US 9,793,975 B2 · Range extension in wireless local area networks

Abstract

A method for associating a new end-station (end-STA) with a relay access point (R-AP) in a relay transmission. An assignment of a new identifier is transmitted to the new end-STA, wherein traffic indication map indications for the new end-STA in a beacon from the R-AP follows the transmission of the new identifier assignment. A message is sent to a root access point (AP), the message including an indication of a number of information fields in the message and at least one information field, each of the at least one information fields including an identifier of one end-STA associated with the R-AP. An acknowledgement is received from the root AP on a condition that the root AP correctly receives the message and associates an identifier of the end-STA with an identifier of the R-AP.

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Dependent claims

A method for use in an IEEE 802.11 relay access point (R-AP) for reporting an association of an end-station (end-STA) with the R-AP in a relay transmission, the method comprising:

assigning a first identifier to the associated end-STA;
transmitting the first identifier to the associated end-STA;
transmitting a beacon, wherein the beacon includes traffic indication map (TIM) indications, at least one of the TIM indications for the associated end-STA;
transmitting a message to a root access point (AP) that enables the root AP to associate the associated end-STA with the R-AP, the message including:
an indication of a number of information fields in the message;
and
a number of information fields identified by the indication, each information field including a unique identifier associated with a respective indicated end-STA associated with the R-AP.

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Range extension in wireless local area networks

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Range extension in wireless local area networks

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Abstract

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