Multi-transceiver configuration method, multi-transceiver channel multiplexing method, and apparatus

An access point, wherein a frequency band of the Internet of Things is divided into a plurality of sub-channel combinations comprising a combination of a 1-MHz sub-channel, a 2-MHz sub-channel, a 4-MHz sub-channel, and an 8-MHz sub-channel, and the Internet of Things corresponding to the access point comprises N terminals STAis, wherein 1≤i≤N and N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the apparatus comprises:

• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• a processor, wherein the memory stores executable instructions of the processor, and the processor executes the executable instructions to:
• for any STAi in the Internet of Things corresponding to the access point, obtain a maximum data transfer rate Ri(n) of the STAi on each sub-channel n in a specified sub-channel combination according to received signal quality information of the STAi;
• and obtain, according to an average data volume needing to be sent by the STAi within a beacon period and Ri(n), a channel access time Ti(n) required by the STAi on the sub-channel n;
• determine, according to an available access time Tavailable(n) of each sub-channel n within the beacon period and Ti(n) of the N STAis, whether the specified sub-channel combination meets an allocation requirement of the N STAis;
• and
• when it is determined that the specified sub-channel combination meets the allocation requirement of the N STAis, configure a transceiver on each sub-channel n in the specified sub-channel combination;
• wherein n=1 indicates an 8-MHz sub-channel, n=2 and n=3 indicate two 4-MHz sub-channels, n=4, n=5, n=6, and n=7 indicate four 2-MHz sub-channels, and n=8, n=9, . . . , and n=15 indicate eight 1-MHz sub-channels.

An access point applied to the Internet of Things, comprising a processor and a transmitter connected to the processor;

• wherein the processor is configured to obtain according to received signal quality information of the STAi, a maximum data transfer rate Ri(n) of the STAi on each sub-channel n in a specified sub-channel combination;
• and obtain, according to an average data volume needing to be sent by the STAi within a beacon period and Ri(n), a channel access time Ti(n) required by the STAi on the sub-channel n;
• determine according to an available access time Tavailable(n) of each sub-channel n within the beacon period and Ti(n) of the N STAis, whether the specified sub-channel combination meets an allocation requirement of the N STAis;
• wherein the processor is further configured to, when it is determined that the specified sub-channel combination meets the allocation requirement of the N STAis, configure a transceiver on each sub-channel n in the specified sub-channel combination, and generate a channel allocation indication message;
• and
• wherein the transmitter is configured to send, using a transceiver configured on a sub-channel n, the channel allocation indication message to a terminal STAi allocated to the sub-channel n, wherein the channel allocation indication message comprises a new modulation and coding scheme and scheduling information that correspond to the STAi, so that the STAi sends data according to the new modulation and coding scheme, and communicates, according to the scheduling information, with the transceiver on the sub-channel on which the STAi is located;
• wherein a frequency band of the Internet of Things is divided into a plurality of sub-channel combinations comprising a combination of a 1-MHz sub-channel, a 2-MHz sub-channel, a 4-MHz sub-channel, and an 8-MHz sub-channel, and the Internet of Things corresponding to the access point comprises N terminals STAis, wherein 1≤i≤N and N is a positive integer greater than 1;
• and
• wherein n=1 indicates an 8-MHz sub-channel;
• n=2 and n=3 indicate two 4-MHz sub-channels;
• n=4, n=5, n=6, and n=7 indicate four 2-MHz sub-channels;
• n=8, n=9, . . . , and n=15 indicate eight 1-MHz sub-channels.