Communication connection processing method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of mobile communication, and provide a communication connection processing method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method is applied to a station device Non-AP MLD supporting multi-connection. The method comprises: determining a target communication connection according to a target radio frame; and placing a station of the target communication connection in a power saving state. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a working mechanism of an active connection not performing frame interaction in an eMLSR mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology. Specifically, this disclosure relates to a communication connection processing method and apparatus, a communication 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] Specifically, multi-band aggregation and coordination refers to devices communicating simultaneously in 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz, 6GHz, and other frequency bands. For scenarios where devices communicate simultaneously in multiple frequency bands, a new Media Access Control (MAC) mechanism needs to be defined for management. Furthermore, multi-band aggregation and coordination is expected to support low-latency transmission.

[0004] Currently, the maximum bandwidth supported by multi-band aggregation and coordination technology is 320MHz (160MHz+160MHz). In addition, it may also support 240MHz (160MHz+80MHz) and other bandwidths supported by existing standards.

[0005] Current Wi-Fi technologies support enhanced Multi-Link Single Radio (eMLSR) mode. In eMLSR mode, a non-access point multi-link device (Non-AP MLD) can listen on multiple active links and exchange subsequent frames within a single active link. Therefore, a mechanism is needed to provide an active link operation mechanism in eMLSR mode that does not involve frame exchange. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This disclosure provides a communication connection processing method and apparatus, a communication method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium, to provide a working mechanism for activating the connection without frame interaction in eMLSR mode.

[0007] On one hand, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication connection processing method, the method being applied to a Non-AP MLD (Multi-Access Site Device) supporting multiple connections, the method comprising:

[0008] Determine the target communication connection based on the target wireless frame;

[0009] The target communication connection site is placed in a power-saving state.

[0010] On the other hand, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication method applied to an access point device (AP MLD) that supports multiple connections, the method comprising:

[0011] Send a target radio frame to the Non-AP MLD (Multi-Connection Site Device), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0012] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a site device, which is a Non-AP MLD that supports multiple connections, and the site device includes:

[0013] The determination module is used to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame;

[0014] The first setting module is used to put the target communication connection station into a power-saving state.

[0015] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an access point device, which is an access point device (AP MLD) supporting multiple connections, and the access point device includes:

[0016] The first transmitting module is used to send a target radio frame to a multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and to put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0017] On the other hand, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication connection processing apparatus applied to a Non-AP MLD that supports multiple connections, the apparatus comprising:

[0018] The connection determination module is used to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame.

[0019] The third setting module is used to put the target communication connection station into a power-saving state.

[0020] On the other hand, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device applied to an access point device (AP MLD) supporting multiple connections, the device comprising:

[0021] The second transmitting module is used to send a target radio frame to the multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and to put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0022] 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.

[0023] 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.

[0024] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the Non-AP MLD determines the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and puts the station of the target communication connection into a power-saving state to provide a working mechanism for the target communication connection while saving the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0025] 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

[0026] 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.

[0027] Figure 1 This is one of the flowcharts for a communication connection processing method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0029] Figure 3 A second flowchart of a communication connection processing method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 4 The third flowchart of the communication connection processing method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 5 A flowchart of the communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0032] Figure 6A schematic diagram of the structure of the site equipment provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the access point device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0035] 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.

[0036] In this disclosure, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0037] 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.

[0038] 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.

[0039] 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."

[0040] 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.

[0041] This disclosure provides a communication connection processing method and apparatus, a communication method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium, for providing a working mechanism for activating the connection without frame interaction in eMLSR mode.

[0042] 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.

[0043] like Figure 1 As shown in the illustration, this disclosure provides a communication connection processing method. Optionally, the method can be applied to a Non-AP MLD (Multi-Access Site Device) that supports multiple connections. The method may include the following steps:

[0044] Step 101: Determine the target communication connection based on the target wireless frame.

