CONFIGURING FREQUENCY BANDS TO BE SCANNED IN A MULTIPLE-FREQUENCY-BAND WIRELESS LAN
First Claim
1. A communication method implemented by a mobile device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, wherein a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the wireless network are configured to use a first one and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands, respectively, to provide wireless connections, the communication method comprising:
- while the mobile device is connected to the second wireless device, receiving a frame which includes information indicating that the first wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection, the frame being transmitted from the first wireless device in the second frequency band and received through a scanning operation performed by the mobile device only on the second frequency band; and
in response to receiving the frame, allowing a subsequent scanning operation of the mobile device to be performed only on the first frequency band.
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Abstract
Provided is a communication method implemented by a mobile device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, wherein a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the wireless network are configured to use a first one and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands, respectively, to provide wireless connections. The method includes: while the mobile device is connected to the second wireless device, receiving a frame which includes information indicating that the first wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection, the frame being transmitted from the first wireless device in the second frequency band and received through a scanning operation performed by the mobile device only on the second frequency band; and allowing a subsequent scanning operation of the mobile device to be performed only on the first frequency band.
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18 Claims
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1. A communication method implemented by a mobile device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, wherein a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the wireless network are configured to use a first one and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands, respectively, to provide wireless connections, the communication method comprising:
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while the mobile device is connected to the second wireless device, receiving a frame which includes information indicating that the first wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection, the frame being transmitted from the first wireless device in the second frequency band and received through a scanning operation performed by the mobile device only on the second frequency band; and in response to receiving the frame, allowing a subsequent scanning operation of the mobile device to be performed only on the first frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication method implemented by a wireless device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, the wireless device being configured to use a first one of the plurality of frequency bands to provide wireless connections, the communication method comprising:
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generating a frame which includes information indicating that the wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection; and transmitting the frame in the first frequency band and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands such that the frame is received by a mobile device performing a scanning operation only on the first frequency band and by another mobile device performing a scanning operation only on the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a mobile device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, implement a communication method, wherein a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the wireless network are configured to use a first one and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands, respectively, to provide wireless connections, the communication method comprising:
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while the mobile device is connected to the second wireless device, receiving a frame which includes information indicating that the first wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection, the frame being transmitted from the first wireless device in the second frequency band and received through a scanning operation performed by the mobile device only on the second frequency band; and in response to receiving the frame, allowing a subsequent scanning operation of the mobile device to be performed only on the first frequency band.
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18. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a wireless device in a wireless network in which a plurality of frequency bands is available, implement a communication method, the wireless device being configured to use a first one of the plurality of frequency bands to provide wireless connections, the communication method comprising:
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generating a frame which includes information indicating that the wireless device is configured to use the first frequency band to provide a wireless connection; and transmitting the frame in the first frequency band and a second one of the plurality of frequency bands such that the frame is received by a mobile device performing a scanning operation only on the first frequency band and by another mobile device performing a scanning operation only on the second frequency band.
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