CN116017743A

CN116017743A - Multilink management method, device, equipment and storage medium

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Publication number: CN116017743A
Application number: CN202211602588.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈堃
Original assignee: Zeku Technology Shanghai Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Zeku Technology Shanghai Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-13
Filing date: 2022-12-13
Publication date: 2023-04-25

Abstract

The application discloses a multilink management method, device, equipment and storage medium, and relates to the field of wireless communication. The method is performed by a first MLD, the method comprising: and executing management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on the working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD. Since the corresponding management operation is performed not only considering the operation parameters of the at least one link itself but also considering the operation parameters of at least two links, the management operation is more beneficial for the first MLD to save power consumption of the first MLD and avoid inter-link interference.

Description

Multilink management method, device, equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for managing multiple links.

Background

In the very high throughput (Extremely High Throughput, EHT) related art proposed by the institute of electrical and electronics engineers (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE), a wireless communication device supporting a Multi-Link Operation (MLO) technology, that is, a Multi-Link device (MLD), manages a certain Link in a one-to-one correspondence through an independent management policy when managing the Multi-Link.

Such a management strategy is not optimal for the wireless communication device, since the overall situation of the plurality of links is not considered, affecting the overall power consumption of the wireless communication device.

Therefore, how to reduce the overall power consumption of a wireless communication device by managing multiple links is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a multilink management method, a device, equipment and a storage medium, wherein the technical scheme is as follows:

according to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a multilink management method, which is performed by a first MLD, the method comprising:

and executing management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on the working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a multilink management method, which is performed by a second MLD, the method comprising:

and receiving transmission indication information sent by a first MLD, wherein the transmission indication information is generated by the first MLD by executing management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a multilink management apparatus comprising:

and the processing module is used for executing management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on the working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

the second receiving module is configured to receive transmission indication information sent by a first multi-link device MLD, where the transmission indication information is generated by the first MLD by performing a management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a wireless communication device including: a processor; a transceiver coupled to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions, the wireless communication device implementing the multilink management method as described in the above aspect.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored therein executable instructions loaded and executed by a processor, the readable storage medium implementing the multilink management method as described in the above aspect.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer program product comprising computer instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium, the computer instructions being read from the computer readable storage medium by a processor of a computer device, the processor executing the computer instructions such that the computer device performs the multilink management method as described in the above aspect.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a chip comprising a programmable logic circuit or program for implementing the multilink management method as described in the above aspect.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer program comprising computer instructions which are executed by a processor of a computer device to cause the computer device to perform the multilink management method as described in the above aspect.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least comprises the following beneficial effects:

at least one link established by the first MLD is managed. Since the corresponding management operation is performed not only by considering the operation parameters of the at least one link itself but also by considering the operation parameters of at least two links, the management operation is more beneficial to the first MLD to reduce the overall power consumption of the first MLD and avoid inter-link interference.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 shows a communication schematic diagram of a wireless communication device in the related art;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of a communication system provided in some illustrative embodiments of the application;

fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 5 is a flow chart of a method for managing multiple links according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 8 is a flow chart of a method for managing multiple links according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multi-link management apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multi-link management apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication device according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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 examples are not representative of all implementations consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting 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 this 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, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope 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.

First, a description is given of a related art related to an embodiment of the present application.

Multilink Operation (MLO):

Briefly, MLO is a wireless fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, wi-Fi) technology that establishes multiple links (links) simultaneously between a Station (STA) and an Access Point (AP) for communication.

Fig. 1 shows a communication schematic diagram of a wireless communication Device, including a Multi-Link Device (MLD) and a legacy wireless Device. MLD is a wireless device 110 supporting MLO technology and a wireless device 120 supporting MLO technology, and 3 wireless links are established between the wireless device 110 and the wireless device 120. Legacy wireless devices, i.e., wireless device 130 that does not support MLO technology and wireless device 140 that does not support MLO technology. Compared with the traditional wireless device which does not support the MLO technology, the wireless device which supports the MLO technology has the following two advantages:

(1) Data can be transmitted and/or received simultaneously on three frequency bands (bands) of 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz between two devices supporting the MLO technology. Thus, a wireless device supporting MLO technology can improve throughput.

(2) Multiple links operating in three different frequency bands can compete for medium access rights simultaneously. After any link acquires the medium access right, the data transmission can be started. The MLO enabled wireless device can acquire more transmission opportunities than in the conventional manner of medium access contention on only one frequency band. Wireless devices supporting MLO techniques can significantly reduce the delay of data transmission.

However, the above MLO technique also has the following two disadvantages:

(1) The wireless device supporting the MLO technology communicates simultaneously due to the existence of a plurality of links, and each link operates corresponding to a complete set of physical layer (PhysicalLayer, PHY) and Radio Frequency (RF). If the 3 links are always in Active state, the power consumption of the Wi-Fi chip will increase significantly. Although each link has its own power saving strategy, since the power saving strategies on different links are independent, optimal power saving effects cannot be achieved for the wireless device.

For example, when the wireless device 110 has data to send to the peer wireless device 120, the MLO technology may attempt to acquire the medium access right on the channel where the 3 links are located at the same time, and as long as there is one link that acquires the medium access right first, the data packet may be sent from the link that acquires the medium access right first. This approach, while reducing latency, also results in a significant increase in power consumption. In Wi-Fi practical application, the requirements on delay are high except for some scenes of games or voice calls, and most of the rest scenes are not very concerned about reducing delay, and more concerned about reducing power consumption is the fact.

(2) In the link established by the wireless device supporting the MLO technology, if an abnormality occurs in a certain link, for example, the environment where the link is located is very noisy, or the hardware of the link itself has a problem, if all 3 links are still used for communication, not only no gain will be generated, but also the communication of the other two normal links will be interfered because of the medium access control protocol data unit aggregation (Aggregate Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit, AMPDU) hole caused by the abnormal link.

