WO2013127304A1 - 下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统 - Google Patents

下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统 Download PDF

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WO2013127304A1
WO2013127304A1 PCT/CN2013/071686 CN2013071686W WO2013127304A1 WO 2013127304 A1 WO2013127304 A1 WO 2013127304A1 CN 2013071686 W CN2013071686 W CN 2013071686W WO 2013127304 A1 WO2013127304 A1 WO 2013127304A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a downlink data transmission method, a related device, and a communication system. Background technique
  • Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) technology is a short-range wireless communication technology that has been widely used in wireless LAN construction and WAN access based on its ease of use and high transmission rate.
  • WiFi Wireless Fidelity
  • a home wireless local area network is established through WiFi technology, and a wireless office network is established in the office.
  • the WiFi access point (AP, Access Point) is set in a public place such as an airport lounge, a cafe, etc.
  • the terminal device in the public place such as STA, Station (such as a terminal device supporting the 802.11 protocol) )
  • a terminal device when a terminal device joins the network, the terminal device first associates with the AP, and the AP allocates an association identifier (AID, Association ID) to the terminal device. After that, the terminal device receives the periodic transmission of the AP.
  • Broadcast beacon frame (Beacon frame).
  • the Beacon frame includes a Traffic Indication Map message, and the TIM is used in the beacon frame to indicate whether each mobile device has downlink data to be transmitted.
  • Each bit of the partial virtual bitmap in the TIM corresponds to a mobile device that may exist, and the position number of the bit (ie, the indicator bit) in the partial virtual bitmap in the original TM corresponds to the transmission indication bit number of a certain mobile device. (ie AID).
  • IEEE 802. l lah The existing specification defines that an AP can support up to 2007 terminal devices, but the number of terminal devices connected under one AP is actually affected by AP bandwidth and other restrictions, usually dozens up to hundreds.
  • the IEEE 802. l lah standard that is being developed requires that one AP support 6,000 terminal devices.
  • the data volume of terminal devices in the application scenarios (such as smart meter reading scenarios) that IEEE 802. l lah mainly targets is usually small. Therefore, from the perspective of bandwidth resources, one AP can support thousands of terminal devices, and sometimes 6000 terminal devices are simultaneously on the network.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a downlink data transmission method, a related device, and a communication system, so as to reduce data competition between terminal devices, thereby facilitating better application to a communication scenario in which more terminal devices exist.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a downlink data transmission method, including:
  • the terminal device receives the broadcast frame
  • the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the access device to send downlink data.
  • the terminal device determines that there is undownloaded downlink data, acquiring downlink data from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information.
  • the embodiment of the invention further provides another downlink data transmission method, including:
  • the access device sends a broadcast frame.
  • the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the downlink data to be sent by the access device;
  • the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information Sending downlink data to the terminal device.
  • the embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal device, including:
  • a receiver configured to receive a broadcast frame
  • the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the access device to send downlink data.
  • An obtaining unit configured to: if it is determined that the terminal device has downlink data that is not downloaded, from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information Get the downlink data.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides an access device, including:
  • a second transmitter configured to send a broadcast frame
  • the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the downlink data to be sent by the access device; a data sending module, configured to notify the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data if the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, and indicate that one or more service time information in the at least one service time information is The downlink data is sent to the terminal device during the service time.
  • the embodiment of the invention further provides a downlink data transmission method, including:
  • the access device sends a downlink data frame of the first terminal device
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information is greater than or equal to the downlink of the second terminal device sent by the access device to the second terminal device. Part or all of the length of time required for the data frame;
  • the access device sends the downlink data frame of the second terminal device within a range of duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides an access device, including:
  • a third transmitter configured to send a downlink data frame of the first terminal device
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information is greater than or equal to the downlink of the second terminal device sent by the access device to the second terminal device. Part or all of the length of time required for the data frame;
  • the third transmitter is further configured to send a downlink data frame of the second terminal device within a range of duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information.
  • the embodiment of the invention further provides a communication system, including:
  • the broadcast frame sent by the access device carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate that the access device sends downlink data.
  • Service time if the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information
  • the downlink data is sent to the terminal device.
  • the access device has opened at least one service period for the downlink data. If a terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device can open one or more services dedicated to downlink data. During the period, the downlink data is sent to the terminal device, which is beneficial to avoid the problem of contention between the terminal device that reports the uplink data and the terminal device that obtains the downlink data, and is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device sends the downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information , Big And a part or all of the channel occupation time required for the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to be sent by the access device to the second terminal device; the access device sends the second terminal within the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information The downstream data frame of the device.
  • the access device uses the downlink data frame sent to the terminal device to indicate part or all of the channel occupation time required for the downlink data to be sent to the next terminal device, so as to reserve the channel resource in advance, so that the other terminal device is in the reservation.
  • the access device does not initiate the downlink data frame of the next terminal device within the occupied time of the channel, so that the access device can smoothly send downlink data frames to the terminal devices one after another. It does not cause transmission competition between terminal devices, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal devices, and is better suited to communication scenarios where there are more terminal devices.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a service time information cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5-a is a schematic flowchart of another downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a receiving response ACK of uplink data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another receiving response ACK of uplink data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • 6-a is a schematic flowchart of another downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 6-b is a schematic diagram of a format of a SIM according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 6-c is a schematic diagram of mapping between a SIM and a TIM according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6-d is a schematic diagram of another SIM format provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 6-e is a schematic diagram of downlink data transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an access device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7-b is a schematic diagram of another access device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8-a is a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8-b is a schematic diagram of another terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another downlink data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of downlink data transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another access device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure i i-b is a schematic diagram of another access device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 11-c is a schematic diagram of another access device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a downlink data transmission method, a related device, and a communication system, so as to improve the flexibility of the downlink data transmission mechanism, reduce the data transmission competition between the terminal devices, and further improve the communication for the presence of more terminal devices. Scenes.
  • the method may include: the access device sends a broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate that the access device sends downlink data. Service time; if the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and is indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information During the service time, downlink data is sent to the terminal device.
  • the steps of a downlink data transmission method may include:
  • the access device sends a broadcast frame.
  • the broadcast frame delivered by the access device may be, for example, a broadcast beacon frame (Beacon frame) or other type of broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used. Indicates the service time for the access device to deliver downlink data.
  • Beacon frame Beacon frame
  • the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used. Indicates the service time for the access device to deliver downlink data.
  • the access device can use multiple service time information carried by the broadcast frame to indicate multiple service times for the access device to send downlink data, and each service time information can indicate the connection.
  • the inbound device is used to deliver different service times for downlink data.
  • the service time of the downlink data sent by the access device indicated by the service time information in the at least one service time information may be used by the access device to send downlink data to different one or more terminal devices, and Different terminal devices with undownloaded downlink data, for example, when the access device sends different services of downlink data Segments are used to obtain downlink data, which can prevent each terminal device from competing when acquiring downlink data, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device allows the N terminal devices to obtain downlink data at most (where the size of the N can be set according to actual needs), and thus, relative to all A terminal device that has undownloaded downlink data is used to obtain downlink data from the access device during the same service period, which is advantageous for reducing transmission competition between terminal devices, and is advantageous for reducing power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device does not perform uplink data transmission, which is beneficial to avoid competition between the uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission of the terminal device, and is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device If the terminal device has downlink data that is not downloaded, the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information.
  • the downlink data is sent to the terminal device.
  • the access device in the embodiment of the present invention may be an access point, a base station, or another network entity having a wireless access function.
  • the solution of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to, for example, a wifi network or other similar network.
  • the broadcast frame sent by the access device carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate the service time for the downlink data to be sent by the access device; If there is undownloaded downlink data, the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and to the terminal device within the service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information Send downlink data.
  • the access device has opened at least one service period for the downlink data. If a terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device can open one or more services dedicated to downlink data. During the period, the downlink data is sent to the terminal device, which is beneficial to avoid the problem of contention between the terminal device that reports the uplink data and the terminal device that obtains the downlink data, and is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device may notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data based on multiple manners.
  • the access device may carry the transmission indication bit table TIM in the broadcast frame, and use the TIM to notify the accessed terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, or the access device may also receive the uplink data reported by the terminal device. And using the receiving response of the uplink data sent to the terminal device to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data.
  • the access device may also notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data by using other messages.
  • the access device notifies the terminal device whether there is downlink data by using the receiving response of the uplink data. For example, if the access device detects the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may carry the first data indication, where the first data indication is used.
  • the terminal device may acquire downlink data (equivalent to indicating that the terminal device has downlink data that has not been downloaded); if the access device detects that the data is not
  • the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may carry a second data indication, where the second data indication is used to indicate that the terminal device has no downlink data that is not downloaded.
  • the terminal device can determine whether the network side has downlink data that has not been downloaded according to the first data indication or the second data indication carried in the received receiving response.
  • the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may carry the first data indication, where the first data indication is used for Instructing the terminal device to acquire downlink data (equivalent to indicating that the terminal device has downlink data that has not been downloaded); if it is detected that there is no downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where The receiving response does not carry the second data indication that the terminal device has no undownloaded downlink data, and the terminal device can determine, according to the first data indication carried in the receiving response, that the network side has its undownloaded downlink data, the terminal The device determines that the network side does not have downlink data that is not downloaded according to the received response not carrying the second data indication.
  • the access device detects the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device sends a response to the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may not carry the first data indicating that the terminal device has downlink data. If the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device is detected, the access device sends a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response carries a second data indication that the terminal device has no undownloaded downlink data. And the terminal device may determine that the network side has the downlink data that is not downloaded according to the indication that the first data is not carried in the receiving response, and the terminal device may determine, according to the second data indication carried in the receiving response, that the network side does not have the downlink that is not downloaded. data.
  • the access device may periodically send a broadcast frame (such as a broadcast beacon frame), where the broadcast frame may carry at least one service time information; wherein the service time information indicates the access device The service start time and the service duration of the downlink data, or the service time information indicates the service start time and the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the service time information indicates that the access device sends the downlink data.
  • a broadcast frame such as a broadcast beacon frame
  • the broadcast frame may carry at least one service time information
  • the service time information indicates the access device
  • Service start time or service end time in this scenario, the access device may notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device by other means, or the agreement of the two parties, etc.), or the service time information indication The service duration of the
  • the access device can notify the terminal device of the service start time or service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the agreement between the two parties.
  • the service time information is used to indicate that the terminal device obtains the downlink data from the access device after receiving the receiving response of the uplink data (that is, the service time information may indicate that the service device that the downlink data is sent by the access device includes: The time period after the terminal device receives the receiving response of the uplink data from the access device, and the service time information may also indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the access device.
  • the service duration of the downlink data to be sent by the terminal device to the device may be notified by other means, or the agreement between the two parties may be Order).
  • the access device after receiving the uplink data reported by the terminal device, if the access device detects downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device sends the uplink data receiving response to the terminal device.
  • the receiving response may carry the second service time information, and may further carry the first data indication (where the first data indication indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data), where the second service time information may indicate The service start time and the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the second service time information indicates the service start time and the service end time of the downlink data delivered by the access device, or the second service time information. Indicates the service start time or the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device.
  • the access device may notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device by other means, or the agreement between the two parties.
  • the second service time information indicates the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device (this field) .
  • the access device may be notified by other means send downlink data terminal equipment at the start time of access service, the parties to the agreement or the like).
  • the receiving response of the uplink data sent by the access device to the terminal device may also carry the second service time. The information does not carry the first data indication.
  • the receiving response carries the second service time information (the bit occupied by the second service time information is a valid value), it indicates that the terminal device has downlink data that is not downloaded.
  • the specific value of the second service time information may be used to indicate the service start time (or service end time) and/or the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, and if the received response carries the second service time information or carried If the bit occupied by the second service time information is an invalid value, it indicates that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the access device may The time for the terminal device to obtain the downlink data is as staggered as possible.
  • the number of terminal devices that obtain downlink data from the access device in different time periods may be as uniform as possible, thereby relatively smoothing the network traffic, and the terminal device may also obtain downlink data through a non-competitive mechanism.
  • the downlink data can be obtained without using a competition mechanism, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device after receiving the uplink data reported by the terminal device, the access device sends a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response is used to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, because
  • the scheme discards the mechanism for using the TIM to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, and uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by the terminal device to specifically notify the terminal device whether there is existing downlink data, and avoid using the TIM. Further, it is advantageous to control the size of the Beacon frame. Moreover, since the access device uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by each terminal device to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, the downlink data notification is more targeted.
  • the access device may also notify the terminal device by other means, the service start time (or service end time) and/or the service duration of the downlink data delivered by the access device.
  • the access time and/or service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device may be agreed between the access device and the terminal device. In this scenario, the access device may not need to notify.
  • the method may include: receiving, by the terminal device, a broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate that the access device delivers a service time of the downlink data; if the terminal device determines that there is undownloaded downlink data, acquiring downlink data from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information .
  • the terminal device receives a broadcast frame.
  • the broadcast frame received by the terminal device may be a broadcast beacon frame or another type of broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate that the access device sends downlink data. Service time.
  • the access device can use multiple service time information carried by the broadcast frame to indicate multiple service times for the access device to send downlink data, and each service time information can indicate the access.
  • the device is used to deliver different service times for downlink data.
  • the service time of the downlink data sent by the access device indicated by the service time information in the at least one service time information may be used by the access device to send downlink data to different one or more terminal devices, and
  • the different terminal devices that have the undownloaded downlink data can obtain the downlink data in different service periods in which the downlink data is sent by the access device, so as to avoid competition of each terminal device when acquiring downlink data, which is beneficial to reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device. .
  • the access device allows the N terminal devices to obtain downlink data at most (where the size of the N can be set according to actual needs), and thus, relative to all A terminal device with undownloaded downlink data is used to obtain downlink data from the access device in the same service period, which is advantageous for reducing transmission competition between terminal devices, and is advantageous for reducing power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device does not perform uplink data transmission, which is beneficial to avoid competition between the uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission of the terminal device, and is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device determines that there is undownloaded downlink data, obtain downlink data from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information.
  • the method for the terminal device to obtain the downlink data from the access device may be, for example, the terminal device receiving the downlink data sent by the access device; or the terminal device may send the energy-saving query PS-Poll message to the access device, and receive the access device.
  • the terminal device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, an Internet of Things terminal device, or other types of terminal devices.
  • the solution of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to, for example, a wifi network or other similar network.
  • the broadcast frame sent by the access device that is received by the terminal device carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate the service time for the downlink data to be sent by the access device; And if the terminal device determines that there is undownloaded downlink data, acquiring downlink data from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information of the at least one service time information. Since the access device specifically provides at least one service period for the downlink data to be sent, it is beneficial to avoid the problem of the competition transmission between the terminal device that reports the uplink data and the terminal device that obtains the downlink data, which is beneficial to reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device. . If a terminal device has downlink data that is not downloaded, the access device may obtain downlink data from the access device in one or more service periods that are dedicated to transmitting downlink data, which is beneficial to improve data transmission. Efficiency, reducing competition transmission.
  • the access device may notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data based on multiple manners.
  • the access device may carry the TIM in the broadcast frame, and use the TIM to notify the accessed terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, or the access device may also use the uplink data after receiving the terminal device.
  • the receiving response of the uplink data sent by the terminal device notifies the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data.
  • the access device may also notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data by using other messages.
  • the terminal device can determine, according to the notification, whether the terminal device has downlink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the access device notifies the terminal device whether there is downlink data by using the receiving response of the uplink data. For example, if the access device detects the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may carry the first data indication, where the first data indication is used. Instructing the terminal device to acquire downlink data (equivalent to indicating that the terminal device has downlink data that has not been downloaded); if the access device detects that there is no downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the terminal device may send the uplink data to the terminal device.
  • the receiving response may carry a second data indication, where the second data indication is used to indicate that the terminal device has no downlink data that is not downloaded.
  • the terminal device can determine whether the network side has downlink data that has not been downloaded according to the first data indication or the second data indication carried in the received receiving response.
  • the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may carry the first data indication, where the first data indication is used for Instruct the terminal
  • the device obtains downlink data (equivalent to indicating that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data); if it detects that there is no downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device may send a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving The response does not carry the second data indication that the terminal device has no undownloaded downlink data, and the terminal device can determine, according to the first data indication carried in the receiving response, that the network side has its undownloaded downlink data, and the terminal device receives the The response does not carry the second data indication to determine that the network side does not have its undownloaded downlink data.
