Information indication method, electronic device and storage medium

Abstract

This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and provides an information indication method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The information indication method is applied to a site device, and the method includes: determining a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during sensing and measurement (101); and sending the first radio frame (102). This disclosure provides a method supporting a polling mechanism.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology. Specifically, this disclosure relates to an information indication method, 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] 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 under research may support Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sensing technologies. Examples include location detection, proximity detection, and presence detection in dense environments (such as home and enterprise environments). In WLAN sensing measurements, sensing types typically include trigger-based (TB) sensing and non-TB-based sensing. TB sensing measurements involve a polling phase; therefore, a polling mechanism is needed to implement TB sensing measurements. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This disclosure provides an information indication method, electronic device, and storage medium to provide a way to support a polling mechanism.

[0007] On one hand, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information indication method applied to site equipment, the method comprising:

[0008] A first wireless frame is determined; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0009] Send the first wireless frame.

[0010] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an information indication method applied to an access point device, the method comprising:

[0011] Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0012] Based on the first instruction, execute the polling process.

[0013] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is a site device, and the electronic device includes:

[0014] A determining module is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0015] The transmitting module is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0016] On the other hand, this disclosure also provides an electronic device, which is an access point device, and the electronic device includes:

[0017] A receiving module is configured to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0018] The execution module is used to perform a polling process based on the first indication information.

[0019] 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.

[0020] 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.

[0021] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is determined; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process; the first wireless frame is sent to indicate to the AP whether the site device needs to be polled, and for site devices that do not need to be polled, no polling process needs to be performed, thus saving network resources.

[0022] 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

[0023] 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.

[0024] Figure 1 One of the flowcharts for the information indication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0025] Figure 2 This is one of the schematic diagrams of a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a second schematic diagram illustrating a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 4 The third schematic diagram is a first example of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a second example of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 6 A second flowchart illustrating the information indication method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0030] Figure 7 The third flowchart is a method for indicating information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 8 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0032] Figure 9 This is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0033] Figure 10 This is the third schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0034] 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.

[0035] In this disclosure, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0036] 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.

[0037] 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.

[0038] 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."

[0039] 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.

[0040] This disclosure provides an information indication method, electronic device, and storage medium to provide a method that supports a polling mechanism.

[0041] 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.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown in the illustration, this disclosure provides an information indication method. Optionally, the method can be applied to site equipment, and the method may include the following steps:

[0043] Step 101: Determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process.

[0044] As a first example, see Figures 2 to 4 First, the architecture and process of WLAN Sensing applied to the information indication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure will be introduced.

[0045] Figure 2 The diagram illustrates an architecture for a WLAN sensing process. The sensing initiator (or initiator terminal) initiates WLAN sensing (e.g., initiates a WLAN sensing session). Multiple sensing responders (or sensing receivers) may respond to this process, such as... Figure 2 The response terminals 1, 2, and 3 are shown in the diagram. When the sensing initiator initiates WLAN Sensing, multiple associated or unassociated WLAN Sensing response terminals can respond.

[0046] 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.

[0047] 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.

[0048] As another architecture, such as Figure 4 As shown, both the sensing initiator and the sensing response end can be clients, and they can communicate by connecting to the same access point (AP) device. Figure 4 In this context, Client1 is the sensing initiator, and Client2 is the sensing response provider.

[0049] Typically, WLAN sensing processes include both Triggered Based Sounding (TB) and Non-TB based sensing methods. Specifically, in TB sensing, the AP acts as the initiator or transmitter, while in Non-TB sensing, the STA acts as the initiator or transmitter. As a second example, the TB sensing measurement process is as follows: Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 Multiple sensing measurement events of a TB sensing measurement process are shown; in Examples 1 to 5, the sensing measurement process includes polling, probing, and reporting (LTF sec.update) processes; in each example, probing may include only NDPA Sounding or TF Sounding; or it may include both.

[0050] In this process, the site device determines a first radio frame, which includes first indication information. The first indication information indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process, so that the AP can know whether it needs to be polled.

