CN112751650A

CN112751650A - Method for determining sending rate of non-unicast data frame

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Publication number: CN112751650A
Application number: CN202011588620.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵希; 陈庚生
Original assignee: TP Link Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: TP Link Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-28
Filing date: 2020-12-28
Publication date: 2021-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-28
Also published as: CN112751650B

Abstract

The application is applicable to the technical field of communication, and provides a method for determining the sending rate of a non-unicast data frame, which comprises the following steps: storing each historical transmission rate of the access point and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate; and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate. According to the scheme, the target sending rate of the access point is determined according to each historical transmission rate of the access point and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and the access point sends the data at a higher rate under the condition of keeping the compatibility of rate equipment, so that the empty occupancy rate of a management/control frame is reduced, more empty data frames are reserved, and the effective data transmission quantity is improved.

Description

Method for determining sending rate of non-unicast data frame

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame.

Background

In wireless local area networks, to maintain compatibility, management/control frames are typically sent out using the lowest rate of the 802.11b protocol. In places with more sites, such as shopping malls, dining halls, open offices and the like, the management/control frame is transmitted at the lowest rate, which causes the management/control frame to occupy most of the empty space, so that the data frame is occupied when the data frame is empty, and a user cannot transmit and receive data through a network quickly, thereby affecting the network experience of the user.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method for determining the sending rate of a non-unicast data frame, which can solve the problems that a user cannot send and receive data through a network quickly and the network experience of the user is poor.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame, which is applied to an access point, and the method includes:

storing each historical transmission rate of the access point and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

Further, the historical transmission rate includes a historical sending rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical sending rate;

determining a target transmission rate of the access point according to each of the historical transmission rates and the corresponding effective transmission rate thereof, including:

and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to a first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate.

Further, the determining a target transmission rate of the access point according to the first preset determination policy, each of the historical transmission rates, and a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes:

selecting a historical sending rate corresponding to the packet loss rate smaller than a preset packet loss rate threshold value from all the historical sending rates, and marking the historical sending rate as a sending rate set;

and taking the highest historical sending rate in the sending rate set as the target sending rate of the access point.

Further, the historical transmission rate comprises a first historical receiving rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate comprises a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical receiving rate;

and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to a second preset determination strategy, each first historical receiving rate and a corresponding first verification success rate.

Further, the determining a target sending rate of the access point according to a second preset determination policy, each of the first historical receiving rates and a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical receiving rate includes:

selecting a first historical receiving rate corresponding to a first verification success rate larger than a preset verification success rate threshold from the first historical receiving rates, and marking the first historical receiving rate as a receiving rate set;

and taking the highest first historical receiving rate in the receiving rate set as the target sending rate of the access point.

Further, still include:

acquiring a second historical receiving rate of the access point and a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate;

and determining a target supporting rate of the access point according to a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each access point and a third preset determination strategy, and sending the target supporting rate to a target site.

Further, each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, and the method further includes:

setting a minimum value of the plurality of target transmission rates as a broadcast transmission rate.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame, which is applied to a target station, and the method includes:

storing each historical transmission rate of the target station and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

the determining the target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate thereof includes:

and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to a first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate.

Further, the determining the target transmission rate of the target station according to the first preset determination policy, each of the historical transmission rates, and the packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes:

and taking the highest historical sending rate in the sending rate set as the target sending rate of the target station.

and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to a second preset determination strategy, each first historical receiving rate and a corresponding first verification success rate.

Further, the determining a target sending rate of the target station according to a second preset determination policy, each of the first historical receiving rates and a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical receiving rate includes:

selecting a first historical receiving rate corresponding to the checking success rate which is greater than a preset checking success rate threshold from all the first historical receiving rates, and marking the first historical receiving rate as a receiving rate set;

and taking the highest historical receiving rate in the receiving rate set as the target sending rate of the target station.

Further, still include:

acquiring a second historical receiving rate of the target station and a second checking success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate;

and determining a target supporting rate of the target station according to a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each target station and a third preset determination strategy, and sending the target supporting rate to an access point.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an access point, including:

a storage unit, configured to store each historical transmission rate of the access point and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

a first determining unit, configured to determine a target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the access point further includes:

the acquisition unit is used for acquiring a second historical receiving rate of the access point and a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate;

and the second determining unit is specifically configured to determine a target support rate of the access point according to a second verification success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each access point and a third preset determination policy, and send the target support rate to the target station.

