Patents by Inventor Yifan Zhou

Yifan Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11903068
    Abstract: A STA in a STA MLD sends an information frame on a link corresponding to the station, and the information frame is used to indicate a STA in an awake state in the STA MLD. An AP MLD receives the information frame, and sends a downlink message frame on a one or more links corresponding to a part of or all of STAs in the awake state in the STA MLD, to assist the part of or all of the stations in fast accessing a channel without waiting for a NAVSyncDelay time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Gan, Yifan Zhou, Yunbo Li, Yuchen Guo, Jian Yu, Dandan Liang
  • Publication number: 20240015640
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an access point (AP) multi-link device discovery method and a related apparatus, for example, are applied to a WLAN supporting 802.11be. The method includes: sending, by a station (STA), a probe request frame, wherein the probe request frame carries at least one link identifiers of at least one AP for requesting information of the at least one AP, and the STA is affiliated to a STA MLD; and receiving, by the STA from an AP MLD, a probe response frame, wherein the probe response frame carries the information of the at least one AP requested by the STA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ming GAN, Guogang HUANG, Yiqing LI, Yifan ZHOU, Mengshi HU, Dandan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20230337308
    Abstract: A STA in a STA MLD sends an information frame on a link corresponding to the station, and the information frame is used to indicate a STA in an awake state in the STA MLD. An AP MLD receives the information frame, and sends a downlink message frame on a one or more links corresponding to a part of or all of STAs in the awake state in the STA MLD, to assist the part of or all of the stations in fast accessing a channel without waiting for a NAVSyncDelay time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ming Gan, Yifan Zhou, Yunbo Li, Yuchen Guo, Jian Yu, Dandan Liang
  • Publication number: 20230328666
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a multi-link communication method and a related apparatus. In a scenario in which simultaneous transmission and reception over a plurality of links is not supported, a multi-link device first sends a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) over a first link, and then sends a second PPDU over a second link through channel contention, where an end time of the second PPDU is not later than an end time of the first PPDU. The method not only ensures fairness of multi-link access, but also can reduce an idle rate of the plurality of links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Gan, Yifan Zhou, Dandan Liang, Guogang Huang, Xun Yang
  • Publication number: 20230319640
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for determining a data buffer status, and an apparatus. The method includes: A first MLD receives first indication information from a second MLD, and determines, based on the first indication information and a correspondence between an association identifier of the first MLD and a data type supported by the first MLD, a buffer status of bufferable data that corresponds to the at least one data type and that is in the second MLD, where the first indication information is used to indicate the buffer status of the bufferable data. According to the embodiments of this application, a data buffer status in a data type dimension can be determined. The embodiments of this application may be applied to a wireless local area network system that supports a next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol of the IEEE 802.11, that is, the 802.11 protocol such as 802.11be.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunbo Li, Ming Gan, Yuchen Guo, Yifan Zhou, Yiqing Li
  • Patent number: 11645440
    Abstract: Training of a machine learning model used to infer estimated delays of circuit routes during placement and routing of a circuit design. Training can include selecting sample pairs of source pins and destination pins of an integrated circuit (IC) device, and determining respective delays of shortest paths that connect the source pins to the destination pins of the sample pairs based on a resistance-capacitance model of wires that form the shortest paths on the IC device. Respective sets of features are determined for the shortest paths, and the model is trained using the respective sets of features and the respective delays as labels. The machine learning model can be provided to an electronic design automation tool for estimating delays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Ismail Bustany, Yifan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230103325
    Abstract: In a method for indicate simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) capability in a Wi-Fi system, a first multi-link device (MLD) generates and sends STR capability information that indicates interference parameter information between a first link using a first bandwidth and a second link using a second bandwidth. A second device receives the STR capability information and obtains an interference parameter threshold. The second device then determines, based on the interference parameter threshold and the interference parameter information, whether the first MLD supports an STR operation on the first link and the second link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunbo Li, Yuchen Guo, Yifan Zhou, Guogang Huang, Yiqing Li, Ming Gan
