Communication method, communication device and communication system

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to a communication method, communication equipment and a communication system. The communication method comprises the following steps: determining a first wireless frame by a non-AP MLD (Multilink Station Device); wherein the first wireless frame is used for requesting that subsidiary site equipment non-AP STA corresponding to at least one link enables or closes a dynamic power saving mode; wherein the at least one link comprises a link in a plurality of links established by the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD so as to provide a further enhanced power saving mechanism, and efficient negotiation of a dynamic power saving mode among the multi-link equipment can be realized under a single link in the plurality of links established among the multi-link equipment, so that the power saving mechanism is further enhanced, and the communication efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, communication equipment, and communication system. Background Art

[0002] In Wi-Fi technology, research on next-generation Wi-Fi technology, such as Ultra High Reliability (UHR), aims to improve the reliability of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) connections, reduce latency, improve manageability, increase throughput at different signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels, and reduce device-level power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, and a communication system to improve communication efficiency.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, performed by a multi-link station device (non-AP) MLD, the method comprising:

[0005] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD;

[0006] The first radio frame is sent to the AP MLD under a first link among the multiple links.

[0007] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a multi-link access point device AP MLD, and the method includes:

[0008] Receive, under a first link among multiple links established with a non-AP MLD, a first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode for an attached non-AP STA corresponding to at least one of the multiple links.

[0009] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which is used to execute the communication method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, including:

[0011] one or more processors;

[0012] The communication device is used to execute the communication method described in the first aspect or the second aspect of the embodiment of this disclosure.

[0013] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, including a non-AP MLD and an AP MLD;

[0014] The non-AP MLD is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect, and the AP MLD is configured to implement the communication method described in the second aspect.

[0015] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, or executes the communication method described in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a program product, comprising at least one of a program or an instruction, wherein when the at least one of the program or the instruction is executed by a communication device, the communication method described in the first aspect is implemented, or the communication method described in the second aspect is implemented.

[0017] In the disclosed embodiment, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame and sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. The first radio frame requests that a non-AP STA, an attached station device corresponding to at least one link, enable or disable dynamic power saving mode. In this way, efficient negotiation of dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices can be achieved over a single link among the multiple links established between the multi-link devices, further enhancing the power saving mechanism and improving communication efficiency.

[0018] 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

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 2 This is one of the interactive schematic diagrams of the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 3 This is the second interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 4 This is one of the flow charts of the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 5 This is the second flow chart of the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-link site device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-link access point device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, and a communication system.

[0030] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0031] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD;

[0032] The first radio frame is sent to the AP MLD under a first link among the multiple links.

[0033] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame and sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among the multiple links established with the AP MLD. The first radio frame requests that a non-AP STA, an attached station device corresponding to at least one link, enable or disable dynamic power saving mode. In this way, efficient negotiation of dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices can be achieved over a single link among the multiple links established between the multi-link devices, standardizing and improving the dynamic power saving operation process.

[0034] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a multi-link access point device AP MLD, and the method includes:

[0035] Receive, under a first link among multiple links established with a non-AP MLD, a first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode for an attached non-AP STA corresponding to at least one of the multiple links.

[0036] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which is used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, including:

[0038] one or more processors;

[0039] The communication device is used to execute the optional implementation of the first aspect, or to execute the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0040] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, comprising a first AP and a second AP; wherein the first AP is configured to perform the optional implementation method as described in the first aspect, and the second AP is configured to perform the optional implementation method as described in the second aspect.

[0041] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute an optional implementation as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0042] In a seventh 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 optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0043] In an eighth 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 optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0044] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0045] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods 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 methods and will not be repeated here.

[0046] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, and a communication system. In some embodiments, the terms communication method, signal transmission method, wireless frame transmission method, etc. can be used interchangeably, and the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0047] 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.

[0048] 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.

[0049] 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.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0051] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of A or B, at least one of A and B", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0052] 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," and "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of whether there is a branch B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of whether there is a branch A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); 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.

[0053] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other notations may include the following technical solutions, depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of whether B branch exists); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of whether A branch exists); 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, and C.

[0054] 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.

[0055] 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.

[0056] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0057] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably. These descriptions all mean that the device will make corresponding processing under certain objective circumstances. It is not necessary to limit the time, nor is it required that the device must perform a judgment action when implemented, nor does it mean that there must be other limitations.

[0058] 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.

[0059] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as "device," "equipment," "device," "circuit," "network element," "network function," "network device," "function," "node," "unit," "section," "system," "network," "chip," "chip system," "entity," and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0060] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0061] In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced with terms corresponding to inter-terminal communication (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc. can be replaced with side channel, and uplink, downlink, etc. can be replaced with sidelink.

[0062] In some embodiments, link can mean "connection" or "link"; in various embodiments, "connection" and "link" can be interchangeable.

[0063] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0064] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0065] 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.

[0066] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0067] like Figure 1As shown, the communication system 100 includes a multi-link station device (Non-Access Point Multi-Link Device, Non-AP MLD) 101 and a multi-link access point device (Access Point Multi-Link Device, APMLD) 102.

[0068] Optionally, the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the number of links established between the multi-link station device 101 and the multi-link access point device 102, and the number can be determined according to actual conditions.

[0069] In some embodiments, an access point device (AP) can be an access point for a mobile terminal to enter a wired network. The AP is equivalent to a bridge connecting a wired network and a wireless network. Its main function is to connect various wireless network clients together and then connect the wireless network to the Ethernet. Specifically, the AP can be a terminal device or a network device with a wireless fidelity chip. Optionally, the AP can support multiple WLAN standards such as 802.11ax, 802.11be, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b and 802.11a, 802.11bf, 802.11bn, and support the next generation 802.11 protocol, but is not limited to this.

[0070] In some embodiments, the station device (STA) includes, for example, a wireless communication chip, a wireless sensor, or a wireless communication terminal that supports Wi-Fi communication. Optionally, the wireless communication terminal is, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device that supports Wi-Fi communication, a car with WiFi communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, or a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0071] Specifically, the station device can be a terminal device or network device with a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) chip. Optionally, the relay device 102 and the station device 103 can support multiple WLAN standards such as 802.11ax, 802.11be, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11bf, and 802.11bn, as well as support the next generation 802.11 protocol, but are not limited thereto.

[0072] 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.

[0073] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Figure 1 The communication system 100, or a portion thereof, is shown but is not limited thereto. Figure 1 The various entities shown are examples, and the communication system may include Figure 1 All or part of the subject, and may also include Figure 1 The number and form of other subjects are arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between the subjects is illustrative, the subjects can be connected or disconnected, and the connection can be in any way, which can be direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0074] The various embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless local area network (WLAN), such as a local area network using the 802.11 series of protocols. In a WLAN, a basic service set (BSS) is a basic component of a WLAN. A BSS network is composed of station devices with certain associations within a specific coverage area. One scenario of association is that stations communicate directly with each other in an ad hoc network, which is called an independent BSS (IBSS). Another more common scenario is that in a BSS network, there is only one central station with a dedicated BSS management function, which is called an access point device, and other stations in the BSS network that are not APs are called terminals, also called non-AP STAs. APs and non-AP STAs are collectively referred to as STAs. When describing STAs, there is no need to distinguish between APs and non-AP STAs. In the same BSS network, due to distance, transmission power, etc., a STA cannot detect other STAs that are farther away from it, and the two are each other's hidden nodes.

[0075] A multi-link access point device (AP MLD) and a multi-link station device (non-AP MLD) can establish multiple links across frequency bands, with independent power-saving capability information for each link. The non-AP MLD uses each link to indicate the power management mode of the non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD. Specifically, when the non-AP MLD intends to enter power saving (PS) mode on multiple or all links, it must perform frame exchange on each enabled link. This link-by-link frame exchange method for switching PS modes is inefficient and may cause the non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD to remain in sleep mode for an extended period of time.

