CN114375598B

CN114375598B - Wireless communication method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN114375598B
Application number: CN202080001732.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董贤东
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-31
Filing date: 2020-07-31
Publication date: 2023-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 2040-07-31
Also published as: WO2022021364A1; CN114375598A

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method and a device for wireless communication, a communication device and a storage medium, wherein the method for wireless communication comprises the following steps: transmitting a connection establishment request frame through a first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of the sender of the connection establishment request frame. The method and the device reduce signaling overhead caused by OPS capability information interaction, so that the device is more power-saving.

Description

Wireless communication method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for wireless communication, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

In the case that the wireless fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, wi-Fi) communication Device supports multiple connections, an Access Point (AP) and a Station (STA) are multiple-Link Device (MLD) types, if a random power saving (Opportunistic Power Save, OPS) mechanism is continuously adopted to save power for the Device, an OPS frame needs to be sent under each connection under multiple connections, which causes a great deal of signaling overhead, which is not beneficial to power saving for the Device, and the existing OPS mechanism is only a mechanism applied under a single connection and is not suitable for multiple connection scenarios.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for wireless communication, a communication device, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of wireless communication, comprising:

transmitting a connection establishment request frame through a first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of the sender of the connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender includes:

OPS capability information of each connection in the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender; or (b)

And the connection establishment request frame sends information of the connection with OPS capability in the multi-connection of the sender.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

and establishing initial association connection with a sender of the connection establishment request frame according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame comprises an initial connection establishment message frame.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

and establishing multiple connections with the connection establishment request frame sender according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame comprises the multiple connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the sending the connection establishment request frame through the first connection includes:

and in response to the establishment of the initial connection, sending the multi-connection establishment request frame through any one of the multi-connections.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

receiving an OPS frame or a fast initial connection setup (Fast Initial Link Set-up, FILS) frame through one of the connections of the connection setup request frame sender; the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of multiple connections of the sender of the connection establishment request frame and period information of performing OPS for each connection in the multiple connections.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of wireless communication, comprising:

and receiving a connection establishment request frame through a first connection, and determining multi-connection OPS capability information of a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

determining an OPS period for at least one of the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender, and sending an OPS frame or a FILS frame through one of the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender; wherein the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of the at least one connection and period information for performing OPS.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit a connection establishment request frame through a first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of the sender of the connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

and the first connection establishment unit is configured to establish initial association connection with the connection establishment request frame sender according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame comprises an initial connection establishment message frame.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

and the second connection establishment unit is configured to establish multiple connections with the connection establishment request frame sender according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame comprises a multiple connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the transmitting unit is further configured to:

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive an OPS frame or a fast initial connection setup FILS frame through one of the multiple connections of the connection setup request frame sender; the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of multiple connections of the sender of the connection establishment request frame and period information of performing OPS for each connection in the multiple connections.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a connection establishment request frame through a first connection;

and a determining unit configured to determine multi-connection OPS capability information of a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a transmitting unit;

the determining unit is configured to determine an OPS period for at least one connection among multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender;

the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit an OPS frame or a FILS frame through one of the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender; wherein the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of the at least one connection and period information for performing OPS.

According to a fifth aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided a communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, the processor executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the first aspect of the disclosed embodiments when the executable program is executed.

According to a sixth aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided a communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, the processor executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the second aspect of the disclosed embodiments when the executable program is executed.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage medium having stored thereon an executable program which when executed by a processor performs the steps of the method of wireless communication.

According to the wireless communication method and device, the communication equipment and the storage medium, when the initial association connection or the multiple connections are established, the exchange of OPS capability information between the communication equipment is realized through one of the connections, so that signaling overhead caused by the interaction of the OPS capability information is reduced, and the equipment is more power-saving.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the application.

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of wireless communication according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of wireless communication according to an example embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a composition structure of an apparatus for wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a composition structure of an apparatus for wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a constituent structure of a communication apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with embodiments of the application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of embodiments of the application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

Execution bodies to which embodiments of the present disclosure relate include, but are not limited to: terminal devices in a wireless lan system, such as cell phones and the like, and routers and the like in the wireless lan system.

Fig. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 1, the method of wireless communication of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the following processing steps:

step 101, a connection establishment request frame is sent over a first connection.

Wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of the sender of the connection establishment request frame.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender includes: OPS capability information of each connection in multiple connections supported by a frame sender is established; or information of an OPS-capable connection among the multiple connections supported by the connection establishment request frame sender. That is, the STA may report OPS capability information of all connections supported by itself to the AP, or the STA may report only information of connections having OPS capability among all connections supported by itself. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to a particular information or message format as long as interaction between the STA and the AP with respect to multi-connection OPS capability is enabled.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first connection may be an initial association connection, and correspondingly, the connection establishment request frame is an initial connection establishment message frame.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the disclosure is suitable for communication connection between the STA and the AP. An initial association connection established between an STA and an AP may be initiated by the STA, illustratively including one or more sub-steps such as (1) the STA sending an association request (association request) frame or probe request (probe request) frame to the AP during initial access, (2) the STA exchanging with the AP its capability information values supporting the ability to communicate over multiple connections, (3) the AP replying to the STA an association response (association response) frame, association response carrying the AID assigned to the STA in the frame, and the capability information values of multiple connections supported by the AP. Of course, each of the above sub-steps (1), sub-step (2) and sub-step (3) is optional, that is, each sub-step may be used alone or in combination, and may also be used alone or in combination with other steps, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Or, the first connection may be any one of multiple connections supported by the sender of the connection establishment request frame, and correspondingly, the connection establishment request frame is a multiple connection establishment request frame. When the connection establishment request frame is a multiple connection establishment request frame, after initial connection establishment, the multiple connection establishment request frame is sent through any one of the multiple connections. Here, any one of the multiple connections includes an initial association connection.

As an implementation, the manner of interacting OPS capability information between the STA and the AP may be performed by the information elements shown in table 1:

OPS

Link map

TABLE 1

As shown in table 1, the OPS portion indicates that OPS is supported, which may be indicated by a 1-bit character, such as the OPS portion being configured as a "1" or "0", for indicating that the multiple connections indicated by the "Link map" portion have OPS capability.

In some embodiments, each bit of the Link map corresponds to a connection, and the value of the bit is used to identify whether the corresponding connection is OPS capable. For example, link map is a bitmap having 8 bits, 8 bits corresponding to 8 connections. If Link set is set to "00000111", the 6 th, 7 th, 8 th connections in the identification STA are OPS capable. In the identification bits corresponding to Link set, each of the identification bits in the sequence indicates the label of the connection supported by the STA, and when the identification position of each sequence is "1", it indicates that the connection in the corresponding sequence has OPS, and when the identification position of each sequence is "0", it indicates that the connection in the corresponding sequence has no OPS capability. The corresponding Link map is set to "01101000" as when the STA supported 2, 3, 5 connections are OPS capable. Of course, no OPS capability may be represented by 1, while 0 represents OPS capability, which is not a limitation of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In other embodiments, the values corresponding to all or part of the bit bits of the Link map represent the corresponding connection. For example, link map is a 4-bit bitmap, which takes a value of 0 to 15; which may correspond to a maximum of 16 different combinations of connections; both the sender and the receiver know in advance that each connection combination comprises those connections individually. E.g., link map is set to "0001", then the connections in connection 1 combination have OPS capability; the Link map is set to "0100", then the connection in the 4 th connection combination has OPS capability; link map is set to "0110", then the connection in the 6 th connection combination has OPS capability, etc.

Alternatively, the manner of interaction of OPS capability information between the STA and the AP may also be performed by the information element shown in table 2:

OPS

Link1

OPS

Link2

OPS

Link3

……

TABLE 2

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the multi-connection OPS capability information may also be interacted by means of a connection identifier and an OPS capability indication information corresponding to the connection identifier. As shown in table 2, the OPS portion preceding the connection identification indicates whether the connection is OPS capable. Of course, the table mode of the OPS capability indication information after the connection identifier is also possible. Alternatively, as an implementation manner, the connection identifier of the STA with the OPS capability may be placed in the front part of table 2, and the latter part is the indication information indicating whether the connection corresponding to the connection identifier has the OPS capability. It is also possible to use 1 for no OPS capability and 0 for OPS capability, or 0 for no OPS capability and 1 for OPS capability. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises:

receiving an OPS frame or a fast initial connection setup (Fast Initial Link Set-up, FILS) frame through one of the multiple connections supported by the connection setup request frame sender; the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of multiple connections supported by the sender of the connection establishment request frame and period information of performing OPS on each connection. The STA receives the OPS frame or FILS frame through one of the multiple connections supported by itself to acquire which one or ones of the multiple connections supported by the STA indicated by the AP need to perform the OPS mechanism and during what period the OPS mechanism is performed.

In the disclosed embodiment, which one or other of the multiple connections supported by the STA need to perform OPS and during what period OPS is performed may be indicated to the STA by the AP through the information format shown in table 3.

