Rapid local address assignment for wireless communication networks

摘要

A wireless client device includes a receiver and a connection module. The receiver is configured to receive, on a wireless medium of a wireless network, a management frame that is periodically transmitted on the wireless medium. The management frame includes an address assignment indication that indicates which address assignment types are employed by the wireless network. The connection module is configured to, in response to the address assignment indication indicating that a dynamic address assignment type is employed by the wireless network, configure a network-layer address for the wireless client device according to a dynamic address assignment protocol. The connection module is configured to, in response to the address assignment indication indicating that the dynamic address assignment type is not employed by the wireless network, configure the network-layer address for the wireless client device according to a link-local address assignment protocol.

主权项

1. A wireless client device, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, on a wireless medium of a wireless network, a management frame that is periodically transmitted on the wireless medium, wherein the management frame includes an address assignment indication that indicates which address assignment types are employed by the wireless network; and a connection module configured to
(i) in response to the address assignment indication indicating that a dynamic address assignment type is employed by the wireless network, configure a network-layer address for the wireless client device according to a dynamic address assignment protocol, and(ii) in response to the address assignment indication indicating that the dynamic address assignment type is not employed by the wireless network, configure the network-layer address for the wireless client device according to a link-local address assignment protocol.