Communication method and device, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of communication, and provides a communication method, equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises: a first AP determining a first wireless frame, the first wireless frame comprising a first identification bit, the first identification bit being used for indicating whether a neighbor AP is a UHR AP; and the first AP sends the first wireless frame. The embodiment of the invention provides a method for indicating whether a neighbor AP is a UHR AP.

Description

Communication method, device and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a communication method, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] To achieve higher throughput, lower network latency, and higher reliability, Ultra High Reliablity (UHR) technology is proposed to improve the reliability of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connections, reduce latency, improve manageability, increase throughput, and reduce device-level power consumption at different signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels.

[0003] In UHR, a method of improving transmission distance by using distributed resource units (dRUs) is proposed. The mechanism by which an AP indicates to a neighboring AP whether it is a UHR AP will be further studied.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, device, and storage medium, which can provide a way to indicate whether a neighboring AP is a UHR AP.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0007] The first AP determines a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, where the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0008] The first AP sends the first wireless frame.

[0009] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0010] The STA receives a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an AP, including:

[0012] A processing module, configured to determine a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, where the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP;

[0013] The transceiver module is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a STA, including:

[0015] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0016] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an AP, comprising one or more processors;

[0017] The above-mentioned AP is used to execute the communication method provided in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a STA, comprising one or more processors;

[0019] Among them, the above-mentioned STA is used to execute the communication method provided in the second aspect of the embodiment of this disclosure.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method provided in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes an AP and at least one STA; wherein the AP is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect, and each of the STAs is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0022] Based on the communication method, device, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method can be provided to indicate whether a neighboring AP is a UHR AP through a wireless frame.

[0023] Additional aspects and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be given in part in the following description, which will become apparent from the following description or be learned through practice of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] 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.

[0025] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG3 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG4 is a second flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figures 5a-5c are schematic diagrams of frame structures shown in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an AP proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a STA proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a device, and a storage medium.

[0035] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a first AP and includes:

[0036] The first AP determines a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0037] The first AP sends the first wireless frame.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the first AP can indicate whether the neighboring AP is a UHR AP through the first identification bit in the first wireless frame, so that the STA can quickly understand whether the neighboring AP supports UHR, which helps to meet the communication needs of the AP and STA in the UHR scenario, thereby improving the system throughput.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element field, the above-mentioned neighbor includes an element field including a basic service set identification information field, and the above-mentioned basic service set identification information field includes the above-mentioned first identification bit.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the first identification bit may be located in the basic service set identification information field in the neighbor report element field, which helps to save signaling resources and improve signaling resource utilization.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first identification bit indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, and the first identification bit indicates that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP through a second value.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes at least one of the first information field or the second information field;

[0043] Among them, the above-mentioned first information domain includes a first sub-element identification domain, and the above-mentioned first sub-element identification domain indicates that the above-mentioned first information domain is a UHR capability element domain through a third value; the above-mentioned second information domain includes a second sub-element identification domain, and the above-mentioned second sub-element identification domain indicates that the above-mentioned second information domain is a UHR operation element domain through a fourth value.

[0044] In the above embodiment, when the first wireless frame indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the neighbor report element field in the first wireless frame may support the existence of the UHR capability element field and / or the UHR operation element field, thereby indicating the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP through the UHR capability element field and / or the UHR operation element field, which helps the STA to further understand the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP and helps to save signaling resources.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the element content of the first information field includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP, and the element content of the second information field includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame.

[0046] The second wireless frame is a beacon frame, a probe response frame, an association response frame or a reassociation response frame.

[0047] In the above embodiment, when the first wireless frame includes the first information field, the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second wireless frame sent by the neighbor AP can be indicated to the STA through the first information field. When the first wireless frame includes the second information field, the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second wireless frame can be indicated to the STA through the second information field, which further helps the STA understand the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP and helps save signaling resources.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information field includes at least one of the following:

[0049] A first sub-information field, where the first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighboring AP supports the use of a distributed resource unit dRU and / or a multiple distributed resource unit M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz for data transmission;

[0050] A second sub-information field, wherein the second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports using a dRU for data transmission in a punctured channel;

[0051] The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs.