[0076] The above-mentioned non-AP MLD power saving mode cannot meet the requirements of the next generation Wi-Fi technology - Ultra High Reliability (UHR) in terms of reducing latency and reducing device-level power consumption. For example, a non-AP STA sets the Power Management field to 1 to indicate that it is working in Power Saving Mode (PS Mode). After completing the current frame exchange, it enters PS Mode. When a non-AP STA is in the Doze state, it is awakened periodically to listen to beacon frames. When the AP has cached data to send to the non-AP STA, the non-AP STA switches to the Awake state and sends frames such as Power Saving Poll (PS-Poll) frames to inform the AP that it is in the Awake state. After receiving the PS-Poll and other frames, the AP sends its cached data to the non-AP STA. On the one hand, when a non-AP STA operates in PS Mode, the AP needs to buffer its downlink data until the non-AP STA wakes up before transmitting it, making it difficult to ensure the transmission of low-latency services. On the other hand, when a non-AP STA is in the Awake state, all its corresponding RF links are enabled. When the transmission demand is small, the Awake state may result in excessive energy consumption.

[0077] How to reduce device-level energy consumption while reducing transmission latency has become one of the research focuses in the Wi-Fi field. In some embodiments, a dynamic power saving mode is proposed. Specifically, a station (or access point) device can operate in a dynamic power saving mode. In this mode, the Wi-Fi device (i.e., station device or access point device) remains in a low power consumption state (e.g., low-capability communication mode, specifically, the parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the low power capability communication mode is less than the parameter value in the normal communication mode). If the peer device has data to transmit, a specific initial control frame can be sent to the device in the low power capability communication mode to initiate a frame exchange between the two. Taking the station device as an example, if the station device supports the dynamic power saving mode, the station device can send a dynamic power saving mode request frame to its associated access point device, and carry relevant parameter information for entering the dynamic power saving mode. After the access point device receives the request and is ready to serve the station device in the dynamic power saving mode (i.e., the access point device enters a ready state for communicating with the station device that has entered the dynamic power saving mode), it will send a response frame to the station device. When the site device operates in the dynamic power saving mode, the access point device initiates transmission with the site device by sending an initial control frame; after receiving the initial control frame, the site device switches from a lower power consumption state to a higher power consumption state (specifically, the parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the lower power consumption capability communication mode is less than the parameter value in the higher power consumption capability communication mode) to perform frame exchange with the site device that sent the initial control frame.

[0078] The relevant technology has not yet clarified the DPS mode negotiation process and parameter information between Wi-Fi devices, nor has the relevant signaling been standardized. In addition, most devices that support the UHR protocol are configured as MLD devices. How to achieve efficient negotiation and state transition of dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices also requires standardized signaling and processes.

[0079] The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device, and communication system to further standardize the signaling regarding the DPS mode negotiation process and parameter information between Wi-Fi devices, as well as the signaling and process for efficient negotiation and state switching of the dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices.

[0080] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the above method includes:

[0081] In step 201, a non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA associated station device corresponding to at least one link to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0082] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method in which a non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame and sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. The first radio frame requests that a non-AP STA, an attached station device corresponding to at least one link, enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode. This method enables efficient negotiation of a dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices over a single link among the multiple links established between the multi-link devices, thereby standardizing and improving the dynamic power saving operation process.

[0083] In some embodiments, the dynamic power saving mode (dynamic PS mode) may include: switching between a first capability communication mode and a second capability communication mode; wherein the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode include at least one identical communication parameter, and the parameter value of the communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is less than that in the second capability communication mode.

[0084] Optionally, switching between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode is performed, i.e., switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode, and switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode. For example, in the dynamic power saving mode, when no frame exchange is performed, the communication mode is in the first capability communication mode, and in the dynamic power saving mode, when frame exchange is performed, the communication mode is in the second capability communication mode.

[0085] Optionally, the first capability communication mode may also be referred to as a first power mode, a first capability communication mode, a low energy communication mode, a low power consumption state, a low capability communication mode, a low power communication mode, a lower capability communication mode, a listening mode, or a low power communication stage, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit these names. The second capability communication mode may also be referred to as a high power mode, a second capability communication mode, a high capability communication mode, a high energy communication mode, a high power consumption state, a high power communication mode, a higher capability communication mode, or a high power communication stage, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit these names.

[0086] Optionally, in order to be compatible with the current PS (power saving) mode, the first capability communication mode may include the Doze State (doze state, also called sleep state) corresponding to the PS mode, and the second capability communication mode may include the Awake State (wake-up state) corresponding to the PS mode. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific limitations on this.

[0087] Optionally, the parameter value of the communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than that in the second capability communication mode, which may mean that the communication capability of the communication device in the first capability communication mode is weaker than that in the second capability communication mode.

[0088] Optionally, during data communication by the first device, that is, when the first device turns off the dynamic power saving mode, the communication mode of the first device may include a third capability communication mode. Optionally, the third capability communication mode may include an Active Mode corresponding to the PS mode.

[0089] Optionally, the first capability communication mode and the third capability communication mode include at least one identical communication parameter, and a parameter value of the communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is weaker than that in the third capability communication mode.

[0090] Optionally, the third capability communication mode may include at least one of the same communication parameters as the second capability communication mode, and the parameter value of the communication parameter in the third capability communication mode may be greater than or equal to that in the second capability communication mode. In other words, the communication capability of the communication device in the first capability communication mode is weaker than the communication capability in the third capability communication mode, and the communication capability in the first capability communication mode is weaker than the communication capability in the second capability communication mode. However, the communication capability of the communication device in the third capability communication mode may be stronger than or equal to the communication capability in the second capability communication mode.

[0091] Optionally, the communication parameters corresponding to the first capability communication mode, the second capability communication mode, or the third capability communication mode may include, but are not limited to, channel bandwidth (ChannelBandWidth; BandWidth, referred to as BW), supported MCS mode, NSS (number of Spatial Stream, number of spatial streams), transmission rate, etc. The following is an example of the communication parameter values of the first device in the first capability communication mode and the third capability communication mode.

[0092] Optionally, in the first capability communication mode, the channel bandwidth supported by the device is 20 MHz (Mega Hertz) (i.e., BW = 20 MHz), the number of SSs is 1 (i.e., NSS = 1, single spatial stream), and the value of the MCS index is up to 5, that is, the value of the MCS index can be any value from 0 to 5, for example, the value of the MCS index is 5, etc. In the second capability communication mode, the channel bandwidth supported by the device can be greater than or equal to 20 MHz, for example, it can be any one or more of 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz or 320 MHz, the number of SSs can be greater than or equal to 2, the MCS index can be greater than or equal to 5, etc. The specific parameter values can be determined according to the communication parameter values supported by the second device or according to the communication requirements of the second device and the first device.

[0093] Optionally, in a communication mode, the MCS information supported by the device is associated with multiple communication parameters. For example, the communication parameters associated with the MCS information may include but are not limited to: NSS, modulation mode supported by each spatial stream, coding rate, BW, device transmission resource type [for example, resource unit RU, multiple resource unit (MRU), distributed resource unit (dRU), UEQM, etc.], whether the device supports BW punctured channel mode (punctured pattern) and at least one of the punctured channel density supported by the device.

[0094] For example, for each communication parameter, the device may determine whether it supports each specific parameter value. For example, for NSS, the maximum NSS supported by the device may be 4, 8, or 16. Taking modulation as an example, the modulation mode supported by a spatial stream supported by the device may be at least one of binary phase shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM, and 4096-QAM. Taking coding rate as an example, the coding rate supported by a spatial stream supported by the device may be 1 / 2, 2 / 3, 3 / 4, or 5 / 6. Taking bandwidth as an example, the bandwidth supported by the device may be at least one of 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, and 320 MHz. When the device supports the BW puncturing channel mode, the puncturing channel density supported by the device may be at least one of 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, and 320 MHz.

