Patent ID: 8208451
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) establishment procedure comprising: transmitting, by an initiating station, a TDLS setup request frame including a quality of service (QoS) capability information element and a High Throughput (HT) capability information element via an access point (AP) to an intended peer station; receiving, by the initiating station, a TDLS setup response frame including the QoS capability information element and the HT capability information element via the AP from the intended peer station in response to the TDLS setup request frame; and transmitting, by the initiating station, a TDLS setup confirm frame via the AP to the intended peer station in response to the TDLS setup response frame, wherein the TDLS setup confirm frame includes: wherein the QoS parameter is used for at least a primary channel or a secondary channel, wherein the primary channel is a path between the initiating station and the intended peer station via the AP, and wherein the secondary channel is a path for a direct link between the initiating station and the intended peer station.