摘要 |
A beacon frame ( 5 ) for transmission during a beacon period for a wireless device to maintain synchronization with other wireless devices of a community in a wireless communications network, the frame ( 5 ) comprising: a header ( 8 ) containing routing information for the frame ( 5 ); beacon parameters ( 9 ) to indicate signaling methods in use by the wireless devices; at least one information element ( 7 ) comprising at least one identifier to identify the wireless device; wherein the at least one identifier comprises a signature identifier ( 104 ) for the frame ( 5 ), an interface version, and a name and unique identifier for the device.
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