Communication method, station device, and access point device

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, a station device, and an access point device. The communication method is applied to a station device, and comprises: determining a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame comprises first identification information, which identifies the existence, in a station device, of a periodic communication service of another radio communication medium, and the first radio frame comprises communication time information of the periodic communication service; and sending the first radio frame, and by means of the first radio frame, reporting to an access point device the coexistence of another communication technology at the station device side, such that within the communication time of the other radio communication medium, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the station device, thereby temporally isolating a Wi-Fi communication service from the service of the other radio communication medium, and thus avoiding mutual interference between the Wi-Fi communication service and the service of the other radio communication medium.

Description

Communication method, station equipment and access point equipment Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, a station device, and an access point device. Background Art

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

[0003] In UHR, when a device is performing Wi-Fi communication, services on other wireless communication media may also be present. If there is communication interference from other wireless communication media, it will affect the current normal communication and increase communication latency. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a method to prevent Wi-Fi communication services from being interfered with by services on other wireless communication media, especially periodic wireless communication services.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a station device, and an access point device to provide a way to prevent Wi-Fi communication services from being interfered with by services of other wireless communication media.

[0006] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, applied to a site device, the method comprising:

[0007] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first radio frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service;

[0008] The first radio frame is sent.

[0009] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication method, applied to an access point device, the method comprising:

[0010] Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service.

[0011] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a site device, the site device including:

[0012] A determination module is configured to determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first radio frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service;

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

[0014] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device AP, wherein the access point device AP includes:

[0015] The first receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services.

[0016] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device AP, including:

[0017] one or more processors;

[0018] The access point device AP is used to implement the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a site device, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The site device is used to execute the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, including an access point device AP and a station device; wherein the access point device AP is configured to implement the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the station device is configured to implement the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device sends the first wireless frame to report to the access point device the coexistence of other communication technologies on the site device side. During the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of the other wireless communication media to avoid mutual interference between the two.

[0025] 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

[0026] 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.

[0027] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG2 is one of the interactive schematic diagrams of the method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3 is a second interactive diagram of the method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG4 is a third interactive diagram of the method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG5 is a fourth interactive diagram of the method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG6 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG7 is a second flow chart of the communication method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a site device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of an access point device AP proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a station device, and an access point device.

[0039] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, applied to a site device, the method comprising:

[0040] Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first radio frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service;

[0041] The first radio frame is sent.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the site device sends the first wireless frame to report to the access point device the coexistence of other communication technologies on the site device side. During the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of the other wireless communication media to prevent interference between the two.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication time information includes the number of repetitions and periodic time information.

[0044] In the above embodiment, by improving the communication time information of other wireless communication media services, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the station device during the communication time of other wireless communication media, thereby avoiding interference between the two.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0046] The first identification information includes: a Service Specific Identifier of the quiet time content subfield;

[0047] The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the first identification information is carried in the quiet time period information element, which provides a specific implementation method of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether one or more working links of the site device have periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the second identification information is used to identify whether there is periodic communication service of other wireless communication media in other working links under multi-link.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device;

[0052] or

[0053] The first radio frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame, the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes a QTP request information sub-element, and the QTP request information sub-element includes the quiet time period information element.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the station device sends an association request frame or a reassociation request frame to report to the access point device that other communication technologies coexist on the station device side.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a channel usage request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device;

[0056] The channel usage request frame includes a TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the station device sends a channel usage request frame to report to the access point device the coexistence of other communication technologies on the station device side.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the site device, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the TWT information elements corresponding to the multiple working links are used to identify whether there are periodic communication services of other wireless communication media in other working links.

[0060] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, applied to an access point device, the method comprising:

[0061] Receive a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the communication time information includes the number of repetitions and periodic time information.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0064] The first identification information includes: a Service Specific Identifier of the quiet time content subfield;

[0065] The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether there is periodic communication service of other wireless communication media in the working link of the site device.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a QTP Request frame sent after completing an initial association with the site device;

[0068] or

[0069] The first radio frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame, the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes a QTP request information sub-element, and the QTP request information sub-element includes the quiet time period information element.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a channel usage request frame sent after completing an initial association with the station device;

[0071] The channel usage request frame includes a TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the site device, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0073] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a site device, which includes at least one of a determination module and a sending module; wherein the site device is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0074] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device AP, comprising: a first receiving module; wherein the access point device AP is used to execute the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0075] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a site device, including:

[0076] one or more processors;

[0077] The site device is used to execute the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0078] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device AP, including:

[0079] one or more processors;

[0080] The access point device AP is used to execute the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0081] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, comprising an access point device AP and a site device; wherein the access point device AP is configured to execute the optional implementation method described in the first aspect, and the site device is configured as the optional implementation method described in the second aspect.

