Patent ID: 8081759

Claim:
A method comprising: discovering, by a mobile device, a second access point while communicatively associated with a first access point; obtaining a first pseudo-random value and a second pseudo-random value, wherein at least one of the first pseudo-random value and the second pseudo-random value is provided by the second access point; generating a data structure that defines a resource request for a fast transition in a pre-keying process, wherein the first pseudo-random value and the second pseudo-random value are included in the data structure, wherein the resource request relates to whether the second access point has capabilities and resources to support needs of the mobile device; transmitting the data structure to the second access point in the pre-keying process; determining, after the pre-keying process is completed, whether to invoke a reassociation procedure based on a first resource response to the data structure, wherein the first resource response indicates whether the second access point has the capabilities and resources to support the needs of the mobile device.