WO2014139413A1 - 非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置 - Google Patents

非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置 Download PDF

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WO2014139413A1
WO2014139413A1 PCT/CN2014/073232 CN2014073232W WO2014139413A1 WO 2014139413 A1 WO2014139413 A1 WO 2014139413A1 CN 2014073232 W CN2014073232 W CN 2014073232W WO 2014139413 A1 WO2014139413 A1 WO 2014139413A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism. Background technique
  • millimeter wave usually refers to electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of 1-10 mm, and its corresponding frequency range is 30 GHz-300 GHz, which is in communication, radar, navigation, remote sensing, astronomy, etc.
  • a wide range of applications are available in many fields.
  • the allocated 60GHz unlicensed band in China is only 5GHz of 59-64GHZ.
  • the IEEE 802.11ad communication protocol the unlicensed band is channel-divided.
  • the channel division used by IEEE 802.11 ad exists only 2.16GHz—
  • the channel bandwidth, including channels numbered 1-4 refers to the channels numbered 1-4 as large bandwidth channels, and the China wireless personal area network standard working group further divides the two physical channel bandwidths corresponding to numbers 2 and 3.
  • the channels numbered 5-8 are referred to as small bandwidth channels.
  • channel 5/6 is different from channel 2, 7/8 and channel 3, but the frequencies overlap and are mutually co-channel interference channels.
  • the PCP/AP cluster mechanism Since there are a large number of co-channel interference problems in a densely deployed network environment, the PCP/AP cluster mechanism is usually used to suppress the co-channel interference problem.
  • the PCP/AP clustering mechanism allows individual cluster members PCP/AP to schedule to transmit frames over non-overlapping time periods.
  • IEEE 802.1 lad has two types of PCP/AP cluster mechanisms: a non-centralized PCP/AP cluster mechanism and a central PCP/AP cluster mechanism.
  • a non-central cluster is enabled and a neighboring PCP/AP operating on the same channel can form a non-central cluster.
  • the PCP/AP in the cluster can receive directional multi-gigabit beacon frames (DMG Beacon) frames and Announce frames sent by other PCP/APs with scheduling information to schedule on non-overlapping periods. Communication, reducing interference from neighboring networks.
  • the cluster contains a synchronization that provides cluster synchronization information and control information.
  • S-PCP/S-AP PCP/AP
  • Each member of the cluster is based on the DMG Beacon frame of the S-PCP/S-AP.
  • the cluster member PCP/AP sends a DMG Beacon frame to synchronize with the S-PCP/S-AP.
  • the non-central clustering in the prior art includes the case of becoming an S-PCP/S-AP and becoming a cluster member.
  • the process of becoming an S-PCP/S-AP is specifically as follows: The PCP/AP sends a DMG Beacon frame at least every 4 BI times; the DMG Beacon frame must contain a Clustering Control field, and its setting conforms to S- PCP/S-AP setting requirements.
  • the process of joining the cluster as a cluster member is as follows: When the PCP/AP receives the DMG Beacon frame sent by the S-PCP/S-AP, it monitors the channel. If at least one Beacon SP is found to be empty, the arbitrarily selects An empty Beacon SP sends a DMG Beacon, and sets its own BI, Beacon SP length, Cluster ID, etc. to the same value as the S-PCP/S-AP counterpart. At this time, the PCP/AP completes the non-centralization. Cluster; if the PCP/AP does not find an empty Beacon SP, it cannot join the non-central cluster.
  • the prior art solutions also have the following drawbacks.
  • the prior art solution only provides a non-centralized PCP/AP cluster mechanism with equal bandwidth and the same channel, and cannot solve the establishment of a non-central PCP/AP of a PCP/AP running on a 1.08 GHz small bandwidth channel and a 2.16 GHz large bandwidth channel.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism to implement non-central clusters between multi-channel PCPs/APs.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the method includes:
  • the first wireless device in the first channel reserves a plurality of first scheduling service periods from the first data transmission period;
  • the first wireless device switches itself to a second channel, and sends a sounding frame in the second channel, where the sounding frame includes a cluster detecting cell, where The cluster sounding cell includes timing information for causing a second wireless device within the second channel to transmit a response frame for the sounding frame;
  • the first wireless device reserves, according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, a plurality of second scheduling service periods corresponding to the first scheduling service period from the second data sending period;
  • the first wireless device uses the extended cluster cell included in the response frame to identify whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service.
  • Beacon SP
  • the first wireless device transmits a beacon frame within the empty Beacon SP, such that the first wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located.
  • the extended cluster cell includes cluster synchronization information and control information of a non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located;
  • the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell included in the response frame to identify whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service period.
  • the Beacon SP specifically includes:
  • the first wireless device uses the cluster synchronization information and control information of the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located to identify whether the empty Beacon SP exists in the Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the first After the wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located, the method further includes:
  • the first wireless device determines a variable beacon interval, the variable beacon interval being used for the first The wireless device continues to transmit the beacon frame on the second channel according to the variable beacon interval;
  • the first wireless device switches itself back to the first channel according to the variable beacon interval, and transmits the beacon frame during a beacon transmission period in the first channel.
  • the first wireless device in the first channel, before the first data scheduling period is reserved from the first data transmission period further includes:
  • the first wireless device receives an announcement frame sent by a station in the first channel, the advertisement frame including a cluster 4 advertising cell having a cluster channel number;
  • the method further includes: When the response frame sent by the second wireless device is not received in the second scheduling service period, the first wireless device re-reserves a plurality of the first scheduling services from the first data sending period. And randomly adjusting the position of the first scheduled service period re-reserved.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the method includes:
  • the first wireless device in the first channel receives a sounding frame transmitted by the second wireless device that is switched from the second channel to the first channel during a first scheduling service period in the first data transmission period, where the sounding frame includes a cluster probe cell, where the cluster probe cell includes timing information for causing the first wireless device to send a response frame for the probe frame;
  • the first wireless device reserves a plurality of second scheduling service periods from the second data sending period according to the timing information included in the cluster detecting cell.
  • the first wireless device sends a response frame, where the response frame includes an extended cluster report cell, where the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell to identify whether There is an empty beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP.
  • the second wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the second wireless device joins the first wireless The non-central cluster in which the device is located.
  • the first wireless device in the first channel receives the sounding frame sent by the second wireless device in the second channel during the first scheduling service period in the first data sending period. It also includes:
  • the first wireless device identifies whether it is already in a non-central cluster
  • the first wireless device When the first wireless device is not in a non-central cluster, the first wireless device establishes a non-central cluster and sets itself as a synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the method includes: The first synchronization wireless device in the first non-central cluster receives the first beacon frame transmitted by the second synchronization wireless device in the second non-central cluster;
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster
  • the first synchronous wireless device according to the first beacon frame to the first non-beacon in the beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP
  • the cluster member in the central cluster sends a second beacon frame, where the second beacon frame includes a cluster switching advertisement cell, and the cluster member uses the cluster switching advertisement cell to identify whether the first packet is received.
  • a beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device if the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device, join the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronous wireless device and the second synchronous wireless device may be in any one of the first channel or the second channel.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel. .
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the apparatus is in a first channel, and the apparatus includes:
  • a first reservation unit configured to reserve a plurality of first scheduling service periods from the first data transmission period
  • a sending unit configured to switch from the first channel to the second during the first scheduling service period a channel, and transmitting a sounding frame in the second channel, the sounding frame comprising a cluster sounding cell, wherein the cluster sounding cell comprises means for causing a wireless device in the second channel to target the sounding frame Send timing information of the response frame;
  • a second reserved unit configured to reserve, according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, a plurality of second scheduling service periods corresponding to the first scheduling service period from the second data sending period;
  • An identifying unit configured to identify, by using an extended cluster report cell included in the response frame, whether an empty beacon exists when receiving a response frame sent by the wireless device in the second channel in the second scheduling service period Scheduling service period Beacon SP;
  • the sending unit is further configured to: if the empty Beacon SP exists, send a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so as to join a non-central cluster in which the wireless device in the second channel is located.
  • the extended cluster report cell received by the identifying unit includes cluster synchronization information and control information of a non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel;
  • the identifying unit is specifically configured to identify, by using the cluster synchronization information and the control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel, whether the empty Beacon SP exists in the Beacon SP.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • a determining unit configured to determine a variable beacon interval according to the cluster synchronization information and the control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel, where the variable beacon interval is used by the sending unit according to the The variable beacon interval continues to transmit a beacon frame on the second channel;
  • the sending unit is further configured to switch back to the first channel according to the variable beacon interval, and send the beacon frame during a beacon transmission period in the first channel.
  • the device further includes:
  • a receiving unit configured to receive an advertisement frame sent by a station in the first channel, where the advertisement frame includes a cluster 4 advertising cell having a cluster channel number;
  • the first reservation unit is specifically configured to: reserve, according to the cluster report cell having a cluster channel number, a plurality of the first schedules from the first data transmission period in the first channel Service period to identify if the empty Beacon SP exists.
  • the first reserved unit is further configured to:
  • a plurality of the first scheduling service periods are re-reserved from the first data transmission period, and The location of the first scheduled service period re-reserved is randomly adjusted.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the apparatus is in a first channel, and the apparatus includes:
  • a receiving unit configured to receive, during a first scheduling service period in the first data transmission period, a sounding frame sent by the first wireless device that is switched from the second channel to the first channel, where the sounding frame includes a cluster detecting cell,
  • the cluster sounding cell includes timing information for causing the apparatus to send a response frame for the sounding frame
  • a reserved unit configured to: when in a non-central cluster, according to the timing of the cluster detection cell Information, a plurality of second scheduling service periods are reserved from the second data transmission period;
  • a sending unit configured to send a response frame during the second scheduling service period, where the response frame includes an extended cluster report cell, where the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell to identify whether a presence exists
  • the Beacon SP is in the empty beacon scheduling service period.
  • the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, thereby joining the non-central cluster in which the device is located.
  • the device further includes:
  • An identification unit configured to identify whether it is in a non-central cluster
  • a setting unit configured to establish a non-central cluster when not in the non-central cluster, and set the device as a synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, where the apparatus is in a first non-central cluster, and the apparatus includes:
  • a receiving unit configured to receive a first beacon frame sent by the first synchronous wireless device in the second non-central cluster
  • a sending unit configured to send, according to the first beacon frame, a cluster member in the first non-central cluster in a beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP according to the first beacon frame when determining to join the second non-central cluster a second beacon frame, where the second beacon frame includes a cluster switching advertisement cell, and the cluster member in the non-central cluster determines whether the first synchronous wireless is received according to the cluster switching advertisement cell.
  • a beacon frame sent by the device if the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the first synchronous wireless device, join the second non-central cluster.
  • the apparatus and the first synchronous wireless device can be in any of the first channel or the second channel.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel. .
  • the first wireless device switches itself from the first channel to the second channel, and sends the probe to the second wireless device in the second channel.
  • the probe frame includes a cluster probe IE, and receives a response sent by the second wireless device
  • the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame it is identified whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service period, and when there is an empty beacon scheduling service period, the first wireless device sends a beacon frame during the empty beacon scheduling service period.
  • 1 is a schematic diagram of channel division of an unlicensed band in the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a reserved location of an SP according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cluster detection IE according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a format diagram of a 1.08/2.16 BSS coexistence information field according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a coexistence management frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a variable beacon interval according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a cluster report control domain according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an extended cluster report IE according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a cluster switching advertisement IE according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of an apparatus for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the first wireless device is in the first channel.
  • the first wireless device specifically includes a personal basic service set controller (PBSS Control Point, PCP) or a wireless access node (Access). Point, the barrel is called: AP).
  • PCP personal basic service set controller
  • AP wireless access node
  • Step 210 The first wireless device in the first channel reserves a plurality of first scheduling service periods from the first data sending period.
  • the first wireless device in the first channel reserves a plurality of first scheduled service periods (Scheduled Service Periods) from its first data transmission period (Data Transter Interval, DTI). SP), the reserved scheduling service period is used to send relevant information in subsequent steps.
  • Scheduled Service Periods Scheduled Service Periods
  • DTI Data Transter Interval
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an SP reserved location according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first wireless device reserves an SP from each of its front end and back end during the first data transmission period.
  • the time length L of the two SPs is greater than the length of the beacon header interval (Bacon Header Interval, BHI), and the beacon interval BI shown in FIG. 3 is a basic service set (basic service set). Time division in BSS), which is divided into prior art and will not be repeated here.