[0052] In the above embodiment, when the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first wireless frame can indicate through the first information field whether the neighbor AP supports the use of dRU and / or M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz for data transmission, whether it supports the use of dRU for data transmission in a perforated channel, whether it supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs, and other capability information, which helps the STA to quickly understand the above capability information and adapt to the communication needs in the UHR scenario.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information field includes a fourth sub-information field, and the fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0054] The maximum number of spatial streams NSS supported by the neighboring AP under different modulation and coding strategies (MCS);

[0055] The maximum NSS supported by the neighboring AP under different MCSs.

[0056] In the above embodiment, when the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first wireless frame can indicate the maximum NSS supported by the neighbor AP for sending and / or receiving under different MCSs through the second information field, which helps the STA to quickly understand the above capability information and thus adapt to the communication needs in the UHR scenario.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame is an association response frame, a reassociation response frame, or an authentication frame.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the first radio frame may reuse an existing association response frame, a reassociation response frame or an authentication frame, which is beneficial to saving signaling resources.

[0059] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which can be performed by an STA. The method includes:

[0060] A first radio frame sent by a first AP is received, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the STA can determine whether the neighbor AP of the first AP is a UHR AP through the first identification bit in the first wireless frame, so that it can quickly understand whether the neighbor AP supports UHR, which helps to meet the communication needs of the AP and STA in the UHR scenario, thereby improving the system throughput.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element field, the above-mentioned neighbor includes an element field including a basic service set identification information field, and the above-mentioned basic service set identification information field includes the above-mentioned first identification bit.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the first identification bit may be located in the basic service set identification information field in the neighbor report element field, which helps to save signaling resources and improve signaling resource utilization.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first identification bit indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, and the first identification bit indicates that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP through a second value.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes at least one of the first information field or the second information field;

[0066] Among them, the above-mentioned first information domain includes a first sub-element identification domain, and the above-mentioned first sub-element identification domain indicates that the above-mentioned first information domain is a UHR capability element domain through a third value; the above-mentioned second information domain includes a second sub-element identification domain, and the above-mentioned second sub-element identification domain indicates that the above-mentioned second information domain is a UHR operation element domain through a fourth value.

[0067] In the above embodiment, when the first wireless frame indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the neighbor report element field in the first wireless frame can support the existence of the UHR capability element field and / or the UHR operation element field, so that the STA can determine the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP through the UHR capability element field and / or the UHR operation element field, which helps the STA to further understand the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP and helps to save signaling resources.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the element content of the first information field includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP, and the element content of the second information field includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame.

[0069] The second wireless frame is a beacon frame, a probe response frame, an association response frame or a reassociation response frame.

[0070] In the above embodiment, when the first wireless frame includes the first information field, the STA can determine the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second wireless frame sent by the neighbor AP through the first information field. When the first wireless frame includes the second information field, the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second wireless frame sent by the neighbor AP can be determined through the second information field, which further helps the STA understand the UHR capability information of the neighbor AP and helps save signaling resources.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information field includes at least one of the following:

[0072] A first sub-information field, where the first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighboring AP supports the use of a distributed resource unit dRU and / or a multiple distributed resource unit M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz for data transmission;

[0073] A second sub-information field, wherein the second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports using a dRU for data transmission in a punctured channel;

[0074] The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs.

[0075] In the above embodiment, when the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the STA can determine through the first information field in the first wireless frame whether the neighbor AP of the first AP supports the use of dRU and / or M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80MHz for data transmission, whether it supports the use of dRU for data transmission in the perforated channel, whether it supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs and other capability information, which helps the STA to quickly understand the above capability information and adapt to the communication needs in the UHR scenario.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information field includes a fourth sub-information field, and the fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0077] The maximum number of spatial streams NSS supported by the neighboring AP under different modulation and coding strategies (MCS);

[0078] The maximum NSS supported by the neighboring AP under different MCSs.

[0079] In the above embodiment, when the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the STA can determine the maximum NSS supported by the neighbor AP for sending and / or receiving under different MCSs through the second information field, which helps the STA to quickly understand the above capability information and thus adapt to the communication needs in the UHR scenario.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned first wireless frame is an association response frame, a reassociation response frame or an authentication frame.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the first radio frame may reuse an existing association response frame, a reassociation response frame or an authentication frame, which is beneficial to saving signaling resources.