[0082] In an eighth 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 the optional implementation methods described in the first and second aspects.

[0083] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0084] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0085] In an eleventh 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 and second aspects above.

[0086] It is understandable that the aforementioned access point device AP, station device, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip, or chip system is used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0087] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a station device, and an access point device. 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0093] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0094] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0095] 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.

[0096] 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.

[0097] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0100] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0101] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0102] 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.

[0103] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0104] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a station device (STA) 101 and an access point device (AP) 102 .

[0105] In some embodiments, the site device 101 includes, for example, a wireless communication chip, a wireless sensor, or a wireless communication terminal that supports WiFi communication. Optionally, the wireless communication terminal includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device that supports WiFi communication, a car with WiFi communication, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device used in industrial control, a wireless terminal device used in self-driving, a wireless terminal device used in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device used in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device used in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device used in a smart city, and a wireless terminal device used in a smart home.

[0106] Specifically, the station device 101 may be a terminal device or network device equipped with a wireless fidelity (WiFi) chip. Optionally, the station device 101 may 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 the next generation 802.11 protocol, but is not limited thereto.

[0107] In some embodiments, the access point device 102 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.

[0108] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the AP and STA may be devices supporting multiple connections, for example, they may be respectively represented as a multi-connection / multi-link access point device (Access Point Multi-Link Device, AP MLD) and a multi-connection / multi-link site device (Non-Access Point Multi-Link Device, Non-AP MLD); AP MLD may represent an access point supporting multi-connection / multi-link communication functions, and non-AP MLD may represent a site supporting multi-connection communication functions.

[0109] 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. A person skilled in the art 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.

[0110] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0111] The various embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to wireless local area networks (WLANs), such as those using the 802.11 series of protocols. In a WLAN, a Basic Service Set (BSS) is a fundamental component of a WLAN. A BSS network consists of station devices with some association 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 Basic Service Set (IBSS). Another more common scenario is that in a BSS network, there is only one central station dedicated to managing the BSS, called an access point, and all other STAs in the network are associated with it. Other stations in the BSS network that are not the central station are called terminals, also called non-AP STAs. Terminals 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, and other factors, a STA cannot detect other STAs that are farther away from it, and the two STAs are each other's hidden nodes.

[0112] 2 to 5 are interactive schematic diagrams illustrating a communication method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0113] As shown in FIG2 , the above method includes:

[0114] Step 201, the site device determines a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service.

[0115] In WLAN communication scenarios, STAs or APs may support other wireless communication media in addition to Wi-Fi, such as Bluetooth (BT), New Radio (NR), Ultra Wide Band (UWB), Zigbee, and LTE. However, when multiple wireless communication media communicate using the same frequency, they can interfere with each other, a phenomenon known as co-channel interference. For example, when a device simultaneously performs communication services on two or more wireless communication media, communication interference occurs. Co-channel interference reduces system throughput, increases communication latency, and hinders the transmission of communication services. In order to avoid interference between the communication services of other communication media and the current communication medium of the device, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device determines a first wireless frame and carries first identification information in the first wireless frame, where the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; optionally, the first identification information can be set to "1" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the first identification information can be set to "01" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the first identification information can be set to "10" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the first identification information can be set to "11" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0116] The first radio frame includes communication time information for the periodic communication service, such as the number of repetitions and cycle time information. Specifically, the number of repetitions includes the number of cycles of the periodic communication service, such as the number of cycles; and the cycle time information includes the start time of each cycle. The communication time information of the periodic communication service is used by the access point device to determine the communication time of the station device for other wireless communication media. During the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device does not conduct Wi-Fi communication with the station device, thereby isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the services of other wireless communication media in terms of time to prevent interference between the two.

[0117] Step 202: The site device sends the first radio frame.

[0118] The site device sends the first wireless frame to report to the access point device the coexistence of other communication technologies on the site device side; during the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of other wireless communication media in time to avoid interference between the two.

[0119] As shown in FIG3 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0120] Step 301: After completing the initial association with the access point device, the site device determines a quiet time period (QTP) request frame; wherein the QTP Request frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service.