  • the access device detects the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device sends a response to the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response may not carry the first data indicating that the terminal device has downlink data. If the downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device is detected, the access device sends a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response carries a second data indication that the terminal device has no undownloaded downlink data.
  • the terminal device may determine that the network side has the downlink data that is not downloaded according to the indication that the first data is not carried in the receiving response, and the terminal device may determine, according to the second data indication carried in the receiving response, that the network side does not have the downlink that is not downloaded. data.
  • the access device may periodically send a broadcast frame (such as a broadcast beacon frame), where the broadcast frame may carry at least one service time information; wherein the service time information indicates the access device The service start time and the service duration of the downlink data, or the service time information indicates the service start time and the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the service time information indicates that the access device sends the downlink data.
  • a broadcast frame such as a broadcast beacon frame
  • the broadcast frame may carry at least one service time information
  • the service time information indicates the access device
  • Service start time or service end time in this scenario, the access device may notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device by other means, or the agreement of the two parties, etc.), or the service time information indication The service duration of the
  • the access device can notify the terminal device of the service start time or service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the agreement between the two parties.
  • the service time information is used to indicate that the terminal device obtains the downlink data from the access device after receiving the receiving response of the uplink data (that is, the service time information may indicate that the service device that the downlink data is sent by the access device includes: The time period after the terminal device receives the receiving response of the uplink data from the access device, and the service time information may also indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the access device.
  • the service duration of the downlink device to which the terminal device access device is delivered may be notified by other means, or the agreement between the two parties, etc.).
  • the terminal device determines that there is undownloaded downlink data, the terminal device acquires from the access device within a service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame. Downstream data.
  • the terminal device may be at least one of the service time information carried in the broadcast frame. (or more The downlink data is acquired from the access device within the service duration after the service start time indicated by the service time information.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and the service start indicated by one (or more) of the service time information in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame After the time is added to the time of the random backoff, the downlink data is obtained from the access device, where the random backoff duration is less than the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device indicated by the one or more service time information.
  • the terminal device may be in one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame (or The downlink data is obtained from the access device within a service duration range before the service end time indicated by the service time information.
  • the terminal device may be in one (or more) of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame.
  • the downlink data is acquired from the access device within a set service duration after the service start time indicated by the service time information.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and the service start indicated by one (or more) of the service time information in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame After the time is added to the time of the random backoff, the downlink data is obtained from the access device, where the random backoff duration is less than the service duration of the downlink data sent by the configured access device.
  • the terminal device may be in one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame (The downlink data is obtained from the access device after the service start time indicated by the service time information and before the service end time indicated by the one or more service time information.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and the service start time indicated by one of the service time information in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame is added to the random After the time of the retreat, the downlink data is obtained from the access device, where the service start time indicated by the service time information plus the random backoff duration is less than the service end time indicated by the one of the service time information.
  • the terminal device may be in one (or more) of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame.
  • the downlink data is acquired from the access device within a set service duration before the service end time indicated by the service time information;
  • the terminal device may send the downlink data service start time after the set access device sends the broadcast service time.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, after the service start time of the downlink data sent by the set access device plus the random backoff duration, from the access device Obtaining downlink data, where the random backoff duration is less than a service duration indicated by one (or more) of the service time information in the at least one service time information carried by the broadcast frame.
  • the access device after receiving the uplink data reported by the terminal device, if the access device detects downlink data that is not downloaded by the terminal device, the access device sends the uplink data receiving response to the terminal device.
  • the receiving response may carry the second service time information, and may further carry the first data indication (where the first data indication indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data), where the second service time information may indicate The service start time and the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, or the second service time information indicates the service start time and the service end time of the downlink data delivered by the access device, or the second service time information. Indicates the service start time or the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device.
  • the access device may notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device by other means, or the agreement between the two parties.
  • the second service time information indicates the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device (this field) .
  • the access device may be notified by other means send downlink data terminal equipment at the start time of access service, the parties to the agreement or the like).
  • the receiving response of the uplink data sent by the access device to the terminal device may also carry the second service time. The information does not carry the first data indication.
  • the receiving response carries the second service time information (the bit occupied by the second service time information is a valid value), it indicates that the terminal device has downlink data that is not downloaded.
  • the specific value of the second service time information may be used to indicate the service start time (or service end time) and/or the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, and if the received response carries the second service time information or carried If the bit occupied by the second service time information is an invalid value, it indicates that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the access device may The time for the terminal device to obtain the downlink data is as staggered as possible.
  • the number of terminal devices that obtain downlink data from the access device in different time periods may be as uniform as possible, thereby relatively smoothing the network traffic, and the terminal device may also obtain downlink data through a non-competitive mechanism.
  • the downlink data can be obtained without using a competition mechanism, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device after receiving the uplink data reported by the terminal device, the access device sends a receiving response of the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response is used to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, because
  • the scheme discards the mechanism for using the TIM to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, and uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by the terminal device to specifically notify the terminal device whether there is existing downlink data, and avoid using the TIM. Enter It is advantageous to control the size of the Beacon frame.
  • the access device uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by each terminal device to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, the downlink data notification is more targeted.
  • the terminal device may acquire downlink data from the access device within a service duration range after the service start time indicated by the second time information.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and after the service start time indicated by the second service time information is added to the random backoff duration, the downlink device is acquired from the access device. The data, wherein the random backoff duration is less than the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device indicated by the second service time information.
  • the terminal device may indicate the second service time information.
  • the downlink data is obtained from the access device within the service duration before the service end time.
  • the terminal device may be after the acquiring start time indicated by the second service time information.
  • the service duration of the set service duration (where the set access device delivers the downlink data service duration, for example, may be obtained by the terminal device according to another notification of the access device, or agreed by both parties), from the connection
  • the inbound device obtains the downlink data.
  • the terminal device may obtain the downlink data from the access device at any time after the acquisition start time indicated by the second service time information.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and after receiving the service start time indicated by the second service time information carried in the response plus the random backoff duration, The inbound device obtains the downlink data, where the random backoff duration is less than the service duration of the downlink data sent by the configured access device.
  • the terminal device may send the service start of the downlink data in the set access device.
  • the set service access time of the set access device to send downlink data for example, may be obtained by the terminal device according to another notification of the access device, or agreed by both parties.
  • the downlink data is obtained from the access device within the range of the indicated service duration.
  • the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, after the service start time of the downlink data sent by the set access device plus the random backoff duration, The downlink data is obtained from the access device, where the random backoff duration is less than the service duration indicated by the second service time information.
  • the terminal device may be in the second service time information. After the indicated service start time, and before the service end time indicated by the second service time information, the downlink data is acquired from the access device. Further, in order to reduce the probability of transmission competition between the terminal devices, the terminal device may be a random backoff duration, and after the service start time indicated by the second service time information is added to the random backoff duration, the downlink data is acquired from the access device. The service start time indicated by the second service time information plus the random backoff duration is less than the service end time indicated by the second service time information.
  • the access device may also notify the terminal device by other means, the service start time (or service end time) and/or the service duration of the downlink data delivered by the access device.
  • the access time and/or service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device may be agreed between the access device and the terminal device. In this scenario, the access device may not need to notify.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to notify the terminal device of the service time for the downlink data to be sent by the AP.
  • the AP uses the uplink data receiving response to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data.
  • a downlink data transmission method provided by an embodiment of the present invention may include:
  • the AP periodically sends a Beacon frame.
  • the AP carries the indication information indicating the service time (such as the service start time and/or the service duration) of the downlink data sent by the AP in the Beacon frame.
  • one new cell may be defined, which may be called a service time information cell, and the AP uses the service time information letter in the Beacon frame carried by the service time information cell.
  • the meta-direction terminal device instructs the AP to deliver the downlink data service time.
  • a service time information cell format can be as shown in Figure 3-b, which may include:
  • Element ID field Length field, SP Start field, and SP Duration field.
  • the Element ID field carries the cell identifier, and can define 1 new Element ID, and the Element ID field carries With the new element ID, the element ID indicates that the IE is a service time information cell, and the service time information element is used to indicate the service time and the like for the AP to deliver downlink data.
  • Length field carries the length information of the service time information cell
  • the SP Start field The indication information of the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP, the SP Start field may carry the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP, and the service start time carried by the SP Start field may be an absolute The time, or it may be an offset time relative to the last Beacon frame transmission time point, or may be the last few bytes of the time field in the Time Synchronization Function (TSF) cell, or other indication
  • TSF Time Synchronization Function
  • the SP Duration field is used to display the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP can be in subtle units.
  • the service start information information element may not include the SP Start field or the SP Duration field. If the SP Start field is not included, the AP may notify the terminal device of the service start time of the downlink data by the AP. Or the AP and the terminal device can stipulate the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP; if the SP Duration field is not included, the AP can notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP, or the AP and the terminal device by using other methods. The service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP can be agreed.
  • the terminal device that receives the Beacon frame can learn the AP according to the service time information cell carried in the Beacon frame. Service start time and/or service duration for sending downstream data.
  • the terminal device periodically reports uplink data to the AP.
  • the AP configures the terminal device to periodically report data, that is, the terminal device periodically sends an uplink to the AP.
  • data the terminal device can periodically report uplink data such as sensor data or smart meter data to the AP.
  • the AP may send a receiving response ACK of the uplink data to the terminal device, indicating that the uplink data is received.
  • the AP receives the uplink data reported by the terminal device, and the AP sends the uplink data receiving response ACK to the terminal device. If the AP detects that the terminal device has not downloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the uplink data.
  • the receiving response ACK is carried in the indication information indicating that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data (may be referred to as a first data indication); if the AP detects that the terminal device does not currently have undownloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the The indication information (indicated by the first data indication) is used to indicate that the terminal device has no uplink data that has not been downloaded.
  • more data in the ACK of the received response of the uplink data may be utilized (More The Data) flag indicates whether the terminal device has uplink data that has not been downloaded. For example, if the More Data flag in the Receive Response ACK is set to 1, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data; if the More Data flag is set to 0, it indicates that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded. vice versa.
  • the terminal device receives a receiving response ACK of the uplink data.
  • the terminal device detects the value of the more Data identifier bit in the received response ACK. If the value of the more data is 0, the terminal device determines that the network side does not have the downlink data that is not downloaded, and the terminal device can sleep and wait for the next reception of the Beacon. The frame or next time reports the uplink data to the AP; if the More Data flag bit is 1, the terminal device determines that the network side has its downlink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the receiving response ACK can be extended in other manners (for example, adding an indication field, etc.), so that the receiving response ACK can indicate whether the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, which will not be exemplified herein.
  • the terminal device can wake up at the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP indicated by the service time information cell in the Beacon frame, and the competition sends the PS- to the AP.
  • the Pol l message and then receives the downlink data sent by the AP; or the terminal device may not contend to send the PS-Pol l message to the AP, but may passively wait to receive the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to indicate the service start time and/or the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP, and the terminal device reports the uplink data to the AP; if the uplink data from the access device is received, Receiving a response, and determining, according to the received response, that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the terminal device may send the service start time and/or the service duration of the downlink data according to the AP indicated by the Beacon frame, from the The AP obtains downlink data.
  • the solution discards the existing mechanism of using the TIM to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, and using the receiving response of the uplink data reported by the terminal device to specifically notify the terminal device whether there is existing downlink data, to avoid
  • the existing TM is used to facilitate the control of the size of the Beacon frame; and the AP is notified by the receiving response of the uplink data reported by each terminal device whether the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, so that the downlink data notification is targeted.
  • More powerful it is beneficial to improve the flexibility of the notification mechanism of the downlink data, thereby facilitating better application of the communication scenario where there are more terminal devices, and, since the notification is implemented by extending the response to the reception, it is not necessary to introduce a new one.
  • the message the implementation cost is relatively low.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to notify the terminal device to obtain the uplink data after receiving the receiving response of the uplink data.
  • the AP uses the receiving response of the uplink data to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data as an example.
  • another downlink data transmission method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include: 401.
  • the AP periodically sends a Beacon frame.
  • the AP carries the second time information in the Beacon frame, and the second time information is used to indicate that the terminal device acquires the downlink data from the access device after receiving the receiving response of the uplink data. That is, the second time information indicates that the service period in which the downlink data is sent by the AP includes a period of time after the terminal device receives the receiving response of the downlink data, that is, the second time information indicates that the terminal device can receive the downlink data from the AP. After receiving the response, the downlink data is obtained from the AP.
  • the second time information may also indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP, or the AP may notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP, or the agreement between the two parties.
  • the second time information may be carried by the Capabi information bit of the Beacon frame, or may be notified to the terminal device by other means.
  • the terminal device that receives the Beacon frame can learn the AP according to the second time information carried in the Beacon frame.
  • the service period of the downlink data includes a period of time after the terminal device receives the reception response of the downlink data.
  • the terminal device periodically reports uplink data to the AP.
  • the AP configures the terminal device to periodically report data, that is, the terminal device periodically sends an uplink to the AP.
  • data the terminal device can periodically report uplink data such as sensor data or smart meter data to the AP.
  • the AP may send a receiving response ACK of the uplink data to the terminal device, indicating that the uplink data is received.
  • the AP receives the uplink data reported by the terminal device, and the AP sends the uplink data receiving response ACK to the terminal device. If the AP detects that the terminal device has not downloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the uplink data.
  • the receiving response ACK is carried in the indication information indicating that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data (may be referred to as a first data indication); if the AP detects that the terminal device does not currently have undownloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the The indication information (indicated by the first data indication) is used to indicate that the terminal device has no uplink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the More Data flag of the Receive Response ACK of the uplink data may be utilized to indicate whether the terminal device has undownloaded uplink data. For example, if the More Data flag in the Receive Response ACK is set to 1, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data; if the More Data flag is set to 0, it indicates that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded. vice versa.
  • the terminal device receives a receiving response ACK of the uplink data.
  • the terminal device detects the value of the more Data identifier bit in the received response ACK. If the value of the More Data is 0, the terminal device determines that the network side does not have the downlink data that is not downloaded, and the terminal device can sleep and wait for the next reception. The Beacon frame or the next time reporting the uplink data to the AP; if the More Data flag bit is 1, the terminal device determines that the network side has its downlink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the receiving response ACK can be extended in other manners (for example, adding an indication field, etc.), so that the receiving response ACK can indicate whether the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, which will not be exemplified herein.
  • the terminal device may, for example, send a PS-Pol1 message to the AP within a set duration after receiving the ACK of the uplink data, and then receive the downlink sent by the AP.
  • the data may be sent to the AP without being contending for the PS-Pol l message, but may be passively waiting to receive the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the above solution is more suitable for scenarios where the Beacon frame period is longer and the AP services fewer terminal devices, which further reduces the energy consumption of the terminal device. Because the AP needs to allocate more data transmission time to each terminal device, including data reporting and possible downlink data transmission. Therefore, the number of terminal devices that each AP can serve or associate may be smaller than the number of terminal devices on the application side.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to indicate that the terminal device can obtain the downlink data from the access device after receiving the receiving response of the uplink data; the terminal device reports the uplink data to the AP; if receiving the uplink data from the access device, The receiving response of the uplink data, and determining, according to the received receiving response, that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the terminal device may deliver the service start time and/or service of the downlink data according to the AP indicated by the Beacon frame. The duration, from which the downlink data is obtained.
  • the existing TIM is further advantageous for controlling the Beacon frame size; and because the AP is using the receiving response of the uplink data reported by each terminal device to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, the downlink data notification is more targeted. It is beneficial to improve the flexibility of the notification mechanism of the downlink data, thereby facilitating better application of the communication scenario in which more terminal devices exist, and, since the notification is implemented by extending the reception response, it is not necessary to introduce a new message. , the implementation cost is relatively low.
  • another downlink data transmission method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include:
  • the terminal device periodically reports uplink data to the AP.
  • the AP configures the terminal device to periodically report data, that is, the terminal device periodically sends an uplink to the AP.
  • data the terminal device can periodically report uplink data such as sensor data or smart meter data to the AP.
  • the receiving response ACK of the uplink data may be sent to the terminal device, indicating that the uplink data is received.
  • the AP receives the uplink data reported by the terminal device, and the AP sends the uplink data receiving response ACK to the terminal device. If the AP detects that the terminal device has not downloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the uplink data.
  • the receiving response ACK is carried in the indication information indicating that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data (may be referred to as a first data indication); if the AP detects that the terminal device does not currently have undownloaded uplink data, the AP may be in the The indication information (indicated by the first data indication) is used to indicate that the terminal device has no uplink data that has not been downloaded.
