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- the following description relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a high speed link setup method and an apparatus therefor in a WLAN system.
- WLAN is based on radio frequency technology, and can be used in homes, businesses, or businesses by using portable terminals such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, and portable multimedia players (PMPs). It is a technology that allows wireless access to the Internet in a specific service area.
- PDAs personal digital assistants
- PMPs portable multimedia players
- IEEE 802.11n supports High Throughput (HT) with data throughput up to 540 Mbps or more, and also uses multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to minimize transmission errors and optimize data rates.
- HT High Throughput
- MIMO Multiple Inputs and Multiple Outputs
- IEEE 802.11ai In the medium access control (MAC) layer of IEEE 802.11 series systems, a new standard is developed as IEEE 802.11ai to support fast initial link setup for STAs supporting IEEE 802.11 series. It is becoming. IEEE 802.11ai, for example, supports link setup at high speed in a situation where a large number of users leave the existing WLAN coverage and access the new WLAN substantially at the same time in the case of transit transfer. It aims to provide the technology for this.
- the main features of IEEE 802.11ai can be summarized as a security framework, IP address assignment, fast network discovery, and the like.
- a technical task is to provide a new operation scheme that greatly reduces the time required for the GAS process by optimizing and speeding up the GAS process for the high speed link setup.
- a method for performing a fast link setup by a station (STA) in a wireless communication system wherein the STA is a current access point (AP), the previous AP Transmitting a frame including at least one of identification information or fragment identification information of a; And receiving Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) query response information from the current AP.
- GAS Generic Advertisement Service
- the GAS query response information may be obtained from the previous AP by the current AP.
- an access point supports a fast link setup of a station (STA).
- STA station
- GAS Generic Advertisement Service
- the AP may obtain the GAS query response information from the previous AP.
- a station (STA) apparatus for performing a high speed link setup in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention, a transceiver; And a processor, the processor using the transceiver to transmit a frame including one or more of identification information or fragment identification information of a previous AP to a current access point (AP);
- the transceiver may be configured to receive Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) query response information from the current AP.
- GAS Generic Advertisement Service
- the GAS query response information may be obtained from the previous AP by the current AP.
- an access point (AP) device supporting high-speed link setup of a station (STA) in a wireless communication system a transceiver; And a processor, wherein the processor is further configured to receive a frame including at least one of identification information or fragment identification information of a previous AP from the STA using the transceiver; By using the transceiver, the STA may be configured to transmit Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) query response information.
- GAS Generic Advertisement Service
- the STA may receive the subsequent one or more GAS query response information fragments from the current AP.
- Information indicating a portion of the GAS query response information transmitted by the previous AP to the STA is obtained by the current AP, and the STA may receive the remainder except for the portion of the GAS query response information from the current AP. have.
- the GAS query response information may be obtained from the advertisement server (AS) by the current AP.
- the STA Before the STA discovers the current AP, it may transmit a GAS initial request frame to the previous AP and receive a GAS initial response frame from the previous AP.
- the STA may transmit the frame to the current AP.
- the STA may determine that it is out of the area of the previous AP.
- the identification information of the previous AP may be an address of the previous AP.
- the fragment identification information may be GAS query response fragment identification information received by the STA from the previous AP.
- the frame may be one of a probe request frame, a GAS initial request frame, or a GAS comeback request frame.
- the AP and the previous AP may belong to the same extended service set (ESS).
- ESS extended service set
- the GAS query response information may include access network query protocol (ANQP) information.
- ANQP access network query protocol
- a method and an apparatus capable of greatly reducing the time required for the GAS process by optimizing and speeding up the GAS process and thus performing or supporting a fast link setup may be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a WLAN system.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a general link setup process.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a state transition of an STA.
- FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a GAS process.
- FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an example of the existing GAS protocol operation when the STA moves.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an improved GAS protocol operation according to an example of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to another example of the present invention.
- 11 is a view for explaining another example of the existing GAS protocol operation when the STA moves.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to an example of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to another example of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a view for explaining the format of the GAS information element proposed in the present invention.
- 15 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 illustrates an exemplary structure of a processor of a wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- each component or feature may be considered to be optional unless otherwise stated.
- Each component or feature may be embodied in a form that is not combined with other components or features.
- some components and / or features may be combined to form an embodiment of the present invention.
- the order of the operations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment.
- Embodiments of the present invention may be supported by standard documents disclosed in at least one of the wireless access systems IEEE 802 system, 3GPP system, 3GPP LTE and LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) system and 3GPP2 system. That is, steps or parts which are not described to clearly reveal the technical spirit of the present invention among the embodiments of the present invention may be supported by the above documents. In addition, all terms disclosed in the present document can be described by the above standard document.
- CDMA code division multiple access
- FDMA frequency division multiple access
- TDMA time division multiple access
- OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
- SC-FDMA single carrier frequency division multiple access
- CDMA may be implemented with a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) or CDMA2000.
- TDMA may be implemented with wireless technologies such as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) / General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) / Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
- OFDMA may be implemented in a wireless technology such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802-20, Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA).
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11
- WiMAX IEEE 802.16
- E-UTRA Evolved UTRA
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- the IEEE 802.11 architecture may be composed of a plurality of components, and by their interaction, a WLAN may be provided that supports transparent STA mobility for higher layers.
- the Basic Service Set (BSS) may correspond to a basic building block in an IEEE 802.11 LAN. 1 exemplarily shows that there are two BSSs (BSS1 and BSS2) and two STAs are included as members of each BSS (STA1 and STA2 are included in BSS1 and STA3 and STA4 are included in BSS2). do.
- an ellipse representing a BSS may be understood to represent a coverage area where STAs included in the BSS maintain communication. This area may be referred to as a basic service area (BSA).
- BSA basic service area
- the most basic type of BSS in an IEEE 802.11 LAN is an independent BSS (IBSS).
- the IBSS may have a minimal form consisting of only two STAs.
- the BSS (BSS1 or BSS2) of FIG. 1, which is the simplest form and other components are omitted, may correspond to a representative example of the IBSS.
