United States Patent 9,888,503
Wang , et al. February 6, 2018
Fast initial link setup discovery frames
Abstract
A method for fast initial link setup (FILS) for use in a wireless station, is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a FILS discovery (FD) frame from an access point (AP). The FD frame comprises an FD frame control field and FD frame contents. The FD frame control field comprises a service set identifier (SSID) indicator, indicating whether an SSID field in the FD frame contents contains a full SSID or a short SSID and an SSID length field, indicating a size of the full SSID or the short SSID contained in the SSID field in the FD frame contents. The method further comprises determining whether to associate with the AP based on the received FD frame; and on a condition the determination is positive, the method further comprises transmitting an association request frame to the AP. A wireless station is also disclosed.
Inventors:
Wang; Lei (San Diego, CA), Murias; Ronald G. (Calgary, CA), Targali; Yousif (Sammamish, WA), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Olesen; Robert L. (Huntington, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003105112
Appl. No.:
14/985,669
Filed:
December 31, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160157279 A1 Jun 2, 2016
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Filing Date
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Issue Date
13933401 Jul 2, 2013 9232548
61667600 Jul 3, 2012
61695177 Aug 30, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04W 48/12 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 36/0061 (20130101); H04W 48/18 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 48/12 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 48/18 (20090101)
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