  • BHI beacon Header Interval
  • the probe frame sent by the first wireless device in SP1 and SP2 must fall within the DTI of the second wireless device, so that the second The wireless device can receive the probe frame of the first wireless device with a greater probability within its own DTI.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel, which may also be referred to as a small bandwidth channel.
  • Step 220 During the first scheduling service period, the first wireless device switches itself to a second channel, and sends a sounding frame in the second channel, where the sounding frame includes a cluster detecting cell, where The cluster probe cell includes means for causing the second wireless device in the second channel to target the probe The timing information of the frame is sent to the response frame.
  • the first wireless device switches itself to the second channel and sends the detection in the second channel during each scheduling service period.
  • the probe frame includes a cluster element (Information Element, IE), where the cluster probe cell includes a second wireless device in the second channel for transmitting a response frame for the probe frame. Timing information.
  • the first wireless device defines a cluster detection IE before the first wireless device sends the sounding frame.
  • the cluster detection IE format defined by the first wireless device is as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the cluster detection IE specifically includes one or more combinations of the following attributes: an IE number (Element ID), a length (Length) , 1.08/2.16BSS Coexistence Information Field, Request Token, SP Offset, SP Space, SP Duration, SP Duration Repetition Countrion
  • each attribute in the cluster detection IE is specifically: IE number (Element ID): Set to the number of the cluster detection IE.
  • Length Indicates the sum of the lengths of the fields after the length.
  • the BSS coexistence information field includes the following sub-attributes, as shown in Figure 5: Information Request (Information Request), 2.16GHz Forbidden ( 2.16GHz Intolerant), 1.08GHz BSS Width Request (1.08 GHz BSS Width Request), Reserved ( Reserved) »
  • 2.16 GHz forbidden (2.16 GHz Intolerant): When set to 1, the second wireless device will be prevented from operating on the BSS of the 2.16 GHz channel; when set to 0, the second wireless device will not be prevented from operating on the BSS of the 2.16 GHz channel. This sub-attribute is used for communication between BSSs.
  • 1.08 GHz BSS Width Request (1.08 GHz BSS Width Request): When set to 1, the second wireless device is prevented from running the BSS on the 2.16 GHz channel, and the BSS is transferred to the 20 MHz channel. No Bay ' J , set to 0, this sub-attribute is used for communication within the BSS.
  • Request Token Set to be determined by the wireless access device as the sender A non-zero value.
  • SP Offset Sets the length of time between the frame containing the cluster probe IE and the beginning of the first SP, in TU.
  • SP Space Set to the interval between the beginnings of the two SPs.
  • SP Duration Set to the duration of a single SP.
  • Repetition Count Set to the number of SPs requested.
  • the SP offset, the SP interval, the SP duration, and the number of repetitions are also timing information for causing the second wireless device in the second channel to send a response frame for the sounding frame, in other words, That is, after the second wireless device receives the cluster probe cell included in the sounding frame, the time for transmitting the response frame is set according to the SP offset, the SP interval, the SP duration, and the number of repetitions included in the cluster probe cell.
  • the IE probe frame may be specifically a probe request frame (Probe Request), and is directed to any one of a multi-gigabit beacon frame (DMG Beacon) and an association request frame (Association Request).
  • Probe Request a probe request frame
  • DMG Beacon multi-gigabit beacon frame
  • Association Request an association request frame
  • the coexistence management frame may be determined, and the cluster detection IE is carried in the 1.08/2.16 BSS coexistence management frame, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a coexistence management frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the specific format of the 1.08/2.16 BSS coexistence management frame is: the Category field is set to public, the Public Action field is set to cluster detection, and the frame load is cluster detection IE.
  • the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel, which may also be referred to as a large bandwidth channel.
  • Step 230 The first wireless device reserves, according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, a plurality of second scheduling service periods corresponding to the first scheduling service period from the second data sending period.
  • the first wireless device reserves a plurality of times from the second data sending period according to the timing information included in the cluster detecting IE, that is, the SP offset, the SP interval, the SP duration, and the number of repetitions.
  • the first wireless device reserves two scheduling service periods from the first data transmission period.
  • the first wireless device also performs the second data transmission period.
  • Two scheduling service periods with the same time are reserved, and the reserved scheduling service period is used to wait for receiving related information sent by the second wireless device.
  • the first wireless device monitors the second channel during each reserved scheduling service period.
  • Step 240 When receiving the response frame sent by the second wireless device in the second scheduling service period, the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell included in the response frame to identify whether there is a blank message. Standard scheduling service period Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device reserves the second scheduling service period corresponding to the first scheduled service period in the second data sending period, and monitors the second channel during each reserved scheduling service period.
  • the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame to identify whether there is a Beacon Scheduled Service Period (Beacon Scheduled Service Period, Cartridge: Beacon SP), if it exists, go to step 250.
  • Beacon Scheduled Service Period Cartridge: Beacon SP
  • the extended cluster report IE includes cluster synchronization information and control information of a non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located.
  • the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame to identify whether the existence of the empty beacon scheduling service period specifically includes: the first wireless device utilizes cluster synchronization information and control of the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located The information is monitored during the beacon scheduling service period to identify whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service period.
  • the first wireless device parses and extracts the cluster report IE included in the response frame, and parses the cluster report IE, and extracts the cluster of the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located.
  • the information and the control information are synchronized, and a set of beacon scheduling service period is clarified.
  • the first wireless device identifies whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service period according to the cluster synchronization information and the control information during a set of beacon scheduling service periods.
  • Step 250 If the empty Beacon SP exists, the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the first wireless device joins the non-central type in which the second wireless device is located. cluster.
  • the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the first wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located. .
  • the first wireless device does not send the beacon frame, and also indicates that the first wireless device cannot join the non-central cluster where the second wireless device is located.
  • the first The line device switches itself from the first channel to the second channel, and sends a sounding frame to the second wireless device in the second channel.
  • the sounding frame includes a cluster detection IE, and after receiving the response frame sent by the second wireless device,
  • the extension cluster 4 included in the response frame identifies whether there is an empty Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device transmits a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, thereby joining the non-central type in which the second wireless device is located. cluster.
  • the method further includes: determining a variable beacon interval (VBI) and switching back to the first channel.
  • VBI variable beacon interval
  • the first wireless device transmits the beacon frame on the second channel, it does not overlap with other wireless devices in the cluster (eg, the second wireless device, the synchronous wireless device) Schedule communications to reduce interference.
  • the first wireless device may also switch back to the first channel, and continue to send the beacon frame on the first channel (the beacon frame is sent on the second channel)
  • the beacon frames are the same), so that the wireless device on the first channel schedules communication during the non-overlapping period when receiving the beacon frame, reducing interference.
  • the first wireless device determines a variable beacon interval, the variable beacon interval being used for the first The wireless device continues to transmit the beacon frame on the second channel in accordance with the variable beacon interval.
  • the first wireless device determines a variable beacon interval according to the cluster synchronization information and the control information, where the variable beacon interval is used by the first wireless device to continue the Beacon SP on the second channel according to the variable beacon interval. Send a beacon frame internally.
  • variable beacon interval determined by the first wireless device is as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the first wireless device adds a large bandwidth beacon transmission period based on the original beacon interval BI (Large Band Beacon Transmission). Interval, nickname: LB-BTI) and (Calculated Interval, GI), where LB-BTI is used by the first wireless device on the second channel (large bandwidth channel)
  • BI Large Band Beacon Transmission
  • LB-BTI Long Band Beacon Transmission
  • GI Calculated Interval
  • the first wireless device switches itself to the first channel according to the variable beacon interval, and transmits the beacon frame during a beacon transmission period in the first channel.
  • the first wireless device switches itself to the first channel in the guard interval according to the guard interval GI of the variable beacon interval, and transmits the beacon frame in the beacon transmission period BTI in the first channel.
  • the first wireless device A plurality of the first scheduling service periods are re-reserved from the first data transmission period, and the positions of the first scheduled service period re-reserved are randomly adjusted.
  • the first wireless device when the first wireless device receives the response frame sent by the second wireless device in the second scheduling service period, the first wireless device returns to step 210, that is, re-reserved multiple times in the first data sending period.
  • the first scheduling service period and randomly adjusting the position of the re-reserved first scheduling service period, for example, moving the reserved location of the first scheduling service period.
  • the cluster formation mechanism in the non-central cluster mechanism described in the foregoing embodiment and the optional step further includes a cluster information reporting mechanism in the non-central cluster mechanism, and the wireless device can report through the cluster information.
  • a non-central cluster is formed in the channel, or the communication is scheduled to be performed on non-overlapping periods according to the cluster information, and interference is reduced.
  • the method further includes the step of the first wireless device receiving the advertisement frame, by using the received advertisement frame, the first wireless device performing the joining of the non-central cluster in the second channel.
  • the first wireless device receives an announcement frame transmitted by a station within the first channel, the announcement frame including a cluster 4 advertisement cell having a cluster channel number.
  • the first wireless device receives an advertisement frame sent by a station in the first channel, and the advertisement frame includes a cluster 4 IE having a cluster channel number.
  • the station (Station, called: STA) on the first channel reserves a plurality of SPs in its own data transmission period DTI, and switches to the second channel in the SP to listen to the second channel, if the station receives To the beacon frame of the non-central cluster in the second channel, an advertisement frame is sent to the first wireless device, and the advertisement frame includes a cluster 4 advertisement cell having a cluster channel number.
  • the station on the first channel sends an announcement frame to the home first wireless device. Determining, by the first wireless device, a plurality of the first scheduling service periods from the first data transmission period according to the cluster report cell having a cluster channel number, to identify Whether the empty Beacon SP exists.
  • the first wireless device parses and extracts the content of the advertisement frame, extracts the cluster report IE from the advertisement frame, and extracts a cluster report control field (cluster report control field) from the cluster report IE.
  • Obtaining the cluster channel number in the report control domain, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is the present invention.
  • a cluster report control domain diagram is provided in the embodiment.
  • a cluster channel number is added in a cluster report control domain in the prior art, and the channel of the beacon frame received by the station is specified through the field, where
  • the cluster channel number is set to 1, it indicates that the beacon frame received by the station is the non-central cluster transmission of the first channel; when the cluster channel number is set to 0, it indicates the letter received by the station.
  • the frame is transmitted as a non-central cluster of the second channel in which it is located.
  • the beacon frame received by the station is a non-central cluster transmission of the second channel.
  • the first wireless device When the first wireless device clears that the cluster channel number is 0, it starts to perform clustering on the second channel, and in the first channel, reserves a plurality of first scheduling service periods from the first data transmission period, that is, step 210 is performed. Go to step 250.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, which is implemented in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first wireless device is in the second channel.
  • the first wireless device specifically includes a personal basic service set controller PCP or a wireless access node AP. As shown in FIG. 9, this embodiment includes the following steps:
  • Step 910 The first wireless device in the first channel receives a probe frame sent by the second wireless device that is switched from the second channel to the first channel during the first scheduling service period in the first data transmission period, where
  • the sounding frame includes a cluster sounding cell, wherein the cluster sounding cell includes timing information for causing the first wireless device to transmit a response frame for the sounding frame.
  • the first wireless device receives the sounding frame sent by the second wireless device, where the sounding frame includes a cluster sounding IE, where the cluster sounding IE includes timing information for causing the first wireless device to send a response frame for the sounding frame.
  • the cluster sounding IE includes timing information for causing the first wireless device to send a response frame for the sounding frame.
  • the first wireless device may receive the sounding frame in multiple manners, where by way of example and not limitation, in an implementation manner, the first wireless device itself receives the probe sent by the second wireless device. Or another embodiment, the probe frame sent by the second wireless device is reported to the first wireless device by the site in the non-central cluster where the first wireless device is located.
  • the first channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • Step 920 When the first wireless device is in a non-central cluster, according to timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, the first wireless device reserves multiple second schedules from the second data sending period. Service period.
  • the first wireless device when the first wireless device is in the non-central cluster in the first channel, that is, already clustered, the first wireless device according to the timing information included in the cluster detection IE, that is, the SP offset, the SP interval, and the SP duration Period, number of repetitions, a plurality of second scheduling service periods are reserved from the second data transmission period.