  • the More Data flag of the Receive Response ACK of the uplink data may be utilized to indicate whether the terminal device has undownloaded uplink data. For example, if the More Data flag in the Receive Response ACK is set to 1, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data; if the More Data flag is set to 0, it indicates that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded. vice versa.
  • the AP may also use the receiving response ACK to notify the terminal device AP of the service start time and/or the service acquisition duration of the downlink data.
  • the existing receive response ACK can be extended as follows:
  • the Al location Start field is added, and the Al location start field is used to indicate to the terminal device the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP carried in the Al location Start field may be an absolute time, or may be an offset time relative to the last Beacon frame transmission time point, or may also be a time synchronization function (TSF).
  • TSF time synchronization function
  • the More Data flag in the Frame Control field when the More Data flag in the Frame Control field is set to 1, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, and the Al location Start field indicates the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP; Setting the bit to 0 means that the terminal device has no downlink data that has not been downloaded, and vice versa.
  • the More Data flag may not be used to indicate whether the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data
  • the Al location Start field indicates the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP, and indicates that the terminal device has The downloaded downlink data, for example, if the receiving response ACK includes the Al location Start field, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, and the specific value of the Al location Start field indicates that the AP sends the downlink data service start.
  • the receiving response ACK includes an Al location Start field and the value of the Al location Start field is not zero or is not an invalid value, it indicates that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, and the specificity of the Al location Start field The value indicates the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the Al location Duration field can also be added based on the format shown in Figure 5-b.
  • the Allocation Duration field is used to indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP can be in subtle units.
  • the extended receiving response ACK may not include the Allocation Start field or the Allocation Duration field. If the Allocation Start field is not included, the AP may notify the terminal device of the service start time of the downlink data by the AP. Or the AP and the terminal device can stipulate the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP; if the Allocation Duration field is not included, the AP can notify the terminal device of the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP, or the AP and the terminal device. The service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP can be agreed.
  • the terminal device receives a receiving response ACK of the uplink data from the AP.
  • the terminal device detects the value of the received data in the received data ACK. If the value of the more data is 0, the terminal device determines that the network side does not have the downlink data that is not downloaded, and the terminal device can sleep and wait for the next reception.
  • the terminal device may wake up at the service start time of sending the downlink data by the AP indicated by the Allocation Start field of the response ACK, and the Allocation Duration field (if the receiving response ACK exists)
  • the competition sends a PS-Pol1 message to the AP, and then receives the downlink data sent by the AP; or the terminal device may not contend to send the PS-Poll message to the AP, but may receive
  • the service start time of the downlink data sent by the AP in response to the ACK's Allocation Start field wakes up, and passively waits for the downlink data sent by the AP.
  • the solution in the third application example is compared with the solution in the first application example, because the AP responds to the receiving response ACK of the uplink data of the terminal device, and further specifies to the terminal in addition to indicating whether the downlink data is not downloaded.
  • the terminal device can wake up to receive the downlink data at a specified time, which is beneficial to avoid competition with other terminal devices, thereby further reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the receiving response of the uplink data indicates whether the terminal device has the undownloaded downlink data, and the service time and/or the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP; the terminal device reports the uplink data to the AP; Receiving a response to the uplink data from the access device, and determining, according to the received response, that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the terminal device may deliver the downlink data service according to the AP indicated by the Beacon frame. The start time and / or service duration, get the downlink data from the AP.
  • the solution discards the existing mechanism of using the TIM to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, and using the receiving response of the uplink data reported by the terminal device to specifically notify the terminal device whether there is existing downlink data, avoid using Existing TIM, which in turn helps control Beacon frame size; and because of AP
  • the receiving data of the uplink data reported by each terminal device is used to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, so that the downlink data notification is more targeted, which is beneficial to improving the flexibility of the notification mechanism of the downlink data, and thus It is better to better apply the communication scenario where there are more terminal devices, and since the notification is realized by the extension of the receiving response, the new cost can be realized without introducing a new message, and the implementation cost is relatively low.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to notify the terminal device AP of the downlink data service time.
  • the AP allocates different service times for different terminal devices.
  • the AP notifies the terminal device whether there is an undownloaded downlink through the Beacon frame.
  • the data is an example.
  • a downlink data transmission method provided by an embodiment of the present invention may include:
  • the AP periodically sends a Beacon frame.
  • the AP can carry the TM and the plurality of service time information (such as indicating the service start time and/or the service duration, etc.) in the Beacon frame, where each service time information indicates that the AP is a different terminal device that has not downloaded downlink data.
  • the service time (SP) of the assigned downlink data is not limited to the TM and the plurality of service time information (such as indicating the service start time and/or the service duration, etc.) in the Beacon frame, where each service time information indicates that the AP is a different terminal device that has not downloaded downlink data.
  • the service time (SP) of the assigned downlink data is indicating the service start time and/or the service duration, etc.
  • one new cell may be defined, which may be referred to as a SIM Indication Map.
  • the AP may use the Beacon frame carried by the SIM.
  • the SM indicates the service time to which the AP sends downlink data to each terminal device that has not downloaded the downlink data.
  • an exemplary SIM format can be as shown in Figure 6-b.
  • the SIM shown in FIG. 6-b includes an SP indication field, and each field is used to indicate the service time SP to which the AP sends downlink data to different terminal devices that have not downloaded downlink data.
  • SP1 indicates the service time for the AP to send downlink data to the terminal device 1
  • SP2 indicates the service time for the AP to send downlink data to the terminal device 2, and so on.
  • the AP sends a downlink service time to the terminal device corresponding to the first indicator bit in the TIM (indicating that the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data), and indicates by the first SP in the SIM.
  • the field (referred to as SP1) indicates that the AP sends a downlink data service time to the terminal device corresponding to the second indicator bit in the TIM, and the second SP indication field in the SM (referred to as SP2) ) instructions, and so on.
  • the terminal devices corresponding to the SP indication fields in the SM may also be determined through other mapping relationships.
  • FIG. 6-d is a format of another SIM according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the SM shown in Figure 6-d contains:
  • a start time information field for indicating a start time
  • Unit duration field used to indicate the unit duration t
  • the SP indicates a length field, which is used to indicate that the SP indicates the length of the field n;
  • a number of SP indication fields which are used to indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the AP to different terminal devices that have not downloaded downlink data (the number of unit durations occupied)
  • the SIM may not include one or more of the start time information field, the unit duration field, and the SP indication length field, and the indication values of the fields not included in the SIM may be used by the AP and the terminal device. Way agreement or notice.
  • the SIM carries the unit duration field and the SP indication length field each time
  • the AP can calculate the optimal t (that is, the value carried in the unit duration field) each time the TIM is sent according to the size and length of the actual downlink data.
  • n ie, the SP indicates the value carried in the length field.
  • the SM does not need to be carried, and does not need to be changed frequently.
  • the SIM can also carry the time when the downlink data is sent. If the start time is specified, after the start time, the AP may sequentially send downlink data to each terminal device according to the time allocated for each terminal device; if the SIM does not specify a start time, for example, the start time may be agreed to be in the Beacon frame. After sending.
  • the AP sends downlink data to each terminal device in a service time for sending downlink data allocated to each terminal device.
  • the terminal device can know when the downlink data AP is sent by the SIM device, the terminal device can select sleep at ordinary times, wake up to receive after the time is up, and continue to sleep after receiving, thereby achieving the effect of power saving.
  • t 20us (microseconds)
  • n 4bit.
  • the TIM carried by the broadcast frame sent by an AP indicates that there are three terminal devices that have not downloaded downlink data.
  • the first indicator bit in the TIM, the third indicator bit and the fourth indicator bit are 1.
  • the AP carries three SP indication fields in the SIM carried in the broadcast frame.
  • the first terminal device (such as STA1) needs 65us to send downlink data
  • the second terminal device (such as STA2) needs 188us to send downlink data
  • the third terminal device (such as STA3) needs to send 89us to the AP.
  • the time allocated to STA2 can be 10 t (200us total)
  • STA3 is allocated 5 t (100us total).
  • the values of t and n can be adjusted accordingly. To the optimal effect.
  • the time allocated by the AP to the three STAs is 80us, 200us, lOOus, and the start time defaults to the end of the broadcast frame (assuming no start time is specified). For example, as shown in Figure 6-e, after the broadcast frame ends, STA1 starts to receive downlink data (such as DL datal) sent by the AP. At this time, STA2 and STA3 can sleep, and the downlink data transmission takes 65us.
  • downlink data such as DL datal
  • downlink data such as DL data2
  • the AP calculates the optimal t and n values each time (the optimal value can be judged by referring to the wasteful channel, the smaller the better, the shorter the SIM is, the better, etc.), and the downlink data can be agreed upon.
  • the start time broadcast this information through SIM and TM.
  • the STA can determine the time when the t-n carried by the SM and the sequence of receiving the downlink data, and the start time of the downlink data, to determine when they should wake up to receive the downlink data. After receiving the downlink data, it can continue to sleep.
  • the AP uses the Beacon frame to indicate that the AP is the service time for the downlink data to be allocated by the terminal device, and the service time for the downlink data to be allocated by the AP for each terminal device is given to each terminal.
  • the device sends downlink data.
  • the access device allocates a service period for transmitting downlink data for each terminal device, which is beneficial to avoid the problem of contention transmission between the terminal device that reports the uplink data and the terminal device that obtains the downlink data, and each of the uplink data is reported.
  • the problem of competitive transmission between terminal devices is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal devices.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an access device 700, which may include: a second transmitter 710 and a data sending module 720.
  • the second transmitter 710 is configured to send a broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the access device 700 to send downlink data.
  • the data sending module 720 is configured to notify the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data if the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, and is indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information. During the service time, downlink data is sent to the terminal device.
  • the data sending module 720 may be specifically configured to: if the terminal device has an undownloaded downlink Data, using the transmission indication bit table carried in the broadcast frame to notify the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data; the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame The downlink data is sent to the terminal device.
  • the access device 700 may further include a receiver 730, configured to receive uplink data reported by the terminal device, where the data sending module 720 may be specifically configured to: If there is undownloaded downlink data, the receiving response of the uplink data is sent to the terminal device, where the receiving response is used to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data; in the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame.
  • the downlink data is sent to the terminal device during the service time indicated by one or more of the service time information.
  • the service time information carried by the broadcast frame may be used to indicate the service start time and the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device 700, or the service time information is used to indicate that the access device 700 delivers the downlink data.
  • the service end time and the service duration, or the service time information is used to indicate the service start time and/or the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device 700, or the service time information indicates that the access device 700 delivers The service duration of the downlink data.
  • the access device 700 in the embodiment of the present invention may be an access point, a base station, or another network entity having a wireless access function.
  • the solution of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to, for example, a wifi network or other similar network.
  • the access device 700 in this embodiment may be the access device in the foregoing method embodiment, and the functions of the respective functional modules may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment, and the specific implementation process may refer to The related description of the foregoing method embodiments is not described herein again.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device 800, which may include: a receiver 810 and an obtaining unit 820.
  • the receiver 810 is configured to receive a broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate a service time for the access device to send downlink data.
  • the obtaining unit 820 is configured to: if it is determined that the terminal device 800 has downlink data that is not downloaded, obtain the downlink from the access device during the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information. data.
  • the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 further carries a transmission indication bit table
  • the obtaining unit 820 may include:
  • a first determining submodule 821 configured to determine, according to the transmission indication bit table, whether the terminal device has undownloaded downlink data
  • the first obtaining submodule 822 is configured to: if the first determining submodule 821 determines that the terminal device 800 has an undownloaded downlink Data, obtaining downlink data from the access device during a service time indicated by one or more of the at least one service time information;
  • the terminal device 800 may further include:
  • the transmitter 830 is configured to report uplink data to the access device.
  • the receiver 810 is further configured to receive a receiving response of the uplink data from the access device.
  • the obtaining unit 820 may include: a second determining submodule 823, configured to determine, according to the receiving response received by the receiver 810, whether the terminal device 800 has undownloaded downlink data;
  • the second obtaining sub-module 824 is configured to: if the second determining sub-module 823 determines that the terminal device 800 has undownloaded downlink data, the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information The downlink data is obtained from the access device.
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service start time and the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, And determining that the terminal device 800 has the downlink data that is not downloaded, and acquiring the information from the access device within a service duration range after the service start time indicated by one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame Downstream data;
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service end time and the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, and determine that the terminal device 800 has not been downloaded.
  • the downlink data is obtained by acquiring the downlink data from the access device within a service duration range before the service end time indicated by one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame;
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service start time of the downlink data sent by the access device, and determine that the terminal device 800 has downlink data that is not downloaded. And acquiring downlink data from the access device within a set service duration after the service start time indicated by one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame;
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service start time and the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, and determine that the terminal device 800 has The undownloaded downlink data is, after the service start time indicated by one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame, and before the service end time indicated by the one of the service time information, Access device Obtain downlink data;
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service end time of the downlink data sent by the access device, and determine that the terminal device 800 has an undownloaded downlink. Data, the downlink data is acquired from the access device within a set service duration before the service end time indicated by one of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame;
  • the obtaining unit 820 may be specifically configured to: if the service time information carried by the broadcast frame received by the receiver 810 is used to indicate the service duration of the downlink data sent by the access device, and determine that the terminal device 800 has downlink data that is not downloaded, And obtaining, after the service start time of the downlink data sent by the set access device, within the service duration indicated by one of the service time information of the at least one service time information carried in the broadcast frame, acquiring from the access device Downstream data.
  • the terminal device 800 in the embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, an Internet of Things terminal device, or another type of terminal device.
  • the solution of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to, for example, a wifi network or other similar network.
  • terminal device 800 in this embodiment may be the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment, and the functions of the respective functional modules may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment, and the specific implementation process may refer to the foregoing method.
  • the related description of the embodiment is not described herein again.
  • Another embodiment of the downlink data transmission method of the present invention may include: the access device sends a downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the channel occupation duration information
  • the duration of the indication is greater than or equal to part or all of the duration of the channel required for the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to be sent by the access device to the second terminal device; the length of time indicated by the access device in the channel occupation duration information Sending a downlink data frame of the second terminal device.
  • a downlink data transmission method provided by an embodiment of the present invention may include:
  • the access device sends a downlink data frame of the first terminal device.
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information is greater than or equal to that required by the access device to send the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to the second terminal device. It is understood that the downlink data frame of the first terminal device that is sent by the access device also carries the downlink data that is not downloaded by the first terminal device, and may of course carry other existing information.
  • the downlink data frame may be, for example, the last downlink data frame of the first terminal device that the access device needs to send, for example, the downlink data frame of the first terminal device includes a downlink data frame indicating that the first terminal device is the first downlink data frame.
  • the last downlink data frame indicates that it is the last downlink data frame by the More Data bit in the frame is 0, and when More Data is 0, it indicates that it is the last downlink data frame.
  • the duration of the channel occupation is greater than zero, indicating the time for sending data for the next terminal device.
  • it may be the first or any other downlink data frame of the first terminal device that the access device needs to send.
  • the More Data bit in the downlink data frame is 1 to indicate that the downlink data frame is not the first.
  • the last downlink data frame delivered by a terminal device is the last downlink data frame delivered by a terminal device.
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, for example, the duration field of the downlink data frame that is carried in the first terminal device, and may of course be carried in other fields.
  • the access device may send the downlink data frame to the first terminal device before sending the downlink data frame of the first terminal device.
  • the access device sends the downlink data frame of the second terminal device within a range of duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information.
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries a start time corresponding to the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information, and may be a specified time (for example, an absolute time or a relative time) or an access device.
  • the time when the downlink data frame of the first terminal device (for example, the last downlink data frame of the first terminal device or any one of the downlink data frames) is sent, or the access device receives the downlink data frame of the first terminal device (for example, the first The last downlink data frame of the terminal device or any downlink data frame) the time of the corresponding response frame; the end time corresponding to the duration indicated by the duration information of the channel may be used to send the second terminal device to the access device.
  • the time of the data frame (for example, the last downlink data frame or any one of the downlink data frames of the second terminal device), or the access device receives the downlink data frame of the second terminal device (for example, the last downlink data frame of the second terminal device) Or any downlink data frame)
  • the time of the corresponding response frame (for example, the last downlink data frame or any one of the downlink data frames of the second terminal device), or the access device receives the downlink data frame of the second terminal device (for example, the last downlink data frame of the second terminal device) Or any downlink data frame)
  • the access device may also send a broadcast frame before transmitting the downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the broadcast frame carries a transmittable indication bit table TIM, and the transmission indication bit table indicates that there is no download.