  • Publication number: 20230066731
    Abstract: This application provides a method for sending a trigger frame in a wireless local area network. The method includes: An AP generates a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU, where the PPDU includes one or more trigger frames, each trigger frame corresponds to one frequency segment, and each trigger frame is used to schedule at least one or more stations parking on the corresponding frequency segment; and sends the one or more trigger frames in the PPDU, where each trigger frame is carried in the corresponding frequency segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ming GAN, Yifan ZHOU, Dandan LIANG, Jian YU, Yunbo LI, Yuchen GUO, Mengshi HU
  • Publication number: 20230046270
    Abstract: First information received by a first MLD on a first link is used to determine whether a BSS configuration of a second link is updated. In response to the BSS configuration of the second link not being updated, the first MLD directly transmits a data frame on the switched-to second link or the second link whose status is transited, and the data frame is not transmitted until a beacon frame is received and a latest parameter of the BSS configuration is obtained on the switched-to second link or the second link whose status is transited. A waiting time occurring before the data frame is transmitted is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Guogang HUANG, Ming GAN, Yifan ZHOU, Yuchen GUO, Yunbo LI
  • Publication number: 20230024407
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an access point (AP) multi-link device discovery method and a related apparatus, for example, in a wireless local area network (WLAN) supporting IEEE 802. 1 1be. In an example method, a reporting AP sends a first management frame to a station. The first management frame carries information about a reported AP. The reporting AP is affiliated with an AP multi-link device. The reported AP is affiliated with the same multi-link device as the reporting AP. Or the reported AP belongs to a same multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set as another AP in the multi-link device with which the reporting AP is affiliated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ming GAN, Guogang HUANG, Yiqing LI, Mengshi HU, Yifan ZHOU, Dandan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20230013161
    Abstract: A communication apparatus method includes a non-transitory memory configured to store non-transitory instructions, and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory. The one or more processors are configured to execute the non-transitory instructions to thereby cause the communication apparatus to generate a trigger frame, and send the trigger frame to the stations. The trigger frame is useable to trigger each station of a plurality of stations in a plurality of basic service sets to send a corresponding trigger based physical protocol data unit, and the trigger frame comprises identification information of the plurality of basic service sets and identification information of the plurality of stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yunbo LI, Genadiy TSODIK, Oren HENCINSKI, Jian YU, Yuchen GUO, Ming GAN, Yifan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230009565
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method, an access network device, a terminal device, and a core network device. In a process in which the terminal device is handed over from a first access network device to a second access network device, the second access network device learns of first service progress of the first access network device based on a first sequence number of a data packet forwarded by the first access network device, without introducing additional progress exchange information between the two access network devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ming GAN, Yifan ZHOU, Dandan LIANG, Jian YU, Yunbo LI, Yuchen GUO
  • Publication number: 20230007717
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the communication field, and in particular, to a multi-link communication method and an apparatus. A STA in a STA MLD sends an information frame on a link corresponding to the station, and the information frame is used to indicate a STA in an awake state in the STA MLD. An AP MLD receives the information frame, and sends a downlink message frame on a one or more links corresponding to a part of or all of STAs in the awake state in the STA MLD, to assist the part of or all of the stations in fast accessing a channel without waiting for a NAVSyncDelay time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ming Gan, Yifan Zhou, Yunbo Li, Yuchen Guo, Jian Yu, Dandan Liang
  • Publication number: 20220416946
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to reduce a phenomenon that an acknowledge rule is violated in some scenarios. The method includes: After a receive device receives a first data unit from a transmit device through a first link, the receive device sends receiving status information of the first data unit to the transmit device through the first link, unless the first data unit meets any one of a first preset condition. The first preset condition includes: Correctly received information of the first data unit is fed back through another link, or an acknowledge policy corresponding to the first data unit is no acknowledge. The communication method in embodiments of this application is applied to a multi-link data transmission process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yunbo LI, Ming GAN, Yuchen GUO, Yifan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220394556
