Data communication method and related apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10873436-B2
Application number	US-201916390333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2019
Priority date	Sep 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

An access device constructs a beacon frame, where the beacon frame includes a newly added field, and the newly added field represents multiple data guard interval lengths supported by the access device. The access device broadcasts the beacon frame, so that a terminal selects an available guard interval length matching a data guard interval length supported by the terminal from the beacon frame, and performs data communication with the access device by using the available guard interval length. Data communication between the access device and the terminal can be implemented when the access device supports multiple data guard interval lengths.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data communication method, the method comprising:
encapsulating, by an access device, a first beacon frame into a first protocol data unit that conforms to a first standard;
encapsulating, by the access device, a second beacon frame into a second protocol data unit that conforms to a second standard; and
broadcasting, by the access device, the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit,
wherein the first protocol data unit includes a preamble and a first bearer data including the first beacon frame,
wherein a guard interval length of the preamble and a guard interval length of the first bearer data is a first guard interval length supported by the access device,
wherein the second protocol data unit includes a legacy preamble, a high efficiency wireless local area network preamble, and a second bearer data including the second beacon frame, and
wherein a guard interval length of the legacy preamble is the first guard interval length supported by the access device, and a guard interval length of the second bearer data is a second guard interval length supported by the access device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the second standard.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second standard is 802.11ax and the second guard interval length is 3.2 us.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the first standard.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first guard interval length is 0.8 us.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
adding, by the access device, an operation field used to indicate a sending time of the second protocol data unit into the first protocol data unit before broadcasting the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit by the access device, wherein broadcasting the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit by the access device includes:
broadcasting, by the access device in a preset period, the first protocol data unit comprising the operation field; and
broadcasting, by the access device, the second protocol data unit at the sending time indicated by the operation field.

7. An access device comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory storage medium coupled to the processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the access device to:
encapsulate a first beacon frame into a first standard protocol data unit that conforms to a first standard;
encapsulate a second beacon frame into a second protocol data unit that conforms to a second standard; and
broadcast the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit,
wherein the first protocol data unit includes a preamble and a first bearer data including the first beacon frame,
wherein a guard interval length of the preamble and a guard interval length of the first bearer data is a first guard interval length supported by the access device,
wherein the second protocol data unit includes a legacy preamble, a high efficiency wireless local area network preamble, and a second bearer data including the second beacon frame, and
wherein a guard interval length of the legacy preamble is the first guard interval length supported by the access device, and a guard interval length of the second bearer data is a second guard interval length supported by the access device.

8. The access device according to claim 7 , wherein the second guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the second standard.

9. The access device according to claim 8 , wherein the second standard is 802.11ax and the second guard interval length is 3.2 us.

10. The access device according to claim 7 , wherein the first guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the first standard.

11. The access device according to claim 10 , wherein the first guard interval length is 0.8 us.

12. The access device according to claim 7 , wherein the storage medium further includes instructions, when being executed by the processor, further causing the access device to:
add an operation field used to indicate a sending time of the second protocol data unit into the first protocol data unit;
broadcast the first protocol data unit including the operation field in a preset period; and
broadcast the second protocol data unit at the sending time indicated by the operation field.

13. The access device according to claim 7 , wherein the second beacon frame includes a field, the field comprising:
a first bit corresponding to a 3.2 us guard interval length and indicating whether or not the access device supports the 3.2 us guard interval length; and
a second bit corresponding to a 0.8 us guard interval length and indicating whether or not the access device supports the 0.8 us guard interval length.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for execution by a processor of an access device, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the access device to:
encapsulate a first beacon frame into a first protocol data unit that conforms to a first standard;
encapsulate a second beacon frame into a second protocol data unit that conforms to a second standard; and
broadcast the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit,
wherein the first protocol data unit includes a preamble and a first bearer data including the first beacon frame,
wherein a guard interval length of the preamble and a guard interval length of the first bearer data is a first guard interval length supported by the access device,
wherein the second protocol data unit includes a legacy preamble, a high efficiency wireless local area network preamble, and a second bearer data including the second beacon frame, and
wherein a guard interval length of the legacy preamble is the first guard interval length supported by the access device, and a guard interval length of the second bearer data is a second guard interval length supported by the access device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the second guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the second standard.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the second standard is 802.11ax and the second guard interval length is 3.2 us.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the first guard interval length is a maximum guard interval length supported by the access device in the first standard.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the first guard interval length is 0.8 us.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the storage medium further includes instructions, when being executed by the processor, further causing the access device to:
add an operation field used to indicate a sending time of the second protocol data unit into the first protocol data unit before broadcasting the first protocol data unit and the second protocol data unit,
broadcast, in a preset period, the first protocol data unit comprising the operation field; and
broadcast, the second

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Ningjuan
• Xue Xin
• Yan Min
• Yu Jian

Classifications

• H04W48/08

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• H04W56/005

  compensating for timing error by adjustment in the receiver · CPC title

• H04L27/2613

  Structure of the reference signals · CPC title

• H04L5/0048

  Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091) · CPC title

• H04W74/006 Primary

  in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal · CPC title