Data transmission method and apparatus

• US 10,306,602 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Yunbo, Luo, Jun, Yang, Xun
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Kenny S
• Application Number:
  US15/215,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20160330726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1685 the supervisory signal being transmitted in response to a specific request, e.g. to a polling signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The data transmission method includes: receiving, by a third site, a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site, and acquiring a transmission end moment of the first transmit frame; transmitting, by the third site, a second transmit frame to a fourth site, and instructing the fourth site to delay returning a response frame; and receiving, by the third site after at least one preset time length after transmission of the second transmit frame ends, the response frame transmitted by the fourth site; where a transmission end moment of the second transmit frame is not later than the transmission end moment of the first transmit frame. The embodiments of the present invention implement that the third site can also transmit data when the first site transmits data, which improves system transmission efficiency.

Claims

1. A data transmission method, comprising:

receiving, by a third site, a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site, and acquiring a transmission end time of the first transmit frame;

transmitting, by the third site, a second transmit frame to a fourth site, and instructing the fourth site to delay returning a response frame; and

receiving, by the third site after at least one preset time length after transmission of the second transmit frame ends, the response frame transmitted by the fourth site;

wherein the third site is within a coverage area of the first site, and the second site is outside a coverage area of the third site;

a transmission end time of the second transmit frame is not later than the transmission end time of the first transmit frame, and the preset time length is greater than or equal to a difference between the transmission end time of the first transmit frame and the transmission end time of the second transmit frame.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring, by a third site, a transmission end time of the first transmit frame comprises:

obtaining, by the third site, the transmission end time of the first transmit frame by parsing frame header information of the first transmit frame.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting, by the third site, a second transmit frame to a fourth site, and instructing the fourth site to delay returning a response frame comprises at least one of:

transmitting, by the third site, the second transmit frame to the fourth site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises the preset time length, so that the fourth site returns the response frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

transmitting, by the third site, the second transmit frame to the fourth site, and transmitting, to the fourth site, notification signaling comprising the preset time length, so that the fourth site returns the response frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

and

transmitting, by the third site, the second transmit frame to the fourth site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises information used to instruct the fourth site temporarily not to return the response frame after the second transmit frame is received;

transmitting, by the third site, a response request frame to the fourth site after at least the preset time length after the transmission of the second transmit frame ends, wherein the response request frame is used to instruct the fourth site to return the response frame.

4. The method according to claim 1, before the transmitting, by the third site, a second transmit frame to a fourth site, further comprising:

determining, by the third site, that the first site is a transmission opportunity holding node of the third site.

5. The method according to claim 1, before the receiving, by a third site, a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site, further comprising:

establishing, by the third site, a list of neighbor sites.

6. The method according to claim 1, before the acquiring, by a third site, a transmission end time of the first transmit frame, further comprising:

parsing, by the third site, the frame header information of the first transmit frame, and acquiring identification information of a receiving site that receives the first transmit frame; and

determining, by the third site, whether the identification information of the receiving site is in the list of neighbor sites of the third site, and if the identification information of the receiving site is not in the list of neighbor sites of the third site, executing the operation of acquiring a transmission end time of the first transmit frame.

7. A data transmission method, comprising:

receiving, by a fourth site, a second transmit frame and indication information that are transmitted by a third site, wherein the indication information instructs the fourth site to delay returning a response frame, and a transmission end time of the second transmit frame is not later than a transmission end time of a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site; and

transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the indication information after at least one preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

wherein the third site is within a coverage area of the first site, and the second site is outside a coverage area of the third site;

the preset time length is greater than or equal to a difference between the transmission end time of the first transmit frame and the transmission end time of the second transmit frame.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein:

the receiving, by a fourth site, a second transmit frame and indication information that are transmitted by a third site, wherein the indication information instructs the fourth site to delay returning a response frame comprises;

receiving, by the fourth site, the second transmit frame transmitted by the third site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises the preset time length; and

correspondingly, the transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the indication information after at least one preset time length is after the second transmit frame is received comprises;

transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the second transmit frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

or

the receiving, by a fourth site, a second transmit frame and indication information that are transmitted by a third site, wherein the indication information instructs the fourth site to delay returning a response frame comprises;

receiving, by the fourth site, the second transmit frame and notification signaling that are transmitted by the third site, wherein the notification signaling comprises the preset time length; and