Further, each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, and the access point further includes:

a processing unit, configured to set a minimum value of the plurality of target transmission rates as a broadcast transmission rate.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a target station, including:

a storage unit, configured to store each historical transmission rate of the target station and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

a first determining unit, configured to determine a target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate.

the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit is specifically configured to:

Further, the target station further includes:

the acquisition unit is used for acquiring a second historical receiving rate of the target station and a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate;

and the second determining unit is used for determining the target supporting rate of the target station according to the second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each target station and a third preset determination strategy, and sending the target supporting rate to the access point.

Further, each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, and the target station further includes:

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an access point, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, where the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame according to the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a target station, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, where the processor executes the computer program to implement the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame according to the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when executed by a processor, the computer program implements the method for determining the transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the method for determining the transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to the second aspect.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the advantages that: the access point stores each historical transmission rate of the access point and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate; and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate. According to the scheme, the target sending rate of the access point is determined according to each historical transmission rate of the access point and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and the access point sends the data at a higher rate under the condition of keeping the compatibility of rate equipment, so that the empty occupancy rate of a management/control frame is reduced, more empty data frames are reserved, and the effective data transmission quantity is improved.

On the other hand, the target station stores each historical transmission rate of the target station and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate; and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate. According to the scheme, the target sending rate of the target station is determined according to each historical transmission rate of the target station and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and the target sending rate is sent at a higher rate under the condition of keeping the compatibility of rate equipment, so that the empty occupancy of a management/control frame is reduced, more empty data frames are reserved, and the effective data transmission quantity is improved.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to a first embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to a second embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an access point provided in a third embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a target station provided in a fourth embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an access point provided in a fifth embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a target station according to a sixth embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to" determining "or" in response to detecting ". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".

Furthermore, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for distinguishing between descriptions and not necessarily for describing or implying relative importance.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to a first embodiment of the present application. An execution subject of the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame in this embodiment is an access point AP. An AP is also referred to as a wireless access point or hotspot, etc. The AP is an access point for a mobile subscriber to enter a wired network, and is mainly deployed in a home, a building, and a campus, and typically has a coverage radius of several tens of meters to hundreds of meters, and may be deployed outdoors. The AP acts as a bridge connecting the network and the wireless network, and mainly functions to connect the wireless network clients together and then to access the wireless network to the ethernet. In particular, the AP may be a terminal device or a network device with a wireless fidelity chip.

And the access point AP communicates with the target station STA, and the target station STA is a non-access point station. The STA may be a wireless communication chip, a wireless sensor, or a wireless communication terminal. For example: the mobile phone supporting the WiFi communication function, the tablet computer supporting the WiFi communication function, the set top box supporting the WiFi communication function, the smart television supporting the WiFi communication function, the smart wearable device supporting the WiFi communication function, the vehicle-mounted communication device supporting the WiFi communication function and the computer supporting the WiFi communication function.

In this embodiment, for the access point, the non-unicast data frame may be a management frame, a control frame, or a broadcast data frame. The access point determines a target transmission rate of the access point through a transmission rate determination method of a non-unicast data frame in this embodiment, where the target transmission rate is used to transmit a management frame, a control frame, and a broadcast data frame.

The method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame shown in fig. 1 may include:

s101: storing effective transmission rates of the respective historical transmission rates of the access point corresponding to the respective historical transmission rates.

The transmission includes a receiving behavior and a sending behavior, when data transmission is performed between the access point and the target station, the access point may receive data sent by the target station, and the access point may also want the target station to send the data. In this embodiment, the historical transmission rate of the access point may include a historical transmission rate and a historical reception rate.

The effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate may include a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate and a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical reception rate. The packet loss rate is the ratio of the number of lost packets to the number of transmitted packets. The verification success rate identifies the condition of the received data.

After the access point performs data transmission, the effective transmission rates corresponding to the respective historical transmission rates of the access point may be stored.

S102: and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

The access point determines a target transmission rate of the access point based on each historical transmission rate and its corresponding effective transmission rate. In particular, the access point may have stored therein a predetermined policy for selecting a target transmission rate from various historical transmission rates to ensure that the access point can transmit at a higher, but still more reliable, rate when transmitting data at the target transmission rate. And the access point determines the target sending rate of the access point according to the determination strategy, each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

In one embodiment, the historical transmission rate includes a historical transmission rate, the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate, and S102 may include: and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to a first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate. The access point may pre-store a first predetermined policy for selecting a target transmission rate from the historical transmission rates to ensure that the access point can transmit at a higher, but still more reliable, rate when transmitting data at the target transmission rate. And the access point determines the target sending rate of the access point according to the first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate.

