Method and apparatus to intelligently perform scanning and assist scanning by profiling scanning history
US8041319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method involves determining whether a wireless connection between a first access point and a wireless station has failed. If so, a partial scanning process is conducted only on a subset of communication channels over which data is transmitted by access points neighboring the first access point. The subset of communication channels, inclusive of zero, is determined by analysis of a scanning history database.
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