Patent ID: 8301190

Claim:
A method for use in a multi-band wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising: the WTRU sending a probe request message to a multi-band access point (AP), wherein the probe request message includes frequency band information that indicates a multiple frequency capability of the WTRU; the WTRU receiving a probe response message from the multi-band AP, wherein the probe response message is responsive to the probe request message and includes information regarding multiple frequency bands supported by the multi-band AP, wherein the multiple frequency bands include a first frequency band and a second frequency band; the WTRU associating with the multi-band AP and communicating with the multi-band AP on the first frequency band; the WTRU making a determination whether to disassociate from the multi-band AP or to continue to associate with the multi-band AP on the second frequency band; and the WTRU disassociating from the multi-band AP or continuing to associate with the multi-band AP on the second frequency band according to the determination.