[0045] In this disclosure, the access point device and the site device can be devices that support multiple connections, for example, they can be represented as AP MLD and Non-AP MLD, respectively. For ease of description, the following mainly describes an example of communication between an access point device and a site device under multiple connections; however, the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0046] As a first example, see Figure 2 AP MLD can represent an access point that supports multi-connection communication, while Non-APMLD can represent a site that supports multi-connection communication. (See reference...) Figure 2 The AP MLD can operate under three communication links, such as Figure 2 As shown, AP1, AP2, and AP3 can each operate under (communication) connection 1, connection 2, and connection 3 respectively; non-AP MLDs can also operate under all three connections, such as... Figure 2 As shown, STA1, STA2, and STA3 operate at connection 1, STA2 at connection 2, and STA3 at connection 3. Figure 2In the example, assume AP1 communicates with STA1 via the corresponding first connection Link 1; similarly, AP2 communicates with STA2 via the corresponding second connection Link 2, and AP communicates with STA3 via the third connection Link 3. Furthermore, Links 1 to 3 can be multiple connections at different frequencies, such as connections at 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz, or several connections with the same or different bandwidths at 2.4GHz. Additionally, multiple channels can exist under each connection. It is understood that... Figure 2 The communication scenarios shown are merely exemplary, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, an AP MLD can connect to multiple Non-AP MLDs, or under each connection, the AP can communicate with multiple other types of sites.

[0047] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen across multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions within one active connection. Optionally, the target radio frame may be an Initial Control Frame, the listening operation may be a Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) operation, or the operation of listening to the Initial Control Frame. The APMLD sends the Initial Control Frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0048] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0049] After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection that received the initial control frame (hereinafter referred to as Link1 for ease of description), and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. The applicant has found that for other connections that are in an active state but not performing frame interaction, during the frame interaction process of Link1, these other connections are in a blind state, unable to transmit radio frames or listen. Therefore, for the Non-AP MLD, the state of other connections during the frame interaction process represents a waste of power. In this embodiment, for other connections, step 102 is executed during the frame interaction process.

[0050] Step 102: Put the target communication connection station into power-saving mode.

[0051] Among them, the target communication connection, namely the other connections mentioned above, is placed in a power-save state when Link1 is in an active state but not in a frame-save state during the frame interaction process, so as to save the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0052] See Figure 3 This disclosure provides a communication connection processing method. Optionally, the method can be applied to a Non-AP MLD that supports multiple connections. The method may include the following steps:

[0053] Step 301: If a target wireless frame is received from the first multi-connection access point device (AP MLD) under the first communication connection, the second communication connection is determined to be the target communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection other than the first communication connection that is in an active state.

[0054] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen on multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions on one active connection. After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection receiving the initial target radio frame and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. Optionally, the target radio frame may be, for example, an initial control frame, and the listening operation may be, for example, a channel idle assessment operation or an operation listening for the initial control frame. The APMLD sends the initial control frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0055] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0056] The first communication connection is a connection that performs frame interaction, while the target communication connection is a connection that is active but does not perform frame interaction.

[0057] Step 302: Put the target communication connection station into power-saving mode.

[0058] In the process of frame interaction in the first communication connection, the station of the target communication connection is placed in a power-saving state to provide a working mechanism for the target communication connection and save power consumption of Non-APMLD.

[0059] See Figure 4This disclosure provides a communication connection processing method. Optionally, the method can be applied to a Non-AP MLD that supports multiple connections. The method may include the following steps:

[0060] Step 401: Obtain indication information for each communication connection in the target indication field of the target wireless frame.

[0061] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen on multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions on one active connection. After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection receiving the initial target radio frame and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. Optionally, the target radio frame may be, for example, an initial control frame, and the listening operation may be, for example, a channel idle assessment operation or an operation listening for the initial control frame. The APMLD sends the initial control frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0062] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0063] Taking the target wireless frame as the initial control frame as an example, before sending the initial control frame, the AP MLD adds a target indication field to the initial control frame and adds indication information to the target indication field; optionally, the indication information can indicate which connections are active or which connections (sites) can enter power-saving mode.

[0064] Step 402: Determine the target communication connection based on the indicated information.

[0065] Based on the indication information of each communication connection in the target indication field, the connection that can enter the power saving state is determined. For example, if the indication information of a certain connection is 1, it indicates that the station of that connection can enter the power saving state.