- This configuration is possible when STAs can communicate directly.
- this type of LAN may not be configured in advance, but may be configured when a LAN is required, which may be referred to as an ad-hoc network.
- the membership of the STA in the BSS may be dynamically changed by turning the STA on or off, the STA entering or exiting the BSS region, and the like.
- the STA may join the BSS using a synchronization process.
- the STA In order to access all services of the BSS infrastructure, the STA must be associated with the BSS. This association may be set up dynamically and may include the use of a Distribution System Service (DSS).
- DSS Distribution System Service
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied.
- components such as a distribution system (DS), a distribution system medium (DSM), and an access point (AP) are added in the structure of FIG. 1.
- DS distribution system
- DSM distribution system medium
- AP access point
- the station-to-station distance directly in the LAN can be limited by PHY performance. In some cases, this distance limit may be sufficient, but in some cases, communication between more distant stations may be necessary.
- the distribution system DS may be configured to support extended coverage.
- the DS refers to a structure in which BSSs are interconnected. Specifically, instead of the BSS independently as shown in FIG. 1, the BSS may exist as an extended type component of a network composed of a plurality of BSSs.
- DS is a logical concept and can be specified by the nature of the distribution system medium (DSM).
- DSM distribution system medium
- the IEEE 802.11 standard logically distinguishes between wireless medium (WM) and distribution system media (DSM).
- Each logical medium is used for a different purpose and is used by different components.
- the definition of the IEEE 802.11 standard does not limit these media to the same or to different ones.
- the plurality of media logically different, the flexibility of the IEEE 802.11 LAN structure (DS structure or other network structure) can be described. That is, the IEEE 802.11 LAN structure can be implemented in various ways, the corresponding LAN structure can be specified independently by the physical characteristics of each implementation.
- the DS may support the mobile device by providing seamless integration of multiple BSSs and providing logical services for handling addresses to destinations.
- An AP means an entity that enables access to a DS through WM for associated STAs and has STA functionality. Data movement between the BSS and the DS may be performed through the AP.
- STA2 and STA3 shown in FIG. 2 have the functionality of a STA, and provide a function to allow associated STAs STA1 and STA4 to access the DS.
- all APs basically correspond to STAs, all APs are addressable entities. The address used by the AP for communication on the WM and the address used by the AP for communication on the DSM need not necessarily be the same.
- Data transmitted from one of the STAs associated with an AP to the STA address of that AP may always be received at an uncontrolled port and processed by an IEEE 802.1X port access entity.
- transmission data (or frame) may be transmitted to the DS.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary structure of an IEEE 802.11 system to which the present invention can be applied. 3 conceptually illustrates an extended service set (ESS) for providing wide coverage in addition to the structure of FIG. 2.
- ESS extended service set
- a wireless network of arbitrary size and complexity may be composed of DS and BSSs.
- this type of network is called an ESS network.
- the ESS may correspond to a set of BSSs connected to one DS. However, the ESS does not include a DS.
- the ESS network is characterized by what appears to be an IBSS network at the LLC (Logical Link Control) layer. STAs included in the ESS can communicate with each other, and mobile STAs can move from within one BSS to another BSS (within the same ESS) transparently to the LLC.
- LLC Logical Link Control
- BSSs can be partially overlapped, which is a form commonly used to provide continuous coverage.
- the BSSs may not be physically connected, and logically there is no limit to the distance between the BSSs.
- the BSSs can be located at the same physical location, which can be used to provide redundancy.
- one (or more) IBSS or ESS networks may be physically present in the same space as one (or more than one) ESS network.
- the ad-hoc network is operating at the location of the ESS network, if IEEE 802.11 networks are physically overlapped by different organizations, or if two or more different access and security policies are required at the same location. It may correspond to an ESS network type in a case.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a WLAN system.
- an example of an infrastructure BSS including a DS is shown.
- BSS1 and BSS2 constitute an ESS.
- an STA is a device that operates according to MAC / PHY regulations of IEEE 802.11.
- the STA includes an AP STA and a non-AP STA.
- Non-AP STAs are devices that users typically handle, such as laptop computers and mobile phones.
- STA1, STA3, and STA4 correspond to non-AP STAs
- STA2 and STA5 correspond to AP STAs.
- a non-AP STA includes a terminal, a wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU), a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), and a mobile terminal. May be referred to as a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS).
- the AP may include a base station (BS), a node-B, an evolved Node-B (eNB), and a base transceiver system (BTS) in other wireless communication fields.
- BS base station
- eNB evolved Node-B
- BTS base transceiver system
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a general link setup process.
- an STA In order for an STA to set up a link and transmit / receive data with respect to a network, an STA first discovers the network, performs authentication, establishes an association, and authenticates for security. It must go through the back.
- the link setup process may also be referred to as session initiation process and session setup process.
- a process of discovery, authentication, association, and security establishment of a link setup process may be collectively referred to as association process.
- the STA may perform a network discovery operation.
- the network discovery operation may include a scanning operation of the STA. That is, in order to access the network, the STA must find a network that can participate. The STA must identify a compatible network before joining the wireless network. A network identification process existing in a specific area is called scanning.
- the STA performing scanning transmits a probe request frame and waits for a response to discover which AP exists in the vicinity while moving channels.
- the responder transmits a probe response frame to the STA that transmits the probe request frame in response to the probe request frame.
- the responder may be an STA that last transmitted a beacon frame in the BSS of the channel being scanned.
- the AP transmits a beacon frame, so the AP becomes a responder.
- the responder is not constant.
- an STA that transmits a probe request frame on channel 1 and receives a probe response frame on channel 1 stores the BSS-related information included in the received probe response frame and stores the next channel (eg, number 2).
- Channel to perform scanning (i.e., probe request / response transmission and reception on channel 2) in the same manner.
- the scanning operation may be performed by a passive scanning method.
- passive scanning the STA performing scanning waits for a beacon frame while moving channels.
- the beacon frame is one of management frames in IEEE 802.11.
