METHOD FOR MAKING ACCESS POINTS ENTER PROTECTION MODES AND MOBILE STATION UTILIZING THE SAME

• US 20070217360A1
• Filed: 11/03/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tang, Cheng-Wen
• Application Number:
  US11/556,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20070217360A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A mobile station (300) for making access points enter protection modes includes a scanning module (310), a dummy module (320), and a dummy access point (330). The scanning module scans an access point (10) not entering a protection mode. The dummy module produces the dummy access point. The dummy access point includes a data producing module (331), an interval setting module (332), and a transmitting module (333). The data producing module produces a beacon frame for triggering the access point to enter a protection mode. The interval setting module sets a beacon interval. The transmitting module broadcasts the beacon frame during each beacon interval. A method for making access points enter protection modes is also provided.

Claims

1. A mobile station, for making access points enter protection modes, comprising:

a scanning module, for scanning an access point not entering a protection mode; and

a dummy module for producing a dummy access point;

wherein the dummy access point comprises;

a data producing module, for producing a beacon frame for triggering the access point to enter a protection mode;

an interval setting module, for setting a beacon interval; and

a transmitting module, for broadcasting the beacon frame during each beacon interval.

2. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile station is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11g mobile station, and the access point is an IEEE 802.11g access point.

3. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile station is an IEEE 802.11g mobile station, and the access point is an IEEE 802.11b/g access point.

4. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scanning module is used for receiving a beacon frame from the access point, and determining that the access point has not entered the protection mode according to the beacon frame from the access point.

5. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dummy module is used for producing a dummy media access control address for the dummy access point.

6. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11b/g beacon frame.

7. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11g beacon frame.

8. The mobile station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11b beacon frame.

9. A method for making access points enter protection modes, comprising:

scanning an access point by a mobile station;

producing a dummy access point by the mobile station;

producing a beacon frame by the dummy access point for triggering the access point to enter a protection mode;

setting a beacon interval by the dummy access point; and

broadcasting the beacon frame during each beacon interval by the dummy access point.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the mobile station is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11g mobile station, and the access point is an IEEE 802.11g access point.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the mobile station is an IEEE 802.11g mobile station, and the access point is an IEEE 802.11b/g access point.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the scanning step comprising:

receiving a beacon frame from the access point, and determining that the access point has not entered a protection mode according to the beacon frame from the access point.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of producing a dummy access point comprises:

producing a dummy media access control address for the dummy access point.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11b/g beacon frame.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11g beacon frame.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the beacon frame is an IEEE 802.11b beacon frame.

17. A method for triggering access points compatible to a first communication standard to enter protection modes thereof so as to allow devices compatible to a second communication standard successfully communicable with said access points, comprising the steps of:

scanning an access point compatible to a first communication standard to identify whether said access point is in a protection mode thereof;

creating a dummy device at least compatible to a second communication standard when said access point is not in said protection mode; and

communicating said dummy device with said access point in order for urging said access point to enter said protection mode.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said dummy device is a selective one of a dummy access point and a dummy mobile station.