PCP HANDOVER IN A MESH NETWORK AFTER A CHANGE OF ROLE OF A STATION ASSOCIATED WITH A FIRST NOP RECEVING FROM ANOTHER NODE AN INDICATION OF ASSOCIATION

摘要

Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for joining a node to a network, the method comprising a station associated with a first node sending a first beacon, wherein the first beacon is sent with an indication that the first beacon is sent from a station entity, and wherein the station associated with the first node belongs to a first personal basic service set (PBSS); the station associated with the first node receiving a transmission from a station associated with a second node that indicates that the station associated with the second node wants to associate with the station associated with a first node, wherein the station associated with the second node is unassociated with the first PBSS; the station associated with the first node sending a message to a PBSS Control Point (PCP) associated with a third node, wherein the message is associated with handover preparation; the station associated with the first node receiving acceptance to change personality to a PCP and perform handover; and the station associated with the first node changing to a PCP and performing handover, wherein the station associated with the first node forms a second PBSS and does not belong to the first PBSS, and wherein handover comprises the PCP associated with the first node associating with the station associated with the second node.