Wireless communication device supporting multiple regulatory domains
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a baseband processor to communicate via a radio; and
a memory to couple to said baseband processor, said memory to store information to allow said baseband processor to communicate via the radio in one or more regulatory domains.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a network interface card or the like for a wireless local area network may include a non-volatile memory in which a table of parameters for operation in one or several countries may be stored. The table may specify how the network interface card is to perform in multiple countries or regulatory domains so that the network interface card may adapt to operate in multiple countries, thereby allowing a network interface card manufacturer or vendor to use a single stock keeping unit for the network interface card in one or more countries.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a baseband processor to communicate via a radio; and
a memory to couple to said baseband processor, said memory to store information to allow said baseband processor to communicate via the radio in one or more regulatory domains. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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a baseband processor to communicate via a radio;
a microstrip antenna to couple to the radio; and
a memory to couple to said baseband processor, said memory to store information to allow said baseband processor to communicate via the radio in one or more regulatory domains. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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scanning using a passive scan of a predetermined number of channels at a predetermined power level; and
in the event country information is received during the passive scan, scanning using one or more probe requests on channels and at a power level as provided by the country information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing platform, result in communication with an access point in one or more regulatory domains by:
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scanning using a passive scan of a predetermined number of channels at a predetermined power level; and
in the event country information is received during the passive scan, scanning using one or more probe requests on channels and at a power level as provided by the country information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a baseband processor to communicate via a radio; and
a memory to couple to said baseband processor, said memory to store information to allow said baseband processor to communicate via the radio in one or more regulatory domains;
wherein the information includes a channel set common to the one or more regulatory domains, and a power level setting common to the one or more regulatory domains. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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performing a passive scan on a first set of channels stored in a memory;
identifying channels of the first set of channels on which an access point is broadcasting; and
performing an active scan on a second set of channels stored in the memory and on channels identified in said identifying. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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