IP Library Granted Patent US 11,979,819
Granted Patent B2
US 11,979,819 · App. 17/166,329 · Granted May 7, 2024

Communication method and apparatus

Inventor: Zhen Tao (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04W48/16H04W64/00H04W72/02H04W16/14
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Patent No.
US 11,979,819
App. No.
17/166,329
Granted
May 7, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method incudes acquiring, from a preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of a region where the terminal is located; determining a spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information; and communicating according to the spectrum standard.

Claims (54)

1. A communication method performed by a terminal having a terminal address, the method comprising:

acquiring, from a preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of a region where the terminal is located;

determining a spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information; and

communicating according to the spectrum standard;

wherein the terminal address includes an address prefix and a network address, and the unique network identification information comprises a combination of a network identifier and a plurality of bits of the network address.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring, from the preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of the region where the terminal is located comprises:

sending a network access request frame to a server on the preset public network access channel;

receiving a network access response frame sent by the server on the public network access channel; and

parsing the network access response frame to obtain the unique network identification information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information comprises:

searching for a spectrum standard matching the preset public network access channel and the unique network identification information among one or more preset spectrum standards corresponding to a plurality of regions.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein communicating according to the spectrum standard comprises:

parsing an available channel field of the network access response frame according to the spectrum standard to obtain an available channel; and

communicating on the available channel.

5. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

in response to not having received the network access response frame after sending the network access request frame on the preset public network access channel, sending the network access request frame on another preset public network access channel.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the network access response frame comprises the network identifier and the terminal address.

7. A communication apparatus comprising:

a memory storing a set of instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to perform:

acquiring, from a preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of a region where a terminal having a terminal address is located;

determining a spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information; and

communicating according to the spectrum standard;

wherein the terminal address includes an address prefix and a network address, and the unique network identification information comprises a combination of a network identifier and a plurality of bits of the network address.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein acquiring, from the preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of the region where the terminal is located comprises:

sending a network access request frame to a server on the preset public network access channel;

receiving a network access response frame sent by the server on the public network access channel; and

parsing the network access response frame to obtain the unique network identification information.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein determining the spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information comprises:

searching for a spectrum standard matching the preset public network access channel and the unique network identification information among one or more preset spectrum standards corresponding to a plurality of regions.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

communicating according to the spectrum standard comprises:

parsing an available channel field of the network access response frame according to the spectrum standard to obtain an available channel; and

communicating on the available channel.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to further perform:

in response to not having received the network access response frame after sending the network access request frame on the preset public network access channel, sending the network access request frame on another preset public network access channel.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the network access response frame comprises the network identifier and the terminal address.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a computer to cause the computer to perform a communication method, the method comprising:

acquiring, from a preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of a region where a terminal having a terminal address is located;

determining a spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information; and

communicating according to the spectrum standard;

wherein the terminal address includes an address prefix and a network address, and the unique network identification information comprises a combination of a network identifier and a plurality of bits of the network address.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein acquiring, from the preset public network access channel, unique network identification information of the region where the terminal is located comprises:

sending a network access request frame to a server on the preset public network access channel;

receiving a network access response frame sent by the server on the public network access channel; and

parsing the network access response frame to obtain the unique network identification information.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein determining the spectrum standard corresponding to the region where the terminal is located according to the public network access channel and the unique network identification information comprises:

searching for a spectrum standard matching the preset public network access channel and the unique network identification information among one or more preset spectrum standards corresponding to a plurality of regions.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein communicating according to the spectrum standard comprises:

parsing an available channel field of the network access response frame according to the spectrum standard to obtain an available channel; and

communicating on the available channel.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computer to further perform:

in response to not having received the network access response frame after sending the network access request frame on the preset public network access channel, sending the network access request frame on another preset public network access channel.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the network access response frame comprises the network identifier and the terminal address.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075499/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: TAO, ZHEN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055326/0028 →
Continuity (2)
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