Method and apparatus of connectivity recovery in wireless network
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1. A method of re-establishing a session of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) by a wireless communication device of a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising:
- detecting that a master station of an association becomes unavailable, wherein the association includes at least one master station and one or more stations;
detecting that one or more other master stations operate on the association;
receiving timing synchronization function (TSF) values from each one of the one or more other master stations;
comparing the TSF values of each of the one or more other master stations with an internal TSF value; and
deciding whether or not to become a new master station according to the comparison result and if it is decided to become the new master station, becoming the new master station by activating a master station application;
sending one or more beacons that include a WPAN capabilities information element (IE) to notify the one or more stations of the association about the new master station connectivity parameters wherein the WPAN capabilities information element (IE) includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a session ID; and
creating a WPAN session with the one or more stations of the association.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device and a method of re-establishing a connection with a WPAN master device is presented. The method includes detecting that a first master station of a WPAN session which includes the first master device and one or more stations becomes unavailable, activating a master station application to become a second master station and sending one beacon to notify the stations of the session about the second master station connectivity parameters.
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1. A method of re-establishing a session of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) by a wireless communication device of a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising:
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detecting that a master station of an association becomes unavailable, wherein the association includes at least one master station and one or more stations; detecting that one or more other master stations operate on the association; receiving timing synchronization function (TSF) values from each one of the one or more other master stations; comparing the TSF values of each of the one or more other master stations with an internal TSF value; and deciding whether or not to become a new master station according to the comparison result and if it is decided to become the new master station, becoming the new master station by activating a master station application; sending one or more beacons that include a WPAN capabilities information element (IE) to notify the one or more stations of the association about the new master station connectivity parameters wherein the WPAN capabilities information element (IE) includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a session ID; and creating a WPAN session with the one or more stations of the association. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a detector to detect that a master station of an association becomes unavailable and to detect that at least one or more other master stations operate on the association, wherein the association includes at least one master station and one or more stations; a receiver to receive timing synchronization function (TSF) values from the other master stations; a comparator to compare the TSF values of each of the one or more other master stations with an internal TSF value; a controller to activate a master station module to make the device a new master station according to the comparison result; and a transmitter to, if the device becomes the new master station, send one or more beacons that include a WPAN capabilities information element (IE) to notify the one or more stations of the association about the second master station connectivity parameters wherein the WPAN capabilities information element (1E) includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a session ID in order to create a WPAN session with the one or more stations of the association. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a wireless communication device of a wireless local area network (WLAN) able to act as a master station and as a client within association of a personal area network (WPAN), the wireless communication device comprising; a detector to detect that a master station of an association becomes unavailable and to detect that at least one or more other master stations operate on the association, wherein the association includes at least one master station and one or more stations; a receiver to receive timing synchronization function (TSF) values from the other master stations; a comparator to compare the TSF values of each of the one or more other master stations with an internal TSF value; a controller to activate a master station module to make the device a new master station according to the comparison result; and a transmitter to, if the device becomes the new master station, send one or more beacons that include a WPAN capabilities information element (IE) to notify the one or more stations of the association about the second master station connectivity parameters wherein the WPAN capabilities information element (IE) includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a session ID in order to create a WPAN session with the one or more stations of the association. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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