Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup
First Claim
1. A method of reducing signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- storing for transmission, at a first device, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point, wherein the first device is a mobile atation;
before transmission of the message, receiving a second message, at the first device from the access point, including the information; and
removing the message from a queue when the second message includes the information;
wherein the second message is a beacon frame or a message generated by the access point in response to a request from a third device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating in a wireless communication system are described. Various processes for reducing the initial link setup time are described. In one aspect a method in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes queuing for transmission, at a first device, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point. The method further includes, before transmission of the message, receiving a second message including the information. The method further includes removing the message from the queue when the second message includes the information.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of reducing signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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storing for transmission, at a first device, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point, wherein the first device is a mobile atation; before transmission of the message, receiving a second message, at the first device from the access point, including the information; and removing the message from a queue when the second message includes the information; wherein the second message is a beacon frame or a message generated by the access point in response to a request from a third device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device configured to reduce signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the device comprising:
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a queue configured to store at a mobile station, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point; a receiver configured to, before transmission of the first message, receive a second message, at the mobile station from the access point, including the information; and a processor configured to remove the first message from the queue when the second message includes the information; wherein the second message is a beacon frame or a message generated by access point in response to a request from a third device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for reducing signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for storing, at a mobile station, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point; means for receiving, before transmission of the first message, a second message, at the mobile station from the access point, including the first information; and means for removing the first message from the queue when the second message includes the information; wherein the second message is a beacon frame or a message generated by the access point in response to a request from a third device.
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor of an apparatus in a wireless communication system, the instructions causing the apparatus to:
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store for transmission at a mobile station, a first message for requesting information to establish a link with an access point, the first message including a network identifier for the access point; receive, before transmission of the first message, a second message, at the mobile station from the access point, including the information; and remove the first message from the queue when the second message includes the information; wherein the second message is a beacon frame or a message generated by the access point in response to a request from a third device.
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