CN113938990A

CN113938990A - Equipment management method and communication device

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Publication number: CN113938990A
Application number: CN202010605444.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 石操; 何俊飞
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-29
Filing date: 2020-06-29
Publication date: 2022-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-29
Also published as: CN113938990B

Abstract

The application discloses a device management method and a communication device, relates to the technical field of communication, and solves the problem of high power consumption of AP (access point) devices. The specific scheme is as follows: the AP equipment comprises a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, wherein the first wireless communication module supports a first frequency band access, the second wireless communication module supports a second frequency band access, and the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are both in an open state; the AP equipment judges whether a preset closing condition is met, and if the preset closing condition is met, the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module and maintains the second wireless communication module in an opening state. The embodiment of the application is used for the communication process of the AP equipment and the terminal equipment.

Description

Equipment management method and communication device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a device management method and a communications apparatus.

Background

In an existing communication system, in order to increase the number of terminal devices accessing to a wireless Access Point (AP) device, most of the AP devices support simultaneous dual-frequency operation. For example, taking the example that the AP device supports simultaneous operation of 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) and 5GHz, the AP device may turn on a wireless communication module corresponding to 2.4GHz and provide low-bandwidth service for the terminal device at 2.4GHz, and the AP device may turn on a wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz and provide high-bandwidth service for the terminal device at 5 GHz. The terminal device can be a mobile phone, a television box or a game host. For example, taking a terminal device as a mobile phone as an example, the AP device may provide low-bandwidth services such as internet access service for the mobile phone at 2.4GHz, and the AP device may provide high-bandwidth services such as high-definition video service for the mobile phone at 5 GHz.

However, even if the AP device has no access to the terminal device for a long time, the AP device is in a standby state, or the AP device performs service data transmission with the terminal device only through one frequency band for a long time, the AP device may simultaneously turn on the wireless communication modules corresponding to all frequency bands supported by the AP device, and operate in all frequency bands supported by the AP device, for example: taking the example that the AP device supports simultaneous operation of 2.4GHz and 5GHz, the AP device simultaneously starts a wireless communication module corresponding to a 2.4GHz band and a wireless communication module corresponding to a 5GHz band, which are supported by the AP device, and supports simultaneous operation at 2.4GHz and 5GHz, which results in higher power consumption of the AP device.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a device management method and a communication device, which solve the problem of high power consumption of AP (access point) devices in the prior art.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme is as follows:

in a first aspect, a device management method is provided, and is applied to an AP device, where the AP device includes a first wireless communication module supporting a first frequency band access and a wireless communication module supporting a second frequency band access, and both the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are in an on state, and the device management method includes: the AP equipment judges whether a preset closing condition is met; if the preset closing condition is met, the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module and maintains the second wireless communication module in an opening state, wherein the preset closing condition comprises that the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than the preset duration; the transmission of service data exists on the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the preset transmission quality; the first frequency band is used for transmitting service data, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than one or more of the maximum transmission qualities supported by the second frequency band.

Based on the device management method provided by the first aspect, when the AP device detects that a preset closing condition is satisfied, the AP device closes the first wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band, maintains the second wireless communication module corresponding to the second frequency band, and communicates with the terminal device of the user through the second wireless communication module. When the use of the user is not influenced, the AP equipment can reduce the power consumption caused by starting the first wireless communication module, and the power consumption of the AP equipment is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner, before the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if the first wireless communication module is in a connection state with the first terminal device, the AP device switches the first terminal device to the second wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, when the first terminal device and the AP device are still in a connected state, the AP device switches the first terminal device to the second wireless communication module, thereby ensuring the continuity of service transmission after the first wireless communication module is closed, improving user experience, and avoiding the problem of service interruption caused by switching the terminal device to an available wireless communication module after the first wireless communication module is closed.

In a possible implementation manner, when the AP device detects that there is service data transmission between the first terminal device and the second wireless communication module, the AP device starts the first wireless communication module; the AP equipment switches the first terminal equipment to the first wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, since the data transmission quality of the first wireless communication module is greater than that of the second wireless communication module, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module and perform data transmission with the first terminal device through the first wireless communication module. Therefore, the data transmission rate between the AP device and the first terminal device can be improved. The user experience is improved.

After the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if a second wireless communication module of the AP device receives a probe frame sent by the second terminal device and used for indicating that the second terminal device supports the first frequency band, the AP device opens the first wireless communication module, and switches the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, under the condition that the terminal device accessing the AP device supports the first frequency band, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module and switch the terminal device to the first wireless communication module, so that the AP device may perform service data transmission with the terminal device through the first frequency band, thereby improving user experience.

According to a possible implementation manner, after the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if the AP device detects that the second terminal device establishes a communication connection with the second wireless communication module and the second terminal device supports the first frequency band access, the AP device opens the first wireless communication module and switches the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, the AP device determines that the terminal device accessing the AP device supports the first frequency band, and the AP device may start the first wireless communication module, so that the AP device may transmit service data with the terminal device through the first frequency band, and user experience may be improved.

Before the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if the first wireless communication module establishes a communication connection with the second terminal device, the AP device records identification information of the second terminal device, and identifies the second terminal device according to the recorded identification information of the second terminal device.

Based on the possible implementation mode, the AP can identify the accessed terminal equipment according to the recorded identification information of the terminal equipment, and the method is simple and quick.

After the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if the AP device detects that the transmission quality of service data currently supportable by the first wireless communication module is greater than the transmission quality of service data between the second wireless communication module and the first terminal device, the AP device switches the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, when detecting that the transmission quality of the current service data of the first wireless communication module is greater than that of the service data of the second wireless communication module, the AP device performs data transmission with the terminal device through the first wireless communication module, so that the service data transmission between the AP device and the terminal device is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In one possible implementation, the first frequency band is greater than the second frequency band.

Based on the possible implementation manner, the AP device and the terminal device may perform service data transmission in the first frequency band, so that the transmission rate of the service data is increased.

In a possible implementation manner, the first wireless communication module is a first wireless-fidelity (wifi) communication module, and the second wireless communication module is a second wifi communication module.

Based on the possible implementation mode, the device management method provided by the application can be applied to wifi devices such as routers, and the flexibility and the universality of the application of the device management method are improved.

In a second aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which may be applied to an AP device or a chip or a system on a chip in the AP device, and may also be a functional module in the AP device for implementing the method according to the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The communication device may implement the functions performed by the terminal device in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions may be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software comprises one or more modules corresponding to the functions. Such as: the communication device can comprise a processing module, a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, wherein the first wireless communication module supports a first frequency band access, the second wireless communication module supports a second frequency band access, and the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are both in an open state. The processing module is used for judging whether a preset closing condition is met; and if the preset closing condition is met, closing the first wireless communication module and maintaining the second wireless communication module in an opening state. The preset closing condition comprises that the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than a preset duration; the transmission of service data exists on the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the preset transmission quality; the first frequency band has the transmission of the service data, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band.