[0095] In some embodiments, for a non-AP STA attached to a non-AP MLD, if the non-AP STA supports the dynamic power saving mode, the non-AP STA may be requested via a first radio frame whether to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0096] In some embodiments, enabling the dynamic power saving mode may also be referred to as “turning on the dynamic power saving mode”.

[0097] In some embodiments, turning off the dynamic power saving mode may also be referred to as “disabling the dynamic power saving mode”.

[0098] In some embodiments, the subordinate non-AP STA corresponding to at least one link enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode, that is, the subordinate non-AP STA working under at least one link enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0099] In some embodiments, based on the first radio frame requesting the non-AP STA associated with at least one link to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode, the first radio frame may further carry at least one of the following durations associated with each non-AP STA associated with the AP MLD:

[0100] (1) The off-state power saving mode and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0101] (2) The time required to enable the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode.

[0102] Optionally, the first radio frame may further include a time duration required for each subordinate non-AP STA of the AP MLD to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode in the dynamic power saving mode.

[0103] Step 202: The non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0104] In some embodiments, there is no restriction on the number of links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, and on the operating frequency band of each link.

[0105] In some embodiments, it should be understood that the subordinate non-AP STA in at least one of the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD is a non-AP STA subordinate to the non-AP MLD in the corresponding link.

[0106] In some embodiments, the first link may be any one of multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD. More specifically, the first link may be any one of the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, and corresponding to at least one link for normal communication between the attached non-AP STA and the STA.

[0107] See also Figure 3 In some embodiments, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include:

[0108] Step 301: The non-AP MLD determines a third radio frame; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for a non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between a first capability communication mode and a second capability communication mode;

[0109] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0110] Optionally, the delay information for a non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode may specifically include at least one of the following:

[0111] (1) The duration required for a non-AP STA to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0112] (2) The duration required for a non-AP STA to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode in the power saving mode of the non-AP STA shutdown state.

[0113] Optionally, when the delay information corresponding to each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD is the same, in the third wireless frame, the delay information corresponding to each subordinate non-AP STA can be identified separately, or only one delay information can be identified. That is, when only one delay information is included in the third wireless frame, it is indicated that the delay information corresponding to all non-AP STAs subordinate to the non-APMLD is the same.

[0114] Optionally, when the delay information corresponding to at least two non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD is different, the delay information corresponding to each non-AP STA may be identified separately in the third radio frame.

[0115] In some embodiments, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0116] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0117] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0118] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0119] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0120] Optionally, for an attached non-AP STA, the first duration and second duration corresponding to the non-AP STA may be the same or different, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not impose any restrictions on this. The first duration is the duration required for the non-AP STA to turn on the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; the second duration is the duration required for the non-AP STA to turn off the power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0121] Optionally, if the first and second durations corresponding to an attached non-AP STA are the same, the latency information corresponding to the non-AP STA may include only one item. For example, for an attached non-AP STA operating on the first link, the latency information corresponding to the non-AP STA may include only the first or second latency. For example, for an attached non-AP STA operating on any link, the latency information corresponding to the non-AP STA may include only the third or fourth latency corresponding to the non-AP STA.

[0122] That is, the first delay and the second delay may be the same or different. For a certain attached non-AP STA, the third delay corresponding to the non-AP STA and the fourth delay corresponding to the non-AP STA may be the same or different.

[0123] In some embodiments, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0124] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0125] Optionally, in the case where the third wireless frame only includes the first delay and the second delay, that is, the delay information corresponding to all non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD is the same, each non-AP STA turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay, and each non-AP STA turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay.

[0126] In the case where the third wireless frame includes only at least one third delay and at least one fourth delay, that is, the delay information corresponding to at least two non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD is different, for a non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD, the third delay corresponding to the non-AP STA can be used to identify: the non-AP STA turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; the fourth delay corresponding to the non-AP STA can be used to identify: the non-AP STA turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0127] Step 302: The non-AP MLD sends the third radio frame to the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD.

[0128] Optionally, the non-AP MLD may send the third radio frame to the AP MLD over the first link; or may send the third radio frame to the AP MLD over other links. For example, the non-AP MLD may send the third radio frame to the AP MLD over the second link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, which corresponds to normal communication between the non-AP STA and the STA.

[0129] In step 303, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established by the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0130] In some embodiments, the dynamic power saving mode may include: switching between a first capability communication mode and a second capability communication mode; wherein the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode include at least one identical communication parameter, and the parameter value of the communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than that in the second capability communication mode. Specific parameter information for the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode can be found in the above content and is not further described here.

[0131] In some embodiments, for a non-AP STA attached to a non-AP MLD, if the non-AP STA supports the dynamic power saving mode, the non-AP STA may be requested via a first radio frame whether to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0132] In some embodiments, there is no restriction on the number of links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, and on the operating frequency band of each link.

[0133] In some embodiments, the non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, enables or disables a dynamic power saving mode, that is, the non-AP STA working under at least one link enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0134] In some embodiments, it should be understood that the subordinate non-AP STA in at least one of the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD is a non-AP STA subordinate to the non-AP MLD in the corresponding link.

[0135] In some embodiments, based on the first radio frame requesting the non-AP STA associated with at least one link to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode, the first radio frame may further carry at least one of the following durations associated with each non-AP STA associated with the AP MLD:

[0136] (1) The off-state power saving mode and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0137] (2) The time required to enable the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode.

[0138] Optionally, the first radio frame may further include a time duration required for each subordinate non-AP STA of the AP MLD to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode in the dynamic power saving mode.

[0139] Optionally, the first radio frame may also carry the content carried in the third radio frame. In this way, step 301 and step 302 may be omitted.

[0140] Optionally, Figure 3 The description is given by taking the example that the combined steps of step 303 and step 304 are implemented independently, and the combined steps of step 301 and step 302 are implemented independently, that is, the content carried in the third wireless frame is not carried in the first wireless frame, and the combined steps of step 303 and step 304 are performed after the combined steps of step 301 and step 302.

[0141] Step 304: The non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0142] In some embodiments, the first link may be any one of multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD. More specifically, the first link may be any one of the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, and corresponding to at least one link for normal communication between the attached non-AP STA and the STA.

[0143] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame and sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among the multiple links established with the AP MLD. The first radio frame requests that the attached non-AP STA operating over at least one of the multiple links established with the AP MLD enable or disable dynamic power saving mode. In this way, efficient negotiation of dynamic power saving mode between multi-link devices can be achieved over a single link among the multiple links established between the multi-link devices, standardizing and improving the dynamic power saving operation process.

[0144] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may include at least one of the following:

[0145] A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode;

[0146] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0147] Optionally, the first field is a mode indication field used to identify whether the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode. For example, the first field may include a dynamic power saving mode enable / disable (DPS Mode Enable / Disable) field.

[0148] Optionally, the DPS Mode Enable / Disable field may occupy at least one bit, and the specific content indicated, that is, enable DPS Mode or disable DPS Mode, may be identified by a parameter value of the bit.

[0149] Optionally, taking the DPS Mode Enable / Disable field occupying one bit as an example, when the DPS ModeEnable / Disable field is set to "1", it indicates that the non-AP MLD enables dynamic power saving mode (i.e., enable DPS Mode); when the DPS Mode Enable / Disable field is set to "0", it indicates that the non-APMLD turns off dynamic power saving mode (i.e., disable DPS Mode).

[0150] Optionally, taking the DPS Mode Enable / Disable field occupying two bits as an example, when the DPS ModeEnable / Disable field is set to "01", it indicates that non-AP MLD enables dynamic power saving mode (i.e., enable DPS Mode); when the DPS Mode Enable / Disable field is set to "00", it indicates that non-AP MLD disables dynamic power saving mode (i.e., disable DPS Mode).