Specifically, in the process of determining the target sending rate of the access point according to the first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate thereof, the access point selects the historical sending rate corresponding to the packet loss rate smaller than a preset packet loss rate threshold value from each historical sending rate and marks the historical sending rate as a sending rate set; and taking the highest historical sending rate in the sending rate set as the target sending rate of the access point.

And setting a preset packet loss rate threshold in the access point, and when the packet loss rate at a certain rate is lower than the preset packet loss rate threshold, considering that the data is reliably transmitted to the target station by using the rate. All historical sending rates can be sequenced, and the historical sending rate corresponding to the packet loss rate smaller than the preset packet loss rate threshold value is selected from all the historical sending rates and marked as a sending rate set.

The historical sending rates in the set of sending rates may ensure that sending data to the target station using the rates is reliable. The access point takes the highest historical sending rate in the first sending rate set as the target sending rate corresponding to the access point. Namely, the unicast management/control frame can be sent to the target station by adopting a higher sending rate on the premise of reliability.

It should be noted that, before the selection of the target sending rate is performed, the number of the acknowledgement character ACK packets in the historical sending information may be counted. Ack (acknowledgement character) is an acknowledgment character, and in data communication, a transmission control character is sent from a receiving station to a transmitting station. Indicating that the transmitted data is received without errors. In the TCP/IP protocol, if the receiving side successfully receives the data, an ACK data is replied. The access point stores a preset parameter for judging whether the data volume is enough to select the target sending rate according to the counted number of the confirmation character messages. Specifically, the determination may be started from the minimum value in the historical sending rates, and when the counted number of the confirmation character messages is smaller than the preset parameter, it is described that the current data amount is not enough to select the target sending rate, and the minimum value in the current historical sending rates is used as the target sending rate without selecting the target sending rate.

In one embodiment, the historical transmission rate includes a first historical reception rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical reception rate. S102 may include: and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to a second preset determination strategy, each first historical receiving rate and a corresponding first verification success rate. The access point may store a second predetermined determination policy in advance, where the second predetermined determination policy is used to determine a target sending rate according to the historical receiving rates, so as to ensure that the access point can send data at the target sending rate at a higher rate but still more reliably. And the access point determines the target sending rate of the access point according to the second preset determination strategy, each historical receiving rate and the corresponding first verification success rate.

Specifically, the access point selects a first historical receiving rate corresponding to a first verification success rate which is greater than a preset verification success rate threshold from all first historical receiving rates, and marks the first historical receiving rate as a receiving rate set; and taking the highest first historical receiving rate in the receiving rate set as a target sending rate of the access point. And setting a preset check success rate threshold in the access point, and when the check success rate at a certain rate is greater than the preset check success rate threshold, considering that the data transmitted at the rate is reliable. All historical receiving rates can be sequenced, and the historical receiving rate corresponding to the check failure rate which is greater than the preset check success rate threshold is selected from all the historical sending rates and marked as a receiving rate set.

The historical reception rates in the set of reception rates may ensure that the data transmitted using this rate is reliable. The access point uses the highest historical reception rate in the set of reception rates as the target transmission rate for the access point.

It should be noted that, before the selection of the target sending rate is performed, the number of all messages in the historical receiving information may be counted. The access point stores a preset parameter for judging whether the data volume is enough to select the target sending rate according to the counted number of the messages. Specifically, when the counted number of the messages is smaller than the preset parameter, it is indicated that the current data size is not enough to select the target support rate, the target sending rate does not need to be selected, and the minimum value in the current historical receiving rate is used as the target sending rate.

In one embodiment, the historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate may be updated, and if it is detected that the data transmission is completed and the data transmission is successful, the current transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate are obtained. For example, after the transmission is completed, it is also necessary to confirm whether the confirmation character is received, the transmission success can be confirmed only if the confirmation character is received, and if the data transmission completion and the transmission success are detected, the current transmission rate and the current effective transmission rate are obtained. And updating historical transmission information according to the sending rate and the effective transmission rate, storing each historical transmission rate of the access point and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and reacquiring a new target sending rate.

