Patent ID: 9363175
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a communication network which comprises an access point (AP) in communication with a plurality of stations (STAs), the method comprising: receiving and transmitting information in frames; transmitting and receiving a data frame and a management frame by using compressed header medium access control (CH_MAC) fields; wherein the CH_MAC fields comprise: transmitting and receiving Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) frames, each comprising a signal (SIG) field, wherein a bit of the SIG field indicates whether the management frame is compressed and another bit indicates whether the data frame is compressed; and signaling, by use of action frames transmitted between the STAs and the AP, to negotiate the information that each value of a Compressed Header Identifier (CH Identifier) can match, wherein the action frames comprise a CH Identification Request frame and a CH Identification Response frame.