[0151] Optionally, the second field may specifically include identification information of the affiliated non-AP STA that needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode (i.e., requesting to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode), for example, it may be at least one of the device information of the non-AP STA, the link information of the link where the non-AP STA is located, the medium access control (MAC) address information of the non-AP STA, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0152] Optionally, the second field may include a dynamic power saving mode bitmap field (DPS Bitmap).

[0153] Optionally, in some embodiments, in the first wireless frame, the first field and the second field may be independent fields, or independent subfields in a certain field, which is not limited here.

[0154] For example, taking the first field and the second field as independent fields as an example, the first wireless frame may include field A and field B, field A is the first field, and field B is the second field; taking the first field and the second field as independent subfields in a certain field as an example, the first wireless frame may include field C, and field C may include subfield c1, subfield c2 and subfield c3, where subfield c1 is the first field and subfield c2 is the second field.

[0155] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first radio frame itself is a radio frame requesting an instruction to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode, the first radio frame may include only the second field, used to indicate: among the non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD, the non-AP STAs for which the dynamic power saving mode needs to be enabled or disabled; or, the second radio frame may include only the first field, used to indicate that all non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0156] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first wireless frame includes both the first field and the second field, the first field can be used to identify whether the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode; and the second field can be used to identify which non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0157] Optionally, in some embodiments, the same subfield may exist in the first field and the second field. For example, the same subfield in the first field and the second field may indicate whether the dynamic power saving mode is enabled or disabled, and different subfields in the first field and the second field may indicate: among the non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD, the non-AP STAs that need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0158] As an example, in the first wireless frame, field D may be included, and at least one bit in the field may be used as the first field to indicate whether the dynamic power saving mode is enabled or disabled; the remaining bits in the field may be used as the second field to indicate: among the non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD, the non-APSTAs that need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may further include:

[0160] The third field identifies whether the first wireless frame contains the second field.

[0161] Optionally, the third field may include a dynamic power saving mode bitmap present (DPS Bitmap Present) field / identifier.

[0162] In some embodiments, the third field may include a DPS Bitmap Present identifier;

[0163] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field;

[0164] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

[0165] Optionally, the DPS Bitmap Present identifier may occupy at least one bit.

[0166] Optionally, taking the DPS Bitmap Present identifier occupying one bit as an example, the first parameter value may include "1" and the second parameter value may include "0", that is, when the DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to "1", it indicates that the first wireless frame includes the second field; when the DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to "0", it indicates that the first wireless frame does not include the second field.

[0167] Optionally, taking the DPS Bitmap Present identifier occupying two bits as an example, the first parameter value may include "01" and the second parameter value may include "00", that is, when the DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to "01", it indicates that the first wireless frame includes the second field; when the DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to "00", it indicates that the first wireless frame does not include the second field.

[0168] In some embodiments, the first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field;

[0169] The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0170] Optionally, the first radio frame does not include the second field, which can also be understood as the first radio frame including the first field but not the second field. Accordingly, the third field DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to the second parameter value.

[0171] Optionally, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD may request, through the first field in the first radio frame, that the affiliated non-AP STA operating under the first link perform the operation identified by the first field, that is, the first radio frame requests that the affiliated non-AP STA operating under the first link perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0172] Optionally, in the case where the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-AP MLD may request the non-AP MLD to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode through the first field in the first radio frame, and at the same time, request at least one non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD to perform the operation identified by the first field through the second field in the first radio frame. That is, the first radio frame requests: the attached non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0173] Optionally, in some embodiments, assuming that the non-AP STA indicated by the first field needs to disable DPS mode, when the first wireless frame includes the second field, the first wireless frame identifier: the non-AP STA disable DPS mode indicated by the second field; when the first wireless frame does not include the second field, the first wireless frame identifier: the non-AP STA disable DPS mode working under the first link.

[0174] Optionally, in some embodiments, assuming that the non-AP STA indicated by the first field needs to enable DPS mode, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the first radio frame identifier: the non-AP STA enable DPS mode indicated by the second field; when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the first radio frame identifier: the non-AP STA enable DPS mode working under the first link.

[0175] In some embodiments, the second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0176] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating on the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation indicated by the first field;

[0177] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0178] In some embodiments, the second field may include a first subfield including the above-mentioned DPSMode bitmap field.

[0179] Optionally, the number of bits in the DPS Mode bitmap field can be determined based on the number of links established between the non-AP MLD and AP MLD. For example, if there are 16 links established between the non-AP MLD and AP MLD, namely Link 0 to Link 15, the DPS Mode bitmap field can occupy 16 bits, with each bit corresponding to a link established between the non-AP MLD and AP MLD.

[0180] It can be understood that a non-AP STA attached to a non-AP MLD and an AP attached to an AP MLD communicate over a link established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD. In other words, they operate over a link established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD. Accordingly, the non-AP STA is a non-AP STA operating over this link, and the AP is an AP operating over this link.

[0181] Optionally, the third parameter value may be "1" and the fourth parameter value may be "0", that is, for a bit in the DPS Modebitmap field, when the bit is set to "1", it indicates that the affiliated non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation identified by the first field, that is, the affiliated non-AP STA needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode; when the bit is set to "0", it indicates that the affiliated non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field, that is, the affiliated non-AP STA does not enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0182] Optionally, referring to the above, the formats of the first field, the second field and the third field in the first wireless frame can be shown in Table 1.

[0183] Table 1:

[0184]

[0185] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off,

[0186] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0187] In the second field, bits corresponding to enabled links in the plurality of links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0188] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0189] Optionally, among the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, some or all of the links may be in working state. That is, among the multiple links, all or some of the links may be enabled. The enabled links are links in working state, and the disabled links are links in non-working state.

[0190] Optionally, for an enabled link among the multiple links, only the subordinate non-AP STAs under the link need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode. To this end, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, in the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value; and in the second field, the bit corresponding to the enabled link for which the dynamic power saving mode was not previously enabled (before determining the first radio frame) is set to a fourth parameter value.

[0191] Optionally, for a disabled link among the multiple links, the affiliated non-AP STAs under the link do not need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode. Accordingly, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, in the second field, the bit corresponding to the previously disabled link (before determining the first radio frame) is set to a fourth parameter value.

[0192] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled,

[0193] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0194] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding attached non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value;

[0195] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0196] As previously mentioned, an enabled link among the multiple links is a link in an operational state, and a disabled link is a link in an inoperative state. Optionally, only the non-AP STAs attached to an enabled link among the multiple links need to enable or disable dynamic power saving mode. For a disabled link among the multiple links, the non-AP STAs attached to the disabled link do not need to enable or disable dynamic power saving mode.

[0197] In this regard, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, in the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the affiliated non-AP STA requesting the dynamic power saving mode is operating is set to the third parameter value; in the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding affiliated non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value; and in the second field, the bit corresponding to the disabled link is set to the fourth parameter value.

[0198] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the combination of step 303 and step 304 may be performed after the combination of step 301 and step 302, or the two combined steps may be performed simultaneously. That is, the step of the non-AP MLD sending the third radio frame to the AP MLD may be performed before the step of the non-AP MLD sending the first radio frame to the AP MLD, or the step of the non-AP MLD sending the third radio frame to the AP MLD may be performed simultaneously with the step of the non-AP MLD sending the first radio frame to the AP MLD. Figure 3 The description is given by taking the example that the combination of step 303 and step 304 is performed after the combination of step 301 and step 302.

[0199] Step 305: The AP MLD determines a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information in the first radio frame.

[0200] Optionally, the AP MLD has entered a ready state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information of the first radio frame, that is, the AP attached to the AP MLD and working under the above at least one link has entered a ready state for communicating with the non-APSTA under the link.

[0201] Specifically, when the first wireless frame requests the affiliated non-AP STA under a certain link to enable the dynamic power saving mode, the AP under the link enters a ready state for communicating with the non-AP STA that has enabled the dynamic power saving mode; when the first wireless frame requests the non-AP STA under a certain link to disable the dynamic power saving mode, the AP under the link enters a ready state for communicating with the non-AP STA that has disabled the dynamic power saving mode (in this case, the AP can interrupt the communication process with the non-AP STA).