Therefore, the multi-link management method is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of wireless equipment and avoiding interference between links.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a Wi-Fi system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The Wi-Fi system includes a terminal device and a terminal device, or a terminal device and a network device, or an AP and an STA, which is not limited in this application. The Wi-Fi system comprises: AP210 and STA220 are illustrated as examples.

In some scenarios, an AP may be referred to as an AP STA, i.e., in a sense that an AP is also a STA. In some scenarios, an STA or non-AP STA (non-AP STA).

In some embodiments, the STAs may include AP STAs and non-AP STAs.

The communication in the Wi-Fi system may be communication between an AP and a non-AP STA, or may be communication between a non-AP STA and a non-AP STA, or between an STA and a peer STA, where the peer STA may refer to a device that communicates with an opposite end of the STA, for example, the peer STA may be an AP, or may be a non-AP STA.

The AP is equivalent to a bridge connecting a wired network and a wireless network, and mainly serves to connect each wireless network client together and then access the wireless network to the ethernet. The AP device may be a terminal device or a network device with a Wi-Fi chip.

It should be appreciated that the role of STA in the communication system is not absolute, e.g., in some scenarios when the handset is a non-AP STA when the handset is connected to a route, the handset acts as an AP in the case where the handset is a hotspot for other handsets.

The AP and non-AP STAs may be devices applied in the internet of things, internet of things nodes, sensors, etc. in the internet of things (Internet of Things, ioT), smart cameras in smart homes, smart remote controllers, smart water meter meters, etc., and sensors in smart cities, etc.

In some embodiments, non-AP STAs support the 802.11be standard. The non-AP STA may also support next generation Wi-Fi communications, which are for any new generation Wi-Fi communications after Wi-Fi 7 based on the IEEE 802.11be specification, such as: ultra high reliability (Ultra High Reliability, UHR) communication, and very high throughput (Extremely High Throughput, EHT) communication. For example, the non-AP STA is UHRSTA, EHT STA. The non-AP STA may also support multiple current and future WLAN standards of the 802.11 family, such as 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, and 802.11 a.

In some embodiments, the AP supports the 802.11be standard. The AP may also support next generation Wi-Fi communications, which are for any new generation Wi-Fi communications that follow Wi-Fi 7 based on the IEEE 802.11be specification, such as: UHR communication, EHT communication. The AP may also support multiple current and future WLAN standards of the 802.11 family, such as 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, and 802.11 a.

In an embodiment of the present application, the STA may be a Mobile Phone (Mobile Phone), a tablet (Pad), an electronic book reader, a laptop, a desktop computer, a television, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, an augmented Reality (Augmented Reality, AR) device, a Mixed Reality (MR) device, an augmented Reality (XR) device, a confused Reality (BR) device, a video Reality (Cinematic Reality, CR) device, a Smart Reality (DR) device, a wireless device in industrial control (Industrial Control), a set top box, a wireless device in unmanned (Self Driving), a vehicle-mounted communication device, a wireless device in Remote Medical (Remote), a wireless device in Smart Grid (Smart Grid), a wireless device in transport security (Transportation Safety), a wireless device in Smart City (Home), a wireless System on a Smart Chip (SoC) or the like, an integrated circuit (SoC) 23, a wireless System, or the like.

Wi-Fi systems in embodiments of the present application may support frequency bands including, but not limited to: low frequency band (2.4 GHz,5GHz,6 GHz), high frequency band (45 GHz,60 GHz).

There are one or more links between the STA and the AP.

In some embodiments, the STA and the AP support multi-band communications, for example, simultaneously communicating over 2.4ghz,5ghz,6ghz, and 45ghz,60ghz bands, or simultaneously communicating over different channels of the same band (or different bands), improving communication throughput and/or reliability between devices. Such devices are often referred to as Multi-band devices, or as Multi-Link devices (MLDs), sometimes also referred to as Multi-Link entities or Multi-band entities. The multi-link device may be an AP device or a STA device. If the multi-link device is an AP device, the multi-link device comprises one or more APs; if the multi-link device is a STA device, one or more non-AP STAs are included in the multi-link device.

A multi-link device, or AP, comprising one or more APs, a multi-link device, or Non-AP, comprising one or more Non-AP STAs, which in the embodiments of the application may be referred to as STAs.

In some embodiments, STAs exist in the form of one or more basic service sets (Basic Service Set, BSSs), which are sets of STAs that can successfully synchronize to communicate with each other. An AP may or may not be included in one BSS.

In some embodiments, the AP may include a plurality of APs, the Non-AP may include a plurality of STAs, a plurality of links may be formed between an AP of the APs and a STA of the Non-AP, and communication may be performed between an AP of the APs and a corresponding STA of the Non-AP through the corresponding links.

In some embodiments, an AP is a device deployed in a WLAN/Wi-Fi system to provide wireless communication functionality for STAs. The STA may be: a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a wireless communication device, a User agent, or a User Equipment. The STA may also be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a session initiation protocol (Session Initiation Protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, to which the embodiments of the present application are not limited.

In some embodiments, both the AP and the STA support the IEEE802.11 standard, but are not limited to the IEEE802.11 standard.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application. The method is schematically illustrated as being performed by the first MLD. The method comprises at least part of the following steps:

step 320: and performing a management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on the operating parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

Wherein the at least two links are all or part of the links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

The at least two links and the at least one link may or may not have an intersection.

The first MLD is an AP210 as shown in fig. 2 or a STA220 as shown in fig. 2.

At least two links are established between the first MLD and the second MLD. The second MLD is the STA220 shown in fig. 2 or the AP210 shown in fig. 2.