[0066] Step 403: Put the target communication connection station into power-saving mode.

[0067] Among them, the target communication connection is the aforementioned other connection. During the frame interaction process of Link1, the station of the target communication connection that is active but not interacting with frames is placed in a power-saving state to save the power consumption of Non-AP MLD.

[0068] In an optional embodiment, before obtaining the indication information for each communication connection in the target indication field of the target wireless frame, the method includes:

[0069] Receive the first wireless frame;

[0070] The indication information is determined based on the value in the multi-connection single-pass eMLSR mode field of the first radio frame.

[0071] The first wireless frame includes eMLSR mode information for each connection. Optionally, the first wireless frame includes a multi-connection EML mode notification frame, which includes an eMLSR mode field indicating whether each connection supports EMLSR mode. After receiving the EMLSR mode notification frame, the Non-AP MLD determines the indication information based on the value in the eMLSR mode field. For example, if the eMLSR mode field indicates that a connection supports EMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can determine that the indication information for that connection indicates that the connection can enter a power-saving state.

[0072] As a second example, see Table 1, which shows the EML mode field in the EML mode notification frame of connection X.

[0073] Table 1:

[0074] content eMLMR mode eMLSR mode Reserved Bits 1 1 6 Bit order B0 B1 B2 to B7

[0075] In Table 1, eMLMR stands for Enhanced Multi-Link Multi-Radio. When the eMLMR mode subfield is set to 1, it indicates that the Non-AP MLD operates in eMLMR mode; when set to 0, it indicates that the Non-AP MLD does not operate in eMLMR mode. For Non-AP MLDs that do not support multi-link multi-radio operation, the eMLMR mode subfield is set to 0.

[0076] The value of eMLSR mode (i.e., the eMLSR mode field) is 1, indicating that connection X supports eMLSR mode. Based on the value in eMLSR mode, Non-AP MLD can determine the indication information of connection X, indicating that the connection can enter the power saving state.

[0077] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0078] Upon receiving a wireless frame sent by the second AP MLD, the station with the communication connection to the second AP MLD is placed in a power-saving state.

[0079] If a Non-AP MLD receives the target radio frame sent by an AP MLD and then receives radio frames sent by other AP MLDs (second AP MLDs), for example, in a Simultaneous Transmit And Receive (STR) scenario, devices supporting STR can simultaneously perform uplink and downlink communication under multiple communication connections; after the Non-AP MLD receives the target radio frame sent by AP MLD-1, it also receives a radio frame sent by AP MLD-2, which may be an initial control frame or other radio frames. In this case, the Non-AP MLD will not respond to the radio frame sent by AP MLD-2, and referring to the operation of the target communication connection station in the aforementioned embodiments, will place the station with the communication connection to the second AP MLD into a power-saving state.

[0080] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0081] In an optional embodiment, after placing the target communication connection's station into a power-saving state, the method includes:

[0082] After the frame interaction sequence ends, a listening operation is performed under the target communication connection.

[0083] After the frame interaction sequence ends, the Non-AP MLD immediately switches back to the enabled target communication connection and performs the aforementioned listening operation on the target communication connection.

[0084] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the Non-AP MLD determines the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and puts the station of the target communication connection into a power-saving state to provide a working mechanism for the target communication connection while saving the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0085] See Figure 5 This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applied to an access point device (AP MLD) supporting multiple connections, the method comprising:

[0086] Step 501: Send a target radio frame to the Non-AP MLD (Multi-Connection Site Device), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0087] In this disclosure, the access point device and the site device can be devices that support multiple connections, for example, they can be represented as AP MLD and Non-AP MLD, respectively. For ease of description, the following mainly describes an example of communication between an access point device and a site device under multiple connections; however, the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0088] As a first example, see Figure 2 AP MLD can represent an access point that supports multi-connection communication, while Non-APMLD can represent a site that supports multi-connection communication. (See reference...) Figure 2 The AP MLD can operate under three communication links, such as Figure 2 As shown, AP1, AP2, and AP3 can each operate under (communication) connection 1, connection 2, and connection 3 respectively; non-AP MLDs can also operate under all three connections, such as... Figure 2 As shown, STA1, STA2, and STA3 operate at connection 1, STA2 at connection 2, and STA3 at connection 3. Figure 2 In the example, assume AP1 communicates with STA1 via the corresponding first connection Link 1; similarly, AP2 communicates with STA2 via the corresponding second connection Link 2, and AP communicates with STA3 via the third connection Link 3. Furthermore, Links 1 to 3 can be multiple connections at different frequencies, such as connections at 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz, or several connections with the same or different bandwidths at 2.4GHz. Additionally, multiple channels can exist under each connection. It is understood that... Figure 2 The communication scenarios shown are merely exemplary, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, an AP MLD can connect to multiple Non-AP MLDs, or under each connection, the AP can communicate with multiple other types of sites.