[0121] Before initiating communications over other wireless communication media, a station device sends a quiet time period (QTP) request to the access point device. Upon receiving the request, the access point device can send a quiet time period setup frame to all other devices. Devices that receive the QTP frame can then choose to back off within a certain period of time to avoid conflicts with communications over other wireless communication media.

[0122] As shown in FIG3 , the first wireless frame (QTP Request frame) includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0123] The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, specifically including a service specific identifier (Service Specific Identifier);

[0124] Optionally, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0125] As an example, the encoding of the Silent Period Subtype field is shown in Table 1 below:

[0126] Table 1:

[0127] Among them, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 0, indicating that the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup; the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 1, indicating that the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Request; the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 3, indicating that the quiet time period information element is a newly added subtype value, and the newly added subtype value is used to identify that the quiet time period information element is used to identify the existence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media in the site device.

[0128] In some embodiments, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 0, and the identification of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup. The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, and the format of the quiet time content subfield is as shown in Table 2 below, where the first identification information is a specific service identifier (Service specific Identifier).

[0129] Table 2:

[0130] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "01" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "10" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "11" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology.

[0131] In some embodiments, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 1, identifying the quiet time period information element as Quiet Time Period Request, and the first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield. The format of the quiet time content subfield is as shown in Table 3 below, where the first identification information is a specific service identifier (Service specific Identifier).

[0132] Table 3:

[0133] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1" to indicate the existence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to indicate the existence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "01" to indicate the existence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "10" to indicate the existence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "11" to indicate the existence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology.

[0134] Step 302: The site device sends the first radio frame.

[0135] In some embodiments, the quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, where the second identification information identifies whether one or more working links of the site device have periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0136] Among them, if the site device supports multi-link communication and the AP also supports multi-link communication, the site device may report its first identification information under multiple links under one link, where the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media under other links, etc.; the second identification information is specifically shown in the following Table 4:

[0137] Table 4:

[0138] Among them, if the link bitmap bit corresponding to a certain link is set to 1, it means that other communication technologies coexist under this link, and it also means that there are multiple quiet time period information elements with Subtypefield value of Quiet Time Period Request in the first wireless frame, or there are multiple quiet time period information elements with Subtypefield value of Quiet Time Period Setup; for example, in the first wireless frame, each link with the link bitmap bit set to 1 corresponds to the aforementioned quiet time period information element.

[0139] As shown in FIG4 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0140] Step 401: During an initial association process with an access point device, the station device determines a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame.

[0141] As shown in FIG4 , the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes a QTP request information sub-element, the QTP request information sub-element includes the quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0142] The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, specifically including a service specific identifier (Service Specific Identifier);

[0143] Optionally, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0144] As an example, the encoding of the quiet time period subtype field is shown in the aforementioned Table 1 and is not repeated here. The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 0, indicating that the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup; the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 1, indicating that the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Request; and the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 3, indicating that the quiet time period information element is a newly added subtype value, which is used to identify that the quiet time period information element is used to identify the presence of periodic communication services on other wireless communication media on the site device.

[0145] In some embodiments, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 0, and the identification of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup. The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, and the format of the quiet time content subfield is as shown in Table 2 above, which is not repeated here. The first identification information is a specific service identifier (Service specific Identifier).

[0146] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "01" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "10" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "11" to indicate the presence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology.

[0147] In some embodiments, the subtype value of the quiet time period information element is 1, which identifies the quiet time period information element as Quiet Time Period Request. The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, and the format of the quiet time content subfield is as shown in Table 3 above, which will not be repeated here. The first identification information is a specific service identifier (Service specific Identifier). Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "01" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "10" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the specific service identifier can be set to "11" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology.

[0148] Step 402: The site device sends the first radio frame.

[0149] In some embodiments, the multi-link profile of the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes QTP request information, and the QTP request information appears in the form of a subelement. For example, the association request frame or the reassociation request frame respectively includes one or more subelements carrying QTP request information, each subelement corresponds to a working link, and the QTP request information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0150] As shown in FIG5 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0151] Step 501: After completing the initial association with the access point device, the station device determines a channel usage request (Channel Usage Request) frame; the Channel Usage Request frame includes a Target Wake Time (TWT) information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element;

[0152] The first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first radio frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services.

[0153] As shown in Figure 5, the site device determines a channel usage Request frame, carries a TWT information element in the channel usage Request frame, and carries the first identification information in the TWT information element; the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; optionally, the first identification information can be set to "1" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of BT technology; the first identification information can be set to "01" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of NR technology; the first identification information can be set to "10" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of UWB technology; the first identification information can be set to "11" to identify the existence of periodic communication services of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0154] Step 502: The site device sends a channel usage request frame.

