METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEGOTIATING CAPABILITIES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method of negotiating capabilities in a wireless communication network environment, comprising:
- generating an action frame comprising one or more information elements, wherein the one or more information elements comprises a multiband capability indicator and intent to become owner of a Peer to Peer (P2P) group; and
transmitting the action frame including the one or more information elements to one or more peer wireless communication devices in the wireless communication network environment.
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Abstract
A method and system for negotiating capabilities in a wireless communication network are provided. The method includes generating an action frame including one or more information elements, where the one or more information elements include capability information for multiple frequency bands. The method further includes transmitting the action frame including the one or more information elements to wireless communication devices in a wireless communication network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of negotiating capabilities in a wireless communication network environment, comprising:
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generating an action frame comprising one or more information elements, wherein the one or more information elements comprises a multiband capability indicator and intent to become owner of a Peer to Peer (P2P) group; and transmitting the action frame including the one or more information elements to one or more peer wireless communication devices in the wireless communication network environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured for generating an action frame comprising one or more information elements, wherein the one or more information elements comprises capability information for multiple frequency bands; and a Wi-Fi module configured for transmitting the action frame including the one or more information elements to one or more peer wireless communication devices in the wireless communication network environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, that when executed by a wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to perform a method comprising:
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generating an action frame comprising one or more information elements, wherein the one or more information elements comprises capability information for multiple frequency bands; and transmitting the action frame including the one or more information elements to one or more wireless communication devices in the Wi-Fi network environment. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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