Scanning method in wireless LAN system and supporting device therefor

• US 10,716,055 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2019
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Seung, Cheong, Min Ho, Kwon, Hyoung Jin, Yu, Hee Jung, Lee, Sok Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Mew, Kevin D
• Application Number:
  US16/245,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20190150078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/065 using assembly or disassembly of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points

Abstract

A scanning method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN system is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a probe request frame; and receiving a short probe response frame from an access point (AP) as a response to the probe request frame. The short probe response frame includes service set ID (SSID) information or compressed

Claims

1. A scanning method performed by a STA (station) in a wireless LAN system, the method comprising:

generating a probe request frame that includes a probe response option information element indicating whether SSID (service set ID) information or compressed SSID information is included in a short probe response frame,

transmitting the probe request frame to an AP (access point); and

receiving the short probe response frame from the AP in response to the probe request frame including the probe response option information element,

wherein the probe response option information element includes at least one probe response option bitmap field, and

wherein each bit of each probe response option bitmap indicates whether a request is made to include corresponding option information.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the probe response option bitmap field is included in the probe response option information element only when at least one bit of the bitmap is set to indicate a request is made to include corresponding option information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the probe response option information element further includes a probe response group bitmap field to indicate which probe response option bitmap is included in the short probe response frame, and

wherein the bit in the probe response group bitmap field corresponding to the probe response option bitmap field is set to indicate that the corresponding probe response option bitmap is included in the probe response option information element.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein if only a probe response option bitmap field corresponding to a default bitmap is included in the probe response option information element, the probe response group bitmap field is omitted from the probe response option information element.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the short probe response frame includes SSID information or compressed SSID information based on at least one probe response option bitmap field that corresponding bit is set to the first value.

6. The method of claim 5,

wherein a first probe response option bitmap field of the at least one probe response option bitmap includes,

a first bit indicating whether a request is made to include the SSID information or the compressed SSID information in the short probe response frame;

and

a second bit indicating whether a request is made to include information relating to a time that a next full beacon frame is transmitted in the short probe response frame.

7. The method of claim 6,

wherein if the first bit indicates that the SSID information is requested, the short probe response frame includes the SSID information, and

wherein if the first bit indicates that the compressed SSID information is requested, the short probe response frame includes the compressed SSID information.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein the short probe response frame includes full SSID present field, and

wherein the full SSID present field indicates whether the short probe response frame includes the SSID information or the compressed SSID information.

9. The method of claim 7,

wherein if the second bit indicates that the information relating to the time that the next full beacon frame is transmitted is requested, the short probe response frame further include the information relating to the time that the next full beacon frame is transmitted.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the short probe response frame further includes next full beacon time present indication information indicating whether the next full beacon time-related information is included.

11. The method of claim 10,

wherein when if at least one probe response option bitmap field different from the first probe response option bitmap field is included in the probe response option information element, the probe response option information element further includes a probe response group bitmap field, and

wherein the probe response group bitmap field indicates which probe response option bitmap field of the at least one probe response option bitmap field is included in the probe response option information element.

12. The method of claim 1,

wherein if the probe response option information element is not included in the probe request frame, the method further comprises receiving an existing probe response frame including the SSID information in response to the probe request frame.

13. A STA (station) for scanning in a wireless LAN system, the STA comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter;

a processor configured to control the receiver and the transmitter,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

generate a probe request frame that includes a probe response option information element indicating whether SSID (service set ID) information or compressed SSID information is included in a short probe response frame,

control the transmitter to transmit the probe request frame to an AP (access point), and

control the receiver to receive the short probe response frame from the AP in response to the probe request frame including the probe response option information element,

wherein the probe response option information element includes at least one probe response option bitmap field, and

wherein each bit of each probe response option bitmap indicates whether a request is made to include corresponding option information.

14. The STA of claim 13,

wherein the probe response option bitmap field is included in the probe response option information element only when at least one bit of the bitmap is set to indicate a request is made to include corresponding option information.

15. The STA of claim 14,

wherein the probe response option information element further includes a probe response group bitmap field to indicate which probe response option bitmap is included in the short probe response frame, and

wherein the bit in the probe response group bitmap field corresponding to the probe response option bitmap field is set to indicate that the corresponding probe response option bitmap is included in the probe response option information element.

16. The STA of claim 15,

wherein if only a probe response option bitmap field corresponding to a default bitmap is included in the probe response option information element, the probe response group bitmap field is omitted from the probe response option information element.

17. The STA of claim 13,

wherein the short probe response frame includes SSID information or compressed SSID information based on at least one probe response option bitmap field that corresponding bit is set to the first value.

18. The STA of claim 17,

wherein a first probe response option bitmap field of the at least one probe response option bitmap includes,

a first bit indicating whether a request is made to include the SSID information or the compressed SSID information in the short probe response frame;

and

a second bit indicating whether a request is made to include information relating to a time that a next full beacon frame is transmitted in the short probe response frame.

19. The STA of claim 18,

wherein if the first bit indicates that the SSID information is requested, the short probe response frame includes the SSID information, and

wherein if the first bit indicates that the compressed SSID information is requested, the short probe response frame includes the compressed SSID information.

20. The STA of claim 19,

wherein the short probe response frame includes full SSID present field, and

wherein the full SSID present field indicates whether the short probe response frame includes the SSID information or the compressed SSID information.