Systems, apparatus and methods for association in multi-hop networks

摘要

Systems, methods, and devices for communicating data in a wireless communications network are described herein. One innovative aspect of the present disclosure includes a method of communicating in a wireless network. The wireless network includes an access point and a relay. The method includes indicating to a client, at the relay, a network address of the access point. The method further includes receiving an association request, from the client, addressed to the access point. The method further includes forwarding the association request to the access point.

主权项

1. A method of communicating in a wireless network comprising a relay comprising an access point (AP) side and a client side to extend the range of the wireless network, the method comprising:
indicating to a client, at the relay, a network address of the access point; receiving an association request, from the client, addressed to the access point; transmitting a message including a relay control element, the relay control element including a value identifying a node type of the relay, the value being selected from a plurality of values, wherein at least one of the plurality of values identifies the node type as a relay associated with a relay associated to a root node, wherein at least one of the plurality of values identifies the node type as a root node, wherein at least one of the plurality of values identifies the node type as a relay associated with a root node, and wherein the relay control element indicates whether the relay is transmitting a relayed service set identification (SSID); and transmitting a reachable address update frame from the relay to a parent node when a client disconnects from the relay, the reachable address update frame comprising a category field indicating that the frame is a relay action frame, a relay action field indicating that the frame is a reachable address update frame, and a reachable addresses element, wherein the reachable addresses element comprises a list of addresses reachable by the relay and an address count field indicating the number of addresses in the list.