METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RELAY OPERATION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM
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1. A method for performing a relay operation by an entity of a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a frame including information indicating whether the entity is a relay access point (AP) or a root AP to at least one station (STA),wherein, if the entity is the relay AP, the frame further includes a Medium Access Control (MAC) address of the root AP associated with the entity.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a relay operation in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system are disclosed. A method for performing a relay operation by an entity of a wireless LAN (WLAN) system includes: transmitting a frame including information indicating whether the entity is a relay access point (AP) or a root AP to at least one station (STA), wherein, if the entity is the relay AP, the frame further includes a Medium Access Control (MAC) address of the root AP associated with the entity.
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1. A method for performing a relay operation by an entity of a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, the method comprising:
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transmitting a frame including information indicating whether the entity is a relay access point (AP) or a root AP to at least one station (STA), wherein, if the entity is the relay AP, the frame further includes a Medium Access Control (MAC) address of the root AP associated with the entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An entity for performing a relay operation in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor transmits a frame including information indicating whether the entity is a relay access point (AP) or a root AP to at least one station (STA) using the transceiver, wherein, if the entity is the relay AP, the frame further includes a Medium Access Control (MAC) address of the root AP associated with the entity.
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