Method and apparatus for managing a probe response related to wireless medium access control
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJonathan Segev, Adrian Stephens
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Abstract
An approach is provided for managing a probe response related to wireless medium access control. The approach involves causing, at least in part, an active scan process that includes transmitting one or more probe request messages to indicate one or more scheduling windows within which receiving one or more probe response messages is permitted in reply to the one or more probe request messages.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- causing, at least in part, an active scan process that includes transmitting one or more probe request messages to indicate one or more scheduling windows within which transmitting and receiving one or more probe response messages is permitted in reply to the one or more probe request messages;
- causing, at least in part, two or more probe request messages to be transmitted, the two or more probe request messages indicating two or more receive windows that partially or completely overlap in one or more of time and frequency;
- and
- causing, at least in part, the one or more probe request messages to indicate a scheduling window in a channel different than a channel on which the one or more probe request messages are transmitted.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- cause, at least in part, an active scan process that includes transmitting one or more probe request messages to indicate one or more scheduling windows within which transmitting and receiving one or more probe response messages is permitted in reply to the one or more probe request messages;
- cause, at least in part, two or more probe request messages to be transmitted, the two or more probe request messages indicating two or more receive windows that partially or completely overlap in one or more of time and frequency;
- and
- cause, at least in part, the one or more probe request messages to indicate a scheduling window in a channel different than a channel on which the one or more probe request messages are transmitted.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following,
- cause, at least in part, an active scan process that includes transmitting one or more probe request messages to indicate one or more scheduling windows within which transmitting and receiving one or more probe response messages is permitted in reply to the one or more probe request messages;
- cause, at least in part, two or more probe request messages to be transmitted, the two or more probe request messages indicating two or more receive windows that partially or completely overlap in one or more of time and frequency;
- and
- cause, at least in part, the one or more probe request messages to indicate a scheduling window in a channel different than a channel on which the one or more probe request messages are transmitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.