Summary of the invention
Embodiment of the present invention technical problem to be solved is, a kind of wireless communications method, relevant device and system are provided, and greatly reduces the transmission cycle of beacon frame, has increased effective call duration time, has improved the effective rate of utilization of frequency spectrum.
First aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of wireless communications method, comprising:
The first access point generates the first beacon frame, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame;
The first access point is broadcasted described the first beacon frame according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame, so that website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame receiving with described the first access point or described the second access point.
In conjunction with first aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, described the first beacon frame also comprises basic service set identification or the media access control address of the second access point.
In conjunction with first aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame is less than the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame.
In conjunction with first aspect, or the possible implementation of the first of first aspect, or the possible implementation of the first of first aspect, in the third possible implementation, described the first access point also comprises before generating the first beacon frame:
Described the first access point obtains the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point or media access control address;
Described the first access point generates the first beacon frame and comprises: the form by the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point with information element IE is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame.
In conjunction with the third possible implementation of first aspect, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, describedly the broadcast cycle information of described the second access point be encapsulated in to described the first beacon frame with the form of information element IE comprise:
Be provided for indicating the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point;
According to the order territory of described setting, carry out the encapsulation of the first beacon frame.
In conjunction with the third possible implementation of first aspect, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, the broadcast cycle information that described the first access point obtains the second access point comprises:
Described the first access point and described the second access point are held consultation, and determine that the first access point broadcasts the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame and the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame.
Second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of wireless communications method, comprising:
Website receives the first beacon frame of the first access point broadcast; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame;
Described website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame with described the first access point, or described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame with described the second access point.
In conjunction with second aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point or media access control address;
The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame with the form of information element IE.
In conjunction with second aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described the first beacon frame is provided with the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point;
Described website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame with described the first access point, or described website is set up and comprised wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame and described the second access point:
Described website is resolved the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point in described the first beacon frame, obtains the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame;
Described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame with described the first access point; Or described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame with described the second access point.
The third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of access point apparatus, comprising:
Described access point apparatus, as the first access point apparatus, comprising:
The first beacon frame generation module, for generating the first beacon frame of described the first access point apparatus, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point apparatus, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
The first beacon frame broadcast module, for broadcasting described the first beacon frame according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame, so that website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame receiving with described the first access point apparatus or described the second access point apparatus.
In conjunction with the third aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, described the first beacon frame also comprises basic service set identification or the media access control address of the second access point apparatus.
In conjunction with the third aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame is less than the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame.
In conjunction with the third aspect, or the possible implementation of the first of the third aspect, or the possible implementation of the first of the third aspect, in the third possible implementation, described the first access point apparatus also comprises:
Cycle information acquisition module, for obtaining the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point apparatus or media access control address;
The first beacon frame generation module is also for being encapsulated in described the first beacon frame by the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus with the form of information element IE.
In conjunction with the third possible implementation of the third aspect, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, described the first beacon frame generation module comprises:
Order territory setting unit, for being provided for indicating the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus;
Encapsulation unit, for carrying out the encapsulation of the first beacon frame according to the order territory of described setting.
The third possible implementation in conjunction with the third aspect, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, described cycle information acquisition module comprises: consult determining unit, for holding consultation with described the second access point apparatus, determine that described the first access point apparatus broadcasts the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame and the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame.
Fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of site apparatus, comprising:
The first beacon frame receiver module, for receiving the first beacon frame of the first access point apparatus broadcast; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point apparatus, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
Module is set up in wireless connections, for setting up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame with described the first access point apparatus, or sets up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame with described the second access point apparatus.
In conjunction with fourth aspect, in the possible implementation of the first, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point apparatus or media access control address;
The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame with the form of information element IE.
In conjunction with fourth aspect, in the possible implementation of the second, described the first beacon frame is provided with the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point apparatus;
Described wireless connections are set up module and are comprised:
Order territory resolution unit, is used to indicate the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus for resolving described the first beacon frame, obtain the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
The wireless unit of setting up, for setting up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame with described the first access point apparatus; Or set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame with described the second access point apparatus.
