Method of reporting received signal strength on per frame basis in Wi-Fi network
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsKurt Alan Lumbatis, Mark Hamilton
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are drawn to a client device for use with an access point device. The client device includes: a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain a value associated with a capability of the client device, create a response including a header and a payload, the header including a reserved field including a bit reporting that the payload of the response includes the value associated with the capability, and transmit the response to the APD.
Claims20
An access point device for determining that a client device supports one or more capabilities, the access point device comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor configured to execute one or more instructions stored on the memory to cause said client device to:
- generate an Add Block Ack (ADDBA) request frame, wherein the ADDBA request frame comprises an ADDBA capabilities field;
- transmit the ADDBA request frame to the client device to establish a Block Ack session;
- receive an ADDBA response frame from the client device based on the ADDBA request frame, wherein the ADDBA response frame comprises a value associated with a capability of the client device;
- and
- determine that the client device supports the one or more capabilities based on the ADDBA response frame, wherein at least one of the one or more capabilities indicate that the client device is capable of reporting channel condition.
A method for an access point device to determine that a client device supports one or more capabilities, the method comprising:
- generating an Add Block Ack (ADDBA) request frame, wherein the ADDBA request frame comprises an ADDBA capabilities field;
- transmitting the ADDBA request frame to the client device to establish a Block Ack session;
- receiving an ADDBA response frame from the client device based on the ADDBA request frame, wherein the ADDBA response frame comprises a value associated with a capability of the client device;
- and
- determining that the client device supports the one or more capabilities based on the ADDBA response frame, wherein at least one of the one or more capabilities indicate that the client device is capable of reporting channel condition.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium of an access point device storing one or more instructions for determining that a client device supports one or more capabilities, which when executed by a processor of the access point device, cause the access point device to perform one or more operations comprising:
- generating an Add Block Ack (ADDBA) request frame, wherein the ADDBA request frame comprises an ADDBA capabilities field;
- transmitting the ADDBA request frame to the client device to establish a Block Ack session;
- receiving an ADDBA response frame from the client device based on the ADDBA request frame, wherein the ADDBA response frame comprises a value associated with a capability of the client device;
- and
- determining that the client device supports the one or more capabilities based on the ADDBA response frame, wherein at least one of the one or more capabilities indicate that the client device is capable of reporting channel condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.