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Method and system for wireless communication using out-of-band channels

  • US 8,509,159 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2008
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

  • scanning an out-of-band wireless channel to discover a wireless station;

    exchanging device profiles comprising a set of device capability information between a discovery station and a discovered partner station over the out-of-band channel to establish association, wherein the capability information comprises one or more of station transmit and receive rate capability information, physical (PHY) layer capability information and station mobility capability information comprising a fixed station and mobile station capability, wherein the discovery station and the discovered partner station use the capability information of one another for determining whether to associate for communication with one another over an in-band wireless channel;

    communicating channel occupation information with the discovered partner station; and

    selecting an in-band wireless channel based on the occupation information for information communication with the discovered partner station.

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