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Method for associating access points with stations using bid techniques

  • US 7,206,297 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2004
  • Issued: 04/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for use in an access point in a wireless communications environment including multiple access points and stations, wherein stations gain network access by associating with one or more of the access points, comprising:

  • at each of a plurality of access points within communication range of stations, repeatedly executing the steps of;

    collecting bid messages from stations not currently associated with that access point, each bid message indicative of a request to associate, and including a parameter related to the distance between the access point and the station;

    selecting only a subset of the bid messages based at least in part on the parameter related to distance; and

    sending an accept message to each station from which a selected bid message was received, the accept message for causing the station to associate with the access point.

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