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this attribute , when true , indicates that the system capability for contact verification signal is enabled . false indicates that the station has no and , in case of encoding the mac and the phy mib , it is able to newly add a definition for a dot11 contactverificationinterval ( or dot11wsmnotificationperiod ) related to a cvs transmission interval as shown in table 9 . as mentioned in the foregoing description , after the dependent sta ( e . g ., the mode i sta ) received an available channel list ( or wsm ) from the enabling sta ( e . g ., the mode ii sta ), the dependent sta ( e . g ., the mode i sta ) can consistently receive a cvs from the enabling sta ( e . g ., the mode ii sta ) with a period less than a preset time interval ( e . g ., cvstimeinterval ). for instance , the cvstimeinterval value can be set to 60 seconds . the mode i sta should receive the cvs on every 60 seconds or with a period less than 60 seconds . the mode i sta can judge that a corresponding channel list is continuously valid in a manner of consistently receiving the cvs , which corresponds to the map id of the currently possessed available channel list , with the set period . if the mode i sta does not receive the cvs corresponding to the map id of the currently possessed available channel list for the cvstimeinterval , the mode i sta judges that the channel list corresponding to the map id is not valid anymore . in particular , the cvstimeinterval can be represented as an expiration date of the available channel list . if the mode i sta does not possess a valid available channel list , the mode i sta should obtain an available channel list in a manner of performing the mode i caq process again . a case of not capable of receiving the cvs , which corresponds to the map id of the currently possessed available channel list , for the cvstimeinterval by the mode i sta may include a case of not capable of receiving the cvs itself ( e . g ., a case of getting out from the coverage of the mode ii sta by the mode i sta ) and a case that the map id of the cvs is not matched with the map id of the currently possessed available channel list although the cvs is received . in this case , the mode i sta judges that the currently possessed available channel list is not valid anymore . the mode i sta should obtain new available channel information corresponding to the map id included in the cvs in a manner of transmitting the mode i caq again and receiving a mode i caq response . in case that the mode ii sta moves , the cvs and the mode i caq can be used to inform the mode i sta of an updated available channel list . for instance , assume that the map id of the available channel list provided to the mode i sta is k . subsequently , if the mode ii sta moves more than a prescribed distance and if the location of the mode ii sta is modified , the mode ii sta can obtain an available channel list in a modified location again by accessing the db . if the channel list newly obtained from the db by the mode ii sta is different from the channel list of which the mode ii sta conventionally possessed , the map id of the newly obtained channel list can be set to k + 1 . by doing so , the mode ii sta can transmit the cvs to the mode i sta in a manner of setting the map id value included in the cvs to k + 1 . having received the cvs , the mode i sta checks that k + 1 , which is the map id different from k of the map id of the available channel list possessed by the mode i sta , is included in the cvs and can recognize that the available channel list is updated . hence , the mode i sta can transmit a mode i caq request to the mode ii sta . the mode ii sta can transmit a mode i caq response to the mode i sta in response to the mode i caq request . values of a map id field , a channel number field , a maximum power level field , and a validity field included in the mode i caq response are newly set to the value corresponding to a new available channel list . meanwhile , the mode ii sta can obtain a channel available for one or more locations from the db via the mode ii caq . by doing so , if the location of the mode ii sta were modified in the future , the mode ii sta does not access the db since the mode ii sta already obtained the channel list capable of being used in the modified location . yet , a case that the mode ii sta does not access the db in the modified location may correspond to a case that channel validity of a corresponding channel list is not expired for travel time or a case that an update does not occur in the db for the travel time . if the channel validity is expired , the mode ii sta can access the db to obtain new available channel information in the modified location . if db update occurred , the db can inform the mode ii sta of the change of the available channel information ( for instance , the db can inform the mode ii sta in a form of an announcement ). as mentioned earlier , in case that the mode ii sta has obtained the channel list available for one or more locations in advance , if the information of the available channel among the available channel list obtained in advance is modified due to a location change or the db update , the modified available channel information should be reported to the mod i sta . it &# 39 ; s because the mod i sta possesses the available channel list at the time of receiving a response for a mode i caq request only . and , in terms of the mode i sta , although whether the available channel list possessed by the mode ii sta is modified