Method and apparatus for allocating association identifier
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsTianyu Wu, Changle Li, Hui Han
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for allocating an association identifier, so as to dynamically allocate an association identifier (AID) to a target station. The method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure includes sending, by an access point (AP), an AID allocation message to a target station, where the AID allocation message carries a target AID of the target station, and the target station is a station to be allocated with an AID or a station with an AID to be updated.
Claims8
A method for allocating an association identifier (AID), comprising:
- obtaining, by an access point (AP), service period information of a target station, wherein the target station is a station with an AID to be updated, and wherein the service period information is service period information of a new service of the target station after a service update;
- determining, by the AP, an AID to be allocated to the target station according to the service period information;
- and
- sending, by the AP, an AID allocation message to the target station, wherein the AID allocation message carries the AID to be allocated to the target station.
An access point (AP), comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
- obtain service period information of a target station, wherein the target station is a station with an association identifier (AID) to be updated, and wherein the service period information is service period information of a new service of the target station after a service update;
- determine an AID to be allocated to the target station according to the service period information;
- and
- send an AID allocation message to the target station, wherein the AID allocation message carries the AID to be allocated to the target station.
A method for allocating an association identifier (AID), comprising:
- sending, by a station, an AID request message to an access point (AP), wherein the AID request message carries service period information of a target station, and wherein the service period information is configured to determine an AID to be allocated to the target station;
- receiving, by the station, an AID allocation message, wherein the AID allocation message carries the AID to be allocated to the station;
- and
- updating, by the station, a current AID of the station using the AID allocated to the station.
A station, comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to:
- send an association identifier (AID) request message to an Access Point (AP), wherein the AID request message carries service period information of a target station, and wherein the service period information is configured to determine an AID to be allocated to the target station;
- receive an AID allocation message, wherein the AID allocation message carries the AID to be allocated to the station;
- and
- update a current AID of the station using the AID allocated to the station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.