The 5th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of wireless communication system, comprises the first access point apparatus, the second access point apparatus and site apparatus; Wherein
Described the first access point apparatus is as the third aspect, or the implementation that the first of the third aspect is possible, or the implementation that the second of the third aspect is possible, or the third possible implementation of the third aspect, or the 4th kind of possible implementation of the third aspect, or the access point apparatus in the 5th kind of possible implementation of the third aspect;
Described site apparatus is as fourth aspect, or the possible implementation of the first of fourth aspect, or the site apparatus in the possible implementation of the second of fourth aspect.
By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, the first access point sends the first beacon frame of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that includes the second access point, website can be set up wireless initial connection with the first access point or the second access point after receiving this first beacon frame, the broadcast cycle that increases the second access point beacon frame can solve in prior art the excessive technical problem producing of proportion due to the management frames sending in communication process, greatly reduce the transmission cycle of beacon frame, increase effective call duration time, improved the effective rate of utilization of frequency spectrum.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Embodiment based in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
It should be noted that, the term using is in embodiments of the present invention only for the object of describing specific embodiment, but not is intended to limit the present invention." a kind of " of the singulative using in the embodiment of the present invention and appended claims, " described " and " being somebody's turn to do " are also intended to comprise most forms, unless context clearly represents other implications.It is also understood that term "and/or" used herein refer to and comprise one or more projects of listing that are associated any or all may combine.
Referring to Fig. 1, be the schematic flow sheet of wireless communications method provided by the invention, the method comprises:
Step S100: the first access point generates the first beacon frame, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame;
Particularly, the first beacon frame that the first access point generates includes the broadcast cycle information of this first beacon frame itself, such as the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame is 100ms; This first beacon frame also comprises the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of this second access point can represent by 8 bits, such as " 00000001 " represents the broadcast cycle of this second access point beacon frame, be 100ms, " 00000010 " represents that the broadcast cycle of this second access point beacon frame is 200ms, but the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of this second access point is not limited to represent by 8 bits, can also be to represent by other forms such as 16 bits, as long as communicating pair consults;
Will be understood that, the first beacon frame that the first access point generates is a complete beacon frame, this first beacon frame is except comprising the broadcast cycle information of this first beacon frame and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point, the information that can also comprise other complete beacon frames, repeats no more here.
Step S102: the first access point is broadcasted described the first beacon frame according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame, so that website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame receiving with described the first access point or described the second access point.
Particularly, if receive the website of this first beacon frame, support Wi-Fi standard (HighEfficiency WLAN of future generation, HEW), this website can parse the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point in this first beacon frame so, then select with this first access point set up wireless initial be connected or select set up wireless initial connection with this second access point; If receive the website of this first beacon frame, do not support HEW, can directly set up wireless initial connection with the first access point so, can resolve the Beacon beacon frame that the second access point sends yet, set up wireless initial connection with the second access point.
It should be noted that, the second access point in each embodiment of the present invention can comprise one or more access points, can comprise this first access point other one or more access points in addition, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of this second access point can represent the first access point beacon frame broadcast cycle of other access point or beacon frame broadcast cycle of other a plurality of access points in addition so; In addition, the beacon frame broadcast cycle of this second access point and the broadcast cycle of this first beacon frame are identical or different; Preferably, the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame is less than the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame, such as the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame is 100ms, and the broadcast cycle 200ms of the second access point beacon frame.
By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, the first access point sends the first beacon frame of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that includes the second access point, website can be set up wireless initial connection with the first access point or the second access point after receiving this first beacon frame, the broadcast cycle that increases the second access point beacon frame can solve in prior art the excessive technical problem producing of proportion due to the management frames sending in communication process, greatly reduce the transmission cycle of beacon frame, increase effective call duration time, improved the effective rate of utilization of frequency spectrum.
