Method and apparatus for updating system information in wireless LAN system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for updating system information in a wireless LAN system. A method for a station (STA) to update system information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: if the value of a change sequence field received by the STA from an access point (AP) is different from the value of the change sequence field stored in the STA, transmitting, to the AP, a probe request frame including the change sequence field set to the value of the change sequence field stored in the STA; and a step of receiving, from the AP, a probe response frame responding to the probe request frame including the change sequence field.
1. A method for updating system information by a station (STA) of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the STA, a beacon frame comprising a first change sequence field set to a first value from an access point(AP);
transmitting a probe request frame comprising a second change sequence field set to a second value stored in the STA, to the AP, when the first value is different from the second value; and
receiving a probe response frame comprising at least one of a plurality of system information elements, wherein the at least one system information element needs to be updated by the STA, in response to the probe request frame from the AP.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the beacon frame corresponds to a short beacon frame transmitted from the AP.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the STA acquires the second value prior to receiving the beacon frame from the AP.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the probe response frame further comprises a third change sequence field set to a third value, and
wherein the STA updates the second value using the third value.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the probe request frame comprising the change sequence field is not transmitted when the second value is the same as the first value.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the probe response frame is not received when the second value is same as the first value.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first value of the first change sequence field indicates whether the at least one system information element has been updated.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first value has a size of 1 octet and is set to a value of 0 to 255.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first value is increased by 1 when the at least one system information element is updated.
10. A method for providing system information updates in an access point (AP) of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the AP, a beacon frame comprising a first change sequence field set to a first value;
receiving a probe request frame, from a station (STA), comprising a second change sequence field set to a second value stored in the STA; and
transmitting a probe response frame to the station comprising at least one of a plurality of system information elements, wherein the at least one system information element needs to be updated by the STA, in response to the probe request frame and wherein the probe request frame is received by the AP when the first value is different from the second value.
11. A station (STA) apparatus for updating system information in a wireless communication system, the STA apparatus comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor that controls the transceiver to:
receive a beacon frame, from an access point (AP), comprising a first change sequence field set to a first value,
transmit a probe request frame, to the AP, comprising a second change sequence field set to a second value stored in the STA, when the first value is different from the second value, and
receive a probe response frame comprising at least one of a plurality of system information elements, wherein the at least one system information element needs to be updated by the STA, in response to the probe request frame from the AP.
12. An access point (AP) apparatus for providing system information updates in a wireless communication system, the AP apparatus comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor that controls the transceiver to:
transmit a beacon frame comprising a first change sequence field set to a first value,
receive a probe request frame, from a station (STA), comprising a second change sequence field set to a second value stored in the STA, and
transmit a probe response frame, to the STA, comprising at least one of a plurality of system information elements, wherein the at least one system information element needs to be updated by the STA, in response to the probe request frame;
wherein the probe request frame is received when the first value is different from the second value.