Range extension in wireless local area networks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9793975
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14760103

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A method for associating a new end-station (end-STA) with a relay access point (R-AP) in a relay transmission. An assignment of a new identifier is transmitted to the new end-STA, wherein traffic indication map indications for the new end-STA in a beacon from the R-AP follows the transmission of the new identifier assignment. A message is sent to a root access point (AP), the message including an indication of a number of information fields in the message and at least one information field, each of the at least one information fields including an identifier of one end-STA associated with the R-AP. An acknowledgement is received from the root AP on a condition that the root AP correctly receives the message and associates an identifier of the end-STA with an identifier of the R-AP.

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  • INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grandhi, Sudheer A Pleasanton, US 204 4887
Lou, Hanqing Syosset, US 279 4276
Wang, Xiaofei Cedar Grove, US 299 4089
Zhang, Guodong Syosset, US 764 19234

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