[0082] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an AP, including:

[0083] A processing module, configured to determine a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP;

[0084] The transceiver module is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0085] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a STA, including:

[0086] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0087] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an AP, comprising one or more processors;

[0088] The AP is used to execute the communication method provided in the first aspect and the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0089] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a STA, comprising one or more processors;

[0090] The above-mentioned STA is used to execute the communication method provided in the second aspect and the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0091] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising one or more processors;

[0092] The above-mentioned communication device can act as an AP to execute the communication method provided in the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect, and the above-mentioned communication device can act as an STA to execute the communication method provided in the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0093] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0094] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0095] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0096] In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0097] In the twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes an AP and at least one STA; wherein the AP is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and each of the STAs is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0098] It is understandable that the aforementioned AP, STA, communication system, communication device, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip, or chip system is used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0099] The present disclosure provides a communication method, device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method" are interchangeable, the terms "communication device" and "information processing device" are interchangeable, and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0100] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0101] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0102] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0103] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "above", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0104] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0105] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0106] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0107] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0108] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0109] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0110] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0111] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0112] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0113] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0114] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0115] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0116] As shown in FIG. 1 , a communication system 100 includes an AP 101 and at least one STA 102 .

[0117] The AP 101 and the STA 102 may be independent devices or devices supporting the Multi-Link Operation (MLO) technology. For example, the AP 101 may be an AP MLD and the STA 102 may be a Non-AP MLD.

[0118] In some embodiments, the AP 101 may be a terminal device or a network device with a wireless fidelity chip.

[0119] In some embodiments, STA 102 may be a device including a wireless communication chip supporting WiFi communication, a wireless sensor, or a wireless communication terminal. Optionally, the wireless communication terminal may be, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an IoT device supporting WiFi communication, a car with WiFi communication, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device used in industrial control, a wireless terminal device used in self-driving, a wireless terminal device used in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device used in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device used in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device used in a smart city, or a wireless terminal device used in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0120] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0121] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or a portion of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The link relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be linked or unlinked, and the links may be of any type, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0122] The various embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to wireless local area networks (WLANs), such as IEEE 802.11 system standards, such as 802.11a / b / g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax, or their successors, such as 802.11bn, 802.11bf, and 802.11be. The 802.11be standard is also known as Wi-Fi 7 or the extremely high-throughput (EHT) standard, or even a later generation standard. Alternatively, the various embodiments of the present disclosure may also be applied to wireless local area network systems, such as Internet of Things (IoT) networks or Vehicle to X (V2X) networks. Of course, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to other possible communication systems, such as long term evolution (LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), world-wide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, and future fifth generation (5G) communication system.

[0123] The following will further describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure in a clear and complete manner with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0124] FIG2 is one of the interactive schematic diagrams of the communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication method shown in FIG2 includes:

[0125] In step S21 , a first AP sends a first radio frame to a STA. The first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is a UHR AP.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first AP may be an association response frame, a reassociation response frame, or an authentication frame.

[0127] In some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes a first identification bit.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element (NRE) field, the NRE field includes a basic service set identification information (BSSID information) field, and the BSSID information field includes a first identification bit.

[0129] The first identification bit may be at least one identification bit in the reserved bits of the basic service set identification information field.

[0130] As an example, the format of the neighbor report element field may be as follows:

[0131] As an example, the format of the basic service set identification information (BSSID information) field may be as follows:

[0132] The basic service set identification information field may include multiple sub-information fields, and the first identification bit may be located in a reserved bit of the basic service set identification information field.

[0133] In some embodiments, the first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, that is, the first value indicates that the neighbor AP supports the UHR function.

[0134] The first value may be 1 or other values, which are not limited here.

[0135] The first flag indicates through the second value that the neighbor AP (the neighbor AP of the first AP) is not a UHR AP, that is, the first flag indicates through the second value that the neighbor AP does not support the UHR function.

[0136] The second value may be 0 or other values, which are not limited here.

[0137] In some embodiments, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame further includes at least one item in the first information field or the second information field.

[0138] The first information field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the first sub-element identification field indicates that the first information field is a UHR capability element (UHR Capabilities element) field through a third value.

[0139] The second information field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the second sub-element identification field indicates that the second information field is a UHR operation element (UHR Operation element) field through a fourth value.

[0140] For example, the optional sub-element IDs applicable to the Neighbor Report element domain are as follows:

[0141] Based on this, the third value and the fourth value can be any two different sub-element IDs in 202-220.

[0142] As an example, when the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes at least one item in the UHR capability element field or the UHR operation element field.