  • the terminal device of the downlink data includes a first terminal device and a second terminal device.
  • the access device may further indicate that the first terminal device and the second terminal device have undownloaded downlink data by using other manners, or the first terminal device and the second terminal device may remain awake all the time or after receiving the broadcast frame. Keep awake and wait for the receiving access device to send downlink data.
  • the downlink data frame that the access device sends the second terminal device may also carry The second channel occupies the duration information, and the duration indicated by the second channel occupation time information is greater than or equal to part or all of the channel occupation time required by the access device to deliver the downlink data frame of the third terminal device to the third terminal device.
  • the access device delivers the second terminal device After the downlink data frame, the downlink data frame of the third terminal device is sent, and the downlink data frame of the third terminal device carries the third terminal device that is not downloaded. Downstream data. Can understand.
  • the AP can send downlink data to different terminal devices in sequence according to the above manner, and the downlink data of one terminal device is sent to the previous terminal device.
  • the downlink data frame carries the channel duration information indicated by the duration information, so that the contention between the terminal devices can be avoided.
  • the channel occupation time information may be carried in the duration field of the downlink data frame, and may also be carried in other fields of the downlink data frame.
  • the terminal device such as the STA
  • the STA knows that it has undownloaded downlink data according to the TM carried by the broadcast frame sent by the AP. Therefore, the STA remains awake during the next competition period, and waits for the AP to send downlink data. During this period, the STA does not send a PS_Poll message to the AP to request downlink data.
  • the channel usage time of WiFi is usually divided into a competition period and a non-competition period. The STA can monitor the Beacon frame to know when the competition period and the non-competition period start and when. The STA with undownloaded data waits for the AP to send downlink data to it during the contention period.
  • the AP may send a request to send (RTS, Request To Send) frame to the first terminal device (such as STA1), and request to send downlink data.
  • the duration field in the RTS frame may indicate the duration of the downlink data frame to which the AP sends the STA1. (For example, the time when the AP starts to send downlink data frames to STA1 to the time when the AP receives the ACK fed back by STA1).
  • the channel occupancy time is the network allocation vector, Network Allocation Vector).
  • the AP has multiple methods to select which STA to use as the first STA to deliver downlink data. For example, the AP determines according to its own algorithm, such as the STA with the smallest AID. Start, send in order from small to large, and so on.
  • the STA1 may return a CTS (Clear To Send) frame to the AP, where the CTS frame indicates that the AP is allowed to send data, and the duration field in the CTS frame may also indicate the downlink data of the STA1.
  • the length of time that the frame is occupied by the channel (for example, the length of time required for the AP to send a downlink data frame to STA1 to the time when the AP receives the ACK fed back by STA1).
  • the AP sends a downlink data frame (such as DL data1) to the STA1, where the downlink data frame can also function as an RTS frame, and the duration field of the downlink data frame can indicate that the AP sends the downlink data frame of the STA2 to the channel.
  • Occupancy duration for example, the time required for the AP to send a downlink data frame to STA2 to the AP to receive the ACK fed back by STA2 to ensure that the downlink channel can be occupied.
  • the AP sends a downlink data frame (DL data2) to STA2, and the duration field of the downlink data frame may indicate The length of time that the AP sends the downlink data frame of the STA3 to the channel (for example, the time required for the AP to send the downlink data frame to the STA3 to the AP to receive the ACK fed back by the STA3).
  • the duration field carried by the downlink data frame (DL datan) may only indicate that the channel will be occupied until the AP receives the corresponding The ACKn ends, indicating that the channel is no longer occupied, because no downstream data frames are sent later.
  • the access device sends the downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information is greater than or equal to
  • the inbound device sends part or all of the channel occupation time required for the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to the second terminal device; the access device sends the downlink data of the second terminal device within the time range indicated by the channel occupation duration information frame.
  • the access device uses the downlink data frame sent to the terminal device to indicate part or all of the channel occupation time required for the downlink data to be sent to the next terminal device, so as to reserve the channel resource in advance, so that the other terminal device is in the reservation.
  • the access device does not initiate the downlink data frame of the next terminal device within the occupied time of the channel, so that the access device can smoothly send downlink data frames to the terminal devices one after another.
  • the transmission competition between the terminal devices is caused, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device, and is better suited to the communication scenario where there are more terminal devices.
  • an embodiment of the present invention further provides an access device 1100, which may include:
  • a third transmitter 1101, configured to send a downlink data frame of the first terminal device
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information is greater than or equal to that required by the access device 1100 to deliver the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to the second terminal device. Part or all of the duration of the channel occupation;
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device that is sent by the third transmitter 1101 also carries the downlink data that is not downloaded by the first terminal device, and may of course carry other existing information.
  • the downlink data frame may be, for example, the last downlink data frame of the first terminal device that the access device needs to send, for example, the downlink data frame of the first terminal device includes a downlink data frame indicating that the first terminal device is the first downlink data frame. An indication of the last downlink data frame of a terminal. Of course, it may also be the first or any other downlink data frame of the first terminal device that the access device currently needs to send.
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, for example, the duration field of the downlink data frame that is carried in the first terminal device, and may of course be carried in other fields.
  • the third transmitter 1101 is further configured to send the downlink data frame of the second terminal device within a range of duration indicated by the channel occupancy duration information.
  • the access device 1100 may further include:
  • the fourth transmitter 1102 is configured to send a broadcast frame before the third transmitter 1101 sends the downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the broadcast frame carries a transmission indication bit table, where the transmission indication bit table indicates that the downlink data is not downloaded.
  • the terminal device includes a first terminal device and a second terminal device.
  • the access device 1100 may further include:
  • the fifth transmitter 1103 is configured to send an RTS frame to the first terminal device before the third transmitter 1101 sends the downlink data frame of the first terminal device.
  • the second receiver 1104 is configured to receive a CTS frame sent by the first terminal device.
  • the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries a start time corresponding to the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information, and may be a specified time (for example, an absolute time or a relative time) or an access device.
  • the time when the downlink data frame of the first terminal device (for example, the last downlink data frame of the first terminal device or any one of the downlink data frames) is sent, or the access device receives the downlink data frame of the first terminal device (for example, the first The last downlink data frame of the terminal device or any downlink data frame) the time of the corresponding response frame; the end time corresponding to the duration indicated by the duration information of the channel may be used to send the second terminal device to the access device.
  • the time of the data frame (for example, the last downlink data frame or any one of the downlink data frames of the second terminal device), or the access device receives the downlink data frame of the second terminal device (for example, the last downlink data frame of the second terminal device) Or any downlink data frame) the time of the corresponding response frame, and so on
  • the access device 1100 in this embodiment may be an access device such as an AP in the foregoing method embodiment, and the functions of the respective functional modules may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment, and the specific implementation process thereof. Reference may be made to the related description of the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a communication system, which may include an access device 700 or 1100.
  • an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication system, which may include:
  • the access device 1210 may be the access device 700 or 1100 as described in the foregoing embodiment, and the core network device 1220 may be, for example, a mobility management network element or other core network device.
  • the broadcast frame sent by the access device carries at least one service time information, where the service time information is used to indicate the service time for the downlink data to be sent by the access device; If the device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device notifies the terminal device that there is undownloaded downlink data, and to the terminal within the service time indicated by one or more service time information in the at least one service time information.
  • the device sends downlink data.
  • the access device has opened at least one service period for the downlink data. If a terminal device has undownloaded downlink data, the access device can open one or more services dedicated to downlink data. During the period, the downlink data is sent to the terminal device, which is beneficial to avoid the problem of contention between the terminal device that reports the uplink data and the terminal device that obtains the downlink data, and is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the access device sends a response to the uplink data to the terminal device, where the receiving response is used to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, because
  • the solution discards the existing mechanism of using the TIM to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, and uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by the terminal device to specifically notify the terminal device whether there is existing downlink data, and avoid using the current There is a TIM, which is advantageous for controlling the size of the Beacon frame.
  • the access device uses the receiving response of the uplink data reported by each terminal device to notify the terminal device whether there is undownloaded downlink data, the downlink data notification is targeted.
  • the access device sends the downlink data frame of the first terminal device, where the downlink data frame of the first terminal device carries the channel occupation duration information, and the duration indicated by the channel occupation duration information And being greater than or equal to part or all of the channel occupation time required by the access device to send the downlink data frame of the second terminal device to the second terminal device; the access device sends the second time within the duration indicated by the channel occupation time information The downlink data frame of the terminal device.
  • the access device uses the downlink data frame sent to the terminal device to indicate part or all of the channel occupation time required for the downlink data to be sent to the next terminal device, so as to reserve the channel resource in advance, so that the other terminal device is in the reservation.
  • the access device does not initiate the downlink data frame of the next terminal device within the occupied time of the channel, so that the access device can smoothly send downlink data frames to the terminal devices one after another. It does not cause transmission competition between terminal devices, which is beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal devices, and is better suited to communication scenarios where there are more terminal devices.

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Abstract

本发明实施例公开了一种下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统。其中一种下行数据传输方法,包括:终端设备接收广播帧;其中,广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息,服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间;若终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据,则在该至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内,从该接入设备获取下行数据。本发明实施例的技术方案有利于减少终端设备间的数据传输竞争,进而有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的通信场景。

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下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统 本申请要求于 2012年 3月 2日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 201210053747. 4、发明名称为 "下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统" 的中国专利申请的优先权, 其全部内容通过引 用结合在本申请中。 技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域, 具体涉及下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统。 背景技术
