Base station apparatus and termnal apparatus
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus having a relay function, configured for:
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
(b) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an authentication request frame used in an authentication process;
(c) receiving an authentication response frame used in the authentication process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(d) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an association request frame used in an association process;
(e) receiving an association response frame used in the association process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus; and
(f) associating with the another wireless communication apparatus if the authentication process and the association process succeed;
the wireless communication apparatus comprising;
a unit configured to insert a data item into one or more fields which are included in at least one of the authentication request frame and the association request frame, the data item indicating the wireless communication apparatus has a relay function; and
a transmitter unit configured to transmit at least one of the authentication request frame and the association request frame including the data item, in the authentication process and/or association process.
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Abstract
A base station apparatus corresponding to a first base station apparatus of base station apparatuses and connected to terminal apparatuses, first base station apparatus transmitting and receiving first packets with respect to a second base station apparatus corresponding to another of base station apparatuses and transmitting and receiving second packets with respect to terminal apparatuses, first base station apparatus transmits a third packet to second base station apparatus, third packet corresponding to one of first packets to be transmitted from first base station apparatus and including a first data item, second base station apparatus recognizing by first data item that first base station apparatus is one of base station apparatuses, third packet being used through an authentication process or an association process for connecting in wireless first base station apparatus to second base station apparatus.
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11 Claims
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1. A wireless communication apparatus having a relay function, configured for:
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
(b) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an authentication request frame used in an authentication process;
(c) receiving an authentication response frame used in the authentication process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(d) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an association request frame used in an association process;
(e) receiving an association response frame used in the association process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus; and
(f) associating with the another wireless communication apparatus if the authentication process and the association process succeed;the wireless communication apparatus comprising; a unit configured to insert a data item into one or more fields which are included in at least one of the authentication request frame and the association request frame, the data item indicating the wireless communication apparatus has a relay function; and a transmitter unit configured to transmit at least one of the authentication request frame and the association request frame including the data item, in the authentication process and/or association process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
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10. A wireless communication apparatus having a relay function, configured for:
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
(b) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an authentication request frame used in an authentication process;
(c) receiving an authentication response frame used in the authentication process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus;
(d) transmitting, to the another wireless communication apparatus, an association request frame used in an association process;
(e) receiving an association response frame used in the association process and transmitted from the another wireless communication apparatus; and
(f) associating with the another wireless communication apparatus if the authentication process and the association process succeed;the wireless communication apparatus comprising; a unit configured to insert a data item into one or more fields which are included in a frame used in at least one of the authentication process and association process, the data item indicating the wireless communication apparatus has a relay function; and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the frame including the data item, in the authentication process or association process. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- (a) receiving a beacon frame transmitted from another wireless communication apparatus having a relay function;
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