Method and apparatus for transmitting management information in wireless local area network system

US8948017B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948017-B2
Application numberUS-201113264340-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 30, 2011
Priority dateJun 30, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A method of transmitting management information in wireless local area network system is provided, The method includes transmitting, to a station, a frame including a BSS load in-formation element, the BSS load element including a multi user(MU) multiple input multiple output(MIMO) capable STA count field and a spatial stream utility field, wherein the MUMIMO capable STA count field indicates the total number of STAs with MU reception capability currently associated with the candidate BSS and the Spatial Stream Utility field indicates under utilized spatial streams for busy time of wireless medium.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of an access point (AP) selection, performed by a station (STA), in wireless local area network system, the method comprising: receiving, from an AP, a frame including basic service set (BSS) load information, the BSS load including a multi user-multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) capable STA count field and a spatial stream utility field; and determining whether the STA tries to access the AP based on the BSS load information, wherei…

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What does patent US8948017B2 cover?
A method of transmitting management information in wireless local area network system is provided, The method includes transmitting, to a station, a frame including a BSS load in-formation element, the BSS load element including a multi user(MU) multiple input multiple output(MIMO) capable STA count field and a spatial stream utility field, wherein the MUMIMO capable STA count field indicates t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lee Dae Won, Seok Yong Ho, Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W48/20. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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