according to the parameters related to the at least one WLAN aware session carried in the first message frame. For example, the corresponding WLAN aware session may be performed using the frequency band and sub-frequency band defined for each WLAN aware session; or, the channel bandwidth may be adaptively changed in the corresponding WLAN aware session.

[0065] Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating a communication device according to an example embodiment. Figure 4 The communication device 400 may include a processing module 410 and a transceiver module 420. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown can be applied to the initiator of WLAN perception; in another embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown may be applied to a WLAN-aware responder.

[0066] exist Figure 4The communication device 400 shown can be applied to the initiator of WLAN awareness, and the processing module 410 can be configured to: determine a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session; the transceiver module 420 can be configured to: send the first message frame. In other words, Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown can perform reference Figure 2 The communication method described, and the embodiments described with reference to Table 1 can be applied here. In order to avoid redundancy, repeated descriptions are omitted here.

[0067] exist Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown can be applied to the case of a WLAN-aware responder, and the transceiver module 420 can be configured to: receive a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN-aware session; the processing module 410 can be configured to: perform a communication operation according to the first message frame. That is, Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown can perform reference Figure 3 The communication method described, and the embodiments described with reference to Table 1 can be applied here. In order to avoid redundancy, repeated descriptions are omitted here.

[0068] will understand, Figure 4 The communication device 400 shown is only exemplary, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the communication device 400 may further include other modules, such as a memory module, etc. In addition, the modules in the communication device 400 may be combined into a more complex module, or may be divided into more separate modules.

[0069] According to the communication method and communication device of the embodiments of the present disclosure, specific parameters of a WLAN awareness session can be defined, for example, in the establishment phase of WLAN awareness, so that the device can better perform awareness. In addition, the device can perform WLAN awareness within a defined period while reducing interference to other devices.

[0070] Based on the same principle as the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor and a memory; wherein the memory stores machine-readable instructions (also referred to as "computer programs"); the processor is used to execute the machine-readable instructions to implement reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 Describe the method.

[0071] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 Describe the method.

[0072] In an example embodiment, the processor may be a device for implementing or executing various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the present disclosure, such as 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. The processor may also be a combination that implements a computing function, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and the like.

[0073] In an example embodiment, the memory may be, for example, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to these.

[0074] It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowchart of the accompanying drawings are displayed in sequence as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in sequence in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. In addition, at least a portion of the steps in the flowchart of the accompanying drawings may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, and these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least a portion of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0075] Although the present disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited to the embodiments, but should be limited by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A communication method, include: Determine a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN aware session, wherein the parameters include at least one session identifier and at least one associated / unassociated identifier, wherein each of the session identifiers is used to verify a transmitted frame in a corresponding WLAN aware session, wherein each of the associated / unassociated identifiers is used to indicate that a device participating in the corresponding WLAN aware session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending the first message frame; The first message frame is sent.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, in, The parameters include a frequency band identifier of a channel bandwidth used by each WLAN awareness session.

3. The communication method according to claim 2, in, The frequency band identifier includes a first identification bit, which is used to identify the frequency band of the channel bandwidth used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

4. The communication method according to claim 3, in, The frequency band identifier also includes a second identification bit, which is used to identify a sub-frequency band in the frequency band used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

5. The communication method according to claim 3, in, The frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz.

6. The communication method according to claim 4, in, The frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz.

7. The communication method according to claim 6, in, When the frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 80+80 MHz / 160 MHz, 320 MHz / 160+160 MHz; When the frequency band is 60 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 540 MHz, 1.08 GHz, 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz / 2.16+2.16 GHz, 8.64 GHz / 4.32+4.32 GHz.

8. A communication method, include: Receiving a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session, wherein the parameters include at least one session identifier and at least one associated / unassociated identifier, wherein each of the session identifiers is used to verify a transmitted frame in a corresponding WLAN awareness session, wherein each of the associated / unassociated identifiers is used to indicate that a device participating in the corresponding WLAN awareness session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending the first message frame; A communication operation is performed according to the first message frame.

9. The communication method according to claim 8, in, The parameters include a frequency band identifier of a channel bandwidth used by each WLAN awareness session.

10. The communication method according to claim 9, in, The frequency band identifier includes a first identification bit, which is used to identify the frequency band of the channel bandwidth used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, in, The frequency band identifier also includes a second identification bit, which is used to identify a sub-frequency band in the frequency band used by the corresponding WLAN awareness session.

12. The communication method according to claim 10, in, The frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz.

13. The communication method according to claim 11, in, The frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz or 60 GHz.

14. The communication method according to claim 13, in, When the frequency band is 1 GHz-7.125 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 80+80 MHz / 160 MHz, 320 MHz / 160+160 MHz; When the frequency band is 60 GHz, the sub-frequency band identified by the second identification bit is one of the following items: 540 MHz, 1.08 GHz, 2.16 GHz, 4.32 GHz / 2.16+2.16 GHz, 8.64 GHz / 4.32+4.32 GHz.

15. A communication device, include: The processing module is configured to: determine a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session, wherein the parameters include at least one session identifier and at least one associated / unassociated identifier, wherein each of the session identifiers is used to verify a transmitted frame in a corresponding WLAN awareness session, wherein each of the associated / unassociated identifiers is used to indicate that a device participating in the corresponding WLAN awareness session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending the first message frame; The transceiver module is configured to: send the first message frame.

16. A communication device, include: The transceiver module is configured to: receive a first message frame, wherein the first message frame includes parameters related to at least one WLAN awareness session, wherein the parameters include at least one session identifier and at least one associated / unassociated identifier, wherein each of the session identifiers is used to verify a transmitted frame in a corresponding WLAN awareness session, wherein each of the associated / unassociated identifiers is used to indicate that a device participating in the corresponding WLAN awareness session is a device associated and / or unassociated with a device sending the first message frame; The processing module is configured to: perform a communication operation according to the first message frame.

17. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, in, When the processor executes the computer program, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or any one of claims 8 to 14 is implemented.

18. A computer-readable storage medium, in, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 or any one of claims 8 to 14.

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