- the beacon frame is notified of the existence of a wireless network and is periodically transmitted to allow the STA performing scanning to find the wireless network and participate in the wireless network.
- the AP periodically transmits a beacon frame
- the IBSS STAs in the IBSS rotate and transmit a beacon frame.
- the STA that performs the scanning receives the beacon frame, the STA stores the information on the BSS included in the beacon frame and records beacon frame information in each channel while moving to another channel.
- the STA may store BSS related information included in the received beacon frame, move to the next channel, and perform scanning on the next channel in the same manner.
- active scanning has the advantage of less delay and power consumption than passive scanning.
- step S520 After the STA discovers the network, an authentication process may be performed in step S520.
- This authentication process may be referred to as a first authentication process in order to clearly distinguish from the security setup operation of step S540 described later.
- the authentication process includes a process in which the STA transmits an authentication request frame to the AP, and in response thereto, the AP transmits an authentication response frame to the STA.
- An authentication frame used for an authentication request / response corresponds to a management frame and may include information as shown in Table 1 below.
- an authentication algorithm number field indicates a single authentication algorithm and has a length of 2 octets.
- a value of 0 in the Authentication Algorithm Number field is an open system, 1 is a shared key, 2 is a fast BSS transition, 3 is a SAE (simultaneous authentication of equals). ).
- the authentication transaction sequence number field indicates a current state among a plurality of transactions (or processes) and has a length of two octets.
- the status code field is used in the response frame and indicates the success or failure of the requested operation (eg authentication request) and has a length of two octets.
- the challenge text field contains the challenge text in an authentication exchange, the length of which is determined according to the authentication algorithm and the transaction sequence number.
- the Robust Security Network (RSN) field contains cipher-related information and has a maximum length of 255 octets. This RSN (RSN Element) is included in the Fast BSS Transition (FT) authentication frame.
- the mobility domain field includes a mobility domain identifier (MD ID), an FT capability and a policy field, and the AP is a set of APs to which it constitutes a certain AP group (i.e., mobility domain). May be used to advertise that the information contained in the
- the fast BSS transition field contains information necessary for performing the FT authentication sequence during the fast BSS transition in the RSN.
- the timeout interval field includes a reassociation deadline interval.
- the resource information container (RIC) field means a set of one or more elements related to resource request / response, and the RIC field may include a variable number of elements (ie, elements representing resources).
- the Finite Cyclic Group field indicates the cryptographic group used in the SAE exchange, and has an unsigned integer value indicating the restricted circular group.
- the Anti-Clogging Token field is used for SAE authentication to protect a denial-of-service and consists of a random bit string.
- the Send-Confirm field is used for the purpose of preventing response in SAE authentication and has a binary coded integer value.
- the scalar field is used to exchange cipher-related information in SAE authentication and has an encoded unsigned integer value.
- the element field is used to exchange elements of the restricted field in SAE authentication.
- the Confirm field is used to prove that it holds an encryption key in SAE authentication and has an encoded unsigned integer value.
- Vendor Specific field may be used for vendor-specific information not defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
- Table 1 above shows some examples of information that may be included in the authentication request / response frame and may further include additional information.
- the STA may transmit an authentication request frame composed of one or more fields in Table 1 to the AP.
- the AP may determine whether to allow authentication for the corresponding STA based on the information included in the received authentication request frame.
- the AP may provide a result of the authentication process to the STA through, for example, an authentication response frame composed of one or more fields in Table 1 above.
- the association process includes a process in which the STA transmits an association request frame to the AP, and in response thereto, the AP transmits an association response frame to the STA.
- the association request frame may include information related to various capabilities, beacon listening interval, service set identifier (SSID), supported rates, supported channels, RSN, mobility domain. Information about supported operating classes, TIM Broadcast Indication Map Broadcast request, interworking service capability, and the like.
- an association response frame may include information related to various capabilities, status codes, association IDs (AIDs), support rates, Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) parameter sets, Received Channel Power Indicators (RCPI), Received Signal to Noise Information, such as an indicator, a mobility domain, a timeout interval (association comeback time), an overlapping BSS scan parameter, a TIM broadcast response, and a QoS map.
- AIDs association IDs
- EDCA Enhanced Distributed Channel Access
- RCPI Received Channel Power Indicators
- Received Signal to Noise Information such as an indicator, a mobility domain, a timeout interval (association comeback time), an overlapping BSS scan parameter, a TIM broadcast response, and a QoS map.
- the above example illustrates some examples of information that may be included in the association request / response frame and may further include additional information.
- a security setup process may be performed at step S540.
- the security setup process of step S540 may be referred to as an authentication process through a Robust Security Network Association (RSNA) request / response.
- the authentication process of step S520 is called a first authentication process, and the security setup process of step S540 is performed. It may also be referred to simply as the authentication process.
- RSNA Robust Security Network Association
- the security setup process of step S540 may include, for example, performing a private key setup through 4-way handshaking through an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPOL) frame. .
- the security setup process may be performed according to a security scheme not defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a state transition of an STA. In Figure 6, for the sake of clarity, only events that cause a state change are shown.
- State 1 is an unauthenticated and unassociated state of the STA.
- An STA in this state may only transmit and receive class 1 frames with another STA.
- Class 1 frames include, for example, management frames such as probe response / request frames, beacon frames, authentication frames, deauthentication frames, and the like.
- Class 2 frames include, for example, management frames such as association request / response frames, reassociation request / response frames, disassociation frames, and the like.
- state 2 If the STA in state 2 is de-authenticated, the state returns to state 1 again. As STA of state 2 is successfully associated, it is changed from state 2 directly to state 4 in case RSNA is not required or in case of fast BSS transition.
- state 3 is an authenticated and associated state, but still the RSNA authentication (eg, security setup corresponding to step S540 of FIG. 5 above) is not completed.
- An STA in this state may transmit class 1, 2 and 3 frames with another STA, but the IEEE 802.1x control port is blocked.
- the class 3 frame includes a data frame, a management frame such as an action frame, a control frame such as a block ACK frame, and the like, transmitted and received between STAs in an infrastructure BSS.
