Patent ID: 9474058
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing channels for operation in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising: receiving, by a responding station from a requesting station, a request frame including first information indicating frequencies preferred by the requesting station; transmitting, by the responding station to a server, the request frame; receiving, by the responding station from the server, a response frame including second information indicating WLAN network channels confirmed by the server; and transmitting, by the responding station to the requesting station, the response frame, wherein the second information includes: wherein the second operating class field indicates a value of an operating class of a second channel included in a second channel set, wherein the second channel number field indicates a value of the second channel, wherein the second operating class field and the second channel number field together specify a second channel frequency, and wherein a second channel bandwidth that the responding station has granted permission for use by the requesting station.