The specific implementation manner of the communication apparatus may refer to a behavior function of the AP device in the device management method provided by any possible design of the first aspect or the second aspect, and will not be described repeatedly herein. Thus, the communication device provided may achieve the same advantageous effects as the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a third aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which may be an AP device or a chip in AP device or a system on chip. The timeslot-less measurement apparatus may implement the functions performed by the AP device in the above aspects or possible designs, where the functions may be implemented by hardware, such as: in one possible design, the embodying means may comprise: a processor for executing a computer program or instructions to implement the device management method as described in the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect, and a communication interface.

In yet another possible design, the communication device may further include a memory for storing computer-executable instructions and data necessary for the communication device. When the communication apparatus is running, the processor executes the computer executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the communication apparatus to perform the device management method according to the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which may be a readable non-volatile storage medium, and stores a computer instruction or a program, which when executed on a computer, enables the computer to perform the device management method according to the first aspect or any one of the above aspects.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the device management method of the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the above aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a communication apparatus, which may be an AP device or a chip or a system on a chip in an AP device, is provided, which includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memories are configured to store computer program code comprising computer instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the terminal device to perform the device management method as set forth in the first aspect above or any possible design of the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, a chip system is provided, where the chip system includes a processor and a communication interface, and the chip system may be configured to implement the function performed by the AP device in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, for example, the processor receives, through the communication interface, a probe frame from the second terminal device, where the probe frame is used to indicate that the second terminal device supports the first frequency band. In one possible design, the system-on-chip further includes a memory to hold program instructions and/or data. The chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices, without limitation.

For technical effects brought by any design manner of the second aspect to the seventh aspect, reference may be made to the technical effects brought by the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, and details are not repeated.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a flowchart of a device management method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a flowchart of another device management method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 60 provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 70 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

For clarity and conciseness of the following descriptions of the various embodiments, a brief introduction to the related art is first given:

the AP device: and may also be referred to as a wireless access point, wireless router, wireless gateway, wireless bridge, wireless switch, etc. AP devices may be deployed in various locations, such as in homes, office buildings, and industrial parks. The coverage range of the AP equipment can cover dozens of meters to hundreds of meters, and the terminal equipment of a user can be connected with the network through the AP equipment, so that the AP equipment is simple and convenient.

The AP equipment can be provided with a plurality of wireless communication modules, one wireless communication module corresponds to one frequency band, the AP equipment can simultaneously start the plurality of wireless communication modules, and service data transmission is carried out between the AP equipment and the terminal equipment through any one of the plurality of wireless communication modules. For example, in the present application, the AP device may include a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, where the first wireless communication module supports access of a first frequency band, and the second wireless communication module supports access of a second frequency band.

When the AP device has a plurality of wireless communication modules, and the plurality of wireless communication modules are all in an open state, even if the AP device has no access to the terminal device for a long time, the AP device is in a standby state, or the AP device performs service data transmission with the terminal device only through one frequency band for a long time, the AP device may simultaneously open all wireless communication modules supported by itself, and operate in all frequency bands supported by itself, such as: taking the case that the AP device includes a wireless communication module corresponding to a 2.4GHz band and a wireless communication module corresponding to a 5GHz band, the AP device simultaneously starts the wireless communication module corresponding to the 2.4GHz band and the wireless communication module corresponding to the 5GHz band of the AP device, and supports the operation at 2.4GHz and 5GHz, resulting in higher power consumption of the AP device.

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a device management method, which may include: the AP equipment judges whether a preset closing condition is met; if the preset closing condition is met, the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module and maintains the second wireless communication module in an opening state. Therefore, when the AP equipment detects that the preset closing condition is met, the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band, maintains the second wireless communication module corresponding to the second frequency band, and communicates with the terminal equipment of the user through the second wireless communication module. When the use of the user is not influenced, the AP equipment can reduce the power consumption caused by starting the first wireless communication module, and the power consumption of the AP equipment is reduced.

The device management method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The device management method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be applied to any communication system supporting communication, where the communication system may be a third generation partnership project (3 GPP) communication system, such as a 5G mobile communication system, a New Radio (NR) system, an NR-to-electronic (V2X) system, and other next generation communication systems, and may also be a non-3 GPP communication system, without limitation. The following describes a device management method provided in an embodiment of the present application, with reference to fig. 1 as an example.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applied. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system includes an AP device and at least one terminal device (e.g., terminal device 1 and terminal device 2 in fig. 1). The terminal equipment is connected with the AP equipment in a wireless mode. The terminal equipment may be fixed or mobile.

The terminal device in fig. 1 may also be referred to as a terminal (terminal), a User Equipment (UE), a Mobile Station (MS), a Mobile Terminal (MT), and so on. The terminal device may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiving function, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in unmanned driving (self driving), a wireless terminal in remote surgery (remote medical supply), a wireless terminal in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal in transportation safety (transportation safety), a wireless terminal in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal in home (smart home), and the like. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

The AP device in fig. 1 may be used to provide service data for the terminal device. Specifically, the AP device may be an access node supporting a wireless-fidelity (wifi) technology, or the like. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form adopted by the AP device.

The AP equipment and the terminal equipment can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, and are handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface; it may also be deployed on airborne airplanes, balloons and satellite vehicles. The embodiment of the application does not limit the application scenarios of the AP device and the terminal device.

The AP device may support multiple frequency bands to perform service data transmission with the terminal device. The embodiment of the application does not limit the specific frequency band and the number of frequency bands used between the AP device and the terminal device. For example, the AP device and the terminal device may communicate with the terminal device through 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz, or may communicate with the terminal device through other frequency bands.

It should be noted that fig. 1 is an exemplary drawing, and the number of devices shown in fig. 1 is not limited. And the communication system shown in fig. 1 may include other devices besides the device shown in fig. 1, without limitation.

In specific implementation, each device in fig. 1 may adopt the composition structure shown in fig. 2, or include the components shown in fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a schematic composition diagram of a communication apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the communication apparatus 200 may be an AP device or a chip or a system on a chip in the AP device. Alternatively, the communication apparatus 200 may be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device or a system on a chip. As shown in fig. 2, the communication device 200 includes a processor 201, a wireless communication module 202, and a communication line 203.

Further, the communication device 200 can also include a memory 204. The processor 201, the memory 204 and the wireless communication module 202 may be connected via a communication line 203.

The processor 201 is a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose processor Network (NP), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 201 may also be other devices with processing functions, such as, without limitation, a circuit, a device, or a software module.

A wireless communication module 202 for communicating with other devices or other communication networks. The other communication network may be an ethernet, a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or the like. The wireless communication module 202 may be a module, a circuit, a communication interface, or any device capable of enabling communication.