Further, the first beacon frame of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises basic service set identification (Service Set Identifier, SSID) or media access control (Media Access Control, the MAC) address of the second access point; Before step S100, the embodiment of the present invention can also comprise: described the first access point obtains the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame and SSID or the MAC Address of described the second access point;
Step S100 can specifically comprise: by the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point with information element (Information Element, IE) form is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame, particularly, the form schematic diagram of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the second access point provided by the invention as shown in Figure 2:
Fig. 2 comprises the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of n access point, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of each access point comprises SSID or the MAC Address of the second access point, the SSID of take in figure describes as example, and corresponding beacon frame broadcast cycle, wherein the SSID of the second access point can represent by 16 bits (i.e. 2 bytes) or 32 bits (i.e. 4 bytes); Beacon frame broadcast cycle can represent by self-defined how many bits, such as representing that the broadcast cycle of this second access point beacon frame is 100ms by 8 bits " 00000001 ", 8 bits " 00000010 " represent that the broadcast cycle of this second access point beacon frame is 200ms etc.;
Again further, in step S100, this first access point can be provided for indicating the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point; Then according to the order territory of described setting, carry out the encapsulation of the first beacon frame; Shown in table specific as follows:
Can behind original 55 the order territories of beacon frame, increase the 56th order territory, be used to indicate the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of this second access point, then according to the order territory arranging, carry out the encapsulation of the first beacon frame.
It should be noted that, the broadcast cycle information that in the embodiment of the present invention, the first access point obtains the second access point specifically can be held consultation by the first access point and described the second access point, determines that the first access point broadcasts the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame and the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame.
The above-mentioned method that elaborates the embodiment of the present invention, to be described with access point side, below for the ease of implementing better the such scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, correspondingly, slave site side is described, the schematic flow sheet of another embodiment of concrete wireless communications method provided by the invention as shown in Figure 3, comprising:
Step S300: website receives the first beacon frame of the first access point broadcast; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point beacon frame;
Step S302: described website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame with described the first access point, or described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame with described the second access point.
Particularly, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point or media access control address; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame with the form of information element IE.
Further, described the first beacon frame is provided with the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point;
Step S302 can specifically comprise: described website is resolved the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point in described the first beacon frame, obtains the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame; Described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame with described the first access point; Or described website is set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame with described the second access point.
Particularly, the present embodiment can be corresponding to the associated description in Fig. 2 embodiment, repeats no more here.
By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, the first access point sends the first beacon frame of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that includes the second access point, website can be set up wireless initial connection with the first access point or the second access point after receiving this first beacon frame, the broadcast cycle that increases the second access point beacon frame can solve in prior art the excessive technical problem producing of proportion due to the management frames sending in communication process, greatly reduce the transmission cycle of beacon frame, increase effective call duration time, improved the effective rate of utilization of frequency spectrum.
The above-mentioned method that elaborates the embodiment of the present invention, below for the ease of implementing better the such scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, correspondingly, is also provided for coordinating the relevant device of implementing such scheme below.
The structural representation of access point apparatus provided by the invention as shown in Figure 4, access point apparatus 40 is as the first access point apparatus, and it can comprise: the first beacon frame generation module 400 and the first beacon frame broadcast module 402, wherein
The first beacon frame generation module 400 is for generating the first beacon frame of described the first access point apparatus, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point apparatus, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
The first beacon frame broadcast module 402 is for broadcast described the first beacon frame according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame, so that website is set up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame receiving with described the first access point apparatus or described the second access point apparatus.
Particularly, described the first beacon frame also comprises basic service set identification or the media access control address of the second access point apparatus.
Further, the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame is less than the broadcast cycle of described the second access point beacon frame.
Again further, the structural representation of another embodiment of access point apparatus provided by the invention as shown in Figure 5, access point apparatus 40 comprises outside the first beacon frame generation module 400 and the first beacon frame broadcast module 402, can also comprise cycle information acquisition module 404, wherein
Cycle information acquisition module 404 is for obtaining the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point apparatus or media access control address;
The first beacon frame generation module 400 is also for being encapsulated in described the first beacon frame by the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus with the form of information element IE.
Again further, the structural representation of the first beacon frame generation module provided by the invention as shown in Figure 6, the first beacon frame generation module 400 can comprise order territory setting unit 4000 and encapsulation unit 4002, wherein
Order territory setting unit 4000 is for being provided for indicating the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus;
Encapsulation unit 4002 is for carrying out the encapsulation of the first beacon frame according to the order territory of described setting.
