INITIAL SCAN ENHANCEMENTS

摘要

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to send a request to at least one station associated with the apparatus to scan for information related to at least one neighboring access point (AP) operating in a neighborhood of the apparatus and report the information to the apparatus, receive from the at least one associated station a report including the information, generate a neighborhood report related to the at least one neighboring AP, the neighborhood report including the information received from the at least one associated station, and transmit the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the apparatus to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communication at an access point (AP), comprising:
sending a request to at least one station associated with the AP to scan for information related to at least one neighboring AP operating in a neighborhood of the AP and report the information to the AP; receiving from the at least one associated station an information report including the information related to the at least one neighboring AP operating in the neighborhood of the AP; generating a neighborhood report related to the at least one neighboring AP, the neighborhood report including the information received from the at least one associated station; and transmitting the neighborhood report to one or more other stations not associated with the AP to facilitate discovery of an AP of interest to the one or more other stations.