FAST INITIAL LINK SETUP DISCOVERY FRAMES
First Claim
1. A method for use in a wireless station, comprising:
- receiving a fast initial link setup discovery (FD) frame from an access point (AP) between instances of a full beacon frame, wherein the FD frame includes;
FD frame contents; and
a FD frame control field, comprising;
a service set identifier (SSID) length field, corresponding to a length of a variable length SSID field in the FD frame contents; and
any one or more of;
a capability presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding capability field is present in the FD frame contents;
an access network options presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding access network options field is present in the FD frame contents;
a security presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding security field is present in the FD frame contents;
an AP configuration change count presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding AP configuration change count field is present in the FD frame contents;
oran AP next target beacon transmission time presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding AP next target beacon transmission time field is present in the FD frame contents; and
determining whether to associate with the AP based on the received FD frame.
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Abstract
A method for use in a wireless station includes receiving a fast initial link setup discovery (FD) frame from an access point (AP) between instances of a full beacon frame and determining whether to associate with the AP based on the received FD frame. The FD frame includes FD frame contents and a FD frame control field. The FD frame control field includes a service set identifier (SSID) length field, corresponding to a length of a variable length SSID field in the FD frame contents; and any one or more of: a capability presence indicator, an access network options presence indicator, a security presence indicator, an AP configuration change count presence indicator, or an AP next target beacon transmission time presence indicator. Each of the presence indicators is used to indicate whether a corresponding field is present in the FD frame contents.
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1. A method for use in a wireless station, comprising:
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receiving a fast initial link setup discovery (FD) frame from an access point (AP) between instances of a full beacon frame, wherein the FD frame includes; FD frame contents; and a FD frame control field, comprising; a service set identifier (SSID) length field, corresponding to a length of a variable length SSID field in the FD frame contents; and any one or more of; a capability presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding capability field is present in the FD frame contents; an access network options presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding access network options field is present in the FD frame contents; a security presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding security field is present in the FD frame contents; an AP configuration change count presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding AP configuration change count field is present in the FD frame contents;
oran AP next target beacon transmission time presence indicator, indicating whether a corresponding AP next target beacon transmission time field is present in the FD frame contents; and determining whether to associate with the AP based on the received FD frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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