or not can be checked via whether the map id of the cvs is modified , since the cvs does not include the channel information , the mode i sta should make a request for the modified channel list information to the mode ii sta again . hence , having received the cvs of the modified map id , the mode i sta can transmit the mode i caq request to the mode ii sta . the mode ii sta can inform the mode i sta of a channel list capable of being used in one or more locations ( in particular , multiple locations ) at a time . a scheme for informing an available channel list to the mode i sta by the mode ii sta includes a scheme of responding a caq in response to a caq request of the mode i sta or a scheme of responding an unsolicited caq . the unsolicited caq response means a message of which the mode ii sta informs available channel information without the caq request of the mode i sta . fig9 is a diagram for an example of a mode i caq frame format used for delivering a channel list available in one or more locations . the mode i caq frame format of fig9 can be defined as a new frame format to which a number of locations field in the mode i caq frame format of fig7 is added and fields ( the map id field , the channel number field , the maximum power level field , and the validity field ) corresponding to the channel list are repeated . for clarity , explanation on the fields ( category , public action , and reason result code ) duplicated with fig7 is omitted in the example of the mode i caq frame format . number of locations field may have a value indicating the number ( i . e ., k ( k ≧ 1 )) of locations to which the mode ii sta queries the db . since one available channel list is given to one location , the value ( i . e ., k ) of the number of locations field has a value identical to the number ( the number of repeating of { one ‘ map id ’ and n number of ‘ channel number , maximum power level , and validity ’ field }) of available channel list in the field following the number of locations field . the length field may have a value indicating the length of the fields following the length field . in the mode i caq frame format in fig9 , the length field has a value of k *( n * 3 + 1 ). yet , the example shown in fig9 is just an exemplary to explain the principle of the present invention . a form of a channel list repeating in a frame format , which is repeated to represent the channel list ( or wsm ) for multiple locations , can be variously defined . for instance , in case of k = 1 in the example of fig9 , the length field can be represented as the length field includes information indicating the length ( i . e ., the length of the map id + the length of the channel number field , the maximum power level field , and the validity field ) of the channel list . for instance , if it is assumed that one channel list includes n number of channels , since the channel number field , the maximum power level field , and the validity field are repeated n times ( n *( 1 + 1 + 1 ) and the length of the map id is 1 , the length field may have a value of n * 3 + 1 . in this case , a maximum value of the n is limited to the maximum value capable of being represented by the map id . in particular , in the example of fig9 , the mode i caq frame format in case of k = 1 has a configuration practically identical to the aforementioned configuration of the mode i caq frame format in fig7 . more extensively , in case of k & gt ; 1 ( i . e ., k ≧ 2 ), { one ‘ map id ’ and n number of ‘ channel number field , maximum power level , and validity field ’} can be repeated k times after the length field . since the length of the map id field , the channel number field , the maximum power level field , and the validity field is one octet , respectively , the length field may have a value of k *( n * 3 + 1 ). the map id field is a unique number of each channel list . and , a value different from each other is given to a channel list different from each other . in particular , since one available channel list is provided in one location , a map id of a channel list in one location and the map id of the channel list in another location are provided with a value different from each other . and , in case that an available channel list is updated , the map id can be provided with a value different from the value of the map id previously used . for instance , the map id can be set to increase by 1 on every update of the available channel list . yet , this is just an exemplary and may be non - limited to this . according to the example that the map id increases by 1 on every update of the available channel list , in case that a channel list is updated after a maximum value ( e . g ., 2 8 − 1 ) of the map id is provided to the channel list , 1 is provided to a value of the map id for an updated channel list and the map id value increasing by 1 is provided to a channel list to be updated . in particular , the value of the map id field explained in fig7 , which is the example of the mode i caq frame format for an available channel list in one location , is a scheme for providing 0 after a maximum value ( e . g ., 2 8 − 1 ). on the other hand , the value of the map id field explained in fig9 , which is the example of the mode i caq frame format for an available channel list in one or more locations , is a scheme for providing 1 after a maximum value ( e . g ., 2 8 − 1 ) of the map id field . in the example of fig9 , the map id field having a value of 0 can be set to be used to indicate whether a channel list is updated and may not be