System and Method for Basic Service Set Association
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGeorge CALCEV, Bin CHEN
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a station (STA) from an access point (AP), a frame including a device type indicator and comparing the device type indicator with a device type accepted by a basic service set (BSS) of the AP to produce a comparison. The method also includes determining whether to associate the STA with the AP in accordance with the comparison, associating the STA with the AP upon determining to associate the STA with the AP, and not associating the STA with the AP upon determining not to associate the STA with the AP.
Claims9
A method for Basic Service Set (BSS) association, comprising:
- receiving, by a station (STA) from an access point (AP), a frame comprising a traffic type indicator, wherein the traffic type indicator indicates a type of STA that is allowed to associate with the AP and the frame is a beacon frame or a probe response frame;
- determining whether to associate the STA with the AP based upon a device type of the STA that is indicated by the traffic type indicator;
- and
- associating the STA with the AP upon determining that the device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator.
A method for Basic Service Set (BSS) association, comprising:
- transmitting, by an access point (AP) to a station (STA), a frame comprising a traffic type indicator, wherein the traffic type indicator indicates a type of STA that is allowed to associate with the AP and the frame is a beacon frame or a probe response frame;
- determining whether to associate the STA with the AP in accordance with whether a device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator;
- and
- associating the STA with the AP upon determining that the device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator.
The method of claim 3, wherein the traffic type indicator is two bits.
A station (STA) comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:
- receive a frame comprising a traffic type indicator, wherein the traffic type indicator indicates a type of STA that is allowed to associate with the AP and the frame is a beacon frame or a probe response frame;
- determine whether to associate the STA with the AP in accordance with whether a device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator;
- and
- associate the STA with the AP upon determining that the device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator.
An access point (AP) comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:
- transmit a frame comprising a traffic type indicator, wherein the traffic type indicator indicates a type of station (STA) that is allowed to associate with the AP and the frame is a beacon frame or a probe response frame;
- determine whether to associate the STA with the AP in accordance with whether a device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator;
- and
- associate the STA with the AP upon determining that the device type of the STA is indicated by the traffic type indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.