Sleep cycle 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 period negotiation method, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The dormancy period negotiation method is applied to a first access point device (AP), and the method comprises the following steps: determining a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame comprises a first information element, and the first information element comprises dormancy period information of the first AP under the first connection and dormancy period information of a second AP under the second connection; and sending the first wireless frame. The embodiment of the invention provides a mechanism for supporting AP power saving.

Description

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

[0001] The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of mobile communication technology. Specifically, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sleep cycle negotiation 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 power conservation mechanisms, necessitating a mechanism to support power conservation in access point (AP) devices.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sleep cycle negotiation method, an electronic device, and a storage medium to provide a mechanism for supporting AP power saving.

[0005] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep cycle negotiation method, which is applied to a first access point device AP. The method includes:

[0006] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0007] The first radio frame is sent.

[0008] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a sleep cycle negotiation method, which is applied to a station device STA. The method includes:

[0009] Receive a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0010] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-access access point device AP MLD.

[0011] 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:

[0012] A determining module is configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0013] A sending module is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0014] 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:

[0015] A receiving module, configured to receive a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0016] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-access access point device AP MLD.

[0017] 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.

[0018] 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. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] 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.

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG2 is a flowchart of a sleep cycle negotiation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG3 is a second flowchart of the sleep cycle negotiation method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG5 is a second structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG6 is a third structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] 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.

[0027] 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.

[0028] 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."

[0029] 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.

[0030] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sleep cycle negotiation method, an electronic device, and a storage medium, for providing a mechanism to support AP power saving.

[0031] 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.

[0032] 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.

[0033] In Figure 1, the first AP (AP1) and the second AP (AP2) are attached to the same Access Point Multi-Link Device (AP MLD). Typically, APs come in three forms: soft APs (or soft AP MLD), non-simultaneous transmitting and receiving (NSTR) mobile APs (or NSTR mobile AP MLD), and regular APs (or regular AP MLD). Regular APs are, for example, routers. For example, soft APs and NSTR mobile APs are typically battery-powered, resulting in high power consumption. Furthermore, their communication with STAs is typically not continuous for extended periods. Therefore, a mechanism is needed to support AP power saving.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in Figure 1, AP1 executes step 101 to determine and send a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection (Link1), and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection (Link2); that is, AP1 negotiates sleep cycles under multiple connections under one connection to achieve the effect of saving signaling; for example, if the AP under each connection negotiates sleep cycle information with the STA under its respective connection, a large amount of signaling messages will be occupied for negotiating the sleep cycle, resulting in a waste of network transmission resources.

[0035] Optionally, the first wireless frame is, for example, a beacon frame or a probe response frame, an association response frame, or a reassociation response frame. The probe response frame may be an unsolicited probe response frame. The first information element includes: first identification information and time parameter information;

[0036] Among them, the first identification information is used to identify the connection corresponding to each of the sleep cycle information; for example, it is identified by Link ID or by Link bitmap. If the Link bitmap identification is set to 1, it represents the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the Link.

[0037] The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep period of the corresponding connection, wherein the time parameter includes at least two of the following:

[0038] The starting time (Starting time), ending time (Ending time) and duration (Duration) of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0039] Optionally, the time parameter is determined based on the reference time and the time offset value of the corresponding connection, that is, the absolute time of the sleep period is determined based on the reference time and the time offset value; the reference time includes the time of the sending connection of the first wireless frame, for example, the time of the broadcast connection of AP1 broadcasting the first wireless frame.

[0040] Optionally, as shown in FIG1 , the first information element may include two formats, namely format 1 and format 2.

[0041] In format 1, the first identification information includes: first connection control information (Link control) and connection identifier information (Link identifier); wherein the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycle information in the first information element, that is, the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element. For example, if each sleep cycle information corresponds to a connection, the connection identifier information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

[0042] In format 2, the first identification information includes: connection existence information, which identifies whether the sleep cycle information of the corresponding connection exists in the first information element; connection existence information such as Link bitmap, if the Link bitmap identifier is set to 1, it indicates the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the link.

[0043] In addition, in format 2, optionally, the first identification information includes second link control information (Link control), which identifies the number of sleep cycles in the first information element, that is, the second link control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element.

