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US 10,951,302 B2Granted
System and method for inter-basic service set communications
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Calcev, Majid Ghanbarinejad, Diana Maamari
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Abstract
A method for multiple association includes associating with a first access point (AP) in a primary basic service set (BSS), associating with a second AP in a secondary BSS, informing the first and second APs of an inter-BSS relaying capability of a doubly-associated station, and relaying data between the first AP and the second AP.
Claims18
A method for multiple association, the method comprising:
- selecting, by a first access point (AP), a station capable of communicating with a second AP, the station being associated with the first AP in a primary basic service set (BSS);
- instructing, by the first AP, the station to associate with the second AP in a secondary BSS;
- receiving, by the first AP from the station, a first indication indicating that the station is able to communicate with the secondary BSS on behalf of the first AP;
- and
- transmitting, by the first AP to the station, inter-BSS data destined for the second AP, wherein transmitting the inter-BSS data to the station prompts the station to forward the inter-BSS data to the second AP.
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A first access point (AP) comprising:
- a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
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- a processor in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
- select a station capable of communicating with a second AP, wherein the station is associated with the first AP in a primary basic service set (BSS);
- instruct the station to associate with the second AP in a secondary BSS;
- receive, from the station, a first indication indicating that the station is able to communicate with the secondary BSS on behalf of the first AP;
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- transmit, to the station, inter-BSS data destined for the second AP, wherein transmitting the inter-BSS data to the station prompts the station to forward the inter-BSS data to the second AP.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.