Dormancy mechanism negotiation method, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, and provides a dormancy mechanism method, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The dormancy mechanism method is applied to a station device STA, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving a first wireless frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first wireless frame comprises first identification information, and the first identification information identifies first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; and after the STA establishes initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer carries out timing, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not carry out timing. The embodiment of the invention provides a mechanism for supporting power saving of STA equipment.

Description

Sleep mechanism negotiation method, electronic device and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of mobile communication technologies. Specifically, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sleep mechanism negotiation method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Currently, Wi-Fi technology research focuses on Ultra High Reliability (UHR), with the goal of improving the reliability of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) connections, reducing latency, improving manageability, increasing throughput at different signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels, and reducing device-level power consumption.

[0003] In UHR, STAs may switch between multiple APs or AP MLDs. Therefore, in UHR, the power saving mechanism needs to be further enhanced and a mechanism needs to be provided to support STA device power saving.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sleep mechanism negotiation method, an electronic device, and a storage medium to provide a mechanism for supporting STA devices to save power.

[0006] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, which is applied to a station device STA. The method includes:

[0007] receiving a first radio frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0008] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting.

[0009] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, applied to a first AP, the method comprising:

[0010] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies a first MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP, and a second MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP;

[0011] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the station device STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0012] A first radio frame is sent.

[0013] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, which is a STA, and includes:

[0014] a receiving module, configured to receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0015] The timing module is configured to start a first MAX BSS idle period timer and not start a second MAX BSS idle period timer after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP.

[0016] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, which is a first AP and includes:

[0017] A determination module is configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying a MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP and a MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP;

[0018] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0019] The sending module is configured to send a first wireless frame.

[0020] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program, one or more methods described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0021] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the computer program is executed by a processor, one or more methods described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0022] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities. The STA can simultaneously obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP identified by the first identification information in the first radio frame through the first radio frame received from the first AP. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is used for timing, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not used for timing, so that the second MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant. In this way, by standardizing the MAX BSS idle period transmission mechanism, the spectrum utilization is improved, the power consumption required for the STA to separately obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of each AP is reduced, and the communication consumption required to re-acquire the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP after the STA establishes an initial association with the second AP is avoided. The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mechanism to support power saving of STA devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0024] FIG1a is a schematic diagram of a first example of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG1b is a schematic diagram of a second example of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG2 is a flowchart of a sleep mechanism negotiation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG3 is a second flowchart of the sleep mechanism negotiation method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG5 is a second structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG6 is a third structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, unless otherwise indicated, like numbers in different figures represent like or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0032] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms used are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship. The term "multiple" refers to two or more. In view of this, "multiple" can also be understood as "at least two" in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] 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 only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. 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 "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining."

[0034] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0035] The present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, electronic device, and storage medium to support STA power conservation, thereby meeting the transmission requirements of UHR. The method and apparatus are based on the same patent application concept. Because the method and apparatus solve similar problems, the implementation of the apparatus and method can refer to each other, and any repetitions are omitted.

[0036] 1a and 1b , which illustrate an example of an application scenario of a sleep mechanism negotiation method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] In the application scenarios shown in Figures 1a and 1b, the first AP may be attached to the first AP MLD, and the second AP may be attached to the second AP MLD. The number of second APs may include one or more (the number of second APs in Figure 1 is only an example and does not constitute a limitation). The second AP and the first AP belong to different physical entities. Optionally, the second AP may be within a certain location range or coverage range from the first AP, so that the first AP can obtain parameter information of the second AP (for example, BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP). The STA is attached to the non-AP MLD, and the STA can establish a communication connection with both the first AP and the second AP.

[0038] As a first example, as shown in FIG1a , when a STA establishes an initial association with a first AP, the STA may receive a first radio frame sent by the first AP. The first radio frame includes first identification information, which identifies maximum idle period parameter information of a first BSS (basic service set) of the first AP and maximum idle period parameter information of a second BSS of a second AP obtained by the first AP.