used as an identification number of the channel list . as shown in the example of fig9 , the mode i caq for multiple locations can be used by a request of the mode i sta or can be used by a decision of the mode ii sta , which knows a moving area of the mode ii sta and is capable of directly selecting an operation channel . in case of the former , the mode i sta can transmit a mode i caq request message to the mode ii sta before an operation is started and the mode ii sta can transmit a mode i caq response message such as the example of fig9 to the mode i sta in response to the mode i caq request message . in case of the latter , after obtaining an available channel list for multiple locations from the db on a random timing point , the mode ii sta can transmit ( transmit in a form of an unsolicited caq response or an announcement ) the mode i caq response message to the mode i sta . the latter case can be generally used more than the former case , by which the present invention may be non - limited . after obtaining available channel list for multiple locations from the db and providing a map id different from each other to a channel list corresponding to each location , the mode ii sta can inform the mode i sta of the corresponding channel lists at a time via the mode i caq message such as the example of fig9 . the map id of which the mode ii sta informs the mode i sta can be identical to the identification number numbered by the db according to an available channel list when the db transmits the available channel list to the mode ii sta . or , besides the identification number numbered by the db , the mode ii sta can generate , provide , and manage a map id according to each available channel list . for instance , in case that the mode ii sta provides the map id to a plurality of available channel lists for multiple locations at a time , the map id can be sequentially numbered . this is because the mode ii sta intends to easily manage the map id in case the available channel list is updated by the db . and , if the available channel list is updated in a state that the map id is all assigned up to the maximum value ( e . g ., 2 8 − 1 ), a value of the map id field is sequentially assigned not from 0 but from 1 . in this case , in order to prevent the channel list assigned as map id = 1 from being handled as a channel list identical to the channel list of previously assigned as map id = 1 , the mode ii sta transmits a cvs configured by map id = 0 to the mode i sta . hence , although the map id of the mode i caq transmitted thereafter has a value identical to the previous map id , the mode ii sta can inform that it is a different channel list indicator . and , map id = 0 can be used as a usage for indicating that a correlation between the channel list and the map id is newly defined instead of being assigned to the available channel list . in particular , in case of reusing a conventional map id value in a manner of assigning the map id from 1 again since the map id is over the maximum value , the mode ii sta can transmit the cvs configured by map id = 0 to inform the mode i sta of a channel list modification . and , for instance , multiple locations included in a caq request frame can be sequentially mapped to a plurality of available channel lists ( wsm ) included in a caq response frame . in particular , if the multiple locations included in the caq request are sequentially called a first location , a second location , . . . , a k location , the caq response can sequentially include an available channel list for the first location , an available channel list for the second location , . . . , an available channel list for the k location . similar to this , an order of the map id included in a cvs frame can be mapped to the order ( or the order of a plurality of available channel lists in the caq response frame ) of the location information in the caq request frame as well . fig1 is a diagram of a cvs information element ( ie ) format for one or more available channel lists . a cvs format in fig1 ( a ) is different from the cvs format in fig8 ( a ) in that the map id field can be repeated . since the rest of the fields are identical to the fields of the example of fig8 , duplicated explanation is omitted . in the cvs format in fig1 ( a ), it is not excluded a case that one map id field is included only . and , a cvs ie format in fig1 ( b ) is an example of which a cvs delivery interval field is added to the cvs format in fig1 ( a ). the mode ii sta can provide the map id of one or more channel lists to the mode i sta using the cvs format in fig1 . the mode i sta can judge that a corresponding channel list is continuously valid in a manner of consistently receiving a cvs , which corresponds to the map id of a currently possessed available channel list , with a period less than a preset time interval ( e . g ., cvstimeinterval ). and , in case that although the mode i sta receives the cvs itself for the cvstimeinterval but cannot receive a map id of a specific channel list in the received cvs for the cvstimeinterval ( e . g ., 60 seconds ), the mode i sta can judge that the corresponding channel list is not valid anymore . if the mode i sta cannot receive the cvs itself for the cvstimeinterval , the information on the channel lists obtained via the mode i caq becomes not valid anymore . in this case , the mode i sta can perform the mode i caq process again . in particular , the cvstimeinterval can be represented as an expiration date of the available channel list . hence , in order to maintain