System and Method for Changing an Identifier of a Basic Service Set
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorYunsong Yang
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Abstract
A method for changing an identifier of a basic service set (BSS) served by an access point (AP) includes determining a first value of the identifier of the BSS, transmitting a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) with a first BSS identifier field in a PHY header of the first PPDU set to a pre-specified value, transmitting at least one first management frame including a second BSS identifier field in a frame body of the at least one first management frame set to the first value, and transmit at least one second PPDU with the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header set to the first value when the AP is able to start using the first value to set the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header of PPDUs transmitted by the AP.
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A method for changing an identifier of a basic service set (BSS) served by an access point (AP), the method comprising:
- determining, by the AP, a first value of the identifier of the BSS;
- transmitting, by the AP, a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) with a first BSS identifier field in a PHY header of the first PPDU set to a pre-specified value;
- transmitting, by the AP, at least one first management frame including a second BSS identifier field in a frame body of the at least one first management frame set to the first value;
- and
- transmitting, by the AP, at least one second PPDU with the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header of the at least one second PPDU set to the first value.
A method for changing an identifier of a basic service set (BSS) including a station, the method comprises:
- receiving, by the station, a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) from an access point (AP) serving the BSS, the first PPDU including a PHY header with a first BSS identifier field set to a pre-specified value;
- receiving, by the station, a management frame from the AP, the management frame including a second BSS identifier field in a frame body of the management frame, the second BSS identifier field set to a first value of the identifier of the BSS;
- and
- transmitting, by the station, a second PPDU including a PHY header with the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header of the second PPDU set to the first value.
An access point (AP) adapted to change an identifier of a basic service set (BSS) served by the AP, the AP comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the AP to:
- determine a first value of the identifier of the BSS,
- transmit a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) with a first BSS identifier field in a PHY header of the first PPDU set to a pre-specified value,
- transmit at least one first management frame including a second BSS identifier field in a frame body of the at least one first management frame set to the first value, and
- transmit at least one second PPDU with the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header set to the first value.
A station adapted to change an identifier of a basic service set (BSS) including the station, the station comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the station to:
- receive a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) from an access point (AP) serving the BSS, the first PPDU including a PHY header with a first BSS identifier field set to a pre-specified value,
- receive a management frame from the AP, the management frame including a second BSS identifier field in a frame body of the management frame, the second BSS identifier field set to a first value of the identifier of the BSS, and
- transmit a second PPDU including a PHY header with the first BSS identifier field in the PHY header of the second PPDU set to the first value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.