correspondingly, the transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the indication information after at least one preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends comprises;

transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the notification signaling after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

or

the receiving, by a fourth site, a second transmit frame and indication information that are transmitted by a third site, wherein the indication information instructs the fourth site to delay returning a response frame comprises;

receiving, by the fourth site, the second transmit frame transmitted by the third site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises information used to instruct the fourth site temporarily not to return the response frame after the second transmit frame is received; and

receiving, by the fourth site, a response request frame transmitted by the third site after at least the preset time length after transmission of the second transmit frame ends, wherein the response request frame is used to instruct the fourth site to return the response frame; and

correspondingly, the transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the indication information after at least one preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends comprises;

transmitting, by the fourth site, the response frame to the third site according to the response request frame.

9. A site, wherein the site is a third site and the site comprises:

a receiver configured to;

receive a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site, and acquire a transmission end time of the first transmit frame;

a transmitter configured to;

transmit a second transmit frame to a fourth site, and instruct the fourth site to delay returning a response frame; and

the receiver is further configured to receive, after at least one preset time length after transmission of the second transmit frame ends, the response frame transmitted by the fourth site;

wherein the third site is within a coverage area of the first site, and the second site is outside a coverage area of the third site;

a transmission end time of the second transmit frame is not later than the transmission end time of the first transmit frame, and the preset time length is greater than or equal to a difference between the transmission end time of the first transmit frame and the transmission end time of the second transmit frame.

10. The site according to claim 9, wherein the receiver is specifically configured to obtain the transmission end time of the first transmit frame by parsing frame header information of the first transmit frame.

11. The site according to claim 9, wherein the transmitter is specifically configured to perform at least one of:

transmit the second transmit frame to the fourth site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises the preset time length, so that the fourth site returns the response frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

transmit the second transmit frame to the fourth site, and transmit, to the fourth site, notification signaling comprising the preset time length, so that the fourth site returns the response frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

and

transmit the second transmit frame to the fourth site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises information used to instruct the fourth site temporarily not to return the response frame after the second transmit frame is received; and

transmit a response request frame to the fourth site after at least the preset time length after the transmission of the second transmit frame ends, wherein the response request frame is used to instruct the fourth site to return the response frame.

12. The site according to claim 9, further comprising:

a processor configured to determine if the first site is a transmission opportunity holding node of the third site.

13. The site according to claim 9, wherein:

the processor is further configured to establish a list of neighbor sites.

14. The site according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

parse the frame header information of the first transmit frame, and acquire identification information of a receiving site that receives the first transmit frame; and

determine whether the identification information of the receiving site is in the list of neighbor sites of the third site; and

if the identification information of the receiving site is not in the list of neighbor sites of the third site, the receiver is configured to execute the operation of acquiring a transmission end time of the first transmit frame.

15. A site, wherein the site is a fourth site and the site comprises:

a receiver configured to receive a second transmit frame and indication information that are transmitted by a third site, wherein the indication information instructs the fourth site to delay returning a response frame, and a transmission end time of the second transmit frame is not later than a transmission end time of a first transmit frame transmitted by a first site to a second site; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the response frame to the third site according to the indication information after at least one preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

wherein the third site is within a coverage area of the first site, and the second site is outside a coverage area of the third site;

the preset time length is greater than or equal to a difference between the transmission end time of the first transmit frame and the transmission end time of the second transmit frame.

16. The site according to claim 15, wherein:

the receiver is specifically configured to receive the second transmit frame transmitted by the third site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises the preset time length; and

correspondingly, the transmitter is specifically configured to transmit the response frame to the third site according to the second transmit frame after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

or

the receiver is further specifically configured to receive the second transmit frame and notification signaling that are transmitted by the third site, wherein the notification signaling comprises the preset time length; and

correspondingly, the transmitter is further specifically configured to transmit the response frame to the third site according to the notification signaling after at least the preset time length after receiving of the second transmit frame ends;

or

the receiver is further specifically configured to;

receive the second transmit frame transmitted by the third site, wherein the second transmit frame comprises information used to instruct the fourth site temporarily not to return the response frame after the second transmit frame is received, and receive a response request frame transmitted by the third site after at least the preset time length after transmission of the second transmit frame ends, wherein the response request frame is used to instruct the fourth site to return the response frame; and

correspondingly, the transmitter is further specifically configured to transmit the response frame to the third site according to the response request frame.