[0155] In some embodiments, the channel usage request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the site device, and the TWT information elements include third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0156] Among them, if the site device supports multi-link communication and the AP also supports multi-link communication, the site device can report the first identification information of its multiple links under one link, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media under other links, etc.; the third identification information includes, for example, link bitmap bits or Link ID bits. If the link bitmap bit corresponding to a certain link is set to 1, it means that other communication technologies coexist under this link, and it also indicates that there are multiple TWT information elements in the first wireless frame; for example, in the first wireless frame, each link with its link bitmap bit set to 1 corresponds to one of the aforementioned TWT information elements.

[0157] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device sends the first wireless frame to report to the access point device the coexistence of other communication technologies on the site device side. During the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of the other wireless communication media to avoid mutual interference between the two.

[0158] 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", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0159] 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.

[0160] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform may be used interchangeably.

[0161] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "some", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "some 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, some A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0162] 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.

[0163] 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.

[0164] 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 401 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 402 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 501 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 502 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 401 and step 402 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of step 501 and step 502 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0165] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 .

[0166] FIG6 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0167] As shown in FIG6 , the above method may be applied to a site device, and the above method includes:

[0168] Step 601: Determine a first radio frame; wherein the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first radio frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service;

[0169] Step 602: Send the first wireless frame.

[0170] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication time information includes the number of repetitions and periodic time information.

[0171] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0172] The first identification information includes: a Service specific Identifier of the quiet time content subfield;

[0173] The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0174] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether one or more working links of the site device have periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0175] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a Quiet Time Request (QTP) Request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device;

[0176] or

[0177] The first radio frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame, the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes a QTP Request information sub-element, and the QTP Request information sub-element includes the quiet time period information element.

[0178] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a channel usage request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device;

[0179] The channel usage request frame includes a target wake-up time TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

[0180] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the site device, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0181] 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 601 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 602 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 601 and step 602 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0182] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 .

[0183] FIG7 is a second flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0184] As shown in FIG7 , the method is applied to an access point device, and the method includes:

[0185] Step 701, receiving a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifies that the site device has a periodic communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service.

[0186] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication time information includes the number of repetitions and periodic time information.

[0187] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield;

[0188] The first identification information includes: a Service Specific Identifier of the quiet time content subfield;

[0189] The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a newly added subtype value.

[0190] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether the working link of the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0191] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame sent after completing an initial association with the site device;

[0192] or

[0193] The first radio frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame, the association request frame or the reassociation request frame includes a QTP request information sub-element, and the QTP request information sub-element includes the quiet time period information element.

[0194] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a channel usage request frame sent after completing an initial association with the site device;

[0195] The channel usage request frame includes a TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

[0196] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the site device, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether the corresponding working link has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0197] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising 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.

[0198] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may 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.

[0199] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0200] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a station device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG8 , the station device 800 may include at least one of a determining module 801 and a sending module 802 .

[0201] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module 801 is used to determine a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services; the sending module 802 is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0202] Optionally, the determining module 801 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step 201, step 301, step 401, step 501, and step 601) executed by the site device in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here. The sending module 802 is configured to execute at least one of, for example, step 202, step 302, step 402, step 502, and step 602, and will not be described in detail here.

[0203] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an access point device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG9 , the access point device 900 may include: a first receiving module 901 .

[0204] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned first receiving module 901 is used to receive a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the site device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services.

[0205] Optionally, the first receiving module 901 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (such as step 701 , but not limited thereto) executed by the site device 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0206] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 1000 (e.g., user equipment) proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Terminal 1000 can be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Terminal 1000 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.

[0207] As shown in Figure 10, terminal 1000 includes one or more processors 10001. Processor 10001 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control communication devices (such as base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Terminal 1000 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0208] In some embodiments, the terminal 1000 further includes one or more memories 10002 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 10002 may be located outside the terminal 1000.

[0209] In some embodiments, the terminal 1000 further includes one or more transceivers 10004. When the terminal 1000 includes one or more transceivers 10004, the transceiver 10004 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 202, step 302, step 402, step 502, step 602, and step 701, but not limited thereto), and the processor 10001 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step 201, step 301, step 401, step 501, and step 601, but not limited thereto).

