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Passively Scanning According to WLAN Regulatory Domain

  • US 20080175209A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2007
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A wireless device comprising:

  • a processor;

    a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface coupled to the processor;

    another wireless interface coupled to the processor; and

    a memory to store code which, when executed by the processor, determines a WLAN regulatory domain in which the device is currently located using information received via the other wireless interface, and which controls the WLAN interface to passively scan for wireless local area networks on channels in the 5 GHz band that are valid in the WLAN regulatory domain and to refrain from passively scanning for wireless local area networks on channels in the 5 GHz band that are not valid in the WLAN regulatory domain.

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