Low-delay service transmission method, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, and provides a low-delay service transmission method, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The low-delay service transmission method is applied to first access point equipment (AP), and comprises the following steps: when a transmission opportunity (TXOP) is obtained under first connection and a non-low-delay service is transmitted with first station equipment (STA), first identification information is added in a data frame of a first low-delay service; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-delay service is transmitted in the TXOP or not; wherein the first low-delay service comprises a service of the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service of the second AP and the second STA under the second connection; the first AP and the second AP are attached to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA are attached to the same non-AP MLD. The embodiment of the invention provides a mode for transmitting the low-delay service.

Description

Low-latency service transmission 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 low-latency service transmission method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Currently, Wi-Fi technology research focuses on Ultra High Reliability (UHR), which aims to improve the reliability of wireless local area network (WLAN) connections, reduce latency, enhance manageability, increase throughput at various signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels, and reduce device-level power consumption. UHR will further enhance low-latency services, necessitating a method for delivering these services.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a low-latency service transmission method, an electronic device, and a storage medium to provide a way to transmit low-latency services.

[0005] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-latency service transmission method, applied to a first access point device AP, the method comprising:

[0006] When obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under the first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first station device STA, adding first identification information to a data frame of the first low-latency service; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP;

[0007] The first low-latency service includes: a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0008] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0009] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a low-latency service transmission method, applied to a station device STA, the method comprising:

[0010] When transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first access point device AP under a first connection, receiving a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by the first AP; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained by the first AP under the first connection;

[0011] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0012] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0013] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a first access point device AP, and the electronic device includes:

[0014] A transmission module, configured to add first identification information to a data frame of a first low-latency service when obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service to a first station device STA; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; wherein the first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0015] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0016] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is a station device STA, and the electronic device includes:

[0017] A receiving module, configured to receive a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by a first access point device AP when transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first access point device AP under a first connection; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained by the first AP under the first connection; wherein the first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0018] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0019] 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.

[0020] 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.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a first AP obtains a TXOP under a first connection and transmits a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA, first identification information is added to a data frame of a first low-latency service to indicate whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP. When a low-latency service needs to be transmitted, the low-latency service can be ensured to be transmitted within the obtained TXOP, so as to meet UHR requirements. The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting low-latency services. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] 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.

[0023] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG2 is a second schematic diagram of a scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG3 is a flowchart of a low-latency service transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG4 is a second flowchart of the low-latency service transmission method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG5 is a third schematic diagram of a scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG7 is a second structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG8 is a third structural diagram of an electronic device provided in 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 embodiments of the present disclosure provide a low-latency service transmission method, an electronic device, and a storage medium, for providing a way to transmit low-latency services.

[0036] Among them, the method and the device are based on the same application concept. Since the principles of solving problems by the method and the device are similar, the implementation of the device and the method can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0037] Referring to Figure 1, Figure 1 shows one of the application scenarios of the low-latency service transmission method provided by various embodiments of the present disclosure. Optionally, a station device (STA), such as an electronic device with wireless network access capabilities, provides a frame delivery service to enable information transmission. An access point (AP) device, such as a device with wireless to wired bridging capabilities, is responsible for extending the services provided by the wired network to the wireless network.

[0038] In Figure 1 , the first AP (AP1) and the second AP (AP2) are attached to the same Access Point Multi-Link Device (AP MLD), and the first STA (STA1) and the second STA (STA2) are attached to the same Non-Access Point Multi-Link Device (Non-AP MLD). In the example of Figure 1 , it is assumed that AP1 and STA1 communicate via a first connection (Link 1), and similarly, AP2 and STA2 communicate via a second connection (Link 2). Furthermore, Links 1 to 2 can be multiple connections at different frequencies, for example, connections at 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz, or several connections at 2.4 GHz with the same or different bandwidths. Furthermore, multiple channels can exist within each connection. It should be understood that the communication scenario shown in Figure 1 is merely exemplary and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, an AP MLD can be connected to multiple (three) non-AP MLDs, or, within each connection, the AP can communicate with multiple other types of stations.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as in step 101, when AP1 obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP) under Link 1 and transmits a non-low-latency service with STA1, it is possible that AP1 has a low-latency service under Link 1 that needs to be transmitted with STA1, or AP2 has a low-latency service to transmit to STA2 under Link 2. Then, AP1 executes step 102: adding first identification information to the data frame of the first low-latency service, and using the first identification information to identify whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP.