[0210] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0211] In some embodiments, terminal 1000 may include one or more interface circuits 10003. Optionally, interface circuit 10003 is connected to memory 10002. Interface circuit 10003 may be configured to receive signals from memory 10002 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to memory 10002 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 10003 may read instructions stored in memory 10002 and send the instructions to processor 10001.

[0212] The terminal 1000 described in the above embodiment may be a communication device such as a user device, but the scope of the terminal 1000 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the terminal 1000 may not be limited by FIG10. The communication device may be an independent device or may be 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 and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0213] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 1100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the terminal 1000 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 1100 shown in FIG11 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0214] The chip 1100 includes one or more processors 1101 , and the chip 1100 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0215] In some embodiments, chip 1100 further includes one or more 1103. Optionally, interface circuit 1103 is connected to memory 1102. Interface circuit 1103 can be used to receive signals from memory 1102 or other devices, and interface circuit 1103 can be used to send signals to memory 1102 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 1103 can read instructions stored in memory 1102 and send the instructions to processor 1101.

[0216] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 1103 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 202, step 302, step 402, step 502, step 602, step 701, but not limited to these), and the processor 1101 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step 201, step 301, step 401, step 501, step 601, but not limited to these).

[0217] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0218] In some embodiments, the chip 1100 further includes one or more memories 1102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 1102 may be external to the chip 1100.

[0219] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the terminal 1000, the terminal 1000 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0220] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the terminal 1000, enables the terminal 1000 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0221] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, applied to a station device, characterized in that, The method includes: Determining a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that there is periodic communication service of other wireless communication media for the station device; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication service; Transmitting the first wireless frame.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein The communication time information includes the number of repetitions and periodic time information.

3. The communication method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield; The first identification information includes: a service specific identifier of the quiet time content subfield; The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request or a new subtype value.

4. The communication method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether there is periodic communication service of other wireless communication media for one or more working links of the station device.

5. The communication method according to claim 4, wherein The first wireless frame includes a Quiet Time Period (QTP) Request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device; Or The first wireless frame includes an association Request frame or a reassociation Request frame, and the association Request frame or the reassociation Request frame includes a QTP Request information subelement, and the QTP Request information subelement includes the quiet time period information element.

6. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein The first wireless frame includes a channel usage Request frame sent after completing an initial association with an access point device; The channel usage Request frame includes a Target Wake Time (TWT) information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

7. The communication method according to claim 6, wherein The channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the station device respectively, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether there is periodic communication service of other wireless communication media for the corresponding working link.

8. A communication method, applied to an access point device, characterized in that, The method includes: Receive a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the station device has periodic communication services on other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services.

9. The communication method according to claim 8, wherein The communication time information includes a repetition count and periodic time information.

10. The communication method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that, The first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the quiet time period information element includes: a quiet time content subfield; The first identification information includes: a Service specific Identifier identification of the quiet time content subfield; The subtype value of the quiet time period information element is Quiet Time Period Setup, Quiet Time Period Request, or a new subtype value.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The quiet time content subfield includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies whether there are periodic communication services on other wireless communication media for the working link of the station device.

12. The communication method according to claim 11, wherein The first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame sent after completing an initial association with the station device; Or The first wireless frame includes an association Request frame or a Reassociation Request frame, and the association Request frame or the Reassociation Request frame includes a QTP Request information subelement, and the QTP Request information subelement includes the quiet time period information element.

13. The communication method according to claim 8, wherein The first wireless frame includes a channel usage Request frame sent after completing an initial association with the station device; The channel usage Request frame includes a TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element.

14. The communication method according to claim 13, wherein The channel usage Request frame includes TWT information elements corresponding to multiple working links of the station device respectively, and the TWT information element includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies whether there are periodic communication services on other wireless communication media for the corresponding working link.

15. A site device, characterized in that, The station device includes: A determination module, configured to determine a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the station device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services. A sending module, configured to send the first wireless frame.

16. An access point device AP, characterized in that, The access point device AP includes: A first receiving module, configured to receive a first wireless frame; wherein, the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that the station device has periodic communication services of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes communication time information of the periodic communication services.

17. A site device, characterized in that, including: One or more processors; Wherein, the station device is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

18. An access point device, characterized in that, including: One or more processors; Wherein, the access point device is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

19. A communication system, characterized in that, including an access point device and a station device; wherein, the station device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and the access point device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

20. A storage medium, the storage medium stores instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction runs on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, or execute the communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

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