- the STA in state 4 is capable of transmitting class 1, 2, and 3 frames as an authenticated and associated state, and is also in an unblocked state with the IEEE 802.1x control port.
- Advertisement of access network types e.g., private networks, free public networks, paid public networks, etc.
- Scheme has been used (eg a system according to the IEEE 802.11u standard).
- GAS Generic Advertisement Service
- a Generic Advertisement Service may be used to enable transmission and reception of an advertisement protocol frame (eg, a second layer (Layer 2) or a MAC frame) between a server of the network and the STA before authentication of the STA.
- the AP may relay a query of the STA to a server (for example, an advertisement server (AS)) of the network and transmit a response from the network server to the STA.
- a server for example, an advertisement server (AS)
- an access network query protocol may be used to obtain various information of a network desired by the STA. That is, the ANQP may be referred to as a protocol for requesting information requested by the STA from the AS and provided from the AS, and the GAS protocol is used for the ANQP. Table 2 below summarizes the ANQP usage as defined in the IEEE 802.11u document.
- Table 2 above is merely illustrative and is not limited thereto.
- specific details of the ANQP examples included in Table 2 may refer to the standard document IEEE 802.11u.
- the STA may request information on an access network desired by the STA by indicating that the GAS query frame is an ANQP. Accordingly, the STA may acquire network service information (eg, service information provided by IBSS, local access service, available subscription service provider, external network information, etc.) not provided in the beacon frame or probe response frame. .
- network service information eg, service information provided by IBSS, local access service, available subscription service provider, external network information, etc.
- FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a GAS process.
- the STA may detect the AP through passive scanning for receiving a beacon frame or active scanning for transmitting a probe request frame and receiving a frame response frame.
- the beacon frame or the probe response frame may include information such as an interworking element, a roaming consortium element, and the like.
- the STA may transmit a GAS initial request frame to the AP.
- the GAS initial request frame may include a dialog token, a request IE, and the like.
- the AP may transmit a GAS query request to the advertisement server AS. If the AP obtains a query response from the AS for a predetermined time period (eg, before the time at which the STA should send a query response to the STA), the AP receives a GAS initial response frame in response to the GAS initial request frame.
- the STA may provide information requested.
- the AP may include a dialog token, comeback delay information, and the like when transmitting the GAS initial response frame to the STA.
- the time indicated by the comeback delay may be, for example, up to several minutes.
- the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame including a dialog token to the AP after waiting for the comeback delay. Meanwhile, while the STA waits for the comeback delay, the AP may receive a GAS query response from the AS. Accordingly, in response to the GAS comeback request of the STA, the AP may include a dialog token, GAS query information, and the like when transmitting the GAS comeback response frame.
- the STA which has obtained the information of the network through the GAS query operation, may subsequently associate with the AP of the corresponding network.
- the STA requests a query from the AS through the AP and acquires network information (or ANQP information).
- the communication speed between the AP and the AS is generally slower than the communication speed between the STA and the AP.
- the AP takes a very long time to send a query request to the AS and receive a query response from the AS. Accordingly, the AP instructs the GAS comeback delay to the STA in a state in which the query response from the AS is not obtained after receiving the GAS initial request frame from the STA.
- the STA may acquire network information.
- the STA may move out of coverage (or area) of the AP before requesting network information from a certain AP and receiving all network information accordingly. In this case, the STA must restart the ANQP process from the beginning with the new AP. Accordingly, the time required for the STA to acquire network information increases as much as the failed ANQP process, and the power consumption of the STA also increases. In addition, since the resources used for GAS frame transmission are eventually wasted, the performance of the entire network is degraded.
- the present invention proposes an improved GAS protocol operation.
- APs in one ESS can communicate, and the communication speed between APs is fast enough.
- the communication speed between the AP and the AS is slower than the communication speed between the APs in one ESS, and the time required for the AP to receive network information from the AS is very long.
- the STA may move out of coverage of one AP during the ANQP process.
- the improved GAS protocol operation proposed in the present invention may be more preferably applied to a situation in which a plurality of APs belong to one ESS and have high user mobility.
- a bus terminal, a train station, a train station, an airport, etc. in an environment where a user's density and mobility are very high and a lot of public APs are installed.
- APs installed in terminals, stations, or airports often belong to one ESS, and communication between APs is possible.
- the station, or the airport since the STA of the user who gets on and off the terminal, the station, or the airport often enters a new network, it can be expected that the amount of information to be received from the AS through the ANQP is large. For example, immediately after a large number of users get off, they are connected to an AP near the gate and are acquiring network information according to the GAS protocol. It may also move in a different gate direction. In this case, since most of the communication is performed only for a short time with the AP that first entered and leave the AP, the STA may not acquire enough information of the new network.
- a place such as a shopping mall may be regarded as an environment in which a user has a high density and mobility, and a plurality of APs including one ESS are installed.
- a large number of users acquire information on a current shopping mall through ANQP through an AP at the entrance of a shopping mall, many users may move out of coverage of the AP to other destinations in the shopping mall.
- a place such as a university campus may be regarded as an environment in which the density and mobility of users are very high, and a plurality of APs including one ESS are installed. For example, while acquiring information about a lecture through ANQP through an AP of a classroom where a large number of users stayed, many cases of moving out of coverage of the AP to another classroom or a restaurant will occur.
- FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an example of the existing GAS protocol operation when the STA moves.
- the mobile STA may detect AP1 through a network discovery operation (eg, active scanning or passive scanning).
- a network discovery operation eg, active scanning or passive scanning.
- the mobile STA may transmit a GAS initial request frame to AP1 to request network information, and in response to this, in step 2b, AP1 may transmit a GAS initial response frame to the STA.
- AP1 may transmit a GAS initial response frame to the STA.
- the time taken during steps 2a and 2b is approximately several microseconds.
- the AP1 receiving the GAS initial request frame from the STA may transmit the request GAS query information to the advertisement server AS in step 3a.