[0044] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sleep time indicated by the sleep cycle information does not cover the service time SP of the target wake time (TWT) of the corresponding connection. For negotiation of the sleep cycle, the AP can negotiate based on the TWT SP under its connection, and the sleep time does not cover the TWT SP, ensuring that it can serve the associated STA working under the connection as much as possible or negotiate the TWT SP based on the sleep cycle of the AP.

[0045] As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep cycle negotiation method. Optionally, the method may be applied to a first access point device AP. The method may include the following steps:

[0046] Step 201: Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0047] Step 202: Send the first wireless frame.

[0048] The first AP determines and sends a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection (Link1), and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection (Link2); that is, AP1 negotiates sleep cycles under multiple connections under one connection to achieve the effect of saving signaling; for example, if the AP under each connection negotiates sleep cycle information with the STA under its respective connection, a large amount of signaling messages will be occupied for negotiating the sleep cycle, resulting in a waste of network transmission resources.

[0049] Optionally, the first wireless frame is, for example, a beacon frame or a probe response frame, an association response frame, or a reassociation response frame, wherein the probe response frame may be an unsolicited probe response frame.

[0050] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first information element includes: first identification information and time parameter information;

[0051] The first identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each of the sleep cycle information;

[0052] The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep cycle of the corresponding connection, the time parameter being determined based on a reference time and a time offset value of the corresponding connection; the reference time including the time of the transmission connection of the first wireless frame. The first identification information is used to identify the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information; for example, by a Link ID or a Link bitmap, where the Link bitmap identification, for example, if the Link bitmap identification is set to 1, indicates the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the Link.

[0053] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the time parameters include at least two of the following:

[0054] The starting time (Starting time), ending time (Ending time) and duration (Duration) of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0055] Optionally, each of the time parameters can be determined based on the reference time and the time offset value of the corresponding connection, that is, the absolute time of the sleep period is determined based on the reference time and the time offset value; the reference time includes the time of the sending connection of the first wireless frame, for example, the time of the broadcast connection of AP1 broadcasting the first wireless frame.

[0056] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes: first connection control information and connection identification information;

[0057] The first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycle information in the first information element, and the connection identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

[0058] As shown in Table 1, the first identification information includes: first connection control information (Link control) and connection identifier information (Link identifier); wherein the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycle information in the first information element, that is, the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element. For example, if each sleep cycle information corresponds to a connection, the connection identifier information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

[0059] Table 1:

[0060] Table 1 shows one format of the first information element. In addition to the first identification information, the first information element also includes time parameter information, such as the starting time, ending time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0061] Optionally, as shown in Table 2, the first identification information includes: connection existence information, which identifies whether there is sleep cycle information of the corresponding connection in the first information element; connection existence information such as Link bitmap, if the Link bitmap identifier is set to 1, it indicates the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the Link.

[0062] Table 2:

[0063] Table 2 shows the second format of the first information element. In addition to the first identification information, the first information element also includes time parameter information, such as the starting time, ending time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0064] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes second link control information, identifying the number of sleep cycles in the first information element. In Table 2, the first identification information optionally includes second link control information (Link control), identifying the number of sleep cycles in the first information element, that is, the second link control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element.

[0065] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sleep time indicated by the sleep cycle information does not cover the TWT SP of the corresponding connection. For negotiation of the sleep cycle, the AP may negotiate based on the TWT SP under its connection, and the sleep time does not cover the TWT SP, to ensure that it can serve the associated STA working under the connection as much as possible or negotiate the TWT SP based on the sleep cycle of the AP.

[0066] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an AP determines and sends a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection. In this way, the AP negotiates sleep cycles for multiple connections under a single connection to achieve signaling savings, avoiding multiple negotiations of sleep cycle information, which consumes a large amount of signaling messages and wastes network transmission resources. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mechanism to support AP power saving.

[0067] 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sleep cycle negotiation method. Optionally, the method may be applied to a station device STA. The method may include the following steps:

[0068] Step 301: Receive a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of a first AP in a first connection, and sleep cycle information of a second AP in a second connection;

[0069] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-access access point device AP MLD.

