Patent ID: 6839331
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of changing 802.11 paramenters in an 802.11 WLAN having plural STAs therein, connected through a BSS operating on a current channel, comprising: determining a performance metric for the 802.11 WLAN; monitoring the performance of the 802.11 WLAN with a monitor management entity; generating a terminate and reconvene message when the performance of the WLAN drops below a performance metric threshold; selecting a reconvene BSS having a reconvene BSSID, changed 802.11 parameters and setting a time for the reconvene BSS to become operational; transmitting the terminate and reconvene message to all STAs in the BSS; and instantiating the reconvene BSS at the set time.