Patent ID: 9648559
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method in a wirelessly enabled network component for differentiated fast initial link setup in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising: determining a plurality of initial link setup conditions for each station type according to a priority for each of a plurality of transmission types; and broadcasting the plurality of initial link setup conditions to a plurality of stations, wherein each of the stations determines when to associate with the wirelessly enabled network component according to the priority of the transmission types and plurality of initial link setup conditions, wherein a station that satisfies all of the plurality of initial link setup conditions is allowed to attempt to associate with the wirelessly enabled network component without additional delays, and wherein a station that does not satisfy all of the plurality of initial link setup conditions postpones attempting to associate with the wireless enabled network component until a time specified in a last received differentiated fast initial link setup (FILS) time field elapses.