- the AS may inform AP1 of the GAS query information.
- the time taken for the AP to receive network information from the AS may be referred to as ANQP query delay. Assume that the ANQP query delay is approximately several seconds or milliseconds (ms).
- the mobile STA may move out of the area of the AP1 to the area of the AP2. If the ANQP query delay time is long enough, the STA may leave the AP1 region during this time. The STA that determines that the user has left the area of AP1 may detect that the user has entered the area of AP2 through the AP discovery operation.
- the STA may determine that it is out of the area of AP1.
- the STA transmits a GAS comeback request frame to AP1 but fails to receive a GAS comeback response from AP1 in response.
- the STA has sent a management frame or data frame other than the GAS comeback request frame to the AP1 but has not received a response from the AP1.
- the STA that has not obtained the network information may transmit a GAS initial request frame to AP2 in step 6a to request network information, and in response to this, AP2 may transmit a GAS initial response frame to the STA in step 6b.
- AP2 may transmit a GAS query information request to the advertisement server AS in step 7a.
- the AS may inform the AP2 of the GAS query information.
- a GAS comeback delay time may be indicated in the GAS initial response frame in step 6b.
- the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP2 in step 8a.
- AP2 may provide network information to the STA through a GAS comeback response frame. If the amount of network information is large, the STA may even acquire network information through an additional GAS comeback request / response process.
- the GAS protocol operation performed between the STA, AP1, and AS does not achieve its original purpose due to the movement of the STA, and only wastes resources.
- the STA performs the GAS protocol operation again from the beginning in the area of AP2. shall.
- the GAS protocol operation proposed by the present invention will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an improved GAS protocol operation according to an example of the present invention.
- Steps 1 to 5 of FIG. 9 are the same as steps 1 to 5 of FIG. 8, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.
- the STA may transmit a GAS initial request frame to AP2 to request network information.
- the STA previously transmitted the GAS initial request frame to another AP (for example, AP1) but did not receive all of the network information in response thereto, the STA of the previous other AP (for example, AP1)
- the identification information may be included in the GAS initial request frame and transmitted.
- the identification information of the other AP may be an address of the other AP.
- the AP2 may transmit a GAS initial response frame to the STA.
- condition that the STA adds the identification information of the previous AP to the GAS initial request frame may be set as follows.
- the AP2 may transmit the GAS query information request to the specific AP in step 7a if the GAS initial request frame includes identification information (eg, the address of AP1) of the specific AP. have.
- identification information eg, the address of AP1
- AP1 may inform AP2 of the GAS query information.
- the time taken in steps 7a through 7b may be referred to as an inter-AP access delay time.
- AP2 may transmit a GAS query information request to the AS, and in response, the AS may request a GAS query. Information can be informed to AP2.
- a GAS comeback delay time may be indicated in the GAS initial response frame in step 6b of FIG. 9, and accordingly, the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP2 in step 8a.
- AP2 may deliver network information to the STA through a GAS comeback response frame. If the amount of network information is large, the STA may even acquire network information through an additional GAS comeback request / response process.
- the example of FIG. 9 has a big difference in that AP2 receives network information (or ANQP information) from AP1, rather than from the example of FIG. 8.
- AP1 is likely to have already obtained network information from the AS according to the GAS query requested by the STA before the move, and AP2 quickly obtains network information from AP1 because the AP-to-AP access delay is very short compared to the ANQP query delay. Can be obtained.
- the STA may acquire network information more quickly, thereby speeding up session setup of the STA.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to another example of the present invention.
- Steps 1 to 5 of FIG. 10 are the same as steps 1 to 5 of FIG. 8, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.
- the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP2 to request network information.
- the STA previously transmitted the GAS initial request frame to another AP (for example, AP1) but did not receive all of the network information in response thereto, the STA of the previous other AP (for example, AP1)
- Identification information eg, address of AP1 may be included in the GAS comeback frame and transmitted.
- AP2 receiving the GAS comeback request frame from the STA in step 6a of FIG. 10, if the comeback request frame includes identification information (eg, the address of AP1) of the specific AP, in step 7a, query the GAS to the specific AP. Information request can be sent. In response, in step 7b, AP1 may inform AP2 of the GAS query information.
- identification information eg, the address of AP1
- AP1 may inform AP2 of the GAS query information.
- AP2 may transmit network information to the STA through the GAS comeback response frame in step 6b of FIG. 10.
- the AP-to-AP access delay in steps 7a to 7b is very short compared to the time spent in steps 6a to 6b (ie, the time required for the GAS comeback request / response frame exchange between the STA and the AP). More advantageously in the case.
- the example of FIG. 10 is different from the example of FIG. 9 in that the frames transmitted and received between the STA and AP2 in steps 6a and 6b are not GAS initial request / response frames but GAS comeback request / response frames. That is, the GAS protocol operation for ANQP is for the STA to obtain network information (or ANQP information), the STA has already sent the GAS query information request to the AS through the AP1, and the AS provides the GAS query information in response thereto. Since the STA does not need to perform the GAS initial request / response process again for the AP2.
- AP2 obtains network information from AP1 and provides the STA to STA, so that it may not be necessary to perform a GAS initial request / response process.
- FIG. 10 as compared with the example of FIG. 9, the operation of exchanging the GAS initial request / response frame between the STA and the AP2 is omitted, so that the STA may acquire network information more quickly.
- 11 is a view for explaining another example of the existing GAS protocol operation when the STA moves.
- the mobile STA may detect AP1 through a network discovery operation (eg, active scanning or passive scanning).
- a network discovery operation eg, active scanning or passive scanning.
- the mobile STA may transmit a GAS initial request frame to AP1 to request network information.
- AP1 may transmit a GAS initial response frame to the STA.
- AP1 may transmit Request GAS query information to the advertisement server AS. Accordingly, in step 3b, the AS may inform AP1 of the GAS query information.
- the comeback delay may be indicated in the GAS initial response frame of step 2b of FIG. 11. Accordingly, the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP1 in step 4a after the comeback delay. In response, in step 4b, the AP1 may transmit a GAS comeback response frame to the STA.