无线保真 (WiFi, Wireless Fidelity) 技术是一种短距离无线通信技术, 基于其使用方 便、 传输速率高等优点, 在无线局域网构建和广域网接入方面都得到了广泛的应用。 例如在 家庭中通过 WiFi技术组建家庭无线局域网络, 在办公室组建无线办公网络。
若将 WiFi的接入点 (AP, Access Point) 设置在如机场休息室、 咖啡馆等等公共场合, 则处于该公共场合的终端设备 (如 STA, Station (如支持 802. 11协议的终端设备)) 即可通 过该 AP接入网络。
在 WiFi无线网络中, 当某终端设备加入网络时, 该终端设备先与 AP进行关联, AP为该 终端设备分配 1个关联标识 (AID, Association ID). 之后, 终端设备接收 AP周期性发送的 广播信标帧(Beacon帧)。该 Beacon帧中包含传输指示位表(ΊΊΜ, Traffic Indication Map) 消息, 信标帧中使用 TIM来指示各个移动设备是否有下行数据待传输。 其中, TIM中部分虚 拟位图的每个比特分别对应一个可能存在的移动设备, 而比特 (即指示位) 在原始 TM中部 分虚拟位图中的位置序号对应某一个移动设备的传输指示位序号 (即 AID)。
IEEE ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 美国电气禾口电子工禾呈师 协会) 802. 11现有规范定义一个 AP最多可支持 2007个终端设备, 但实际上 1个 AP下连接 的终端设备数量受 AP 带宽等限制, 一般也就几十个最多到数百个而已。 正在制定的 IEEE 802. l lah标准要求 1个 AP支持到 6000个终端设备, 由于 IEEE 802. l lah主要针对的应用场 景下 (如智能抄表场景等) 的终端设备的数据量通常很小, 因此从带宽资源来看, 1个 AP可 支持到数千个终端设备, 并且有时确实会 6000个终端设备同时在网。
实践发现, 当 AP下接入的终端设备数量较多时, 各接入的终端设备之间经常会出现竞争 与 AP进行传输数据的情况, 且竞争强度可能随接入终端设备的数量增加而增加, 这样可能较 大的影响数据传输效率。
发明内容
本发明实施例提供下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统, 以期减少终端设备间的数 据传输竞争, 进而有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的通信场景。
为解决上述技术问题, 本发明实施例提供以下技术方案:
本发明实施例提供一种下行数据传输方法, 包括:
终端设备接收广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 下发下行数据的服务时间;
若所述终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一 个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据。
本发明实施例还提供另一种下行数据传输方法, 包括:
接入设备下发广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入 设备下发下行数据的服务时间;
若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则接入设备通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向所 述终端设备下发下行数据。
本发明实施例还提供一种终端设备, 包括:
接收器, 用于接收广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 下发下行数据的服务时间;
获取单元, 用于若确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间 信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内,从所述接入设备获取下行数据。
本发明实施例还提供一种接入设备, 包括:
第二发送器, 用于下发广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入 设备下发下行数据的服务时间; 数据下发模块, 用于若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则通知所述终端设备有未下载的 下行数据; 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时 间内, 向所述终端设备下发下行数据。
本发明实施例还提供一种下行数据传输方法, 包括:
接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 所述信道占用时长信息 所指示的时长, 大于或等于所述接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所 需信道占用时长的部分或全部;
所述接入设备在所述信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送所述第二终端设备的下 行数据帧。
本发明实施例还提供一种接入设备, 包括:
第三发送器, 用于发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 所述信道占用时长信息 所指示的时长, 大于或等于所述接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所 需信道占用时长的部分或全部;
所述第三发送器, 还用于在所述信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送所述第二终 端设备的下行数据帧。
本发明实施例还提供一种通信系统, 包括:
如上述实施例所述的接入设备, 以及与所述接入设备以可通信方式连接的核心网设备。 可以看出, 本发明实施例提供的一种方案中, 接入设备下发的广播帧, 携带至少一个服 务时间信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间; 若终 端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则接入设备通知终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 并在该至少一 个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向该终端设备下发 下行数据。 由于接入设备专为其下发下行数据开辟了至少一个服务时段, 若某终端设备有未 下载的下行数据, 接入设备可在其开辟的专用于下发下行数据的其中一个或者多个服务时段 内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据, 这样就有利于避免上报上行数据的终端设备和获取下行数 据的终端设备之间的竞争传输问题, 有利于降低终端设备能耗。
本发明实施例提供的另一种方案中, 接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧; 其中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所指示的时长, 大 于或等于接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道占用时长的部分 或全部; 接入设备在该信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送第二终端设备的下行数据 帧。 由于接入设备利用向终端设备下发的下行数据帧, 来指示其向下一终端设备下发下行数 据所需信道占用时长的部分或全部, 以提前预约信道资源, 使得其它终端设备在该预约的信 道占用时长内不会发起竞争, 接入设备在该信道占用时长内开始下发下一终端设备的下行数 据帧, 如此接入设备可顺利的陆续向各终端设备下发下行数据帧, 又不会造成各终端设备间 的传输竞争, 有利于降低终端设备能耗, 有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的通信场景。 附图说明
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图 1是本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
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图 3-a是本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
图 3-b是本发明实施例提供的服务时间信息信元的示意图;
图 4是本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
图 5-a是本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
图 5-b是本发明实施例提供的一种上行数据的接收响应 ACK的示意图;
图 5-c是本发明实施例提供的另一种上行数据的接收响应 ACK的示意图;
图 6-a是本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
图 6-b是本发明实施例提供的一种 SIM的格式示意图;
图 6-c是本发明实施例提供的一种 SIM和 TIM的映射示意图;
图 6-d是本发明实施例提供的另一种 SIM的格式示意图;
图 6-e是本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输示意图;
图 7_a是本发明实施例提供的一种接入设备的示意图;
图 7-b是本发明实施例提供的另一种接入设备的示意图;
图 8-a是本发明实施例提供的一种终端设备的示意图; 图 8-b是本发明实施例提供的另一种终端设备的示意图;
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图 9是本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法的流程示意图;
图 10是本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输示意图;
图 11-a是本发明实施例提供的另一种接入设备的示意图;
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图 11-c是本发明实施例提供的另一种接入设备的示意图;
图 12是本发明实施例提供的一种通信系统的示意图。
具体实施方式
本发明实施例提供下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统, 以提高下行数据传输机制 的灵活性, 减少终端设备间的数据传输竞争, 进而有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的 通信场景。
以下分别进行详细说明。
本发明下行数据传输方法的一个实施例, 该方法可包括: 接入设备下发广播帧, 该广播 帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接入设备下发下行数据的服务 时间; 若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则接入设备通知该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 并在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向 该终端设备下发下行数据。
参见图 1, 本发明实施例的一种下行数据传输方法的步骤可包括:
101、 接入设备下发广播帧;
其中, 此处接入设备下发的广播帧例如可为广播信标帧 (Beacon帧) 或者其它类型的广 播帧, 其中, 该广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接 入设备下发下行数据的服务时间。
可以理解的是, 接入设备可利用广播帧携带的多个服务时间信息, 来指示出该接入设备 用于下发下行数据的多个服务时间, 而每个服务时间信息可指示出该接入设备用于下发下行 数据的不同服务时间。 其中, 至少一个服务时间信息中的每个服务时间信息所指示的接入设 备下发下行数据的服务时间, 例如可用于该接入设备向不同的一个或多个终端设备下发下行 数据, 而有未下载的下行数据的不同终端设备例如可在接入设备下发下行数据的不同服务时 段来获取下行数据, 这样可避免各个终端设备在获取下行数据时进行竞争, 有利于减少终端 设备能耗。 或者, 在接入设备下发下行数据的每个服务时段, 接入设备最多允许 N个终端设 备来获取下行数据 (其中, 该 N的大小可根据实际需要进行设定), 如此, 相对于所有有未下 载的下行数据的终端设备, 都在同一服务时段来向接入设备获取下行数据而言, 有利于减少 终端设备间的传输竞争, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。而在接入设备下发下行数据的服务时段, 终端设备不进行上行数据传输, 这样有利于避免终端设备上行数据传输和下行数据传输间的 竞争, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。
102、若终端设备有未下载的下行数据,则接入设备通知该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 并在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向 该终端设备下发下行数据。
可以理解, 本发明实施例中的接入设备可为接入点、 基站或其它具有无线接入功能的网 络实体。 其中, 本发明实施例的方案例如可应用于 wifi网络或其它类似网络。
可以看出, 本发明实施例中接入设备下发的广播帧, 携带至少一个服务时间信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间; 若终端设备有未下载的下 行数据, 则接入设备通知终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 并在该至少一个服务时间信息中的 其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据。 由于接入 设备专为其下发下行数据开辟了至少一个服务时段, 若某终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 接 入设备可在其开辟的专用于下发下行数据的其中一个或者多个服务时段内, 向该终端设备下 发下行数据, 这样就有利于避免上报上行数据的终端设备和获取下行数据的终端设备之间的 竞争传输问题, 有利于降低终端设备能耗。
在实际应用中, 接入设备可基于多种方式来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据。 例 如, 接入设备可在广播帧中携带传输指示位表 TIM, 利用 TIM来通知接入的终端设备是否有 未下载的下行数据, 或者接入设备也可在接收到终端设备上报的上行数据后, 利用向该终端 设备发送的该上行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 当然, 接入 设备也可通过其它消息来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据。
下面,以接入设备通过上行数据的接收响应通知终端设备是否有下行数据为例进行说明。 例如, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备未下载的下行数据, 则可向该终端设备发送上行数据的 接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应可携带第一数据指示, 其中, 该第一数据指示用于指示该终端 设备获取下行数据(相当于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据); 接入设备若检测到没有该 终端设备未下载的下行数据, 则可向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 该接收响应可携 带第二数据指示, 其中, 该第二数据指示用于指示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据。 相应 的, 终端设备则可根据接收到的接收响应中携带的第一数据指示或者第二数据指示, 来确定 网络侧是否有其未下载的下行数据。
或者, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备的下行数据, 接入设备可向该终端设备发送上行数 据的接收响应, 该接收响应中可携带第一数据指示, 其中, 该第一数据指示用于指示该终端 设备获取下行数据(相当于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据); 若检测到没有终端设备未 下载的下行数据, 接入设备可向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中 不携带指示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据的第二数据指示, 而终端设备则可根据接收响 应中携带的第一数据指示确定网络侧有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备根据接收响应未携带 第二数据指示来确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据。 或者, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备 未下载的下行数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中 可不携带指示该终端设备有下行数据的第一数据指示; 若检测到没有终端设备未下载的下行 数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中携带指示该终 端设备没有未下载的下行数据的第二数据指示, 而终端设备则可根据接收响应中未携带第一 数据指示来确定网络侧有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备可根据接收响应携带的第二数据指 示来确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备可周期性地下发广播帧(如广播信标帧), 该广播帧 可携带有至少一个服务时间信息; 其中, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务 起始时间和服务时长, 或, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服 务结束时间, 或, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或服务结束时 间(此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或双方协议约定等), 或者, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长(此场景 下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或服务 结束时间, 或者双方协议约定等)。 或者, 该服务时间信息用于指示出终端设备在接收到上行 数据的接收响应之后从该接入设备获取下行数据 (即: 该服务时间信息可指示出接入设备下 发下行数据的服务时段包括: 终端设备接收到来自接入设备的上行数据的接收响应之后的一 段时间, 而此场景下, 该服务时间信息还可一并指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或双方协议约 定等)。
此外, 在本发明的另一实施例中, 接入设备在接收终端设备上报的上行数据后, 若检测 到有该终端设备未下载的下行数据, 向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接 收响应可携带第二服务时间信息, 还可携带第一数据指示 (其中, 该第一数据指示指示该终 端设备有未下载的下行数据),其中该第二服务时间信息可指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服 务起始时间和服务时长, 或, 该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时 间和服务结束时间, 或, 该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或 服务结束时间 (此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据 的服务时长, 或双方协议约定), 或该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务时 长 (此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始 时间, 或者双方协议约定等)。 特别的, 接入设备接收终端设备上报的上行数据后, 若检测到 该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送的该上行数据的接收响应也可 携带第二服务时间信息而不携带第一数据指示, 此场景下, 若接收响应携带第二服务时间信 息 (第二服务时间信息占用的比特位为有效取值), 则表示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 而第二服务时间信息的具体取值则可指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间 (或服务结 束时间)和 /或服务时长, 若接收响应携带不第二服务时间信息或携带的第二服务时间信息占 用的比特位为无效取值, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据。 可以理解, 若接入设备 通过接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息来指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间 (或服 务结束时间)和 /或服务时长, 则接入设备可将各个终端设备获取下行数据的时间尽量错开安 排, 不同时段向接入设备获取下行数据的终端设备数量可尽量均匀, 进而可相对平滑网络流 量, 而终端设备也可能可以通过非竞争机制来获取下行数据, 而可无需通过竞争机制来获取 下行数据, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。
可以看出, 假设接入设备接收到终端设备上报的上行数据后, 向该终端设备发送该上行 数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应用于通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 由于该 方案摒弃了利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据的机制, 而利用终端设备上报 的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端设备是否有现有下行数据, 避免使用 TIM, 进 而有利于控制 Beacon帧的大小; 并且, 由于接入设备是利用每个终端设备上报的上行数据的 接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 这样下行数据通知的针对性更强, 有 利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利于更好的适用存在更多终端设备的通信场 景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通知, 进而可无需引入新的消息, 实现成本 相对较低。
此外, 接入设备也可通过其它方式通知终端设备, 接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时 间 (或服务结束时间)和 /或服务时长。 当然, 接入设备和终端设备之间也可采用协议约定的 方式, 来约定接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间信息和 /或服务时长, 而此场景下, 接入 设备可无需通知终端设备该约定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间(或服务结束时间) 和 /或服务时长等信息。
本发明下行数据传输方法的另一个实施例, 该方法可包括: 终端设备接收广播帧; 其中, 该广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行 数据的服务时间; 若终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据, 则在该至少一个服务时间信息中的 其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。
201、 终端设备接收广播帧;
其中, 此处终端设备接收到的广播帧可为广播信标帧或者其它类型的广播帧, 其中, 广 播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 该服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务 时间。
可以理解的是, 接入设备可利用广播帧携带的多个服务时间信息来指示出该接入设备用 于下发下行数据的多个服务时间, 而每个服务时间信息可指示出该接入设备用于下发下行数 据的不同服务时间。 其中, 至少一个服务时间信息中的每个服务时间信息所指示的接入设备 下发下行数据的服务时间, 例如可用于该接入设备向不同的一个或多个终端设备下发下行数 据, 而有未下载的下行数据的不同终端设备例如可在接入设备下发下行数据的不同服务时段 来获取下行数据, 这样可避免各个终端设备在获取下行数据时进行竞争, 有利于减少终端设 备能耗。 或者, 在接入设备下发下行数据的每个服务时段, 接入设备最多允许 N个终端设备 来获取下行数据 (其中, 该 N的大小可根据实际需要进行设定), 如此, 相对于所有有未下载 的下行数据的终端设备, 都在同一个服务时段来向接入设备获取下行数据而言, 有利于减少 终端设备间的传输竞争, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。而在接入设备下发下行数据的服务时段, 终端设备不进行上行数据传输, 这样有利于避免终端设备上行数据传输和下行数据传输间的 竞争, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。
202、若终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据, 则在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一 个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从上述接入设备获取下行数据。 其中, 终端设备从接入设备获取下行数据的方式例如可为, 终端设备接收接入设备下发 的下行数据; 或者, 终端设备可向接入设备发送节能查询 PS-Poll消息, 接收接入设备在接 收到该 PS-Poll消息后下发的下行数据。
可以理解, 本发明实施例中的终端设备可为手机等移动终端、 物联网终端设备或其它类 型的终端设备。 其中, 本发明实施例的方案例如可应用于 wifi网络或其它类似网络。
可以看出, 本实施例中终端设备接收的接入设备下发的广播帧, 携带至少一个服务时间 信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间; 若终端设备 确定有未下载的下行数据, 则在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信 息所指示的服务时间内, 从上述接入设备获取下行数据。 由于接入设备专为其下发下行数据 开辟了至少一个服务时段, 这样就有利于避免上报上行数据的终端设备和获取下行数据的终 端设备之间的竞争传输问题, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。若某终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 接入设备可在其开辟的专用于下发下行数据的其中一个或者多个服务时段内, 从上述接入设 备获取下行数据, 这样有利于提高数据传输效率, 减少竞争传输状况。
在实际应用中, 接入设备可基于多种方式来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据。 例 如, 接入设备可在广播帧中携带 TIM, 利用 TIM来通知接入的终端设备是否有未下载的下行 数据, 或者, 接入设备也可在接收到终端设备上报的上行数据后, 利用向该终端设备发送的 该上行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 当然, 接入设备也可通 过其它消息来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据。 而终端设备可根据通知确定出该终端 设备是否有未下载的下行数据。
下面,以接入设备通过上行数据的接收响应通知终端设备是否有下行数据为例进行说明。 例如, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备未下载的下行数据, 则可向该终端设备发送上行数据的 接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应可携带第一数据指示, 其中, 该第一数据指示用于指示该终端 设备获取下行数据(相当于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据); 接入设备若检测到没有该 终端设备未下载的下行数据, 则可向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 该接收响应可携 带第二数据指示, 其中, 该第二数据指示用于指示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据。 相应 的, 终端设备则可根据接收到的接收响应中携带的第一数据指示或者第二数据指示, 来确定 网络侧是否有其未下载的下行数据。
