WO2014014281A1 - 무선랜 시스템에서 능동 검색 방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an active search method, and more particularly, to an active search method for access point search in a WLAN system.
- wireless local area network is based on radio frequency technology such as personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop computer, portable multimedia player (PMP), etc. It is a technology that allows a user to access the Internet wirelessly at home, a business, or a specific service area by using a portable terminal.
- PDA personal digital assistant
- PMP portable multimedia player
- IEEE 802.11a provides a transmission rate of 54 Mbps using an unlicensed band at 5 GHz.
- IEEE 802.11b applies a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) at 2.4 GHz to provide a transmission rate of 11 Mbps.
- IEEE 802.11g applies orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) at 2.4 GHz to provide a transmission rate of 54 Mbps.
- IEEE 802.11n applies multiple input multiple output OFDM (MIMO-OFDM) to provide a transmission rate of 300 Mbps for two spatial streams.
- IEEE 802.11n supports a channel bandwidth of up to 40 MHz, in which case it provides a transmission rate of 600 Mbps.
- VHT Very high throughput
- IEEE 802.11ac is being developed as a standard for providing very high throughput in the band below 5 GHz
- IEEE 802.11ad is being developed as a standard for providing very high throughput in the 60 GHz band.
- the UE when active scanning is performed in a multi channel, the UE does not know in which channel the desired access point exists in each channel.
- the same search process is performed sequentially. That is, the terminal receives a probe response frame transmitted from the access point for a maximum waiting time after transmitting a probe request frame in one channel, and the desired channel in the current channel. If no access point is found, the same process is performed on the other channel.
- the access point If the access point supports multiple channels, the access point responds with a probe response frame to a probe request frame received through the primary channel, but responds with a probe response frame to a probe request frame received through the auxiliary channel. I never do that.
- the terminal since the terminal generally searches for a plurality of channels to search for a desired access point, a lot of time is spent searching for the access point.
- An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide an active search method for quickly searching for an access point.
- an active search method comprising: transmitting a probe request frame through an arbitrary channel; and transmitting the arbitrary channel through a probe response frame corresponding to the probe request frame. Receiving from an access point, wherein the probe response frame includes primary channel information of the access point.
- the active search method may further include performing an access process with the access point in a channel indicated by the primary channel information.
- the arbitrary channel may be an auxiliary channel of the access point.
- an active search method comprising: transmitting a probe request frame through a multiple channel, and accessing a probe response frame corresponding to the probe request frame through the multiple channel; Receiving from the probe response frame, wherein the probe response frame includes primary channel information of the access point.
- the active search method may further include performing an access process with the access point in a channel indicated by one main channel information among the plurality of main channel information received from the access points.
- the probe request frame may be simultaneously transmitted through the multiple channels.
- the multi-channel may include a primary channel and an auxiliary channel of the access point.
- An active search response method for achieving the above object, receiving a probe request frame through any channel, generating a probe response frame including the main channel information of the access point, And transmitting the probe response frame on the arbitrary channel.
- the active search response method may further include performing an access process with the terminal based on an access request of the terminal through the primary channel.
- the arbitrary channel may be an auxiliary channel of the access point.
- a method for receiving an probe request frame through multiple channels, and generating a probe response frame including main channel information of the access point include.
- the active search response method may further include transmitting the probe response frame through the main channel of the plurality of channels.
- the active search response method may further include performing an access process with the terminal based on an access request of the terminal through the primary channel.
- the multi-channel may include a primary channel and an auxiliary channel of the access point.
- the terminal may receive a probe response frame including the main channel information of the access point, and can perform the access process with the access point in the channel indicated by the main channel information, it is consumed to search for the access point. Can reduce the time it takes.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an embodiment of a configuration of an IEEE 802.11 WLAN system.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection process of a terminal in an infrastructure BSS.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an embodiment of a data transmission process of an access point.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of a probe request frame.
- 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration (1 ⁇ 14) of the probe response frame.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration (15 to Last-n) of the probe response frame.
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an active search method in multiple channels.
- FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a manual search method in multiple channels.
- FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a channel configuration of a 5 GHz band.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an active search method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an active search method in a single channel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another example of an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
- the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
- a station is a physical layer for medium access control (MAC) and wireless medium that conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard. By any functional medium that includes an interface.
- the station STA may be divided into a station that is an access point (AP) and a station that is a non-access point (STA).
- a station (STA), which is an access point (AP), may simply be called an access point (AP), and a station (STA), which is a non-AP, may simply be called a terminal.
- the station STA may include a processor and a transceiver, and may further include a user interface and a display device.
- a processor refers to a unit designed to generate a frame to be transmitted through a wireless network or to process a frame received through a wireless network, and performs various functions for controlling a station (STA).
- a transceiver is a unit that is functionally connected to a processor and is designed to transmit and receive a frame through a wireless network for a station (STA).
- An access point may refer to a centralized controller, a base station (BS), a node-B, an e-node-B, a base transceiver system (BTS), or a site controller, and the like. Some or all of the features may be included.
- BS base station
- BTS base transceiver system
- the terminal may be a wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU), a user equipment (UE), a user terminal (UT), an access terminal (AT), a mobile station (MS), May refer to a mobile terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station (SS), a wireless device, or a mobile subscriber unit, and some of them. Or all of the functions may be included.
- WTRU wireless transmit / receive unit
- UE user equipment
- UT user terminal
- AT access terminal
- MS mobile station
- SS subscriber station
- wireless device or a mobile subscriber unit, and some of them. Or all of the functions may be included.
- a desktop computer a laptop computer, a tablet PC, a wireless phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, and an e-communication capable of communicating with a terminal
- book readers portable multimedia players (PMPs), portable game consoles, navigation devices, digital cameras, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) players, digital audio recorders, digital audio players ),
- DMB digital multimedia broadcasting
- a digital picture recorder, a digital picture player, a digital video recorder, a digital video player, and the like can be used.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an embodiment of a configuration of an IEEE 802.11 WLAN system.
- an IEEE 802.11 WLAN system includes at least one basic service set (BSS).
- BSS means a set of stations (STA 1, STA 2 (AP 1), STA 3, STA 4, STA 5 (AP 2)) that can be successfully synchronized to communicate with each other, the concept of a specific area is no.
- BSS can be classified into Infrastructure BSS (Independent BSS) and Independent BSS (IBSS), and BSS 1 and BSS 2 represent Infrastructure BSS.
- BSS 1 connects a terminal (STA 1), an access point (STA 2 (AP 1)) providing a distribution service and a plurality of access points (STA 2 (AP 1), STA 5 (AP 2)) It may include a distribution system (DS).
- STA 2 an access point STA 2 (AP 1) manages a terminal STA 1.
- BSS 2 connects a terminal (STA 3, STA 4), an access point (STA 5 (AP 2)) providing a distribution service and a plurality of access points (STA 2 (AP 1), STA 5 (AP 2)) It may include a distribution system.
- an access point STA 5 (AP 2) manages terminals STA 3 and STA 4.
- the independent BSS is a BSS operating in an ad-hoc mode. Since the IBSS does not include an access point, there is no centralized management entity. That is, in the IBSS, terminals are managed in a distributed manner. In IBSS, all terminals may be mobile terminals, and thus, are not allowed to be connected to the distribution system (DS), thereby forming a self-contained network.
- DS distribution system
- the access points STA 2 (AP 1) and STA 5 (AP 2) provide access to the distributed system DS through the wireless medium for the terminals STA 1, STA 3, and STA 4 coupled thereto. .
- Communication between terminals STA 1, STA 3, and STA 4 in BSS 1 or BSS 2 is generally performed through an access point STA 2 (AP 1) or STA 5 (AP 2), but a direct link (direct link) If the link is configured, direct communication between the terminals STA 1, STA 3, and STA 4 is possible.
- the plurality of infrastructure BSSs may be interconnected through a distribution system (DS).
- DS distribution system
- a plurality of BSSs connected through a distribution system (DS) is called an extended service set (ESS).