[0143] The UHR capability element field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the identification value of the first sub-element identification field is a third value, which is used to indicate that the information field is a UHR capability element field, that is, to indicate that the information field is used to indicate UHR capability information.

[0144] Among them, the UHR operation element field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the identification value of the second sub-element identification field is a fourth value, which is used to indicate that the information field is a UHR operation element field, that is, it is used to indicate that the information field is used to indicate UHR operation information.

[0145] As an example, the optional sub-element IDs applicable in the Neighbor Report element field may be as follows:

[0146] At this time, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, if the first wireless frame includes a UHR capability element field, the identification value of the element identification field (first sub-element identification field) in the UHR capability element field can be 201; if the first wireless frame includes a UHR operation element field, the identification value of the element identification field (second sub-element identification field) in the UHR operation element field can be 202.

[0147] Optionally, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the neighbor report element field includes at least one item of the first information field or the second information field.

[0148] Optionally, when the first flag is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP, the first radio frame does not include the first information field and the second information field.

[0149] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame includes the first information field, the first information field includes element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP.

[0150] That is, when the first radio frame includes the UHR capability element field, the element content of the UHR capability element field in the first radio frame includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP of the first AP.

[0151] When the first radio frame includes the second information field, the second information field includes element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP.

[0152] That is, when the first radio frame includes the UHR operation element field, the element content of the UHR operation element field in the first radio frame includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP of the first AP.

[0153] Optionally, the second radio frame may be a beacon frame, a probe response frame, an association response frame, or a reassociation response frame.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a first sub-information field.

[0155] The first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighboring AP supports data transmission based on distributed resource units (dRUs).

[0156] Optionally, the first sub-information field is specifically used to indicate that the neighbor AP supports using a dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth and / or multiple distributed resource units (multiple dRU, M-dRU) for data transmission.

[0157] The first bandwidth may be 80 MHz.

[0158] The first sub-information field may indicate to the neighbor AP, through two information fields, that it supports data transmission using a dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth and that it supports data transmission using an M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth.

[0159] Optionally, the AP supports using a format of a DRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth including at least one of the following:

[0160] 26-tone-dRU;

[0161] 52-tone-dRU;

[0162] 106-tone-dRU;

[0163] 242-tone-dRU;

[0164] 484-tone-dRU;

[0165] The format of the M-dRU that the AP supports using the first bandwidth as the maximum bandwidth includes at least one of the following:

[0166] 26-tone-dRU+52-tone-dRU;

[0167] 26-tone-dRU+106-tone-dRU;

[0168] 52-tone-dRU+106-tone-dRU.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a second sub-information field.

[0170] The second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports using the dRU for data transmission on a punctured channel.

[0171] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a third sub-information field.

[0172] The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports sharing the transmission opportunity TXOP with other APs.

[0173] Optionally, the third sub-information field may be a UHR TXOP sharing field, which is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing TXOP with other APs in a UHR scenario.

[0174] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a second information field (UHR operation element field), the second information field also includes a fourth sub-information field.

[0175] Among them, the fourth sub-information field can be the Supported UHR-MCS And NSS Set field.

[0176] The fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0177] The maximum number of spatial streams (NSS) supported by the neighboring AP under different modulation and coding schemes (MCS).

[0178] Maximum NSS supported by neighboring APs at different MCSs.

[0179] As an example, the fourth sub-information field may be used to indicate the maximum NSS supported by the neighboring AP for sending and receiving under different MCSs (such as MCS0-7), for example, the maximum NSS may be 16.

[0180] FIG3 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , the method is performed by a first AP and includes:

[0181] Step S31: Determine a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP is a UHR AP.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first AP may be an association response frame, a reassociation response frame, or an authentication frame.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes a first identification bit.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element (NRE) field, the NRE field includes a basic service set identification information (BSSID information) field, and the BSSID information field includes a first identification bit.

[0185] The first identification bit may be at least one identification bit in the reserved bits of the basic service set identification information field.

[0186] As an example, the format of the neighbor report element field may be as follows:

[0187] As an example, the format of the basic service set identification information (BSSID information) field may be as follows:

[0188] The basic service set identification information field may include multiple sub-information fields, and the first identification bit may be located in a reserved bit of the basic service set identification information field.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, that is, the first value indicates that the neighbor AP supports the UHR function.

[0190] The first value may be 1 or other values, which are not limited here.

[0191] The first flag indicates through the second value that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP, that is, the first flag indicates through the second value that the neighbor AP does not support the UHR function.