- the network information delivered from the AP1 to the STA through the GAS comeback response frame in step 4b becomes the first (1/10) of the 10 network information.
- the GAS comeback request frame may be transmitted to the AP1.
- the GAS comeback response frame may be received from the AP1 in step 5b.
- Second (2/10) of the 10 network information is transmitted through the GAS comeback response frame of step 5b.
- the STA may move out of the area of AP1 to the area of AP2.
- the STA may detect that it has entered the area of AP2 through an AP discovery operation.
- the STA must perform the ANQP operation again from the beginning. That is, in step 8a of FIG. 11, the STA transmits a GAS initial request frame to AP2 and, in response, receives a GAS initial response frame from AP2.
- AP2 may transmit a GAS query information request to the AS in step 9a, and in response, may obtain the GAS query information from the AS.
- the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP2 in step 10a according to the comeback delay included in the GAS initial response frame.
- the STA may receive a GAS comeback response frame from AP2 in step 10b.
- the network information received by the STA becomes the first (1/10) network information of ten.
- the STA has already acquired the first and second of the network information through AP1 through steps 4 to 5, and has to reacquire redundant network information through AP2.
- this a waste of network resources, there is a problem that the time required for the STA to acquire the entire network information is greatly delayed.
- the GAS protocol operation proposed by the present invention will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to an example of the present invention.
- Steps 1 to 7 of FIG. 12 are the same as steps 1 to 7 of FIG. 11, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.
- the STA may transmit a GAS initial request frame to AP2 to request network information.
- the STA previously transmitted the GAS initial request frame to another AP (for example, AP1) but did not receive all of the network information in response thereto, the identification information of the previous other AP (for example, Address of AP1) may be included in the GAS initial request frame and transmitted.
- AP2 may transmit a GAS query information request to AP1.
- AP2 may also receive information on how far AP1 has transmitted network information to STA.
- AP2 may also receive information on how far AP1 has transmitted network information to STA.
- AP2 in providing network information to the STA, AP2, except for network information (for example, 1 / 10th and 2 / 10th network information) that the STA has already obtained (via AP1), has the remaining network information ( For example, only 3 / 10th to 10/10 network information) may be delivered.
- the STA when the STA transmits the GAS initial request frame to AP2 in step 8a of FIG. 12, the STA includes GAS Query Response Fragment ID or GAS Comeback Response Fragment ID. It may be. In the following description, it is referred to as GAS query response fragment identification information.
- the GAS query response fragment identification information may be defined as an information element (IE) included in the GAS comeback response frame.
- the GAS query response fragment identification IE may include information indicating whether the current GAS comeback response frame is present, and whether there is a GAS comeback response frame to be transmitted later.
- the GAS query response fragment identification information included in the GAS comeback response frame received by the STA in step 5b is that the GAS comeback response frame is the second GAS comeback response frame and the GAS comeback still remains. It may indicate that a response frame exists.
- the AP2 When the STA transmits the GAS query response fragment identification information included in the GAS comeback response frame received in step 5b to AP2 in step 8a, the AP2 receives the two GAS comeback response frames before the STA has received the STA. You can see that there is a GAS comeback response frame to receive more.
- the AP2 may transmit a GAS query information request to the AS.
- AP2 may request the AS to provide only a part of network information necessary for the STA.
- AP2 may incur more time delay than acquiring network information from AP1, if there is little remaining network information required by the STA, the time delay for acquiring only a part of the network information from the AS may be so. It may not be big.
- the GAS query response fragment identification information may be included together with information about the identification information of another AP (eg, the address of AP1). It may be.
- the AP2 transmits the GAS query information request to the AP1 in step 9a of FIG. 12, the AP2 may request the AP1 to provide only the remaining network information required by the STA. Accordingly, since only the necessary partial information other than the partial information already obtained by the STA is requested and provided, and only the AP-to-AP access delay is required, waste of network resources and time delay can be greatly reduced.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an improved GAS protocol operation according to another example of the present invention.
- Steps 1 to 7 of FIG. 13 are the same as steps 1 to 7 of FIG. 8, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.
- the STA may transmit a GAS comeback request frame to AP2 to request network information.
- the STA previously transmitted the GAS initial request frame to another AP (eg, AP1) but did not receive all of the network information in response thereto, the identification information or the GAS query response fragment of the previous other AP.
- One or more of the identification information may be included in the GAS comeback frame and transmitted.
- AP2 receiving the GAS comeback request frame from the STA in step 8a of FIG. 13, if the comeback request frame includes identification information (eg, address of AP1) of the specific AP, in step 9a, query the GAS to the specific AP. Information request can be sent. In response to this, in step 9b, AP1 may inform AP2 of the remaining network information except for the network information provided to the STA in the previous steps 4 to 5. In addition, when only the GAS query response fragment identification information is included in the comeback request frame, AP2 may request only some network information from the AS. In addition, when both the GAS query response fragment identification information and the identification information of AP1 are included in the comeback request frame, AP2 may request only the remaining network information from AP1.
- identification information eg, address of AP1
- step 9a query the GAS to the specific AP. Information request can be sent.
- AP1 may inform AP2 of the remaining network information except for the network information provided to the STA in the previous steps 4 to 5.
- AP2 may transmit network information to the STA through the GAS comeback response frame in step 8b of FIG. 13.
- the AP-to-AP access delay in steps 9a to 9b is very short compared to the time spent in steps 8a to 8b (that is, the time required for the GAS comeback request / response frame exchange between the STA and the AP). More advantageously in the case.
- the example of FIG. 13 is different from the example of FIG. 12 in that a frame transmitted and received between the STA and the AP2 in steps 8a and 8b is not a GAS initial request / response frame but a GAS comeback request / response frame.
- the operation of exchanging the GAS initial request / response frame between the STA and AP2 is omitted, so that the STA may acquire network information more quickly.
- the STA may transmit one or more of previous AP identification information or GAS query response fragment identification information to the other AP using a probe request frame.