Further, the access point may select a transmission rate to be used by the target station, and transmit the rate that the access point can support to the target station, so that the target station also transmits management/control frames and broadcast data frames at a higher rate.

The access point acquires a second historical receiving rate of the access point and a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate; and determining a target supporting rate of the access point according to a second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each access point and a third preset determination strategy, and sending the target supporting rate to a target site.

In this embodiment, a third preset determining policy is preset, where the third preset determining policy is used to select a target supported rate from the respective second historical receiving rates, so as to ensure that the access point can receive data at the target supported rate, so that the target station also transmits management/control frames and broadcast data frames at a higher rate. And determining the target supporting rate of the access point according to the second check success rate corresponding to each second historical receiving rate and a third preset determination strategy.

If the access point sends a supported rate list to the target station, then the rate lower than the target supported rate will not be included in the list.

Further, the access point transmits a broadcast management/control frame and a broadcast data frame, the access point needs to determine a broadcast transmission rate according to all target transmission rates, and the access point sets the minimum value of the plurality of target transmission rates as the broadcast transmission rate.

The value of the broadcast transmission rate is guaranteed to be sufficiently high while also being compatible with low rate devices. Let the access point associate n target stations and its corresponding target transmission rate be { v }_{tx_0},v_{tx_1},…v_{tx_n-1}Then, the calculation formula of the broadcast transmission rate is as follows:

v_{tx_global}＝min{v_{tx_0},v_{tx_1},…v_{tx_n-1}}

wherein v is_{tx_global}For broadcast transmission rate, v_txIs the target sending rate.

In one embodiment, when the transmission mode is broadcast, if the current access point is found not to be associated with a station, the target transmission rate and the target support rate may be set to 1 Mbps.

In one embodiment, the second historical receiving information may be updated, and if it is detected that the data reception is completed, the second historical receiving information is updated, and a new target supporting rate is obtained again.

It should be noted that, before the selection of the target supported rate is performed, the number of all packets in the historical received information may be counted. The access point stores a preset parameter for judging whether the data volume is enough to select the target support rate according to the counted number of the messages. Specifically, it may be determined from the minimum value in the historical receiving rates, and when the counted number of packets is smaller than a preset parameter, it indicates that the current data size is not enough to select the target supporting rate, and the minimum value in the current historical receiving rates is used as the target supporting rate without selecting the target supporting rate.

Only one set of target transmit rate and target supported rate is maintained for the access point and target station.

In addition, considering that the success rate of the same-rate transceiving may be different, the target transmission rate selection is based on the historical transmission information, the target support rate is based on the historical reception information, and the historical transmission information and the historical reception information are maintained independently.

In the embodiment of the application, the access point stores each historical transmission rate of the access point and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate; and determining the target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate. According to the scheme, the target sending rate of the access point is determined according to each historical transmission rate of the access point and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and the access point sends the data at a higher rate under the condition of keeping the compatibility of rate equipment, so that the empty occupancy rate of a management/control frame is reduced, more empty data frames are reserved, and the effective data transmission quantity is improved.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame according to a second embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, an execution subject of the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame is a target station. In this embodiment, for the target station, the non-unicast data frame may be a management frame, a control frame, or a broadcast data frame. The target station determines a target transmission rate of the target station by using the method for determining a transmission rate of a non-unicast data frame in this embodiment, where the target transmission rate is used to transmit a management frame, a control frame, and a broadcast data frame.

The method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame as shown in fig. 2 may include:

s201: and storing the effective transmission rate of each historical transmission rate of the target station corresponding to each historical transmission rate.

S202: and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

In one embodiment, the historical transmission rate includes a historical transmission rate, the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate, and S202 may include: and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to a first preset determination strategy, each historical sending rate and the corresponding packet loss rate.

Specifically, selecting a historical transmission rate corresponding to a packet loss rate smaller than a preset packet loss rate threshold from the historical transmission rates, and marking the historical transmission rate as a transmission rate set; and taking the highest historical sending rate in the sending rate set as the target sending rate of the target station.

In one embodiment, the historical transmission rate includes a first historical reception rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate includes a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical reception rate; s202 may include: and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to a second preset determination strategy, each first historical receiving rate and a corresponding first verification success rate.

Specifically, a first historical receiving rate corresponding to a checking success rate larger than a preset checking success rate threshold is selected from the first historical receiving rates and is marked as a receiving rate set; and taking the highest historical receiving rate in the receiving rate set as the target sending rate of the target station.