TABLE 3 Table 3

As shown in table 3, each of the left to right information elements includes a cell identifier, a length, an extension of the cell identifier, a connection identifier during OPS, and a connection identifier … … during OPS. Through the information format shown in table 3, the AP can indicate to the STA which connections need to perform OPS, and during the performance of OPS. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the OPS periods corresponding to the respective connections that need to perform the OPS may be identical, partially identical, or different.

The information element shown in table 3 may be carried in an OPS frame or FILS frame, and transmitted from the AP to the STA.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 2, the method of wireless communication of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the following processing steps:

in step 201, a connection establishment request frame is received over a first connection.

In the embodiment of the application, the connection establishment request frame contains OPS capability information of multiple connections supported by a sender of the connection establishment request frame. The first connection may be an initial association connection, and correspondingly, the connection establishment request frame is an initial connection establishment message frame. Or, the first connection may be any one of multiple connections supported by the sender of the connection establishment request frame, and correspondingly, the connection establishment request frame is a multiple connection establishment request frame.

Step 202, determining OPS capability information of multiple connections supported by a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender includes: OPS capability information of each connection in the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender; or information of OPS-capable connections among the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender.

The connection establishment request frame may include cells shown in table 1 or table 2, thereby implementing interaction of OPS capability information supported by multiple connections.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises: determining an OPS period for at least one of the multiple connections supported by the connection establishment request frame sender, and sending an OPS frame or a FILS frame through one of the multiple connections supported by the connection establishment request frame sender; wherein the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of the at least one connection and period information for performing OPS.

The OPS frame or FILS frame contains the information elements shown in table 3.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a composition structure of an apparatus for wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 3, the apparatus for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

a transmitting unit 30 configured to transmit a connection establishment request frame through the first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of the sender of the connection establishment request frame.

In one embodiment, the OPS capability information of the multiple connections of the connection establishment request frame sender includes:

OPS capability information of each connection in multiple connections supported by a frame sender is established; or (b)

And the connection establishment request frame sends information of the connection with OPS capability in the multi-connection supported by the sender.

Based on the apparatus for wireless communication shown in fig. 3, the apparatus for wireless communication according to the embodiment of the disclosure further includes:

a first connection establishment unit (not shown in fig. 3) configured to establish an initial association connection with the connection establishment request frame sender according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame comprises an initial connection establishment message frame.

a second connection establishment unit (not shown in fig. 3) configured to establish a multi-connection with the connection establishment request frame sender according to the connection establishment request frame, wherein the connection establishment request frame includes a multi-connection establishment request frame.

In an embodiment, the sending unit 30 is further configured to:

a receiving unit (not shown in fig. 3) configured to receive an OPS frame or a fast initial connection setup FILS frame through one of the multiple connections of the connection setup request frame sender; the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of multiple connections of the sender of the connection establishment request frame and period information of performing OPS for each connection in the multiple connections.

In an exemplary embodiment, the transmitting unit 30, the first connection setup unit, the second connection setup unit, and the receiving unit may be implemented by one or more central processing units (CPU, central Processing Unit), graphic processors (GPU, graphics Processing Unit), baseband processors (BP, base processor), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC, application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLD, programmable Logic Device), complex programmable logic devices (CPLD, complex Programmable Logic Device), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA, field-Programmable Gate Array), general purpose processors, controllers, microcontrollers (MCU, micro Controller Unit), microprocessors (Microprocessor), or other electronic components, and may also be implemented in combination with one or more Radio Frequency (RF) antennas for performing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the foregoing embodiments.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the specific manner in which the various units in the apparatus for wireless communication perform operations shown in fig. 3 have been described in detail in relation to the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a composition structure of an apparatus for wireless communication according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 4, the apparatus for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

a receiving unit 40 configured to receive a connection establishment request frame through a first connection;

a determining unit 41 configured to determine OPS capability information of multiple connections supported by a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame.

Based on the apparatus for wireless communication shown in fig. 4, the apparatus for wireless communication according to the embodiment of the disclosure further includes: a transmitting unit (not shown in fig. 4);

the determining unit 41 is configured to determine a period of OPS for at least one connection among the multiple connections supported by the connection establishment request frame sender;

the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit an OPS frame or a FILS frame through one of the multiple connections supported by the connection establishment request frame sender; wherein the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of the at least one connection and period information for performing OPS.