  • Step 930 The first wireless device sends a response frame, where the response frame includes an extended cluster report cell, where the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell. Identifying whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP, when the empty Beacon SP exists, the second wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the second wireless device joins the The non-central cluster in which the first wireless device is located.
  • the first wireless device sends a response frame, where the response frame includes an extended cluster report IE, where the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE to identify whether there is an empty Beacon SP, when the presence exists.
  • the second wireless device transmits a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so that the second wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the first wireless device is located.
  • the first wireless device determines the extended cluster report IE before transmitting the response frame.
  • the IE format determined by the first wireless device is as shown in FIG. Length (Length), Request Token, Next BTI Offset, Reported Clustering Control »
  • each attribute in the extended cluster report IE is specifically: IE number (Element ID): Set to the number of the extended cluster report IE.
  • Length Indicates the sum of the lengths of the attributes after the length.
  • Request Token Set to be the same as the corresponding request token in the Cluster Probe IE.
  • Next BTI Offset Set to the offset time of the next beacon transmission period starting point relative to the PPDU containing the extended cluster reporting IE, in TU.
  • Reported Clustering Control Set to the beacon frame in the cluster in which it is located The cluster control domain in .
  • the extended cluster 4 IE may be carried in a frame of a directional multi-gigabit beacon frame (DMG Beacon), a probe response frame (Probe Response), an announcement frame, and the like.
  • DMG Beacon directional multi-gigabit beacon frame
  • Probe Response Probe Response
  • announcement frame an announcement frame
  • the first wireless device uses the beacon frame as the bearer frame of the extended cluster reporting IE
  • the cluster control domain cannot be included in the beacon frame, and the cluster control domain must be included in the extended cluster report IE. Because other wireless devices consider that the beacon frame containing the cluster control domain sent by the first wireless device is cluster control information, causing confusion of other cluster member wireless devices.
  • the first wireless device in the embodiment of the present invention may be specifically a cluster member in a non-central cluster in the first channel, and may also be a synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first wireless device receives the probe frame that has been switched to the second wireless device in the first channel, and determines according to the cluster detection IE included in the probe frame. Transmitting the response frame to the second wireless device, so that the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame to identify whether there is an empty Beacon SP, and when there is an empty Beacon SP, the second wireless device is in the empty Beacon
  • the beacon frame is transmitted within the SP such that the second wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the first wireless device is located.
  • the method further includes: the step of identifying, by the first wireless device, whether the user has been in the non-central cluster, and identifying the second wireless device by identifying whether the user is in the non-central cluster. Join the non-central cluster of the first channel.
  • the first wireless device identifies whether it is already in a non-central cluster.
  • the first wireless device identifies whether it is already in the premium cluster. If it is already in the non-central cluster, step 920 is performed; otherwise, the following steps are performed.
  • the first wireless device When the first wireless device is not in a non-central cluster, the first wireless device establishes a non-central cluster and sets itself as a synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first wireless device when the first wireless device is not in the non-central cluster, indicating that the first wireless device is not a single wireless device in the first channel, and the response frame cannot be sent to the second wireless device, the first wireless device establishes a non-central Cluster, and set itself to the synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first wireless device that becomes the synchronous wireless device can provide cluster synchronization information and control information in the cluster, and requires the cluster members to maintain synchronization based on their own cluster synchronization information and control information.
  • the establishment of the non-central cluster by the first wireless device is prior art and will not be repeated here.
  • the cluster formation mechanism and the cluster information reporting mechanism in the non-central cluster mechanism described in the foregoing embodiments and optional steps further include a cluster maintenance mechanism in the non-central cluster mechanism, and the wireless device maintains through the cluster. After the mechanism loses the synchronous wireless device in the cluster, the mechanism maintains and manages the formed non-central cluster.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the main body is a synchronous wireless device in the first/second channel.
  • the synchronous wireless device specifically includes a personal basic service set controller PCP or a wireless access node AP. As shown in Figure 11, this embodiment includes the following steps:
  • Step 1110 The first synchronous wireless device in the first non-central cluster receives the first beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device in the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronization wireless device in the first non-central cluster receives the first beacon frame transmitted by the second synchronization wireless device in the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronous wireless device can receive the first beacon frame in multiple manners, where by way of example and not limitation, in an implementation manner, the first synchronous wireless device itself receives the first sent by the second synchronous wireless device.
  • a beacon frame; or, in another implementation, the first beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device is reported by the cluster member and the station in the first non-central cluster to the first synchronous wireless device.
  • Step 1120 When the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster, the first synchronous wireless device according to the first beacon frame, in the beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP The cluster member in the first non-central cluster sends a second beacon frame, where the second beacon frame includes a cluster switching advertisement cell, and the cluster member uses the cluster switching advertisement cell to identify whether it is received. And the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device, if the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device, join the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronous wireless device when the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster, the first synchronous wireless device sends the first to the cluster member in the first non-central cluster during the beacon scheduling service period according to the first beacon frame.
  • a second beacon frame where the second beacon frame includes a cluster switch notification IE, and is used by the cluster member to notify the IE according to the cluster switch. Identifying whether a beacon frame transmitted by the second synchronous wireless device is received, and if the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device, joining the second non-central cluster.
  • the beacon frame may be the first beacon frame, or the second synchronization wireless device may be in the first beacon frame.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines the cluster handover announcement IE before transmitting the second beacon frame.
  • the cluster switching advertisement IE format determined by the first synchronous wireless device is as shown in FIG. 12.
  • the cluster switching advertisement IE specifically includes one or more combinations of the following attributes: an IE number (Element ID), a length ( Length ), New Channel Number, Reference Timestamp, Reported Clustering Control.
  • each attribute in the cluster switching advertisement IE is specifically: IE number (Element ID): Set to the number of the cluster advertisement IE.
  • Length Indicates the sum of the lengths of the attributes after the length.
  • New Channel Number Set to the target channel after cluster switching, that is, the operating channel of the second non-central cluster.
  • Reference Timestamp Set to the lower 4 bytes of the TSF timer value for the beacon frame time that the MAC accesses the target cluster.
  • Reported Clustering Control Sets the cluster control domain included in the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device.
  • the first synchronous wireless device carries the cluster handover advertisement IE in the beacon frame and can be received by the cluster member in its cluster.
  • the cluster member in the first non-central cluster After receiving the beacon frame, the cluster member in the first non-central cluster parses and extracts the cluster switching advertisement IE in the beacon frame, and sends the beacon frame on the original channel while maintaining the notification in the cluster switching notification IE.
  • the reference timestamp, the new channel number, the cluster control report attempt to receive a beacon frame transmitted by the second synchronous wireless device on the target channel. If the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the second synchronous wireless device, it starts to join the second non-central cluster; otherwise, the cluster member completes the cluster maintenance according to the original cluster maintenance protocol of IEEE 802.11ad.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster, and the first synchronous wireless device sends the second beacon frame to the cluster member in the first non-central cluster during the beacon scheduling service period according to the first beacon frame
  • the second beacon frame includes a cluster switching advertisement IE, and is used by the cluster member to identify whether the first beacon frame is received according to the cluster switching advertisement IE, and if the cluster member receives the first beacon frame, join the second non-central cluster.
  • the method further includes: determining, by the first synchronous wireless device, whether to join the second non-central cluster, by determining whether the second non-central cluster is added to the second non-central cluster, Non-central clusters for maintenance and management.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines whether its own medium access control MAC address is greater than a MAC address of the second synchronous wireless device.
  • the first synchronization wireless device determines whether the MAC address of the first synchronization wireless device is greater than the MAC address of the second synchronization wireless device, if the MAC address of the first synchronization wireless device is greater than the second synchronization wireless device.
  • the MAC address, the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster, and performs the following steps.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronization wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster, and performs subsequent content of step 1020, otherwise, the first The wireless synchronization device is not added to the second non-central cluster.
  • the first synchronous wireless device and the second synchronous wireless device may be in any one of the first channel or the second channel.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the fourth embodiment of the present invention further provides a device for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, which is used to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the first embodiment.
  • the apparatus includes: a first reservation unit 1310, a sending unit 1320, a second reservation unit 1330, and an identification unit 1340.
  • the first reserved unit 1310 is configured to reserve a plurality of first scheduling service periods from the first data sending period
  • the sending unit 1320 is configured to switch from the first channel to the first period during the first scheduling service period. Two channels, and transmitting a sounding frame in the second channel, the sounding frame comprising a cluster sounding cell, wherein the cluster sounding cell comprises a wireless device in the second channel for the detecting The timing information of the frame transmission response frame;
  • the second reservation unit 1330 is configured to reserve, according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, a plurality of second scheduling service periods corresponding to the first scheduling service period from the second data sending period;
  • the identifying unit 1340 is configured to: when the response frame sent by the wireless device in the second channel is received in the second scheduling service period, use the extended cluster report cell included in the response frame to identify whether there is a blank message Standard scheduling service period Beacon SP;
  • the sending unit 1320 is further configured to: if the empty Beacon SP exists, send a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, so as to join a non-central cluster in which the wireless device in the second channel is located.
  • the extended cluster report cell received by the identifying unit 1340 includes cluster synchronization information and control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel;
  • the identifying unit 1340 is specifically configured to: by using the cluster synchronization information and the control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel, identify, in the Beacon SP, whether the empty Beacon SP is present.
  • the apparatus further includes: a determining unit 1350, configured to determine a variable beacon interval according to cluster synchronization information and control information of a non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel, the variable beacon interval
  • the transmitting unit is configured to continue to send the beacon frame on the second channel according to the variable beacon interval;
  • the sending unit 1320 is further configured to: switch back to the first channel according to the variable beacon interval, and send the beacon frame in a beacon transmission period in the first channel.
  • the device further includes: a receiving unit 1360, configured to receive an advertisement frame sent by a station in the first channel, where the advertisement frame includes a cluster cell having a cluster channel number;
  • the first reservation unit 1310 is specifically configured to: reserve, according to the cluster report cell having a cluster channel number, a plurality of the first ones from the first data transmission period in the first channel The service period is scheduled to identify whether the empty Beacon SP exists.
  • the first reservation unit 1310 is further configured to re-reserve the first data transmission period when the response frame sent by the wireless device in the second channel is not received in the second scheduling service period. a plurality of the first scheduled service periods, and randomizing the positions of the first scheduled service period re-reserved Adjustment.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the first wireless device switches itself from the first channel to the second channel, and sends a sounding frame to the second wireless device in the second channel.
  • the sounding frame includes a cluster detection IE.
  • the extended acknowledgment IE included in the response frame identifies whether there is an empty Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device is in the A beacon frame is transmitted within the empty Beacon SP to join the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located.
  • the fifth embodiment of the present invention further provides a device for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, which is used to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the second embodiment.
  • the apparatus includes: a receiving unit 1410, a reservation unit 1420, and a transmitting unit 1430.
  • the receiving unit 1410 is configured to receive, during a first scheduling service period of the first data transmission period, a sounding frame sent by the first wireless device that is switched from the second channel to the first channel, where the sounding frame includes cluster detection. a cell, where the cluster sounding cell includes timing information for causing the apparatus to send a response frame for the sounding frame;
  • a reservation unit 1420 configured to reserve a plurality of second scheduling service periods from the second data transmission period according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cells when the clustering unit is already in the non-central cluster;
  • the sending unit 1430 is configured to send a response frame during the second scheduling service period, where the response frame includes an extended cluster report cell, where the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell to identify whether There is an empty beacon scheduling service period Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, thereby joining the non-central cluster in which the device is located.
  • the device further includes: an identifying unit 1440, configured to identify whether it is in a non-central cluster; a setting unit 1450, configured to establish a non-central cluster when not in the non-central cluster, and set the device as A synchronous wireless device in a non-central cluster.
  • the first channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel; the second channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel. Therefore, by using the implementation device of the non-central cluster mechanism provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the first wireless device receives the probe frame that has been switched to the second wireless device in the first channel, and determines according to the cluster detection IE included in the sounding frame. Transmitting the response frame to the second wireless device, so that the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame to identify whether there is an empty Beacon SP, and when there is an empty Beacon SP, the second wireless device is in the empty Beacon
  • the beacon frame is transmitted within the SP such that the second wireless device joins the non-central cluster in which the first wireless device is located. Furthermore, the problem that multi-channel clustering cannot be realized in the prior art is solved, and the efficiency of the multi-channel non-central cluster clustering process is improved.
