Disclosed are a communication method, a
communication device, a
chip and a computer readable storage medium, the method being applicable to a communication
system comprising a master node and a plurality of slave nodes, the method comprising: generating a first frame at least used for determining a sleep
start time of a second node; and sending the first frame. In the embodiment of the invention, the first frame is at least used for determining the
dormancy starting time of the second node, so that the second node determines the
dormancy starting time and then enters the
dormancy state after the dormancy starting time is reached, and the
power consumption can be reduced. Further, the first frame is specifically used for determining sleep
start time of the second node and one or more subordinate nodes of the second node; the second node and one or more subordinate nodes of the second node can determine the same dormancy starting time, so that synchronous dormancy is realized.