Communication method, station device, access point device, and communication system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, a station device, an access point device, and a communication system. The communication method comprises: determining a first radio frame, wherein the first radio frame identifies communication information of communication services of other wireless communication media, said communication services being terminated or changed by a station device, the first radio frame comprises first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the terminated or changed communication services; and sending the first radio frame. Therefore, a mode for preventing a Wi-Fi communication service from being interfered with by the services of other wireless communication media is provided.

Description

Communication method, site equipment, access point equipment and communication system Technical Field

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

[0004] Summary of the Invention

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

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

[0007] Determining a first radio frame; the first radio frame identifies communication information indicating that the station device terminates or changes a communication service of another wireless communication medium; the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying the communication service to be terminated or changed;

[0008] The first radio frame is sent.

[0009] In a second aspect, 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; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed.

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

[0012] a determining module configured to determine a first radio frame; the first radio frame identifies communication information indicating that the station device terminates or changes a communication service of another wireless communication medium; the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying the communication service to be terminated or changed;

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

[0014] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device, the access point device comprising:

[0015] A receiving module is used to receive a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed.

[0016] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a site device, including:

[0017] one or more processors;

[0018] The site device is used to execute the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an access point device, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The access point device is used to implement the communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

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

[0023] An embodiment of the present disclosure also 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 first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, or executes the communication method as described in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device sends the first radio frame to report to the access point device communication information that the site device side terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media. The first radio frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed. This prevents the access point device from not performing Wi-Fi communication with the site device during the time when the site device side performs communication on other wireless communication media, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service and the service of other wireless communication media to avoid mutual interference between the two. Alternatively, after the site device side terminates other wireless communication media, the access point device promptly performs Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby meeting UHR requirements.

[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 a method 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 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, an access point device, and a communication system.

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

[0040] Determining a first radio frame; the first radio frame identifies communication information indicating that the station device terminates or changes a communication service of another wireless communication medium; the first radio frame includes first identification information, the first identification information identifying the communication service to be terminated or changed;

[0041] The first radio frame is sent.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the site device sends the first radio frame to report to the access point device communication information that the site device side terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media. The first radio frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed. This prevents the access point device from not performing Wi-Fi communication with the site device during the time when the site device side performs communication on other wireless communication media, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service and the service of other wireless communication media to avoid mutual interference between the two. Alternatively, after the site device side terminates the other wireless communication media, the access point device promptly performs Wi-Fi communication with the site device, thereby meeting UHR requirements.

[0043] 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;

[0044] The channel usage request frame includes a target wake-up time TWT information element, and the TWT flow identifier TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information.

[0045] In the above embodiment, the station device sends a channel usage request frame to report to the access point device the communication information that the station device terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: a specific service identifier Service specific Identifier of the quiet time period information element.

[0047] 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.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments,

[0049] The first radio frame includes a quiet time request QTP Request frame sent after completing the initial association with the access point device;

[0050] or

[0051] 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.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the station device sends a QTP Request frame, an Association Request frame, or a Reassociation Request frame to report to the access point device the communication information that the station device side terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame further includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first radio frame as termination or change.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the site device carries the second identification information in the first wireless frame, and identifies the type of the first wireless frame as termination or change through the second identification information, thereby reporting to the access point device the communication information of the site device side terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information for the change operation of the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of the change type and the changed communication information.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information for the change operation of the communication information; in this way, the parameter information of the change operation of the communication information of terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media on the site device side can be reported to the access point device.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame further includes third identification information, where the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first radio frame;

[0058] The working link corresponds one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the third identification information is used to identify whether to terminate or change the periodic communication services of other wireless communication media under each working link under the multi-link.

[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; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame includes a channel usage request frame received after completing an initial association with the station device;

[0063] The channel usage request frame includes a TWT information element, and the TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: a Service specific Identifier of the quiet time period information element.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments,

[0066] The first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame received after completing an initial association with a site device;

[0067] or

[0068] 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.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame further includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first wireless frame as termination or change.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information for the change operation of the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of the change type and the changed communication information.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first radio frame further includes third identification information, where the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first radio frame;

[0072] The working link corresponds one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[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, including: a first receiving module; wherein the above-mentioned access point device is used to perform the optional implementation manner 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, including:

[0079] one or more processors;

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

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

[0086] It is understandable that the aforementioned site devices, access point 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.