[0089] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen across multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions within one active connection. Optionally, the target radio frame may be an Initial Control Frame, the listening operation may be a Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) operation, or the operation of listening to the Initial Control Frame. The APMLD sends the Initial Control Frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0090] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0091] After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection that received the initial control frame (hereinafter referred to as Link1 for ease of description), and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. For other connections that are in an active state but not performing frame interaction, they are in a blind state during Link1's frame interaction process; they cannot transmit radio frames or listen. Therefore, for the Non-AP MLD, the state of other connections during frame interaction represents a waste of power.

[0092] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the AP MLD sends a target radio frame to the Non-AP MLD, instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame, and to put the station of the target communication connection into a power-saving state. This achieves the goal of putting the station of the target communication connection that is in an active state but has not performed frame interaction into a power-saving state during the frame interaction process, thereby saving the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0093] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame includes:

[0094] When the Non-AP MLD receives a target wireless frame sent by the first multi-connection access point device AP MLD under the first communication connection, it determines the second communication connection as the target communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection that is active, other than the first communication connection.

[0095] The first communication connection is the connection that performs frame interaction, while the target communication connection is the connection that is active but does not perform frame interaction. The AP MLD instructs the Non-AP MLD to identify the active connection other than the first communication connection as the target communication connection, and during frame interaction, to put the station of the target communication connection that is active but does not perform frame interaction into a power-saving state.

[0096] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, sending the target radio frame to the multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD) includes:

[0097] The target wireless frame carries a target indication field, which carries indication information for each communication connection, indicating whether the communication connection can enter a power-saving state.

[0098] Taking the target radio frame as the initial control frame as an example, before sending the initial control frame, the AP MLD adds a target indication field to the initial control frame and adds indication information to the target indication field, so that the Non-AP MLD can determine whether the communication connection can enter the power saving state based on the target radio frame.

[0099] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0100] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, before sending the target radio frame to the multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD), the method includes:

[0101] Send the first radio frame to the Non-AP MLD;

[0102] The indication information is carried in the multi-connection single-pass EMLSR mode field of the first radio frame.

[0103] The first wireless frame includes eMLSR mode information for each connection. Optionally, the first wireless frame includes a multi-connection EML mode notification frame, which includes an eMLSR mode field indicating whether each connection supports EMLSR mode. After receiving the EMLSR mode notification frame, the Non-AP MLD determines the indication information based on the value in the eMLSR mode field. For example, if the eMLSR mode field indicates that a connection supports EMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can determine that the indication information for that connection indicates that the connection can enter a power-saving state.

[0104] As a second example, see Table 1, which shows the EML mode field in the EML mode notification frame of connection X.

[0105] Table 1:

[0106] content eMLMR mode eMLSR mode Reserved Bits 1 1 6 Bit order B0 B1 B2 to B7

[0107] In Table 1, eMLMR stands for Enhanced Multi-Link Multi-Radio. When the eMLMR mode subfield is set to 1, it indicates that the Non-AP MLD operates in eMLMR mode; when set to 0, it indicates that the Non-AP MLD does not operate in eMLMR mode. For Non-AP MLDs that do not support multi-link multi-radio operation, the eMLMR mode subfield is set to 0.

[0108] The value of eMLSR mode (i.e., the eMLSR mode field) is 1, indicating that connection X supports eMLSR mode. Based on the value in eMLSR mode, Non-AP MLD can determine the indication information of connection X, indicating that the connection can enter the power saving state.