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for determining a data buffer status, and an apparatus. The method includes: A first MLD receives first indication information from a second MLD, and determines, based on the first indication information and a correspondence between an association identifier of the first MLD and a data type supported by the first MLD, a buffer status of bufferable data that corresponds to the at least one data type and that is in the second MLD, where the first indication information is used to indicate the buffer status of the bufferable data. According to the embodiments of this application, a data buffer status in a data type dimension can be determined. The embodiments of this application may be applied to a wireless local area network system that supports a next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol of the IEEE 802.11, that is, the 802.11 protocol such as 802.11be.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunbo LI, Ming GAN, Yuchen GUO, Yifan ZHOU, Yiqing LI
  • Publication number: 20220346166
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a multi-link communication method, an apparatus, and a system that relate to the field of communication technologies, to resolve a technical problem in conventional multi-link communication that an amount of information sent by a multi-link device to a peer multi-link device is large, a process in which the peer multi-link device determines, based on the information, a link that can support simultaneous data sending and receiving as a link that is receiving data is cumbersome, and processing load of the peer multi-link device is heavy. The method includes: generating link grouping information, where the link grouping meets a following characteristic: links belonging to different link groups support simultaneous data sending and receiving; and sending the link grouping information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yuchen GUO, Yunbo LI, Yifan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220338285
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a multi-link communication method and a related apparatus. A first station generates a radio frame, where the first station is one of a plurality of stations included in a first multi-link device. The first multi-link device includes a first station operating on a first link and a second station operating on a second link. The first station transmits the radio frame on the first link, where the radio frame includes capability indication information, and the capability indication information indicates whether the first station and the second station support simultaneous transmitting/receiving operations. According to the embodiments of this application, communication quality can be ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yifan Zhou, Yuchen Guo, Yunbo Li, Ming Gan
  • Publication number: 20220330065
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an interference measurement station, access point, and method, where the method includes: A second station receives, on a second link, a measurement signal sent by a first station on a first link. The second station generates a measurement result based on the received measurement signal. The second station sends the measurement result to an access point. The embodiments of this application can be used to facilitate scheduling of communication between different stations by the access point, to reduce a collision probability between stations that interfere with each other, and to improve an overall system throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yifan ZHOU, Yuchen GUO, Jian YU, Yunbo LI
  • Publication number: 20220326017
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-adaptive horizontal attitude measurement method based on motion state monitoring. Based on a newly established state space model, a horizontal attitude angle is taken as a state variable, an angular velocity increment ??b for compensating a random constant zero offset is taken as a control input of a system equation, and a specific force fb for compensating the random constant zero offset is taken as a measurement quantity. Meanwhile, judgment conditions for a maneuvering state of a carrier are improved, and maneuvering information of the carrier is judged by comprehensively utilizing acceleration information and angular velocity information output by a micro electro mechanical system inertial measurement unit (MEMS-IMU), whereby a measurement noise matrix of a filter can be automatically adjusted, thereby effectively reducing the influence of carrier maneuvering on the calculation of a horizontal attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yuxin Zhao, Shuaiyang Li, Yueyang Ben, Lei Wu, Qian Li, Guangtao Zhou, Xinle Zang, Tingxiao Wei, Jiancheng Wang, Yifan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220272783
    Abstract: A link identifier indication method includes: A multi-link device working on a plurality of links sends a radio frame, where the radio frame includes link information of at least one link in the plurality of links, and link information of one link is used to indicate the link and corresponds to a link identifier of the link; a receiving device that receives the radio frame may determine the link identifier of the link corresponding to the link information, so that in communication of the multi-link device, a link can be identified by using the link identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Mao Yang, Zhongjiang Yan, Yifan Zhou, Yunbo Li, Guogang Huang