[0039] Optionally, if the first AP is attached to the first AP MLD, the initial association established between the STA and the first AP may be a multi-link connection (Multi-Link, ie, ML).

[0040] The BSS MAX idle period is also called the MAX BSS idle period in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Optionally, if an AP is attached to an AP MLD, the BSS MAX idle period corresponding to the AP is at the MLD level (multi-link device level).

[0041] In this way, in a multi-connection scenario, the STA can obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP at the same time when establishing an initial association with the first AP, avoiding the communication consumption required to obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information corresponding to each AP separately when establishing an initial association with each AP separately.

[0042] As an optional manner, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element, wherein, when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element; when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0043] In this way, when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, only one MAX BSS idle period information element is transmitted, which can save transmission bandwidth and improve spectrum utilization.

[0044] As an optional mode, after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting. After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops counting.

[0045] In this way, after the STA establishes an initial association with an AP, only the MAX BSS idle period timer corresponding to the AP with which the initial association is established is counted, and the MAX BSS idle period timers corresponding to other APs are not counted, that is, the MAX BSS idle period timers corresponding to other APs are dormant, thereby realizing a power saving mechanism for the STA device.

[0046] As a second example, as shown in Figure 1b, before the STA receives the first wireless frame sent by the first AP, the STA may also determine a second wireless frame; wherein the second wireless frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter; and send the second wireless frame to the first AP.

[0047] In this way, by setting the time indicated by the listening interval parameter to be less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the STA can fully rely on the listen interval mechanism to receive the Beacon broadcast by the AP and decode the TIM therein without being separated from its associated AP connection, and perform subsequent operations based on the decoded TIM while saving the STA's power.

[0048] Optionally, the listen interval parameter is sent from the first AP to the second AP. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer associated with the first AP starts, while the listen interval timer associated with the second AP does not. After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer associated with the second AP starts, while the listen interval timer associated with the first AP stops.

[0049] In this way, the first AP sends the listening interval parameter to the second AP. After a STA establishes an initial association with an AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to that AP starts ticking, while the listen interval timers corresponding to other APs do not. This puts the listen interval timers corresponding to the remaining APs into hibernation, thus saving power for the STA device.

[0050] As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, which is applied to a station device STA. The method may include the following steps:

[0051] receiving a first radio frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0052] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting.

[0053] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP may be attached APs of the same or different AP MLDs, or may be different AP MLDs or independent APs, without limitation herein. Optionally, the first AP is attached to the first AP MLD, and the second AP is attached to the second AP MLD. The second AP may be within a certain location range or coverage range from the first AP, such that the first AP can obtain parameter information of the second AP, for example, the first AP can obtain parameter information of the second BSS maximum idle period of the second AP.

[0054] The STA in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be an independent STA that is not affiliated with any MLD, or an affiliated STA of a Non-AP MLD, which is not limited here.

[0055] Among them, AP MLD can represent an access point device that supports the multi-connection communication function, and non-AP MLD can represent a station device that supports the multi-connection communication function.

[0056] The first wireless frame may be a Beacon frame or a Probe response frame, wherein the Probe response frame may be an unsolicited Probe response frame.

[0057] In the disclosed embodiments, the BSS maximum idle period, also known as the BSS MAX idle period, may also be referred to as the MAX BSS idle period. The BSS maximum idle period may identify the maximum duration supported by the AP for receiving keep-alive probe packets sent by an associated STA without detaching from the associated STA.

[0058] During the process of establishing an initial association connection with a first AP, a STA may receive a first radio frame sent by the first AP. The first radio frame includes first identification information, which identifies first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP received by the first AP. The first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information may be collectively referred to as BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0059] In the case where the STA is a multi-link device (eg, non-AP MLD), the corresponding BSS maximum idle period is the MLD level.