  • the sixth embodiment of the present invention further provides a device for implementing a non-central cluster mechanism, which is used to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the third embodiment.
  • the device includes: a receiving unit 1510 and a transmitting unit 1520.
  • the receiving unit 1510 is configured to receive a first beacon frame sent by the first synchronous wireless device in the second non-central cluster;
  • the sending unit 1520 is configured to: when determining to join the second non-central cluster, send a second to the cluster member in the first non-central cluster during the beacon scheduling service period according to the first beacon frame a beacon frame, where the second beacon frame includes a cluster switching advertisement cell, where the cluster member identifies, according to the cluster switching advertisement cell, whether a beacon frame sent by the first synchronous wireless device is received, And if the cluster member receives the beacon frame sent by the first synchronous wireless device, joining the second non-central cluster.
  • the apparatus and the first synchronous wireless device can both be in any of the first channel or the second channel.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster
  • the first synchronous wireless device is in the beacon according to the first beacon frame.
  • Frame if the cluster member receives the first beacon frame, joins the second non-central cluster, thereby maintaining and managing the formed non-central cluster after the synchronization wireless device in the cluster is lost.
  • the apparatus for implementing the non-central cluster mechanism provided in the fourth embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the following manner to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 16 .
  • the device is in a first channel, the device comprising: a network interface 1610, a processor 1620, and a memory 1630.
  • the network interface 1610 is for interactive communication with wireless devices in other channels, or wireless devices or stations within the channel.
  • Memory 1630 can be a persistent storage, such as a hard drive and flash memory, with software modules and device drivers in memory 1630.
  • the software modules are capable of executing the various functional modules of the above described method of the present invention; the device drivers can be network and interface drivers.
  • the sounding frame includes a cluster detecting cell, wherein the cluster detecting signal
  • the element includes timing information for causing the wireless device in the second channel to send a response frame for the sounding frame; and, according to the timing information included in the cluster sounding cell, a plurality of a second scheduling service period corresponding to the first scheduling service period;
  • a beacon frame is transmitted within the empty Beacon SP, thereby adding a non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel.
  • the extended cluster report cell includes cluster synchronization information and control information of a non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located;
  • the cluster communication information and the control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel are used to identify whether the empty Beacon SP exists in the Beacon SP.
  • the instructions of the following process are executed: Determining a variable beacon interval according to the cluster synchronization information and the control information of the non-central cluster in which the wireless device is located in the second channel, where the variable beacon interval is used by the sending unit according to the Changing the beacon interval continues to transmit a beacon frame on the second channel;
  • the advertisement frame including a cluster report cell having a cluster channel number
  • a plurality of the first scheduling service periods are re-reserved from the first data transmission period, and The location of the first scheduled service period re-reserved is randomly adjusted.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the first wireless device switches itself from the first channel to the second channel, and sends a sounding frame to the second wireless device in the second channel.
  • the sounding frame includes a cluster detection IE.
  • the extended acknowledgment IE included in the response frame identifies whether there is an empty Beacon SP.
  • the first wireless device is in the A beacon frame is transmitted within the empty Beacon SP to join the non-central cluster in which the second wireless device is located.
  • the apparatus for implementing the non-central cluster mechanism provided in the fifth embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the following manner to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
  • the device is in a first channel, and the device includes: a network interface 1710, a processor 1720 And memory 1730.
  • the network interface 1710 is for interactive communication with wireless devices in other channels, or wireless devices or stations within the channel.
  • the memory 1730 may be a persistent storage such as a hard disk drive and a flash memory, and the memory 1730 has a software module and a device driver.
  • the software modules are capable of executing the various functional modules of the above described method of the present invention; the device drivers can be network and interface drivers.
  • a sounding frame transmitted by the first wireless device that is switched from the second channel to the first channel where the sounding frame includes a cluster detecting cell, where the cluster
  • the sounding cell includes timing information for causing the apparatus to transmit a response frame for the sounding frame; when it is already in the non-central cluster, according to the timing information contained by the cluster sounding cell, it is pre-processed from the second data transmission period Set aside a second second scheduling service period;
  • the response frame includes an extended cluster report cell
  • the first wireless device uses the extended cluster report cell to identify whether there is an empty beacon scheduling service during the second scheduling service period.
  • the Beacon SP when the empty Beacon SP exists, the first wireless device sends a beacon frame in the empty Beacon SP, thereby joining the non-central cluster in which the device is located.
  • a non-central cluster is established and the device is set as a synchronous wireless device in the non-central cluster.
  • the first channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the first wireless device receives the probe frame that has been switched to the second wireless device in the first channel, and determines according to the cluster detection IE included in the sounding frame. Transmitting the response frame to the second wireless device, so that the second wireless device uses the extended cluster report IE included in the response frame to identify whether there is an empty Beacon SP, and when there is an empty Beacon SP, the second wireless device is in the empty Beacon Sending a beacon frame within the SP, thereby the second wireless device Join the non-central cluster in which the first wireless device is located. Furthermore, the problem that multi-channel clustering cannot be realized in the prior art is solved, and the efficiency of the multi-channel non-central cluster clustering process is improved.
  • the apparatus for implementing the non-central cluster mechanism may be implemented in the following manner to implement the non-central cluster mechanism in the third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
  • the apparatus is in a first, non-central cluster, the apparatus comprising: a network interface 1810, a processor 1820, and a memory 1830.
  • the network interface 1810 is for interactive communication with wireless devices in other channels, or wireless devices or stations within the channel.
  • the memory 1830 can be a persistent storage such as a hard disk drive and flash memory, and the memory 1830 has software modules and device drivers.
  • the software modules are capable of executing the various functional modules of the above described method of the present invention; the device drivers can be network and interface drivers.
  • the apparatus and the first synchronous wireless device can both be in any of the first channel or the second channel.
  • the first channel is specifically a 1.08 GHz bandwidth channel; and the second channel is specifically a 2.16 GHz bandwidth channel.
  • the first synchronous wireless device determines to join the second non-central cluster
  • the first synchronous wireless device is in the beacon according to the first beacon frame.
  • Frame if the cluster member receives the first beacon frame, joins the second non-central cluster, thereby maintaining and managing the formed non-central cluster after the synchronization wireless device in the cluster is lost.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read only memory
  • EEPROM electrically programmable ROM
  • EEPROM electrically erasable programmable ROM
  • registers hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or technical field Any other form of storage medium known.

Abstract

本发明实施例涉及一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置。所述方法包括:处于第一信道内的第一无线设备从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期;在第一调度服务期内,第一无线设备将自身切换至第二信道,并在第二信道内发送探测帧,探测帧包括簇探测信元,第一无线设备根据簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发送期中预留出多个与第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;当在第二调度服务期中接收到第二无线设备发送的响应帧时,第一无线设备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在空信标调度服务期;如果存在空信标调度服务期,则第一无线设备在空信标调度服务期内发送信标帧,从而第一无线设备加入第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇。

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非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置
本申请要求于 2013 年 03 月 11 日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 201310076705.7、 发明名称为 "非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置" 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
本发明涉及通讯技术领域,尤其涉及一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装 置。 背景技术
在通信领域中, 60GHz无线通信属毫米波通信范畴, 毫米波通常是指波长 为 1-10毫米的电磁波, 其对应的频率范围为 30GHz-300GHz, 其在通信、 雷达、 导航、 遥感、 天文等诸多领域有着广泛的应用。
目前, 国内已分配的 60GHz免许可频段只有 59-64GHZ的 5GHz, 根据 IEEE 802.11ad通信协议, 将免许可频段进行信道划分, 如图 1所示, IEEE 802.11 ad 采用的信道划分只存在 2.16GHz—种信道带宽, 包括编号为 1-4的信道, 将编号 1-4的信道称为大带宽信道, 中国无线个域网标准工作组将对应于编号为 2和 3 的两个物理信道带宽进一步划分为两个 1.08GHz的信道 5/6和信道 7/8 , 将编号 为 5-8的信道称为小带宽信道。 在图 1中, 信道 5/6与信道 2 , 7/8与信道 3的信道 不同, 但频率重叠, 互为同频干扰信道。 例如, 对于信道 2来说, 除了自身信 道大带宽(2.16 GHz )的干扰外,还存在两个与信道 2重叠的小带宽( 1.08GHz ) 信道 5和 6带来的干扰。
