Communication method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to the technical field of mobile communication, and provides a communication method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium, the communication method is applied to an access point device AP; the method comprises the following steps: determining a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame comprises a first identification bit; the first identification bit indicates whether a sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; and the target wireless frame is sent. The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a way to standardize the behavior of the sensing response end to meet the needs of WLAN sensing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and more specifically, to 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 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] Current Wi-Fi technologies under research may support Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sensing. Examples include location detection, proximity detection, and presence detection in dense environments (such as home and enterprise environments). During WLAN sensing termination, one or more sensing measurement establishment processes can be terminated. The sensing initiator (or sensing responder) can terminate one or more sensing measurement establishment processes by sending a sensing measurement establishment termination frame to the sensing responder (or sensing initiator). However, each sensing initiator may establish sensing measurements with multiple sensing responders. If multiple sensing responders send sensing measurement establishment termination frames, the sensing initiator needs to maintain each frame, consuming its buffer and complicating its operation. Therefore, a way to standardize the behavior of sensing responders is needed to meet the requirements of WLAN sensing. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium to provide a way to standardize the behavior of sensing response terminals in order to meet the needs of WLAN sensing.

[0006] On one hand, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method applied to an access point device (AP), the method comprising:

[0007] Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0008] Send the target wireless frame.

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

[0010] Receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0011] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is an access point device (AP), and the electronic device includes:

[0012] A determination module is used to determine a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0013] A transmitting module is used to transmit the target wireless frame.

[0014] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is a sensing and response terminal, and the electronic device includes:

[0015] A receiving module is used to receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0016] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a communication device for use in an access point (AP) device, the device comprising:

[0017] A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0018] A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the target wireless frame.

[0019] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides a communication device for use in a sensing response terminal, the device comprising:

[0020] A wireless frame receiving module is used to receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0021] 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.

[0022] 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.

[0023] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a target wireless frame is determined; wherein, the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the target wireless frame is sent, and the target wireless frame indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0024] 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

[0025] 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.

[0026] Figure 1 One of the flowcharts for the communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 2 This is one of the schematic diagrams of a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a second schematic diagram illustrating a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0029] Figure 4 The third schematic diagram is a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a second flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0031] Figure 6The third flowchart is a representation of the communication method provided in this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 7 A flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0033] Figure 8 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0034] Figure 9 This is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0035] Figure 10 This is the third schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0036] 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.

[0037] In this disclosure, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0038] 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.

[0039] 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.

[0040] 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."

[0041] 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.

[0042] This disclosure provides a communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium to provide a way to standardize the behavior of sensing response terminals in order to meet the requirements of WLAN sensing.

[0043] 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.

[0044] like Figure 1 As shown in the embodiments of this disclosure, a communication method is provided. Optionally, the method can be applied to a network device, which can be an access point (AP). The AP can be a sensing initiator or a sensing by proxy (SBP) response end.

[0045] The method may include the following steps:

[0046] Step 101: Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0047] As a first example, see Figures 2 to 4 First, the architecture and process of WLAN Sensing applied to the communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure will be introduced.

[0048] Figure 2The diagram illustrates an architecture for a WLAN sensing process. The sensing initiator (or initiator terminal) initiates WLAN sensing (e.g., initiates a WLAN sensing session). Multiple sensing responders (or sensing receivers) may respond to this, such as… Figure 2 The response terminals 1, 2, and 3 are shown in the diagram. When the sensing initiator initiates WLAN Sensing, multiple associated or unassociated WLAN Sensing response terminals can respond.

[0049] See Figure 3 The sensing initiator and the sensing responder communicate through a communication connection, as shown in communication connection S1; the sensing responders communicate with each other through communication connection S2.

[0050] In this context, each sensing initiator can be a client; each sensing responder (in this example, sensing responder 1 to sensing responder 3) can be a station (STA) or an access point (AP). Furthermore, STAs and APs can assume multiple roles in the WLAN sensing process; for example, an STA can act as a sensing initiator, which may be a sensing transmitter, a sensing receiver, or both, or neither. Similarly, a sensing responder can also be a sensing transmitter, a sensing receiver, or both.

[0051] As another architecture, such as Figure 4 As shown, both the sensing initiator and the sensing response end can be clients, and they can communicate by connecting to the same access point (AP) device. Figure 4 In this context, Client1 is the access point device (AP), and Client2 is the sensing and response terminal.