[0051] If a site device needs to be polled, during the polling phase, the AP can send a Sensing Trigger Poll frame to the site device so that the AP can know whether the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, such as NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding.

[0052] If a site device does not need to be polled, for example, some STAs may be able to participate in NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding but do not need to be polled, then the AP may not allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device during the sensing measurement phase. If the site device neither needs to be polled nor instructs the AP, the AP will still perform the polling process for the site device and allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device, resulting in a waste of network resources.

[0053] Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first radio frame is determined during the establishment of a sensing measurement or a sensing session, and the AP is instructed through the first radio frame whether it needs to be polled, so as to improve the TB sensing measurement mechanism.

[0054] Optionally, the first wireless frame may be a Probe Request frame, a Pre-Associated Security Negotiation (PASN) request frame, or a Sensing By Proxy (SBP) request frame.

[0055] The first indication information can be indicated by a single bit. For example, setting it to "1" indicates that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" indicates that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0056] Understandably, even if the first indication information is set to "0", the AP can still poll the STA by carrying the STA identifier in the sensing polling frame.

[0057] Step 102: Send the first wireless frame.

[0058] The site device sends the first radio frame to the access point device, enabling the access point device (AP) to understand that the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, and to determine whether the site device needs to be polled based on the first indication information.

[0059] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the site device determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process; the site device sends the first radio frame to indicate to the AP whether the site device needs to be polled. For site devices that do not need to be polled, the AP does not need to perform the polling process, saving network resources. This embodiment of the disclosure provides a method that supports a polling mechanism.

[0060] See Figure 6 This disclosure also provides an information indication method, which can optionally be applied to site equipment. The method may include the following steps:

[0061] Step 601, determine the first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process.

[0062] When the site device and the access point device have been associated, the first indication information is carried in the extended capability information element.

[0063] The architecture of the WLAN Sensing applied to the information indication method provided in this embodiment and the WLAN Sensing process are described in the first example above, and the TB sensing measurement process is described in the second example above, and will not be repeated here.

[0064] Wherein, when the site device and the access point device have established an association (e.g., a communication connection has been established), the site device determines a first radio frame; the first radio frame includes first indication information, which is carried in extended capabilities information elements. The first indication information indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process, so that the AP can know whether it needs to poll the site device.

[0065] If a site device needs to be polled, during the polling phase, the AP can send a Sensing Trigger Poll frame to the site device so that the AP can know whether the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, such as NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding.

[0066] If a site device does not need to be polled, for example, some STAs may be able to participate in NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding but do not need to be polled, then the AP may not allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device during the sensing measurement phase. If the site device neither needs to be polled nor instructs the AP, the AP will still perform the polling process for the site device and allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device, resulting in a waste of network resources.

[0067] Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first radio frame is determined during the establishment of a sensing measurement or a sensing session, and the AP is instructed through the first radio frame whether it needs to be polled, so as to improve the TB sensing measurement mechanism.

[0068] Optionally, the first wireless frame may be a probe request frame, and the first indication information may be indicated by a bit, for example, setting it to "1" to indicate that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" to indicate that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0069] Understandably, even if the first indication information is set to "0", the AP can still poll the STA by carrying the STA identifier in the sensing polling frame.

[0070] Step 602: Send the first wireless frame.

[0071] The site device sends the first radio frame to the access point device, enabling the access point device (AP) to understand that the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, and to determine whether the site device needs to be polled based on the first indication information.

[0072] This disclosure also provides an information indication method, which, optionally, can be applied to site equipment and may include the following steps:

[0073] A first wireless frame is determined; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0074] If the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device, the first radio frame is sent during the pre-association security negotiation process.

[0075] In the case where the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device, the site device determines a first radio frame and sends the first radio frame during the pre-association security negotiation process. The first radio frame includes first indication information, which indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process, so that the AP can know whether it needs to poll the site device.

[0076] If a site device needs to be polled, during the polling phase, the AP can send a Sensing Trigger Poll frame to the site device so that the AP can know whether the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, such as NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding.