- the GAS initial request frame or the existing GAS comeback request frame is not a modified GAS initial request frame or a modified GAS comeback request frame that the STA delivers to AP2. This can be used.
- FIG. 14 is a view for explaining the format of the GAS information element proposed in the present invention.
- FIG. 14 (a) shows that the GAS IE proposed by the present invention includes fields of an element ID, a length, a previous AP identification information (eg, an address of a previous AP), and a GAS query response fragment ID.
- the GAS IE of FIG. 14A may be included in a probe request frame, a GAS initial request frame, or a GAS comeback request frame.
- the element ID field may be set to a value indicating that the corresponding IE is a GAS IE.
- the length field may be set to a value indicating the length of fields following the length field.
- the previous AP identification field may include the address of the AP described in the examples of the present invention, that is, the address of the AP where the STA started the GAS protocol operation but did not complete it.
- the GAS Query Response Fragment ID field is information on a GAS comeback response frame that the STA has previously received.
- the specific format of the GAS Query Response Fragment ID field may be configured as shown in FIG. 14B.
- the GAS query response fragment ID field is defined as 7 bits and may be set to a value of 0 to 127. If there is more than one response fragment, the STA may set the value of the GAS query response fragment ID to 0 for the initial fragment and increment by one for each subsequent fragment.
- the More GAS Fragments field is set to 0 when a final fragment is transmitted and is set to 1 when a subsequent fragment exists. For example, for a query response consisting of 10 fragments, the value of the More GAS Fragments field of the first (1/10) to ninth (9/10) fragments is set to 1 and the tenth (10/10). Fragment is set to 0.
- 15 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an AP device and a STA device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the AP 10 may include a processor 11, a memory 12, and a transceiver 13.
- the STA 20 may include a processor 21, a memory 22, and a transceiver 23.
- the transceivers 13 and 23 may transmit / receive wireless signals and, for example, may implement a physical layer in accordance with the IEEE 802 system.
- the processors 11 and 21 may be connected to the transceivers 13 and 21 to implement a physical layer and / or a MAC layer according to the IEEE 802 system. Processors 11 and 21 may be configured to perform operations in accordance with one or more combinations of the various embodiments of the invention described above.
- the processor 11 of the AP 10 may include a frame including one or more of identification information or fragment identification information of another AP (eg, a probe request frame, a GAS initial request frame, a GAS comeback request frame, etc.). To be received from the STA 20 using the transceiver 13.
- the processor 11 of the AP 10 may be configured to transmit the GAS query response information to the STA 20 using the transceiver 13.
- the processor 11 of the AP 10 may be configured to obtain the GAS query response information from the other AP and transmit it to the STA 20. .
- the processor 11 of the AP 10 may perform the subsequent one or more GAS.
- the query response information fragment may be set to be transmitted to the STA 20.
- the processor 21 of the STA 20 transmits and receives a frame (eg, a probe request frame, a GAS initial request frame, a GAS comeback request frame, etc.) including one or more of identification information or fragment identification information of a previous AP. ) May be set to transmit to the current AP (eg, the AP 10).
- the processor 21 of the STA 20 may be configured to receive the GAS query response information from the AP 10 using the transceiver 23.
- the processor 21 of the STA 20 is the AP 10 to the GAS query response information obtained by the AP 10 from the previous AP. Can be set to receive from.
- fragment identification information included in a frame transmitted to the AP 10 indicates that one or more subsequent GAS query response fragments exist
- the processor 21 of the STA 20 may perform the subsequent one or more GAS.
- the query response information fragment may be configured to receive from the AP 10.
- modules for implementing the operations of the AP and the STA according to various embodiments of the present invention described above may be stored in the memory 12 and 22 and executed by the processors 11 and 21.
- the memories 12 and 22 may be included in the processors 11 and 21 or may be installed outside the processors 11 and 21 and connected to the processors 11 and 21 by known means.
- the above descriptions of the AP device 10 and the STA device 20 may be applied to a base station device and a terminal device in another wireless communication system (eg, LTE / LTE-A system).
- LTE / LTE-A system another wireless communication system
- Embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented through various means.
- embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.
- a method according to embodiments of the present invention may include one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), and Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs). It may be implemented by field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.
- ASICs Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- DSPs Digital Signal Processors
- DSPDs Digital Signal Processing Devices
- PLDs Programmable Logic Devices
- FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
- processors controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.
- the method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure, or a function that performs the functions or operations described above.
- the software code may be stored in a memory unit and driven by a processor.
- the memory unit may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various known means.
- FIG. 16 illustrates an exemplary structure of a processor of an AP device or an STA device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the processor 11 or 21 of the AP or STA of FIG. 15 may have a plurality of layer structures, and FIG. 16 is a MAC sublayer 1410 on a Data Link Layer (DLL), among these layers. ) And physical layer 1420.
- the PHY 1420 may include a Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) entity 1421, and a Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) entity 1422.
- PLCP Physical Layer Convergence Procedure
- PMD Physical Medium Dependent
- Both the MAC sublayer 1410 and the PHY 1420 each include management entities conceptually referred to as a MAC sublayer management entity (MLME) 1411. These entities 1411 and 14121 provide a layer management service interface on which layer management functions operate.
- MLME MAC sublayer management entity
- SME 1430 is present in each STA.
- SME 1430 is a layer-independent entity that may appear within a separate management plane or appear to be off to the side.
- LMEs layer management entities
- SME 1430 collects layer-dependent states from various layer management entities (LMEs) and values of layer-specific parameters. It can be seen that it is responsible for such functions as setting. SME 1430 may generally perform these functions on behalf of a generic system management entity and implement standard management protocols.
- the entities shown in FIG. 16 interact in various ways. 16 shows some examples of exchanging GET / SET primitives.
- the XX-GET.request primitive is used to request the value of a given MIB attribute (management information based attribute information).
- the XX-GET.confirm primitive is used to return the appropriate MIB attribute information value if the Status is "Success", otherwise it is used to return an error indication in the Status field.
