Wireless local area network association method and device, and central access point
US11019558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless local area network (WLAN) association method and device and a central access point (AP), where the method includes receiving, by the central AP, a plurality of association requests, where the plurality of association requests are from at least two APs, and the plurality of association requests have a same basic service set identifier (BSSID), selecting, by the central AP, one association request from the plurality of association requests as a to-be-replied association request, and sending, by the central AP, a first association response to a to-be-associated AP, where the first association response is a reply to the to-be-replied association request, and the to-be-associated AP is an AP in the at least two APs that sends the to-be-replied association request. Only a to-be-associated AP provides a service for a terminal such that a possibility of conflict occurrence is reduced.
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