[0060] Specifically, one or more bits in the first radio frame can be used as the first identification information, and the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information or the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be identified by the first identification information. Optionally, the bit identifier can include but is not limited to one or more combination information such as the BSS maximum idle period, the letter identifier corresponding to the BSS maximum idle period, and the number identifier corresponding to the BSS maximum idle period. For example, when the BSS maximum idle period is 30s, the corresponding BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be 30s (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period), or a (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period 30s is identified by the letter a), or 1 (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period 30s is identified by the number 1), etc. In this way, the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be determined by the bit identifier in the first radio frame, and data transmission and other operations can be performed based on the determined first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0061] Among them, when the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information is the same as the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information, the STA can share the same BSS maximum idle period parameter information between the first AP and the second AP, that is, the STA can communicate with the first AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information, and when switching to any second AP, it can also communicate with the second AP based on the same BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0062] When the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information is different from the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information, the STA can communicate with the first AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP. When the STA switches to any second AP, it communicates with the second AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP.

[0063] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first connection established between the STA and the first AP may be considered to be in an active state, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer may be timing. The second connection established between the STA and the second AP may be in an inactive state, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer may not be timing, that is, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant. If there are multiple second APs, the STA can establish a connection with each second AP, which includes multiple second connections. In this case, each second connection is in an inactive state.

[0064] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities. The STA can simultaneously obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP identified by the first identification information in the first wireless frame and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP from the first wireless frame received and sent by the first AP. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is timed and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is put into sleep mode. In this way, by standardizing the MAX BSS idle period transmission mechanism, the spectrum utilization is improved, the power consumption required for the STA to separately obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of each AP is reduced, and the communication consumption required to re-acquire the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP after the STA establishes an initial association with the second AP is avoided.

[0065] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a STA provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0066] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0067] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the MAX BSS idle period information element includes an information element indicating the BSS maximum idle period field. The format of the MAX BSS idle period information element is shown in Table 1 below:

[0069] Table 1:

[0070] As shown in Table 1, in the MAX BSS idle period information element, the element ID bit (Element ID) occupies 1 byte, the length bit (Length) occupies 1 byte, the maximum idle period bit (MAX idle period) occupies 2 bytes, and the idle options bit (Idle Options) occupies 1 byte. The field corresponding to the maximum idle period bit represents the BSS maximum idle period (i.e., the time indicated by the MAX BSS idle period parameter).

[0071] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by transmitting only one MAX BSS idle period information element when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, transmission bandwidth can be saved and spectrum utilization can be improved when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0072] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a STA provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the STA switches from a first AP to a second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops counting.

[0073] After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, it can be considered that the second connection established between the STA and the second AP is in an active state, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is timing, the first connection established between the STA and the first AP is in an inactive state, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing, that is, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant.

[0074] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after a STA establishes an initial association with an AP, only the MAX BSS idle period timer corresponding to the AP with which the initial association is established is timed, and the MAX BSS idle period timers corresponding to other APs are put into hibernation, thereby implementing a power saving mechanism for STA devices.

[0075] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a STA provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, before receiving the first radio frame sent by the first AP, the method may further include:

[0076] Determine a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter;

[0077] A second radio frame is sent.

[0078] To conserve STA power, a STA can enter a sleep state. While a STA is in sleep mode, the associated AP must buffer its data frames. A sleeping STA periodically wakes up to listen to incoming and outgoing messages to determine whether the associated AP has a frame buffer and access point. When a STA associates with an AP, it records the listen interval. The listen interval parameter is essentially the sleep time calculated in units of the beacon interval (the period at which the AP broadcasts beacon frames).

[0079] Among them, STA can freely choose an integer multiple of the beacon interval as its own listen interval, such as 10.

[0080] At every listen interval, the STA receives the Beacon broadcast by the AP and decodes the TIM (traffic indication message) in the Beacon. If the TIM indicates that there is no data frame cache, the STA can immediately enter the Doze state. If the TIM indicates that there is a data frame cache, the STA will send a poll control packet to the AP. After receiving the poll, the AP can send a data frame cached for it to the source STA of the poll.

