METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING UP AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for a client device to be allocated an Internet Protocol (IP) address by a Group Owner (GO) device, for direct communication between the client device and the GO device. The method includes transmitting, by the client device, an Association Request message to the GO device, receiving an Association Response message from the GO device, in response to the Association Request message, and receiving, by the client device, an IP address of the client device allocated by the GO device, during an authentication process between the client device and the GO device.

主权项

1. A method for setting up an Internet Protocol (IP) address between devices in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, by a first device to a second device, an IP address pair proposed by the first device including a first IP address for the first device and a first IP address for the second counterpart device; receiving, by the first device from the second device, an IP pair proposed by the second device including a second IP address for the first device and a second IP address for the second device; determining one of the first device and the second device as a Group Owner (GO) device; determining the one of the first device and the second device not determined as the GO device as a client device; and determining a set IP address of the first device and a set IP address of the second device using the IP address pair proposed by the GO device.