In the embodiment of the present application, the communication device 200 may be configured with one or more wireless communication modules 202. When the communication apparatus 200 is configured with one wireless communication module 202, the wireless communication module 202 may have a plurality of sub wireless communication modules, one sub wireless communication module corresponding to one frequency band. When one sub wireless communication module is in an open state, the corresponding frequency band access can be supported; when one sub wireless communication module is in a closed state, the frequency band access corresponding to the sub wireless communication module is not supported. Or, when part of the functions of the wireless communication module 202 is turned on, the frequency band access corresponding to the part of the functions may be supported; when part of the functions of the wireless communication module 202 are turned off, the frequency band access corresponding to the part of the functions is not supported.

When the communication device 200 is configured with a plurality of wireless communication modules 202, one wireless communication module 202 may correspond to one frequency band, wherein when one wireless communication module 202 is in an on state, one frequency band corresponding to the wireless communication module 202 may be supported for access; when a wireless communication module 202 is in the off state, access to a frequency band corresponding to the wireless communication module 202 is not supported.

It should be noted that, when the wireless communication module 202 is powered on, the wireless communication module 202 may be in an on state; when the wireless communication module 202 is powered off, the wireless communication module 202 may be in an off state.

A communication line 203 for transmitting information between the respective components included in the communication apparatus 200.

A memory 204 for storing instructions. Wherein the instructions may be a computer program.

The memory 204 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and/or instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and/or instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disc storage medium or other magnetic storage devices, and the like, without limitation.

It is noted that the memory 204 may exist separately from the processor 201 or may be integrated with the processor 201. The memory 204 may be used for storing instructions or program code or some data etc. The memory 204 may be located inside the communication device 200 or outside the communication device 200, which is not limited. The processor 201 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 204 to implement the device management method provided by the following embodiments of the present application.

In one example, processor 201 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in fig. 2.

As an alternative implementation, the communication device 200 includes multiple processors, for example, the processor 207 may be included in addition to the processor 201 in fig. 2.

As an alternative implementation, the communication apparatus 200 further comprises an output device 205 and an input device 206. Illustratively, the input device 206 is a keyboard, mouse, microphone, or joystick, among other devices, and the output device 205 is a display screen, speaker (spaker), among other devices.

It is noted that the communication apparatus 200 may be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal, an embedded device, a chip system or a device with a similar structure as that in fig. 2. Further, the constituent structure shown in fig. 2 does not constitute a limitation of the AP device or the terminal device, and the AP device or the terminal device may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 2, or combine some components, or a different arrangement of components, in addition to the components shown in fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be composed of a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

In addition, acts, terms, and the like referred to between the embodiments of the present application may be mutually referenced and are not limited. In the embodiment of the present application, the name of the message exchanged between the devices or the name of the parameter in the message, etc. are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, which is not limited.

The terms "first," "second," and "third," etc. in the description and claims of this application and the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for limiting a particular order.

In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "e.g.," is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

The following describes a device management method provided in an embodiment of the present application with reference to the communication system shown in fig. 1. The AP device and the terminal device described in the following embodiments may include components shown in fig. 2, and are not described in detail.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of an apparatus method provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3, the method may include:

step 301, the AP device determines whether a preset closing condition is satisfied.

Wherein the AP device is the AP device in fig. 1. The AP device may include a plurality of wireless communication modules, each of the plurality of wireless communication modules supporting a frequency band access, and a plurality of frequency bands supported by the plurality of wireless communication modules being different. For example, the AP device may include a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, where the first wireless communication module supports a first frequency band access, and the second wireless communication module supports a second frequency band access, and the first frequency band may be larger than the second frequency band. The first wireless communication module can be a first wireless wifi module, and the second wireless communication module can be a second wireless wifi module. The first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are in an open state.

The first frequency band may be 5GHz, and the second frequency band may be 2.4 GHz. The first frequency band being greater than the second frequency band may include one or more of: the transmission rate of the service data corresponding to the first frequency band is greater than that of the service data corresponding to the second frequency band, the transmission quality of the service data corresponding to the first frequency band is greater than that of the service data corresponding to the second frequency band, the bandwidth corresponding to the first frequency band is greater than that of the second frequency band, and the frequency of the first frequency band is greater than that of the second frequency band.

The wireless communication module supporting frequency band access may refer to that the AP device has a capability of sending service data to the terminal device through the frequency band supported by the wireless communication module. The terminal device may be any terminal device connected to the AP device in fig. 1, for example, the terminal device 1 or the terminal device 2 may be used, which is not limited.

For example, it is exemplified that the AP device supports multiple frequency bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and the terminal device connected to the AP device supports 2.4GHz and 5 GHz. Service data transmission can be performed between the AP device and the terminal device through 2.4GHz or 5GHz, for example: when the terminal device is located in the coverage range of 2.4GHz and 5GHz of the AP device, the terminal device supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz, the transmission quality of the service data corresponding to 5GHz is higher than that of the service data corresponding to 2.4GHz, and the AP device can send the service data to the terminal device at 5 GHz. Accordingly, the terminal device may receive traffic data from the AP device at 5 GHz. Or, the AP device receives the service request of the terminal device at 5GHz, and the AP device may send service data corresponding to the service request to the terminal device at 5 GHz.

It should be noted that the AP device may determine the frequency band supported by the terminal device through interaction of the terminal device. For example, in the process of accessing the AP device for the first time, the terminal device may send configuration information or capability information of the terminal device to the AP device. The configuration information or capability information of the terminal device may be used to indicate the frequency bands supported by the terminal device. Accordingly, the AP device may receive and store the configuration information or capability information of the terminal device. Or, the AP device may determine the frequency band supported by the terminal device according to the probe frame of the terminal device. For example, if the AP device receives a first probe frame from the terminal device, the first probe frame may be carried in an access request of the terminal device. The first probe frame is used for indicating that the terminal device supports the first frequency band, and the AP device may determine that the terminal device supports the first frequency band according to the first probe frame; if the AP device receives a second probe frame from the terminal device, where the second probe frame is used to indicate that the terminal device supports the second frequency band, the AP device may determine that the terminal device supports the second frequency band according to the second probe frame.

The preset closing condition may refer to a condition that the AP device closes the wireless communication module, and may be used for the AP device to close a certain wireless communication module that the AP device opens. The preset off condition may be pre-configured to the AP device. The preset off condition may include: the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than the preset duration; the transmission of service data exists on the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the preset transmission quality; and the first frequency band is transmitted with service data, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than one or more of the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band. These conditions are explained below:

and under the condition 1, the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than the preset duration.

The preset time period may be set as required, for example, may be set to 10 seconds(s), 50s, and the like, and is not limited. The non-service data transmission in the first frequency band may mean that the AP device does not receive a service request for requesting service data sent by the terminal device in the first frequency band. If the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than the preset duration, it indicates that there is no need to transmit service data through the first frequency band for a long time, and the first frequency band is in an idle state, otherwise, if the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is less than or equal to the preset duration, it indicates that there is a service data need in the terminal device.

And 2, transmitting the service data on the first frequency band, wherein the transmission quality of the service data is less than the preset transmission quality.

