Method and System for Time Based WLAN Scanning
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorDaniel Daum
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Abstract
Certain aspects of a method and system for time based wireless local area network (WLAN) scanning may include controlling scanning of a plurality of wireless access points in one or more WLANs by a WLAN station based on one or more factors comprising power consumed by the WLAN station based on the scanning, and/or a priority level of one or more media packets to be handled by the WLAN station. The information may be acquired for one or more of the plurality of wireless access points in one or more WLANs during the controlled scanning.
Claims21
A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:
- controlling scanning of a plurality of wireless access points in one or more wireless local area networks by a wireless local area network station based on factors comprising one or both of:
- power consumed by said wireless local area network station based on said scanning and/or a priority level of one or more media packets to be handled by said wireless local area network station.
A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for providing wireless communication, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
- controlling scanning of a plurality of wireless access points in one or more wireless local area networks by a wireless local area network station based on factors comprising one or both of:
- power consumed by said wireless local area network station based on said scanning and/or a priority level of one or more media packets to be handled by said wireless local area network station.
A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:
- one or more processors for use in a wireless local area network (WLAN) station, said one or more processors operable to control scanning of a plurality of wireless access points in one or more wireless local area networks by said wireless local area network station based on factors comprising one or both of:
- power consumed by said wireless local area network station based on said scanning and/or a priority level of one or more media packets to be handled by said wireless local area network station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.