Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
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1. A method for a wireless station, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to an access point, a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy configuration request requesting a change in a MFQ policy, wherein the MFQ policy configuration request includes a first dialog token having a length of 8 bits and wherein the first dialog token is set to a first value by the wireless station;
receiving, from the access point, a MFQ policy configuration response, wherein the MFQ policy configuration response includes a MFQ policy element and a second dialog token having a length of 8 bits; and
transmitting any subsequent management frames to the access point in accordance with changes to the MFQ policy when the second dialog token is the same as the first dialog token.
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Abstract
An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted.
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1. A method for a wireless station, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to an access point, a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy configuration request requesting a change in a MFQ policy, wherein the MFQ policy configuration request includes a first dialog token having a length of 8 bits and wherein the first dialog token is set to a first value by the wireless station; receiving, from the access point, a MFQ policy configuration response, wherein the MFQ policy configuration response includes a MFQ policy element and a second dialog token having a length of 8 bits; and transmitting any subsequent management frames to the access point in accordance with changes to the MFQ policy when the second dialog token is the same as the first dialog token. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for an access point, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a wireless station, a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy configuration request requesting a change in a MFQ policy, wherein the MFQ policy configuration request includes a first dialog token having a length of 8 bits and wherein the first dialog token is set to a first value by the wireless station; transmitting, by the access point, a MFQ policy configuration response, wherein the MFQ policy configuration response includes a MFQ policy element and a second dialog token having a length of 8 bits; and receiving any subsequent management frames transmitted from the wireless station in accordance to the change in the MFQ policy when the second dialog token is the same as the first dialog token. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless station comprising:
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a processor configured to; transmit, to an access point, a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy configuration request requesting a change in a MFQ policy, wherein the MFQ policy configuration request includes a first dialog token having a length of 8 bits and wherein the first dialog token is set to a first value by the wireless station; receive, from the access point, a MFQ policy configuration response, wherein the MFQ policy configuration response includes a MFQ policy element and a second dialog token having a length of 8 bits; and transmit any subsequent management frames to the access point in accordance with changes to the MFQ policy when the second dialog token is the same as the first dialog token. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access point comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive, from a wireless station, a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy configuration request requesting a change in a MFQ policy, wherein the MFQ policy configuration request includes a first dialog token having a length of 8 bits and wherein the first dialog token is set to a first value by the wireless station; transmit, by the access point, a MFQ policy configuration response, wherein the MFQ policy configuration response includes a MFQ policy element and a second dialog token having a length of 8 bits; and receive any subsequent management frames transmitted from the wireless station in accordance to the change in the MFQ policy when the second dialog token is the same as the first dialog token. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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