The preset transmission quality may be set according to needs, for example, the size of the service data transmitted per second may be set to 10 mega (M), 20M, and the like, which is not limited. The transmission of the service data in the first frequency band may refer to that the AP device may receive, in the first frequency band, a service request for requesting the service data sent by the terminal device, and correspondingly, the AP device may send, in the first frequency band, the service data corresponding to the service request to the terminal device. If the transmission quality of the service data on the first frequency band is less than the preset transmission quality, it indicates that the transmission quality of the service data on the first frequency band is poor, otherwise, if the transmission quality of the service data on the first frequency band is greater than or equal to the preset transmission quality, it indicates that the transmission quality of the service data on the first frequency band is good, and the AP device may perform transmission of the service data between the first wireless communication module and the terminal device.

And 3, the transmission of the service data exists on the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band.

The second frequency band may also be any frequency band of the multiple frequency bands supported by the AP device, where the channel quality is higher than that of the first frequency band. The channel quality may include, but is not limited to, a transmission rate, a Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), a Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ), or a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). If the transmission quality of the service data of the first frequency band is less than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band, it indicates that the transmission quality of the service data of the first frequency band is greater than the transmission quality of the service data of the second frequency band, otherwise, if the transmission quality of the service data of the first frequency band is greater than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band, it indicates that the transmission quality of the service data of the first frequency band is less than the transmission quality of the service data of the second frequency band.

The above conditions are only exemplary, and the preset shutdown condition may further include other conditions, for example, the preset shutdown condition may further include the following conditions 4 and 5:

and 4, the service request times received by the AP equipment in the first time period are less than the preset times.

The first time period may be set as required, for example, may be set to 01:00 to 04:00, and is not limited. The preset number of times may be set as needed, for example, may be set to 1 time, 2 times, etc., without limitation. The AP device may receive a service request from the terminal device for a plurality of time periods. The AP device may receive the request for requesting the service for less than the preset number of times in the first time period: the transmission time of the first frequency band is included in a first time period, and the number of times of service requests received by the AP device on the first frequency band in the first time period is less than a preset number of times. If the number of times of receiving the request for requesting the service in the first time period by the AP device is less than the preset number of times, it indicates that the requirement for transmitting the service data through the first frequency band is low or no requirement is required for the service data, and the first frequency band is in an idle state, otherwise, if the number of times of receiving the request for requesting the service in the first time period by the AP device is greater than or equal to the preset number of times, it indicates that the requirement for transmitting the service data through the first frequency band is high for the service data.

The number of service requests received by the AP device in the first time period on the first frequency band being less than 1 may be: the AP device does not receive the service request of the terminal device in the first frequency band in the first time period, which indicates that there is no need to transmit service data in the first frequency band for a long time.

And 5, the transmission distance of the AP equipment on the first frequency band is smaller than the distance between the terminal equipment and the AP equipment.

The AP device may calculate a distance between the AP device and the terminal device according to a receiving time of the service request sent by the terminal device and a sending time carried in the service request. Alternatively, the AP device may determine the distance between the AP device and the terminal device according to a response message from the terminal device, for example, the AP device sends service data to the terminal device, and the terminal device may return a response message to the AP device after receiving the service data from the AP device. The response message may carry a transmission time of the service data. The AP device may determine a distance between the AP device and the terminal device according to the transmission time of the service data. Of course, the AP device may also determine the distance between the AP device and the terminal device by using other methods, for example, the AP device may also calculate the distance between the AP device and the terminal device according to the location information of the terminal device, which is not limited.

The transmission distance of the AP device in the first frequency band may be smaller than the distance between the terminal device and the AP device, where the transmission distance of the AP device in the first frequency band may be smaller than a coverage area of the AP device in the first frequency band. If the transmission distance of the AP device on the first frequency band is smaller than the distance between the terminal device and the AP device, it indicates that the AP device and the terminal device cannot transmit the service data through the first frequency band, and the first frequency band may be in an idle state, otherwise, if the transmission distance of the AP device on the first frequency band is greater than or equal to the distance between the terminal device and the AP device, it indicates that the AP device and the terminal may transmit the service data through the first frequency band.

Step 302, if the preset closing condition is satisfied, the AP device closes the first wireless communication module and maintains the second wireless communication module in an open state.

When the AP device satisfies one or more of the preset turn-off conditions, the AP device may turn off the first wireless communication module and maintain the second wireless communication module in an on state.

Wherein, the turning off of the first wireless communication module by the AP device may refer to: the first wireless communication module is disconnected from the power supply, or the AP device may turn off part of the functions of the first wireless communication module, without limitation. The AP device maintaining the second wireless communication module in the on state may refer to: the second communication module is maintained connected to the power source.

For example, taking the preset time duration as 5 hours, the first frequency band as 5GHz, and the second frequency band as 2.4GHz as an example, when the AP device detects that the time duration for which the service request of the terminal device is not received at 5GHz is longer than 5 hours, the AP device may close the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz.

For another example, the larger the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is, the worse the transmission quality of the traffic data at 5GHz between the AP device and the terminal device is. And when the distance between the terminal equipment and the AP equipment is greater than a first preset value, the transmission quality of the service data of the AP equipment and the terminal equipment on 5GHz is less than the preset transmission quality. In this case, the AP device may turn off the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz.

For another example, taking the first frequency band as 5GHz and the second frequency band as 2.4GHz as an example, the greater the distance between the terminal device and the AP device, the worse the transmission quality of the service data between the AP device and the terminal device. When the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is greater than the second preset value, the transmission quality of the service data transmitted by the AP device to the terminal device at 2.4GHz is greater than the transmission quality of the service data transmitted by the AP device to the terminal device at 5 GHz. In this case, the AP device may turn off the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz.

For another example, taking the multiple frequency bands supported by the AP device including 2.4GHz and 5GHz as an example, as shown in fig. 4, the transmission distance of the AP device at 5GHz is S₁The transmission distance of the AP equipment on 5GHz is S₂. When the terminal device is located at the position of the UE2 or the position of the UE3 in fig. 4, the transmission distance S of the AP device at 5GHz₁Is smaller than the distance from the AP device to the terminal device.

Based on the technical scheme shown in fig. 3, when the AP device detects that the preset closing condition is satisfied, the AP device closes the first wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band, and maintains the second wireless communication module corresponding to the second frequency band in an open state. The power consumption of the first frequency band is reduced and the power consumption of the AP equipment is reduced while the use of the user is not influenced.

In a possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 3, before the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, if the first wireless communication module is in a connected state with the first terminal device, the method supports performing service data through the first frequency band, and in order to avoid service interruption caused by closing the first wireless communication module, the method provided in this embodiment of the present application may further include: the AP equipment switches the first terminal equipment to the second wireless communication module, namely, before the first wireless communication module is closed, the wireless communication module is switched from the first wireless communication module to the second wireless communication module in advance, so that the service transmission continuity after the first wireless communication module is closed is ensured, the user experience is improved, and the problem of service interruption caused by switching the terminal equipment to an available wireless communication module after the first wireless communication module is closed is avoided.