[0087] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a station device, an access point device, and a communication system. In some embodiments, the terms communication method, signal transmission method, wireless frame transmission method, etc. are interchangeable, and the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. are interchangeable.

[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," and the like can 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", "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, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0101] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0102] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0103] 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.

[0104] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0105] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a station device (STA) 101 and an access point device (AP) 102 .

[0106] 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.

[0107] 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.

[0108] 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.

[0109] 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.

[0110] 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.

[0111] 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.

[0112] 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.

[0113] 2 to 5 are interactive schematic diagrams illustrating a communication method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0114] As shown in FIG2 , the above method includes:

[0115] In step 201, the site device 101 determines a first wireless frame; wherein the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device 101 terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service to be terminated or changed.

[0116] The communication information of the communication service of the other communication medium may include: communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium, such as the number of repetitions and cycle time information. Specifically, the number of repetitions may include the number of cycles of the periodic communication service, such as the number of cycles; and the cycle time information may include the start time of each cycle. The communication time information of the periodic communication service is used by the access point device 102 to determine the communication time of the station device 101 for other wireless communication media. During the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device 102 does not conduct Wi-Fi communication with the station device 101, 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] A STA can negotiate with an AP about the communication cycle of other communication technologies so that the AP and STA can coordinate their Wi-Fi communication cycles. Alternatively, a mobile AP can negotiate with its associated STAs about the communication cycle of other communication technologies so that it can coordinate its Wi-Fi communication cycles with the STAs. However, the cycle of other communication technologies may end prematurely or change. In this case, the STA or mobile AP should send a terminate frame / change frame to negotiate with the AP or STA.

[0118] In order to prevent the premature termination or change of the cycle of the communication technology of other communication media from affecting the communication of WiFi, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device 101 determines a first wireless frame and carries first identification information in the first wireless frame. The first identification information identifies the communication service of other wireless communication media terminated or changed by the site device 101; optionally, the first identification information can be set to "1" to identify the existence of communication services of other wireless communication media; or the first identification information can be set to "00" to identify that the communication service terminated or changed is a communication service of BT technology, then the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device 101 terminating or changing the communication service of BT technology; the first identification information can be set to " 01", indicating that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology, then the first radio frame identifies the communication information of the site device 101 terminating or changing the communication service of NR technology; the first identification information can be set to "10", indicating that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology, then the first radio frame identifies the communication information of the site device 101 terminating or changing the communication service of UWB technology; the first identification information can be set to "11", indicating that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology, then the first radio frame identifies the communication information of the site device 101 terminating or changing the communication service of Zigbee technology; and so on, the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this.

[0119] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first wireless frame also includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first wireless frame; wherein the working links correspond one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0120] Among them, if the site device 101 supports multi-link communication and the AP also supports multi-link communication, the site device 101 can report the termination or change of communication services of other wireless communication media under multiple links under one link, and the first identification information identifies that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication services of other wireless communication media under other links, etc.; the third identification information, for example, includes a link bitmap bit, and the link bitmap bit corresponding to a certain working link is set to 1, which indicates that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication services of other wireless communication media under the working link, and also indicates that there are multiple first identification information in the first wireless frame; for example, there are multiple first identification information in the first wireless frame; for example, in the first wireless frame, each working link with the link bitmap bit set to 1 corresponds to the aforementioned first identification information, that is, in the first wireless frame, each working link with the link bitmap bit set to 1 corresponds one to one with the aforementioned first identification information.

[0121] For example, when the working links in which the link bitmap bit is set to 1 include link1, link2, and link3, the first radio frame includes the first identification information corresponding to link1, the first identification information corresponding to link2, and the first identification information corresponding to link3. If the first identification information corresponding to link1 indicates that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology, the first identification information corresponding to link2 indicates that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology, and the first identification information corresponding to link3 indicates that the communication service to be terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology, then the site device 101 can report to the access point device 102 under link1, link2, or link3 that the communication service of NR technology under link1, the communication service of UWB technology under link2, and the communication service of Zigbee technology under link3 are terminated or changed.

[0122] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first radio frame further includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first radio frame as termination or change.

[0123] Optionally, the second identification information may be a subdomain or subfield in the first wireless frame. For example, the second identification information may include a bit, which is set to "0" to identify that the type of the first wireless frame is termination, that is, the first wireless frame identifies that the site device 101 terminates the communication information of the communication service of other wireless communication media; the bit is set to "1" to identify that the type of the first wireless frame is change, that is, the first wireless frame identifies that the site device 101 changes the communication information of the communication service of other wireless communication media.