one or more channel lists valid for the time more than the cvstimeinterval , one or more map ids for one or more channel lists should be delivered to the mode i sta in a manner of being included in the cvs . to this end , the cvs of the format depicted in fig1 can be used . having received the cvs , the mode i sta checks the map ids included in the corresponding cvs . and then , the mode i sta judges the channel list ( s ) corresponding to the map id , which does not correspond to the map id included in the cvs among the channel lists of which the mode i sta possessed in advance ( i . e ., the mode i sta possesses a plurality of channel lists and a plurality of map ids corresponding to a plurality of the channel lists via a latest mode i caq ), as invalid . the mode i sta can discard the channel list ( s ) or simply may not use the channel list ( s ). the mode ii sta can deliver the information on a plurality of the available channel lists to the mode i sta in advance via the mode i caq response ( a response for the mode i caq request of the mode i sta or an unsolicited response ). the mode ii sta can inform the mode i sta of whether the preliminarily delivered a plurality of the available channel lists are continuously valid using the cvs . in particular , it is able to represent that the mode ii sta renewals the expiration date of the channel list capable of being used by the mode i sta on every cvstimeinterval using the cvs . in this case , each of the map ids preliminarily provided in the process of the mode i caq does not need to be mandatorily included in the cvs . in particular , although the mode ii sta should consistently transmit the cvs on every cvstimeinterval ( e . g ., 60 seconds ), only a map id of an available channel in one location can be included in the cvs . the mode i sta can identify that the available channel list applied in a current location ( and current timing point ) corresponds to which one of a plurality of the available channel lists obtained via the mode i caq . and , the map id included in the cvs not always corresponds to the channel list currently capable of being used by the mode i sta . besides the channel list currently capable of being used by the mode i sta , the map id for a different channel list except the currently available channel list among the channel lists previously transmitted to the mode i sta can be consistently provided to the mode i sta via the cvs as well . for instance , as shown in fig6 ( b ), if an available channel in ( p1 , r2 ) is a subset of an available channel in ( p1 , r1 ), the operation as mentioned in the above can be performed . for instance , assume a case that a map id of an available channel in ( p1 , r1 ) region is 1 , 2 , 3 , the map id of the available channel in ( p1 , r2 ) is 1 , 2 , and the map id of the available channel in ( p1 , r3 ) is 1 . in this case , if the mode i sta is currently positioned at the ( p1 , r1 ) region , the cvs received by the mode i sta includes the map id = 1 , 2 , and 3 . the map id 1 and 2 correspond to the available channel list in the ( p1 , r2 ) region as well . similarly , among the map id = 1 , 2 , and 3 , which are included in the cvs received by the mode i sta positioned at the ( p1 , r1 ) region , the map id = 1 corresponds to the available channel list ( i . e ., a different channel list ) in the ( p1 , r3 ) region as well . as mentioned in the foregoing description , the cvs may include a currently available channel list and a plurality of map id fields corresponding to the different channel lists . in particular , including a map id in the cvs can be called a renewal of a channel list corresponding to the corresponding map id . by performing a renewal of the corresponding channel list using the cvs from a transmission timing of the channel list on every cvstimeinterval , it is able to manage the corresponding channel list to be consistently valid . or , among a plurality of the map ids corresponding to a plurality of the channel lists preliminarily provided to the mode i sta , a map id not included in a previous cvs can be included in a later cvs . for instance , in case that the mode i sta does not discard a channel list corresponding to the map id not included in the cvs and does not simply use the channel list , the mode i sta can perform a renewal for the channel list , which is not used before receiving a latest cvs although the mode i sta possesses the channel list . in this case , the mode i sta may simply operate in a manner that the mode i sta uses a channel list ( s ) corresponding to the map id ( s ) included in the latest cvs and does not use the channel list ( s ) corresponding to the map id ( s ) not included in the latest cvs . meanwhile , if a channel list is modified due to a movement of the mode ii sta , the mode ii sta can inform the mode i sta of a modified available channel list ( e . g ., in a manner of an announcement ) using the mode i caq . yet , if the modified available channel list is a subset of the available channel list prior to the modification and there exists a channel list coincident with the modified available channel list among the channel lists corresponding to the map id included in the cvs , the mode ii sta does not inform the mode i sta of the modified available channel list via the mode i caq but informs the mode i sta of which channel is not valid anymore via the cvs . in this case , the map id of the channel list including the channel , which is not valid anymore , is not included in the cvs . having received the aforementioned