- Stations included in the ESS may communicate with each other, and the UE may move from one BSS to another BSS while seamlessly communicating within the same ESS.
- the distribution system (DS) is a mechanism for one access point to communicate with another access point, whereby the access point transmits frames to, or moves to, another BSS for the terminals that are associated with the BSS it manages.
- a frame may be transmitted for one arbitrary terminal.
- the access point may transmit and receive frames with an external network such as a wired network.
- Such a distribution system (DS) does not necessarily need to be a network, and there is no limitation on its form as long as it can provide a predetermined distribution service defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
- the distribution system may be a wireless network such as a mesh network or a physical structure that connects access points to each other.
- the active search method according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described below can be applied to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN system described above, and in addition to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN system, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) and a wireless body area network (WBAN). It can be applied to various networks such as.
- WLAN wireless personal area network
- WBAN wireless body area network
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection process of a terminal in an infrastructure BSS.
- the terminal STA In order for the STA to transmit and receive data in the intra-structure BSS, the terminal STA must first be connected to the access point AP.
- connection process of the STA in the infrastructure BSS is largely 1) a probe step (AP), 2) an authentication step with the detected access point (AP). ) And 3) an association step with an authenticated access point (AP).
- the STA may first detect neighboring access points (APs) through a detection process.
- the detection process is divided into a passive scanning method and an active scanning method.
- the passive scanning method may be performed by overhearing beacons transmitted by neighboring access points (APs).
- the active scanning method may be performed by broadcasting a probe request frame.
- the AP that receives the probe request frame may transmit a probe response frame corresponding to the probe request frame to the corresponding STA.
- the STA may know the presence of neighboring access points (APs) by receiving a probe response frame.
- the terminal STA may perform authentication with the detected access point AP and may perform authentication with the plurality of detected access points APs.
- An authentication algorithm according to the IEEE 802.11 standard is divided into an open system algorithm for exchanging two authentication frames and a shared key algorithm for exchanging four authentication frames. Through the process of exchanging an authentication request frame and an authentication response frame based on the authentication algorithm, the terminal STA may perform authentication with the access point AP.
- the terminal STA selects one of the authenticated access points APs and performs a connection process with the selected access point AP. That is, the terminal STA transmits an association request frame to the selected access point AP, and the access point AP that receives the association request frame receives an association response frame corresponding to the association request frame. frame is transmitted to the corresponding STA. As such, through the process of exchanging the connection request frame and the connection response frame, the STA may perform a connection process with the access point AP.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an embodiment of a data transmission process of an access point.
- the AP may broadcast a beacon periodically, and may broadcast a beacon including a DTIM at three beacon intervals.
- Terminals STA 1 and STA 2 of a power save mode (PSM) periodically wake up to receive a beacon, check the TIM or DTIM included in the beacon, and send data to the access point to the access point. Check that it is buffered. In this case, when the buffered data is present, the terminals STA 1 and STA 2 remain awake to receive data from the access point AP, and when the buffered data does not exist, the terminals STA 1 and STA 2. ) Returns to the power saving state (ie the doze state).
- PSM power save mode
- the STA (STA 1, STA 2) is a PS (Power Save) -Poll frame (notifying that it is awake and ready to receive data) Or, transmit a trigger (trigger frame) to the access point (AP), the access point (AP) confirms that the terminal (STA 1, STA 2) is ready for data reception by receiving a PS-Poll frame, Data or an acknowledgment (ACK) may be transmitted to the terminals STA 1 and STA 2.
- the access point AP transmits data to the terminals STA 1 and STA 2 at an appropriate time.
- the terminals STA 1 and STA 2 return to the power saving state.
- the search method of the access point includes an active search method and a passive search method.
- the terminal transmits a probe request frame having the configuration shown in FIG. 4, and the access point receiving the response responds with a probe response frame having the configuration shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of a probe request frame
- FIGS. 5 and 6 are conceptual diagrams illustrating a configuration of a probe response frame.
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an active search method in multiple channels.
- the terminal since the terminal does not know in which channel the desired access point (that is, the access point to be accessed) exists, the terminal may sequentially perform the same search process in each channel.