[0124] Optionally, in some embodiments, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information of the change operation for the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of the change type and the changed communication information.

[0125] Optionally, the change type includes extension or shortening. Wherein, in the case where the communication information of the communication service of the other communication medium can specifically include the communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium, the change type specifically includes extending or shortening the communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium.

[0126] The changed communication information includes at least two of the start information, end information, or duration information of the changed communication information. Specifically, if the communication information of the communication service of the other communication medium may include communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium, the changed communication information may specifically include at least two of the start communication time information, end communication time information, or duration communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium after the change.

[0127] Among them, when the changed communication information can specifically include the start communication time information and the end communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium after the change, the continuous communication time information can be determined based on the start communication time information and the end communication time information; when the changed communication information can specifically include the start communication time information and the end communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium after the change, the end communication time information can be determined based on the start communication time information and the end communication time information; when the changed communication information can specifically include the end communication time information and the end communication time information of the periodic communication service of the other communication medium after the change, the start communication time information can be determined based on the end communication time information and the end communication time information.

[0128] Step 202 : The site device 101 sends the first wireless frame to the access point device 102 .

[0129] The site device 101 sends the first wireless frame to report to the access point device 102 whether the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication information of the communication service of other coexisting wireless communication media; during the communication time of other wireless communication media, the access point device 102 does not perform Wi-Fi communication with the site device 101, thereby isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of other wireless communication media in terms of time to avoid interference between the two.

[0130] As shown in FIG3 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0131] Step 301, after completing the initial association with the access point device 102, the site device 101 determines a channel usage request (channel usage Request) frame; the channel usage Request frame includes a target wake time (Target Wake Time, TWT) information element, and the TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information.

[0132] The first identification information identifies a communication service of other wireless communication media that is terminated or changed by the station device 101 .

[0133] As shown in Figure 3, the site device 101 determines a channel usage Request frame, and the channel usage Request frame carries a TWT information element, and the TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information; the first identification information identifies the communication service of other wireless communication media terminated or changed by the site device 101; optionally, the TWT flow identifier can be set to "1" to identify the communication service of other wireless communication media terminated or changed; or the TWT flow identifier can be set to "00" to identify that the communication service terminated or changed is a communication service of BT technology; the TWT flow identifier can be set to "01" to identify that the communication service terminated or changed is a communication service of NR technology; the TWT flow identifier can be set to "10" to identify that the communication service terminated or changed is a communication service of UWB technology; the TWT flow identifier can be set to "11" to identify that the communication service terminated or changed is a communication service of Zigbee technology; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0134] In step 302 , the station device 101 sends a channel usage request frame to the access point device 102 .

[0135] In some embodiments, the channel usage request frame also includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first wireless frame; wherein the working links correspond one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0136] Among them, if the site device 101 supports multi-link communication and the AP also supports multi-link communication, the site device 101 can report the termination or change of communication services of other wireless communication media under multiple links under one link, and the first identification information identifies that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication services of other wireless communication media under other links, etc.; the third identification information, for example, includes a link bitmap bit, and the link bitmap bit corresponding to a certain link is set to 1, which indicates that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication services of other wireless communication media under the link, and also indicates that there are multiple TWT information elements in the first wireless frame; for example, in the first wireless frame, each link with a link bitmap bit set to 1 corresponds to the aforementioned TWT information element.

[0137] As shown in FIG4 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0138] In step 401, after completing the initial association with the access point device 102, the site device 101 determines a quiet time period (QTP) request frame; wherein the QTP request frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service of other wireless communication media that the site device 101 terminates or changes.

[0139] Before initiating communications via other wireless communication media, station device 101 sends a quiet time period (QTP) request to access point device 102. Upon receiving the request, access point device 102 may send a quiet time period setup frame to all other devices. Devices that receive the QTP frame may choose to back off within a period of time to avoid conflicts with communications via other wireless communication media.

[0140] As shown in FIG4 , 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;

[0141] The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, specifically including a service specific identifier (Service Specific Identifier);

[0142] 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.

[0143] As an example, the encoding of the Silent Period Subtype field is shown in Table 1 below:

[0144] Table 1:

[0145] 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: the quiet time period information element is used to identify that the site device 101 has communication services of other wireless communication media.

[0146] 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).