[0202] Optionally, the AP MLD enters a corresponding preparation state, ie, the subordinate AP of the AP MLD has adjusted its communication parameters, and the adjusted communication parameters are adaptable to the communication process with the subordinate non-AP STA with dynamic power saving mode enabled or disabled.

[0203] Optionally, the second wireless frame may also carry at least one of the above-mentioned first field, second field and third field, and the content of the first field is the same as the content of the first field in the first wireless frame, the second field is the same as the content of the second field in the first wireless frame, and the third field is the same as the content of the third field in the first wireless frame.

[0204] Step 306: The AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD. Correspondingly, the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0205] Optionally, the AP MLD may send the second radio frame to the non-AP MLD through the first link, or may send the second radio frame to the non-AP MLD through other links. For example, the AP MLD sends the second radio frame to the non-AP MLD in the second link among the multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and the corresponding attached non-AP STA and the STA in which the STA communicates normally.

[0206] Step 307: The non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame.

[0207] Optionally, the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame, that is, the working state of the non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, may include but is not limited to the above-mentioned first capability communication mode, second capability communication mode or third capability communication mode.

[0208] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0209] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0210] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0211] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0212] Optionally, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame and information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame.

[0213] Optionally, when the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode, the dynamic power saving mode may be enabled or disabled based on the delay information related to enabling or disabling the dynamic power saving mode indicated in the third radio frame.

[0214] Optionally, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, only the working state of the first affiliated non-AP STA working on the first link can be adjusted, that is, the dynamic power saving mode can be enabled or disabled according to the information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame.

[0215] Optionally, when the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within the first delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0216] Optionally, in the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within the second delay and turns off the dynamic power saving mode; if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA turns off the dynamic power saving mode.

[0217] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0218] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within a third delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode;

[0219] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0220] In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0221] Optionally, when the first radio frame includes the second field, it may be necessary to adjust the working state of at least one non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD, that is, enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode according to the information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame.

[0222] Optionally, as described above, the delay information corresponding to at least two non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD may be different. Therefore, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the second attached non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode based on the state of the non-AP STA when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the delay information corresponding to the non-AP STA in the third radio frame, and the information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame.

[0223] That is, when the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second subordinate non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within the third delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode. When the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second subordinate non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second subordinate non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within the fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode; if the second subordinate non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second subordinate non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0224] Optionally, as described above, the delay information corresponding to at least two non-AP STAs attached to the non-AP MLD may be the same. Therefore, when the first radio frame includes the second field and the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, the second attached non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode based on the state of the non-AP STA when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the delay information in the third radio frame corresponding to the information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame, and the information indicated by the first field in the first radio frame.

[0225] That is, when the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second subordinate non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within the first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode. When the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second subordinate non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second subordinate non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within the second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode; if the second subordinate non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second subordinate non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0226] In some embodiments, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include:

[0227] Step A1: The non-AP MLD determines a third radio frame; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode;

[0228] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0229] In some embodiments, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0230] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0231] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0232] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0233] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0234] In some embodiments, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0235] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0236] In step A2, the non-AP MLD sends the third radio frame to the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD.

[0237] In step A3, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0238] In step A4, the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may include:

[0240] A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode;

[0241] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0242] In some embodiments, the second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0243] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating on the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation indicated by the first field;

[0244] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0245] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off,

[0246] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0247] In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0248] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0249] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled,

[0250] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0251] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding attached non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value;

[0252] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0253] Step A5: The AP MLD determines a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information in the first radio frame.

[0254] In step A6, the AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD. Correspondingly, the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0255] Step A7: The non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame.

[0256] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0257] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0258] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0259] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0260] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0261] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within a third delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode;

[0262] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0263] In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0264] In some embodiments, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include:

[0265] Step B1: The non-AP MLD determines a third radio frame; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode;

[0266] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0267] In some embodiments, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0268] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0269] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0270] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0271] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0272] In some embodiments, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0273] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0274] In step B2, the non-AP MLD sends the third radio frame to the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD.

[0275] In step B3, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0276] In step B4, the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may include at least one of the following:

[0278] A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode;

[0279] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may further include:

[0281] The third field identifies whether the first wireless frame contains the second field.

[0282] Optionally, the third field may include a dynamic power saving mode bitmap present (DPS Bitmap Present) field / identifier.

[0283] In some embodiments, the third field may include a DPS Bitmap Present identifier;

[0284] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field;

[0285] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field;

[0287] The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0288] In some embodiments, the second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0289] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating on the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation indicated by the first field;

[0290] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0291] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off,

[0292] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0293] In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0294] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0295] In some embodiments, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled,

[0296] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0297] In the second field, bits corresponding to links in the plurality of links for which the subordinate non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and the dynamic power saving mode has been enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0298] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0299] Step B5: The AP MLD determines a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information in the first radio frame.

[0300] Step B6: The AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD. Correspondingly, the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0301] Step B7: The non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame.

[0302] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0303] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0304] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0305] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0306] In some embodiments, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0307] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within a third delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode;

[0308] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0309] In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0310] In some embodiments, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include:

[0311] Step C1: The non-AP MLD determines a third radio frame; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode;

[0312] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0313] In some embodiments, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0314] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0315] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0316] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0317] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0318] In some embodiments, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0319] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0320] In step C2, the non-AP MLD sends the third radio frame to the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD.

[0321] In step C3, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0322] In step C4, the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among the multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0323] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may include at least one of the following:

[0324] The first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling of a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling of a dynamic power saving mode.

[0325] In some embodiments, the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-APSTA operating under the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field.

[0326] Step C5: The AP MLD determines a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information in the first radio frame.

[0327] In step C6, the AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD. Correspondingly, the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0328] Step C7: The non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame.

[0329] In some embodiments, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including:

[0330] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0331] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0332] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first wireless frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0333] In some embodiments, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include:

[0334] Step D1: The non-AP MLD determines a third radio frame; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode;

[0335] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0336] In some embodiments, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0337] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0338] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0339] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0340] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0341] In some embodiments, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0342] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0343] In step D2, the non-AP MLD sends the third radio frame to the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD.

[0344] In step D3, the non-AP MLD determines a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD.

[0345] In step D4, the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame to the AP MLD over a first link among the multiple links established with the AP MLD. Correspondingly, the AP MLD receives the first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD over the first link.

[0346] In some embodiments, the first radio frame may include:

[0347] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0348] In some embodiments, the first wireless frame may be used by default to request enabling or disabling the dynamic power saving mode. Accordingly, the second field identifies: the first wireless frame is used to request: at least one affiliated non-AP STA for the default operation of the first wireless frame (enabling or disabling the dynamic power saving mode).

[0349] In some embodiments, the first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests that the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0350] In some embodiments, the second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0351] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating under the link corresponding to the bit performs the default operation of the first radio frame;

[0352] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working in the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the default operation of the first radio frame.

[0353] In some embodiments, when the default operation of the first radio frame is to turn off the dynamic power saving mode,

[0354] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0355] In the second field, bits corresponding to enabled links in the plurality of links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0356] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0357] In some embodiments, when the default operation of the first radio frame is to enable the dynamic power saving mode,

[0358] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0359] In the second field, bits corresponding to links in the plurality of links for which the subordinate non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and the dynamic power saving mode has been enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0360] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0361] Step D5: The AP MLD determines a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information in the first radio frame.

[0362] In step D6, the AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD. Correspondingly, the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0363] Step D7: The non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to the state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame.