The first MLD performs management operations on at least one of the at least two links based on operating parameters of the at least two links. Alternatively, the first MLD performs a management operation on at least one link other than the at least two links based on the operating parameters of the at least two links.

In summary, the method provided in the present application manages at least one link established by the first MLD. Since the corresponding management operation is performed not only by considering the operation parameters of the at least one link itself but also by considering the operation parameters of at least two links, the management operation is more beneficial to the first MLD for saving the power consumption of the first MLD and avoiding inter-link interference.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application. The method is schematically illustrated as being performed by the first MLD. The method comprises at least part of the following steps:

step 420: starting a timer;

during the timing of the timer, the first MLD performs a management operation on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links.

The first MLD is an AP210 as shown in fig. 2 or a STA220 as shown in fig. 2.

In some embodiments, the timer comprises at least one of:

a periodic timer;

a half-cycle timer;

aperiodic timer.

If the timer is a periodic timer, the first MLD periodically performs a management operation on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links. The period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is a half-cycle timer, the first MLD half-cycle performs a management operation on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links. The period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The timer is started in a half-period mode based on the timing indication information; alternatively, the timer is started half-cycle when the first timing condition is met. The first timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is an aperiodic timer, the first MLD periodically performs a management operation on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links. The timer is started based on the timing indication information, or the timer is started in a case where the second timing condition is satisfied. The second timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

Step 440: performing a management operation on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links;

wherein the at least two links are all or part of the links between the first MLD and the second MLD, and the at least one link is a link between the first MLD and the second MLD.

In some embodiments, the operating parameters of the at least two links include at least one of:

the service type of the bearer service;

link state.

The service types of the bearer service include: the type of service of the current bearer service and/or the type of service of the expected bearer service.

In some embodiments, the management operation includes at least one of:

activating the link;

deactivate the link;

no operation.

Where no operation means that neither an activation operation nor a deactivation operation is performed on the link. In some embodiments, no Operation is implemented by a No Operation (NOP) instruction; alternatively, no operation is achieved by not sending instructions or not receiving instructions.

In some embodiments, performing a management operation on at least one link during a second time period based on an operational parameter of at least two links during the first time period; wherein the second time period is subsequent to the first time period.

In some embodiments, the duration of the first time period is the same as the duration of the second time period, or the duration of the first time period is different from the duration of the second time period.

In some embodiments, step 440 may be implemented as step 441 or step 443, as shown in FIG. 5.

Step 441: executing a first management operation on at least one link under the condition that the working parameters of at least two links meet a first condition;

the first management operation includes activating a link. The first condition is a condition related to the traffic demand exceeding the current link capability.

The traffic requirement refers to a requirement of traffic currently carried by the link and/or a requirement of traffic expected to be carried by the link. The business requirements include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: delay, bandwidth, retransmission rate, transmission rate, packet loss rate, reliability, transmission order, quality of service (Quality of Service, qoS).

The current link capability refers to the current capability of the link, including but not limited to at least one of the following capabilities: delay, total bandwidth, idle time, retransmission rate, transmission rate, packet loss rate, reliability, current state (e.g., active state, inactive state), qoS, throughput.

In some embodiments, the first condition comprises at least one of:

the traffic type of the bearer traffic is low delay traffic;

there is a first link of the at least two links, the first link being a link in an active state and having a link idle time P1 ratio smaller than a first threshold.

Wherein the first threshold is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The service types of the bearer service include: the type of service of the current bearer service and/or the type of service of the expected bearer service.

Low latency services include gaming services, audio video services (such as voice call services, video call services, live services, etc.), or other services where the user plane delay corresponds to a millisecond delay. Specifically, for game services, the user plane delay should not be higher than 60ms, preferably lower than 10ms; for voice call traffic, the user plane delay should not be higher than 150ms. Non-low latency services include services that browse web pages/advertisements, download movies, view video, or other user plane delays that do not necessarily correspond to millisecond delays.

Step 443: executing a second management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a second condition;

the second management operation includes deactivating the link. The second condition is a condition related to the current link capacity exceeding the traffic demand.

In some embodiments, the second condition includes at least one of:

the traffic type of the bearer traffic is non-low delay traffic;

A second link exists in the at least two links, the second link being in an active state and having a link idle time P1 ratio greater than a second threshold;

a third link is present among the at least two links, the third link being a link in an active state and the packet transmission size B1 being smaller than the link free bandwidth Bs of the fourth link, the fourth link being in an active state.

Wherein the second threshold is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The service types of the bearer service include: the type of service of the current bearer service and/or the type of service of the expected bearer service.

In some embodiments, the third link is a link with the largest retransmission packet ratio R1 among all links in an active state of the at least two links; and/or the fourth link is a link except the third link among all the links in the active state.

Step 460: and transmitting transmission indication information.

Wherein the transmission indication information is used for at least one of:

instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data;

instruct the second MLD to transmit data during a second period of time;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data for a second period of time;

Informing the second MLD of the data transmission by the first MLD;

informing the second MLD that the first MLD is not transmitting data;

informing the second MLD of the data transmission by the first MLD during the second time period;

informing the second MLD that the first MLD does not transmit data for the second period of time.

In some embodiments, the effective time of transmitting the indication information is the second time period, or the effective time of transmitting the indication information is the time period between the present indication information and the next nearest indication information.

In some embodiments, if the transmission instruction information is used for "instructing the second MLD to perform data transmission", the effective time of the transmission instruction information is a time period between the present transmission instruction information and the next latest transmission instruction information used for "instructing the second MLD not to perform data transmission". Similarly, if the transmission instruction information is used for "notifying the second MLD of data transmission not performed by the first MLD", the effective time of the transmission instruction information is a time period between the present transmission instruction information and the next latest transmission instruction information for "notifying the second MLD of data transmission performed by the first MLD". The effective time of the transmission indication information of other contents refers to the foregoing contents, and will not be described in detail.