[0070] The STA receives a first wireless frame, obtains and parses a first information element included in the first wireless frame; wherein the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection (Link1), and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection (Link2); that is, AP1 negotiates sleep cycles under multiple connections under one connection to achieve the effect of saving signaling; for example, if the AP under each connection negotiates sleep cycle information with the STA under its respective connection, a large amount of signaling messages will be occupied for negotiating the sleep cycle, resulting in a waste of network transmission resources.

[0071] Optionally, the first wireless frame is, for example, a beacon frame or a probe response frame, an association response frame, or a reassociation response frame, wherein the probe response frame may be an unsolicited probe response frame.

[0072] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first information element includes: first identification information and time parameter information;

[0073] The first identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each of the sleep cycle information;

[0074] The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep period of a corresponding connection, and the time parameter is determined according to a reference time and a time offset value of the corresponding connection; the reference time includes a time of a sending connection of the first radio frame.

[0075] The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep cycle of the corresponding connection, the time parameter being determined based on a reference time and a time offset value of the corresponding connection; the reference time including the time of the transmission connection of the first wireless frame. The first identification information is used to identify the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information; for example, by a Link ID or a Link bitmap, where the Link bitmap identification, for example, if the Link bitmap identification is set to 1, indicates the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the Link.

[0076] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the time parameters include at least two of the following:

[0077] The start time, end time, and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle;

[0078] Optionally, each of the time parameters can be determined based on the reference time and the time offset value of the corresponding connection, that is, the absolute time of the sleep period is determined based on the reference time and the time offset value; the reference time includes the time of the sending connection of the first wireless frame, for example, the time of the broadcast connection of AP1 broadcasting the first wireless frame.

[0079] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes: first connection control information and connection identification information;

[0080] The first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycle information in the first information element, and the connection identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information. As shown in Table 1 below, the first identification information includes: first connection control information (Link control) and connection identification information (Link identifier); wherein, the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycle information in the first information element, that is, the first connection control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element. For example, if each sleep cycle information corresponds to a connection, the connection identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

[0081] Table 1:

[0082] Table 1 shows one format of the first information element. In addition to the first identification information, the first information element also includes time parameter information, such as the starting time, ending time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0083] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in Table 2 below, the first identification information includes: connection existence information, which identifies whether there is sleep cycle information of the corresponding connection in the first information element; connection existence information, such as Link bitmap, if the Link bitmap identifier is set to 1, it indicates the sleep cycle information of the AP corresponding to the Link.

[0084] Table 2:

[0085] Table 2 shows the second format of the first information element. In addition to the first identification information, the first information element also includes time parameter information, such as the starting time, ending time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

[0086] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first identification information includes second link control information, identifying the number of sleep cycles in the first information element. In Table 2, the first identification information optionally includes second link control information (Link control), identifying the number of sleep cycles in the first information element, that is, the second link control information identifies the number of sleep cycles included in the first information element.

[0087] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sleep time indicated by the sleep cycle information does not cover the TWT SP of the corresponding connection. For negotiation of the sleep cycle, the AP may negotiate based on the TWT SP under its connection, and the sleep time does not cover the TWT SP, to ensure that it can serve the associated STA working under the connection as much as possible or negotiate the TWT SP based on the sleep cycle of the AP.

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

[0089] At least two sleep cycle information corresponding to the same connection are received, and the sleep cycle information with the later sending time is used as the sleep cycle information of the connection.

[0090] The sleep cycle information broadcast by the AP for a particular connection may change. For example, the AP may negotiate with the STA that the transmission slot for its low-latency service overlaps with the sleep cycle, in which case the AP may change its sleep cycle parameters. If this happens, the AP may broadcast the information again. Therefore, the STA shall use the AP sleep cycle information contained in the most recently received first radio frame.

[0091] In this disclosed embodiment, a STA receives a first radio frame and obtains a first information element (IE) of the first radio frame. The first IE includes sleep cycle information for a first AP in a first connection and sleep cycle information for a second AP in a second connection. This allows sleep cycles for multiple connections to be negotiated within a single connection, saving signaling and avoiding multiple negotiations of sleep cycle information, which consumes a large amount of signaling messages and wastes network transmission resources. This disclosed embodiment provides a mechanism to support AP power conservation.