[0364] In some embodiments, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0365] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within a third delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode;

[0366] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0367] In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0368] In some embodiments, the disclosed embodiments provide a method and process for dynamic power saving mode for multi-link devices. This method addresses at least one of the following issues: the lack of clear negotiation process and parameter information for DPS mode between Wi-Fi devices, the lack of standardized signaling, and the need for standardized signaling and processes to achieve efficient negotiation and state switching of dynamic power saving mode for multi-link devices, given that most devices supporting the UHR protocol are MLD devices.

[0369] In some embodiments, a non-AP MLD can request, via a single link, that one or more subordinate non-AP STAs disable or enable dynamic power saving mode from its associated AP MLD device. Upon receiving the request, the AP MLD responds. After the non-AP MLD receives the response, each subordinate non-AP STA switches to a corresponding capability communication mode within a corresponding delay time, based on the capability communication mode in which the non-AP MLD sent the request. This method effectively improves the efficiency of dynamic power saving mode negotiation between multi-link devices, enables efficient switching of capability modes for non-AP MLD devices, and standardizes and improves the dynamic power saving operation process.

[0370] Specifically, the above method may include the following steps:

[0371] 1. The Non-AP MLD sends a first radio frame to its associated AP MLD via a first link, requesting the associated non-AP STAs corresponding to one or more links to exit (disable) dynamic power saving mode (DPS Mode). The first radio frame includes at least one of the following:

[0372] (1) The first field identifies the enable / disable DPS mode of one or more subordinate non-AP STAs of the non-AP MLD;

[0373] Optionally, when the first field is set to 1, it indicates enable DPS Mode; when it is set to 0, it indicates disable DPS Mode.

[0374] (2) The third field indicates whether the second field exists in the first wireless frame.

[0375] Optionally, the third field may be a DPS Bitmap Present identifier; the third field device is 0, indicating that the second field does not exist in the first wireless frame, and the affiliated non-AP STA corresponding to the first wireless frame link sends the first wireless frame to perform the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field; the third field is set to 1, the second field exists in the first wireless frame, indicating that one or more affiliated non-AP STAs perform the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field.

[0376] (3) Optional second field: When the third field is set to 1, the first radio frame may include a second field for instructing one or more affiliated non-AP STAs to perform the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field.

[0377] Optionally, the second field is a 16-bit DPS Mode bitmap field, where each bit corresponds to a link, for example, Bit0 to Bit15 correspond to Link0 to Link15 respectively. When the bit is set to 1, it indicates that the attached non-AP STA working in the corresponding link performs the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field; when the bit is set to 0, it indicates that the attached non-AP STA working in the corresponding link does not perform the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field.

[0378] Note: When the first field indicates Enable DPS Mode, in the second field, except for the bit corresponding to the link where the attached non-AP STA needs to enable DPS Mode, the bits corresponding to other enabled links are set to 0, and the bits corresponding to the disabled links are set to Reserved or set to 0.

[0379] When the first field indicates Disable DPS Mode, in the second field, except for the bits corresponding to the affiliated non-AP STA links that need to Disable DPS Mode, the bits corresponding to the enabled links that are currently not DPS-enabled are set to 0, and the bits corresponding to the disabled links are set to Reserved or set to 0.

[0380] Optionally, the formats of the first field, the second field and the third field in the first wireless frame may refer to Table 1.

[0381] In some embodiments, based on the different meanings of the first field and the second field in the first radio frame, combined with the following different situations, the following examples may be included:

[0382] Embodiment 1: In the case where the non-AP MLD requests the sending of the first radio frame in the dependent non-AP STA DisableDPS mode, the key fields in the first radio frame may be set to:

[0383] The first field is set to 0;

[0384] The third field is set to 0;

[0385] The second field is not included.

[0386] Embodiment 2: In the case where non-AP MLD requests one or more attached non-APs SAT Disable DPS mode, the key fields in the first radio frame may be set to:

[0387] The first field is set to 0;

[0388] The third field is set to 1;

[0389] Contains the second field.

[0390] For example, when the second field is set to 00010110 01000000, the second field can identify: four subordinate non-AP STAs corresponding to Link3, Link5, Link6 and Link9 are in Disable DPS mode, and subordinate non-AP STAs corresponding to other links do not perform any operation.

[0391] 2. After receiving the first radio frame, the AP MLD sends a second radio frame to the non-AP MLD in response. The second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD is ready to serve the non-AP MLD in the mode indicated by the first radio frame.

[0392] Optionally, when the second wireless frame includes a first field, a second field and a third field, the corresponding content of the second wireless frame should be set consistent with the corresponding content in the first wireless frame.

[0393] 3. After receiving the second radio frame, the non-AP MLD performs at least one of the following operations:

[0394] (1) If the first radio frame does not include the second field, the attached non-APSTA that sends the first radio frame performs the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation indicated by the first field;

[0395] 1) If the DPS mode is enabled (for example, the first field is set to 1), after the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame, the affiliated non-AP STA that sent the first radio frame switches to the low-capability mode within a first delay time (i.e., the first delay) and enables the DPS mode;

[0396] 2) If the DPS mode is disabled (for example, the first field is set to 0), among all non-AP STAs in the non-AP MLD, if, when sending the first radio frame, the subordinate non-AP STA sending the first radio frame is in low-capability communication mode, after receiving the second radio frame, it switches to high-capability mode within a second delay time (i.e., the second delay), and the DPS mode is disabled; if, when sending the first radio frame, the subordinate non-AP STA sending the first radio frame is in high-capability communication mode, after receiving the second radio frame, the DPS mode is disabled;

[0397] (2) If the first radio frame includes the second field, the attached non-AP STA corresponding to the link with the bit of the first subfield set to 1 performs the Enable / Disable DPS Mode operation identified by the first field.

[0398] 1) If the DPS mode is enabled (for example, the first field is set to 1), after the non-AP MLD receives the second radio frame, the attached non-AP STA corresponding to the link with the bit in the third field set to 1 switches to the low-capability mode, Enable DPS mode, within the third delay time (i.e., the corresponding third delay);

[0399] 2) If it is Disable DPS mode (for example, the first field is set to 0), for the affiliated non-AP STA corresponding to the bit link in which the third field is set to 1, if it is in low-capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, after receiving the second radio frame, it switches to high-capability mode within the fourth delay time (i.e., the corresponding fourth delay), DisableDPS mode; if it is in high-capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, after receiving the second radio frame, it is DisableDPS mode within the fourth delay time (i.e., the corresponding fourth delay).

[0400] In some embodiments, the first delay time, the second delay time, the third delay time, and the fourth delay time may be exchanged between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD before sending the first radio frame or carried in the first radio frame, or may be carried in other radio frames (e.g., the third radio frame).

[0401] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0402] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0403] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform may be used interchangeably.

[0404] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0405] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values (for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0406] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0407] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, step 201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 301 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 303 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 304 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 305 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 306 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 307 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 201 and step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 301 and step 302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 303 and step 304 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of step 301, step 302, step 303 and step 304 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. The combination of step 305 and step 306 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 303, step 304, step 305 and step 306 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 301, step 302, step 303, step 304, step 305 and step 306 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 305, step 306 and step 307 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 303, step 304, step 305, step 306 and step 307 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 301, step 302, step 303, step 304, step 305, step 306 and step 307 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this.

[0408] In some embodiments, see Figures 2 to 3 Other optional implementations recorded before or after the corresponding description.

[0409] Figure 4 This is one of the flow charts of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0410] like Figure 4 As shown, the above method can be applied to non-AP MLD. The above method includes:

[0411] Step 401: Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA associated with at least one link to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-APMLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD;

[0412] Step 402: Send the first radio frame to the AP MLD in a first link among the multiple links.

[0413] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes at least one of the following:

[0414] A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode;

[0415] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0416] In the above embodiment, the first field in the first radio frame can be used to identify the dynamic power saving mode requested by the non-AP MLD, that is, to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode; and the second field in the first radio frame can be used to identify the subordinate non-AP STAs of the non-AP MLD that need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0417] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame further includes:

[0418] The third field identifies whether the first wireless frame contains the second field.

