Patent ID: 9253646
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing an enablement procedure by a first station in a regulatory domain where an unlicensed device is permitted to operate at a given time in a given geographical area with regard to a licensed device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising: receiving an enabling signal, including a DSE (dynamic station enablement) registered location element with a registered location DSE bit set to “1”, from a second station, the enabling signal informing the first station that an enablement is possible, the second station being a dependent AP (access point) station different from an enabling station, the enabling signal comprising a first enablement identifier field indicating an enablement ID allocated by the enabling station to the first station and an identifier of the enabling station other than an identifier of the dependent AP station; transmitting a DSE (dynamic station enablement) enablement request message to the enabling station; and receiving a DSE enablement response message from the enabling station, wherein the DSE enablement response message includes a second enablement identifier field indicating the enablement ID allocated by the enabling station to the first station.