[0040] Specifically, if a low-latency service is transmitted after a non-low-latency service is transmitted, the latency requirement of the low-latency service may not be met; therefore, in step 102, first identification information is added to the data frame of the first low-latency service, for example, the first identification information is added to the Media Access Control layer (MAC) frame header of the data frame to identify whether the first low-latency service will be transmitted within the TXOP; for example, if the first identification information is set to "1", it means that the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; if the first identification information is set to "0", it means that the first low-latency service is not transmitted within the TXOP. The first low-latency service is a downlink service, which can be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2. The data frame is, for example, a protocol data unit (Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit, PPDU).

[0041] Subsequently, AP1 continues to execute step 103 and transmits the first low-latency service with STA1 in the TXOP under Link1; or transmits the first low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 in the TXOP under Link1.

[0042] Optionally, AP1 adds second identification information to the data frame of the first low-latency service to identify the connection to which the transmitted first low-latency service belongs. For example, if the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 is transmitted, the second identification information is identified as Link1, and if the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 is transmitted, the second identification information is identified as Link2. For example, the second identification information can be identified by a link bitmap. For example, if the link bitmap is set to 1, it indicates that the low-latency service corresponding to the STA under the link is transmitted.

[0043] In addition, within the TXOP, if AP1 receives a data frame of a non-low-latency service, such as a cross-link low-latency service, sent to AP2 under the first connection, the data frame of the non-low-latency service is forwarded to AP2.

[0044] Referring to Figure 2 , Figure 2 illustrates a second schematic diagram of an application scenario for providing a low-latency service transmission method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In Figure 2 , the first AP (AP1) and the second AP (AP2) are attached to the same AP MLD, and the first STA (STA1) and the second STA (STA2) are attached to the same non-AP MLD. In the example of Figure 2 , it is assumed that AP1 and STA1 communicate via a first connection (Link 1), and similarly, AP2 and STA2 communicate via a second connection (Link 2). Furthermore, Links 1 to 2 can be multiple connections at different frequencies, for example, connections at 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz, or several connections at 2.4 GHz with the same or different bandwidths. Furthermore, multiple channels can exist within each connection. It will be understood that the communication scenario illustrated in Figure 2 is merely exemplary and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, an AP MLD can be connected to multiple (three) non-AP MLDs, or, within each connection, the AP can communicate with multiple other types of stations.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as in step 201, when STA1 transmits a non-low-latency service with the first AP under the first connection, it is possible that STA1 has a low-latency service to be transmitted with AP1 under Link1, or STA2 has a low-latency service to transmit to AP2 under Link2; then, after STA1 receives a PPDU of a non-low-latency service under Link1, STA1 sends a first message frame to the first AP, indicating that the first STA transmits a second low-latency service within the TXOP of the first connection; the first message frame is, for example, an acknowledgment message frame (ACK) or a block acknowledgment message frame (Block Ack, BA).

[0046] The second low-latency service is an uplink service, which may be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2.

[0047] Subsequently, STA1 continues to execute step 202, and transmits the second low-latency service with STA1 in the TXOP under Link1; or transmits the second low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 in the TXOP under Link1.

[0048] Optionally, STA1 adds third identification information to the data frame of the second low-latency service to identify the connection to which the transmitted second low-latency service belongs. For example, if the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 is transmitted, the second identification information is identified as Link1, and if the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 is transmitted, the second identification information is identified as Link2. For example, the third identification information can be identified by a link bitmap. For example, if the link bitmap is set to 1, it indicates that the low-latency service corresponding to the STA under that link is being transmitted.

[0049] In addition, within the TXOP, if STA1 receives a data frame of a non-low-latency service sent to STA2 under the first connection, such as a cross-Link low-latency service, the data frame of the non-low-latency service is forwarded to STA2.