The switching of the first terminal device to the second wireless communication module by the AP device means that the AP device performs service data transmission with the first terminal device through the second wireless communication module, or the AP device and the first terminal device may perform service data transmission through the second frequency band.

In an example, if the AP device detects that the duration of no service data on the first frequency band is longer than a preset duration under the condition that the first wireless communication module and the first terminal device are in a connected state, which means that the first wireless communication module may be subsequently turned off, at this time, the AP device may switch the first terminal device to the second wireless communication module in advance, so as to ensure continuity of service transmission.

For example, at night 12: 00-04: 00, after the user has a rest, the APP in the terminal equipment is not used to send a service request to the AP equipment, the frequency of the user using the terminal equipment to surf the internet is reduced, and the transmission of a large amount of service data is stopped. In this case, the AP device may turn off the first wireless communication module to reduce power consumption. However, in this case, the terminal device needs to maintain a communication connection with the AP device for receiving some information or small data packets pushed by the AP device, for example, a server corresponding to an Application (APP) of the terminal device pushes information to the terminal device through the AP device. In order to avoid interruption of service transmission due to the fact that the terminal device cannot receive information pushed by the AP device, the AP device may switch the terminal device to the second wireless communication module in advance before the first wireless communication module is closed, that is, the AP device may transmit service data with the terminal device through the second wireless communication module, so that the terminal device may receive information pushed by the AP device in the second frequency band, and the terminal device may receive the information pushed by the AP device in time without affecting the use of a user.

In another possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 3, in order to ensure the transmission quality of service data and improve user experience, the AP device may operate on a wireless communication module with a higher frequency band quality, for example, the method further includes: when the AP equipment detects that service data transmission exists between the first terminal equipment and the second wireless communication module, the AP equipment starts the first wireless communication module; the AP equipment switches the first terminal equipment to the first wireless communication module.

The AP device detecting that there is service data between the first terminal device and the second wireless communication module means: and the terminal equipment sends a service request to the AP equipment through the second frequency band, and correspondingly, a second wireless communication module of the AP equipment receives the service request from the terminal equipment.

In one example, when the duration of the no-service data transmission in the first frequency band exceeds the preset duration, the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module. If the second wireless communication module of the AP device receives the service request of the terminal device, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module, and perform transmission of service data with the terminal device through the first wireless communication module. For example, taking the preset time duration as 4 hours as an example, the time duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band by the AP device exceeds 4 hours, and the AP device may turn off the first wireless communication module. If the second wireless communication module of the AP device receives the service request from the terminal device at a certain time after the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module, and perform transmission of service data with the terminal device through the first wireless communication module.

In another example, the number of service requests received by the first wireless communication module of the AP device in the first time period is less than a preset number, and the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module. If the number of times that the second wireless communication module of the AP device receives the service request of the terminal device in the second time period after the first time period is greater than or equal to the preset number of times, the AP may restart the first wireless communication module, and perform transmission of service data with the terminal device through the first wireless communication module.

For example, the first time period is 01:00 to 04:00, the second time period is 04:01 to 08:00, and the preset times are 2 times. When the number of service requests received by the first wireless communication module of the AP device in the range of 01:00 to 04:00 is 1, the AP device may close the first wireless communication module. If the number of times that the second wireless communication module of the AP device receives the service request of the terminal device is 3 in 04: 01-08: 00, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module and perform transmission of service data with the terminal device through the first wireless communication module.

Based on the possible implementation manner, because the transmission quality of the service data of the first wireless communication module is greater than the data transmission quality of the second wireless communication module, the AP device may restart the first wireless communication module, and perform data transmission with the first terminal device through the first wireless communication module, so that the data transmission rate between the AP device and the first terminal device may be increased. Thereby improving the user experience.

In another possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 3, after the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module, the method provided in this embodiment of the present application may further include: if the AP device detects that the transmission quality of the service data currently supportable by the first wireless communication module is greater than the transmission quality of the service data between the second wireless communication module and the first terminal device, the AP device starts the first wireless communication module and switches the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

In one example, the AP device may determine the transmission quality of the service data currently supportable by the first wireless communication module according to a distance between the AP device and the terminal device. The step 302 may be referred to as a method for determining the distance between the AP device and the terminal device, which is not described herein again.

When the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is less than or equal to the preset value, the transmission quality of the service data transmitted by the AP device to the terminal device in the second frequency band is greater than or equal to the preset value, or the transmission quality of the service data transmitted by the AP device to the terminal device in the second frequency band is greater than or equal to the transmission quality of the service data transmitted by the AP device to the terminal device in the first frequency band. In this case, the AP device may restart the wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band.

For example, in connection with fig. 4, the first terminal device moves from the location of UE2 to the location of UE 1. At the location of the UE2, the AP device may perform service data transmission with the first terminal device through the second wireless communication module. At the position of the UE1, the AP device may perform transmission of service data with the first terminal device through the first wireless communication module, or may perform transmission of service data with the first terminal device through the second wireless communication module, and at the position of the UE1, the transmission quality of the service data supported by the first wireless communication module is greater than the transmission quality of the service data between the second wireless communication module and the first terminal device. When the AP device detects that the first terminal device moves from the location of the UE2 to the location of the UE1, the AP device may turn on the first wireless communication module and switch the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

In another possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 3, after the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module, the method provided in this embodiment of the present application may further include: if the AP device detects that the second terminal device establishes communication connection with the second wireless communication module and the second terminal device supports the first frequency band access, the AP device starts the first wireless communication module and switches the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

The second terminal device may be any one of the terminal devices in fig. 1. The second terminal device and the first terminal device may be the same terminal device, for example, the second terminal device and the first terminal device may be terminal device 1 or terminal device 2 of fig. 1. The second terminal device and the first terminal device may also be different terminal devices, for example, the first terminal device may be the terminal device 1 in fig. 1, and the second terminal device may be the terminal device 2 in fig. 1, or the first terminal device may be the terminal device 2 in fig. 1, and the second terminal device may be the terminal device 1 in fig. 1, without limitation.

The AP device may detect whether the AP device establishes a communication connection with the second terminal device according to the identification information of the terminal device. If the first wireless communication module of the AP device establishes a communication connection with the second terminal device before, the AP device may record the identification information of the second terminal device. And the AP equipment identifies the second terminal equipment according to the recorded identification information of the second terminal equipment.

For example, the identification information of the terminal device may be a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the terminal device, that is, the AP device may identify the second terminal device according to the MAC address of the terminal device.

In the case that the terminal device supports multiple frequency bands, the terminal device may have multiple communication modules, and one communication module corresponds to one frequency band supported by the terminal device. Wherein, the communication module can be the wifi module. For example, taking the example that the terminal device supports the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the terminal device may have a third wireless communication module and a fourth wireless communication module. The third wireless communication module corresponds to the first frequency band, and the fourth wireless communication module corresponds to the second frequency band.