由于在密集部署的网络环境中会存在大量同信道干扰问题, 通常利用 PCP/AP簇机制来抑制同信道干扰问题。 PCP/AP簇机制允许各个簇成员 PCP/AP 通过调度以在不重叠的时段上发送帧。 IEEE 802.1 lad具有两种类型的 PCP/AP 簇机制: 非中心式 PCP/AP簇机制和中心式 PCP/AP簇机制。
非中心式簇使能并运行在相同信道上的邻近 PCP/AP可以构成非中心式 簇。 簇中的 PCP/AP可以接收其它 PCP/AP发出的含有调度信息的定向多千兆位 信标帧 (DMG Beacon ) 帧和通告(Announce )帧, 以在不重叠的时段上调度 通信, 减少相邻网络的干扰。簇中含有一个提供簇同步信息和控制信息的同步
PCP/AP ( S-PCP/S-AP )。簇中各成员均以 S-PCP/S-AP的 DMG Beacon帧为基准, 在一组 Beacon SP时间内, 簇成员 PCP/AP发送 DMG Beacon帧, 从而与 S-PCP/S-AP保持同步。
现有技术中非中心式成簇包括成为 S-PCP/S-AP和成为簇成员两种情况。
1 )成为 S-PCP/S-AP的过程具体为: PCP/AP至少每 4个 BI时间内发送一次 DMG Beacon帧; DMG Beacon帧中必须含有簇控制 ( Clustering Control )域, 其设置符合 S-PCP/S-AP的设置要求。
2 )以簇成员身份加入簇的过程具体为: 当 PCP/AP在收到一个 S-PCP/S-AP 发送的 DMG Beacon帧后, 监听信道, 如果发现至少一个 Beacon SP为空, 则任 意选择一个空的 Beacon SP发送 DMG Beacon, 并将自身的 BI、 Beacon SP的长 度、 Cluster ID等设置为与 S-PCP/S-AP对应项相同值, 此时, PCP/AP完成加入 该非中心式簇; 如果 PCP/AP没有发现空的 Beacon SP, 则不能加入该非中心式 簇。
但是,现有技术的方案也出现以下缺陷。现有技术的方案仅提供了相等带 宽、相同信道的非中心式 PCP/AP簇机制, 不能解决运行在 1.08GHz小带宽信道 的 PCP/AP与 2.16GHz大带宽信道的 PCP/AP的建立非中心式簇的问题。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置,用以实现在 多信道 PCP/AP之间形成非中心式簇。
在第一方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 所述 方法包括:
处于第一信道内的第一无线设备从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调 度服务期;
在所述第一调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备将自身切换至第二信道, 并 在所述第二信道内发送探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探 测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内的第二无线设备针对所述探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息; 所述第一无线设备根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发送 期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响应帧时,所 述第一无线设备利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇 告信元,识别是否存在空信标 调度服务期 Beacon SP;
如果存在所述空 Beacon SP, 则所述第一无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发 送信标帧, 从而所述第一无线设备加入所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中,所述扩展簇 告信元包括所述第二无线设备 所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息;
所述第一无线设备利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在 空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP具体包括:
所述第一无线设备利用所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信 息和控制信息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
结合第一方面或第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式,在第二种可能的实现 方式中, 所述第一无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而所述第一 无线设备加入所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇之后还包括:
才艮据所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息,所述 第一无线设备确定可变信标间隔,所述可变信标间隔用于所述第一无线设备根 据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧;
所述第一无线设备根据所述可变信标间隔, 将自身切换回所述第一信道, 在所述第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
在第三种可能的实现方式中,所述处于第一信道内的第一无线设备从第一 数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期之前还包括:
所述第一无线设备接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧,所述通 告帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元;
所述第一无线设备根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元,在所述第一信 道内,从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否 存在所述空 Beacon SP。
在第四种可能的实现方式中, 所述方法还包括: 当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响应帧时, 所述第一无线设备从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服 务期, 并对重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
结合第一方面或第一方面的第一种、 第二种、 第三种、 第四种可能的实现 方式, 在第五种可能的实现方式中, 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
在第二方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 所述 方法包括:
处于第一信道内的第一无线设备在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期 内接收从第二信道切换至所述第一信道的第二无线设备发送的探测帧,所述探 测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述第一无线设备针 对所述探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息;
当所述第一无线设备已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的定 时信息, 所述第一无线设备从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期; 在所述第二调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备发送响应帧, 所述响应帧包 括扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第二无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元, 识别是 否存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP, 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第二无 线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而所述第二无线设备加入所述第 一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中,所述处于第一信道内的第一无线设备在第一 数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收处于第二信道内的第二无线设备发送 的探测帧之后还包括:
所述第一无线设备识别自身是否已处于非中心式簇中;
当所述第一无线设备未处于非中心式簇中,所述第一无线设备建立非中心 式簇, 并将自身设置为所述非中心式簇中的同步无线设备。
在第二种可能的实现方式中, 所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所 述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
在第三方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 所述 方法包括: 处于第一非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备接收处于第二非中心式簇中 的第二同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧;
当所述第一同步无线设备确定加入所述第二非中心式簇中,所述第一同步 无线设备根据所述第一信标帧, 在信标调度服务期 Beacon SP内向所述第一非 中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧, 所述第二信标帧包括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换通告信元,识别是否接收到所述第二同步无线 设备发送的信标帧,如果所述簇成员接收到所述第二同步无线设备发送的信标 帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中,所述第一同步无线设备和所述第二同步无线 设备均可处于第一信道或者第二信道中的任一信道内。
结合第三方面或第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式,在第二种可能的实现 方式中,所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道;所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz 带宽信道。
在第四方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述 装置处于第一信道内, 所述装置包括:
第一预留单元, 用于从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期; 发送单元, 用于在所述第一调度服务期内,从所述第一信道切换至第二信 道, 并在所述第二信道内发送探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所 述簇探测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内无线设备针对所述探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息;
第二预留单元, 用于根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发 送期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
识别单元,用于当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到处于所述第二信道内无 线设备发送的响应帧时, 利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存 在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP;
所述发送单元还用于, 如果存在所述空 Beacon SP , 则在所述空 Beacon SP 内发送信标帧, 从而加入所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中,所述识别单元接收的扩展簇报告信元包括所 述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息; 所述识别单元具体用于,利用所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇 的簇同步信息和控制信息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
结合第四方面或第四方面的第一种可能的实现方式,在第二种可能的实现 方式中, 所述装置还包括:
确定单元,用于根据所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步 信息和控制信息, 确定可变信标间隔, 所述可变信标间隔用于所述发送单元根 据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧;
所述发送单元还用于, 根据所述可变信标间隔, 切换回第一信道, 在所述 第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
在第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述装置还包括:
接收单元, 用于接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧, 所述通告 帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元;
所述第一预留单元具体用于,根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元, 在 所述第一信道内, 从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
在第四种可能的实现方式中, 所述第一预留单元还用于,
当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述第二信道内无线设备发送的响 应帧时,从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 并对 重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
结合第四方面或第四方面的第一种、 第二种、 第三种、 第四种可能的实现 方式, 在第五种可能的实现方式中, 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
在第五方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述 装置处于第一信道内, 所述装置包括:
接收单元,用于在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收从第二信道 切换至所述第一信道的第一无线设备发送的探测帧,所述探测帧包括簇探测信 元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述装置针对所述探测帧发送响应帧的 定时信息;
预留单元, 用于当已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时 信息, 从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期;
发送单元, 用于在所述第二调度服务期内, 发送响应帧, 所述响应帧包括 扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第一无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元,识别是否 存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP, 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第一无线 设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧,从而加入所述装置所处的非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述装置还包括:
识别单元, 用于识别是否已处于非中心式簇中;
设置单元, 用于当未处于非中心式簇中, 建立非中心簇, 并将所述装置设 置为所述非中心簇中的同步无线设备。
在第二种可能的实现方式中, 所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所 述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
在第六方面, 本发明实施例提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述 装置处于第一非中心式簇中, 所述装置包括:
接收单元,用于接收处于第二非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备发送的第 一信标帧;
发送单元,用于当确定加入所述第二非中心式簇时,根据所述第一信标帧, 在信标调度服务期 Beacon SP内向所述第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信 标帧, 所述第二信标帧包括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述非中心式簇中的簇成员 根据所述簇切换通告信元,识别是否接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标 帧,如果所述簇成员接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧, 则加入所述 第二非中心式簇。
在第一种可能的实现方式中,所述装置和所述第一同步无线设备均可处于 第一信道或者第二信道中的任一信道内。
结合第六方面或第六方面的第一种可能的实现方式,在第二种可能的实现 方式中,所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道;所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz 带宽信道。
因此, 通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法与装置, 第一无线设备将自身从第一信道切换至第二信道,向处于第二信道内的第二无 线设备发送探测帧, 探测帧包括簇探测 IE, 当接收到第二无线设备发送的响应 帧后, 利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE, 识别是否存在空信标调度服务期, 当 存在空信标调度服务期时, 第一无线设备在空信标调度服务期内发送信标帧, 从而加入第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇。进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多 信道成簇的问题, 提高了多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。 附图说明
图 1为现有技术中免许可频段信道划分示意图;
图 2为本发明实施例一提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图; 图 3为本发明实施例提供的 SP预留位置示意图;
图 4为本发明实施例提供的簇探测 IE示意图;
图 5为本发明实施例提供的 1.08/2.16 BSS共存信息域格式图;
图 6为本发明实施例提供的共存管理帧示意图;
图 7为本发明实施例提供的可变信标间隔示意图;
图 8为本发明实施例提供的簇报告控制域示意图;
图 9为本发明实施例二提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图; 图 10为本发明实施例提供的扩展簇报告 IE示意图;
图 11为本发明实施例三提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图; 图 12为本发明实施例提供的簇切换通告 IE示意图;
图 13为本发明实施例四提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置的结构框图; 图 14为本发明实施例五提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置的结构框图; 图 15为本发明实施例六提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置的结构框图; 图 16为本发明实施例提供的一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置的硬件结构 示意图;
图 17为本发明实施例提供的另一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置的硬件结 构示意图;
图 18为本发明实施例提供的再一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置的硬件结 构示意图。 具体实施方式
为使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚, 下面结合附图对本发明具 体实施例作进一步的详细描述。
下面以图 2为例说明本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,图 2 为本发明实施例一提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图,在本发明实施例 中实施主体为处于第一信道内的第一无线设备,在本发明实施例中所述第一无 线设备具体包括个人基本服务集控制器(PBSS Control Point, 筒称, PCP )或 者无线接入节点 ( Access Point, 筒称: AP )。 如图 2所示, 该实施例包括以下 步骤:
步骤 210、 处于第一信道内的第一无线设备从第一数据发送期中预留出多 个第一调度服务期。
具体地, 处于第一信道内的第一无线设备从自身的第一数据发送期(Data Transter Interval,筒称: DTI )中预留出多个第一调度服务期( Scheduled Service Period, 筒称: SP ), 该预留出的调度服务期用于在后续步骤中发送相关信息。
进一步地, 在一个例子中, 如图 3所示, 图 3为本发明实施例提供的 SP预 留位置示意图。 在图 3中, 第一无线设备从自身的第一数据发送期内的前端和 后端各预留一个 SP。 并使两个 SP的时间长度 L大于信标头间隔(Beacon Header Interval,筒称: BHI )的时间长度,图 3中所示的信标间隔 BI为基本服务集( Basic Service Set, 筒称: BSS ) 中的时间划分, 该时间划分为现有技术, 在此不再 复述。
需要说明的是, 如果 SP1和 SP2的时间长度 L大于 BHI的时间长度, 则第一 无线设备在 SP1和 SP2中发送的探测帧, 必有一个落入第二无线设备的 DTI内, 使得第二无线设备能在自身的 DTI内以较大概率接收到第一无线设备的探测 帧。
在本发明实施例中, 第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道, 也可称为小带宽 信道。
步骤 220、 在所述第一调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备将自身切换至第 二信道,并在所述第二信道内发送探测帧,所述探测帧包括簇探测信元,其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内的第二无线设备针对所述探 测帧发送响应帧的定时信息。
具体地, 第一无线设备在步骤 210中预留多个第一调度服务期后, 在每个 调度服务期内, 第一无线设备将自身切换至第二信道, 并在第二信道内发送探 测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元(Information Element, 筒称: IE ), 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使处于第二信道内的第二无线设备针对探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息。
其中, 第一无线设备在发送探测帧之前, 第一无线设备定义簇探测 IE。 具体地, 第一无线设备定义的簇探测 IE格式如图 4所示, 在图 4中, 簇探测 IE具体包括以下属性中的一个或多个组合: IE编号 (Element ID )、 长度 ( Length ), 1.08/2.16BSS共存信息域( 1.08/2· 16BSS Coexistence Information field ), 请求令牌(Request Token )、 SP偏移 ( SP Offset ), SP间隔( SP Space )、 SP持续期 ( SP Duration )、 重复次数( Repetition Count )„
进一步地, 簇探测 IE中各个属性的含义具体为: IE编号(Element ID ): 设 置为簇探测 IE的编号。
长度(Length ): 指示长度以后的各字段的长度总和。
1.08/2.16 BSS共存信息域包括以下子属性, 如图 5所示: 信息请求 ( Information Request )、 2.16GHz禁止( 2.16GHz Intolerant )、 1.08GHzBSS带宽 请求( 1.08 GHz BSS Width Request )、 保留 ( Reserved )»
信息请求( Information Request ): 设置为 1时, 指示作为发送端的第一无 线设备正在请求作为接收端的第二无线设备发送一个包含簇同步与控制信息 的帧, 该帧的地址为第一无线设备的地址; 设置为 0时, SP Offset, SP Space, SP Duration和 Repetition Count等属性不出现在簇探测 IE中。
2.16GHz禁止(2.16GHz Intolerant ): 设置为 1时, 将阻止第二无线设备运 行在 2.16 GHz信道的 BSS ; 当设置为 0时, 将不会阻止第二无线设备运行在 2.16GHz信道的 BSS, 该子属性用于 BSS之间的通信。
1.08GHzBSS带宽请求( 1.08 GHz BSS Width Request ): 设置为 1时, 阻止 第二无线设备运行在 2.16GHz信道的 BSS , 将 BSS转入 20MHz信道运行。 否贝' J , 设置为 0, 该子属性用于 BSS内部的通信。
请求令牌(Request Token ): 设置为由作为发送端的无线接入设备确定的 一个非 0值。
SP偏移 (SP Offset ): 设置为从包含簇探测 IE的帧到首个 SP的开端之间的 时间长度, 时间单位为 TU。
SP间隔 (SP Space ): 设置为两个 SP的开端之间的间隔。
SP持续期 (SP Duration ): 设置为单个 SP的持续时间。
重复次数( Repetition Count ): 设置为所请求的 SP的个数。
在本发明实施例中, SP偏移、 SP间隔、 SP持续期、 重复次数也为用于使 处于第二信道内的第二无线设备针对探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息, 换句话 说, 也即是, 当第二无线设备接收到探测帧包含的簇探测信元后, 根据簇探测 信元包含的 SP偏移、 SP间隔、 SP持续期、 重复次数, 设置发送响应帧的时间。
在本发明实施例中, 作为示例而非限定, 在一种实现方式中, 携带簇探测
IE的探测帧可以具体为探测请求帧 (Probe Request ), 定向多千兆位信标帧 ( DMG Beacon )、 关联请求帧 ( Association Request ) 中的任一帧。
在另一种实现方式中, 还可确定共存管理帧, 将簇探测 IE携带在 1.08/2.16 BSS共存管理帧中,如图 6所示,图 6为本发明实施例提供的共存管理帧示意图, 所述 1.08/2.16 BSS共存管理帧具体格式为: 种类 (Category )字段设置为公共 ( Public ), 公共动作(Public Action )字段设置为簇探测、 帧负载为簇探测 IE。
在本发明实施例中, 第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道, 也可称为大带宽 信道。
步骤 230、 所述第一无线设备根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息, 从第 二数据发送期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期。
具体地, 第一无线设备在发送探测帧后, 根据簇探测 IE包含的定时信息, 即 SP偏移、 SP间隔、 SP持续期、 重复次数, 从第二数据发送期中预留出多个 与第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期。
根据前述步骤 210中的例子,如图 3所示, 第一无线设备从第一数据发送期 中预留出的两个调度服务期,在本步骤中, 第一无线设备在第二数据发送期中 也预留出时间相同的两个调度服务期,该预留出的调度服务期用于等待接收第 二无线设备发送的相关信息。 同时, 在 SP偏移时间开始后, 第一无线设备在每 个预留出的调度服务期内监听第二信道。 步骤 240、 当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响 应帧时, 所述第一无线设备利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否 存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP。
具体地,第一无线设备在第二数据发送期中预留出与第一调度服务期对应 的第二调度服务期后,在每个预留出的调度服务期内监听第二信道, 当在第二 调度服务期中接收到处于第二信道内第二无线设备发送的响应帧时,第一无线 设备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE , 识别是否存在空信标调度服务期 ( Beacon Scheduled Service Period, 筒称: Beacon SP ), 如果存在, 则执行步 骤 250。
进一步地, 在本发明实施例中, 所述扩展簇报告 IE包括所述第二无线设备 所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息。
第一无线设备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE,识别是否存在空信标调度 服务期具体包括:第一无线设备利用所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇 同步信息和控制信息,在信标调度服务期内监测第二信道,识别是否存在空信 标调度服务期。
进一步地, 第一无线设备接收到响应帧后,解析并提取响应帧包括的簇报 告 IE, 并对簇报告 IE进行解析, 从中提取到所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式 簇的簇同步信息和控制信息, 并明确了一组信标调度服务期时间, 第一无线设 备根据簇同步信息和控制信息, 在一组信标调度服务期内,识别是否存在空信 标调度服务期。
步骤 250、 如果存在所述空 Beacon SP , 则所述第一无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而所述第一无线设备加入所述第二无线设备所处 的非中心式簇。
具体地, 根据步骤 240的识别, 如果存在空信标调度服务期, 则第一无线 设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而第一无线设备加入第二无线设备所处 的非中心式簇。
如果未存在空 Beacon SP, 则第一无线设备不发送信标帧, 同时, 也说明 第一无线设备无法加入第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
因此,通过执行本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 第一无 线设备将自身从第一信道切换至第二信道,向处于第二信道内的第二无线设备 发送探测帧, 探测帧包括簇探测 IE, 当接收到第二无线设备发送的响应帧后, 利用响应帧包括的扩展簇 4艮告 IE识别是否存在空 Beacon SP, 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第一无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入第二无线设备所 处的非中心式簇。 进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道成簇的问题,提高了 多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
可选地, 在本发明实施例步骤 250之后还包括确定可变信标间隔(Variable Beacon Interval , 筒称: VBI )及切换回第一信道的步骤。 通过确定可变信标间 隔 VBI, 使第一无线设备在第二信道上发送信标帧时, 与簇中的其他无线设备 (例如, 第二无线设备, 同步无线设备)在不重叠的时段上调度通信, 减少干 扰。 第一无线设备在加入第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇后,还可切换回至第 一信道, 继续在第一信道上发送信标帧(该信标帧与在第二信道上发送的信标 帧相同), 使得在第一信道上的无线设备在接收到信标帧时, 在不重叠的时段 上调度通信, 减少干扰。
才艮据所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息,所述 第一无线设备确定可变信标间隔,所述可变信标间隔用于所述第一无线设备根 据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧。
具体地, 第一无线设备根据簇同步信息和控制信息, 确定可变信标间隔, 所述可变信标间隔用于第一无线设备根据可变信标间隔继续在第二信道上的 Beacon SP内发送信标帧。
进一步地, 第一无线设备确定的可变信标间隔如图 7所示, 在图 7中, 第一 无线设备在原有信标间隔 BI的基础上增加大带宽信标发送期 (Large Band Beacon Transmission Interval, 筒称: LB-BTI )和(信道切换时的)保护间隔 ( Guaranteed Interval, 筒称: GI ), 其中, LB-BTI是第一无线设备用于在第二 信道(大带宽信道 )上发送信标帧的接入期, LB-BTI的开端与 Beacon SP对齐。
所述第一无线设备根据所述可变信标间隔, 将自身切换至所述第一信道, 在所述第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
具体地, 第一无线设备根据可变信标间隔的保护间隔 GI, 在保护间隔内, 将自身切换至第一信道, 在第一信道中的信标发发送期 BTI内发送信标帧。 可选地, 在本发明实施例步骤 240中, 还存在另一种情况即当在所述第二 调度服务期中未接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响应帧时,所述第一无线设备 从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服务期,并对重新预留 的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
具体地,当第一无线设备在第二调度服务期中为接收到第二无线设备发送 的响应帧时, 则, 第一无线设备返回步骤 210, 即在第一数据发送期中重新预 留出多个第一调度服务期,并对重新预留出的第一调度服务期的位置进行随机 调整, 例如, 将预留出的第一调度服务期的位置进行移动。
在本发明实施例中,前述实施例及可选步骤描述的非中心式簇机制中的簇 形成机制, 在非中心式簇机制中还包括簇信息报告机制, 无线设备通过簇信息 报告可以在多信道中形成非中心式簇,或者根据簇信息报告在不重叠的时段上 调度通信, 减少干扰。
可选地, 在本发明实施例步骤 210之前, 还包括第一无线设备接收通告帧 的步骤, 通过接收的通告帧, 第一无线设备执行加入第二信道中非中心式簇。
所述第一无线设备接收处于第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧,所述通告帧 包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元。
具体地, 第一无线设备接收第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧, 所述通告帧 包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告 IE。
进一步地, 第一信道上的站点 (Station, 筒称: STA )在自身的数据发送 期 DTI中预留出多个 SP, 并在 SP内切换至第二信道, 监听第二信道, 如果站点 接收到第二信道中非中心式簇的信标帧, 则向第一无线设备发送通告帧, 所述 通告帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元。
可以理解的是, 第一信道上的站点向归属的第一无线设备发送通告帧。 所述第一无线设备根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元,在所述第一信 道内,从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否 存在所述空 Beacon SP。
具体地, 第一无线设备在接收到通告帧后, 解析并提取通告帧的内容, 从 通告帧中提取簇报告 IE , 在簇报告 IE中提取簇报告控制域 (Cluster Report Control field ), 从簇报告控制域中获取簇信道编号, 如图 8所示, 图 8为本发明 实施例提供的簇报告控制域示意图,在本发明实施例中, 将现有技术中的簇报 告控制域中添加簇信道编号, 通过该字段明确, 站点接收到的信标帧的信道, 其中作为示例而非限定, 当簇信道编号设置为 1时, 表示站点接收到的信标帧 为所处第一信道的非中心式簇发送; 当簇信道编号设置为 0时, 表示站点接收 到的信标帧为所处第二信道的非中心式簇发送。
在本发明实施例中, 簇信道编号为 0, 则站点接收到的信标帧为第二信道 的非中心式簇发送。
第一无线设备明确簇信道编号为 0时, 则开始执行在第二信道上成簇, 在 第一信道内,从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期,即执行步骤 210 至步骤 250。
为使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚, 下面结合附图对本发明具 体实施例作进一步的详细描述。
下面以图 9为例说明本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,图 9 为本发明实施例二提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图,在本发明实施例 中实施主体为处于第二信道内的第一无线设备,在本发明实施例中所述第一无 线设备具体包括个人基本服务集控制器 PCP或者无线接入节点 AP。如图 9所示, 该实施例包括以下步骤:
步骤 910、 处于第一信道内的第一无线设备在第一数据发送期中的第一调 度服务期内接收从第二信道切换至所述第一信道的第二无线设备发送的探测 帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述第一 无线设备针对所述探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息。
具体地, 第一无线设备接收第二无线设备发送的探测帧, 所述探测帧包括 簇探测 IE, 其中, 所述簇探测 IE包含用于使第一无线设备针对探测帧发送响应 帧的定时信息。 前述实施例已明确说明簇探测 IE的格式及各部分属性的功能, 在此不再复述。
进一步地,在本发明实施例中,第一无线设备可通过多种方式接收探测帧, 其中作为示例而非限定, 在一种实现方式中, 第一无线设备自身接收第二无线 设备发送的探测帧; 或者, 在另一种实现方式中, 由第一无线设备所在非中心 式簇中的站点向第一无线设备上报第二无线设备发送的探测帧。 在本发明实施例中, 所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信 道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
步骤 920、 当所述第一无线设备已处于非中心式簇中, 根据所述簇探测信 元包含的定时信息,所述第一无线设备从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调 度服务期。
具体地, 当第一无线设备已在第一信道内处于非中心式簇中, 即已经成簇 时, 第一无线设备根据簇探测 IE包含的定时信息, 即 SP偏移、 SP间隔、 SP持 续期、 重复次数, 从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期。
步骤 930、 在所述第二调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备发送响应帧, 所 述响应帧包括扩展簇报告信元,用于所述第二无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信 元, 识别是否存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP, 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第二无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而所述第二无线设备 加入所述第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
具体地, 在第二调度服务期内, 第一无线设备发送响应帧, 所述响应帧包 括扩展簇报告 IE , 用于第二无线设备利用扩展簇报告 IE , 识别是否存在空 Beacon SP,当存在空 Beacon SP时,第二无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而第二无线设备加入所述第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
其中,第一无线设备在发送响应帧之前,第一无线设备确定扩展簇报告 IE。 具体地, 第一无线设备确定的扩展簇报告 IE格式如图 10所示, 在图 10中, 扩展簇 4艮告 IE具体包括以下属性中的一个或多个组合: IE编号 (Element ID )、 长度(Length ), 请求令牌(Request Token )、 下一个 BTI偏移时间 (Next BTI Offset ), 簇控制报告 ( Reported Clustering Control )»
进一步地,扩展簇报告 IE中各个属性的含义具体为: IE编号( Element ID ): 设置为扩展簇报告 IE的编号。
长度(Length ): 指示长度以后的各属性的长度总和。
请求令牌(Request Token ): 设置为与簇探测 IE中对应的请求令牌相同。 下一个 BTI偏移时间 ( Next BTI Offset ): 设置为下一个信标发送期起始时 刻相对于包含扩展簇报告 IE的 PPDU的偏移时间, 以 TU为单位。
簇控制报告 ( Reported Clustering Control ): 设置为自身所处簇中的信标帧 中的簇控制域。
在本发明实施例中,扩展簇 4艮告 IE可以携带在定向多千兆位信标帧( DMG Beacon )、 探测响应帧 ( Probe Response )、 通告帧等帧内发送。 其中, 如果第 一无线设备采用信标帧作为扩展簇报告 IE的载体帧,则不能在信标帧内包含簇 控制域, 簇控制域必须包含在扩展簇报告 IE内。 因为, 其它无线设备认为第一 无线设备发送的含有簇控制域的信标帧是簇控制信息,造成其他簇成员无线设 备的混淆。
需要说明的是,在本发明实施例中的第一无线设备可以具体为第一信道中 非中心式簇中的簇成员, 还可为非中心式簇中的同步无线设备。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 第一无 线设备接收已切换至第一信道内第二无线设备发送的探测帧,并根据探测帧包 括的簇探测 IE确定响应帧, 将响应帧向第二无线设备发送, 以便于第二无线设 备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE , 识别是否存在空 Beacon SP , 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第二无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而第二无线设备 加入第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道 成簇的问题, 提高了多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