In summary, the method provided in the present application manages at least one link established by the first MLD during the timing process of the timer. Since the management operation in the corresponding second period is performed not only considering the operation parameters of the at least one link itself in the first period, but also considering the operation parameters of at least two links in the first period, the management operation is more beneficial to the first MLD for saving the power consumption of the first MLD and avoiding inter-link interference. And, since the timer may be started periodically, or half-periodically, or non-periodically, the link management of the first MLD has a higher flexibility.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application. Taking the method performed by the first MLD, the first MLD and the second MLD establish three links as an example for illustration. The method comprises at least part of the following steps:

step 601: establishing a connection with a second MLD;

the first MLD is an AP210 as shown in fig. 2 or a STA220 as shown in fig. 2.

Three links are established between the first MLD and the second MLD. The second MLD is the STA220 shown in fig. 2 or the AP210 shown in fig. 2.

In some embodiments, the link states of the three links are set to default states after a connection is established between the first MLD and the second MLD. The default state refers to that all three links are in an activated state, or that one link is in a deactivated state, or that two links are in a deactivated state.

The link in the active state is called an active link (active link), and the hardware of the active link is in a power up state, and the state supports the receiving or sending of data; the link in the deactivated state is simply called an inactive link (inactive link), and the hardware of the inactive link is in a power-down (PowerDown) state, which does not support reception or transmission of data. The power consumption of the active link is higher than the power consumption of the inactive link.

Step 602: starting a timer;

if the timer is a periodic timer, the current start is a periodic start. The period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is a half-period timer, the current start is a periodic start, or the current start is a start when the first timing condition is satisfied, or the current start is a start based on timing indication information. Wherein the period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The timing indication information is transmitted by the first MLD or the second MLD. The first timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is an aperiodic timer, the current start is a start when the second timing condition is satisfied, or the current start is a start based on timing instruction information. Wherein the timing indication information is transmitted by the first MLD or the second MLD. The second timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

Since the first MLD counts the operating parameters of the three links that have been established in the step after the start of the timer, the start of the timer may also be considered as the start of the current counting period. The current statistical period, i.e., the first period of time, is denoted as T1 in this embodiment.

Step 603: judging whether the current service is a low-delay service or not;

the working parameters of the three links counted in the step are the service types of the bearing service. The service types of the bearer service include: the type of service of the current bearer service and/or the type of service of the expected bearer service.

If the traffic type of the current traffic is low delay traffic, step 604 is entered.

If the service type of the current service is not a low delay service, step 605 is entered.

Step 604: executing a first management operation;

if the service type of the current service is a low-delay service, the first condition is satisfied, and a first management operation is performed on at least one link, where the first management operation includes activating the link.

In some embodiments, the link states of the three links over the first period of time are counted, the link states including an active state, or a deactivated state.

If there is a link in a deactivated state among the three links, i.e., there is a deactivated link among the three links, a first management operation is performed on the deactivated link, the first management operation including activating the link.

If there are no links in the deactivated state among the three links, i.e., all of the three links are active links, a first management operation is performed on the active links, the first management operation including no operation.

Step 605: counting the link state of the link in a first time period;

wherein the link state includes link information including at least one of:

the packet transmission duration T2 on the link;

t2 is the sum of the time duration of receiving the data packet and the time duration of transmitting the data packet. The time length of sending the data packet is the sum of the time length of sending the data packet under the condition of successful sending the data packet and the time length of sending the data packet under the condition of failed sending the data packet.

Channel idle duration T3 on link;

t3 refers to the duration that the medium of the channel on which the link is located is in an idle state.

Packet transfer size B1 on link;

b1 is the sum of the size of the received data packet and the size of the transmitted data packet. The size of the transmission packet is the sum of the size of the transmission packet in the case of successful transmission of the packet and the size of the transmission packet in the case of failed transmission of the packet.

The retransmission packet duty cycle R1 on the link;

r1 is the ratio of the number of retransmission packets in the transmission packet to the total transmission packet number.

Link idle time duty cycle P1;

p1 is the duty cycle of the channel idle period during the first period, i.e. p1=t3/T1.

Link free bandwidth Bs.

Bs is the product of the ratio of the packet transmission size to the packet transmission duration and the channel idle duration, i.e., bs= (B1/T2) ×t3.

In some embodiments, the link states of the three links over a first period of time are counted; or, counting the link states of the active links in the first time period in the three links.

Step 606: calculating the link state of the link in a second time period;

based on the link state of the link counted in step 605 during the first period, the link state of the link during the second period is calculated. In some embodiments, link states of the three links within the second time are calculated; or calculating to obtain the link state of the active link in the second time period in the three links; or calculating the link state of the deactivated link in the second time period in the three links.

The link state includes an active state, or a deactivated state.

Step 607: performing a management operation;

and performing a management operation on the link based on the link state of the link calculated in step 606 for the second period of time. The management operations include a first management operation and/or a second management operation. The first management operation includes activating a link and/or no operation, and the second management operation includes deactivating a link and/or no operation.

If there is a first link among the three links based on step 605 and step 606, the aforementioned first condition is satisfied, and a first management operation is performed on at least one link. If the at least one link is a deactivated link, the first management operation includes activating the link. If the at least one link is an active link, the first management operation includes no operation.

Wherein the first link is a link in an active state and the link idle time duty cycle P1 is smaller than a first threshold. The first threshold is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the traffic type of the bearer traffic is non-low latency traffic and/or there is a second link among the three links and/or there is a third link among the three links based on

steps

605 and 606, the aforementioned second condition is satisfied and a second management operation is performed on at least one link. If the at least one link is an active link, the second management operation includes deactivating the link and/or no operation. If the at least one link is a deactivated link, the second management operation includes no operation.