cvs , the mode i sta judges that the channel list corresponding to the map id , which is not included in the cvs , is not valid anymore . and then , the mode i sta does not use ( or may discard the channel list ) the channel list . in particular , in terms of the mode i sta , the channel list capable of being used by the mode i sta is a union of the channel list corresponding to the map id included in the lately received cvs . for instance , the mode i sta can obtain available channel information on multiple locations in advance using the mode i caq message such as the example of fig9 . if a location of the mode i sta is modified , the mode i sta can continuously check ( i . e ., tracking ) whether a plurality of available channel lists for the multiple locations are valid in a manner of not using a new mode i caq message in a modified location but receiving the cvs ( e . g ., the cvs of fig1 ) only . if the channel list capable of being used by the mode i sta is changed since the location of the mode i sta and / or the mode ii sta is modified , the mode ii sta can transmit a map id of the modified channel list to the mode i sta via the cvs ( in this case , assume that the channel list corresponding to the corresponding map id is provided to the mode i sta in advance using the mode i caq ). having received the cvs , the mode i sta can check whether there exists a channel list corresponding to the map id received via the cvs among the available channel list in the multiple locations obtained in advance via the mode i caq . if the mode i sta possesses the available channel list corresponding to the map id included in the cvs , the mode i sta can use the channel list currently used in a manner of replacing into a channel list corresponding to the map id included in the cvs . if the mode i sta does not possess the available channel list corresponding to the map id included in the cvs or the map id of the cvs is set to 0 , the mode i sta can receive a new available channel list from the mode ii sta . the mode i sta can obtain a new available channel list by receiving a mode i caq response from the mode ii sta with / without a request . this mode i caq process can be called an updated map id obtaining process or a map id reset process . in case of the mode i caq as a usage of updating a map id , if the mode ii sta receives a mode i caq request message , the mode ii sta transmits an updated map id and available channel list information corresponding to the updated map id to the mode i sta via a mode i caq response message . having received the mode i caq response message , the mode i sta can add the updated map id and the available channel list corresponding to the updated map id to the conventional valid available channel lists . meanwhile , after receiving the cvs of which the map id = 0 , the map id of the channel list newly received via the mode i caq response may have a number identical to the map id of the conventional channel list . in this case , the conventional channel list can be replaced ( or reset ) in a manner of matching the newly obtained channel list with the corresponding map id . in the foregoing description , the mode i sta obtains an available channel list in one or more locations and corresponding map id in advance using the latest mode i caq process and a method of informing the mode i sta of validity of the obtained available channel list via the cvs is described . subsequently , a case of newly configuring the available channel list itself , which is obtained using the mode i caq process , is explained . for instance , it is able to assume a case that the mode ii sta moves the available channel list to not a location of which the mode ii sta obtained the available channel list in advance but a new location or a case that the mode ii receives a notification from the db notifying that the available channel list is updated . in this case , although the mode ii sta transmits cvs to the mode i sta , since the mode ii sta cannot be sure the validity of the available channel list corresponding to the map id included in the cvs , it is necessary for the mode ii sta to have a process of obtaining the available channel list again . hence , the mode ii sta can obtain a new available channel list ( an available channel list in a modified location or an available channel list updated in the db although there is no location change ) by accessing the db again . if the available channel list newly obtained by the mode ii sta from the db is not matched with the conventional available channel list , the mode ii sta can transmit the cvs including the updated map id to the mode i sta . since the mode i sta does not have a channel list of the map id included in the cvs , the mode i sta transmits a mode i caq request message to the mode ii sta and can receive a mode i caq response message including the information on the updated available channel list from the mode ii sta . or , if the available channel list newly obtained by the mode ii sta from the db is matched with the conventional available channel list , the mode ii sta can transmit the cvs using the conventional map id as it is . having received the cvs , the mode i sta does not perform a mode i caq request . in the following description , a mode i caq process for one or more locations according to the aforementioned example of the present invention and various examples to which a cvs transmission and reception process is applied are explained . fig1 is a flowchart indicating a mode i caq process and a cvs transceiving process according