[0192] The second value may be 0 or other values, which are not limited here.

[0193] In some embodiments, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame further includes at least one item in the first information field or the second information field.

[0194] The first information field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the first sub-element identification field indicates that the first information field is a UHR capability element (UHR Capabilities element) field through a third value.

[0195] The second information field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the second sub-element identification field indicates that the second information field is a UHR operation element (UHR Operation element) field through a fourth value.

[0196] For example, the optional sub-element IDs applicable to the Neighbor Report element domain are as follows:

[0197] Based on this, the third value and the fourth value can be any two different sub-element IDs in 202-220.

[0198] As an example, when the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes at least one item in the UHR capability element field or the UHR operation element field.

[0199] The UHR capability element field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the identification value of the first sub-element identification field is a third value, which is used to indicate that the information field is a UHR capability element field, that is, to indicate that the information field is used to indicate UHR capability information.

[0200] Among them, the UHR operation element field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the identification value of the second sub-element identification field is a fourth value, which is used to indicate that the information field is a UHR operation element field, that is, it is used to indicate that the information field is used to indicate UHR operation information.

[0201] As an example, the optional sub-element IDs applicable in the Neighbor Report element field may be as follows:

[0202] At this time, when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, if the first wireless frame includes a UHR capability element field, the identification value of the element identification field (first sub-element identification field) in the UHR capability element field can be 201; if the first wireless frame includes a UHR operation element field, the identification value of the element identification field (second sub-element identification field) in the UHR operation element field can be 202.

[0203] Optionally, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and when the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the neighbor report element field includes at least one item of the first information field or the second information field.

[0204] Optionally, when the first flag is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP, the first radio frame does not include the first information field and the second information field.

[0205] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame includes the first information field, the first information field includes element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP.

[0206] That is, when the first radio frame includes the UHR capability element field, the element content of the UHR capability element field in the first radio frame includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP of the first AP.

[0207] When the first radio frame includes the second information field, the second information field includes element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP.

[0208] That is, when the first radio frame includes the UHR operation element field, the element content of the UHR operation element field in the first radio frame includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP of the first AP.

[0209] Optionally, the second radio frame may be a beacon frame, a probe response frame, an association response frame, or a reassociation response frame.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a first sub-information field.

[0211] The first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighboring AP supports data transmission based on distributed resource units (dRUs).

[0212] Optionally, the first sub-information field is specifically used to indicate that the neighbor AP supports using a dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth and / or multiple distributed resource units (multiple dRU, M-dRU) for data transmission.

[0213] The first bandwidth may be 80 MHz.

[0214] The first sub-information field may indicate to the neighbor AP, through two information fields, that it supports data transmission using a dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth and that it supports data transmission using an M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth.

[0215] Optionally, the AP supports using a format of a DRU with a maximum bandwidth of the first bandwidth including at least one of the following:

[0216] 26-tone-dRU;

[0217] 52-tone-dRU;

[0218] 106-tone-dRU;

[0219] 242-tone-dRU;

[0220] 484-tone-dRU;

[0221] The format of the M-dRU that the AP supports using the first bandwidth as the maximum bandwidth includes at least one of the following:

[0222] 26-tone-dRU+52-tone-dRU;

[0223] 26-tone-dRU+106-tone-dRU;

[0224] 52-tone-dRU+106-tone-dRU.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a second sub-information field.

[0226] The second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports using the dRU for data transmission on a punctured channel.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a first information field (UHR capability element field), the first information field also includes a third sub-information field.

[0228] The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports sharing the transmission opportunity TXOP with other APs.

[0229] Optionally, the third sub-information field may be a UHR TXOP sharing field, which is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing TXOP with other APs in a UHR scenario.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first identification bit in the first radio frame is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, and when the first radio frame includes a second information field (UHR operation element field), the second information field also includes a fourth sub-information field.

[0231] Among them, the fourth sub-information field can be the Supported UHR-MCS And NSS Set field.

[0232] The fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0233] The maximum number of spatial streams (NSS) supported by the neighboring AP under different modulation and coding schemes (MCS).

[0234] Maximum NSS supported by neighboring APs at different MCSs.

[0235] As an example, the fourth sub-information field may be used to indicate the maximum NSS supported by the neighboring AP for sending and receiving under different MCSs (such as MCS0-7), for example, the maximum NSS may be 16.

