Indication of Attributes of Backhaul Connections of Access Points
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSatish Maddali, Sreenivasula Reddy Danda, Janardhan Reddy Reddam, Pradeep Kumar Muvva, Naresh Kumar Gupta Varada
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Abstract
Embodiments include methods and devices enabling an access point to indicate an attribute of the backhaul connection of the access point. Embodiments include methods and devices for notifying a user of a computing device of backhaul connection attributes of available access points.
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A method for indicating an attribute of a backhaul connection of an access point, comprising:
- determining an attribute of a backhaul connection of an access point, wherein the backhaul connection is an Internet Protocol connection that provides a communication pathway via a core network between the access point and World Wide Web addresses;
- generating, at the access point, an advertisement message including the attribute of the backhaul connection;
- and
- broadcasting the advertisement message from the access point.
A method for notifying a user of a computing device of backhaul connection attributes of an available access point, comprising:
- receiving, by the computing device, a first advertisement message broadcast from a first access point, wherein the first advertisement message includes an indication of an attribute of a backhaul connection of the first access point and wherein the backhaul connection of the first access point is an Internet Protocol connection that provides a first communication pathway via a first core network between the first access point and the World Wide Web;
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- displaying, on the computing device, a first icon corresponding to the attribute of the backhaul connection of the first access point prior to establishing a connection with the first access point.
An access point, comprising:
- a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- determining an attribute of a backhaul connection of the access point, wherein the backhaul connection is an Internet Protocol connection that provides a communication pathway via a core network between the access point and World Wide Web addresses;
- generating an advertisement message including the attribute of the backhaul connection;
- and
- broadcasting the advertisement message from the access point.
A computing device, comprising:
- a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a first advertisement message broadcast from a first access point, wherein the first advertisement message includes an indication of an attribute of a backhaul connection of the first access point and wherein the backhaul connection of the first access point is an Internet Protocol connection that provides a first communication pathway via a first core network between the first access point and the World Wide Web;
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- displaying a first icon corresponding to the attribute of the backhaul connection of the first access point prior to establishing a connection with the first access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.