| 摘要 |
<p>WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODS AND COMPONENTS THAT IMPLEMENT HANDOFF IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS THIS INVENTION RELATES TO WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS, AND 5 PARTICULARLY TO THE IEEE 802.11 FAMILY OF STANDARDS. IT CONSISTS OF A METHOD I AND APPARATUS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN ACCESS POINTS (APS) AND SUBSCRIBER WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNITS (WTRUS), IN ORDER TO ALLOW IN AP TO INITIATE RE-ASSOCIATION OF A WTRU TO ITSELF OR A DIFFERENT AP. THE INVENTION IMPROVES THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE NETWORK BY ENABLING MORE EFFICIENT LOAD 10 BALANCING, CONGESTION CONTROL, AND ROAMING, WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE USER EXPERIENCE. FIG,URE 3</p> |
