Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup
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1. A method of reducing signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving, by an access point, one or more configuration messages indicating that the access point is assigned to a first and second network domain, each of the first and second network domains having first and second network domain identifiers, each network domain identifying a logical grouping of the access point with at least one other access point, each of the grouped access points in the network domain configured to perform a common network service;
transmitting, over a wireless network, the first and second network domain identifiers in a message from the access point, wherein the message indicates whether new associations are being accepted for each of the respective common network services;
receiving from a station, at the access point from the wireless network, an access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers, wherein the access request message comprises a third network domain identifier associated with a plurality of network services, the third network domain identifier being different than the first and second network domain identifiers and comprising a sequence of bits based on the first network domain identifier or the second network domain identifier;
determining, at the access point, whether the third network domain identifier is associated with the access point; and
associating with the station in response to the determining.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating in a wireless communication system are described. Various processes for reducing the initial link set up time are described. In aspect a method in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting two or more network domain identifiers from an access point, each of the network domain identifiers being associated with a respective network service. The method further includes receiving an access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers.
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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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receiving, by an access point, one or more configuration messages indicating that the access point is assigned to a first and second network domain, each of the first and second network domains having first and second network domain identifiers, each network domain identifying a logical grouping of the access point with at least one other access point, each of the grouped access points in the network domain configured to perform a common network service; transmitting, over a wireless network, the first and second network domain identifiers in a message from the access point, wherein the message indicates whether new associations are being accepted for each of the respective common network services; receiving from a station, at the access point from the wireless network, an access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers, wherein the access request message comprises a third network domain identifier associated with a plurality of network services, the third network domain identifier being different than the first and second network domain identifiers and comprising a sequence of bits based on the first network domain identifier or the second network domain identifier; determining, at the access point, whether the third network domain identifier is associated with the access point; and associating with the station in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device configured to reduce signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive one or more configuration messages indicating that an access point is assigned to a first and second network domain, each of the first and second network domains having first and second network domain identifiers, each network domain identifying a logical grouping of the access point with at least one other access point, each of the grouped access points in the network domain configured to perform a common network service; a transmitter configured to transmit over a wireless network, the first and second network domain identifiers in a message from the access point, wherein the message indicates whether new associations are being accepted for each of the respective common network services; and wherein the receiver is further configured to receive from a station, from the wireless network, an access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers, wherein the access request message comprises a third network domain identifier associated with a plurality of network services, the third network domain identifier being different than the first and second network domain identifiers and comprising a sequence of bits based on the first network domain identifier or the second network domain identifier; a hardware processor, configured to; determine whether the third network domain identifier is associated with the access point; and associate with the station in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A 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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receive one or more configuration messages indicating that an access point is assigned to a first and second network domain, each of the first and second network domains having first and second network domain identifiers, each network domain identifying a logical grouping of the access point with at least one other access point, each of the grouped access points in the network domain configured to perform a common network service; transmit two or more network domain identifiers in a message from the access point over a wireless network, wherein the first and second network domain identifiers comprise a first network domain identifier and a second network domain identifier, each of the first and second domain identifiers identifying a logical grouping configured to perform common network service, wherein the message indicates whether new associations are being accepted for each of the respective common network services; and receive from a station, an access request message from the wireless network, the access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers, wherein the access request message comprises a third network domain identifier associated with a plurality of network services, the third network domain identifier being different than the first and second network domain identifiers and comprising a sequence of bits based on the first network domain identifier or the second network domain identifier; determine whether the third network domain identifier is associated with the access point; and associate with the station in response to the determining.
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27. An apparatus for reducing signaling during link setup in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, by an access point, one or more configuration messages indicating that the access point is assigned to a first and second network domain, each of the first and second network domains having first and second network domain identifiers, each network domain identifying a logical grouping of the access point with at least one other access point, each of the grouped access points in the network domain configured to perform a common network service; means for transmitting two or more network domain identifiers in a message from the access point over a wireless network, wherein two or more network domain identifiers comprise a first network domain identifier and a second network domain identifier, each of the first and second domain identifiers identifying a logical grouping configured to perform common network service, wherein the message indicates whether new associations are being accepted for each of the respective common network services; and means for receiving from the wireless network, at the means for transmitting, an access request message for establishing the network service associated with at least one of the transmitted network domain identifiers, wherein the access request message comprises a third network domain identifier associated with a plurality of network services, the third network domain identifier being different than the first and second network domain identifiers and comprising a sequence of bits based on the first network domain identifier or the second network domain identifier; means for determining, at the access point, whether the third network domain identifier is associated with the access point; and means for associating with the station in response to the determining.
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