The second link is a link in an active state and the link idle time duty ratio P1 is greater than a second threshold value, the third link is a link in an active state and the data packet transmission size B1 is smaller than the link idle bandwidth Bs of the fourth link, and the fourth link is a link in an active state.

It should be understood that the information "first link", "second link", "third link", "fourth link", and the like in this application are used to distinguish links that satisfy different conditions or are in different states, and do not mean that there are actually necessarily or only four links. For example, a link that is actually present may be both the first link and the fourth link, three links that are actually present may be both the fourth link, and so on.

Step 608: transmitting transmission indication information;

wherein the transmission indication information is used for at least one of:

instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data;

instruct the second MLD to transmit data during a second period of time;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data for a second period of time;

informing the second MLD of the data transmission by the first MLD;

informing the second MLD that the first MLD is not transmitting data;

In some embodiments, the effective time of the indication information is the second time period, or the effective time of the indication information is the time period between the current indication information and the next nearest indication information.

In some embodiments, if the indication information is used for "indicating that the second MLD is transmitting data", the effective time of the indication information is a time period between the current indication information and the next latest indication information used for "indicating that the second MLD is not transmitting data". Similarly, if the indication information is used for "notifying the second MLD of the failure of the data transmission by the first MLD", the effective time of the indication information is a time period between the current indication information and the next latest indication information for "notifying the second MLD of the failure of the data transmission by the first MLD". The effective time of the indication information of other contents refers to the foregoing contents, and will not be described in detail.

In some embodiments, the transmission indication information is indicated by a power management (PowerManagement, PM) field. When the PM field takes the first value, the PM field is used to instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission, or instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission in the second time period, or notify the second MLD of the data transmission performed by the first MLD in the second time period. In some embodiments, the first value is "0". When the PM field takes the second value, it is used to instruct the second MLD not to transmit data, instruct the second MLD not to transmit data in the second time period, notify the second MLD that the first MLD does not transmit data, or notify the second MLD that the first MLD does not transmit data in the second time period. In some embodiments, the second value is "1".

In some embodiments, the PM field is carried in a data frame, and/or a management frame, and/or a control frame.

In some embodiments, the PM field occupies 1 bit (bit), and the PM field is included in the frame control field.

Step 609: the timer is turned off.

If the timer is a periodic timer, the closing is periodic. The period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is a half-cycle timer, the current shutdown is a periodic shutdown, or the current shutdown is a shutdown when the third timing condition is satisfied, or the current shutdown is a shutdown based on timing instruction information. Wherein the period value is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The timing indication information is transmitted by the first MLD or the second MLD. The third timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

If the timer is an aperiodic timer, the current shutdown is a shutdown when the fourth timing condition is satisfied, or the current shutdown is a shutdown based on timing instruction information. Wherein the timing indication information is transmitted by the first MLD or the second MLD. The fourth timing condition is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

In some embodiments, closing the timer means the end of the current statistics period, i.e. the end of the first period of time.

In some embodiments, closing the timer means the start of the next statistics period. If the next statistical period is a second period of time, step 609 means the beginning of the second period of time. If the next statistical period is a third time period, step 609 means the start of the third time period.

If the management operation is performed on at least one link based again on the operation parameters of at least two links while maintaining the current three link connection, steps 602 to 609 are repeated. If the management operation is performed on at least one link based on the operation parameters of at least two links again in the case that the connection condition of the current three links is changed, steps 601 to 609 are repeated.

In some embodiments, calculating the link state of the link during the second period in step 606 may be divided into at least three cases as shown in fig. 7, taking into account different cases. Taking the current establishment of three links between the first MLD and the second MLD as an example, schematic description will be made.

Step 6062: the number of active links is determined.

Case one: the links currently established are all active links.

That is, the number of active links among the three links currently established is 3, and the three links are distinguished by L0, L1, and L2.

If the link idle time duty cycle P1 of all active links is greater than the threshold M1, the three links are ordered by the retransmission packet duty cycle R1, and the link with the largest retransmission packet duty cycle R1 is the weak link (WeakLink). Let L0 be the link with the largest retransmission packet ratio R1 among the three links, i.e., let L0 be the weak link.

If the transmission size B1 of the data packet on L0 is smaller than the sum of the link idle bandwidths Bs of the other two links (L1 and L2), the link state of L0 in the second time period is calculated to be in a deactivated state, and the link states of L1 and L2 in the second time period are still in an activated state. Then the management operation performed on L0 is to deactivate the link and the management operations performed on L1 and L2 are no operations.

If the transmission size B1 of the data packet on the L0 is not less than the sum of the link free bandwidths Bs of the other two links, that is, the transmission size B1 of the data packet on the L0 is greater than or equal to the sum of the link free bandwidths Bs of the other two links, the link states of L0, L1 and L2 in the second time period are still in the active state. Then, the management operation performed on L0, L1, and L2 is no operation.

If the link idle time duty ratios P1 of the three links are not all greater than the threshold M2, that is, if the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the link existing in the three links is less than or equal to the threshold M2, the link states of L0, L1 and L2 in the second period of time are still calculated to be active states. Then, the management operation performed on L0, L1, and L2 is no operation.

Wherein the threshold M1 is equal to or different from the threshold M2. The threshold M1 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The threshold M2 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

And a second case: at least two active links exist in the currently established links, but not all are active links.

That is, the number of active links in the three links currently established is 2, and it is assumed that the two active links are L0 and L1, and L2 is the inactive link.