It should be noted that the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module may correspond to the same MAC address, or may correspond to different MAC addresses. Without limitation.

The AP device may determine, according to the probe frame of the second terminal device, a frequency band supported by the second terminal device. The sounding frame may be used to indicate frequency bands supported by the terminal device.

For example, after the AP device closes the first wireless communication module, the second wireless communication module of the AP device receives a probe frame sent by the second terminal device, and if the probe frame indicates that the second terminal device supports the first frequency band, the AP device opens the first wireless communication module and switches the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

In one example, a sounding frame may include M flag bits. One of the M flag bits corresponds to one of the M frequency bands supported by the second terminal device. The M frequency bands include a first frequency band and a second frequency band. When the detection frame comprises a zone bit, the AP equipment determines that the terminal equipment supports a frequency band corresponding to the zone bit; when the probe frame does not include an identification bit, the AP device determines that the terminal device does not support a frequency band corresponding to an identification bit. Wherein M is an integer greater than 1.

The flag bit may be a symbol or a number, or a combination of a symbol and a number, without limitation.

For example, the flag bit corresponding to the first frequency band is 5GHz, and the flag bit corresponding to the second frequency band is 2.4 GHz. When the detection frame comprises '5 GHz', the AP equipment determines that the terminal equipment supports a first frequency band; when the probe frame does not include "5 GHz", the AP device determines that the terminal device does not support the first frequency band. When the detection frame comprises 2.4GHz, the AP equipment determines that the terminal equipment supports a second frequency band; when the probe frame does not include "2.4 GHz", the AP device determines that the terminal device does not support the second frequency band.

In yet another example, the sounding frame includes K bits. One of the K bits corresponds to one of the K frequency bands. When the value of one bit is T1, the AP device determines that the terminal device supports a frequency band corresponding to the one bit; when the value of one bit is T2 or not T1, the AP device determines that the terminal device does not support the frequency band corresponding to the one bit; k is an integer greater than or equal to 1, T1 and T2 are integers, and T1 is different from T2.

T1 and T2 may be binary bits "0" and "1", binary bits "1" and "0", or other symbols or numbers, and are not limited.

For example, taking an example that the sounding frame includes 2 binary bits, the 2 binary bits correspond to the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the binary bit being "0" indicates that the terminal device does not support the frequency band corresponding to the binary bit, and the binary bit being "1" indicates that the terminal device supports the frequency band corresponding to the binary bit. When the probe frame comprises 01, the AP equipment determines that the terminal equipment does not support the first frequency band but supports the second frequency band; when the probe frame includes 10, the AP device determines that the terminal device supports the first frequency band but does not support the second frequency band; when the probe frame includes 11, the AP device determines that the terminal device supports the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

Based on the possible implementation manner, the AP device may start the first wireless communication module when it is determined that the terminal device accessing the AP device supports the first frequency band, so that the AP device may transmit service data with the terminal device through the first frequency band, and user experience is improved.

The device management method shown in fig. 3 is specifically described below with reference to fig. 5:

as shown in a, b, c, and d in fig. 5, for example, the AP device supports 5GHz and 2.GHz access, and the terminal device supports 5GHz and 2.GHz access, where the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 3 in fig. 5 may have the components shown in fig. 2, and are not described again.

Note that, in a, b, c, and d in fig. 5, 2.4GHz denotes a wireless communication module corresponding to 2.4GHz, and 5GHz denotes a wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz. The dotted shading in fig. 5 indicates that the wireless communication module is in the off state. For example, a dotted line shading of 5GHz in b of fig. 5 indicates that the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz is in an off state.

As shown in a of fig. 5, the wireless communication modules of the AP device corresponding to 2.4GHz and 5GHz are in an on state. The terminal device 1, the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 3 respectively correspond to a condition that the AP device closes the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz.

For example, the terminal device 1 corresponds to the conditions: service data can be transmitted between the terminal equipment and the AP equipment through 2.4 GHz; the conditions corresponding to the terminal device 2 are: service data can be transmitted between the terminal equipment and the AP equipment through 5 GHz; the conditions corresponding to the terminal device 3 are: after the terminal equipment is accessed to the AP equipment through 5GHz, the terminal equipment is offline. The terminal device offline may include one or more of the following situations: the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is increased, so that the transmission quality of service data transmitted to the terminal device by the AP device at 5GHz is lower than a preset value, the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is greater than the preset distance, the terminal device cannot be accessed into the AP device through 5GHz, and the distance between the terminal device and the AP device is greater than the coverage range of 5GHz of the AP device.

If any one of the conditions shown in a of fig. 5 is satisfied, the AP device may turn off the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz.

As shown in b of fig. 5, the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 3 respectively correspond to a condition that the AP device closes the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, and switches the terminal device to the wireless communication module corresponding to 2.4 GHz.

For example, the condition corresponding to the terminal device 1 may refer to the condition corresponding to the terminal device 1 in a of fig. 5, which is not described in detail; the condition corresponding to the terminal device 3 may refer to the condition corresponding to the terminal device 3 in a of fig. 5, which is not described in detail; the condition corresponding to the terminal device 2 may be one or more of the following: the duration that the AP equipment has no service data transmission at 5GHz is longer than the preset duration, the AP equipment has service data at 5GHz, the transmission quality of the service data at 5GHz of the AP equipment is less than the preset transmission quality, the AP equipment has service data at 5GHz, and the transmission quality of the service data at 5GHz of the AP equipment is less than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band.

If any one of the conditions shown in b of fig. 5 is satisfied, the AP device may turn off the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz. After the AP device closes the 5GHz, the AP device may switch the terminal device to the wireless communication module corresponding to the 2.4GHz, and transmit service data to the terminal device through the 2.4 GHz. Correspondingly, the terminal equipment receives service data through 2.4 GHz; or, the terminal device sends the service request to the AP device through 2.4GHz, and the AP device receives the service request from the terminal device through 2.4 GHz.

As shown in c of fig. 5, the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 3 correspond to a condition that the AP device restarts the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, respectively.

For example, the terminal device 1 corresponds to the conditions: the AP equipment detects that the transmission quality at 2.4GHz becomes high, or the AP equipment detects that the transmission quality of service transmission at 2.4GHz is greater than the preset transmission quality; the conditions corresponding to the terminal device 2 are: the AP equipment detects that a service request is received at 2.4 GHz; the corresponding conditions of the terminal device 3 are: the AP device detects that traffic data needs to be transmitted at 2.4 GHz.

If any one of the conditions shown in c of fig. 5 is satisfied, the AP device may restart the wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band.

As shown in d of fig. 5, the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 3 correspond to a condition that the AP device restarts the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, and switches the terminal device to the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, respectively.

For example, the terminal device 1 corresponds to the conditions: the AP equipment receives an access request of the terminal equipment at 2.4GHz, or the terminal equipment sends a service request to the AP equipment through 2.4GHz, and the transmission quality of service data of the AP equipment at 5GHz is less than the preset transmission quality; the terminal device 2 and the corresponding conditions of the terminal device are as follows: the transmission quality of the service data of the AP equipment at 2.4GHz is greater than or equal to the preset transmission quality.

