DIRECT WIRELESS CLIENT TO CLIENT COMMUNICATION
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1. A method of operating a first wireless station for communication in a wireless network, comprising:
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establishing an infrastructure channel to a wireless access point connected to a network;
establishing a direct link channel to a second wireless station without action by the access point, wherein the infrastructure channel and the direct link channel have a common basic service set and a common basic service set ID;
selecting a channel from the direct link channel and the infrastructure channel; and
communicating on the selected channel.
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Abstract
A wireless station is connected to a wireless network through an access point and can establish a direct client-to-client connection to a second wireless station. The wireless station can communicate directly with the second wireless station without involving the access point. The wireless station communicates with the wired network and with other wireless stations through the access point. The second wireless station may have an infrastructure connection to the access point or may be independent.
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1. A method of operating a first wireless station for communication in a wireless network, comprising:
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by the first wireless station; establishing an infrastructure channel to a wireless access point connected to a network; establishing a direct link channel to a second wireless station without action by the access point, wherein the infrastructure channel and the direct link channel have a common basic service set and a common basic service set ID; selecting a channel from the direct link channel and the infrastructure channel; and communicating on the selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless station for operation in a wireless network, comprising:
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a processing device and a computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processing device, are configured to; establish an infrastructure channel to an access point of the wireless network; establish a direct link channel to a second wireless station without action by the access point, wherein the infrastructure channel and the direct link channel have a common basic service set and a common basic service set ID; select a channel from the direct link channel and the infrastructure channel; and communicate on the selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for establishing a direct link connection between first and second wireless stations in a wireless network, comprising:
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by the first wireless station; establishing an infrastructure channel to a wireless access point connected to a wired network; sending to the second wireless station a probe request packet containing capability information of the first wireless station; receiving from the second wireless station a probe response packet containing capability information of the second wireless station; and establishing, based on the received capability information, a direct link channel to the second wireless station, wherein the infrastructure channel and the direct link channel have a common basic service set and a common basic service set ID. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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