- the terminal may receive the probe response frame from the access point for the maximum waiting time after transmitting the probe request frame in the channel. In this case, when the probe response frame is received from the desired access point, the terminal may perform an access process (ie, an authentication process and an association process) with the corresponding access point.
- an access process ie, an authentication process and an association process
- the terminal may move to another channel to perform the above process. If there is an access point desired by the terminal in the N-th channel, it takes time as much as [N ⁇ maximum waiting time] to search for the access point.
- FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a manual search method in multiple channels.
- the terminal may search for an access point by receiving a beacon frame transmitted periodically by the access point. Since the UE does not know when to transmit the beacon frame of the desired access point (ie, the access point to be accessed), the UE may not be able to transmit the beacon frame for a predetermined time (eg, the access point's normal beacon period) in one channel. After receiving, it moves to another channel.
- a predetermined time eg, the access point's normal beacon period
- FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a channel configuration of a 5 GHz band.
- the current IEEE 802.11n or IEEE 802.11ac standard stipulates that broadband can be transmitted by using a primary channel and a plurality of secondary channels simultaneously.
- the IEEE 802.11ac standard provides support for 40MHz, 80MHz, and 160MHz as well as 20MHz.
- management frames such as a probe request frame and a probe response frame for an active search and a beacon frame for a passive search are defined to be transmitted and received only through a primary channel.
- the access point uses channel 1 as the primary channel and channels 2, 3, and 4 as the secondary channel, when the terminal transmits a probe request frame through channel 1, the access point transmits a probe response through channel 1. If the terminal responds with a frame, but the terminal transmits a probe request frame through channels 2, 3, or 4, the access point does not respond with a probe response frame.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an active search method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal 10 may transmit a probe request frame through an arbitrary channel (S100).
- Terminal 10 may support a single channel or broadband.
- any channel may mean a primary channel or an auxiliary channel of the terminal 10.
- the access point 20 may generate a probe response frame including its primary channel information when an arbitrary channel corresponds to its auxiliary channel (S101).
- the access point 20 may refer to an access point that supports broadband and may receive a probe request frame through a primary channel and a plurality of auxiliary channels.
- the access point 20 may transmit a probe response frame including its primary channel information through an arbitrary channel (S102).
- the terminal 10 receiving the probe response frame may move to a channel indicated by main channel information included in the probe response frame and perform an access process with the access point 20 in the corresponding channel. That is, the terminal 10 may perform an authentication process on the channel indicated by the main channel information, and then perform an association process.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an active search method in a single channel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal transmits a probe request frame through a single channel, and the access point receives the probe request frame through a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the access point that the terminal wants to search for is the access point 12, and the access point 12 uses channel 4 as a primary channel and channels 1, 2, and 3 as auxiliary channels.
- the terminal may first transmit a probe request frame through channel 1 and may receive a probe response frame transmitted from the access point for the maximum waiting time.
- access point 1 and access point 2 use channel 1 as the primary channel, access point 1 may transmit probe response frame 1 corresponding to the probe request frame, and access point 2 may correspond to the probe response frame corresponding to the probe request frame. 2 can be sent.
- the access point 12 since the access point 12 uses the channel 1 as an auxiliary channel, the access point 12 may generate a probe response frame 12 including its primary channel information (ie, channel 4), and the generated probe response frame 12 is transmitted through the channel 1.
- the access point 12 may generate a probe response frame 12 including its primary channel information (ie, channel 4), and the generated probe response frame 12 is transmitted through the channel 1.
- the terminal Since the terminal has received the probe response frame 12 (that is, the probe response frame transmitted by the access point 12 that it wants to search for) through the channel 1 during the maximum waiting time, the terminal may acquire main channel information included in the probe response frame 12. have. Thereafter, the terminal may move to channel 4 indicated by the primary channel information to perform an access procedure (ie, an authentication process and an association process) with the access point 12.
- the probe response frame 12 that is, the probe response frame transmitted by the access point 12 that it wants to search for
- the terminal may acquire main channel information included in the probe response frame 12. have. Thereafter, the terminal may move to channel 4 indicated by the primary channel information to perform an access procedure (ie, an authentication process and an association process) with the access point 12.
