METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DIRECT LINK IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM

摘要

A method and apparatus for establishing a direct link in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The WLAN system operates in an infrastructure mode and comprises an initiating station (STA) and a recipient STA and each of which intends to establish the direct link, and a access point (AP) relaying communication between the initiating STA and the receiver STA. The AP provides location information of the initiating STA and the recipient STA respectively to the recipient STA and the initiating STA in the process of establishing the direct link.