In one embodiment, the target station may select a transmission rate to be used by the access point, and transmit a rate that the target station can support to the access point, so that the access point also transmits management/control frames and broadcast data frames at a higher rate. The target station acquires a second historical receiving rate of the target station and a second checking success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate; and the target station determines the target supporting rate of the target station according to the second check success rate corresponding to the second historical receiving rate of each target station and a third preset determination strategy, and sends the target supporting rate to the access point.

In one embodiment, the target station transmits broadcast management/control frames and broadcast data frames, the target station needs to determine a broadcast transmission rate according to all target transmission rates, and the minimum value of the target transmission rates is set as the broadcast transmission rate.

It should be noted that specific details in the method in the second embodiment may refer to the related description in the first embodiment, but the execution subject in the second embodiment is the target site. It can be understood that the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame in the present application may be actually implemented only at one end of the access point or the target station, and when one end employs the method for determining the transmission rate of the non-unicast data frame, the opposite end may be a device that does not include the present technology.

In the embodiment of the application, a target station stores each historical transmission rate of the target station and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate; and determining the target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate. According to the scheme, the target sending rate of the target station is determined according to each historical transmission rate of the target station and the effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate, and the target sending rate is sent at a higher rate under the condition of keeping the compatibility of rate equipment, so that the empty occupancy of a management/control frame is reduced, more empty data frames are reserved, and the effective data transmission quantity is improved.

It should be understood that, the sequence numbers of the steps in the foregoing embodiments do not imply an execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an access point according to a third embodiment of the present application. The units are included for performing the steps in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 1. Please refer to fig. 1 for the related description of the corresponding embodiment. For convenience of explanation, only the portions related to the present embodiment are shown. Referring to fig. 3, the access point 3 includes:

a storage unit 310, configured to store each historical transmission rate of the access point and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

a first determining unit 320, configured to determine a target sending rate of the access point according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

the first determining unit 320 is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit 320 is specifically configured to:

the first determining unit 320 is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit 320 is specifically configured to:

Further, the access point 3 further includes:

Further, each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, and the access point 3 further includes:

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a target station according to a fourth embodiment of the present application. The units are included for performing the steps in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 2. Please refer to fig. 2 for a related description of the embodiment. For convenience of explanation, only the portions related to the present embodiment are shown. Referring to fig. 4, the destination station 4 includes:

a storage unit 410, configured to store each historical transmission rate of the target station and an effective transmission rate corresponding to each historical transmission rate;

a first determining unit 420, configured to determine a target sending rate of the target station according to each historical transmission rate and the corresponding effective transmission rate.

the first determining unit 420 is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit 420 is specifically configured to:

the first determining unit 420 is specifically configured to:

Further, the first determining unit 420 is specifically configured to:

Further, the target station 4 further includes:

Further, each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, and the target station 4 further includes:

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an access point provided in a fifth embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, the access point 5 of this embodiment includes: a processor 50, a memory 51 and a computer program 52, such as a transmission rate determination program for non-unicast data frames, stored in said memory 51 and executable on said processor 50. The processor 50, when executing the computer program 52, implements the steps in the above-described embodiments of the method for determining a transmission rate of non-unicast data frames, such as the steps 101 to 102 shown in fig. 1. Alternatively, the processor 50, when executing the computer program 52, implements the functions of the modules/units in the above-mentioned device embodiments, such as the functions of the modules 310 to 320 shown in fig. 3.

Illustratively, the computer program 52 may be partitioned into one or more modules/units, which are stored in the memory 51 and executed by the processor 50 to accomplish the present application. The one or more modules/units may be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of performing specific functions, which are used to describe the execution of the computer program 52 in the access point 5. For example, the computer program 52 may be divided into a storage unit and a first determination unit, and the specific functions of each unit are as follows:

The access point may include, but is not limited to, a processor 50, a memory 51. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that fig. 5 is merely an example of an access point 5 and does not constitute a limitation of the access point 5 and may include more or less components than shown, or combine certain components, or different components, e.g., the access point may also include input-output devices, network access devices, buses, etc.

