Initial scan enhancements
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communication at an access point (AP), comprising:
- sending a request to at least one station associated with the AP to scan for information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP and to report the information to the AP;
receiving from the at least one associated station an information report including the information related to the at least one neighboring AP operating in the neighborhood of the AP, the information report indicating service set identifier (SSID) information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP;
modifying the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report to generate a shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report;
generating a neighborhood report, the neighborhood report including a reduced neighbor report information element (IE) that indicates the shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; and
transmitting the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations based on the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP.
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to send a request to at least one station associated with the apparatus to scan for information related to at least one neighboring access point (AP) operating in a neighborhood of the apparatus and report the information to the apparatus, receive from the at least one associated station a report including the information, generate a neighborhood report related to the at least one neighboring AP, the neighborhood report including the information received from the at least one associated station, and transmit the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the apparatus to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication at an access point (AP), comprising:
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sending a request to at least one station associated with the AP to scan for information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP and to report the information to the AP; receiving from the at least one associated station an information report including the information related to the at least one neighboring AP operating in the neighborhood of the AP, the information report indicating service set identifier (SSID) information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP; modifying the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report to generate a shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; generating a neighborhood report, the neighborhood report including a reduced neighbor report information element (IE) that indicates the shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; and transmitting the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations based on the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25)
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7. An access point (AP) for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving, from at least one station associated with the AP, an information report indicating service set identifier (SSID) information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP; means for modifying the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report to generate a shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; means for generating a neighborhood report, the neighborhood report including a reduced neighbor report information element (IE) that indicates the shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; and means for transmitting the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations based on the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26)
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13. An access point (AP) for wireless communication, comprising:
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a memory; and a processing system coupled to the memory and configured to; receive, from at least one station associated with the AP, an information report including information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP, the information report indicating service set identifier (SSID) information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP; modify the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report to generate a shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; generate a neighborhood report, the neighborhood report including a reduced neighbor report information element (IE) that indicates the shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; and transmit the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations based on the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of an access point (AP), the non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the AP to:
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receive, from at least one station associated with the AP, an information report including information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP, the information report indicating service set identifier (SSID) information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP; modify the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report to generate a shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; generate a neighborhood report, the neighborhood report including a reduced neighbor report information element (IE) that indicates the shortened version of the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP indicated by the received information report; and transmit the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations based on the SSID information corresponding to the at least one neighboring AP. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28)
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