[0052] During the WLAN sensing termination process, one or more sensing measurement establishment processes can be terminated. The sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame to terminate one or more sensing measurement establishment processes. Each AP may establish sensing measurements with multiple sensing response ends. If multiple sensing response ends send sensing measurement establishment termination frames, the AP needs to maintain each sensing measurement establishment termination frame, occupying the AP's buffer and making the AP's operation more complex. Therefore, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the AP carries a first identifier bit in the target radio frame to indicate whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame. For example, in a conventional scenario based on Triggered Based Sounding (TB) (a conventional scenario is excluding the SBP scenario), the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame to initiate the WLAN sensing termination process.

[0053] In Sensing By Proxy (SBP) scenarios, the AP acts as a proxy for the SBP initiator to perform sensing measurements. If the sensing response end is not the SBP initiator, it cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame. Specifically, in SBP scenarios, if a non-SBP initiator sends a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, this frame may trigger SBP measurement termination. Normally, the SBP measurement termination process requires the SBP response end (AP) to send its last SBP report frame, or the SBP initiator and SBP response end to terminate by sending an SBP termination frame.

[0054] However, if the sensing measurement establishment termination frame is sent, it may trigger SBP measurement termination, leading to an abnormal SBP termination process. Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first flag bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0055] Step 102: Send the target wireless frame.

[0056] Optionally, in a typical TB scenario, the target radio frame may be a sensing measurement establishment request frame, in which the AP indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; in a SBP scenario, the target radio frame may be an SBP response frame, in which the AP indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0057] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a target wireless frame is determined; wherein, the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the target wireless frame is sent, and the target wireless frame indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0058] This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point (AP), and the AP may be a sensing initiator or a proxy sensing measurement SBP response end; the method may include the following steps:

[0059] Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0060] The first identifier bit includes the Measurement Setup ID (MSID);

[0061] If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within a first value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; for example, the first value range is 0000-1000.

[0062] If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within the second value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; for example, the first value range is 1001-1111.

[0063] The target wireless frame is sent, so that the sensing response end can determine whether to send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame based on the value range of the MSID assigned to it by the AP.

[0064] This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point (AP), and the AP may be a sensing initiator or a proxy sensing measurement SBP response end; the method may include the following steps:

[0065] Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0066] If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is the first parameter value, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; for example, if the first parameter value is 1, then the identifier can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0067] If the parameter value of the first flag bit is the second parameter value, then the first flag bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; for example, if the first parameter value is 0, then the sensing measurement establishment termination frame can be sent.

[0068] The target wireless frame is sent, so that the sensing response end can determine whether to send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame based on the parameter value of the first identifier bit assigned to it by the AP.

[0069] This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point (AP), and the AP may be a sensing initiator or a proxy sensing measurement SBP response end; the method may include the following steps:

[0070] Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0071] On the one hand, in the SBP scenario, if the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. Normally, the SBP measurement termination process requires the SBP response end (AP) to send the last SBP report frame, or the SBP initiator and SBP response end to terminate by sending an SBP termination frame. If the sensing response end is the SBP initiator, then it can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame as the SBP termination frame to terminate the SBP measurement process.

[0072] Accordingly, if the sensing response end is not the SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to avoid the sensing measurement establishment termination frame being sent, triggering SBP measurement termination, and causing abnormal SBP termination process.

[0073] On the other hand, in a typical TB scenario, if the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target wireless frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame to initiate the WLAN sensing termination process.

[0074] Send the target wireless frame.

[0075] See Figure 5This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point (AP), and the AP may be a sensing initiator or a proxy sensing measurement SBP response end; the method may include the following steps:

[0076] Step 501: Determine the target radio frame, which includes an SBP response frame; wherein the SBP response frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the sensing response end is an SBP initiator.

[0077] Step 502: Send an SBP response frame.

[0078] During the SBP perception measurement establishment process, for example, after the AP receives the SBP perception measurement request frame sent by the SBP initiator, it configures the first identifier bit for the SBP initiator in the SBP response frame, for example, the first identifier bit is MSID; the AP will also subsequently assign it to the perception response end (non-SBP initiator) that participates in the perception measurement.

[0079] See Figure 6 This disclosure also provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point (AP), and the AP may be a sensing initiator or a proxy sensing measurement SBP response end; the method may include the following steps:

[0080] Step 601: Determine the target radio frame, which includes a sensing measurement establishment request frame; wherein, the SBP response frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator.

[0081] Step 602: Send a sensing measurement establishment request frame.