[0109] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the target wireless frame includes an initial control frame. Optionally, the initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0110] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the AP MLD sends a target radio frame to the Non-AP MLD, instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame, and to put the station of the target communication connection into a power-saving state. This achieves the goal of putting the station of the target communication connection that is active but has not performed frame interaction into a power-saving state during the frame interaction process, thereby saving the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0111] Based on the same principles as the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the embodiments of this disclosure also provide a site device, wherein the site device is a Non-AP MLD that supports multiple connections, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the site equipment includes:

[0112] The determination module 601 is used to determine the target communication connection based on the target wireless frame.

[0113] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen across multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions within one active connection. Optionally, the target radio frame may be an Initial Control Frame, and the listening operation may be a Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) operation or an operation that listens for the Initial Control Frame. The AP MLD sends the Initial Control Frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0114] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0115] After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection that received the initial control frame (hereinafter referred to as Link1 for ease of description), and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. The applicant has found that for other connections that are in an active state but not performing frame interaction, during the frame interaction process on Link1, these other connections are in a blind state, unable to transmit radio frames or listen. Therefore, for the Non-AP MLD, the state of other connections during frame interaction represents a waste of power.

[0116] The first setting module 602 is used to put the target communication connection station into a power-saving state.

[0117] Among them, the target communication connection, namely the other connections mentioned above, is placed in a power-save state when Link1 is in an active state but not in a frame-save state during the frame interaction process, so as to save the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0118] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the determining module 601 includes:

[0119] The first determining submodule is configured to determine the second communication connection as the target communication connection when a target wireless frame is received from the first multi-connection access point device (AP MLD) under the first communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection other than the first communication connection that is in an active state.

[0120] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the determining module 601 includes:

[0121] The acquisition submodule is used to acquire indication information of each communication connection in the target indication field of the target wireless frame;

[0122] The second determining submodule is used to determine the target communication connection based on the indicated information.

[0123] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the site device further includes:

[0124] The receiving module is used to receive the first wireless frame;

[0125] The indication information determination module is used to determine the indication information based on the value in the multi-connection single-pass EMLSR mode field in the first radio frame.

[0126] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a multi-connection EML mode notification frame.

[0127] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the site device further includes:

[0128] The second setting module is used to put the station with the communication connection with the second AP MLD into a power-saving state when it receives a wireless frame sent by the second AP MLD.

[0129] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the site device further includes:

[0130] The listening module is used to perform a listening operation under the target communication connection after the frame interaction sequence ends.

[0131] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the target wireless frame includes an initial control frame. Optionally, the initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0132] The site equipment provided in this disclosure determines the target communication connection based on the target wireless frame through the determining module 601, and the first setting module 602 puts the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state to provide a working mechanism for the target communication connection while saving power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0133] This disclosure also provides a communication connection processing apparatus for use in a Non-AP MLD (Multi-Connection Site Equipment), the apparatus comprising:

[0134] The connection determination module is used to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame.

[0135] The third setting module is used to put the target communication connection station into a power-saving state.

[0136] The device also includes other modules of the site equipment in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0137] See Figure 7 This disclosure also provides an access point device, which is an access point device (AP MLD) that supports multiple connections, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the access point device includes:

[0138] The first transmitting module 701 is used to send a target radio frame to a multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and to put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0139] In eMLSR mode, the Non-AP MLD can listen across multiple active connections and perform subsequent frame interactions within one active connection. Optionally, the target radio frame may be an Initial Control Frame, the listening operation may be a Channel Clear Assessment (CCA) operation, or the operation of listening to the Initial Control Frame. The APMLD sends the Initial Control Frame to one of the active connections to initiate frame interaction with the Non-AP MLD.

[0140] Optionally, the aforementioned initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0141] After initiating frame interaction, the Non-AP MLD transmits radio frames (including sending and receiving) on ​​the connection that received the initial control frame (hereinafter referred to as Link1 for ease of description), and does not transmit radio frames on other connections until the frame interaction sequence ends. For other connections that are in an active state but not performing frame interaction, they are in a blind state during Link1's frame interaction process; they cannot transmit radio frames or listen. Therefore, for the Non-AP MLD, the state of other connections during frame interaction represents a waste of power.