[0147] Table 2:

[0148] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1", indicating that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media; or the Service specific Identifier can be set to "00", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of BT technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "01", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "10", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "11", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0149] 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).

[0150] Table 3:

[0151] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1", indicating that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media; or the Service specific Identifier can be set to "00", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of BT technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "01", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "10", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "11", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0152] Step 402 : The site device 101 sends the QTP Request frame to the access point device 102 .

[0153] In some embodiments, the quiet time content subfield also includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first wireless frame; wherein the working links correspond one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0154] Among them, if the site device 101 supports multi-link communication and the AP also supports multi-link communication, the site device 101 can report the communication information of the communication services of other wireless communication media under multiple links that are terminated or changed under one link, and the first identification information identifies that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication services of other wireless communication media under other links, etc.; the third identification information includes, for example, a link bitmap bit, and the third identification information is specifically shown in Table 3 below:

[0155] Table 3:

[0156] Among them, if the link bitmap bit corresponding to a certain link is set to 1, it indicates that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media under the link, and also indicates that there are multiple quiet time period information elements with the Subtypefield value of Quiet Time Period Request in the first wireless frame, or there are multiple quiet time period information elements with the 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.

[0157] As shown in FIG5 , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method includes:

[0158] In step 501, during an initial association process with an access point device 102, the site device 101 determines a first wireless frame, where the first wireless frame includes an association request frame or a reassociation request frame; wherein the first wireless frame includes first identification information, where the first identification information identifies that the site device 101 terminates or changes a communication service of another wireless communication medium.

[0159] As shown in FIG5 , 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;

[0160] The first identification information is carried in the quiet time content subfield, specifically including a service specific identifier (Service Specific Identifier);

[0161] 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.

[0162] As an example, the encoding of the quiet time period subtype field is shown in Table 1 above 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 communication services on other wireless communication media on the site device 101.

[0163] 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).

[0164] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1", indicating that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media; or the Service specific Identifier can be set to "00", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of BT technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "01", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "10", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "11", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0165] 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 above and will not be repeated here. The first identification information is a specific service identifier (Service specific Identifier).

[0166] Optionally, the specific service identifier can be set to "1", indicating that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media; or the Service specific Identifier can be set to "00", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of BT technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "01", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of NR technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "10", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of UWB technology; the Service specific Identifier can be set to "11", indicating that the communication service terminated or changed is the communication service of Zigbee technology; the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0167] Step 502 : The site device 101 sends the first wireless frame to the access point device 102 .

[0168] 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 to terminate or change the communication information of the periodic communication service of other wireless communication media under the corresponding working link.

[0169] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the site device 101 sends the first radio frame to report to the access point device 102 communication information that the site device 101 terminates or changes the communication service of other wireless communication media. The first radio frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed. This prevents the access point device 102 from not performing Wi-Fi communication with the site device 101 during the time when the site device 101 performs communication on other wireless communication media, thereby temporally isolating the Wi-Fi communication service from the service of other wireless communication media to avoid mutual interference between the two. Alternatively, after the site device 101 terminates the other wireless communication media, the access point device 102 promptly performs Wi-Fi communication with the site device 101, thereby meeting UHR requirements.

[0170] 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.

[0171] 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.

[0172] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform may be used interchangeably.

[0173] 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.

[0174] 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.

[0175] 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.

[0176] 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.

[0177] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 .

[0178] FIG6 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0179] As shown in FIG6 , the above method may be applied to the site device 101, and the above method includes:

[0180] Step 601: Determine a first radio frame; the first radio frame identifies communication information indicating that the station device terminates or changes a communication service of another wireless communication medium; the first radio frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service to be terminated or changed;

[0181] Step 602: Send the first wireless frame.

[0182] 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;

[0183] 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;

[0184] The first identification information includes a TWT flow identifier TWT flow identifier.

[0185] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: a service specific identifier of the quiet time period information element.

[0186] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,

[0187] The first radio frame includes a quiet time request QTP Request frame sent after completing the initial association with the access point device;

[0188] or

[0189] 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.

[0190] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first radio frame as termination or change.

[0191] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information of the change operation for the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of the change type and the changed communication information.

[0192] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes third identification information, where the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first radio frame;

[0193] The working link corresponds one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0194] The optional implementation of step 601 can refer to the optional implementation of step 201, step 301, step 401, step 501 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, which will not be repeated here.

[0195] The optional implementation of step 602 can refer to the optional implementation of step 202 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, which will not be repeated here.