或者, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备的下行数据, 接入设备可向该终端设备发送上行数 据的接收响应, 该接收响应中可携带第一数据指示, 其中, 该第一数据指示用于指示该终端 设备获取下行数据(相当于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据); 若检测到没有终端设备未 下载的下行数据, 接入设备可向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中 不携带指示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据的第二数据指示, 而终端设备则可根据接收响 应中携带的第一数据指示确定网络侧有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备根据接收响应未携带 第二数据指示来确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据。 或者, 接入设备若检测到有终端设备 未下载的下行数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中 可不携带指示该终端设备有下行数据的第一数据指示; 若检测到没有终端设备未下载的下行 数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应中携带指示该终 端设备没有未下载的下行数据的第二数据指示, 而终端设备则可根据接收响应中未携带第一 数据指示来确定网络侧有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备可根据接收响应携带的第二数据指 示来确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备可周期性地下发广播帧(如广播信标帧), 该广播帧 可携带有至少一个服务时间信息; 其中, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务 起始时间和服务时长, 或, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服 务结束时间, 或, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或服务结束时 间(此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或双方协议约定等), 或者, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长(此场景 下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或服务 结束时间, 或者双方协议约定等)。 或者, 该服务时间信息用于指示出终端设备在接收到上行 数据的接收响应之后从该接入设备获取下行数据 (即: 该服务时间信息可指示出接入设备下 发下行数据的服务时段包括: 终端设备接收到来自接入设备的上行数据的接收响应之后的一 段时间, 而此场景下, 该服务时间信息还可一并指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 或双方协议约 定等)。
相应的, 若终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据, 则终端设备在广播帧携带的至少一个服 务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从上述接入设备获取下 行数据。
举例来说, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始 时间和服务时长, 则终端设备可在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或多 个)服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间后的服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让时长, 在广播 帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或者多个) 服务时间信息所指示的服务起始 时间加上该随机退让时长之后, 从该接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 该随机退让时长小于该 其中一个 (或者多个) 服务时间信息所指示的接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长。
又例如, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时 间和服务时长, 则终端设备可在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个(或多个) 服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前的服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。
又例如, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时 间, 则终端设备可在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或多个) 服务时间 信息所指示的服务起始时间之后的设定服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。 进一 步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让时长, 在广播帧携 带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或者多个) 服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间 加上该随机退让时长之后, 从该接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 该随机退让时长小于设定的 接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长。
又例如, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间 和服务结束时间, 则终端设备可在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或多 个) 服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后, 且在该其中一个 (或多个) 服务时间信息所 指示的服务结束时间之前, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的 传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让时长, 在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中 的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长之后, 从接入设备获取 下行数据, 其中, 该其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长, 小 于该其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间。
又例如, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时 间, 则终端设备可在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个 (或多个) 服务时间 信息所指示的服务结束时间之前的设定服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据;
又例如, 若广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 则 终端设备可在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间之后, 且在广播帧携带的至少一 个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下 行数据。进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让时长, 在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间加上随机退让时长之后, 从该接入设备获取 下行数据,其中,该随机退让时长小于广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个(或 多个) 服务时间信息所指示的服务时长。
此外, 在本发明的另一实施例中, 接入设备在接收终端设备上报的上行数据后, 若检测 到有该终端设备未下载的下行数据, 向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接 收响应可携带第二服务时间信息, 还可携带第一数据指示 (其中, 该第一数据指示指示该终 端设备有未下载的下行数据),其中该第二服务时间信息可指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服 务起始时间和服务时长, 或, 该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时 间和服务结束时间, 或, 该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间或 服务结束时间 (此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据 的服务时长, 或双方协议约定), 或该第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务时 长 (此场景下, 接入设备可通过其它方式通知终端设备该接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始 时间, 或者双方协议约定等)。 特别的, 接入设备接收终端设备上报的上行数据后, 若检测到 该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 接入设备向该终端设备发送的该上行数据的接收响应也可 携带第二服务时间信息而不携带第一数据指示, 此场景下, 若接收响应携带第二服务时间信 息 (第二服务时间信息占用的比特位为有效取值), 则表示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 而第二服务时间信息的具体取值则可指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间 (或服务结 束时间)和 /或服务时长, 若接收响应携带不第二服务时间信息或携带的第二服务时间信息占 用的比特位为无效取值, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据。 可以理解, 若接入设备 通过接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息来指示接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间 (或服 务结束时间)和 /或服务时长, 则接入设备可将各个终端设备获取下行数据的时间尽量错开安 排, 不同时段向接入设备获取下行数据的终端设备数量可尽量均匀, 进而可相对平滑网络流 量, 而终端设备也可能可以通过非竞争机制来获取下行数据, 而可无需通过竞争机制来获取 下行数据, 有利于减少终端设备能耗。
可以看出, 假设接入设备接收到终端设备上报的上行数据后, 向该终端设备发送该上行 数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应用于通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 由于该 方案摒弃了利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据的机制, 而利用终端设备上报 的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端设备是否有现有下行数据, 避免使用 TIM, 进 而有利于控制 Beacon帧的大小; 并且, 由于接入设备是利用每个终端设备上报的上行数据的 接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 这样下行数据通知的针对性更强, 有 利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利于更好的适用存在更多终端设备的通信场 景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通知, 进而可无需引入新的消息, 实现成本 相对较低。
相应的, 若终端设备接收到的接收响应携带有第二服务时间信息和第一数据指示, 其中, 第二服务时间信息指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务时长, 则终端设备可 在第二时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后的服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让时长, 在第二 服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长之后,从该接入设备获取下行数据, 其中该随机退让时长小于该第二服务时间信息所指示的接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长。
又例如, 若终端设备接收到的接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下 发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务时长, 则终端设备可在该第二服务时间信息所指示的服务 结束时间之前的服务时长范围内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据。
或者, 若终端设备接收到的接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息指示接入设备下发下行数 据的服务起始时间, 则终端设备可在第二服务时间信息所指示的该获取起始时间后的设定服 务时长范围内 (其中, 该设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 例如可能是终端设备根 据接入设备的另行通知获得, 或者是双方协议约定的), 从该接入设备获取下行数据; 或者, 终端设备也可在第二服务时间信息所指示的该获取起始时间后的任意时刻, 从该接入设备获 取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让 时长,在接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长之后, 从该接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 该随机退让时长小于设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服 务时长。
或者, 若终端设备接收到的接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息, 指示出接入设备下发下 行数据的服务时长, 则终端设备可在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间之后 (其 中, 该设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 例如可能是终端设备根据接入设备的 另行通知获得, 或是双方协议约定的) 的第二服务时间信息所指示服务时长范围内, 从接入 设备获取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成一 个随机退让时长,在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长之后, 从该接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 该随机退让时长小于第二服务时间信息所指示的服务时 长。
又例如, 若终端设备接收到的接收响应携带的第二服务时间信息, 用于指示出接入设备 下发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务结束时间, 则终端设备可在第二服务时间信息所指示的 服务起始时间之后, 且在该第二服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前, 从该接入设备获 取下行数据。 进一步的, 为了减少终端设备间的传输竞争几率, 终端设备可先生成随机退让 时长, 在第二服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长之后, 从接入设备获 取下行数据, 其中, 第二服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上该随机退让时长, 小于该 第二服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间。
此外, 接入设备也可通过其它方式通知终端设备, 接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时 间 (或服务结束时间)和 /或服务时长。 当然, 接入设备和终端设备之间也可采用协议约定的 方式, 来约定接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间信息和 /或服务时长, 而此场景下, 接入 设备可无需通知终端设备该约定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间(或服务结束时间) 和 /或服务时长等信息。
为便于更好的理解和实施本发明实施例的上述方案,下面通过 wifi网络下的几个具体应 用场景进行举例说明。
应用例一
本应用例中主要以 AP通过 Beacon帧, 通知终端设备 AP下发下行数据的服务时间, AP 通过上行数据的接收响应通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据为例。
参见图 3_a、 本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输方法可包括:
301、 AP周期性地发送 Beacon帧;
其中, AP在 Beacon帧携带指示 AP下发下行数据的服务时间 (如服务起始时间和 /或服 务时长等) 的指示信息;
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如可定义 1 个新信元 (IE), 可称服务时间信息信元, AP 将该服务时间信息信元携带的 Beacon帧中, AP利用该服务时间信息信元向终端设备指示 AP 下发下行数据的服务时间。
参见图 3-b, 一种服务时间信息信元的格式可图 3-b所示, 可包括:
Element ID字段、 Length字段、 SP Start字段和 SP Duration字段。
其中, Element ID字段: 携带信元标识, 可定义 1新 Element ID, Element ID字段携 带该新 Element ID, 该 Element ID指示该 IE为服务时间信息信元, 而服务时间信息信元用 于指示 AP下发下行数据的服务时间等。
Length字段: 携带该服务时间信息信元的长度信息;
SP Start字段: 携带 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间的指示信息, SP Start字段例如 可携带 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间, SP Start字段携带的该服务起始时间可以是一个 绝对时间, 或者也可以是相对于最近一次 Beacon帧发送时间点的一个偏移时间量, 或者也可 以是时间同步功能 (TSF) 信元中的时间字段的最后几个字节, 或者是其它能够指示 AP下发 下行数据的服务起始时间的指示信息;
SP Duration字段: 携带 AP下发下行数据的服务时长的指示信息, AP下发下行数据的服 务时长可以以微妙为单位。
可以理解的是, 服务时间信息信元中也可不包括 SP Start字段或 SP Duration字段, 若 不包括 SP Start字段, 则 AP可通过其它方式通知终端设备该 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时 间, 或者 AP和终端设备可约定该 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间; 若不包括 SP Duration 字段, 则 AP可通过其它方式通知终端设备该 AP下发下行数据的服务时长, 或者 AP和终端设 备可约定该 AP下发下行数据的服务时长。
可以看出, AP周期性发送的 Beacon帧, 若部分或全部 Beacon帧中携带服务时间信息信 元, 则接收到 Beacon帧的终端设备可根据该 Beacon帧携带的服务时间信息信元, 获知 AP下 发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服务时长等。
302、 终端设备周期性地向 AP上报上行数据;
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如在智能传感网络或智能仪表应用, 终端设备在与 AP关联 后, AP将终端设备配置为周期性地上报数据, 即终端设备周期性地往 AP发送上行数据, 终 端设备可周期性地向 AP上报传感器数据或智能仪表数据等上行数据。 AP在收到上行数据后 可向终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK, 表示收到了该上行数据。
303、 AP接收终端设备上报的上行数据, AP向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK; 其中, 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收 响应 ACK中携带,用于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据的指示信息(可称第一数据指示); 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备没有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中携带, 用于指示终端设备没有未下载的上行数据的指示信息 (可称第一数据指示)。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如可利用上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中的更多数据 (More Data)标识位来指示终端设备是否有未下载的上行数据。例如若将接收响应 ACK中的 More Data 标识位设置为 1, 则表示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据; 若将 More Data标识位设置为 0, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据, 反之亦然。
304、 终端设备接收上行数据的接收响应 ACK;
其中, 终端设备检测接收到的接收响应 ACK中 more Data标识位取值, 若 more Data取 值为 0, 则终端设备确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备可休眠等待下次接收 Beacon帧或下次向 AP上报上行数据; 如果 More Data标识位取值为 1, 则终端设备确定网络 侧有其未下载的下行数据。
可以理解, 还可对接收响应 ACK进行其它方式的扩展(例如新增指示字段等等), 使接收 响应 ACK能够指示终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 此处不再一一举例。
终端设备若确定网络侧有其未下载的下行数据,则终端设备可在 Beacon帧中的服务时间 信息信元所指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间醒来, 竞争向 AP发送 PS-Pol l消息, 然 后接收 AP下发的下行数据; 或者, 终端设备也可不竞争向 AP发送 PS-Pol l消息, 而可被动 等待接收 AP下发的下行数据。
可以看出, 本实施例中 AP利用 Beacon帧指示 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服 务时长, 终端设备向 AP上报上行数据; 若接收到来自该接入设备的该上行数据的接收响应, 且根据接收到的该接收响应确定出该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则终端设备可按照 Beacon帧指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服务时长, 从该 AP获取下行数据。 由于该方案摒弃了利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据的现有机制, 而利用终 端设备上报的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端设备是否有现有下行数据, 避免使 用现有 TM, 进而有利于控制 Beacon帧的大小; 并且由于 AP是利用每个终端设备上报的上 行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 这样下行数据通知的针对性 更强, 有利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利于更好的适用存在更多终端设备 的通信场景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通知, 进而可无需引入新的消息, 实现成本相对较低。
应用例二
本应用例中主要以 AP通过 Beacon帧, 通知终端设备在接收到上行数据的接收响应后获 取上行数据, AP通过上行数据的接收响应通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据为例。 参见 图 4、 本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法可包括: 401、 AP周期性地发送 Beacon帧;
其中, AP在 Beacon帧携带第二时间信息, 第二时间信息用于指示终端设备在接收到上 行数据的接收响应之后从该接入设备获取下行数据。 即: 第二时间信息指示 AP下发下行数据 的服务时段包括终端设备接收到下行数据的接收响应之后一段时间, 也就是说, 第二时间信 息指示终端设备可以在接收到来自 AP的下行数据的接收响应之后, 从 AP获取其下行数据。 此场景下, 第二时间信息还可一并指示出 AP下发下行数据的服务时长, 或 AP可通过其它方 式通知终端设备 AP下发下行数据的服务时长, 或双方协议约定等。
其中, 第二时间信息可通过 Beacon帧的 Capabi l ity信息位承载, 或者可通过其它方式 通知终端设备。
可以看出, AP周期性发送的 Beacon帧, 若部分或全部 Beacon帧中携带第二时间信息, 则接收到该 Beacon帧的终端设备可根据该 Beacon帧携带的第二时间信息,获知 AP下发下行 数据的服务时段包括终端设备接收到下行数据的接收响应之后一段时间。
402、 终端设备周期性地向 AP上报上行数据;
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如在智能传感网络或智能仪表应用, 终端设备在与 AP关联 后, AP将终端设备配置为周期性地上报数据, 即终端设备周期性地往 AP发送上行数据, 终 端设备可周期性地向 AP上报传感器数据或智能仪表数据等上行数据。 AP在收到上行数据后 可向终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK, 表示收到了该上行数据。
403、 AP接收终端设备上报的上行数据, AP向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK; 其中, 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收 响应 ACK中携带,用于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据的指示信息(可称第一数据指示); 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备没有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中携带, 用于指示终端设备没有未下载的上行数据的指示信息 (可称第一数据指示)。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如可利用上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中的更多数据 (More Data)标识位来指示终端设备是否有未下载的上行数据。例如若将接收响应 ACK中的 More Data 标识位设置为 1, 则表示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据; 若将 More Data标识位设置为 0, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据, 反之亦然。
404、 终端设备接收上行数据的接收响应 ACK;
其中, 终端设备检测接收到的接收响应 ACK中 more Data标识位取值, 若 more Data取 值为 0, 则终端设备确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备可休眠等待下次接收 Beacon帧或下次向 AP上报上行数据; 如果 More Data标识位取值为 1, 则终端设备确定网络 侧有其未下载的下行数据。
可以理解, 还可对接收响应 ACK进行其它方式的扩展(例如新增指示字段等等), 使接收 响应 ACK能够指示终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 此处不再一一举例。
终端设备若确定网络侧有其下行数据, 则终端设备例如可在接收到该上行数据的接收响 应 ACK之后的设定时长内, 竞争向 AP发送 PS-Pol l消息, 然后接收 AP下发的下行数据; 或 终端设备也可不竞争向 AP发送 PS-Pol l消息, 而可被动等待接收 AP下发的下行数据。
实践发现, 上述方案比较适合当 Beacon帧周期较长, 而 AP服务的终端设备较少的场景, 进一步降低终端设备的能耗。 因为 AP需要给每个终端设备分配更多的数据传输时间, 包括数 据上报及可能的下行数据传输。因此每个 AP可服务或关联的终端设备数量可能较应用例一方 案的终端设备数量少。