If there are two active links with a link idle time duty ratio P1 greater than the threshold M3, for example, the link idle time duty ratio P1 of L1 is greater than the threshold M3, the link state of L1 in the second period is calculated to be in a deactivated state, the link state of L0 in the second period is still in an activated state, and the link state of L2 in the second period is still in a deactivated state. Then the management operation performed on L1 is to deactivate the link and the management operations performed on L0 and L2 are no operations.

If the link idle time duty cycle P1 of both active links is less than or equal to the threshold M4, the two active links are ordered by the retransmission packet duty cycle R1, and the link with the largest retransmission packet duty cycle R1 is the weak link (WeakLink). Let L1 be the link with the largest retransmission packet ratio R1 among the two active links, i.e. let L1 be the weak link.

If the transmission size B1 of the data packet on the L1 is smaller than or equal to the link idle bandwidth Bs of the other active link L0, the link state of the L1 in the second period is calculated to be in the inactive state, the link state of the L0 in the second period is still in the active state, and the link state of the L2 in the second period is still in the inactive state. Then the management operation performed on L1 is to deactivate the link and the management operations performed on L0 and L2 are no operations.

If the transmission size B1 of the data packet on the L1 is greater than the link idle bandwidth Bs of the other active link L0, the link state of the L1 in the second period is still in an active state, the link state of the L0 in the second period is still in an active state, and the link state of the L2 in the second period is still in a deactivated state. Then, the management operation performed on L0, L1, and L2 is no operation.

Wherein the threshold M3 is equal to or different from the threshold M4. The threshold M3 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The threshold M4 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

And a third case: there is an active link in the currently established links.

That is, the number of active links among the three links currently established is 1, and it is assumed that this active link is L0, and L1 and L2 are inactive links.

Mode one:

if the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is smaller than the threshold value M5, the link state of L0 in the second time period is still the active state, and the link states of L1 and L2 in the second time period are the active states. Then the management operation performed on L0 is no operation and the management operations performed on L1 and L2 are active links.

If the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is not less than the threshold M6, that is, if the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is greater than or equal to the threshold M6, the link state of L0 in the second period is calculated to be still in the active state, and the link states of L1 and L2 in the second period are still in the inactive state. Then, the management operation performed on L0, L1, and L2 is no operation.

Wherein the threshold M5 is equal to or different from the threshold M6. The threshold M5 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The threshold M6 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

Mode two:

if the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is smaller than the threshold value M7, the link state of L0 in the second period is still the active state, and the link state of L1 or L2 in the second period is the active state. If the link state of L1 is active during the second period of time, then the link state of L2 remains inactive during the second period of time, then the management operations performed on L0 and L2 are no operations, and the management operations performed on L1 are active links. If the link state of L2 is active during the second period of time, then the link state of L1 is still inactive during the second period of time, then the management operations performed on L0 and L1 are no operations, and the management operations performed on L2 are active links.

If the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is smaller than the threshold value M8, the link state of L0 in the second time period is still the active state, and the link states of L1 and L2 in the second time period are the active states. Then the management operation performed on L0 is no operation and the management operations performed on L1 and L2 are active links.

If the link idle time duty ratio P1 of the active link is greater than or equal to the threshold value M7, the link state of L0 in the second period of time is calculated to be still in an active state, and the link states of L1 and L2 in the second period of time are still in an inactive state. Then, the management operation performed on L0, L1, and L2 is no operation.

Wherein the threshold M7 is greater than the threshold M8. The threshold M7 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD. The threshold M8 is predefined, or preconfigured, or autonomously decided by the first MLD, or indicated by the second MLD.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of multilink management according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application. The second MLD is schematically illustrated as an example of the method. The method comprises at least part of the following steps:

step 802: receiving transmission indication information;

And receiving transmission instruction information sent by the first MLD, wherein the transmission instruction information is generated by the first MLD by executing management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the second MLD based on the working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the second MLD.

Wherein the transmission indication information is used for at least one of:

instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data;

instruct the second MLD to transmit data during a second period of time;

instruct the second MLD not to transmit data for a second period of time;

informing the second MLD of the data transmission by the first MLD;

informing the second MLD that the first MLD is not transmitting data;

The transmission instruction information is instruction information related to the first MLD performing a management operation on at least one link based on the operation parameters of at least two links.

Step 804: the reception or transmission of data is performed based on the transmission instruction information.

If the transmission instruction information is used for instructing the second MLD to perform data transmission, the second MLD sends data to the first MLD after receiving the transmission instruction information.

If the transmission indication information is used for indicating that the second MLD does not transmit data in the second time period, the second MLD does not transmit data to the first MLD in the second time period.

If the first MLD is informed of the data transmission in the second time period, the second MLD receives the data from the first MLD in the second time period.

The related content for transmitting and receiving data based on the indication information of other content refers to the foregoing content, and will not be described in detail.

In summary, the method provided by the present application receives the transmission indication information from the first MLD, and performs data transceiving corresponding to the management operation of the first MLD on the established at least one link, so that the transmission efficiency, the transmission quality and the flexibility between the first MLD and the second MLD are improved, and the transmission performance of the wireless communication system is further improved. Moreover, since the first MLD not only considers the operation parameters of the at least one link, but also considers the operation parameters of at least two links to perform corresponding management operations, the management operations are more beneficial to the first MLD for saving the power consumption of the first MLD and avoiding inter-link interference.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-link management apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments provided herein. The device comprises at least part of the following processing modules 920, a first sending module 940 and a first receiving module 960:

a processing module 920, configured to perform a management operation on at least one link between the device and the second MLD based on an operating parameter of at least two links between the device and the second MLD.

the service type of the bearer service;

link state.

In some embodiments, the management operation includes at least one of:

activating a link;

deactivating the link;

no operation is performed.

In some embodiments, the processing module 920 is further configured to perform a first management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a first condition;

wherein the first condition is a condition related to the traffic demand exceeding the current link capability.

