Patent ID: 9439079
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for performing channel availability query using a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) protocol by a requester station (STA) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting a GAS query request including a Registered Location Query Protocol (RLQP) element, comprising a first information ID field and a location information field, to a responder STA, the location information field comprising information on a plurality of locations of the requester STA; and receiving a GAS query response comprising a RLQP element, comprising a second information ID field and a White Space Map (WSM) information field, from the responder STA, the first information ID field and the second information ID field each comprising a value corresponding to a Channel Availability Query (CAQ), the WSM information field comprising a WSM information applicable for any location within the bounded area defined by the plurality of locations.