Again further, cycle information acquisition module 404 in the embodiment of the present invention can also comprise negotiation determining unit, for holding consultation with described the second access point apparatus, determine that described the first access point apparatus broadcasts the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame and the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame.
Access point apparatus 40 in the embodiment of the present invention can be for example Network Management Equipment, router, transmission node, intelligent mobile terminal or other network equipment.
Will be understood that, the function of each functional module of the access point apparatus 40 of the present embodiment can be according to the method specific implementation in said method embodiment, and specifically the corresponding associated description referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 2 embodiment of the method repeats no more herein.
The above-mentioned access point apparatus 40 that has elaborated the embodiment of the present invention, below for the ease of implementing better the such scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, correspondingly, also provides a kind of site apparatus below;
The structural representation of site apparatus provided by the invention as shown in Figure 7, site apparatus 70 can comprise: module 702 is set up in the first beacon frame receiver module 700 and wireless connections, wherein
The first beacon frame receiver module 700 is for receiving the first beacon frame of the first access point apparatus broadcast; The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of the broadcast cycle information that described the first beacon frame comprises described the first beacon frame and the second access point apparatus, the broadcast cycle information of wherein said the first beacon frame represents the broadcast cycle of the first beacon frame, and the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus represents the broadcast cycle of the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
Wireless connections are set up module 702 for setting up wireless initial connection according to described the first beacon frame with described the first access point apparatus, or set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame with described the second access point apparatus.
Particularly, the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus comprises the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame and the basic service set identification of described the second access point apparatus or media access control address;
The beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus is encapsulated in described the first beacon frame with the form of information element IE.
Further, described the first beacon frame is provided with the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that is used to indicate described the second access point apparatus;
The structural representation of module is set up in wireless connections provided by the invention as shown in Figure 8, and module 702 is set up in wireless connections can comprise order territory resolution unit 7020 and the wireless unit 7022 of setting up, wherein
Order territory resolution unit 7020 is used to indicate the order territory of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information of described the second access point apparatus for resolving described the first beacon frame, obtain the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame;
The wireless unit 7022 of setting up is for setting up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the first beacon frame with described the first access point apparatus; Or set up wireless initial connection according to the broadcast cycle of described the second access point apparatus beacon frame with described the second access point apparatus.
The site apparatus 70 of the embodiment of the present invention can be for example panel computer, personal digital assistant, intelligent mobile terminal or other network equipment.
Will be understood that, in site apparatus 70, the function of each functional module can according to the method specific implementation in said method embodiment, that is, specifically can, with reference to the method item embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, repeat no more here.
For the ease of implementing better the such scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention also provides the related system of implementing such scheme for coordinating.Structural representation below in conjunction with the wireless communication system provided by the invention shown in Fig. 9, is elaborated:
Wireless communication system 90 comprises the first access point apparatus 900, the second access point apparatus 902 and site apparatus 904; In figure, take and comprise that n the second access point apparatus 902 is example, wherein
The first access point apparatus 900 can, for the access point apparatus 40 in the arbitrary embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 4 to Fig. 6, repeat no more here;
Site apparatus 902 can, for the site apparatus 70 in above-mentioned Fig. 7 to Fig. 8 embodiment, repeat no more here.
In sum, by implementing the embodiment of the present invention, the first access point sends the first beacon frame of the beacon frame broadcast cycle information that includes the second access point, website can be set up wireless initial connection with the first access point or the second access point after receiving this first beacon frame, the broadcast cycle that increases the second access point beacon frame can solve in prior art the excessive technical problem producing of proportion due to the management frames sending in communication process, greatly reduce the transmission cycle of beacon frame, increase effective call duration time, improved the effective rate of utilization of frequency spectrum.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process realizing in above-described embodiment method, to come the hardware that instruction is relevant to complete by computer program, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, when carrying out, can comprise as the flow process of the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
Above disclosed is only a kind of preferred embodiment of the present invention, certainly can not limit with this interest field of the present invention, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes above-described embodiment, and the equivalent variations of doing according to the claims in the present invention, still belong to the scope that invention is contained.