[0419] In the above embodiment, whether the second field is included in the first radio frame may be identified by the third field.

[0420] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third field includes a dynamic power saving mode bitmap present DPS BitmapPresent identifier;

[0421] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field;

[0422] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

[0423] In the above embodiment, whether the first radio frame includes the second field may be specifically identified by using the parameter value of the DPS Bitmap Present identifier.

[0424] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field;

[0425] The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field performs the operation identified by the first field; the first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA operating in the first link performs the operation identified by the first field;

[0426] The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0427] In the above embodiment, when the second field is not included in the first radio frame, the first radio frame may be used to request the attached non-AP STA working under the first link to perform the operation identified by the first field; when the second field is included in the first radio frame, the first radio frame may be used to request at least one attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0428] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second field includes a dynamic power saving mode bitmap DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0429] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating on the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation indicated by the first field;

[0430] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0431] In the above embodiment, the DPS Mode bitmap field may be used to identify the subordinate non-AP STAs of the non-AP MLD that need to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0432] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off,

[0433] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0434] In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0435] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0436] In the above embodiment, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off, the parameter value of each field in the first wireless frame can be determined by whether the link established between the non-APMLD and the AP MLD is enabled, and whether the affiliated non-AP STA under each enabled link needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0437] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled,

[0438] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0439] In the second field, bits corresponding to links in the plurality of links for which the subordinate non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and the dynamic power saving mode has been enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0440] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links among the plurality of links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0441] In the above embodiment, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the parameter value of each field in the first wireless frame can be determined by whether the link established between the non-APMLD and the AP MLD is enabled, and whether the affiliated non-AP STA under each enabled link needs to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0442] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0443] A second radio frame sent by the AP MLD is received; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information of the first radio frame.

[0444] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD can determine that the AP MLD accepts the content requested in the first radio frame by receiving the second radio frame sent by the AP MLD.

[0445] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0446] enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode according to a state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame;

[0447] The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

[0448] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD may determine whether to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode according to the status of each of the attached non-AP STAs when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame.

[0449] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0450] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0451] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0452] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0453] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD may determine whether to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode according to the status of each attached non-AP STA when it sends the first radio frame and the information identified by each field in the first radio frame.

[0454] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-APMLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following:

[0455] When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within the third delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0456] In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode;

[0457] In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

[0458] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD may determine whether to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode according to the status of each attached non-AP STA when it sends the first radio frame and the information identified by each field in the first radio frame.

[0459] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0460] Sending a third radio frame to the AP MLD; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode.

[0461] In the above embodiment, the non-AP MLD may inform each of the attached non-AP STAs of the delay information required to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode by sending a third radio frame to the AP MLD.

[0462] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0463] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0464] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0465] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0466] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0467] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0468] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0469] In some embodiments, reference may be made to the steps and optional implementation methods of other embodiments recorded before or after the description corresponding to this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the description, which will not be repeated here.

[0470] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, step 401 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 402 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 401 and step 402 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0471] In some embodiments, see Figure 4 Other optional implementations recorded before or after the corresponding description.

[0472] Figure 5 This is a second flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0473] like Figure 5As shown, the above method can be applied to AP MLD, and the above method includes:

[0474] Step 501: Receive a first radio frame sent by a non-AP MLD over a first link among multiple links established with the non-AP MLD; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode for an attached non-AP STA corresponding to at least one of the multiple links.

[0475] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes at least one of the following:

[0476] A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode;

[0477] The second field indicates: at least one affiliated non-AP STA that requests to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

[0478] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first field further includes:

[0479] The third field identifies whether the first wireless frame contains the second field.

[0480] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third field includes a DPS Bitmap Present identifier;

[0481] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field;

[0482] The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

[0483] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field;

[0484] The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0485] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD;

[0486] The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-AP STA operating on the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation indicated by the first field;

[0487] The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the subordinate non-AP STA working under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

[0488] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off,

[0489] In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0490] In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value;

[0491] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0492] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled,

[0493] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value;

[0494] In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding attached non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value;

[0495] In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

[0496] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0497] Determining a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a ready state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information of the first radio frame;

[0498] Send the second radio frame to the non-AP MLD.

[0499] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0500] Receive a third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the non-AP STA affiliated with the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode.

[0501] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the delay information includes at least one of the following:

[0502] A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0503] A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode;

[0504] at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode;

[0505] At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

[0506] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay;

[0507] When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the time required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

[0508] In some embodiments, reference may be made to the steps and optional implementation methods of other embodiments recorded before or after the description corresponding to this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the description, which will not be repeated here.

[0509] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide apparatuses (also referred to as communication devices, etc.) for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. As another example, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0510] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they can be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein 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 within the device or a memory 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), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules 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 rest by hardware circuits.

[0511] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, 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 a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above-mentioned 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 to implement 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 ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0512] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the multi-link site device proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The multi-link site device is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, Figure 6 As shown, the multi-link site device 600 may include at least one of a processing module 601 , a transceiver module 602 , and the like.

[0513] In some embodiments, the processing module 601 is configured to determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is configured to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated site device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD; and the transceiver module 602 is configured to send the first radio frame to the AP MLD under a first link among the multiple links.

[0514] Optionally, the processing module 601 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step 201, step 301, step 303, step 307, and step 401, but not limited thereto) performed by the multi-link site device in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here. The transceiver module 602 is configured to execute at least one of the transceiver steps (e.g., step 202, step 302, step 304, step 306, and step 402, but not limited thereto) performed by the multi-link site device in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0515] In some embodiments, the processing module can be replaced with the processor and the determination module, and the transceiver module can be replaced with the transceiver, the sending module, and the receiving module.

[0516] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the multi-link access point device proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The multi-link access point device is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, Figure 7 As shown, the multi-link access point device 700 may include: a transceiver module 701 .

[0517] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is configured to receive, in a first link among multiple links established with the non-AP MLD, a first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the first radio frame is configured to request that a subordinate non-AP STA corresponding to at least one of the multiple links enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode.

[0518] Optionally, the transceiver module 701 is configured to execute at least one of the transceiver steps (eg, step 202, step 302, step 304, step 306, step 501, but not limited thereto) executed by the multi-link access point device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0519] In some embodiments, the multi-link access point device 700 may further include a processing module configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (such as step 305 , but not limited thereto) executed by the multi-link access point device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0520] In some embodiments, the processing module can be replaced with the processor and the determination module, and the transceiver module can be replaced with the transceiver, the sending module, and the receiving module.

[0521] Figure 88 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 800 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 800 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 800 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.

[0522] like Figure 8 As shown, the communication device 800 is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, 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 the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 800 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 801 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 800 to perform any of the above methods.

[0523] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 further includes one or more transceivers 802. When the communication device 800 includes one or more transceivers 802, the transceiver 802 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step 202, step 302, step 304, step 306, step 402, step 501, but not limited thereto) in the above method, and the processor 801 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step 201, step 301, step 303, step 305, step 307, step 401, but not limited thereto). In an alternative embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface 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.

[0524] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 further includes one or more memories 803 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, one or more processors 801 are configured to call instructions stored in the memories 803 to cause the communication device 800 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, all or part of the memories 803 may be located outside the communication device 800. In an optional embodiment, the communication device 800 may include one or more interface circuits 804. Optionally, the interface circuit 804 is connected to the memory 802, and the interface circuit 804 may be configured to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 802 or other devices, and may be configured to send data and / or instructions to the memory 802 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 804 may read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 802 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 801.

[0525] The communication device 800 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, 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 thereto. Figure 8 The communication device may be an independent device or a part of a larger device. For example, the 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, programs and / or instructions; (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.

[0526] Figure 9 900 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 900 proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 800 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to Figure 9 The structure of the chip 900 is shown, but is not limited thereto.