[0081] The listen interval parameter may be carried in a designated field of a second radio frame. The second radio frame may be an association response frame or a reassociation response frame, or may be another message frame sent by the first AP during the initial association process between the STA and the first AP. For example, the STA may carry the listen interval field in an association response frame or a reassociation response frame.

[0082] Optionally, when the STA is a multi-link device (eg, non-AP MLD), the listen interval field is at the MLD level.

[0083] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting the time indicated by the listening interval parameter to be less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the STA can fully rely on the listen interval mechanism to receive the Beacon broadcast by the AP and decode the TIM therein without being disconnected from its associated AP, and perform subsequent operations based on the decoded TIM while saving the STA's power.

[0084] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a STA provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the STA is attached to a non-AP MLD, and the listen interval parameter is sent to a second AP via a first AP;

[0085] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts counting, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start counting.

[0086] Optionally, after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, if the STA is a device that supports multi-connection, during the process of establishing an initial association between the STA and the second AP, the first AP can send the listen interval parameter to the second AP through the multi-link connection (AP MLD) between the first AP and the second AP, that is, during the multi-connection communication process, the listen interval parameter remains unchanged between multiple APs.

[0087] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first connection established between the STA and the first AP can be considered to be in an active state, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP is timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP is not timing; the second connection established between the STA and the second AP can be in an inactive state, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not timing, that is, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant.

[0088] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to STA provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

[0089] After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the second connection established between the STA and the second AP can be considered to be in an active state. The listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP is timing, and the first connection established between the STA and the first AP is in an inactive state. The listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing, that is, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP is dormant.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the listening interval parameter is sent to the second AP through the first AP, and after the STA establishes an initial association with an AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the AP is set to start, and the listen interval timers corresponding to the remaining APs are put into sleep mode, thereby realizing a power saving mechanism for the STA device.

[0091] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method. Optionally, the method may be applied to a station device STA. The method may include the following steps:

[0092] receiving a first radio frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0093] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting.

[0094] Optionally, after the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts timing, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing.

[0095] Optionally, before receiving the first wireless frame sent by the first AP, the method may further include:

[0096] Determine a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter;

[0097] A second radio frame is sent.

[0098] Optionally, the STA is attached to a non-AP MLD, and the listen interval parameter is sent to the second AP through the first AP;

[0099] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts counting, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start counting.

[0100] Optionally, after the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

[0101] Optionally, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0102] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0103] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0104] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities. The STA can simultaneously obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP identified by the first identification information in the first wireless frame and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP from the first wireless frame received. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is used for timing, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not used for timing, so that the second MAX BSS idle period timer is put into hibernation. In this way, by standardizing the MAX BSS idle period transmission mechanism, the spectrum utilization is improved, the power consumption required for the STA to separately obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of each AP is reduced, and the communication consumption required to re-acquire the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP after the STA establishes an initial association with the second AP is avoided.

[0105] 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, which is applied to a first AP and may include the following steps:

[0106] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies a first MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP, and a second MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP;

[0107] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the station device STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0108] A first radio frame is sent.

[0109] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP may be attached APs of the same or different AP MLDs, or may be different AP MLDs or independent APs, without limitation. Optionally, the second AP may be within a certain location range or coverage range from the first AP, such that the first AP can obtain parameter information of the second AP, for example, the first AP can obtain parameter information of the second BSS maximum idle period of the second AP.

[0110] The STA in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be an independent STA that is not affiliated with any MLD, or an affiliated STA of a Non-AP MLD, which is not limited here.

[0111] Among them, AP MLD can represent an access point device that supports the multi-connection communication function, and non-AP MLD can represent a station device that supports the multi-connection communication function.