[0082] For typical TB scenarios, the AP indicates in the sensing response end that it can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame in the sensing measurement establishment request frame.

[0083] In the SBP scenario, after the AP establishes the perception measurement according to the SBP initiator's requirements, it sends a perception measurement establishment request frame during the perception measurement establishment process with other non-SBP initiators. The request frame contains an indicator bit to identify that the STA is participating in the SBP perception measurement. In this case, the non-SBP initiator does not need to send a perception measurement establishment termination frame to terminate the perception measurement process, but needs to wait for the perception measurement establishment termination frame sent by the SBP responder (AP).

[0084] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a target wireless frame is determined; wherein, the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the target wireless frame is sent, and the target wireless frame indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0085] See Figure 7 This disclosure provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which can be a sensing response terminal, or an AP or STA; the method may include the following steps:

[0086] Step 701: Receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0087] The architecture and process of the WLAN Sensing applied in the communication method provided in this embodiment refer to the first example above, and will not be repeated here.

[0088] During the WLAN sensing termination process, one or more sensing measurement establishment processes can be terminated. The sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame to terminate one or more sensing measurement establishment processes. Each AP may establish sensing measurements with multiple sensing response ends. If multiple sensing response ends send sensing measurement establishment termination frames, the AP needs to maintain each sensing measurement establishment termination frame, occupying the AP's buffer and making the AP's operation more complex. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sensing response end receives the target wireless frame, obtains the first identifier bit carried therein, and determines whether it can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame based on the first identifier bit. For example, in a conventional scenario based on Triggered Based Sounding (TB) (a conventional scenario is excluding the SBP scenario), the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame to initiate the WLAN sensing termination process.

[0089] In Sensing By Proxy (SBP) scenarios, the AP acts as a proxy for the SBP initiator to perform sensing measurements. If the sensing response end is not the SBP initiator, it cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame. Specifically, in SBP scenarios, if a non-SBP initiator sends a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, this frame may trigger SBP measurement termination. Normally, the SBP measurement termination process requires the SBP response end (AP) to send its last SBP report frame, or the SBP initiator and SBP response end to terminate by sending an SBP termination frame.

[0090] However, if the sensing measurement establishment termination frame is sent, it may trigger SBP measurement termination, leading to an abnormal SBP termination process. Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first flag bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0091] Optionally, in a typical TB scenario, the target radio frame may be a sensing measurement establishment request frame, in which the AP indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; in a SBP scenario, the target radio frame may be an SBP response frame, in which the AP indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0092] This disclosure provides a communication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which can be a sensing response terminal, or an AP or STA; the method may include the following steps:

[0093] Receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0094] When the sensing response end is the proxy sensing measurement SBP initiator, and the SBP initiator participates in the sensing measurement...

[0095] The first flag indicates that the SBP initiator cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame. Normally, the SBP measurement termination process requires the SBP responder (AP) to send the last SBP report frame, or the SBP initiator and SBP responder to terminate by sending an SBP termination frame. However, if the sensing responder is not the proxy sensing measurement SBP initiator, and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing responder cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame to prevent it from being sent, triggering SBP measurement termination, and causing an abnormal SBP termination process. Thus, in an SBP sensing measurement scenario, if the SBP initiator participates in SBP sensing measurement, it can only send an SBP termination frame to terminate the SBP process, and cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame to trigger the SBP termination process.

[0096] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a target wireless frame is received; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, and the sensing response end is instructed by the target wireless frame to determine whether it can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0097] See Figure 8 Based on the same principles as the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the embodiments of this disclosure also provide an electronic device, which is an access point device (AP), and the electronic device includes:

[0098] The determining module 801 is used to determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0099] The transmitting module 802 is used to transmit the target wireless frame.

[0100] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first identifier bit includes a sensing measurement establishment identifier (MSID).

[0101] If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within the first value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0102] If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within the second value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0103] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the parameter value of the first identifier bit is a first parameter value, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0104] If the parameter value of the first flag bit is the second parameter value, then the first flag bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0105] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, then the first flag bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0106] If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0107] or

[0108] If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0109] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the sensing response end is an SBP initiator, the target radio frame includes an SBP response frame;

[0110] If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator, the target radio frame includes a sensing measurement establishment request frame.

[0111] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining module 801 determines a target wireless frame; wherein, the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; the sending module 802 sends the target wireless frame, and the target wireless frame indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0112] This disclosure also provides a communication device for use in an access point device (AP), the device comprising:

[0113] A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame;

[0114] A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the target wireless frame.