可以看出, 本实施例 AP利用 Beacon帧指示终端设备可在接收到上行数据的接收响应后 从该接入设备获取下行数据; 终端设备向 AP上报上行数据; 若接收到来自该接入设备的该上 行数据的接收响应, 且根据接收到的该接收响应确定出该终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则 终端设备可按照 Beacon帧指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服务时长, 从该 AP 获取下行数据。 由于该方案摒弃利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据的现有机 制, 而利用终端设备上报的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端设备是否有现有下行 数据, 避免使用现有 TIM, 进而有利于控制 Beacon帧大小; 并且由于 AP是利用每个终端设 备上报的上行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 这样下行数据通 知的针对性更强, 有利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利于更好的适用存在更 多终端设备的通信场景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通知, 进而可无需引入 新的消息, 实现成本相对较低。
应用例三
本应用例中主要以 AP通过上行数据的接收响应, 通知终端设备 AP下发下行数据的服务 时间为例。 参见图 5_a、 本发明实施例提供的另一种下行数据传输方法可包括:
501、 终端设备周期性地向 AP上报上行数据;
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如在智能传感网络或智能仪表应用, 终端设备在与 AP关联 后, AP将终端设备配置为周期性地上报数据, 即终端设备周期性地往 AP发送上行数据, 终 端设备可周期性地向 AP上报传感器数据或智能仪表数据等上行数据。 AP在收到上行数据后 可向终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK, 表示收到了该上行数据。
502、AP接收终端设备上报的上行数据, AP向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应 ACK; 其中, 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收 响应 ACK中携带,用于指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据的指示信息(可称第一数据指示); 若 AP检测到当前该终端设备没有未下载的上行数据, 则 AP可在该上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中携带, 用于指示终端设备没有未下载的上行数据的指示信息 (可称第一数据指示)。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 例如可利用上行数据的接收响应 ACK 中的更多数据 (More Data)标识位来指示终端设备是否有未下载的上行数据。例如若将接收响应 ACK中的 More Data 标识位设置为 1, 则表示该终端设备有未下载的下行数据; 若将 More Data标识位设置为 0, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据, 反之亦然。
此外, AP还可利用接收响应 ACK通知终端设备 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服 务获取时长。
例如图 5-b所示, 可对现有的接收响应 ACK进行如下扩展:
在接收响应 ACK新增 Al location Start字段, 利用 Al location Start字段向终端设备 指示 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间。 Al location Start字段携带的 AP下发下行数据的服 务起始时间可以是一个绝对时间,或者也可是相对于最近一次 Beacon帧发送时间点的一个偏 移时间量, 或也可以是时间同步功能(TSF)信元中的时间字段的最后几个字节, 或者是其它 能够指示 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间的指示信息。
例如当 Frame Control字段中的 More Data标识位设置为 1时, 则表示该终端设备有未 下载的下行数据, Al location Start字段指示出 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间;若将 More Data标识位设置为 0, 则表示该终端设备没有未下载的下行数据, 反之亦然。 特别的, 也可 不利用 More Data标识位来指示该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 而利用 Al location Start字段既指示出 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 又指示该终端设备有未下载的下行数 据, 例如, 若接收响应 ACK中包含 Al location Start字段, 则表示终端设备有未下载的下行 数据, 而 Al location Start字段的具体取值则指示出 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 或 者, 若接收响应 ACK中包含 Al location Start字段且 Al location Start字段的取值不为零 或不为某无效值, 则表示终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 而 Al location Start字段的具体取 值则指示出 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间。
例如图 5-c所示, 还可在如图 5-b所示格式的基础上增加 Al location Duration字段, Allocation Duration字段用于指示 AP下发下行数据的服务时长, AP下发下行数据的服务时 长可以以微妙为单位。
可以理解的是,扩展的接收响应 ACK中也可不包括 Allocation Start字段或 Allocation Duration字段, 若不包括 Allocation Start字段, 则 AP可通过其它方式通知终端设备该 AP 下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 或者 AP和终端设备可约定该 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时 间; 若不包括 Allocation Duration字段, 则 AP可通过其它方式通知终端设备该 AP下发下 行数据的服务时长, 或者 AP和终端设备可约定该 AP下发下行数据的服务时长。
503、 终端设备接收来自 AP的上行数据的接收响应 ACK;
其中, 终端设备检测接收到的接收响应 ACK中 more Data标识位取值, 若 more Data取 值为 0, 则终端设备确定网络侧没有其未下载的下行数据, 终端设备可休眠等待下次接收
Beacon帧或下次向 AP上报上行数据; 如果 More Data标识位取值为 1, 则终端设备确定网络 侧有其未下载的下行数据。
终端设备若确定网络侧有其下行数据,则终端设备可在接收响应 ACK的 Allocation Start 字段所指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间醒来, 在 Allocation Duration字段 (若接收 响应 ACK中存在) 指示 AP下发下行数据的服务时长范围内, 竞争向 AP发送 PS-Pol l消息, 然后接收 AP下发的下行数据; 或者终端设备也可不竞争向 AP发送 PS-Poll消息, 而可在接 收响应 ACK的 Allocation Start字段所指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间醒来, 被动 等待接收 AP下发的下行数据。
实践发现, 应用例三中的方案与应用例一中的方案相比, 由于 AP回复终端设备上行数据 的接收响应 ACK中, 除指示是否有未下载下行数据之外, 还进一步指定了给该终端设备获取 下行数据的时间, 终端设备可在指定的时间醒来接收下行数据, 有利于避免其与其它终端设 备的竞争, 进而有利于进一步降低终端设备能耗。
可以看出, 本应用例 AP 利用上行数据的接收响应指示终端设备是否有未下载的下行数 据, 及 AP下发下行数据的服务时间和 /或服务时长; 终端设备向 AP上报上行数据; 若接收到 来自该接入设备的该上行数据的接收响应, 且根据接收到的该接收响应确定出该终端设备有 未下载的下行数据,则终端设备可按照 Beacon帧指示的 AP下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 / 或服务时长, 从该 AP获取下行数据。 由于该方案摒弃利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载 的下行数据的现有机制, 而利用终端设备上报的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端 设备是否有现有下行数据, 避免使用现有 TIM, 进而有利于控制 Beacon帧大小; 并且由于 AP 是利用每个终端设备上报的上行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数 据, 这样下行数据通知的针对性更强, 有利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利 于更好的适用存在更多终端设备的通信场景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通 知, 进而可无需引入新的消息, 实现成本相对较低。
应用例四
本应用例中主要以 AP通过 Beacon帧,通知终端设备 AP下发下行数据的服务时间,其中, AP为不同的终端设备分配不同的服务时间, AP通过 Beacon帧通知终端设备是否有未下载的 下行数据为例。
参见图 6_a、 本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输方法可包括:
601、 AP周期性地发送 Beacon帧;
其中, AP在 Beacon帧可携带 TM和若干个服务时间信息 (如指示服务起始时间和 /或服 务时长等), 其中, 每个服务时间信息分别指示 AP为有未下载下行数据的不同终端设备分配 的下发下行数据的服务时间 (SP)。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 可定义 1个新信元 (IE), 可称服务时间信息位表 (SIM, SP Indication Map), AP可将该 SIM携带的 Beacon帧中, AP可利用该 SM向每个有未下载下行 数据的终端设备, 指示 AP向其下发下行数据的服务时间。
举例来说, 一种举例的 SIM的格式可如图 6-b所示。
其中, 图 6-b所示 SIM包括若个 SP指示字段, 每个字段用于向有未下载下行数据的不同 终端设备, 指示 AP向其下发下行数据的服务时间 SP。 例如, SP1指示出 AP向终端设备 1下 发下行数据的服务时间, 例如, SP2指示出 AP向终端设备 2下发下行数据的服务时间, 以此 类推。
参见图 6-c, Beacon帧携带的 TIM和 SIM的对应关系可如图 6_c所示。
例如, AP向 TIM中第 1个取值为 1的指示位所对应的终端设备 (表示该终端设备有未下 载的下行数据) 下发下行数据的服务时间, 通过 SIM中的第一个 SP指示字段 (可称 SP1 ) 指 示, AP向 TIM中的第 2个取值为 1的指示位所对应的终端设备下发下行数据的服务时间, 通 过 SM中的第二个 SP指示字段 (可称 SP2) 指示指示, 以此类推。
可以理解, 在实际应用中也还可以通过其它映射关系, 确定 SM中的各 SP指示字段所对 应的终端设备。
参见图 6-d, 图 6-d是本发明实施例举例另一种的 SIM的格式。 其中, 图 6-d所示的 SM包含:
开始时间信息字段, 用于指示开始时间;
单位时长字段, 用于指示单位时长 t;
SP指示长度字段, 用于指示 SP指示字段的长度 n;
若干个 SP指示字段, 用于指示 AP向有未下载下行数据的不同终端设备下发下行数据的 服务时长 (占用的单位时长的个数)
可以理解的是, SIM中也可不包含开始时间信息字段、 单位时长字段和 SP指示长度字段 中的一个或多个, 而 SIM中不包含的这些字段的指示值, AP和终端设备可采用多种方式约定 或通知。
假设, SIM中每次都携带单位时长字段和 SP指示长度字段, 则 AP可根据实际下行数据 的大小和长度, 在每次发 TIM时计算出最优的 t (即单位时长字段携带的值) 和 n (即 SP指 示长度字段携带的值)。 此外, 若单位时长字段和 SP指示长度字段携带的值是在网络配置时 固定使用, AP和 STA都预先获知, 则 SM中不用携带, 也不用经常更改。
SIM 中还可以携带下发下行数据开始的时间。 如果指定开始时间, 则在开始时间以后, AP可按照为每个终端设备分配的时间, 依次给每个终端设备发送下行数据; 如果 SIM没有指 定开始时间, 则例如可约定开始时间是在 Beacon帧发送之后。
602、 AP 在为每个终端设备分配的下发下行数据的服务时间, 给每个终端设备发送下行 数据。
由于终端设备可通过 SIM获知自己的下行数据 AP在什么时候下发,所以终端设备平时可 选择休眠, 到时间了再醒来接收, 接收完后又继续休眠, 以此达到省电的效果。
下面以一个更为具体的例子进行说明。
假设系统预先配置好 t (即单位时长), n ( SP指示字段的长度) 等参数。
例如 t=20us (微秒), n=4bit。
假设某次 AP发送的广播帧携带的 TIM, 指示有三个终端设备有未下载下行数据, TIM中 第 1指示位,第 3指示位和第 4指示位为 1。AP在广播帧携带的 SIM中携带三个 SP指示字段。
假设第 1个终端设备(如 STA1 ) AP需要 65us下发下行数据, 第 2个终端设备(如 STA2 ) AP需要 188us下发下行数据, 第 3个终端设备 (如 STA3 ) AP需要 89us下发下行数据, 则 AP 给 STA1分配的时间为可 4个 t (共 20*4=80us),给 STA2分配的时间可为 10个 t (共 200us), 给 STA3分配 5个 t (共 100us)。 当然, 根据具体情况, t和 n的值可进行相应的调整, 以达 到最优的效果。
AP给 3个 STA分配的时间分别为 80us, 200us , lOOus, 起始时间默认为广播帧结束以后 (假设没有特别指定开始时间)。 例如图 6-e所示, 广播帧结束以后, STA1开始接收 AP给 它发送的下行数据 (如 DL datal ), 此时 STA2和 STA3可休眠, 该下行数据传输耗时 65us, 传输结束后, STA1可休眠; 这时候还有 80-65=15us的时间, 下行信道是空闲的, 但是由于 AP在 SM中已经指示占用了信道资源, 所以不会有其它的 AP或 STA来抢用, 所以这 15us没 有传输数据; 一直等到第 80us结束时, STA2开始醒来, AP也在这个时刻开始给 STA2发送下 行数据 (如 DL data2)。 发送 188us以后, STA2接收完, 可以休眠; 直到第 80+200=280us的 时候, STA3醒来, 按照上面描述的方式接收下行数据, 依次类推。
此外,若 AP每次计算最优的 t和 n值(最优值的判断可以参考浪费的信道越小越好, SIM 的长度越短越好等方面进行考虑), 并可约定下发下行数据的开始时间, 把这些信息通过 SIM 和 TM—起广播。 STA接收到广播帧后, 可通过 SM携带的 t和 n, 以及自己的所处的接收下 行数据的次序, 加上下发下行数据的开始时间, 判断自己应该在什么时候醒来接收下行数据, STA接收完下行数据后又可以继续休眠。
可以看出, 本实施例中 AP利用 Beacon帧指示, AP为不同终端设备分配的下发下行数据 的服务时间, AP在为每个终端设备分配的下发下行数据的服务时间, 给每个终端设备发送下 行数据。 该方案由于接入设备专为各个终端设备分配下发下行数据的服务时段, 这样就有利 于避免上报上行数据的终端设备和获取下行数据的终端设备之间的竞争传输问题, 以及各个 上报上行数据的终端设备之间的竞争传输问题, 有利于降低终端设备能耗。
为便于更好的理解和实施本发明实施例的上述方案, 下面还提供用于实施上述方案的相 关装置。
参见图 7-a, 本发明实施例提供一种接入设备 700, 可包括: 第二发送器 710和数据下发 模块 720。
第二发送器 710, 用于下发广播帧; 其中, 该广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 其中, 该服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 700下发下行数据的服务时间;
数据下发模块 720, 用于若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则通知该终端设备有未下载 的下行数据; 在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务 时间内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 数据下发模块 720可具体用于, 若终端设备有未下载的下行 数据, 则利用携带在上述广播帧中的传输指示位表通知终端设备有未下载的下行数据; 在广 播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据。
参见图 7-b, 在本发明的另一个实施例中, 接入设备 700还可包括接收器 730, 用于接收 终端设备上报的上行数据; 数据下发模块 720可具体用于, 若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则向该终端设备发送该上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应用于通知该终端设备是否有 未下载的下行数据; 在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信 息所指示的服务时间内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据。
其中, 广播帧携带的服务时间信息, 可用于指示出接入设备 700下发下行数据的服务起 始时间和服务时长, 或者, 该服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 700下发下行数据的服务结 束时间和服务时长, 或者, 该服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 700下发下行数据的服务起 始时间和 /或服务结束时间, 或者, 该服务时间信息指示接入设备 700下发下行数据的服务时 长。
可以理解, 本发明实施例中的接入设备 700可为接入点、 基站或其它具有无线接入功能 的网络实体。 其中, 本发明实施例的方案例如可应用于 wifi网络或其它类似网络。
可以理解的是, 本实施例中的接入设备 700可如上述方法实施例中的接入设备, 其各个 功能模块的功能可以根据上述方法实施例中的方法具体实现, 其具体实现过程可以参照上述 方法实施例的相关描述, 此处不再赘述。
参见图 8-a,本发明实施例提供一种终端设备 800,可包括: 接收器 810和获取单元 820。 接收器 810, 用于接收广播帧; 其中, 该广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 该服务时 间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间;
获取单元 820, 用于若确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行数据, 在上述至少一个服务 时间信息中的其中一个或者多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从上述接入设备获取下 行数据。
参见图 8-b, 在本发明的一个实施例中, 接收器 810接收的广播帧还携带有传输指示位 表, 获取单元 820可包括:
第一确定子模块 821, 用于根据所述传输指示位表确定所述终端设备是否有未下载的下 行数据;
第一获取子模块 822, 用于若第一确定子模块 821确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行 数据,在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从该接入设备获取下行数据;
参见图 8-c, 在本发明的另一个实施例中, 终端设备 800还可包括:
发送器 830, 用于向接入设备上报上行数据;
接收器 810还用于, 接收来自接入设备的上行数据的接收响应;
获取单元 820可包括: 第二确定子模块 823, 用于根据接收器 810接收到的接收响应确 定终端设备 800是否有未下载的下行数据;
第二获取子模块 824, 用于若第二确定子模块 823确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行 数据,在上述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从接入设备获取下行数据。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带 的服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务时长, 且确定出终 端设备 800有未下载的下行数据, 则在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服 务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间后的服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出 接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务时长, 且确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行 数据, 则在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结 束时间之前的服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出 接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 且确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行数据, 则在 广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后 的设定服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示所 述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务结束时间, 且确定出终端设备 800有未下载 的下行数据, 则在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的 服务起始时间之后, 且在该其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前, 从接入设备 获取下行数据;
或者,
获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示出 所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间, 且确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行数据, 则在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间 之前的设定服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
获取单元 820可具体用于, 若接收器 810接收的广播帧携带的服务时间信息用于指示所 述接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 且确定出终端设备 800有未下载的下行数据, 则在设 定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间之后, 且在广播帧携带的至少一个服务时间信息 中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务时长范围内, 从接入设备获取下行数据。
可以理解, 本发明实施例中的终端设备 800可为手机等移动终端、 物联网终端设备或其 它类型的终端设备。 其中, 本发明实施例的方案例如可应用于 wifi网络或其它类似网络。
可以理解的是, 本实施例中的终端设备 800可如上述方法实施例中的终端设备, 其各个 功能模块的功能可以根据上述方法实施例中的方法具体实现, 其具体实现过程可以参照上述 方法实施例的相关描述, 此处不再赘述。
本发明下行数据传输方法的另一个实施例, 可包括: 接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行 数据帧; 其中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所 指示的时长, 大于或等于该接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信 道占用时长的部分或全部; 该接入设备在该信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送第二 终端设备的下行数据帧。
参见图 9、 本发明实施例提供的一种下行数据传输方法可包括:
901、 接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所指示 的时长, 大于或等于该接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道占 用时长的部分或全部; 可以理解, 接入设备发送的第一终端设备的下行数据帧还携带有第一 终端设备未下载的下行数据, 当然还可能携带其它现有信息。 该下行数据帧例如可以是接入 设备当前需要发送的第一终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧, 例如, 该第一终端设备的下行数 据帧包括指示该第一终端设备的下行数据帧为该第一终端的最后一个下行数据帧的指示信 息, 例如该最后一个下行数据帧通过该帧中的 More Data (更多数据) 位为 0来指示其为最 后一个下行数据帧), 而当 More Data为 0, 即表示是最后一下行数据帧且信道占用时长大于 零 0, 表示用于预约下一个终端设备的下发数据时间。 当然, 也可能是接入设备当前需要发 送的第一终端设备的第一个或其它任意一个下行数据帧, 例如, 通过下行数据帧中的 More Data位为 1来指示该下行数据帧并非向第一终端设备下发的最后一个下行数据帧。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息例如可携 带在第一终端设备的下行数据帧的 duration字段, 当然也可携带在其它字段。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备下发第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前可先向下发向 第一终端设备的下行数据帧。
902、接入设备在该信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送第二终端设备的下行数据 帧。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息所指示的 时长对应的起始时间, 可为指定时间 (例如某绝对时间或某相对时间) 或接入设备发送完第 一终端设备的下行数据帧(例如第一终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 的时间, 或接入设备接收到第一终端设备的下行数据帧 (例如第一终端设备的最后一个下行 数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 对应的应答帧的时间; 该信道占用时长信息所指示的时长对 应的结束时间, 可为改接入设备发送完第二终端设备的下行数据帧 (例如第二终端设备的最 后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 的时间, 或接入设备接收到第二终端设备的下行 数据帧 (例如第二终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 对应的应答帧的 时间。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备在发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前还可下发广 播帧, 该广播帧携带可传输指示位表 TIM, 该传输指示位表指示有未下载下行数据的终端设 备包括第一终端设备和第二终端设备。 当然, 接入设备还可通过其它方式指示第一终端设备 和第二终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 或者第一终端设备和第二终端设备可一直保持醒状态 或在接收到广播帧后一直保持醒状态, 等待接收接入设备下发下行数据。
此外, 若接入设备下发广播帧携带的传输指示位表指示有未下载下行数据的终端设备还 包括第三终端设备; 则接入设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧还可携带有第二信道占用时 长信息, 该第二信道占用时长信息所指示的时长, 大于或等于该接入设备向第三终端设备下 发第三终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道占用时长的部分或全部; 接入设备下发第二终端设备 的下行数据帧之后, 还可在第二信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 下发第三终端设备的 下行数据帧, 其中, 第三终端设备的下行数据帧携带有第三终端设备未下载的下行数据。 可 以理解。 对于存在多个有未下载下行数据的终端设备的情况, AP均可按照上述方式依次向不 同终端设备下发下行数据, 而下发后一个终端设备的下行数据的时间, 开始于前一个终端设 备的下行数据帧携带的信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 这样可以避免各个终端设备之 间的竞争传输。其中, 信道占用时长信息可携带在下行数据帧的 duration字段, 当然也可携 带在下行数据帧的其它字段。
为便于更好的理解, 下面通过一个具体应用场景为例进行说明。
假设, 终端设备 (如 STA) 根据 AP下发的广播帧携带的 TM, 获知自己有未下载的下行 数据, 于是, STA在接下来的竞争期内保持醒着的状态, 等待 AP发送下行数据。而在这期间, STA不向 AP发送 PS_Poll消息来要求获取下行数据。 WiFi的信道使用时间通常被分为竞争期 和非竞争期。 STA可通过监听 Beacon帧来获知竞争期和非竞争期何时开始, 何时结束。 而有 未下载数据的 STA在竞争期里, 等待 AP给它发送下行数据。
例如图 10所示, 假设有三个终端设备有未下载下行数据。 AP可向第 1个终端设备 (如 STA1 )发送请求发送(RTS, Request To Send)帧, 请求发送下行数据, 该 RTS帧中 duration 字段可指示 AP下发 STA1的下行数据帧对信道的占用时长 (例如 AP开始向 STA1下发下行数 据帧到 AP接收到 STA1反馈的 ACK时的时长) 为止。 信道占用时长即网络分配向量 續, Network Allocation Vector) 其中, AP有多种方法来选择哪个 STA作为第 1个下发下行数 据的 STA, 例如 AP根据自己的算法决定, 比如可从 AID最小的 STA开始, 按照由小到大的顺 序依次发送等。