[0112] The first radio frame may be a Beacon frame or a Probe response frame, wherein the Probe response frame may be an unsolicited Probe response frame. After determining the first radio frame, the first radio frame may be sent directly to the STA, or forwarded to the STA via other means (e.g., via another AP that has established an initial association with the STA), so that the STA performs communication transmission based on the first identification information in the first radio frame, thereby implementing a power saving mechanism for the STA.

[0113] In the disclosed embodiments, the BSS maximum idle period, also known as the BSS MAX idle period, may also be referred to as the MAX BSS idle period. The BSS maximum idle period may identify the maximum duration supported by the AP for receiving keep-alive probe packets sent by an associated STA without detaching from the associated STA.

[0114] During the process of establishing an initial association connection with a first AP, a STA may receive a first radio frame sent by the first AP. The first radio frame includes first identification information, which identifies first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP received by the first AP. The first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information may be collectively referred to as BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0115] In the case where the STA is a multi-link device (eg, non-AP MLD), the corresponding BSS maximum idle period is the MLD level.

[0116] Specifically, one or more bits in the first radio frame can be used as the first identification information, and the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information or the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be identified by the first identification information. Optionally, the bit identifier can include but is not limited to one or more combination information such as the BSS maximum idle period, the letter identifier corresponding to the BSS maximum idle period, and the number identifier corresponding to the BSS maximum idle period. For example, when the BSS maximum idle period is 30s, the corresponding BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be 30s (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period), or a (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period 30s is identified by the letter a), or 1 (i.e., the BSS maximum idle period 30s is identified by the number 1), etc. In this way, the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information can be determined by the bit identifier in the first radio frame, and data transmission and other operations can be performed based on the determined first BSS maximum idle period parameter information and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0117] In the case where the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information is the same as the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information, the same BSS maximum idle period parameter information may be indicated in the first identification information, i.e., the STA is instructed to share the same BSS maximum idle period parameter information between the first AP and the second AP. In other words, the STA can communicate with the first AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information, and when switching to any second AP, can also communicate with the second AP based on the same BSS maximum idle period parameter information.

[0118] If the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information is different from the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information, the first identification information may indicate both the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information corresponding to the first AP and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information corresponding to the second AP. This indicates that the STA can communicate with the first AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP, and when the STA switches to any second AP, it communicates with the second AP based on the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP.

[0119] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first connection established between the STA and the first AP may be considered to be in an active state, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer may be timing. The second connection established between the STA and the second AP may be in an inactive state, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer may not be timing, that is, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant. If there are multiple second APs, the STA can establish a connection with each second AP, which includes multiple second connections. In this case, each second connection is in an inactive state.

[0120] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities. The AP determines and sends a first wireless frame, so that the device receiving the first wireless frame can simultaneously obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP identified by the first identification information in the first wireless frame and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is used for timing, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not used for timing, so that the second MAX BSS idle period timer is put into sleep mode. In this way, by standardizing the MAX BSS idle period transmission mechanism, the spectrum utilization is improved, the power consumption required for the STA to separately obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of each AP is reduced, and the communication consumption required to re-acquire the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP after the STA establishes an initial association with the second AP is avoided.

[0121] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to the first AP provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0122] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0123] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0124] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the MAX BSS idle period information element includes an information element indicating a field indicating the maximum idle period of the BSS. The format of the MAX BSS idle period information element is shown in Table 1 above.

[0125] Specifically, in the MAX BSS idle period information element, the element ID bit (Element ID) occupies 1 byte in the BSS MAX idle period information element, the length bit (Length) occupies 1 byte in the BSS MAX idle period information element, the maximum idle period bit (MAX idle period) occupies 2 bytes in the BSS MAX idle period information element, and the idle options bit (Idle Options) occupies 1 byte in the BSS MAX idle period information element. The field corresponding to the maximum idle period bit represents the BSS maximum idle period (i.e., the time indicated by the MAX BSS idle period parameter).

[0126] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by transmitting only one MAX BSS idle period information element when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, transmission bandwidth can be saved and spectrum utilization can be improved when the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0127] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to the first AP provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops counting.

