Channel access period allocation method, apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10568108-B2
Application number	US-201815866253-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	Jul 10, 2015
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure provide a channel access period allocation method. The method includes: receiving, by an access point (AP), first information sent by a first station (STA) for requesting a dynamic service period (DSP) from the AP; and sending, by the AP, second information to the first STA to instruct the first STA to send a data frame to the AP in a first DSP, where a start time of the first DSP falls within a first preset time period following an end time of an SP of the first STA, and the first DSP requested by the first STA is pre-allocated to a second STA having a priority that is lower than that of the first STA, where a time delay of the first STA for sending the data frame to the AP satisfies a time delay requirement of a quality of service QoS in the first preset time period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A channel access period allocation method, comprising:
receiving, by an access point (AP), first information sent by a first station (STA), wherein the first information is used by the first STA to request a dynamic service period (DSP) from the AP; and
sending, by the AP, second information to the first STA, wherein the second information is used to instruct the first STA to send a data frame to the AP in a first DSP, wherein a start time of the first DSP falls within a first preset time period following an end time of a service period (SP) of the first STA, and the first DSP requested by the first STA is pre-allocated to a second STA having a priority that is lower than that of the first STA, wherein a time delay of the first STA for sending the data frame to the AP satisfies a time delay requirement of a quality of service (QoS) in the first preset time period, wherein the first DSP comprises a first sub-DSP and a second sub-DSP, and the first sub-DSP is before the second sub-DSP;
sending, by the AP, third information to the first STA at a start time of the first sub-DSP, wherein the third information is used by the AP to perform on the first STA at least one of: a coding control and a lens control; and
wherein the sending, by the AP, the second information to the first STA comprises:
sending, by the AP, the second information to the first STA in the first sub-DSP, wherein the second information is used to instruct the first STA to send the data frame to the AP in the second sub-DSP.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the AP, the second information to the second STA in the first sub-DSP, so that the second STA enters a sleep mode in the second sub-DSP.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the AP, active instruction information to the first STA, wherein the active instruction information is used to instruct the first STA to remain active in the first DSP.

4. A channel access period allocation apparatus, wherein the apparatus is an access point (AP), and the apparatus comprises:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are executed by the processor to:
receive first information sent by a first station (STA), wherein the first information is used by the first STA to request a dynamic service period (DSP) from the AP; and
send second information to the first STA, wherein the second information is used to instruct the first STA to send a data frame to the AP in a first DSP, wherein a start time of the first DSP falls within a first preset time period following an end time of a service period (SP) of the first STA, and the first DSP requested by the first STA is pre-allocated to a second STA having a priority that is lower than that of the first STA, wherein a time delay of the first STA for sending the data frame satisfies a time delay requirement of a quality of service QoS in the first preset time period, wherein the first DSP comprises a first sub-DSP and a second sub-DSP, and the first sub-DSP is before the second sub-DSP;
send, by the AP, third information to the first STA at a start time of the first sub-DSP, wherein the third information is used by the AP to perform on the first STA at least one of: a coding control and a lens control; and
wherein the send, by the AP, the second information to the first STA comprises:
send, by the AP, the second information to the first STA in the first sub-DSP, wherein the second information is used to instruct the first STA to send the data frame to the AP in the second sub-DSP.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the instructions are further included and executed to send the second information to the second STA in the first sub-DSP, so that the second STA enters a sleep mode in the second sub-DSP.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the instructions are further included and executed to send active instruction information to the first STA, wherein the active instruction information is used to instruct the first STA to remain active in the first DSP.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the first information is indicated by using an SP request frame, or is indicated by using a QoS control field in a data frame; and the second information is indicated by using a grant frame.

8. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the instructions are further included and executed to send allocation information of a channel access period to the first STA and the second STA, wherein the allocation information of the channel access period comprises: an allocation type of a channel access period of the first STA being a SP allocation, and an allocation type of a channel access period of the second STA being a DSP allocation.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further included and executed to:
if determining that a time interval between the end time of the SP of the first STA and a start time of a next available channel access period of the first STA cannot satisfy the time delay requirement of the QoS of the first STA, determine that the allocation type of the channel access period of the second STA is the DSP allocation.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the allocation information of the channel access period further comprises a preset data frame priority, and the preset data frame priority is a lowest priority of a data frame that can be sent by occupying the first DSP, so that the first STA determines to send the first information to the AP according to the preset data frame priority; and the first information comprises a priority of the data frame of the first STA.

11. A channel access period allocation apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a first station (STA), and the apparatus comprises:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are executed by the processor to:
send first information to an access point (AP), wherein the first information is used by the first STA to request a dynamic service period (DSP) from the AP; and
receive second information sent by the AP, wherein the second information is used to instruct the first STA to send a data frame to the AP in a first DSP, wherein a start time of the first DSP falls within a first preset time period following an end time of a service period (SP) of the first STA, and the first DSP requested by the first STA is pre-allocated to a second STA having a priority that is lower than that of the first STA, wherein a time delay of the first STA for sending the data frame to the AP satisfies a time delay requirement of a quality of service (QoS) in the first preset time period, the first DSP comprises a first sub-DSP and a second sub-DSP, and the first sub-DSP is before the second sub-DSP; and
the instructions are further included and executed to:
receive the second information sent by the AP in the first sub-DSP;
receive, at a start time of the first sub-DSP, third information sent by the AP, wherein the third information is used by the AP to perform on the first STA at least one of: a coding control and a lens control; and
send the data frame to the AP in the first DSP in the second sub-DSP.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further included and executed to:
receive active instruction information sent by the AP, wherein the active instruction information is used to instruct the first STA to remain active in the first DSP.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yong
• Li Dejian
• Liu Pei

Classifications

• H04W36/38

  by fixed network equipment · CPC title

• H04W28/04

  Error control · CPC title

• H04W72/0446

  Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames · CPC title

• H04W72/087 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W36/30

  by measured or perceived connection quality data · CPC title