InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,713,181
Wang , et al. July 18, 2017

Method and apparatus for accelerated link setup


Abstract

A methods and apparatus may be used for accelerated link setup. A method may include a station (STA) acquiring information about an access point of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network in advance through a previously connected IEEE 802.11 interface and/or an interface other than the IEEE 802.11 network. The STA may use the acquired information during a link setup procedure between the STA and the access point. The information may include a suggestion for a specific procedure to complete the link setup procedure between the STA and the access point.



Inventors:
Wang; Lei (San Diego, CA), Targali; Yousif (Sammamish, WA), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA), Wang; Xiaofei (Cedar Grove, NJ), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002715806

Appl. No.:
15/362,305

Filed:
November 28, 2016


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20170079078 A1 Mar 16, 2017



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04L 12/06 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04L 9/0844 (20130101); H04L 63/0428 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04L 12/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04L 9/08 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)

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