可选地, 在本发明实施例步骤 910之后还包括第一无线设备识别自身是否 已处于非中心式簇中的步骤,通过识别自身是否已处于非中心式簇中, 可筒化 第二无线设备加入第一信道的非中心式簇。
所述第一无线设备识别自身是否已处于非中心式簇中。
具体地, 第一无线设备在接收到探测帧后,识别自身是否已处于费重视簇 中, 如果自身已处于非中心式簇中, 则执行步骤 920, 否则, 执行下述步骤。
当所述第一无线设备未处于非中心式簇中,所述第一无线设备建立非中心 式簇, 并将自身设置为所述非中心式簇中的同步无线设备。
具体地, 当第一无线设备未处于非中心式簇中, 则表明第一无线设备在第 一信道内未单个无线设备, 无法向第二无线设备发送响应帧, 则第一无线设备 建立非中心式簇, 并将自身设置为该非中心式簇中的同步无线设备。
成为同步无线设备的第一无线设备可在簇中提供簇同步信息和控制信息, 并要求簇成员以自身的簇同步信息和控制信息为基准, 保持同步。 第一无线设备建立非中心式簇为现有技术, 在此不再复述。
为使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚, 下面结合附图对本发明具 体实施例作进一步的详细描述。
在本发明实施例中,前述实施例及可选步骤描述的非中心式簇机制中的簇 形成机制、 簇信息报告机制, 在非中心式簇机制中还包括簇维护机制, 无线设 备通过簇维护机制在簇中的同步无线设备丟失后 ,对形成的非中心式簇进行维 护和管理。
下面以图 11为例说明本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,图 11为本发明实施例三提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法流程图,在本发明实施 例中实施主体为处于第一 /第二信道内的同步无线设备, 在本发明实施例中所 述同步无线设备具体包括个人基本服务集控制器 PCP或者无线接入节点 AP。如 图 11所示, 该实施例包括以下步骤:
步骤 1110、处于第一非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备接收处于第二非中 心式簇中的第二同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧。
具体地,第一非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备接收第二非中心式簇中的 第二同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧。
进一步地, 第一同步无线设备可通过多种方式接收第一信标帧, 其中作为 示例而非限定,在一种实现方式中, 第一同步无线设备自身接收第二同步无线 设备发送的第一信标帧; 或者, 在另一种实现方式中, 由第一非中心式簇中的 簇成员、 站点向第一同步无线设备上报第二同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧。
步骤 1120、 当所述第一同步无线设备确定加入所述第二非中心式簇中, 所 述第一同步无线设备根据所述第一信标帧, 在信标调度服务期 Beacon SP内向 所述第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧,所述第二信标帧包括簇切换 通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换通告信元,识别是否接收到所述第 二同步无线设备发送的信标帧,如果所述簇成员接收到所述第二同步无线设备 发送的信标帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式簇。
具体地, 当第一同步无线设备确定加入第二非中心式簇中, 第一同步无线 设备根据第一信标帧,在信标调度服务期内向第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送 第二信标帧, 第二信标帧包括簇切换通告 IE, 用于簇成员根据簇切换通告 IE, 识别是否接收到第二同步无线设备发送的信标帧,如果簇成员接收到第二同步 无线设备发送的信标帧, 则加入第二非中心式簇。
需要说明的是,簇成员在识别是否接收到第二同步无线设备发送的信标帧 时, 该信标帧可为第一信标帧,也可为第二同步无线设备在第一信标帧后发送 的第三信标帧。
其中, 第一同步无线设备在发送第二信标帧之前, 第一同步无线设备确定 簇切换通告 IE。
具体地, 第一同步无线设备确定的簇切换通告 IE格式如图 12所示, 在图 12 中, 簇切换通告 IE具体包括以下属性中的一个或多个组合: IE编号 (Element ID )、长度( Length )、新信道编号( New Channel Number )、参考时间戳( Reference Timestamp )、 条控制 艮告 ( Reported Clustering Control )。
进一步地,簇切换通告 IE中各个属性的含义具体为: IE编号( Element ID ): 设置为簇通告 IE的编号。
长度(Length ): 指示长度以后的各属性的长度总和。
新信道编号 ( New Channel Number ): 设置为簇切换后的目标信道, 即第 二非中心式簇的运行信道。
参考时间戳 ( Reference Timestamp ): 设置为介质访问控制 MAC接收到目 标簇的信标帧时刻 TSF计时器值的低位 4字节。
簇控制报告 ( Reported Clustering Control ): 设置为第二同步无线设备发送 的信标帧包括的簇控制域。
在本发明实施例中,第一同步无线设备将簇切换通告 IE携带在信标帧内发 送, 可被其簇中的簇成员接收。
第一非中心式簇中的簇成员接收到信标帧后,解析并提取信标帧中的簇切 换通告 IE, 并在保持原信道上发送信标帧的同时, 按照簇切换通告 IE中的参考 时间戳、 新信道编号、 簇控制报告, 尝试接收目标信道上的第二同步无线设备 发送的信标帧。如果簇成员接收到第二同步无线设备发送的信标帧, 则开始执 行加入第二非中心式簇; 否则,簇成员按照 IEEE 802.11ad原有的簇维护协议完 成簇维护。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 当第一 同步无线设备确定加入第二非中心式簇中, 第一同步无线设备根据第一信标 帧,在信标调度服务期内向第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧, 第二 信标帧包括簇切换通告 IE, 用于簇成员根据簇切换通告 IE, 识别是否接收到第 一信标帧, 如果簇成员接收到第一信标帧, 则加入第二非中心式簇, 从而当在 簇中的同步无线设备丟失后, 对形成的非中心式簇进行维护和管理。
可选地,在本发明实施例步骤 1110之后还包括第一同步无线设备判断是否 确定加入第二非中心式簇中的步骤, 通过判断自身是否加入第二非中心式簇 中, 可对形成的非中心式簇进行维护和管理。
所述第一同步无线设备判断自身的介质访问控制 MAC地址是否大于所述 第二同步无线设备的 MAC地址。
具体地, 第一同步无线设备在接收到第一信标帧后, 第一同步无线设备判 断自身的 MAC地址是否大于第二同步无线设备的 MAC地址,如果自身的 MAC 地址大于第二同步无线设备的 MAC地址, 则第一同步无线设备确定加入第二 非中心式簇中, 并执行下述步骤。
如果所述自身的 MAC地址大于所述第二同步无线设备的 MAC地址, 则所 述第一同步无线设备确定加入所述第二非中心式簇中。
具体地, 如果第一无线同步设备的 MAC地址大于第二同步无线设备的 MAC地址,则第一同步无线设备确定加入第二非中心式簇中,并执行步骤 1020 的后续内容, 否则, 第一无线同步设备不加入第二非中心式簇中。
在本发明实施例中,第一同步无线设备和第二同步无线设备均可处于第一 信道或者第二信道中的任一信道内。 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
相应地, 本发明实施例四还提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 用以 实现实施例一中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,如图 13所示, 所述装置处于第 一信道内, 所述装置包括: 第一预留单元 1310、 发送单元 1320、 第二预留单元 1330和识别单元 1340。
所述第一预留单元 1310 ,用于从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服 务期;
发送单元 1320, 用于在所述第一调度服务期内,从所述第一信道切换至第 二信道,并在所述第二信道内发送探测帧,所述探测帧包括簇探测信元,其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内无线设备针对所述探测帧发 送响应帧的定时信息;
第二预留单元 1330, 用于根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数 据发送期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
识别单元 1340,用于当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到处于所述第二信道 内无线设备发送的响应帧时, 利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元, 识别是 否存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP;
所述发送单元 1320还用于,如果存在所述空 Beacon SP,则在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
所述识别单元 1340接收的扩展簇报告信元包括所述第二信道内无线设备 所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息;
所述识别单元 1340具体用于,利用所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心 式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP o
所述装置还包括: 确定单元 1350,用于根据所述第二信道内无线设备所处 的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息,确定可变信标间隔,所述可变信标间 隔用于所述发送单元根据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送所述 信标帧;
所述发送单元 1320还用于, 根据所述可变信标间隔, 切换回第一信道, 在 所述第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
所述装置还包括: 接收单元 1360,用于接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发 送的通告帧, 所述通告帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 告信元;
所述第一预留单元 1310具体用于, 根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信 元,在所述第一信道内,从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服 务期, 以识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
所述第一预留单元 1310还用于,当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述 第二信道内无线设备发送的响应帧时,从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多 个所述第一调度服务期,并对重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机 调整。
所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带 宽信道。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 第一无 线设备将自身从第一信道切换至第二信道,向处于第二信道内的第二无线设备 发送探测帧, 探测帧包括簇探测 IE, 当接收到第二无线设备发送的响应帧后, 利用响应帧包括的扩展簇 4艮告 IE识别是否存在空 Beacon SP, 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第一无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入第二无线设备所 处的非中心式簇。 进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道成簇的问题, 提高了 多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
相应地, 本发明实施例五还提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 用以 实现实施例二中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,如图 14所示, 所述装置处于第 一信道内, 所述装置包括: 接收单元 1410、 预留单元 1420和发送单元 1430。
所述接收单元 1410,用于在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收从 第二信道切换至所述第一信道的第一无线设备发送的探测帧,所述探测帧包括 簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述装置针对所述探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息;
预留单元 1420, 用于当已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的 定时信息, 从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期;
发送单元 1430, 用于在所述第二调度服务期内, 发送响应帧, 所述响应帧 包括扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第一无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元,识别 是否存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP, 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第一 无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入所述装置所处的非中心 式簇。
所述装置还包括: 识别单元 1440, 用于识别是否已处于非中心式簇中; 设置单元 1450, 用于当未处于非中心式簇中, 建立非中心簇, 并将所述装 置设置为所述非中心簇中的同步无线设备。
所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带 宽信道。 因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 第一无 线设备接收已切换至第一信道内第二无线设备发送的探测帧,并根据探测帧包 括的簇探测 IE确定响应帧, 将响应帧向第二无线设备发送, 以便于第二无线设 备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE , 识别是否存在空 Beacon SP , 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第二无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而第二无线设备 加入第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道 成簇的问题, 提高了多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
相应地, 本发明实施例六还提供了一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 用以 实现实施例三中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法,如图 15所示, 所述装置处于第 一非中心式簇中, 所述装置包括: 接收单元 1510和发送单元 1520。
所述接收单元 1510,用于接收处于第二非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备 发送的第一信标帧;
发送单元 1520, 用于当确定加入所述第二非中心式簇时,根据所述第一信 标帧, 在信标调度服务期内向所述第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标 帧, 所述第二信标帧包括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换通 告信元,识别是否接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧, 如果所述簇成 员接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式簇。
所述装置和所述第一同步无线设备均可处于第一信道或者第二信道中的 任一信道内。
所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带 宽信道。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 当第一 同步无线设备确定加入第二非中心式簇中, 第一同步无线设备根据第一信标 帧,在信标调度服务期内向第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧, 第二 信标帧包括簇切换通告 IE, 用于簇成员根据簇切换通告 IE, 识别是否接收到第 一信标帧, 如果簇成员接收到第一信标帧, 则加入第二非中心式簇, 从而当在 簇中的同步无线设备丟失后, 对形成的非中心式簇进行维护和管理。
另外,本发明实施例四提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置还可通过以下形 式实现, 用以实现本发明实施例一中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 如图 16 所示, 所述装置处于第一信道内, 所述装置包括: 网络接口 1610、 处理器 1620 和存储器 1630。
网络接口 1610用于与处于其他信道内的无线设备、或者本信道内的无线设 备、 站点进行交互通信。
存储器 1630可以是永久存储器, 例如硬盘驱动器和闪存,存储器 1630中具 有软件模块和设备驱动程序。软件模块能够执行本发明上述方法的各种功能模 块; 设备驱动程序可以是网络和接口驱动程序。
在启动时, 这些软件组件被加载到存储器 1630中, 然后被处理器 1620访问 并执行如下指令:
从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期;
在所述第一调度服务期内,从所述第一信道切换至第二信道, 并在所述第 二信道内发送探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中所述簇探测信元包含 用于使处于所述第二信道内无线设备针对所述探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息; 根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发送期中预留出多个与 所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到处于所述第二信道内无线设备发送的 响应帧时, 利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在空信标调度 服务期 Beacon SP;
如果存在所述空 Beacon SP, 则在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加 入所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
进一步地,所述扩展簇报告信元包括所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇 的簇同步信息和控制信息;
进一步的, 所述处理器访问存储器 1630的软件组件后,执行利用所述响应 帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在空信标调度服务期具体包括过程的具 体指令:
利用所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信 息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
进一步的, 所述处理器访问存储器 1630的软件组件后,执行以下过程的指 令: 根据所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信 息,确定可变信标间隔, 所述可变信标间隔用于所述发送单元才艮据所述可变信 标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧;
根据所述可变信标间隔, 切换回第一信道,在所述第一信道中的信标发送 期内发送所述信标帧。
进一步的, 所述处理器访问存储器 1630的软件组件后,执行以下过程的指 令:
接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧,所述通告帧包括具有簇信 道编号的簇报告信元;
根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元,在所述第一信道内,从所述第一 数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否存在所述 Beacon SP o
进一步的, 所述处理器访问存储器 1630的软件组件后,执行以下过程的指 令:
当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述第二信道内无线设备发送的响 应帧时,从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 并对 重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
进一步地, 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 第一无 线设备将自身从第一信道切换至第二信道,向处于第二信道内的第二无线设备 发送探测帧, 探测帧包括簇探测 IE, 当接收到第二无线设备发送的响应帧后, 利用响应帧包括的扩展簇 4艮告 IE识别是否存在空 Beacon SP, 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第一无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入第二无线设备所 处的非中心式簇。 进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道成簇的问题,提高了 多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
