METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED ASSOCIATION IN WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus having advantages of resolving a phenomenon in which traffic is concentrated on an AP of a wireless network and preventing traffic collision to enhance network efficiency are provided. Thousands or more of nodes included in a wireless network can be connected to the wireless network through a plurality of distributed association nodes, rather than through a single AP, and thus, concentration can be resolved and the wireless network can be effectively operated. Also, by performing distributed association on the basis of a single hop, implementation complexity can be lowered.

主权项

1. A method for managing a plurality of nodes included in coverage of an access point (AP) in a wireless network, the method comprising:
determining a distributed association node to perform distributed association among a plurality of nodes; including information regarding the distributed association node in a beacon and broadcast the beacon; and receiving information regarding a node connected to the wireless network through the distributed association node from the distributed association node.