The Processor 50 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

The memory 51 may be an internal storage unit of the access point 5, such as a hard disk or a memory of the access point 5. The memory 51 may also be an external storage device of the access point 5, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, provided on the access point 5. Further, the memory 51 may also include both an internal storage unit of the access point 5 and an external storage device. The memory 51 is used for storing the computer programs and other programs and data required by the access point device. The memory 51 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a target station according to a sixth embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 6, the destination station 6 of this embodiment includes: a processor 60, a memory 61 and a computer program 62, such as a transmission rate determination program for non-unicast data frames, stored in said memory 61 and executable on said processor 60. The processor 60, when executing the computer program 62, implements the steps in the above-described method embodiments of determining a transmission rate of non-unicast data frames, such as the steps 201 to 202 shown in fig. 2. Alternatively, the processor 60, when executing the computer program 62, implements the functions of the modules/units in the above-mentioned device embodiments, such as the functions of the modules 410 to 420 shown in fig. 4.

Illustratively, the computer program 62 may be partitioned into one or more modules/units that are stored in the memory 61 and executed by the processor 60 to accomplish the present application. The one or more modules/units may be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of performing specific functions, which are used to describe the execution of the computer program 62 at the target site 6. For example, the computer program 62 may be divided into a storage unit and a first determination unit, and each unit has the following specific functions:

The target site may include, but is not limited to, a processor 60, a memory 61. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that fig. 6 is merely an example of a destination station 6 and does not constitute a limitation of the destination station 6 and may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components in combination, or different components, e.g., the destination station may also include input-output devices, network access devices, buses, etc.

The Processor 60 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

The memory 61 may be an internal storage unit of the destination station 6, such as a hard disk or a memory of the destination station 6. The memory 61 may also be an external storage device of the target station 6, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, provided on the target station 6. Further, the memory 61 may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the target station 6. The memory 61 is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the target site device. The memory 61 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

It should be noted that, for the information interaction, execution process, and other contents between the above-mentioned devices/units, the specific functions and technical effects thereof are based on the same concept as those of the embodiment of the method of the present application, and specific reference may be made to the part of the embodiment of the method, which is not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above-mentioned functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a network device, where the network device includes: at least one processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the at least one processor, the processor implementing the steps of any of the various method embodiments described above when executing the computer program.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

The embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which when running on a mobile terminal, enables the mobile terminal to implement the steps in the above method embodiments when executed.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the processes in the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by a computer program, which can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and can implement the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above when the computer program is executed by a processor. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium may include at least: any entity or device capable of carrying computer program code to a photographing apparatus/terminal apparatus, a recording medium, computer Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, and a software distribution medium. Such as a usb-disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. In certain jurisdictions, computer-readable media may not be an electrical carrier signal or a telecommunications signal in accordance with legislative and patent practice.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/network device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus/network device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implementing, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for determining the transmission rate of non-unicast data frames, which is applied to an access point, and comprises the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the historical transmission rate comprises a historical transmission rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate comprises a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining a target transmission rate of the access point according to a first predetermined determination policy, each of the historical transmission rates and a packet loss rate corresponding thereto comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the historical transmission rate comprises a first historical reception rate, and wherein the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate comprises a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical reception rate;

5. The method for determining the sending rate of the non-unicast data frame according to claim 4, wherein the determining the target sending rate of the access point according to a second preset determination policy, each of the first historical receiving rates and the corresponding first verification success rate thereof includes:

6. The method for determining the transmission rate of non-unicast data frames according to claim 1, further comprising:

7. A method for determining the transmission rate of non-unicast data frames, which is applied to a target station, and comprises the following steps:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the historical transmission rate comprises a historical transmission rate, and the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate comprises a packet loss rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate;

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining a target transmission rate of the target station according to a first preset determination policy, each of the historical transmission rates and a packet loss rate corresponding thereto comprises:

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the historical transmission rate comprises a first historical reception rate, and wherein the effective transmission rate corresponding to the historical transmission rate comprises a first verification success rate corresponding to the first historical reception rate;

11. The method for determining the sending rate of the non-unicast data frame according to claim 10, wherein the determining the target sending rate of the target station according to a second preset determination policy, each of the first historical receiving rates and the corresponding first verification success rate thereof includes:

12. The method for determining the transmission rate of non-unicast data frames according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises:

13. The method of determining the transmission rate of non-unicast data frames according to any one of claims 1-12, wherein each of the access points corresponds to one of the target transmission rates, the method further comprising:

14. An access point comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method of any one of claims 1-6, 13 when executing the computer program.

15. A target station comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method of any one of claims 7-12, 13 when executing the computer program.

16. A computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.