[0128] After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, it can be considered that the second connection established between the STA and the second AP is in an active state, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is timing, the first connection established between the STA and the first AP is in an inactive state, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing, that is, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant.

[0129] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after a STA establishes an initial association with an AP, only the MAX BSS idle period timer corresponding to the AP with which the initial association is established is timed, and the MAX BSS idle period timers corresponding to other APs are put into hibernation, thereby implementing a power saving mechanism for STA devices.

[0130] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a first AP provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, before determining the first radio frame sent by the first AP, the method may further include:

[0131] Receive a second radio frame sent by the STA; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0132] To conserve STA power, a STA can enter a sleep state. While a STA is in sleep mode, the associated AP must buffer its data frames. A sleeping STA periodically wakes up to listen to incoming and outgoing messages to determine whether the associated AP has a frame buffer and access point. When a STA associates with an AP, it records the listen interval. The listen interval parameter is essentially the sleep time calculated in units of the beacon interval (the period at which the AP broadcasts beacon frames).

[0133] Among them, STA can freely choose an integer multiple of the beacon interval as its own listen interval, such as 10.

[0134] At every listen interval, the STA receives the Beacon broadcast by the AP and decodes the TIM (traffic indication message) in the Beacon. If the TIM indicates that there is no data frame cache, the STA can immediately enter the Doze state. If the TIM indicates that there is a data frame cache, the STA will send a poll control packet to the AP. After receiving the poll, the AP can send a data frame cached for it to the source STA of the poll.

[0135] The listen interval parameter may be carried in a designated field of a second radio frame. The second radio frame may be an association response frame or a reassociation response frame, or may be another message frame sent by the first AP during the initial association process between the STA and the first AP. For example, the STA may carry the listen interval field in an association response frame or a reassociation response frame.

[0136] Optionally, when the STA is a multi-link device (eg, non-AP MLD), the listen interval field is at the MLD level.

[0137] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting the time indicated by the listening interval parameter to be less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the STA can fully rely on the listen interval mechanism to receive the Beacon broadcast by the AP and decode the TIM therein without being disconnected from its associated AP, and perform subsequent operations based on the decoded TIM while saving the STA's power.

[0138] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to a first AP provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a STA is attached to a non-AP MLD; a listen interval parameter is sent to a second AP;

[0139] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts counting, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start counting.

[0140] Optionally, after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, if the STA is a device that supports multi-connection, during the process of establishing an initial association between the STA and the second AP, the first AP can send the listen interval parameter to the second AP through the multi-link connection (AP MLD) between the first AP and the second AP, that is, during the multi-connection communication process, the listen interval parameter remains unchanged between multiple APs.

[0141] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, it can be considered that the first connection established between the STA and the first AP is in an active state, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP is timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP is not timing. The second connection established between the STA and the second AP may be in an inactive state, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not timing, that is, the second MAX BSS idle period timer is dormant.

[0142] In the sleep mechanism negotiation method applied to the first AP provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

[0143] After the STA switches from the first AP to the second AP, the second connection established between the STA and the second AP can be considered to be in an active state. The listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP is timing, and the first connection established between the STA and the first AP is in an inactive state. The listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing, that is, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP is dormant.

[0144] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the listening interval parameter is sent to the second AP through the first AP, and after the STA establishes an initial association with an AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the AP is set to start, and the listen interval timers corresponding to the remaining APs are put into sleep mode, thereby realizing a power saving mechanism for the STA device.

[0145] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep mechanism negotiation method, which can be applied to a first AP and may include the following steps:

[0146] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies a first MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP, and a second MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP;

[0147] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the station device STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0148] A first radio frame is sent.

[0149] Optionally, after the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts timing, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing.

[0150] Optionally, before determining the first radio frame sent by the first AP, the method may further include:

[0151] Receive a second radio frame sent by the STA; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0152] Optionally, the STA is attached to the non-AP MLD; the listen interval parameter is sent to the second AP;

[0153] After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts counting, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start counting.