In an exemplary embodiment, the receiving unit 40, the determining unit 41, the transmitting unit may be implemented by one or more central processing units (CPU, central Processing Unit), graphics processor (GPU, graphics Processing Unit), baseband Processor (BP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC, application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP, programmable logic device (PLD, programmable Logic Device), complex programmable logic device (CPLD, complex Programmable Logic Device), field programmable gate array (FPGA, field-Programmable Gate Array), general purpose processor, controller, microcontroller (MCU, micro Controller Unit), microprocessor (Microprocessor), or other electronic element, or may be implemented in combination with one or more Radio Frequency (RF) antennas for performing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the foregoing embodiments.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the specific manner in which the various units in the apparatus for wireless communication perform operations shown in fig. 4 have been described in detail in relation to the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a communication device 5000, according to an example embodiment. For example, the communication device 5000 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 5, the communication device 5000 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 5002, a memory 5004, a power component 5006, a multimedia component 5008, an audio component 5010, an input/output (I/O) interface 5012, a sensor component 5014, and a communications component 5016.

The processing component 5002 generally controls overall operation of the communication device 5000, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 5002 may include one or more processors 5020 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 5002 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 5002 and other components. For example, the processing component 5002 can include multimedia modules to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 5008 and the processing component 5002.

The memory 5004 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the communication device 5000. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the communication device 5000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, video, and so forth. The memory 5004 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), read Only Memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 5006 provides power to the various components of the communication device 5000. The power components 5006 can include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the communication device 5000.

The multimedia component 5008 includes a screen between the communication device 5000 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or sliding operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 5008 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the communication device 5000 is in an operational mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 5010 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 5010 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the communication device 5000 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 5004 or transmitted via the communications component 5016. In some embodiments, the audio component 5010 further comprises a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 5012 provides an interface between the processing component 5002 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 5014 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the communication device 5000. For example, the sensor assembly 5014 may detect the on/off status of the communication device 5000, the relative positioning of the components, such as the display and keypad of the communication device 5000, the sensor assembly 5014 may also detect the communication device 5000 or a change in position of one component of the communication device 5000, the presence or absence of a user in contact with the communication device 5000, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the communication device 5000, and a change in temperature of the communication device 5000. The sensor assembly 5014 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 5014 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 5014 can also include acceleration sensors, gyroscopic sensors, magnetic sensors, pressure sensors, or temperature sensors.

The communication component 5016 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the communication device 5000 and other devices. The communication device 5000 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi,2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 5016 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 5016 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device 5000 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the above-described embodiments.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 5004 including instructions executable by processor 5020 of communication device 5000 to perform the method of wireless communication described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure also recites a communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, the processor executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of the foregoing embodiments when the executable program is executed. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes an AP or STA, etc.

Also described in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure is a storage medium having stored thereon an executable program which when executed by a processor performs the steps of the method of wireless communication of the embodiments.

Other implementations of the examples of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of embodiments of the application following, in general, the principles of the embodiments of the application and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the embodiments of the application pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the embodiments being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the embodiments of the application are not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities already described above and shown in the drawings, and that various combinations, substitutions, modifications and variations of the method steps or the apparatus components disclosed in the application may be made without departing from the scope thereof, which combinations, substitutions, modifications and variations are to be regarded as being included in the scope of the disclosure of the present patent application. The scope of the application as claimed is limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, wherein the method comprises:

transmitting a connection establishment request frame through a first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection random power saving OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender;

receiving an OPS frame or a fast initial connection setup FILS frame through one of the multiple connections of the connection setup request frame sender; the OPS frame or FILS frame includes identification information of multiple connections of the sender of the connection establishment request frame and period information of performing OPS for each connection in the multiple connections.

2. The method of claim 1, the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmitting the connection establishment request frame over the first connection comprises:

6. A method of wireless communication, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a connection establishment request frame through a first connection, and determining multi-connection OPS capability information of a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender includes:

8. An apparatus of wireless communication, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit a connection establishment request frame through a first connection; wherein, the connection establishment request frame contains multi-connection OPS capability information of a sender of the connection establishment request frame;

9. The apparatus of claim 8, the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender comprising:

10. The apparatus of claim 8, the apparatus further comprising:

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to:

13. An apparatus of wireless communication, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a determining unit configured to determine multi-connection OPS capability information of a sender of the connection establishment request frame based on the connection establishment request frame;

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the multi-connection OPS capability information of the connection establishment request frame sender comprises:

15. A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the processor executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of any one of claims 1 to 5 when the executable program is executed.

16. A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the processor executing the steps of the method of wireless communication of any of claims 6 to 7 when the executable program is run.

17. A storage medium having stored thereon an executable program which when executed by a processor performs the steps of the method of wireless communication of any of claims 1 to 7.