- an access procedure ie, an authentication process and an association process
- the terminal needs to perform the search in the order of [channel 1 ⁇ channel 2 ⁇ channel 3 ⁇ channel 4] in order to search for the access point 12, so that the time as much as [maximum waiting time ⁇ 4] is required.
- the terminal since the terminal can search the access point 12 only through the search of channel 1, it can reduce the time required to search for the desired access point.
- FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal may transmit a probe request frame through a plurality of channels (S200).
- the terminal supports broadband and may transmit a probe request frame through a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the terminal may simultaneously transmit probe request frames through channels 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- the access point receiving the probe request frame transmits a probe response frame through the channel when the single access channel supports the single channel.
- the access point may transmit a probe response frame through one of the plurality of channels when the probe request frame is received through the plurality of channels.
- the access point may transmit a probe response frame including its primary channel information through one of the plurality of channels.
- the access point may transmit a probe response frame (that is, a probe response frame including main channel information) through the main channel.
- the terminal may receive a probe response frame from each access point through a plurality of channels (S201).
- the probe response frame may include main channel information of the corresponding access point.
- the terminal may obtain main channel information from a probe response frame transmitted from a desired access point (ie, an access point to be accessed) among probe response frames. Thereafter, the terminal may move to the channel indicated by the main channel information and perform an access process (that is, an authentication process and a connection process) with the corresponding access point (S202).
- a desired access point ie, an access point to be accessed
- an access process that is, an authentication process and a connection process
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- a terminal transmits a probe request frame through a plurality of channels (ie, channels 1, 2, 3, and 4), and the access point receives the probe request frame through a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the access point that the terminal wants to search is access point 12, and the access point 12 uses channel 7 as a primary channel and channels 4, 5, and 6 as auxiliary channels.
- the terminal receives probe response frames 1, 2, and 3 during the maximum waiting time of channel 1, receives probe response frames 4, 5, and 6 during the maximum waiting time of channel 2, and probe response frames during the maximum waiting time of channel 3. Receive 7, 8, and 9, and receive probe response frames 10, 11, and 12 for the maximum latency of channel 4.
- the access point 12 since the access point 12 receives the probe request frame through the channel 4 which is an auxiliary channel, the access point 12 may transmit the probe response frame including its primary channel information (ie, channel 7) through the channel 4.
- the probe response frame 12 is a probe response frame transmitted from the access point 12 to be searched by the terminal, and thus, the terminal may perform an access process with the access point 12 based on the probe response frame 12. .
- the terminal may move to channel 7 indicated by the main channel information included in the probe response frame 12, and may perform an access process (that is, an authentication process and a connection process) with the access point 12 on the channel 7.
- an access process that is, an authentication process and a connection process
- FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another example of an active search method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal transmits a probe request frame through a plurality of channels (ie, channels 1, 2, 3, and 4), and the access point receives the probe request frame through a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the access point that the terminal wants to search is the access point 12, and the access point 12 uses channel 4 as the primary channel and channels 1, 2 and 3 as the auxiliary channel.
- the terminal when the terminal operates in the 4 MHz band and each channel is the 1 MHz band, the terminal may transmit a probe request frame through multiple channels (that is, channels 1, 2, 3, and 4). Similarly, when the terminal operates in the 2 MHz band and each channel is the 1 MHz band, the terminal may transmit a frame request frame through multiple channels (ie, channels 1 and 2, channels 2 and 3, or channels 3 and 4). .
- the multi-channel may include a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the terminal receives probe response frames 1, 2, and 3 during the maximum waiting time of channel 1, receives probe response frames 4, 5, and 6 during the maximum waiting time of channel 2, and probe response frames during the maximum waiting time of channel 3. Receive 7, 8, and 9, and receive probe response frames 10, 11, and 12 for the maximum latency of channel 4.
- the access point 12 may transmit the probe response frame through one of all channels. In this case, since the main channel exists among all the channels, the access point 12 may transmit the probe response frame 12 through the channel 4.
