ACQUIRING A SIGNAL PARAMETER FOR A NEIGHBORING ACCESS POINT

ACQUIRING A SIGNAL PARAMETER FOR A NEIGHBORING ACCESS POINT

In an example embodiment, a wireless device is configured to associate with a first access point on a first frequency. The wireless device listens for a predefined frame, which may be sent by neighboring access points or other wireless devices. When the wireless device receives a signal comprising a...

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Hauptverfasser: THOMSON, Allan, HART, Brian, GIRIMAJI, Jagdish, PANDEY, Santosh
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:In an example embodiment, a wireless device is configured to associate with a first access point on a first frequency. The wireless device listens for a predefined frame, which may be sent by neighboring access points or other wireless devices. When the wireless device receives a signal comprising a predefined frame, the wireless device acquires a parameter, such as signal strength, for the signal. The wireless device sends the parameter for the signal to the first access point.