Patent ID: 9642070
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for avoiding interference by an access point in a wireless local area network system, the method comprising: receiving channel scan results from a station associated with the access point; setting connection with an adjacent access point based on the channel scan results; determining an access point to be associated with the station through negotiation with the adjacent access point; and transmitting a reassociation request message to request reassociation with the adjacent access point to the station when the negotiation with the adjacent access point succeeds, wherein the determining an access point comprises comparing at least one of the number of stations associated with the access point and the adjacent access point respectively, and traffics applied to the access point and the adjacent access point respectively, and wherein the determining of the access point comprises transmitting a negotiation request message including at least one of an identifier of a station associated with the access point, information on whether to reassociate the station with the adjacent access point; and information on presence of a station to be reassociated with the access point among stations associated with the adjacent access point.