Patent ID: 8194599
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for autonomous channel coordination for wireless distribution system (WDS), the method comprising: an access point (AP) camping on a wireless distribution system (WDS) channel used in a coordinated channel group (CCG) comprising a plurality of member APs; the AP receiving a first beacon frame broadcast by a master AP of the CCG on the WDS channel, the first beacon frame received from the master AP containing a plurality of information elements including a CCG indicator (CCGI) and a first master indicator flag, wherein the CCGI is an identifier of the CCG controlled by the master AP, and the first master indicator flag is set to a value indicating that the first beacon frame is transmitted by the master AP; and the AP broadcasting a second beacon frame containing a plurality of information elements including the CCGI received from the master AP and a second master indicator flag on the WDS channel, wherein the second master indicator flag is set to a value indicating that the AP is a member of the CCG.