另外,本发明实施例五提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置还可通过以下形 式实现, 用以实现本发明实施例二中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 如图 17 所示, 所述装置处于第一信道内, 所述装置包括: 网络接口 1710、 处理器 1720 和存储器 1730。
网络接口 1710用于与处于其他信道内的无线设备、或者本信道内的无线设 备、 站点进行交互通信。
存储器 1730可以是永久存储器, 例如硬盘驱动器和闪存,存储器 1730中具 有软件模块和设备驱动程序。软件模块能够执行本发明上述方法的各种功能模 块; 设备驱动程序可以是网络和接口驱动程序。
在启动时, 这些软件组件被加载到存储器 1730中, 然后被处理器 1720访问 并执行如下指令:
在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收从第二信道切换至所述第 一信道的第一无线设备发送的探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所 述簇探测信元包含用于使所述装置针对所述探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息; 当已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数 据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期;
在所述第二调度服务期内,发送响应帧,所述响应帧包括扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第一无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在空信标调度服 务期 Beacon SP , 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第一无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而加入所述装置所处的非中心式簇。
进一步的, 所述处理器访问存储器 1730的软件组件后,执行以下过程的指 令:
识别是否已处于非中心式簇中;
当未处于非中心式簇中, 建立非中心簇, 并将所述装置设置为所述非中心 簇中的同步无线设备。
进一步地, 所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 第一无 线设备接收已切换至第一信道内第二无线设备发送的探测帧,并根据探测帧包 括的簇探测 IE确定响应帧, 将响应帧向第二无线设备发送, 以便于第二无线设 备利用响应帧包括的扩展簇报告 IE , 识别是否存在空 Beacon SP , 当存在空 Beacon SP时, 第二无线设备在空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧, 从而第二无线设备 加入第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。进而解决了现有技术中无法实现多信道 成簇的问题, 提高了多信道非中心式簇成簇过程的效率。
另外,本发明实施例六提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置还可通过以下形 式实现, 用以实现本发明实施例三中的非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 如图 18 所示, 所述装置处于第一非中心式簇中, 所述装置包括: 网络接口 1810、 处理 器 1820和存储器 1830。
网络接口 1810用于与处于其他信道内的无线设备、或者本信道内的无线设 备、 站点进行交互通信。
存储器 1830可以是永久存储器, 例如硬盘驱动器和闪存,存储器 1830中具 有软件模块和设备驱动程序。软件模块能够执行本发明上述方法的各种功能模 块; 设备驱动程序可以是网络和接口驱动程序。
在启动时, 这些软件组件被加载到存储器 1830中, 然后被处理器 1820访问 并执行如下指令:
接收处于第二非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧; 当确定加入所述第二非中心式簇时,根据所述第一信标帧,在信标调度服 务期内向所述第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧,所述第二信标帧包 括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换通告信元, 识别是否接收 到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧,如果所述簇成员接收到所述第一同步 无线设备发送的信标帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式簇。
进一步地,所述装置和所述第一同步无线设备均可处于第一信道或者第二 信道中的任一信道内。
进一步的, 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
因此,通过应用本发明实施例提供的非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 当第一 同步无线设备确定加入第二非中心式簇中, 第一同步无线设备根据第一信标 帧,在信标调度服务期内向第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧, 第二 信标帧包括簇切换通告 IE, 用于簇成员根据簇切换通告 IE, 识别是否接收到第 一信标帧, 如果簇成员接收到第一信标帧, 则加入第二非中心式簇, 从而当在 簇中的同步无线设备丟失后, 对形成的非中心式簇进行维护和管理。 专业人员应该还可以进一步意识到,结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各 示例的单元及算法步骤,能够以电子硬件、计算机软件或者二者的结合来实现, 为了清楚地说明硬件和软件的可互换性,在上述说明中已经按照功能一般性地 描述了各示例的组成及步骤。这些功能究竟以硬件还是软件方式来执行,取决 于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用 来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能,但是这种实现不应认为超出本发明的范 围。
结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的方法或算法的步骤可以用硬件、处理器 执行的软件模块, 或者二者的结合来实施。 软件模块可以置于随机存储器 ( RAM ), 内存、只读存储器(ROM )、 电可编程 ROM、 电可擦除可编程 ROM、 寄存器、 硬盘、 可移动磁盘、 CD-ROM、 或技术领域内所公知的任意其它形式 的存储介质中。
以上所述的具体实施方式,对本发明的目的、技术方案和有益效果进行了 进一步详细说明, 所应理解的是, 以上所述仅为本发明的具体实施方式而已, 并不用于限定本发明的保护范围, 凡在本发明的精神和原则之内,所做的任何 修改、 等同替换、 改进等, 均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。

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1、 一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括: 处于 第一信道内的第一无线设备从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期; 在所述第一调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备将自身切换至第二信道, 并 在所述第二信道内发送探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探 测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内的第二无线设备针对所述探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息;
所述第一无线设备根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发送 期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响应帧时,所 述第一无线设备利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇 告信元,识别是否存在空信标 调度服务期 Beacon SP;
如果存在所述空 Beacon SP, 则所述第一无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内 发送信标帧, 从而所述第一无线设备加入所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式 簇。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述扩展簇报告信元包括 所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息;
所述第一无线设备利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存在 空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP具体包括:
所述第一无线设备利用所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信 息和控制信息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述第一无线设备在所述 空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧,从而所述第一无线设备加入所述第二无线设备所 处的非中心式簇之后还包括:
才艮据所述第二无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息和控制信息,所述 第一无线设备确定可变信标间隔,所述可变信标间隔用于所述第一无线设备根 据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧;
所述第一无线设备根据所述可变信标间隔, 将自身切换回所述第一信道, 在所述第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述处于第一信道内的第 一无线设备从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期之前还包括: 所述第一无线设备接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧,所述通 告帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元;
所述第一无线设备根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元,在所述第一信 道内,从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否 存在所述空 Beacon SP。
5、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述第二无线设备发送的响应帧时, 所述第一无线设备从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服 务期, 并对重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
6、 根据权利要求 1至 5任一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述第一信道 具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
7、 一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括: 处于第一信道内的第一无线设备在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期 内接收从第二信道切换至所述第一信道的第二无线设备发送的探测帧,所述探 测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述第一无线设备针 对所述探测帧发送响应帧的定时信息;
当所述第一无线设备已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的定 时信息, 所述第一无线设备从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期; 在所述第二调度服务期内, 所述第一无线设备发送响应帧, 所述响应帧包 括扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第二无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元, 识别是 否存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP, 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第二 无线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧,从而所述第二无线设备加入所述 第一无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
8、 根据权利要求 7所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述处于第一信道内的第 一无线设备在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收处于第二信道内的 第二无线设备发送的探测帧之后还包括:
所述第一无线设备识别自身是否已处于非中心式簇中;
当所述第一无线设备未处于非中心式簇中,所述第一无线设备建立非中心 式簇, 并将自身设置为所述非中心式簇中的同步无线设备。
9、根据权利要求 7所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz 带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
10、 一种非中心式簇机制的实现方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括: 处于第一非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备接收处于第二非中心式簇中 的第二同步无线设备发送的第一信标帧;
当所述第一同步无线设备确定加入所述第二非中心式簇中,所述第一同步 无线设备根据所述第一信标帧,在信标调度服务期 Beacon SP内向所述第一非 中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信标帧, 所述第二信标帧包括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换通告信元,识别是否接收到所述第二同步无线 设备发送的信标帧,如果所述簇成员接收到所述第二同步无线设备发送的信标 帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式簇。
11、 根据权利要求 10所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述第一同步无线设备 和所述第二同步无线设备均可处于第一信道或者第二信道中的任一信道内。
12、 根据权利要求 11 所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述第一信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
13、一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置处 于第一信道内, 其特征在于, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置包括:
第一预留单元, 用于从第一数据发送期中预留出多个第一调度服务期; 发送单元, 用于在所述第一调度服务期内,从所述第一信道切换至第二信 道, 并在所述第二信道内发送探测帧, 所述探测帧包括簇探测信元, 其中, 所 述簇探测信元包含用于使处于所述第二信道内无线设备针对所述探测帧发送 响应帧的定时信息;
第二预留单元, 用于根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时信息,从第二数据发 送期中预留出多个与所述第一调度服务期对应的第二调度服务期;
识别单元,用于当在所述第二调度服务期中接收到处于所述第二信道内无 线设备发送的响应帧时, 利用所述响应帧包括的扩展簇报告信元,识别是否存 在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP;
所述发送单元还用于,如果存在所述空 Beacon SP ,则在所述空 Beacon SP 内发送信标帧, 从而加入所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇。
14、 根据权利要求 13所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述识别单元接收的扩 展簇报告信元包括所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步信息 和控制信息;
所述识别单元具体用于,利用所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇 的簇同步信息和控制信息, 在 Beacon SP内, 识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
15、 根据权利要求 14所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述装置还包括: 确定单元,用于根据所述第二信道内无线设备所处的非中心式簇的簇同步 信息和控制信息, 确定可变信标间隔, 所述可变信标间隔用于所述发送单元根 据所述可变信标间隔继续在所述第二信道上发送信标帧;
所述发送单元还用于, 根据所述可变信标间隔, 切换回第一信道, 在所述 第一信道中的信标发送期内发送所述信标帧。
16、 根据权利要求 13所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述装置还包括: 接收单元, 用于接收处于所述第一信道内的站点发送的通告帧, 所述通告 帧包括具有簇信道编号的簇 4艮告信元;
所述第一预留单元具体用于,根据所述具有簇信道编号的簇报告信元, 在 所述第一信道内, 从所述第一数据发送期中预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 以识别是否存在所述空 Beacon SP。
17、 根据权利要求 13所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述第一预留单元还用 于,
当在所述第二调度服务期中未接收到所述第二信道内无线设备发送的响 应帧时,从所述第一数据发送期中重新预留出多个所述第一调度服务期, 并对 重新预留的所述第一调度服务期的位置进行随机调整。
18、 根据权利要求 13至 17任一项所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述第一信 道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
19、一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置处 于第一信道内, 其特征在于, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置包括:
接收单元,用于在第一数据发送期中的第一调度服务期内接收从第二信道 切换至所述第一信道的第一无线设备发送的探测帧,所述探测帧包括簇探测信 元, 其中, 所述簇探测信元包含用于使所述装置针对所述探测帧发送响应帧的 定时信息;
预留单元, 用于当已处于非中心式簇中,根据所述簇探测信元包含的定时 信息, 从第二数据发送期中预留出多个第二调度服务期;
发送单元, 用于在所述第二调度服务期内, 发送响应帧, 所述响应帧包括 扩展簇报告信元, 用于所述第一无线设备利用所述扩展簇报告信元,识别是否 存在空信标调度服务期 Beacon SP , 当存在所述空 Beacon SP时, 所述第一无 线设备在所述空 Beacon SP内发送信标帧,从而加入所述装置所处的非中心式 簇。
20、 根据权利要求 19所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述装置还包括: 识别单元, 用于识别是否已处于非中心式簇中;
设置单元, 用于当未处于非中心式簇中, 建立非中心簇, 并将所述装置设 置为所述非中心簇中的同步无线设备。
21、 根据权利要求 19 所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述第一信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 1.08GHz带宽信道。
22、一种非中心式簇机制的实现装置, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置处 于第一非中心式簇中, 其特征在于, 所述非中心式簇机制的实现装置包括: 接收单元,用于接收处于第二非中心式簇中的第一同步无线设备发送的第 一信标帧;
发送单元,用于当确定加入所述第二非中心式簇时,根据所述第一信标帧, 在信标调度服务期 Beacon SP内向所述第一非中心式簇中的簇成员发送第二信 标帧, 所述第二信标帧包括簇切换通告信元, 用于所述簇成员根据所述簇切换 通告信元, 识别是否接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧,如果所述簇 成员接收到所述第一同步无线设备发送的信标帧, 则加入所述第二非中心式 簇。
23、 根据权利要求 22所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述装置和所述第一同 步无线设备均可处于第一信道或者第二信道中的任一信道内。
24、 根据权利要求 23 所述的装置, 其特征在于, 所述第一信道具体为
1.08GHz带宽信道; 所述第二信道具体为 2.16GHz带宽信道。
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