[0077] If a site device does not need to be polled, for example, some STAs may be able to participate in NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding but do not need to be polled, then the AP may not allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device during the sensing measurement phase. If the site device neither needs to be polled nor instructs the AP, the AP will still perform the polling process for the site device and allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device, resulting in a waste of network resources.

[0078] Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first radio frame is determined during the establishment of a sensing measurement or a sensing session, and the AP is instructed through the first radio frame whether it needs to be polled, so as to improve the TB sensing measurement mechanism.

[0079] Optionally, the first radio frame is a Pre-Associated Security Negotiation (PASN) request frame.

[0080] The first indication information can be indicated by a single bit. For example, setting it to "1" indicates that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" indicates that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0081] Understandably, even if the first indication information is set to "0", the AP can still poll the STA by carrying the STA identifier in the sensing polling frame.

[0082] This disclosure also provides an information indication method, which, optionally, can be applied to site equipment and may include the following steps:

[0083] A first radio frame is determined; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the proxy sensing measurement SBP process;

[0084] Send the first wireless frame.

[0085] When acting as a Sensing Initiator or Sensing Transmitter, the STA lacks the capability to communicate simultaneously with multiple receivers. Therefore, a proxy device (e.g., AP) is needed to perform trigger-based sounding (TB) sensing measurements on behalf of the STA to improve the efficiency of the sensing measurements. TB sensing measurements include NDPA sounding and / or TF sounding; the specific process is described in the second example above and will not be repeated here.

[0086] During SBP, the site device may participate in the subsequent sensing measurement process initiated by the AP agent; the site device determines the first radio frame and sends the first radio frame, the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicates whether the site device needs to be polled in the subsequent sensing measurement process, so that the AP can know whether it needs to poll the site device.

[0087] Optionally, the first radio frame includes an SBP request frame.

[0088] This disclosure also provides an information indication method, which, optionally, can be applied to site equipment and may include the following steps:

[0089] During the establishment of the sensing measurement, a second wireless frame is received; wherein, the second wireless frame includes second indication information, which instructs the site device to send the first indication information to the access point device;

[0090] A first radio frame is determined; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the proxy sensing measurement SBP process;

[0091] Send the first wireless frame.

[0092] During the establishment of the sensing measurement process, the AP can pre-instruct the site device in the second radio frame to report whether it needs to be polled, that is, to instruct the site device to send the first indication information through the second indication information. For example, if the second indication information is 1, the site device needs to send the first indication information; if the second indication information is 0, the site device does not need to send the first indication information.

[0093] When the site device receives the second indication information, and the second indication information instructs the site device to send the first indication information to the access point device, the site device determines the first radio frame and sends the first indication information to the AP in the first radio frame.

[0094] Optionally, in embodiments of this disclosure,

[0095] The first indication information is carried in the Sensing Measurement Setup Parameter information element of the first wireless frame;

[0096] and / or

[0097] The second indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the second wireless frame.

[0098] In an alternative embodiment, the first wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Response frame;

[0099] and / or

[0100] The second wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Request frame.

[0101] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Query frame, and the first indication information can be indicated by a bit. For example, setting it to "1" indicates that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" indicates that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0102] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is determined; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process; the first wireless frame is sent to indicate to the AP whether the site device needs to be polled, and for site devices that do not need to be polled, no polling process needs to be performed, thus saving network resources.

[0103] See Figure 7 This disclosure provides an information indication method, which can optionally be applied to a network device, wherein the network device may be an access point device, and the method may include the following steps:

[0104] Step 701: Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process.

[0105] The architecture of the WLAN Sensing applied to the information indication method provided in this embodiment and the WLAN Sensing process are described in the first example above, and the TB sensing measurement process is described in the second example above, and will not be repeated here.

[0106] The AP receives a first wireless frame, which includes first indication information. The first indication information indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process, so that the AP can know whether it needs to poll the site device.

[0107] Step 702: Perform a polling process according to the first instruction information.

[0108] If the first indication information indicates that the site device needs to be polled, then during the polling phase, the AP can send a Sensing Trigger Poll frame to the site device so that the AP can know that the site device can participate in subsequent sensing measurements, such as NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding.