[0142] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first sending module 701 includes:

[0143] The first indication submodule is used to indicate that when the Non-AP MLD receives a target wireless frame sent by the first multi-connection access point device AP MLD under the first communication connection, it determines the second communication connection as the target communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection other than the first communication connection that is in an active state.

[0144] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first sending module 701 is used to:

[0145] The target wireless frame carries a target indication field, which carries indication information for each communication connection, indicating whether the communication connection can enter a power-saving state.

[0146] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the access point device further includes:

[0147] The third transmitting module is used to send the first radio frame to the Non-AP MLD;

[0148] The indication information is carried in the multi-connection single-pass EMLSR mode field of the first radio frame.

[0149] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a multi-connection EML mode notification frame.

[0150] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the target wireless frame includes an initial control frame. Optionally, the initial control frame may be a Multi-User Request to Send (MU-RTS) trigger frame or a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame.

[0151] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first transmitting module 701 sends a target radio frame to the Non-AP MLD, instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame, and to put the station of the target communication connection into a power-saving state. This realizes that during the frame interaction process, the station of the target communication connection that is in an active state but has not performed frame interaction is put into a power-saving state to save the power consumption of the Non-AP MLD.

[0152] This disclosure also provides a communication device for use in an access point device (AP MLD) that supports multiple connections, the device comprising:

[0153] The second transmitting module is used to send a target radio frame to the multi-connection site device (Non-AP MLD), instructing the Non-AP MLD to determine the target communication connection based on the target radio frame and to put the site of the target communication connection into a power-saving state.

[0154] The device also includes other modules of the access point device in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0155] In one optional embodiment, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, such as... Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8The illustrated electronic device 8000 can be a server, including a processor 8001 and a memory 8003. The processor 8001 and the memory 8003 are connected, for example, via a bus 8002. Optionally, the electronic device 8000 may also include a transceiver 8004. It should be noted that in practical applications, the transceiver 8004 is not limited to one type, and the structure of this electronic device 8000 does not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0156] Processor 8001 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 conjunction with this disclosure. Processor 8001 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.

[0157] Bus 8002 may include a pathway for transmitting information between the aforementioned components. Bus 8002 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, etc. Bus 8002 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 8 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.

[0158] The memory 8003 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.

[0159] The memory 8003 stores application code that executes the present invention, and its execution is controlled by the processor 8001. The processor 8001 executes the application code stored in the memory 8003 to implement the content shown in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0160] 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 8 The electronic device shown is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0161] 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.

[0162] 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.

[0163] 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.

[0164] 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.

[0165] 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.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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 communication connection processing method and communication method provided in the various optional implementations described above.

[0168] 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).

[0169] 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.

[0170] 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".

[0171] 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 communication connection processing method, applied to a Non-AP MLD (Multi-Access Site Device) supporting multiple connections, characterized in that, The method comprises: In the multi-connection single-pass eMLSR mode, a target wireless frame is received through one of the multiple connections in an active state, and frame interaction with the AP MLD is started; According to the target wireless frame, a target communication connection is determined; the target communication connection includes a connection in the multiple connections in the active state that does not perform frame interaction; The station of the target communication connection is placed in a power saving state.

2. The communication connection processing method of claim 1, wherein The target communication connection is determined according to the target wireless frame, comprising: In the case that a target wireless frame sent by a first multi-connection access point device AP MLD is received in a first communication connection, a second communication connection is determined as the target communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection in the active state except the first communication connection.

3. The communication connection processing method of claim 1, wherein The target communication connection is determined according to the target wireless frame, comprising: Obtaining indication information of each communication connection in a target indication field of the target wireless frame; According to the indication information, the target communication connection is determined.

4. The communication connection processing method of claim 3, wherein Before the indication information of each communication connection in the target indication field of the target wireless frame is obtained, the method comprises: A first wireless frame is received; According to the value in the multi-connection single-pass eMLSR mode field in the first wireless frame, the indication information is determined.