[0196] 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.

[0197] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 6 .

[0198] FIG7 is a second flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0199] As shown in FIG. 7 , the above method may be applied to an access point device 102, and the above method includes:

[0200] Step 701, receiving a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service to be terminated or changed.

[0201] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes a channel usage request frame received after completing an initial association with the site device;

[0202] The channel usage request frame includes a TWT information element, and the first identification information is carried in the TWT information element;

[0203] The first identification information includes a TWT flow identifier.

[0204] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: a Service Specific Identifier of the quiet time period information element.

[0205] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,

[0206] The first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame received after completing an initial association with a site device;

[0207] or

[0208] 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.

[0209] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first radio frame as termination or change.

[0210] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the type of the first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information also includes parameter information of the change operation for the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of the change type and the changed communication information.

[0211] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first radio frame includes third identification information, where the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first radio frame;

[0212] The working link corresponds one-to-one to the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication medium.

[0213] The optional implementation of step 601 can be found in the optional implementation of steps 201 and 202, steps 301 and 302, steps 401 and 402, steps 501 and 502 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, which will not be repeated here.

[0214] 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.

[0215] 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.

[0216] 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.

[0217] 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 .

[0218] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module 801 is used to determine a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed; the sending module 802 is used to send the first wireless frame.

[0219] 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.

[0220] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an access point device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG9 , the access point device 900 may include: a receiving module 901 .

[0221] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned receiving module 901 is used to receive a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the site device terminating or changing the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the communication service that is terminated or changed.

[0222] Optionally, the 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 access point device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0223] 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.

[0224] 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, while 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.

[0225] 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.

[0226] 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).

[0227] 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.

[0228] 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.

[0229] 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.

[0230] 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.

[0231] The chip 1100 includes one or more processors 1101 , and the chip 1100 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0232] 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.

[0233] 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).

[0234] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0235] 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.

[0236] 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.

[0237] 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.

[0238] 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: Determine a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies communication information for the station device to terminate or change the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the terminated or changed communication service; Transmit the first wireless frame.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that 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 TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: being identified by the Service specific Identifier of the quiet time period information element.

4. The communication method according to claim 3, 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 sub - element, and the QTP Request information sub - element includes the quiet time period information element.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein The first wireless frame further includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies the type of the first wireless frame as termination or change.

6. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, When the type of the first wireless frame is change, the first identification information further includes parameter information for the change operation of the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of a change type and the changed communication information.

7. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The first wireless frame further includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first wireless frame; Wherein, the working links correspond one - to - one with the communication information of the communication service of the other wireless communication media.

8. A communication method, applied to an access point device, characterized in that, The method includes: Receive a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies communication information for the station device to terminate or change the communication service of other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the terminated or changed communication service.

9. The communication method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first wireless frame includes a channel usage Request frame received after completing an initial association with a station device; The said channel usage Request frame includes a TWT information element, and the TWT flow identifier of the TWT information element carries the first identification information.

10. The communication method according to claim 8, wherein The said first wireless frame includes a quiet time period information element, and the first identification information includes: the Service specific Identifier identification of the quiet time period information element.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein the said first wireless frame includes a QTP Request frame received after the initial association with the station device is completed; or the said 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.

12. The communication method according to claim 8, wherein The said first wireless frame further includes second identification information, and the second identification information identifies that the type of the first wireless frame is termination or change.

13. The communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that, The type of the said first wireless frame is change, and the first identification information further includes parameter information for the change operation of the communication information; the parameter information includes at least one of a change type and the changed communication information.

14. The communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that, The said first wireless frame further includes third identification information, and the third identification information identifies one or more working links terminated or changed by the first wireless frame; wherein, the said working links correspond one by one to the communication information of the communication services of the other wireless communication media.

15. A site device, characterized in that, The said station device includes: a determination module, configured to determine a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the communication services of the station device for terminating or changing other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the said communication services to be terminated or changed; a sending module, configured to send the first wireless frame.

16. An access point device, characterized in that, The said access point device includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a first wireless frame; the first wireless frame identifies the communication information of the communication services of the station device for terminating or changing other wireless communication media; the first wireless frame includes first identification information, and the first identification information identifies the said communication services to be terminated or changed.

17. A site device, characterized in that, including: one or more processors; wherein, the said station device is used 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 said Jieruida device is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

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

20. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction runs on a 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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