STA1接收到 AP发送的 RTS帧后,可向 AP返回允许发送 (CTS, Clear To Send) 帧, 该 CTS帧指示允许 AP发送数据, 该 CTS帧中的 duration字段同样可指示下发 STA1的下行数据 帧对信道的占用时长 (例如 AP开始向 STA1下发下行数据帧到 AP接收到 STA1反馈的 ACK时 所需的时长) 为止。
AP向 STA1发送下行数据帧 (如 DL datal ), 其中, 该下行数据帧同时也可起到一个 RTS 帧的作用,该下行数据帧的 duration字段可指示 AP下发 STA2的下行数据帧对信道的占用时 长(例如 AP开始向 STA2下发下行数据帧到 AP接收到 STA2反馈的 ACK时所需的时长), 以保 证下行信道能被占用着。
之后, AP向 STA2发送下行数据帧 (DL data2), 该下行数据帧的 duration字段可指示 AP下发 STA3的下行数据帧对信道的占用时长(例如 AP开始向 STA3下发下行数据帧到 AP接 收到 STA3反馈的 ACK时所需的时长)。 基于此种方式, 直到 AP给最后 1个 STA ( STAn) 发送 最后一个下行数据帧时, 该下行数据帧 (DL datan) 携带的 duration字段可仅指示到信道将 会被占用到 AP接收到对应的 ACKn结束, 表示后面不再占用信道了, 因为此后不再有下行数 据帧下发了。
由上可见, 本实施例接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧; 其中, 第一终端设备的 下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所指示的时长, 大于或等于接入设 备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道占用时长的部分或全部; 接入设 备在该信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送第二终端设备的下行数据帧。 由于接入设 备利用向终端设备下发的下行数据帧, 来指示其向下一终端设备下发下行数据所需信道占用 时长的部分或全部, 以提前预约信道资源, 使得其它终端设备在该预约的信道占用时长内不 会发起竞争, 接入设备在该信道占用时长内开始下发下一终端设备的下行数据帧, 如此接入 设备可顺利的陆续向各终端设备下发下行数据帧, 不会造成各终端设备间的传输竞争, 这样 有利于降低终端设备能耗, 有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的通信场景。
参见图 l l_a、 本发明实施例还提供一种接入设备 1100, 可包括:
第三发送器 1101, 用于发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所指示 的时长,大于或等于接入设备 1100向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道 占用时长的部分或全部;
可以理解,第三发送器 1101发送的第一终端设备的下行数据帧还携带有第一终端设备未 下载的下行数据, 当然还可能携带其它现有信息。 该下行数据帧例如可以是接入设备当前需 要发送的第一终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧, 例如, 该第一终端设备的下行数据帧包括指 示该第一终端设备的下行数据帧为该第一终端的最后一个下行数据帧的指示信息。 当然也可 能是接入设备当前需要发送的第一终端设备的第一个或其它任意一个下行数据帧。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息例如可携 带在第一终端设备的下行数据帧的 duration字段, 当然也可携带在其它字段。
第三发送器 1101还用于在上述信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内,发送第二终端设备 的下行数据帧。
参见图 l l-b, 在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备 1100还可包括: 第四发送器 1102, 用于在第三发送器 1101发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前下发广 播帧, 该广播帧携带传输指示位表, 该传输指示位表指示有未下载下行数据的终端设备包括 第一终端设备和第二终端设备。
参见图 l l-c, 在本发明的一个实施例中, 接入设备 1100还可包括:
第五发送器 1103, 用于在第三发送器 1101发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前, 向第 一终端设备发送 RTS帧;
第二接收器 1104, 用于接收第一终端设备发送的 CTS帧。
在本发明的一个实施例中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息所指示的 时长对应的起始时间, 可为指定时间 (例如某绝对时间或某相对时间) 或接入设备发送完第 一终端设备的下行数据帧(例如第一终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 的时间, 或接入设备接收到第一终端设备的下行数据帧 (例如第一终端设备的最后一个下行 数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 对应的应答帧的时间; 该信道占用时长信息所指示的时长对 应的结束时间, 可为改接入设备发送完第二终端设备的下行数据帧 (例如第二终端设备的最 后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 的时间, 或接入设备接收到第二终端设备的下行 数据帧 (例如第二终端设备的最后一个下行数据帧或任意一个下行数据帧) 对应的应答帧的 时间, 以此类推。
可以理解的是, 本实施例中的接入设备 1100可如上述方法实施例中的 AP等接入设备, 其各个功能模块的功能可以根据上述方法实施例中的方法具体实现, 其具体实现过程可以参 照上述方法实施例的相关描述, 此处不再赘述。
本发明实施例提供一种通信系统, 可包括接入设备 700或 1100。
参见图 12, 本发明实施例还提供一种通信系统, 可包括:
接入设备 1210, 以及与接入设备 1210以可通信方式连接的核心网设备 1220。
其中, 接入设备 1210可如上述实施例中描述的接入设备 700或 1100, 核心网设备 1220 例如可以是移动性管理网元或其它核心网设备。
在上述实施例中, 对各个实施例的描述都各有侧重, 某个实施例中没有详述的部分, 可 参见其它实施例的相关描述。
需要说明的是, 对于前述的各方法实施例, 为了简单描述, 故将其都表述为一系列的动 作组合, 但是本领域技术人员应该知悉, 本发明并不受所描述的动作顺序的限制, 因为依据 本发明, 某些步骤可以采用其它顺序或者同时进行。 其次, 本领域技术人员也应该知悉, 说 明书中所描述的实施例均属于优选实施例,所涉及的动作和模块并不一定是本发明所必须的。 综上, 本发明实施例的一种方案中, 接入设备下发的广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 该服务时间信息用于指示出该接入设备下发下行数据的服务时间; 若终端设备有未下载的下 行数据, 则接入设备通知终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 并在该至少一个服务时间信息中的 其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向该终端设备下发下行数据。 由于接入 设备专为其下发下行数据开辟了至少一个服务时段, 若某终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 接 入设备可在其开辟的专用于下发下行数据的其中一个或者多个服务时段内, 向该终端设备下 发下行数据, 这样就有利于避免上报上行数据的终端设备和获取下行数据的终端设备之间的 竞争传输问题, 有利于降低终端设备能耗。
进一步的, 假设接入设备接收到终端设备上报的上行数据后, 向该终端设备发送该上行 数据的接收响应, 其中, 该接收响应用于通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 由于该 方案摒弃了利用 TIM来通知终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据的现有机制, 而利用终端设备 上报的上行数据的接收响应来针对性的通知该终端设备是否有现有下行数据, 避免使用现有 TIM, 进而有利于控制 Beacon帧的大小; 并且, 由于接入设备是利用每个终端设备上报的上 行数据的接收响应来通知该终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据, 这样下行数据通知的针对性 更强, 有利于提高下行数据的通知机制的灵活性, 进而有利于更好的适用存在更多终端设备 的通信场景, 并且, 由于是通过对接收响应的扩展来实现通知, 进而可无需引入新的消息, 实现成本相对较低。
本发明实施例提供的另一种方案中, 接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧; 其中, 第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 该信道占用时长信息所指示的时长, 大 于或等于接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所需信道占用时长的部分 或全部; 接入设备在该信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送第二终端设备的下行数据 帧。 由于接入设备利用向终端设备下发的下行数据帧, 来指示其向下一终端设备下发下行数 据所需信道占用时长的部分或全部, 以提前预约信道资源, 使得其它终端设备在该预约的信 道占用时长内不会发起竞争, 接入设备在该信道占用时长内开始下发下一终端设备的下行数 据帧, 如此接入设备可顺利的陆续向各终端设备下发下行数据帧, 又不会造成各终端设备间 的传输竞争, 有利于降低终端设备能耗, 有利于更好的适用于存在更多终端设备的通信场景。
本领域普通技术人员可以理解上述实施例的各种方法中的全部或部分步骤是可以通过程 序来指令相关的硬件来完成, 该程序可以存储于一计算机可读存储介质中, 存储介质可以包 括: 只读存储器、 随机存储器、 磁盘或光盘等。
以上对本发明实施例所提供的下行数据传输方法及相关设备和通信系统进行了详细介 绍, 本文中应用了具体个例对本发明的原理及实施方式进行了阐述, 以上实施例的说明只是 用于帮助理解本发明的方法及其核心思想; 同时对于本领域的一般技术人员, 依据本发明的 思想, 在具体实施方式及应用范围上均会有改变之处, 综上, 本说明书内容不应理解为对本 发明的限制。

Claims

权利要求
1、 一种下行数据传输方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
终端设备接收广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 下发下行数据的服务时间;
若所述终端设备确定有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一 个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述广播帧还携带有传输指示位表;
所述确定有未下载的下行数据, 包括: 根据所述传输指示位表确定出所述终端设备有未 下载的下行数据;
或者,
所述方法还包括: 所述终端设备向所述接入设备上报上行数据, 所述终端设备接收来自 所述接入设备的所述上行数据的接收响应; 所述确定有未下载的下行数据, 包括: 根据接收 到的所述接收响应确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述终端设备向接入设备上报上行数据包括: 所述终端设备周期性地向接入设备上报上 行数据。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述广播帧为广播信标帧。
5、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一项所述的方法, 其特征在于,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务时 长, 则所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时 间内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服 务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间后的服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据; 或者,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务时 长, 则所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时 间内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服 务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前的服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据; 或者,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间, 则所述在 所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所述 接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所 指示的服务起始时间之后的设定服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务结束时 间, 则所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时 间内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服 务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后, 且在该其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时 间之前, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间, 则所述在 所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所述 接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所 指示的服务结束时间之前的设定服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
若所述服务时间信息用于指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长, 则所述在所述至 少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所述接入设 备获取下行数据, 包括: 在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间之后, 且在所述至 少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备 获取下行数据。
6、 根据权利要求 5所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间后 的服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 生成随机退让时长, 在所述至少 一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上所述随机退让时长 之后, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 所述随机退让时长小于该其中一个服务时间信 息所指示的所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长; 或者,
所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之 后的设定服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 生成随机退让时长, 在所 述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上所述随机退 让时长之后, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 所述随机退让时长小于设定的所述接入 设备下发下行数据的服务时长;
或者,
所述在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间之后, 且在所述至少一个服务时间 信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括: 生成随机退让时长, 在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间加上所述随机退 让时长之后, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 所述随机退让时长小于该其中一个服务 时间信息所指示的服务时长;
或者,
所述在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之 后, 且在该其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前, 从所述接入设备获取下行数 据, 包括: 生成随机退让时长, 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所 指示的服务起始时间加上所述随机退让时长之后, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 其中, 该 其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间加上所述随机退让时长, 小于该其中一个服务 时间信息所指示的服务结束时间。
7、 根据权利要求 5所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述从所述接入设备获取下行数据, 包括:
接收所述接入设备下发的下行数据; 或者,
向所述接入设备发送节能查询消息, 接收所述接入设备在接收到所述节能查询消息后下 发的下行数据。
8、 一种下行数据传输方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
接入设备下发广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入 设备下发下行数据的服务时间;
若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则接入设备通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向所 述终端设备下发下行数据。
9、 根据权利要求 8所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 包括: 利用携带在所述广播帧中的传输指 示位表, 通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据;
或者,
所述方法还包括: 接收所述终端设备上报的上行数据;
所述通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 包括: 向所述终端设备发送所述上行数据 的接收响应, 其中, 所述接收响应用于通知所述终端设备是否有未下载的下行数据。
10、 根据权利要求 8或 9所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务时长, 或者,所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务时长, 或者,所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服务结 束时间, 或者, 所述服务时间信息指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长。
11、 根据权利要求 8或 9所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述至少一个服务时间信息中的每个服务时间信息所指示的所述接入设备下发下行数据 的服务时间, 用于所述接入设备向不同的一个或多个终端设备下发下行数据。
12、 一种终端设备, 其特征在于, 包括:
接收器, 用于接收广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出接入设备 下发下行数据的服务时间;
获取单元, 用于若确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间 信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内,从所述接入设备获取下行数据。
13、 根据权利要求 12所述的终端设备, 其特征在于,
所述广播帧还携带有传输指示位表,
所述获取单元包括:
第一确定子模块, 用于根据所述传输指示位表确定所述终端设备是否有未下载的下行数 据;
第一获取子模块,用于若所述第一确定子模块确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所 述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述终端设备还包括:
发送器, 用于向所述接入设备上报上行数据;
所述接收器还用于, 接收来自所述接入设备的所述上行数据的接收响应;
所述获取单元包括:
第二确定子模块, 用于根据接收到的所述接收响应确定所述终端设备是否有未下载的下 行数据;
第二获取子模块,用于若所述第二确定子模块确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 从所 述接入设备获取下行数据。
14、 根据权利要求 12或 13所述的终端设备, 其特征在于,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的 服务起始时间和服务时长, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个 服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间后的服务时长范围内, 从所 述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的 服务结束时间和服务时长, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个 服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前的服务时长范围内, 从 所述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的 服务起始时间, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个服务时间信 息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后的设定服务时长范围内, 从所述接 入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服 务起始时间和服务结束时间, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一 个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务起始时间之后, 且在该其中一个服 务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的 服务结束时间, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在所述至少一个服务时间信 息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服务结束时间之前的设定服务时长范围内, 从所述接 入设备获取下行数据;
或者,
所述获取单元具体用于, 若所述服务时间信息用于指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服 务时长, 且确定出所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则在设定的接入设备下发下行数据的 服务起始时间之后, 且在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个服务时间信息所指示的服 务时长范围内, 从所述接入设备获取下行数据。
15、 一种接入设备, 其特征在于, 包括:
第二发送器, 用于下发广播帧;
其中, 所述广播帧携带至少一个服务时间信息, 所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入 设备下发下行数据的服务时间;
数据下发模块, 用于若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则通知所述终端设备有未下载的 下行数据; 在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时 间内, 向所述终端设备下发下行数据。
16、 根据权利要求 15所述的接入设备, 其特征在于,
所述数据下发模块具体用于, 若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则利用携带在所述广播 帧中的传输指示位表通知所述终端设备有未下载的下行数据; 在所述至少一个服务时间信息 中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向所述终端设备下发下行数据; 或者,
接入设备还包括接收器, 用于接收所述终端设备上报的上行数据;
所述数据下发模块具体用于, 若终端设备有未下载的下行数据, 则向所述终端设备发送 所述上行数据的接收响应, 其中, 所述接收响应用于通知所述终端设备是否有未下载的下行 数据;在所述至少一个服务时间信息中的其中一个或多个服务时间信息所指示的服务时间内, 向所述终端设备下发下行数据。
17、 根据权利要求 15或 16所述的接入设备, 其特征在于,
所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和服务时长, 或者,所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务结束时间和服务时长, 或者,所述服务时间信息用于指示出所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务起始时间和 /或服务结 束时间, 或者, 所述服务时间信息指示所述接入设备下发下行数据的服务时长。
18、 一种下行数据传输方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
接入设备发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 所述信道占用时长信息 所指示的时长, 大于或等于所述接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所 需信道占用时长的部分或全部;
所述接入设备在所述信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送所述第二终端设备的下 行数据帧。
19、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述信道占用时长信息所指示的时长对应的起始时间, 为指定时间或所述接入设备发送 完所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧的时间, 或所述接入设备接收到所述第一终端设备的下行 数据帧对应的应答帧的时间; 所述信道占用时长信息所指示的时长对应的结束时间, 为所述 接入设备发送完所述第二终端设备的下行数据帧的时间, 或所述接入设备接收到所述第二终 端设备的下行数据帧对应的应答帧的时间。
20, 根据权利要求 18或 19所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述发送所述第一终端设备的下 行数据帧之前还包括:
所述接入设备下发广播帧, 所述广播帧携带传输指示位表, 所述传输指示位表指示有未 下载下行数据的终端设备包括所述第一终端设备和所述第二终端设备。
21, 根据权利要求 18或 19所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述发送所述第一终端设备的下 行数据帧之前还包括:
向所述第一终端设备发送请求发送帧;
接收所述第一终端设备发送的允许发送帧。
22, 根据权利要求 18或 19所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧 包括指示所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧为所述第一终端的最后一个下行数据帧的指示信 息。
23、 根据权利要求 22所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述信道占用时长信息携带在所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧的 duration字段。
24、 一种接入设备, 其特征在于, 包括:
第三发送器, 用于发送第一终端设备的下行数据帧;
其中, 所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧携带信道占用时长信息, 所述信道占用时长信息 所指示的时长, 大于或等于所述接入设备向第二终端设备下发第二终端设备的下行数据帧所 需信道占用时长的部分或全部;
所述第三发送器, 还用于在所述信道占用时长信息所指示时长范围内, 发送所述第二终 端设备的下行数据帧。
25、 根据权利要求 24所述的接入设备, 其特征在于,
第四发送器, 用于在所述第三发送器发送所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前下发广播 帧, 所述广播帧携带传输指示位表, 所述传输指示位表指示有未下载下行数据的终端设备包 括所述第一终端设备和所述第二终端设备。
26, 根据权利要求 24或 25所述的接入设备, 其特征在于,
第五发送器, 用于在所述第三发送器发送所述第一终端设备的下行数据帧之前, 向所述 第一终端设备发送请求发送帧;
第二接收器, 用于接收所述第一终端设备发送的允许发送帧。
27、 一种通信系统, 其特征在于, 包括:
如权利要求 15、 16、 17、 24、 25或 26所述的接入设备, 以及与所述接入设备以可通信 方式连接的核心网设备。
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