Discovering network information available via wireless networks
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1. A method for communicating in a wireless network comprising:
- transmitting, prior to a wireless device associating with a first access point (AP), a request from the wireless device to the first access point (AP) for a neighbor report on any neighboring APs, wherein any neighboring AP and the first AP comprise APs within a same basic service set (BSS) or a same extended service set (ESS); and
receiving at the wireless device, prior to the wireless device associating with the first access point (AP), a response from the first AP, wherein the response comprises the neighbor report on a neighboring AP and includes information describing the neighboring AP.
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Abstract
Network information may be discoverable without requiring a connection to that network. For example, Access Network Query Protocol (“ANQP”) may allow a device to discover information about a network prior to the device associating with that network. In other words, ANQP allows a network terminal to request additional network information prior to establishing network capability. The additional network information that may be discoverable includes network latency, cellular capabilities, hotspot capabilities, mobility capabilities, neighbor reports, station identification, and multiple hotspot session identification.
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1. A method for communicating in a wireless network comprising:
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transmitting, prior to a wireless device associating with a first access point (AP), a request from the wireless device to the first access point (AP) for a neighbor report on any neighboring APs, wherein any neighboring AP and the first AP comprise APs within a same basic service set (BSS) or a same extended service set (ESS); and receiving at the wireless device, prior to the wireless device associating with the first access point (AP), a response from the first AP, wherein the response comprises the neighbor report on a neighboring AP and includes information describing the neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method at a first access point (AP) associated with a wireless local area network comprising:
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receiving, prior to association of a wireless device with the first AP, a request at the AP from the wireless device for a neighbor report on any neighboring APs, wherein any neighboring AP and the first AP comprise APs within a same basic service set (BSS) or a same extended service set (ESS); transmitting, prior to association of the wireless device with the first AP, a response from the first AP wherein the response comprises the neighbor report on a neighboring AP and includes information describing the neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device comprising:
a processor interconnected with a memory, the processor configured to; transmit, prior to the wireless device associating with a first access point (AP), a request from the wireless device to the first AP for a neighbor report on any neighboring APs, wherein any neighboring AP and the first AP comprise APs within a same basic service set (BSS) or a same extended service set (ESS); and receive at the wireless device, prior to the wireless device associating with the first access point (AP), a response from the first AP, wherein the response comprises the neighbor report on a neighboring AP and includes information describing the neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first access point (AP) associated with a wireless local area network comprising:
a processor interconnected with a memory, the processor configured to; receive, prior to association of a wireless device with the first AP, a request at the AP from the wireless device for a neighbor report on any neighboring APs, wherein any neighboring AP and the first AP comprise APs within a same basic service set (BSS) or a same extended service set (ESS); transmit, prior to association of the wireless device with the first AP, a response from the first AP wherein the response comprises the neighbor report on a neighboring AP and includes information describing the neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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