[0092] 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 first access point device AP, and the electronic device including:

[0093] The determining module 401 is configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0094] The sending module 402 is configured to send the first radio frame.

[0095] The present disclosure also provides a sleep cycle negotiation device, which is applied to a first access point device AP. The device includes:

[0096] a radio frame determining module, configured to determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0097] A wireless frame sending module is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0098] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0099] 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 station device STA, and includes:

[0100] The receiving module 501 is configured to receive a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0101] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-access access point device AP MLD.

[0102] The present disclosure also provides a sleep cycle negotiation device, which is applied to a station device STA. The device includes:

[0103] A wireless frame receiving module, configured to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP in the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP in the second connection;

[0104] The first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-access access point device AP MLD.

[0105] The device also includes other modules of the electronic device in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0106] 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.

[0107] 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.

[0108] 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.

[0109] 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.

[0110] 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.

[0111] 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.

[0112] 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.

[0113] 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.

[0114] 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.

[0115] 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.

[0116] The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device, or may exist independently without being incorporated into the electronic device.

[0117] 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.

[0118] 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.

[0119] 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).

[0120] 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.

[0121] 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."

[0122] 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 cycle negotiation method, applied to a first access point device AP, characterized in that: The method comprises: Determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection; the first AP and the second AP are attached to the same multi-connection access point device AP MLD; The first radio frame is sent.

2. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first information element includes: first identification information and time parameter information; Wherein, the first identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each of the sleep cycle information; The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep period of a corresponding connection, and the time parameter is determined according to a reference time and a time offset value of the corresponding connection; the reference time includes a time of a sending connection of the first radio frame.

3. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The time parameters include at least two of the following: The start time, end time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

4. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The first identification information includes: first connection control information and connection identification information; The first connection control information identifies the quantity information of the sleep cycle information in the first information element, and the connection identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

5. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The first identification information includes: connection existence information, which identifies whether sleep cycle information of a corresponding connection exists in the first information element.

6. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first identification information includes second connection control information, identifying the sleep cycle quantity information in the first information element.

7. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sleep time indicated by the sleep cycle information does not cover the service time TWT SP of the target wake-up time of the corresponding connection.

8. A sleep cycle negotiation method, applied to a station device STA, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of a first access point device AP under a first connection, and sleep cycle information of a second AP under a second connection; the first AP and the second AP belong to the same multi-connection access point device AP MLD.

9. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first information element includes: first identification information and time parameter information; Wherein, the first identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each of the sleep cycle information; The time parameter information includes a time parameter of a sleep period of a corresponding connection, and the time parameter is determined according to a reference time and a time offset value of the corresponding connection; the reference time includes a time of a sending connection of the first radio frame.

10. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The time parameters include at least two of the following: The start time, end time and duration of the corresponding sleep cycle.

11. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that: The first identification information includes: first connection control information and connection identification information; The first connection control information identifies the quantity information of the sleep cycle information in the first information element, and the connection identification information identifies the connection corresponding to each sleep cycle information.

12. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that: The first identification information includes: connection existence information, which identifies whether sleep cycle information of a corresponding connection exists in the first information element.

13. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The first identification information includes second connection control information, identifying the sleep cycle quantity information in the first information element.

14. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The sleep time indicated by the sleep cycle information does not cover the service time TWT SPTWT SP of the target wake-up time of the corresponding connection.

15. The sleep cycle negotiation method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The method further comprises: At least two sleep cycle information corresponding to the same connection are received, and the sleep cycle information with the later sending time is used as the sleep cycle information of the connection.

16. An electronic device, the electronic device being a first access point device AP, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: A determination module, configured to determine a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection; A sending module is used to send the first wireless frame.

17. An electronic device, the electronic device being a station device STA, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: The receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes a first information element, and the first information element includes: sleep cycle information of the first AP under the first connection, and sleep cycle information of the second AP under the second connection.

18. 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 7 or the method according to any one of claims 8 to 15 is implemented.

19. 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 7 or the method according to any one of claims 8 to 15 is implemented.

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