[0527] The chip 900 includes one or more processors 901. The chip 900 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0528] In some embodiments, the chip 900 further includes one or more interface circuits 902. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, the chip 900 further includes one or more memories 903 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 903 may be located outside the chip 900. Optionally, the interface circuit 902 is connected to the memory 903, and the interface circuit 902 may be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 903 or other devices, and the interface circuit 902 may be used to send data and / or instructions to the memory 903 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 902 may read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 903 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 901.

[0529] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 902 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., step 202, step 302, step 304, step 306, step 402, and step 501, but not limited thereto). The interface circuit 902 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, for example, means that the interface circuit 902 performs data and / or instruction exchange between the processor 901, chip 900, memory 903, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 901 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step 201, step 301, step 303, step 305, step 307, and step 401, but not limited thereto).

[0530] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0531] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to execute 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-transitor9 storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0532] The present disclosure also provides a program product comprising a program and / or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product. Optionally, the program product is stored on the above storage medium.

[0533] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a multi-link station device non-AP MLD, and includes: Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: a non-AP STA, an affiliated station device corresponding to at least one link, to enable or disable a dynamic power saving mode; the at least one link includes: a link among multiple links established between the non-AP MLD and a multi-link access point device AP MLD; The first radio frame is sent to the AP MLD under a first link among the multiple links.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein: The first radio frame includes at least one of the following: A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode; The second field indicates at least one subordinate non-APSTA requesting to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

3. The communication method according to claim 2, wherein: The first radio frame further includes: A third field identifies whether the first wireless frame includes the second field.

4. The communication method according to claim 3, wherein: The third field includes a dynamic power saving mode bitmap present DPS Bitmap Present identifier; The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field; The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

5. The communication method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field; The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

6. The communication method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that: The second field includes a dynamic power saving mode bitmap DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD; The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-APSTA operating under the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation identified by the first field; The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the attached non-APSTA operating under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

7. The communication method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that: In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off, In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value; In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value; In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

8. The communication method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that: In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value; In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding attached non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value; In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

9. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The method further comprises: A second radio frame sent by the AP MLD is received; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a preparation state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information of the first radio frame.

10. The communication method according to claim 9, wherein: The method further comprises: enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode according to a state of the non-AP MLD when sending the first radio frame; The state includes a first capability communication mode or a second capability communication mode; and a parameter value of at least one communication parameter in the first capability communication mode is smaller than a parameter value in the second capability communication mode.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein: When the first radio frame does not include the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following: When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the first affiliated non-AP STA operating on the first link switches to the first capability communication mode within a first delay and enables the dynamic power saving mode; In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in a first capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA switches to a second capability communication mode within a second delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode; In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the first affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when sending the first radio frame, the first affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

12. The communication method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that: When the first radio frame includes the second field, the non-AP MLD enables or disables the dynamic power saving mode according to its state when sending the first radio frame, including at least one of the following: When the first field of the first radio frame indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, the second affiliated non-AP STA operating in the link corresponding to the bit set to the third parameter value switches to the first capability communication mode within a third delay to enable the dynamic power saving mode; In a case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the first capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA switches to the second capability communication mode within a fourth delay and disables the dynamic power saving mode; In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is disabled, if the second affiliated non-AP STA is in the second capability communication mode when the non-AP MLD sends the first radio frame, the second affiliated non-AP STA disables the dynamic power saving mode.

13. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending a third radio frame to the AP MLD; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode.

14. The communication method according to claim 13, wherein: The delay information includes at least one of the following: A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode; at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

15. The communication method according to claim 14, wherein: In a case where the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and a duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and a duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay; When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by the AP MLD and includes: Receive, under a first link among multiple links established with a non-AP MLD, a first radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the first radio frame is used to request: enabling or disabling a dynamic power saving mode for an affiliated non-AP STA corresponding to at least one link among the multiple links.

17. The communication method according to claim 16, wherein: The first radio frame includes at least one of the following: A first field, where the first field identifies that the first radio frame is used to request enabling a dynamic power saving mode or to request disabling a dynamic power saving mode; The second field indicates at least one subordinate non-APSTA requesting to enable or disable the dynamic power saving mode.

18. The communication method according to claim 17, wherein: The first field also includes: The third field identifies whether the first wireless frame contains the second field.

19. The communication method according to claim 18, wherein: The third field includes a DPS BitmapPresent identifier; The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a first parameter value, and the first radio frame includes the second field; The DPS Bitmap Present identifier is set to a second parameter value, and the first radio frame does not include the second field.

20. The communication method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that: The first radio frame does not include the second field, and the first radio frame requests: an affiliated non-AP STA operating in the first link to perform an operation identified by the first field; The first radio frame includes the second field, and the first radio frame requests: the subordinate non-AP STA indicated by the second field to perform the operation identified by the first field.

21. The communication method according to any one of claims 17 to 20, characterized in that: The second field includes a DPS Mode bitmap field; the DPS Mode bitmap field includes at least one bit; each bit corresponds to a working link of an attached non-AP STA attached to the non-AP MLD; The bit is set to a third parameter value, indicating that the attached non-APSTA operating under the link corresponding to the bit performs the operation identified by the first field; The bit is set to a fourth parameter value, indicating that the attached non-APSTA operating under the link corresponding to the bit does not perform the operation identified by the first field.

22. The communication method according to any one of claims 17 to 21, characterized in that: In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is turned off, In the second field, a bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to disable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value; In the second field, the bits corresponding to the enabled links for which the dynamic power saving mode is not enabled are set to a fourth parameter value; In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

23. The communication method according to any one of claims 20 to 22, characterized in that: In the case where the first field indicates that the dynamic power saving mode is enabled, In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link on which the subordinate non-AP STA requesting to enable the dynamic power saving mode operates is set to a third parameter value; In the second field, the bit corresponding to the link for which the corresponding attached non-AP STA does not need to enable the dynamic power saving mode and has been enabled is set to the fourth parameter value; In the second field, bits corresponding to disabled links are set to a fourth parameter value.

24. The communication method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Determining a second radio frame; wherein the second radio frame indicates that the AP MLD has entered a ready state for communicating with the non-AP MLD based on the request information of the first radio frame; Send the second radio frame to the non-AP MLD.

25. The communication method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive a third radio frame sent by the non-AP MLD; wherein the third radio frame carries delay information for the subordinate non-AP STA of the non-APMLD to switch between the first capability communication mode and the second capability communication mode.

26. The communication method according to claim 25, characterized in that The delay information includes at least one of the following: A first delay, indicating the time required for the attached non-AP STA operating on the first link to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; A second delay, indicating the duration required for the attached non-AP STA operating in the first link in the shutdown power saving mode to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode; at least one third delay, where the third delay indicates: a time duration required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to enable dynamic power saving mode and switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode; At least one fourth delay, where the fourth delay indicates: a time length required for a subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD to start the dynamic power saving mode and switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode.

27. The communication method according to claim 26, characterized in that: In a case where the third radio frame includes only the first delay and the second delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and a duration required for switching from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the first delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and a duration required for switching from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the second delay; When the third radio frame includes the at least one third delay and the at least one fourth delay, each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns on the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required to switch from the second capability communication mode to the first capability communication mode is the corresponding third delay; each subordinate non-AP STA of the non-AP MLD turns off the dynamic power saving mode, and the duration required to switch from the first capability communication mode to the second capability communication mode is the corresponding fourth delay.

28. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 or 16 to 27.

29. A communication system, characterized in that: Includes non-AP MLD and AP MLD; The non-AP MLD is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, and the AP MLD is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 16 to 27.

30. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, or execute the communication method according to any one of claims 16 to 27.

31. A program product, comprising at least one of a program and instructions, characterized in that: When at least one of the program and the instruction is executed by a communication device, the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 is implemented, or the communication method according to any one of claims 16 to 27 is implemented.

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