[0109] If the first indication information indicates that the site device does not need to be polled, for example, there may be some STAs that can participate in NDPA Sounding and / or TF Sounding, but do not need to be polled, then the AP may not allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device during the sensing measurement phase; if the site device neither needs to be polled nor indicates this to the AP, then the AP will still perform the polling process for the site device and allocate uplink or downlink resources for sensing measurement to the site device, resulting in a waste of network resources.

[0110] Therefore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the AP receives a first radio frame during the establishment of the sensing measurement or the establishment of the sensing session, and uses the first radio frame to indicate to the AP whether it needs to be polled, so as to improve the TB sensing measurement mechanism.

[0111] Optionally, the first wireless frame may be a Probe Request frame, a Pre-Associated Security Negotiation (PASN) request frame, or a Sensing By Proxy (SBP) request frame.

[0112] The first indication information can be indicated by a single bit. For example, setting it to "1" indicates that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" indicates that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0113] Understandably, even if the first indication information is set to "0", the AP can still poll the STA by carrying the STA identifier in the sensing polling frame.

[0114] Optionally, if the site device and the access point device have been associated, the first indication information is carried in the extended capability information element, and the first radio frame may be a probe request frame.

[0115] Optionally, if the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device, the first radio frame is a Pre-Associated Security Negotiation (PASN) request frame.

[0116] Optionally, during the SBP process, the first indication information indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the proxy sensing measurement SBP process.

[0117] This disclosure provides an information indication method, optionally applicable to a network device, which may be an access point device. The method may include the following steps:

[0118] During the establishment of the sensing measurement, a second wireless frame is sent; wherein the second wireless frame includes second indication information, the second indication information instructing the site device to send the first indication information to the access point device.

[0119] Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process.

[0120] The architecture and process of the WLAN Sensing applied to the information indication method provided in this embodiment refer to the first example above, and will not be repeated here.

[0121] Based on the first instruction, execute the polling process.

[0122] During the establishment of the sensing measurement process, the AP can pre-instruct the site device in the second radio frame to report whether it needs to be polled, that is, to instruct the site device to send the first indication information through the second indication information. For example, if the second indication information is 1, the site device needs to send the first indication information; if the second indication information is 0, the site device does not need to send the first indication information.

[0123] When a site device receives a second indication message, and the second indication message instructs the site device to send the first indication message to an access point device, it determines a first radio frame and sends the first indication message in the first radio frame to the AP. The AP then performs a polling process based on the first indication message.

[0124] Optionally, in embodiments of this disclosure,

[0125] The first indication information is carried in the Sensing Measurement Setup Parameter information element of the first wireless frame;

[0126] and / or

[0127] The second indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the second wireless frame.

[0128] In an alternative embodiment, the first wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Response frame;

[0129] and / or

[0130] The second wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Request frame.

[0131] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a Sensing Measurement Setup Query frame, and the first indication information can be indicated by a bit. For example, setting it to "1" indicates that the site device needs to be polled, and setting it to "0" indicates that the site device does not need to be polled.

[0132] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a first wireless frame is received; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process, and for site devices that do not need to be polled, no polling process needs to be performed, thus saving network resources.

[0133] 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 a site device, and the electronic device includes:

[0134] The determining module 801 is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process;

[0135] The transmitting module 802 is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0136] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the determining module 801 is used to:

[0137] If the site device is not associated with the access point device, the first indication information is carried in the extended capability information element.

[0138] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a probe request frame.

[0139] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the sending module 802 is used for:

[0140] If the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device, the first radio frame is sent during the pre-association security negotiation process.

[0141] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a pre-association security negotiation request frame.

[0142] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a sensing measurement polling frame.

[0143] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the sensing measurement process includes a proxy sensing measurement SBP process.

[0144] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first radio frame includes an SBP request frame.

[0145] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the access point device includes:

[0146] The instruction receiving module is used to receive a second wireless frame during the establishment of a sensing measurement; wherein the second wireless frame includes second instruction information, which instructs the site device to send the first instruction information to the access point device.