[0236] Step S32: Send a first wireless frame.

[0237] In some embodiments, after determining the first radio frame, the first AP may send the first radio frame to at least one STA.

[0238] Optionally, the first AP may send the first radio frame to at least one STA in a broadcasting manner.

[0239] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, any one of steps S31 and S32 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S31 or step S32 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0240] FIG4 is a second flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the method is executed by a STA, and the method includes:

[0241] Step S41: Receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is a UHR AP.

[0242] In some embodiments, the specific description of the first wireless frame can be found in the description of the first wireless frame in Figure 2 and / or Figure 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0243] As an example, the frame format of the first radio frame in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 is described below in conjunction with FIG. 5 a to FIG. 5 c .

[0244] The frame format of the first wireless frame can be the frame format of the management frame shown in Figure 5a. The first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element (Neighbor Report Element) in the frame body (Frame body), and the neighbor report element field includes multiple information fields, including a basic service set identification information (BSSID Information) field; the basic service set identification information field includes multiple information fields, including a first identification bit.

[0245] When the identification value of the first identification bit is a first value, it is used to indicate that the neighbor AP of the first AP is a UHR AP; when the identification value of the first identification bit is a second value, it is used to indicate that the neighbor AP of the first AP is not a UHR AP.

[0246] When the identification value of the first identification bit is the first value, the optional subelements field of the neighbor report element field includes a UHR capability element field and a UHR operation element field.

[0247] The UHR Capability Element field includes multiple sub-information fields. The format of the UHR Capability Element field may be as shown in Figure 5b. The UHR Capability Element field includes a first sub-element identification field. The first sub-element identification field indicates, through a third value, that the information field in which it resides is the UHR Capability Element field. The UHR Capability Element field also includes a first sub-information field, a second sub-information field, a third sub-information field, and other information fields for indicating the element content of the UHR Capability Element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighboring AP.

[0248] Among them, the first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighboring AP supports the use of dRU and / or M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80MHz for data transmission, the second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports the use of dRU for data transmission in the perforated channel, and the third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs.

[0249] The UHR Operation Element field includes multiple sub-information fields. The format of the UHR Operation Element field may be as shown in FIG5c . The UHR Operation Element field includes a second sub-element identification field. The second sub-element identification field indicates, via a fourth value, that the information field in which it resides is a UHR Operation Element field. The UHR Operation Element field also includes a fourth sub-information field and other information fields for indicating the element content of the UHR Operation Element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighboring AP.

[0250] The fourth sub-information field is used to indicate the maximum number of spatial streams NSS supported for sending and / or receiving by the neighboring AP under different MCSs.

[0251] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an AP proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the AP 600 may include: a processing module 601 and a transceiver module 602 .

[0252] In some embodiments, the processing module 601 is configured to determine a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first flag, where the first flag is configured to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0253] The transceiver module 602 is configured to send the first wireless frame.

[0254] Optionally, the transceiver module 602 is configured to execute at least one of the transceiver steps (eg, step S21, step S32, but not limited thereto) executed by the first AP in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0255] Optionally, the processing module 601 is configured to execute at least one of the processing steps (such as step S31 , but not limited thereto) executed by the first AP in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0256] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a STA proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , a STA 700 may include: a transceiver module 701 .

[0257] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is configured to receive a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is configured to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability (UHR) AP.

[0258] Optionally, the transceiver module 701 is used to execute at least one of the transceiver steps (such as step S41, but not limited thereto) executed by the STA in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0259] It should be understood that the division of the above units or modules is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, including a processor connected to a memory, the memory storing instructions, and the processor calling the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or the functions of the above units or modules, where the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside or outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the remaining part by the form of hardware circuits.

[0260] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0261] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 800 can be an AP or STA, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the AP or STA in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0262] As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 800 includes one or more processors 801. The processor 801 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 800 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0263] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 further includes one or more memories 802 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 802 may also be outside the communication device 800.

[0264] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 further includes one or more transceivers 803. When the communication device 800 includes one or more transceivers 803, the transceiver 803 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S21, step S32, and step S41, but not limited thereto), and the processor 801 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S31, but not limited thereto).

[0265] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0266] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 may include one or more interface circuits 804. Optionally, the interface circuit 804 is connected to the memory 802. The interface circuit 804 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 802 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 802 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 804 may read instructions stored in the memory 802 and send the instructions to the processor 801.