[0154] Optionally, after the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

[0155] Optionally, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0156] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element;

[0157] When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

[0158] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities. The AP determines and sends a first wireless frame, so that the device receiving the first wireless frame can simultaneously obtain the first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP identified by the first identification information in the first wireless frame and the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP. After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer is used for timing, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer is not used for timing, so that the second MAX BSS idle period timer is put into sleep mode. In this way, by standardizing the MAX BSS idle period transmission mechanism, the spectrum utilization is improved, the power consumption required for the STA to separately obtain the BSS maximum idle period parameter information of each AP is reduced, and the communication consumption required to re-acquire the second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP after the STA establishes an initial association with the second AP is avoided.

[0159] Referring to FIG. 4 , based on the same principle as the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, the electronic device being a STA, and the electronic device including:

[0160] A receiving module 401 is configured to receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0161] The timing module 402 is configured to start a first MAX BSS idle period timer and not start a second MAX BSS idle period timer after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP.

[0162] The present disclosure also provides a sleep mechanism negotiation device, which is applied to a STA. The device includes:

[0163] a wireless frame receiving module, configured to receive a first wireless frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; wherein the first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities;

[0164] The timing module is configured to start a first MAX BSS idle period timer and not start a second MAX BSS idle period timer after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP.

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

[0166] 5 , based on the same principle as the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, which is a first AP and includes:

[0167] The determining module 501 is configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying a MAX BSS idle period parameter of a first AP and a MAX BSS idle period parameter of a second AP;

[0168] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0169] The sending module 502 is configured to send the first wireless frame.

[0170] The present disclosure also provides a sleep mechanism negotiation device, which is applied to a first AP. The device includes:

[0171] A radio frame determination module is configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying a MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP and a MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP;

[0172] The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting;

[0173] A wireless frame sending module is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0174] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0175] In an optional embodiment, the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, as shown in FIG6 . The electronic device 600 shown in FIG6 may be a server, and includes a processor 601 and a memory 603. The processor 601 and the memory 603 are connected, for example, via a bus 602. Optionally, the electronic device 600 may further include a transceiver 604. It should be noted that in actual applications, the number of transceivers 604 is not limited to one, and the structure of the electronic device 600 does not constitute a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0176] The processor 601 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 the present disclosure. The processor 601 may also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and the like.

[0177] Bus 602 may include a path for transmitting information between the aforementioned components. Bus 602 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, for example. Bus 602 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and so on. For ease of illustration, FIG6 shows only one thick line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0178] The memory 603 may be a ROM (Read Only Memory) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0179] The memory 603 is used to store application code for executing the solution of the present disclosure, and the execution is controlled by the processor 601. The processor 601 is used to execute the application code stored in the memory 603 to implement the content shown in the above method embodiment.

[0180] The electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile terminals such as mobile phones, laptop computers, digital broadcast receivers, PDAs (personal digital assistants), PADs (tablet computers), PMPs (portable multimedia players), and in-vehicle terminals (e.g., in-vehicle navigation terminals), as well as fixed terminals such as digital TVs and desktop computers. The electronic device shown in FIG6 is merely an example and should not limit the functionality and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0181] The server provided by the present disclosure may be an independent physical server, or a server cluster or distributed system composed of multiple physical servers. It may also be a cloud server that provides basic cloud computing services such as cloud services, cloud databases, cloud computing, cloud functions, cloud storage, network services, cloud communications, middleware services, domain name services, security services, CDN, and big data and artificial intelligence platforms. The terminal may be a smartphone, tablet computer, laptop computer, desktop computer, smart speaker, smart watch, etc., but is not limited to these. The terminal and the server may be directly or indirectly connected via wired or wireless communication, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0182] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the computer-readable storage medium is run on a computer, the computer can execute the corresponding contents of the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0183] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings are shown in sequence as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, and these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least a portion of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0184] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium mentioned above in the present disclosure may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium, or any combination of the two. A computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device, or component, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, device, or component. In the present disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, which carries computer-readable program code. Such a propagated data signal may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. A computer-readable signal medium may also be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium that can transmit, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable medium may be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination thereof.