- the probe response frame 12 transmitted by the access point 12 may include main channel information.
- the access point 12 receives the probe response frame 12 including the main channel information through multiple channels (that is, the channels 1, 2, 3, and 4). You can also send.
- access point 12 may have primary channel information over multiple channels (ie, channels 1 and 2, channels 2 and 3, or channels 3 and 4).
- the frame response frame 12 including a may be transmitted.
- the multi-channel may include a primary channel and an auxiliary channel.
- the probe response frame 12 is a probe response frame transmitted from the access point 12 to be searched by the terminal, and thus, the terminal may perform an access process with the access point 12 based on the probe response frame 12. .
- the terminal may perform an access process (that is, an authentication process and a connection process) with the access point 12 in channel 4 indicated by the main channel information included in the probe response frame 12.
- an access process that is, an authentication process and a connection process
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- 단말에서 수행되는 능동 검색 방법에 있어서,임의의 채널(channel)을 통해 프로브 요청 프레임(probe request frame)을 전송하는 단계; 및상기 임의의 채널을 상기 프로브 요청 프레임에 대응된 프로브 응답 프레임(probe response frame)을 통해 액세스 포인트(access point)로부터 수신하는 단계를 포함하되,상기 프로브 응답 프레임은 상기 액세스 포인트의 주채널(primary channel) 정보를 포함하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 능동 검색 방법은,상기 주채널 정보가 나타내는 채널에서 상기 액세스 포인트와의 액세스 과정을 수행하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 임의의 채널은 상기 액세스 포인트의 보조 채널인 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 단말에서 수행되는 능동 검색 방법에 있어서,다중 채널(multi channel)을 통해 프로브 요청 프레임(probe request frame)을 전송하는 단계; 및상기 다중 채널을 통해 상기 프로브 요청 프레임에 대응된 프로브 응답 프레임(probe response frame)을 액세스 포인트(access point)로부터 수신하는 단계를 포함하되,상기 프로브 응답 프레임은 액세스 포인트의 주채널(primary channel) 정보를 포함하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 능동 검색 방법은,액세스 포인트들로부터 수신한 복수의 주채널 정보 중 하나의 주채널 정보가 나타내는 채널에서 액세스 포인트와의 액세스 과정을 수행하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 프로브 요청 프레임을 전송하는 단계는,상기 다중 채널을 통해 프로브 요청 프레임을 동시에 전송하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 다중 채널은 상기 액세스 포인트의 주채널 및 보조 채널을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 방법.
- 액세스 포인트(access point)에서 수행되는 능동 검색 응답 방법에 있어서,임의의 채널(access)을 통해 프로브 요청 프레임(probe request frame)을 수신하는 단계;상기 액세스 포인트의 주채널(primary channel) 정보를 포함한 프로브 응답 프레임(probe response frame)을 생성하는 단계; 및상기 임의의 채널을 통해 상기 프로브 응답 프레임을 전송하는 단계를 포함하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 능동 검색 응답 방법은,상기 주채널을 통한 단말의 액세스 요청을 기반으로 상기 단말과의 액세스 과정을 수행하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 임의의 채널은 상기 액세스 포인트의 보조 채널인 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 액세스 포인트(access point)에서 수행되는 능동 검색 응답 방법에 있어서,다중 채널(multi channel)을 통해 프로브 요청 프레임(probe request frame)을 수신하는 단계; 및상기 액세스 포인트의 주채널(primary channel) 정보를 포함한 프로브 응답 프레임(probe response frame)을 생성하는 단계를 포함하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 청구항 11에 있어서,상기 능동 검색 응답 방법은,상기 복수의 채널 중 상기 주채널을 통해 상기 프로브 응답 프레임을 전송하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 청구항 12에 있어서,상기 능동 검색 응답 방법은,상기 주채널을 통한 단말의 액세스 요청을 기반으로 상기 단말과의 액세스 과정을 수행하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
- 청구항 11에 있어서,상기 다중 채널은 상기 액세스 포인트의 주채널 및 보조 채널을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는, 능동 검색 응답 방법.
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