[0115] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0116] See Figure 9 Based on the same principles as the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, the embodiments of this disclosure also provide an electronic device, which is an access point device (AP), and the electronic device includes:

[0117] The receiving module 901 is used to receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0118] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, when the sensing response end is a proxy sensing measurement SBP initiator, and the SBP initiator participates in the sensing measurement,

[0119] The first flag indicates that the SBP initiator cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0120] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 901 receives a target wireless frame; wherein, the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, and the sensing response end is instructed by the target wireless frame to determine whether it can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame, so as to regulate the behavior of the sensing response end.

[0121] This disclosure also provides a communication device for use in an access point device (AP), the device comprising:

[0122] A wireless frame receiving module is used to receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

[0123] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0124] In one optional embodiment, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, such as... Figure 10 As shown, Figure 10 The illustrated electronic device 1000 can be a server, including a processor 1001 and a memory 1003. The processor 1001 and the memory 1003 are connected, for example, via a bus 1002. Optionally, the electronic device 1000 may also include a transceiver 1004. It should be noted that in practical applications, the transceiver 1004 is not limited to one type, and the structure of this electronic device 1000 does not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0125] Processor 1001 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 1001 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.

[0126] Bus 1002 may include a pathway for transmitting information between the aforementioned components. Bus 1002 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, etc. Bus 1002 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 10 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.

[0127] The memory 1003 may be a ROM (Read Only Memory) or other type of static storage device capable of storing static information and instructions, RAM (Random Access Memory) or other type of dynamic storage device capable of storing information and instructions, or an 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.

[0128] The memory 1003 is used to store application code that executes the present disclosure scheme, and its execution is controlled by the processor 1001. The processor 1001 is used to execute the application code stored in the memory 1003 to implement the content shown in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0129] 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 10 The electronic device shown is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] 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.

[0133] 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.

[0134] 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.

[0135] 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.

[0136] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a computer program product or computer program is provided, comprising computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions, causing the computer device to perform the methods provided in the various alternative implementations described above.

[0137] 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).

[0138] 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.

[0139] 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".

[0140] 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 method applied to an access point device (AP), characterized in that, The method is applied to a proxy sensing measurement (SBP) scenario, where the AP proxy SBP initiator performs sensing measurements; the method includes: Determine the target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; Send the target wireless frame; In the case where the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first identifier bit includes the Sensing Measurement Establishment Identifier (MSID); If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within the first value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is within the second value range, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that, If the parameter value of the first identifier bit is the first parameter value, then the first identifier bit indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame; If the parameter value of the first flag bit is the second parameter value, then the first flag bit indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

4. The communication method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, When the sensing response end is an SBP initiator, the target radio frame includes an SBP response frame; If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator, the target radio frame includes a sensing measurement establishment request frame.

5. A communication method applied to a sensing response end, characterized in that, The method is applied to a proxy sensing measurement (SBP) scenario, where the access point device (AP) acts as the proxy SBP initiator to perform sensing measurements; the method includes: Receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; In the case where the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

6. The communication method according to claim 5, characterized in that, When the sensing response end is the proxy sensing measurement SBP initiator, and the SBP initiator participates in the sensing measurement... The first flag indicates that the SBP initiator cannot send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

7. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is an access point device (AP), characterized in that, The electronic device is used in a proxy sensing and measurement (SBP) scenario, where the AP (Access Point) acts as the SBP initiator to perform sensing and measurement; the electronic device includes: A determination module is used to determine a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; The transmitting module is used to transmit the target wireless frame; In the case where the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

8. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a sensing and response terminal, characterized in that, The electronic device is used in a proxy sensing measurement (SBP) scenario, where the access point device (AP) acts as the proxy SBP initiator to perform sensing measurements; the electronic device includes: A receiving module is used to receive a target wireless frame; wherein the target wireless frame includes a first identifier bit; the first identifier bit indicates whether the sensing response end can send a sensing measurement establishment termination frame; In the case where the sensing response end is the agent sensing measurement SBP initiator, the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end cannot send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame. or If the sensing response end is not an SBP initiator and the sensing measurement process corresponding to the target radio frame is not an SBP sensing measurement, then the first flag indicates that the sensing response end can send the sensing measurement establishment termination frame.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the program, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 or any one of claims 5 to 6.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 or any one of claims 5 to 6.

Images