If any of the conditions shown in d of fig. 5 is satisfied, the AP device may restart the wireless communication module corresponding to 5 GHz. After the AP equipment starts the wireless communication module corresponding to the 5GHz, the AP equipment can transmit service data to the terminal equipment through the 5 GHz. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive service data through 5 GHz. The AP device may also send service data to the terminal device via 2.4 GHz. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive service data through 2.4 GHz. Without limitation.

It should be noted that, under the condition that the AP device re-turns on the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, if the AP device can transmit service data through 5 GHz; or, if the AP device transmits service data to the terminal device at 2.4GHz, the AP device may switch to 5GHz transmission service data. For example, the size of the service data required by the terminal device is 1000M, wherein the AP device has transmitted 300M to the terminal device through 2.4 GHz. If the AP device restarts the wireless communication module corresponding to 5GHz, the AP device establishes communication connection with the terminal device through 5GHz, and the AP device may transmit the remaining 700M to the terminal device through 5 GHz. Therefore, the transmission time of the service data can be reduced, and the user experience is improved.

Based on the technical scheme shown in fig. 5, when the AP device detects that the preset closing condition is satisfied, the AP device closes the first wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band, and maintains the second wireless communication module corresponding to the second frequency band. The AP device may reduce power consumption in the first frequency band. Thus, power consumption of the AP device is reduced. The AP equipment detects that the condition of restarting is met, the AP equipment can restart the wireless communication module corresponding to the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data of the first frequency band is higher than that of the service data of other frequency bands, so that the user experience can be improved.

All the schemes in the above embodiments of the present application can be combined without contradiction.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application are introduced from the perspective of interaction between the AP device and the terminal device. It is understood that, in order to implement the functions in the method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the AP device and the terminal device include hardware structures and/or software modules for executing the functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present application is capable of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software implementing the various illustrative algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. 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 embodiment of the present application, the AP device and the terminal device may be divided into the functional modules according to the above method examples, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the module is schematic, and is only one logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

In the case of using an integrated unit, fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the communication device (denoted as the communication device 60) in the above embodiment, where the communication device 60 includes a processing module 601, a first wireless communication module 602, a second wireless communication module 603, and may further include a storage module 604. The schematic structure diagram shown in fig. 6 may be used to illustrate the structure of the AP device in the above embodiments.

When the schematic structural diagram shown in fig. 6 is used to illustrate the structure of the AP device in the above embodiment, the processing module 601 is configured to control and manage the actions of the AP device, for example, the processing module 601 is configured to execute the actions performed by the AP device in step 301 and step 302 in fig. 3 and/or other processes described in this embodiment. The processing module 601 may communicate with other network entities, for example, the terminal device 1 shown in fig. 1, through the first wireless communication module 60 and the second wireless communication module 603. The memory module 604 is used to store program codes and data for the AP device.

When the schematic configuration diagram shown in fig. 6 is used to illustrate the configuration of the AP device in the above embodiment, the communication device 60 may be the AP device, or may be a chip in the AP device.

When the communication device 60 is an AP device, the processing module 601 may be a processor or a controller, and the first wireless communication module 602 and the second wireless communication module 603 may be communication interfaces, transceivers, transceiver circuits, transceiver devices, and the like. The communication interface is a generic term, and may include one or more interfaces. The storage module 604 may be a memory. When the communication device 60 is a chip in an AP apparatus, the processing module 601 may be a processor or a controller, and the first wireless communication module 602 and the second wireless communication module 603 may be input interfaces and/or output interfaces, pins or circuits, and the like. The storage module 604 may be a storage module (e.g., a register, a cache, etc.) in the chip, or may also be a storage module (e.g., a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), etc.) located outside the chip in the AP device or the terminal device.

In the case of an integrated unit, fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the communication device (denoted as the communication device 70) in the above embodiment, where the communication device 70 includes a processing module 701, a communication module 702, and may further include a storage module 703. The schematic structural diagram shown in fig. 7 may be used to illustrate the structure of the terminal device involved in the above embodiments.

When the schematic structural diagram shown in fig. 7 is used to illustrate the structure of the terminal device in the foregoing embodiment, the processing module 701 is configured to control and manage the actions of the terminal device, for example, the processing module 701 is configured to execute, through the communication module 702, the actions performed by the terminal device in other processes described in this embodiment of the present application. The processing module 701 may communicate with other network entities, e.g., the AP device shown in fig. 1, through the communication module 702. The memory module 703 is used for storing program codes and data of the terminal device.

When the schematic configuration diagram shown in fig. 7 is used to illustrate the configuration of the terminal device in the above embodiment, the communication device 70 may be a terminal device, or may be a chip in the terminal device.

When the communication device 70 is a network access device, the processing module 701 may be a processor or a controller, and the communication module 702 may be a communication interface, a transceiver circuit, a transceiver device, or the like. The communication interface is a generic term, and may include one or more interfaces. The storage module 703 may be a memory. When the communication device 70 is a chip in a terminal equipment, the processing module 701 may be a processor or a controller, and the communication module 702 may be an input interface and/or an output interface, a pin or a circuit, etc. The memory module 703 may be a memory module (e.g., a register, a cache, etc.) in the chip, or may be a memory module (e.g., a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), etc.) located outside the chip in the terminal device.

The communication module may also be referred to as a transceiver module. The antenna and the control circuit having the transmitting and receiving functions in the communication apparatus 60 and the communication apparatus 70 may be regarded as a communication module of the communication apparatus, and the processor having the processing function may be regarded as a processing module of the communication apparatus. Optionally, a device in the communication module for implementing the receiving function may be regarded as a receiving module, where the receiving module is configured to perform the receiving step in the embodiment of the present application, and the receiving module may be a receiver, a receiving circuit, and the like. The device for implementing the sending function in the communication module may be regarded as a sending module, the sending module is configured to perform the sending step in the embodiment of the present application, and the sending module may be a sender, a sending circuit, and the like.

The integrated units of fig. 6 and 7, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented or make a contribution to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solutions may be implemented in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or an AP device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. A storage medium storing a computer software product comprising: u disk, removable hard disk, read only memory, random access memory, magnetic or optical disk, etc. for storing program codes.

The modules in fig. 6 and 7 may also be referred to as units, for example, the processing modules may be referred to as processing units.

As shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application, and includes an AP device 81 and a terminal device 82.

The AP device 81 is configured to perform the actions performed by the AP device in the above embodiments, for example, the AP device 81 is configured to perform step 301 and step 302 in fig. 3.

The terminal device 82 is configured to perform the actions performed by the above-described embodiment at the terminal device.

In implementation, the steps of the method provided by this embodiment may be implemented by hardware integrated logic circuits in a processor or instructions in the form of software. The steps of a method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware processor, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in a processor.

