Patent ID: 8837328
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for an access point for monitoring, caching, and advertising service information on a wireless network, the method comprising: collecting information regarding one or more services offered on the wireless network, the information being collected from messages transmitted between other access points and wireless devices; storing in a memory a service description for the services offered on the wireless network based on the collected information; receiving a first service query from a wireless device for services before the wireless device associating with the wireless network; if the service description is contained within the memory, transmitting the service description from the memory to the wireless device indicating availability of the service in the wireless network; and transmitting a multicast advertising message, the advertising message containing the collected information on one or more services offered on the wireless network, the advertising message further configured to allow wireless devices to determine which services are offered on the network prior to associating with the wireless network.