IP Library Granted Patent US 9,433,022
Granted Patent B2
US 9,433,022 · App. 14/378,914 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Method and apparatus for filtering-based scanning in WLAN system

Inventors: Giwon Park (Anyang-si, KR); Jaehyung Song (Anyang-si, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Anyang-si, KR); Kiseon Ryu (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/02H04W48/06H04W48/10H04W48/14H04W48/16H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 9,433,022
App. No.
14/378,914
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for filtering-based scanning in a WLAN system. A method for a station (STA) setting up a high-speed link in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a first frame comprising filtering information to at least one access point (AP); and receiving a second frame from a portion or all of the at least one AP, wherein whether to transmit the second frame can be determined on the basis of the filtering information.

Claims (33)

1. A method for performing, by a station (STA), fast link setup in a wireless communication system, comprising:

transmitting, to one or more access points (APs), a first frame including filtering information; and

receiving, from a portion or all of the APs, a second frame,

wherein whether the second frame is transmitted is determined based on the filtering information, and

wherein the filtering information includes a received signal strength limit value.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the portion or all of the APs include an AP having a received signal strength of the first frame, the received signal strength exceeding the received signal strength limit value.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the filtering information includes charging type information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the portion or all of the APs include an AP conforming to a charging policy matching the charging type information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an AP not satisfying conditions according to the filtering information defers transmission of the second frame.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein configuration information about a time for which transmission of the second frame is deferred is included in the first frame.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame is broadcast to the one or more APs.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame is a probe request frame and the second frame is a probe response frame.

9. A method for supporting, by an AP, fast link setup in a wireless communication system, comprising:

receiving a first frame including filtering information from an STA; and

transmitting a second frame to the STA,

wherein whether the second frame is transmitted is determined based on the filtering information, and

wherein the filtering information includes a received signal strength limit value.

10. An STA performing fast link setup in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to

transmit, to one or more APs, a first frame including filtering information using the transceiver, and

receive, from a portion or all of the APs, a second frame using the transceiver,

wherein whether the second frame is transmitted is determined based on the filtering information, and

wherein the filtering information includes a received signal strength limit value.

11. An AP supporting fast link setup in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to

receive a first frame including filtering information from an STA using the transceiver, and

transmit a second frame to the STA using the transceiver,

wherein whether the second frame is transmitted is determined based on the filtering information, and

wherein the filtering information includes a received signal strength limit value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2016
From: PARK, GIWON; KWAK, JINSAM; RYU, KISEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 038909/0926 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61602564 · Feb 23, 2012
Provisional Application 61598355 · Feb 14, 2012
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