In some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of:

the service type of the bearer service is a low-delay service;

A first link exists in the at least two links, wherein the first link is in an active state, and the link idle time duty ratio P1 is smaller than a first threshold value.

In some embodiments, the processing module 920 is further configured to perform a second management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a second condition;

wherein the second condition is a condition related to the current link capability exceeding the traffic demand.

In some embodiments, the second condition includes at least one of:

the service type of the bearer service is a non-low delay service;

a second link exists in the at least two links, wherein the second link is in an active state and the link idle time duty ratio P1 is larger than a second threshold value;

and a third link exists in the at least two links, wherein the third link is in an active state, the transmission size B1 of the data packet is smaller than the link idle bandwidth Bs of a fourth link, and the fourth link is in an active state.

In some embodiments, the third link is a link with a maximum retransmission packet ratio R1 among all links in an active state in the at least two links;

And/or, the fourth link is a link except the third link in all the links in the activated state.

In some embodiments, the processing module 920 is further configured to perform the management operation on the at least one link during the second period based on an operating parameter of the at least two links during the first period;

wherein the second period of time is subsequent to the first period of time.

In some embodiments, the first sending module 940 is configured to send transmission indication information, where the transmission indication information is used to instruct the second MLD to perform data transmission, or instruct the second MLD not to perform data transmission, or inform the second MLD of the data transmission performed by the device not performed by the device.

In some embodiments, the processing module 920 is further configured to start a timer;

and executing the working parameters based on the at least two links in the timing process of the timer, and executing management operation on at least one link.

In some embodiments, the timer comprises at least one of:

a periodic timer;

a half-cycle timer;

an aperiodic timer.

In some embodiments, the first receiving module 960 is operable to receive information from other MLDs. The other MLD is an MLD other than the first MLD, such as a second MLD. Information from other MLDs includes: at least one of information related to link establishment, information related to link closure, a first timing condition, a second timing condition, timing instruction information, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, transmission instruction information, and threshold values M1 to M8.

In some embodiments, the processing module 920 is further configured to determine at least one of the following information: at least one of information related to link establishment, information related to link closure, a first timing condition, a second timing condition, timing instruction information, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, transmission instruction information, and threshold values M1 to M8.

In some embodiments, the first sending module 940 is further configured to send at least one of the following information to other MLDs: at least one of information related to link establishment, information related to link closure, a first timing condition, a second timing condition, timing instruction information, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, transmission instruction information, and threshold values M1 to M8. The other MLD is an MLD other than the first MLD, such as a second MLD.

In summary, the device provided in this embodiment supports management of at least one link established by the first MLD. Since the corresponding management operation is performed not only considering the operation parameters of the at least one link itself but also considering the operation parameters of at least two links, the management operation is more beneficial for the first MLD to save power consumption of the first MLD and avoid inter-link interference.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-link management apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments provided herein. The device comprises at least part of the following second receiving module 1040 and second sending module 1060:

the second receiving module 1040 is configured to receive transmission instruction information sent by a first MLD, where the transmission instruction information is generated by the first MLD by performing a management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the device based on operating parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the device.

In some embodiments, the transmission indication information is used to instruct the apparatus to perform data transmission, or instruct the apparatus to perform no data transmission, or inform the apparatus of the first MLD performing no data transmission.

A second sending module 1060, configured to send data or not send data based on the transmission indication information.

The second receiving module 1040 is further configured to receive data or not receive data based on the transmission instruction information.

In summary, the device provided in the present application supports receiving the transmission indication information from the first MLD, and performs data transceiving corresponding to the management operation of the first MLD on the established at least one link, so that it is beneficial to improving the transmission efficiency, the transmission quality and the flexibility between the first MLD and the device, and further improving the transmission performance of the wireless communication system. Moreover, since the first MLD not only considers the operation parameters of the at least one link, but also considers the operation parameters of at least two links to perform corresponding management operations, the management operations are more beneficial to the first MLD for saving the power consumption of the first MLD and avoiding inter-link interference.

It should be noted that: the apparatus provided in the above embodiment is only exemplified by the division of the above functional modules, and in practical application, the above functional allocation may be performed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules, so as to perform all or part of the functions described above.

The specific manner in which the individual modules perform the operations of the apparatus of this embodiment has been described in detail in connection with embodiments of the method and will not be described in detail herein.

Fig. 11 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication device (AP or STA) according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application, where the wireless communication device 1100 includes: a processor 1101, a receiver 1102, a transmitter 1103, a memory 1104 and a bus 1105.

The processor 1101 includes one or more processing cores, and the processor 1101 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules. In some embodiments, the processor 1101 may be configured to implement the functions and steps of the processing module 920 described above.

The receiver 1102 and the transmitter 1103 may be implemented as one communication component, which may be a communication chip. In some embodiments, the receiver 1102 may be used to implement the functions and steps of the first receiving module 960 and/or the second receiving module 1040 as described above. In some embodiments, the transmitter 1103 may be used to implement the functions and steps of the first transmission module 940 and/or the second transmission module 1060 as described above.

The memory 1104 is connected to the processor 1101 through a bus 1105. The memory 1104 may be used to store at least one instruction that the processor 1101 uses to execute to implement the various steps of the method embodiments described above.

Further, the memory 1104 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices including, but not limited to: magnetic or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable Read-Only Memory (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EEPROM), erasable programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), static Random-Access Memory (SRAM), read-Only Memory (ROM), magnetic Memory, flash Memory, programmable Read-Only Memory (Programmable Read-Only Memory, PROM).

In some embodiments, the receiver 1102 receives the signal/data independently, or the processor 1101 controls the receiver 1102 to receive the signal/data, or the processor 1101 requests the receiver 1102 to receive the signal/data, or the processor 1101 cooperates with the receiver 1102 to receive the signal/data.

