Patent ID: 8780871
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a first mobile station (STA) for distributing beacon information, the method comprising: modifying, at the first mobile STA, a physical layer protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame having a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) preamble field and a PLCP header, by including at least one beacon information element between the PLCP preamble field and the PLCP header, including an indicator in the PLCP preamble field to indicate whether the modified PHY PDU frame is transmitted by a mobile STA or an access point (AP), and including a field in the PLCP header to identify presence and type of the at least one beacon information element; and transmitting the modified PHY PDU frame to a second mobile STA.