[0050] 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-latency service transmission method. Optionally, the method may be applied to a first access point device AP. The method may include the following steps:

[0051] Step 301: When obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA, first identification information is added to a data frame of a first low-latency service; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; wherein the first low-latency service includes: a service between a first AP and a first STA under the first connection and / or a service between a second AP and a second STA under the second connection;

[0052] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0053] Referring to Figure 1, when the first AP (AP1) obtains TXOP under Link 1 and transmits non-low-latency services with STA1, it is possible that AP1 has low-latency services to transmit with STA1 under Link 1, or the second AP (AP2) has low-latency services to transmit to STA2 under Link 2. In this case, AP1 adds first identification information to the data frame of the first low-latency service, and uses the first identification information to identify whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP.

[0054] Specifically, if a low-latency service is transmitted after a non-low-latency service, the latency requirement of the low-latency service may not be met. Therefore, first identification information is added to the data frame of the first low-latency service, for example, in the MAC frame header of the data frame, to indicate whether the first low-latency service will be transmitted within the TXOP. The first low-latency service is a downlink service, which can be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2. The data frame is, for example, a PPDU.

[0055] Subsequently, AP1 may transmit the first low-latency service with STA1 in the TXOP under Link1; or transmit the first low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 in the TXOP under Link1.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a first AP obtains a TXOP under a first connection and transmits a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA, first identification information is added to a data frame of a first low-latency service to indicate whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP. When a low-latency service needs to be transmitted, the low-latency service can be ensured to be transmitted within the obtained TXOP, so as to meet UHR requirements. The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting low-latency services.

[0057] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0058] The first identification information identifies that the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP, and second identification information is added to the data frame of the first low-latency service; wherein the second identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

[0059] The second identification information is used to identify the connection to which the first low-latency service being transmitted belongs. For example, if the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 is identified by the second identification information as Link1, and if the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 is identified by the second identification information as Link2. For example, the second identification information can be identified by a link bitmap. For example, if the link bitmap is set to 1, it indicates that the low-latency service transmitted is the corresponding STA under that link.

[0060] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the first identification information is added to the data frame of the first low-latency service, the method further includes case 1 and / or case 2:

[0061] Case 1: Within the TXOP, the low-latency service with the first STA is transmitted under the first connection; as shown in Figure 1, under Link1, the first low-latency service is transmitted with STA1 within the TXOP to ensure that the low-latency service is transmitted within the obtained TXOP.

[0062] Case 2: Within the TXOP, the low-latency service of the second AP and the second STA is transmitted under the first connection. As shown in Figure 1, under Link1, AP2 and STA2 transmit the first low-latency service within the TXOP to ensure that the low-latency service is transmitted within the obtained TXOP.

[0063] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0064] When obtaining a TXOP and transmitting a non-low-latency service to the first STA under the first connection, receiving a first message frame sent by the first STA, where the first message frame indicates that the first STA transmits a second low-latency service within the TXOP;

[0065] receiving, within the TXOP, a data frame of the second low-latency service;

[0066] The second low-latency service includes the service between the first STA and the first AP under the first connection and / or the service between the second STA and the second AP under the second connection.

[0067] As shown in Figure 2, when STA1 transmits non-low-latency services with the first AP under the first connection, it is possible that STA1 has low-latency services to be transmitted with AP1 under Link1, or STA2 has low-latency services to transmit to AP2 under Link2; then, after STA1 receives a PPDU of a non-low-latency service under Link1, it sends a first message frame to the first AP. After receiving the first message frame, the first AP confirms that the first STA transmits the second low-latency service within the TXOP of the first connection; the first message frame is, for example, an acknowledgment message frame (ACK) or a block acknowledgment message frame (Block Ack, BA).

[0068] The second low-latency service is an uplink service, which may be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2.

[0069] Subsequently, STA1 transmits the second low-latency service with STA1 in Link1 within the TXOP; or under Link1, AP2 transmits the second low-latency service with STA2 in the TXOP, and the first AP receives the second low-latency service.

[0070] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data frame of the second low-latency service includes third identification information; wherein, the third identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service. Optionally, STA1 adds third identification information in the data frame of the second low-latency service to identify the connection to which the transmitted second low-latency service belongs. For example, the second identification information identifies the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 as Link1, and the second identification information identifies the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 as Link2. For example, the third identification information can be identified by a Link bitmap. For example, if the Link bitmap identifier is set to 1, it means that the low-latency service of the STA corresponding to the Link is transmitted.