- the XX-SET.request primitive is used to request that the indicated MIB attribute be set to a given value. If the MIB attribute means a specific operation, this is to request that the operation be performed.
- the XX-SET.confirm primitive confirms that the indicated MIB attribute is set to the requested value when status is "success", otherwise it is used to return an error condition in the status field. If the MIB attribute means a specific operation, this confirms that the operation has been performed.
- the MLME 1411 and the SME 1430 may exchange various MLME_GET / SET primitives through the MLME_SAP 1450.
- various PLCM_GET / SET primitives may be exchanged between PLME 1421 and SME 1430 via PLME_SAP 1460 and MLME through MLME-PLME_SAP 1470. It may be exchanged between 1411 and PLME 1470.
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- 무선 통신 시스템에서 스테이션(STA)이 고속 링크 셋업을 수행하는 방법에 있어서,상기 STA이 현재(current) 액세스 포인트(AP)로, 이전 AP의 식별정보 또는 프래그먼트 식별정보 중의 하나 이상을 포함하는 프레임을 전송하는 단계; 및상기 현재 AP로부터 GAS(Generic Advertisement Service) 쿼리 응답(query response) 정보를 수신하는 단계를 포함하고,상기 프레임에 상기 이전 AP의 식별정보가 포함된 경우에, 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보는 상기 현재 AP에 의해서 상기 이전 AP로부터 획득되는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 프래그먼트 식별정보가, 후속하는 하나 이상의 GAS 쿼리 응답 프래그먼트가 존재하는 것을 지시하는 경우,상기 STA은 상기 후속하는 하나 이상의 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보 프래그먼트를 상기 현재 AP로부터 수신하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 이전 AP가 상기 STA에게 전송한 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보 중의 일부분을 나타내는 정보가 상기 현재 AP에 의해서 획득되고,상기 STA은 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보 중의 상기 일부분을 제외한 나머지를 상기 현재 AP로부터 수신하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 프레임에 상기 이전 AP의 식별정보가 포함되지 않은 경우에, 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보는 상기 현재 AP에 의해서 광고 서버(AS)로부터 획득되는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 STA이 상기 현재 AP를 발견(discover)하기 전에, GAS 초기 요청 프레임을 상기 이전 AP로 전송하고, 상기 이전 AP로부터 GAS 초기 응답 프레임을 수신하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 5 항에 있어서,상기 이전 AP로부터의 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보의 수신이 완료되기 전에 상기 STA이 상기 이전 AP의 영역을 벗어난 것으로 결정한 경우에, 상기 STA은 상기 프레임을 상기 현재 AP로 전송하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 STA이 상기 이전 AP로 전송한 GAS 컴백 요청 프레임에 응답하는 GAS 컴백 응답 프레임을 수신하지 못한 경우,상기 STA이 상기 이전 AP로 전송한 관리 프레임 또는 데이터 프레임에 대한 응답을 수신하지 못한 경우,능동적 스캐닝 또는 수동적 스캐닝을 통해서 상기 이전 AP를 발견하지 못한 경우, 또는네트워크로부터 상기 STA이 상기 이전 AP의 영역을 벗어났음을 통지받는 경우에,상기 STA은 상기 이전 AP의 영역을 벗어난 것으로 결정하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 이전 AP의 식별정보는 상기 이전 AP의 주소(address)인, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 프래그먼트 식별정보는 상기 이전 AP로부터 상기 STA이 수신한 GAS 쿼리 응답 프래그먼트 식별정보인, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 프레임은 프로브 요청 프레임, GAS 초기 요청 프레임, 또는 GAS 컴백 요청 프레임 중의 하나인, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 AP와 상기 이전 AP는 동일한 확장 서비스 세트(ESS)에 속하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보는 ANQP(Access Network Query Protocol) 정보를 포함하는, 고속 링크 셋업 방법.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 액세스 포인트(AP)가 스테이션(STA)의 고속 링크 셋업을 지원하는 방법에 있어서,상기 AP가 상기 STA으로부터, 이전 AP의 식별정보 또는 프래그먼트 식별정보 중의 하나 이상을 포함하는 프레임을 수신하는 단계; 및상기 AP가 상기 STA에게, GAS(Generic Advertisement Service) 쿼리 응답(query response) 정보를 전송하는 단계를 포함하고,상기 프레임에 상기 이전 AP의 식별정보가 포함된 경우에, 상기 AP는 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보를 상기 이전 AP로부터 획득하는, 고속 링크 셋업 지원 방법.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 고속 링크 셋업을 수행하는 스테이션(STA) 장치에 있어서,송수신기; 및프로세서를 포함하고,상기 프로세서는,상기 송수신기를 이용하여 현재(current) 액세스 포인트(AP)로, 이전 AP의 식별정보 또는 프래그먼트 식별정보 중의 하나 이상을 포함하는 프레임을 전송하고;상기 송수신기를 이용하여 상기 현재 AP로부터 GAS(Generic Advertisement Service) 쿼리 응답(query response) 정보를 수신하도록 설정되고,상기 프레임에 상기 이전 AP의 식별정보가 포함된 경우에, 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보는 상기 현재 AP에 의해서 상기 이전 AP로부터 획득되는, 고속 링크 셋업 STA 장치.
- 무선 통신 시스템에서 스테이션(STA)의 고속 링크 셋업을 지원하는 액세스 포인트(AP) 장치에 있어서,송수신기; 및프로세서를 포함하고,상기 프로세서는,상기 송수신기를 이용하여 상기 STA으로부터, 이전 AP의 식별정보 또는 프래그먼트 식별정보 중의 하나 이상을 포함하는 프레임을 수신하고;상기 송수신기를 이용하여 상기 STA에게, GAS(Generic Advertisement Service) 쿼리 응답(query response) 정보를 전송하도록 설정되고,상기 프레임에 상기 이전 AP의 식별정보가 포함된 경우에, 상기 AP는 상기 GAS 쿼리 응답 정보를 상기 이전 AP로부터 획득하는, 고속 링크 셋업 지원 AP 장치.
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