[0267] The communication device 800 described in the above embodiment may be an AP or a STA, but the scope of the communication device 800 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 800 may not be limited by FIG. 7 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the above communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0268] 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 900 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The chip 900 includes one or more processors 901, and the chip 900 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0269] In some embodiments, chip 900 further includes one or more interface circuits 903. Optionally, interface circuit 903 is connected to memory 902. Interface circuit 903 can be used to receive signals from memory 902 or other devices, and interface circuit 903 can be used to send signals to memory 902 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 903 can read instructions stored in memory 902 and send the instructions to processor 901.

[0270] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 903 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S21, step S32, step S41, but not limited to these), and the processor 901 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S31, but not limited to this).

[0271] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0272] In some embodiments, the chip 900 further includes one or more memories 902 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 902 may be external to the chip 900.

[0273] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 800, the communication device 800 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0274] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 800, enables the communication device 800 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0275] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above methods. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles used. 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 a specific combination of the above-mentioned technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above-mentioned technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above-mentioned disclosed concepts. For example, the above-mentioned features are replaced with the technical features with similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure (but not limited to) and the technical solutions formed.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The first AP determines a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, where the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra high reliability UHR AP; The first AP sends the first wireless frame.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element field, the neighbor report element field includes a basic service set identification information field, and the basic service set identification information field includes the first identification bit.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, and the first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP through a second value.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: When the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes at least one item of the first information field or the second information field; Among them, the first information field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the first sub-element identification field indicates that the first information field is a UHR capability element field through a third value; the second information field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the second sub-element identification field indicates that the second information field is a UHR operation element field through a fourth value.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The element content of the first information field includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP, and the element content of the second information field includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The first information field includes at least one of the following: A first sub-information field, where the first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighbor AP supports the use of a distributed resource unit dRU and / or a multiple distributed resource unit M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz for data transmission; A second sub-information field, where the second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports using a dRU for data transmission in a perforated channel; The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing transmission opportunities TXOP with other APs.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The second information field includes a fourth sub-information field, and the fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following: The maximum number of spatial streams NSS supported by the neighbor AP under different modulation and coding strategies MCS; The maximum NSS supported by the neighbor AP for reception under different MCSs.

8. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The STA receives a first radio frame sent by a first AP, where the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra high reliability UHR AP.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first wireless frame includes a neighbor report element field, the neighbor report element field includes a basic service set identification information field, and the basic service set identification information field includes the first identification bit.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP through a first value, and the first flag indicates that the neighbor AP is not a UHR AP through a second value.

11. The method according to claim 8 or 10, characterized in that: When the first identification bit is used to indicate that the neighbor AP is a UHR AP, the first radio frame includes a neighbor report element field, and the neighbor report element field includes at least one item of the first information field or the second information field; Among them, the first information field includes a first sub-element identification field, and the first sub-element identification field indicates that the first information field is a UHR capability element field through a third value; the second information field includes a second sub-element identification field, and the second sub-element identification field indicates that the second information field is a UHR operation element field through a fourth value.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The element content of the first information field includes the element content of the UHR capability element field in the second radio frame sent by the neighbor AP, and the element content of the second information field includes the element content of the UHR operation element field in the second radio frame.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The first information field includes at least one of the following: A first sub-information field, where the first sub-information field is used to indicate that the neighbor AP supports using a dRU and / or M-dRU with a maximum bandwidth of 80 MHz for data transmission; A second sub-information field, where the second sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports using a dRU for data transmission in a perforated channel; The third sub-information field is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP supports sharing TXOP with other APs.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second information field includes a fourth sub-information field, and the fourth sub-information field is used to indicate at least one of the following: The maximum NSS supported by the neighbor AP under different MCSs; The maximum NSS supported by the neighbor AP for reception under different MCSs.

15. An AP, characterized in that: include: A processing module, configured to determine a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighbor AP is an ultra-high reliability UHR AP; A transceiver module is used to send the first wireless frame.

16. A STA, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to receive a first wireless frame sent by a first AP, where the first wireless frame includes a first identification bit, and the first identification bit is used to indicate whether the neighboring AP is an ultra-high reliability UHR AP.

17. An AP, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The AP is used to execute the communication method described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

18. A STA, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The STA is used to execute the communication method described in any one of claims 8 to 14.

19. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is enabled to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or claims 8 to 14.

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