[0185] The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device, or may exist independently without being incorporated into the electronic device.

[0186] The computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device executes the method shown in the above embodiment.

[0187] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product or computer program is provided, the computer program product or computer program including 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 optional implementations described above.

[0188] Computer program code for performing the operations of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages, or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0189] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible implementation architecture, functions and operations of the systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each box in the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, program segment, or a part of code, and the module, program segment, or a part of code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box can also occur in a different order than that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the block diagram and / or flowchart, and the combination of the boxes in the block diagram and / or flowchart, can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0190] The modules described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in software or hardware. In some cases, the name of a module does not necessarily define the module itself. For example, module A may also be described as "module A for performing operation B."

[0191] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and an illustration of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of disclosure involved in the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by the specific combination of the above-mentioned technical features, but also includes other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above-mentioned technical features or their equivalents without departing from the above-mentioned disclosed concepts. For example, a technical solution formed by replacing the above-mentioned features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this disclosure.

Claims

1. A sleep mechanism negotiation method, applied to a station device STA, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receive a first wireless frame sent by a first access point device AP; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting.

2. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts timing, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing.

3. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before receiving the first wireless frame sent by the first AP, the method further includes: Determine a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter; The second radio frame is sent.

4. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The STA is attached to a non-AP MLD, and the listen interval parameter is sent to the second AP through the first AP; After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start timing.

5. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 4, characterized in that: After the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

6. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element; When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element; When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

7. A sleep mechanism negotiation method, applied to a first AP, characterized in that: The method comprises: Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies a first MAX BSS idle period parameter of the first AP, and a second MAX BSS idle period parameter of the second AP; The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the station device STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer counts, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not count; The first radio frame is sent.

8. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 7, characterized in that: After the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the second MAX BSS idle period timer starts timing, and the first MAX BSS idle period timer stops timing.

9. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Before determining the first wireless frame sent by the first AP, the method further includes: Receive a second radio frame sent by the STA; wherein the second radio frame includes a listen interval parameter, and the time indicated by the listen interval parameter is less than the time indicated by the first MAX BSS idle period parameter and the second MAX BSS idle period parameter.

10. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The STA is attached to a non-AP MLD; the listen interval parameter is sent to the second AP; After the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP does not start timing.

11. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to claim 10, characterized in that: After the STA is switched from the first AP to the second AP, the listen interval timer corresponding to the second AP starts timing, and the listen interval timer corresponding to the first AP stops timing.

12. The sleep mechanism negotiation method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that: The first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element; When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is the same as the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element; When the first MAX BSS idle period parameter is different from the second MAX BSS idle period parameter, the first identification information includes a MAX BSS idle period information element corresponding to each MAX BSS idle period parameter.

13. An electronic device, the electronic device being a STA, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: A receiving module, configured to receive a first wireless frame sent by a first AP; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies first BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the first AP, and second BSS maximum idle period parameter information of the second AP; The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; The timing module is used to, after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, start a first MAX BSS idle period timer and stop a second MAX BSS idle period timer.

14. An electronic device, the electronic device being a first AP, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: A determination module, configured to determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying a MAX BSS idle period parameter of a first AP and a MAX BSS idle period parameter of a second AP; The first AP and the second AP belong to different physical entities; after the STA establishes an initial association with the first AP, the first MAX BSS idle period timer starts counting, and the second MAX BSS idle period timer does not start counting; A sending module is used to send the first wireless frame.

15. An electronic device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 or the method according to any one of claims 7 to 12 is implemented.

16. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 or the method according to any one of claims 7 to 12 is implemented.

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