Handoff method in a wireless local area network and apparatus using the same
US7903611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/304
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handoff method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an apparatus using the same are provided. A mobile station (MS) switches between a data transceiving mode and a probing mode at a predefined interval when the MS is transmitting/receiving packages. In the probing mode, the MS probes one or more channels each time and selects an access point (AP) for handoff from the probing result according to a predetermined rule, so as to re-establish a network connection.
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