Patent ID: 9544929
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method executed by a communication apparatus for sharing a communication parameter for communication in a wireless network, the method comprising steps of: transmitting, by a communication apparatus, an inquiry message for inquiring about a management apparatus, which determines a providing apparatus for providing the communication parameter; determining, by the communication apparatus, whether the communication apparatus itself becomes the management apparatus according to a response message to the inquiry message; managing, by the management apparatus, a number of other communication apparatuses, which send request signal for sharing of the communication parameter; limiting, by the management apparatus, other communication apparatuses with which the communication parameter is to be shared, based on the managed number; acquiring, by the management apparatus, capability information of other communication apparatuses, which request sharing of the communication parameter; determining, by the management apparatus, the providing apparatus from among the management apparatus itself and said other communication apparatuses based on the capability information; and providing, by the providing apparatus, the communication parameter to other communication apparatuses, which are not determined as the providing apparatus.