[0071] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, within the TXOP, data frames of non-low-latency services sent to the second AP are received under the first connection, and the data frames of the non-low-latency services are forwarded to the second AP.

[0072] If AP1 receives a data frame of a non-low-latency service, such as a cross-link low-latency service, sent to AP2 under the first connection, it forwards the data frame of the non-low-latency service to AP2.

[0073] 4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a low-latency service transmission method. Optionally, the method may be applied to a station device STA. The method may include the following steps:

[0074] Step 401: When transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first access point device AP under a first connection, receiving a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by the first AP; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained by the first AP under the first connection;

[0075] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0076] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0077] Referring to Figure 2, when the first AP (AP1) obtains a TXOP under Link 1 and transmits a non-low-latency service with STA1, it is possible that AP1 has a low-latency service to transmit with STA1 under Link 1, or the second AP (AP2) has a low-latency service to transmit to STA2 under Link 2. In this case, AP1 adds first identification information to the data frame of the first low-latency service, and uses the first identification information to identify whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP. When STA1 transmits a non-low-latency service with the first access point device AP under the first connection, it receives the data frame of the first low-latency service sent by the first AP. For example, if the first identification information is set to "1", it indicates that the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; if the first identification information is set to "0", it indicates that the first low-latency service is not transmitted within the TXOP.

[0078] Specifically, if a low-latency service is transmitted after a non-low-latency service, the latency requirement of the low-latency service may not be met. Therefore, first identification information is added to the data frame of the first low-latency service, for example, in the MAC frame header of the data frame, to indicate whether the first low-latency service will be transmitted within the TXOP. The first low-latency service is a downlink service, which can be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2. The data frame is, for example, a PPDU.

[0079] Subsequently, STA1 may receive the first low-latency service transmitted with SAP1 in the TXOP under Link1; or receive the first low-latency service transmitted between AP2 and STA2 in the TXOP under Link1.

[0080] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a STA transmits a non-low-latency service with a first access point device (AP) under a first connection, the STA receives a data frame for a first low-latency service sent by the first AP. The data frame for the first low-latency service includes first identification information, which identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity (TXOP) obtained under the first connection. When a low-latency service needs to be transmitted, the low-latency service can be ensured to be transmitted within the obtained TXOP, thereby meeting UHR requirements. This embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting low-latency services.

[0081] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,

[0082] The first identification information identifies that the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within the TXOP, and the data frame of the first low-latency service includes second identification information; wherein the second identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

[0083] The second identification information is used to identify the connection to which the first low-latency service being transmitted belongs. For example, if the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 is identified by the second identification information as Link1, and if the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 is identified by the second identification information as Link2. For example, the second identification information can be identified by a link bitmap. For example, if the link bitmap is set to 1, it indicates that the low-latency service transmitted is the corresponding STA under that link.

[0084] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving, within the TXOP, the low-latency service transmitted by the first AP to the first STA under the first connection, the method further includes:

[0085] In the TXOP, the low-latency service transmitted by the first AP with the first STA is received under the first connection; as shown in Figure 1, under Link1, the first low-latency service is transmitted with STA1 in the TXOP to ensure that the low-latency service is transmitted within the obtained TXOP.

[0086] and / or

[0087] In the TXOP, the low-latency service of the second AP and the second STA transmitted by the first AP is received under the first connection. As shown in FIG1 , under Link1, AP2 and STA2 transmit the first low-latency service in the TXOP to ensure that the low-latency service is transmitted within the obtained TXOP.

[0088] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0089] When transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first AP under the first connection, sending a first message frame to the first AP, where the first message frame identifies that the first STA transmits a second low-latency service within the TXOP of the first connection;

[0090] Sending data frames of the second low-latency service within the TXOP;

[0091] The second low-latency service includes the service between the first STA and the first AP under the first connection and / or the service between the second STA and the second AP under the second connection.