In some embodiments, the transmitter 1103 independently transmits signals/data, or the processor 1101 controls the transmitter 1103 to transmit signals/data, or the processor 1101 requests the transmitter 1103 to transmit signals/data, or the processor 1101 cooperates with the transmitter 1103 to transmit signals/data.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, there is also provided a computer readable storage medium having at least one program stored therein, the at least one program being loaded and executed by a processor, the computer readable storage medium implementing the multilink management method provided in the above-mentioned respective method embodiments.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a chip is also provided, which includes programmable logic circuits and/or program instructions for implementing the multilink management method provided by the above-mentioned respective method embodiments when the chip is run on a communication device.

In one exemplary embodiment of the present application, there is also provided a computer program product, which, when run on a processor of a computer device, causes the computer device to perform the above-described multilink management method.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, there is also provided a computer program comprising computer instructions that are executed by a processor of a computer device, such that the computer device performs the above-described multilink management method.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the examples described above, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, these functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, since it is intended that all modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A method of multilink management, the method being performed by a first multilink device MLD, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating parameters of the at least two links comprise at least one of:

the service type of the bearer service;

link state.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the management operation comprises at least one of:

activating a link;

deactivating the link;

no operation is performed.

4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said performing management operations on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links comprises:

executing a first management operation on the at least one link under the condition that the working parameters of the at least two links meet a first condition;

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first condition comprises at least one of:

The service type of the current bearer service is a low-delay service;

6. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said performing management operations on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links comprises:

executing a second management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a second condition;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second condition comprises at least one of:

the service type of the current bearing service is non-low delay service;

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third link is a link with a maximum retransmission packet ratio R1 among all links in an active state of the at least two links;

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein performing management operations on at least one link based on the operating parameters of at least two links comprises:

performing the management operation on the at least one link in the second time period based on the operating parameters of the at least two links in the first time period;

wherein the second period of time is subsequent to the first period of time.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising:

and sending transmission indication information, wherein the transmission indication information is used for indicating a second MLD to perform data transmission or indicating the second MLD not to perform data transmission or notifying the first MLD to perform data transmission to the second MLD or notifying the first MLD not to perform data transmission to the second MLD.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising:

starting a timer;

and performing management operation on at least one link based on the working parameters of at least two links in the timing process of the timer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the timer comprises at least one of:

a periodic timer;

a half-cycle timer;

an aperiodic timer.

13. A method of multilink management, the method being performed by a second multilink device MLD, the method comprising:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining the position of the probe is performed,

the transmission indication information is used for indicating the second MLD to perform data transmission, or indicating the second MLD not to perform data transmission, or notifying the first MLD to perform data transmission to the second MLD, or notifying the first MLD not to perform data transmission to the second MLD.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the method further comprises:

and receiving or transmitting data based on the transmission indication information.

16. A multi-link management apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

and the processing module is used for executing management operation on at least one link between the device and the second MLD based on the working parameters of at least two links between the device and the second MLD.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the operating parameters of the at least two links comprise at least one of:

the service type of the bearer service;

link state.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 or 17, wherein the management operation comprises at least one of:

activating a link;

deactivating the link;

no operation is performed.

19. The apparatus according to any of the claims 16 to 18, wherein the processing module is further configured to perform a first management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a first condition;

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first condition comprises at least one of:

the service type of the current bearer service is a low-delay service;

21. The apparatus according to any of the claims 16 to 18, wherein the processing module is further configured to perform a second management operation on the at least one link if the operating parameters of the at least two links satisfy a second condition;

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second condition comprises at least one of:

the service type of the current bearing service is non-low delay service;

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the third link is a link with a maximum retransmission packet ratio R1 among all links in an active state of the at least two links;

24. The apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein the processing module is further configured to perform the management operation on the at least one link during the second time period based on an operating parameter of the at least two links during the first time period;

wherein the second period of time is subsequent to the first period of time.

25. The apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 24, further comprising:

the first sending module is used for sending transmission indication information, wherein the transmission indication information is used for indicating the second multi-link equipment MLD to perform data transmission, or indicating the second MLD to perform no data transmission, or informing the second MLD of the data transmission of the device.

26. The apparatus of any one of claims 16 to 25, wherein the processing module is further configured to start a timer;

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the timer comprises at least one of:

a periodic timer;

a half-cycle timer;

an aperiodic timer.

28. A multi-link management apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the second receiving module is configured to receive transmission indication information sent by a first multi-link device MLD, where the transmission indication information is generated by the first MLD by performing a management operation on at least one link between the first MLD and the device based on working parameters of at least two links between the first MLD and the device.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the device comprises a plurality of sensors,

the transmission indication information is used for indicating the device to perform data transmission, or indicating the device to perform no data transmission, or notifying the device of the first MLD to perform no data transmission.

30. The apparatus according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises:

31. A wireless communication device, the wireless communication device comprising:

a processor;

a transceiver coupled to the processor;

a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions, the wireless communication device implementing the multilink management method of any one of claims 1 to 12 or 13 to 15.

32. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein executable instructions that are loaded and executed by a processor, the readable storage medium implementing the multilink management method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12 or 13 to 15.

33. A chip comprising programmable logic circuits or programs for implementing the multilink management method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12 or 13 to 15.

34. A computer program product, characterized in that the computer program product comprises computer instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium, from which computer instructions a processor of a computer device reads, the processor executing the computer instructions, causing the computer device to perform the multilink management method as claimed in any of claims 1 to 12 or 13 to 15.

35. A computer program, characterized in that the computer program comprises computer instructions, the processor of a computer device executing the computer instructions, causing the computer device to perform the multilink management method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 or 13 to 15.