5. The communication connection processing method of claim 4, wherein, The first wireless frame comprises a multi-connection eML mode notification frame.

6. The communication connection processing method of claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: In the case that a wireless frame sent by a second AP MLD is received, the station of the communication connection between the second AP MLD is placed in a power saving state.

7. The communication connection processing method of claim 1, wherein After the station of the target communication connection is placed in a power saving state, the method comprises: After the end of the frame interaction sequence, a listening operation is performed in the target communication connection.

8. The communication connection processing method of claim 1, wherein The target wireless frame comprises an initial control frame.

9. A communication method applied to an access point device, AP MLD, supporting multi-connection, comprising: The method comprises: In the multi-connection single-pass eMLSR mode, a target wireless frame is sent to a multi-connection station device Non-AP MLD through one of the multiple connections in an active state, indicating that the Non-AP MLD starts frame interaction with the AP MLD, determines a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame, and places the station of the target communication connection in a power saving state; the target communication connection includes a connection in the multiple connections in the active state that does not perform frame interaction.

10. The communication method according to claim 9, wherein, The Non-AP MLD is instructed to determine a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame, comprising: The Non-AP MLD is instructed to determine a second communication connection as the target communication connection in the case that a target wireless frame sent by a first multi-connection access point device AP MLD is received in a first communication connection; wherein the second communication connection is a connection in the active state except the first communication connection.

11. The communication method according to claim 9, wherein, The target wireless frame is sent to the multi-connection station device Non-AP MLD, comprising: In the target indication field in the target wireless frame, indication information of each communication connection is carried, and the indication information indicates whether the communication connection can enter a power saving state.

12. The communication method according to claim 11, wherein, Before the target wireless frame is sent to the multi-connection station device Non-AP MLD, the method comprises: sending a first wireless frame to the Non-AP MLD; carrying the indication information in a multi-link single-pass eMLSR mode field in the first wireless frame.

13. The communication method according to claim 12, wherein, The first wireless frame comprises a multi-link eML mode notification frame.

14. The communication method according to claim 9, wherein, The target wireless frame comprises an initial control frame.

15. A station device, the station device being a Non-AP MLD of a station device supporting multi-connectivity, characterized in that, The station device comprises: In the multi-link single-pass eMLSR mode, receiving a target wireless frame through one of the multiple active connections and starting frame interaction with the AP MLD; A determining module is configured to determine a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame; the target communication connection comprises a connection that has not performed frame interaction among the multiple active connections; A first setting module is configured to place the station of the target communication connection in a power saving state.

16. An access point device, the access point device being an access point device, AP MLD, that supports multi-connectivity, characterized in that, The access point device comprises: A first sending module is configured to, in the multi-link single-pass eMLSR mode, send a target wireless frame to a multi-link station device Non-AP MLD through one of the multiple active connections, instruct the Non-AP MLD to start frame interaction with the AP MLD, determine a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame, and place the station of the target communication connection in a power saving state; the target communication connection comprises a connection that has not performed frame interaction among the multiple active connections.

17. A communication connection processing apparatus applied to a station device Non-AP MLD supporting multi-connection, characterized by, The apparatus comprises: In the multi-link single-pass eMLSR mode, receiving a target wireless frame through one of the multiple active connections and starting frame interaction with the AP MLD; A connection determining module is configured to determine a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame; the target communication connection comprises a connection that has not performed frame interaction among the multiple active connections; A third setting module is configured to place the station of the target communication connection in a power saving state.

18. A communication apparatus applied to an access point device, AP MLD, supporting multi-connections, characterized in that, The apparatus comprises: A second sending module is configured to, in the multi-link single-pass eMLSR mode, send a target wireless frame to a multi-link station device Non-AP MLD through one of the multiple active connections, instruct the Non-AP MLD to start frame interaction with the AP MLD, determine a target communication connection according to the target wireless frame, and place the station of the target communication connection in a power saving state; the target communication connection comprises a connection that has not performed frame interaction among the multiple active connections.

19. An electronic device, comprising: The computer readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by the processor to implement the method in any one of claims 1 to 14.

20. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by the processor to implement the method in any one of claims 1 to 14.

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