Processors in the present application may include, but are not limited to, at least one of: various computing devices that run software, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Microcontroller (MCU), or an artificial intelligence processor, may each include one or more cores for executing software instructions to perform operations or processing. The processor may be a single semiconductor chip or integrated with other circuits to form a semiconductor chip, for example, an SoC (system on chip) with other circuits (such as a codec circuit, a hardware acceleration circuit, or various buses and interface circuits), or may be integrated in the ASIC as a built-in processor of the ASIC, which may be packaged separately or together with other circuits. The processor may further include necessary hardware accelerators such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), PLDs (programmable logic devices), or logic circuits implementing dedicated logic operations, in addition to cores for executing software instructions to perform operations or processes.

The memory in the embodiment of the present application may include at least one of the following types: read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static memory devices that may store static information and instructions, Random Access Memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic memory devices that may store information and instructions, and Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). In some scenarios, the memory may also be, but is not limited to, a compact disk-read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disk, laser disk, optical disk, digital versatile disk, blu-ray disk, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium, which includes instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product containing instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the methods described above.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, including: the AP equipment and the terminal equipment are provided.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, where the chip includes a processor and an interface circuit, where the interface circuit is coupled to the processor, the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions to implement the method, and the interface circuit is configured to communicate with other modules outside the chip.

In the above embodiments, the implementation may be wholly or partially realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using a software program, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. The procedures or functions described in accordance with the embodiments of the present application are all or partially generated upon loading and execution of computer program instructions on a computer. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored on a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). Computer-readable storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer or can comprise one or more data storage devices, such as servers, data centers, and the like, that can be integrated with the media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.

While the present application has been described in connection with various embodiments, other variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art in practicing the claimed application, from a review of the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the word "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. A single processor or other unit may fulfill the functions of several items recited in the claims. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.

Although the present application has been described in conjunction with specific features and embodiments thereof, it will be evident that various modifications and combinations can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Accordingly, the specification and figures are merely exemplary of the present application as defined in the appended claims and are intended to cover any and all modifications, variations, combinations, or equivalents within the scope of the present application. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is intended to include such modifications and variations as well.

Claims

1. A device management method is applied to Access Point (AP) equipment, wherein the AP equipment comprises a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, the first wireless communication module supports a first frequency band access, the second wireless communication module supports a second frequency band access, and the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are both in an open state; the equipment management method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the AP equipment judges whether a preset closing condition is met;

if the preset closing condition is met, the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module and maintains the second wireless communication module in an opening state;

the preset closing condition comprises one or more of the following items: the duration of no service data transmission on the first frequency band is longer than the preset duration; the transmission of service data exists on the first frequency band, and the transmission quality of the service data is less than the preset transmission quality; and transmitting service data on the first frequency band, wherein the transmission quality of the service data is less than the maximum transmission quality supported by the second frequency band.

2. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein before the AP device shuts down the first wireless communication module, if the first wireless communication module is in a connected state with a first terminal device, the method further comprises:

and the AP equipment switches the first terminal equipment to the second wireless communication module.

3. The device management method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

when the AP equipment detects that service data transmission exists between the first terminal equipment and the second wireless communication module, the AP equipment starts the first wireless communication module;

the AP equipment switches the first terminal equipment to the first wireless communication module.

4. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein after the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module, the method further comprises:

the second wireless communication module receives a probe frame sent by second terminal equipment, and if the probe frame indicates that the second terminal equipment supports the first frequency band, the AP equipment starts the first wireless communication module and switches the second terminal equipment to the first wireless communication module.

5. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein after the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module, the method further comprises:

if the AP equipment detects that a second terminal equipment establishes communication connection with the second wireless communication module and the second terminal equipment supports the first frequency band access, the AP equipment starts the first wireless communication module and switches the second terminal equipment to the first wireless communication module.

6. The device management method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises: before the AP equipment closes the first wireless communication module, if communication connection is established between the first wireless communication module and the second terminal equipment, the AP equipment records identification information of the second terminal equipment;

and the AP equipment identifies the second terminal equipment according to the recorded identification information of the second terminal equipment.

7. The device management method according to claim 1, wherein after the AP device turns off the first wireless communication module, the method further comprises:

if the AP device detects that the transmission quality of the service data currently supportable by the first wireless communication module is greater than the transmission quality of the service data between the second wireless communication module and the first terminal device, the AP device starts the first wireless communication module and switches the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

8. The device management method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first frequency band is larger than the second frequency band.

9. The device management method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first wireless communication module is a first wireless fidelity (wifi) communication module, and the second wireless communication module is a second wifi communication module.

10. A communication device, comprising a processing module, a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, wherein the first wireless communication module supports a first frequency band access, the second wireless communication module supports a second frequency band access, and the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are both in an on state:

the processing module is used for judging whether a preset closing condition is met;

the processing module is further configured to close the first wireless communication module and maintain the second wireless communication module in an open state if the preset closing condition is met;

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein before the first wireless communication module is turned off, the processing module is further configured to switch the first terminal device to the second wireless communication module if the first wireless communication module is in a connected state with the first terminal device.

12. The communications apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing module is further configured to turn on the first wireless communication module when detecting that there is traffic data transmission between the first terminal device and the second wireless communication module; switching the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein after said turning off the first wireless communication module, the second wireless communication module receives a probe frame transmitted by a second terminal device,

the processing module is further configured to start the first wireless communication module and switch the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module if the probe frame indicates that the second terminal device supports the first frequency band.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein after the first wireless communication module is turned off, the processing module is further configured to turn on the first wireless communication module and switch the second terminal device to the first wireless communication module if it is detected that a second terminal device establishes a communication connection with the second wireless communication module and the second terminal device supports the first frequency band access.

15. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein before the first wireless communication module is turned off, the processing module is further configured to record identification information of the second terminal device if a communication connection is established between the first wireless communication module and the second terminal device; and identifying the second terminal equipment according to the recorded identification information of the second terminal equipment.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein after the first wireless communication module is turned off, the processing module is further configured to turn on the first wireless communication module and switch the first terminal device to the first wireless communication module if it is detected that a transmission quality of service data currently supportable by the first wireless communication module is greater than a transmission quality of service data between a second wireless communication module and the first terminal device.

17. The communications device according to any of claims 10-16, wherein the first frequency band is larger than the second frequency band.

18. The communication device according to any of claims 10-17, wherein the first wireless communication module is a first wireless fidelity wifi communication module and the second wireless communication module is a second wifi communication module.

19. A communications apparatus comprising means for performing the method of any of claims 1-9.

20. A communications device comprising a processor and interface circuitry for receiving and transmitting signals from or sending signals to other communications devices than the communications device, the processor being operable by logic circuitry or executing code instructions to implement the method of any of claims 1 to 9.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program or instructions are stored which, when executed by a communication apparatus, carry out the method of any one of claims 1 to 9.