[0092] As shown in Figure 2, when STA1 transmits non-low-latency services with the first AP under the first connection, it is possible that STA1 has low-latency services to be transmitted with AP1 under Link1, or STA2 has low-latency services to transmit to AP2 under Link2; then, after STA1 receives a PPDU of a non-low-latency service under Link1, it sends a first message frame to the first AP, indicating that the first STA transmits the second low-latency service within the TXOP of the first connection; the first message frame is, for example, an acknowledgment message frame (ACK) or a block acknowledgment message frame (Block Ack, BA).

[0093] The second low-latency service is an uplink service, which may be a low-latency service between AP1 and STA1, or a low-latency service between AP2 and STA2.

[0094] Subsequently, STA1 transmits the second lowest latency service with STA1 in Link1 within the TXOP; or AP2 transmits the second lowest latency service with STA2 in Link1 within the TXOP.

[0095] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data frame of the second low-latency service includes third identification information; wherein, the third identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service. Optionally, STA1 adds third identification information in the data frame of the second low-latency service to identify the connection to which the transmitted second low-latency service belongs. For example, the second identification information identifies the low-latency service between AP1 and STA1 under Link1 as Link1, and the second identification information identifies the low-latency service between AP2 and STA2 under Link2 as Link2. For example, the third identification information can be identified by a Link bitmap. For example, if the Link bitmap identifier is set to 1, it means that the low-latency service of the STA corresponding to the Link is transmitted.

[0096] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, within the TXOP, a data frame of a non-low-latency service sent to the second STA is received under the first connection, and the data frame of the non-low-latency service is forwarded to the second STA.

[0097] If STA1 receives a data frame of a non-low-latency service, such as a cross-link low-latency service, sent to STA2 under the first connection, the data frame of the non-low-latency service is forwarded to STA2.

[0098] Refer to Figure 5, which shows the third application scenario diagram of the low-latency service transmission method provided by each embodiment of the present disclosure. In Figure 5, the first AP (AP1) and the second AP (AP2) are attached to the same AP MLD, and the first STA (STA1) and the second STA (STA2) are attached to the same Non-AP MLD; in the example of Figure 5, AP1 and STA1 transmit non-low-latency services through the first connection (Link 1), and AP2 and STA2 have low-latency services to be transmitted under the second connection (Link 2). As shown by arrow 501, the Link2 low-latency service is transferred to Link1 for transmission, using the TXOP under Link1; specifically, STA1 sends a first message frame to AP1, indicating that STA1 transmits the low-latency service of AP2 and STA2 under Link2 within the TXOP under Link1.

[0099] When AP1 receives a data frame of a low-latency service that should be sent to AP2, it forwards the data frame to AP2.

[0100] 6 , 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 first access point device AP, and the electronic device including:

[0101] A transmission module 601 is configured to add first identification information to a data frame of a first low-latency service when obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP;

[0102] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0103] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0104] The present disclosure also provides a low-latency service transmission device, which is applied to a first access point device AP. The device includes:

[0105] A radio frame transmission module is configured to add first identification information to a data frame of a first low-latency service when obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP;

[0106] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0107] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0108] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0109] Referring to FIG. 7 , 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 station device STA, and the electronic device including:

[0110] A receiving module 701 is configured to receive, when transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first access point device AP under a first connection, a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by the first AP; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained by the first AP under the first connection;

[0111] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0112] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0113] The present disclosure also provides a low-latency service transmission device, which is applied to a station device STA. The device includes:

[0114] a wireless frame receiving module, configured to receive a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by a first access point device AP when transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first access point device AP under a first connection;

[0115] The data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within the transmission opportunity TXOP obtained under the first connection;

[0116] The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection;

[0117] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

[0118] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0119] In an optional embodiment, the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, as shown in FIG8 . The electronic device 800 shown in FIG8 may be a server, and includes a processor 801 and a memory 803. The processor 801 and the memory 803 are connected, for example, via a bus 802. Optionally, the electronic device 800 may further include a transceiver 804. It should be noted that in actual applications, the number of transceivers 804 is not limited to one, and the structure of the electronic device 800 does not constitute a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0120] The processor 801 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 801 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.

[0121] Bus 802 may include a path for transmitting information between the aforementioned components. Bus 802 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, for example. Bus 802 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and so on. For ease of illustration, FIG8 shows only one thick line, but this does not indicate that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0122] The memory 803 can 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 disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), 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 to these.

