PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK ("PLMN") DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

A mobile device may retrieve information about a network prior to associating with the network. For example, the information may be related to a public land mobile network (“PLMN”) and compatibility with Extensible Authentication Protocols (“EAPs”).

主权项

1. A method in a wireless device, the method comprising:
transmitting, prior to association of the wireless device with a wireless local area network (WLAN), a request from the wireless device, the request requesting any Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method supported by a public land mobile network (PLMN) accessible via the WLAN; and receiving, prior to association of the wireless device with the WLAN, an identifier indicative of an EAP method supported by the PLMN.