BASE STATION APPARATUS AND TERMNAL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus having a relay function, configured for:
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
(b) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an authentication request frame used in an authentication process;
(c) receiving an authentication response frame used in the authentication process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(d) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an association frame used in an association process;
(e) receiving an association response frame used in the association process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(f) connecting to the another wireless communication apparatus if the authentication process and the association process succeed;
the wireless communication apparatus comprising;
a unit configured to insert a data item into one or more fields which are included in at least one of the authentication frame and the association frame, the data item included in the authentication frame or the association frame indicating transmission from a wireless communication apparatus which has a relay function; and
a transmitter unit configured to transmit the authentication frame or the association frame including the data item, in the authentication process and/or association process.
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Abstract
A base station apparatus corresponding to a first base station apparatus of base station apparatuses and connected to terminal apparatuses, first base station apparatus transmitting and receiving first packets with respect to a second base station apparatus corresponding to another of base station apparatuses and transmitting and receiving second packets with respect to terminal apparatuses, first base station apparatus transmits a third packet to second base station apparatus, third packet corresponding to one of first packets to be transmitted from first base station apparatus and including a first data item, second base station apparatus recognizing by first data item that first base station apparatus is one of base station apparatuses, third packet being used through an authentication process or an association process for connecting in wireless first base station apparatus to second base station apparatus.
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8 Claims
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1. A wireless communication apparatus having a relay function, configured for:
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
(b) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an authentication request frame used in an authentication process;
(c) receiving an authentication response frame used in the authentication process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(d) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an association frame used in an association process;
(e) receiving an association response frame used in the association process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(f) connecting to the another wireless communication apparatus if the authentication process and the association process succeed;
the wireless communication apparatus comprising;
a unit configured to insert a data item into one or more fields which are included in at least one of the authentication frame and the association frame, the data item included in the authentication frame or the association frame indicating transmission from a wireless communication apparatus which has a relay function; and
a transmitter unit configured to transmit the authentication frame or the association frame including the data item, in the authentication process and/or association process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
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