DIRECT LINK SETUP MECHANISMS FOR WIRELESS LANs

摘要

A client station including a communication circuit to communicate, via an infrastructure mode, with an access point in a basic service set; identify, based on signals transmitted by the access point, a plurality of client stations in the basic service set capable of communicating via a direct link setup mode; and during a predetermined time period, communicate, via the direct link setup mode, with the plurality of client stations; and a control circuit to, during the predetermined time period, determine strength of signals received from the plurality of client stations via the direct link setup mode, determine highest supportable data rates for communicating with the plurality of client stations via the direct link setup mode, and select, based on (i) the strength of the signals and (ii) the highest supportable data rates, one or more of the plurality of client stations for communicating via the direct link setup mode.

主权项

1. A client station comprising:
a communication circuit configured to
communicate, via an infrastructure mode, with an access point in a basic service set,identify, based on signals transmitted by the access point, a plurality of client stations in the basic service set capable of communicating via a direct link setup mode, andduring a predetermined time period, communicate, via the direct link setup mode, with the plurality of client stations; and a control circuit configured to, during the predetermined time period,
determine strength of signals received from the plurality of client stations via the direct link setup mode,determine highest supportable data rates for communicating with the plurality of client stations via the direct link setup mode, andselect, based on (i) the strength of the signals received from the plurality of client stations via the direct link setup mode and (ii) the highest supportable data rates, one or more of the plurality of client stations for communicating via the direct link setup mode.