Method and Apparatus for Sending Non-Data Frame

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for sending a non-data frame. The method for sending a non-data frame includes: determining an access category for which a transmission opportunity of a shared medium has been obtained, where the obtained transmission opportunity of the shared medium is obtained for the access category through contention according to an enhanced distributed channel access mechanism; and sending a non-data frame according to the access category for which the transmission opportunity of the shared medium has been obtained. In this way, different quality-of-service requirements of a non-data frame and a data frame are met while fairness is considered, thereby avoiding that a management and control message is not sent in time because a non-data frame and a data frame are transmitted according to a same access category.

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