[0123] The memory 803 is used to store application code for executing the solution of the present disclosure, and the execution is controlled by the processor 801. The processor 801 is used to execute the application code stored in the memory 803 to implement the content shown in the above method embodiment.

[0124] 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 FIG8 is merely an example and should not limit the functionality and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0125] 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.

[0126] 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.

[0127] 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.

[0128] 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.

[0129] The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device, or may exist independently without being incorporated into the electronic device.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] 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).

[0133] 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.

[0134] 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."

[0135] 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 low-latency service transmission method, applied to a first access point device AP, It is characterized in that The method comprises: When obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA, adding first identification information in a data frame of a first low-latency service; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; The first low-latency service includes: a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection; The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

2. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The method further comprises: The first identification information identifies that the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP, and second identification information is added to a data frame of the first low-latency service; wherein the second identification information identifies a connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

3. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that After adding the first identification information in the data frame of the first low-latency service, the method further includes: In the TXOP, transmitting a low-latency service with the first STA under the first connection; and / or In the TXOP, low-latency services between the second AP and the second STA are transmitted under the first connection.

4. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The method further comprises: When obtaining a TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first STA, receiving a first message frame sent by the first STA, the first message frame identifying the first STA transmitting a second low-latency service within the TXOP; In the TXOP, receiving a data frame of the second low-latency service; The second low-latency service includes the service between the first STA and the first AP in the first connection and / or the service between the second STA and the second AP in the second connection.

5. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The data frame of the second low-latency service includes third identification information; wherein the third identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

6. The low-latency service transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, It is characterized in that In the TXOP, data frames of non-low-latency services sent to the second AP are received under the first connection, and the data frames of the non-low-latency services are forwarded to the second AP.

7. A low-latency service transmission method, applied to a first station device STA, It is characterized in that The method comprises: When transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first access point device AP under a first connection, receiving a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by the first AP; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained under the first connection; The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection; The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

8. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The first identification information identifies that the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within the TXOP, and the data frame of the first low-latency service includes second identification information; wherein the second identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

9. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 7 or 8, It is characterized in that After receiving the data frame of the first low-latency service sent by the first AP, the method further includes: In the TXOP, receiving the first AP transmitted data related to the first connection under the first connection Low latency service of the first STA; and / or In the TXOP, low-latency services between the second AP and the second STA transmitted by the first AP are received under the first connection.

10. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The method further comprises: When transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first AP under the first connection, sending a first message frame to the first AP, where the first message frame identifies that the first STA transmits a second low-latency service within the TXOP of the first connection; Sending, within the TXOP, a data frame of the second low-latency service; The second low-latency service includes the service between the first STA and the first AP in the first connection and / or the service between the second STA and the second AP in the second connection.

11. The low-latency service transmission method according to claim 10, It is characterized in that The data frame of the second low-latency service includes third identification information; wherein the third identification information identifies the connection corresponding to the first low-latency service.

12. The low-latency service transmission method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, It is characterized in that In the TXOP, a data frame of a non-low-latency service sent to the second STA is received under the first connection, and the data frame of the non-low-latency service is forwarded to the second STA.

13. An electronic device, the electronic device being a first access point device AP, It is characterized in that The electronic device comprises: A transmission module, configured to add first identification information to a data frame of a first low-latency service when obtaining a transmission opportunity TXOP under a first connection and transmitting a non-low-latency service with a first station device STA; wherein the first identification information identifies whether the first low-latency service is transmitted within the TXOP; The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection; The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

14. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a station device STA, It is characterized in that The electronic device comprises: A receiving module, configured to receive a data frame of a first low-latency service sent by a first access point device AP when transmitting a non-low-latency service with the first access point device AP under a first connection; wherein the data frame of the first low-latency service includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies whether the first AP transmits the first low-latency service within a transmission opportunity TXOP obtained by the first AP under the first connection; The first low-latency service includes a service between the first AP and the first STA under the first connection and / or a service between the second AP and the second STA under the second connection; The first AP and the second AP belong to the same AP MLD, and the first STA and the second STA belong to the same non-AP MLD.

15. An electronic device, It is 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, It is 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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