[0147] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the first indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the first wireless frame; and / or

[0148] The second indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the second wireless frame.

[0149] Optionally, in embodiments of this disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a sensing measurement establishment response frame; and / or

[0150] The second wireless frame includes a sensing measurement establishment request frame.

[0151] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining module 801 determines a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process; the sending module 802 sends the first wireless frame to indicate whether the site device of the AP needs to be polled, and for site devices that do not need to be polled, no polling process needs to be performed, thus saving network resources.

[0152] This disclosure also provides an information indication device applied to site equipment, the device comprising:

[0153] A wireless frame determination module is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0154] A wireless frame transmission module is used to transmit the first wireless frame.

[0155] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0156] 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, and the electronic device includes:

[0157] The receiving module 901 is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0158] The execution module 902 is used to execute a polling process according to the first instruction information.

[0159] Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device includes:

[0160] An instruction sending module is used to send a second wireless frame during the establishment of a sensing measurement; wherein the second wireless frame includes second instruction information, the second instruction information instructing the site device to send the first instruction information to the access point device.

[0161] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 901 receives a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process, and the execution module 902 does not need to perform the polling process for site devices that do not need to be polled, thereby saving network resources.

[0162] This disclosure also provides an information indication device applied to an access point device, the device comprising:

[0163] A wireless frame receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing and measurement process;

[0164] The polling execution module is used to execute the polling process according to the first instruction information.

[0165] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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.

[0168] 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 10The bus is represented by a single thick line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0169] 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.

[0170] 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.

[0171] 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.

[0172] 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.

[0173] 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.

[0174] 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.

[0175] 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.

[0176] 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.

[0177] 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.

[0178] 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.

[0179] 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).

[0180] 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.

[0181] 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".

[0182] 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. An information indication method applied to a station device, characterized in that, The method includes: If the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device, a first radio frame is sent during the pre-association security negotiation process; wherein, the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process; the sensing measurement process includes a proxy sensing measurement SBP process.

2. The information indication method of claim 1, wherein, The first wireless frame includes a probe request frame.

3. The information indication method of claim 1, wherein, The first radio frame includes a pre-association security negotiation request frame.

4. The information indication method of claim 1, wherein, The first wireless frame includes a sensing measurement polling frame.

5. The information indication method of claim 1, wherein The first radio frame includes an SBP request frame.

6. The information indication method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: During the establishment of the sensing measurement, a second wireless frame is received; wherein the second wireless frame includes second indication information, which instructs the site device to send the first indication information to the access point device.

7. The information indication method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the first wireless frame; and / or The second indication information is carried in the sensing measurement parameter information element of the second wireless frame.

8. The information indication method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first wireless frame includes a sensing measurement establishment response frame; and / or The second wireless frame includes a sensing measurement establishment request frame.

9. An information indication method, applied to an access point device, characterized in that, The method includes: In the absence of an initial association between the access point device and the site device, a first radio frame is received during the pre-association security negotiation process; wherein, the first radio frame includes first indication information, which indicates whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process; the sensing measurement process includes a proxy sensing measurement (SBP) process; Based on the first instruction, execute the polling process.

10. The information indication method of claim 9, wherein, The method further includes: During the establishment of the sensing measurement, a second wireless frame is sent; wherein the second wireless frame includes second indication information, the second indication information instructing the site device to send the first indication information to the access point device.

11. An electronic device, the electronic device being a station device, characterized by, The electronic device includes: The sending module is configured to send a first radio frame during the pre-association security negotiation process when the site device has not established an initial association with the access point device; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process; the sensing measurement process includes a proxy sensing measurement SBP process.

12. An electronic device, the electronic device being an access point device, characterized by, The electronic device includes: The receiving module is configured to receive a first radio frame during the pre-association security negotiation process when the access point device has not established an initial association with the site device; wherein the first radio frame includes first indication information, the first indication information indicating whether the site device needs to be polled during the sensing measurement process; the sensing measurement process includes a proxy sensing measurement (SBP) process; The execution module is used to perform a polling process based on the first indication information.

13. An electronic device, comprising: 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 10.

14. 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 10.

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