to one example of the present invention . in the example of fig1 , assume that the mode i sta is positioned within the coverage of the mode ii sta and the mode ii sta is capable of exchanging information with an authorized db via the internet and the like . in the step s 1001 , the mode i sta can transmit a caq request 1 to the mode ii sta and this corresponds to a mode i caq request . in the step s 1002 , the mode ii sta can transmit an available channel list query for multiple locations to the authorized db ( e . g ., db ). this corresponds to a mode ii caq request . for instance , the mode ii sta is positioned at a p1 in the example of fig6 ( a ) and can query a channel list available in 2 locations ( i . e ., ( p1 , r1 ) and ( p2 , r2 )) to the db . in the step s 1003 , the db can deliver an available channel list for multiple locations to the mode ii sta in response to the query of the mode ii sta . this corresponds to a mode ii caq response . for instance , the available channel list provided by the db to the mode ii sta assumes a case that the channel number of the channels capable of being used in ( p1 , r1 ) is { 1 , 2 , and 3 } and the channel number of the channels capable of being used in ( p2 , r2 ) is { 3 , 4 , and 5 }. in the step s 1004 , the mode ii sta can transmit a channel list capable of being used by the mode i sta among the available channel list for the multiple locations obtained from the db to the mode i sta . this corresponds to a mode i caq response . for instance , the information included in the caq response 1 can be summarized in table 10 as follows . meanwhile , although the step s 1002 may be initiated by the step s 1001 , the mode ii sta can transmit the available channel list query to the db despite that the step s 1001 is not performed . and , if the mode ii sta already obtained the available channel list for the multiple locations from the db , the mode ii sta can perform the mode i caq response of the s 1004 in response to the mode i caq request without performing the mode ii caq process of the s 1002 and the s 1003 . or , the mode ii sta may deliver the available channel list for the multiple locations to the mode i sta without performing the s 1001 ( or , without performing the s 1001 , the s 1002 , and the s 1003 ). this corresponds to an unsolicited mode i caq response . as mentioned in the foregoing description , the available channel list for the multiple locations can be transmitted to the mode i sta in the step s 1004 in various situations . in the step s 1005 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 1 ) to the mode i sta . the cvs 1 can include information where map id = 1 only . hence , the mode i sta can determine a channel capable of being used by the mode i sta where the channel number { 1 , 2 , 3 } corresponding to the map id = 1 is available in a current location and current timing point . by doing so , the mode i sta can perform a ws communication . in the step s 1006 , a geo - location change may occur due to a movement of the mode ii sta to a different location . for instance , assume that the mode ii sta stays in the ( p1 , r1 ) position before the step s 1006 and moves to a ( p2 , r2 ) position in the step s 1006 ( more specifically , assume that the mode ii sta moves to the ( p2 , r2 ) position except a part overlapped with the ( p1 , r1 ) region ). according to the location change , the available channel list may be modified . since the mode ii sta has already obtained the available channel list in the ( p2 , r2 ) position in the step s 1003 , the mode ii sta does not need to query a new available channel list to the db due to the location change of the step s 1006 . in the step s 1007 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 2 ) including a map id of an available channel list in a current location to the mode i sta . the cvs 2 can include information where map id = 2 only . hence , the mode i sta can determine a channel capable of being used by the mode i sta where the channel number { 3 , 4 , 5 } corresponding to the map id = 2 is available in a current location and current timing point . by doing so , the mode i sta can perform a ws communication . while the mode ii sta is staying in the ( p2 , r2 ) region , update of the channel list , which is available in the ( p2 , r2 ) position , may occur . in the step s 1008 , the db can transmit an updated available channel list to the mode ii sta . this corresponds to an unsolicited mode ii caq response . for instance , the updated available channel list received by the mode ii sta in the step s 1008 ( e . g ., channel number { 3 , 4 , 6 } in the position ( p2 , r2 )) may be not matched with the available channel list ( e . g ., channel number { 3 , 4 , 5 } in the position ( p2 , r2 )) previously obtained in the step s 1003 . in this case , the mode ii sta can assign a map id to the updated available channel list as shown in the following table 11 . in the step s 1009 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 3 ) to the mode i sta to inform that the available channel list is updated in the ( p2 , r2 ). the cvs 3 can include information where map id = 3 only . in this case , the mode i sta includes the available channel list where map id = 1 , which is included in the caq response received in the step s 1004 , and the available channel list where the map id = 2 only . hence , when the mode i sta checks the map id included in the received cvs 3 , since the mode i sta does not have map id = 3 , the mode i sta cannot determine an available channel list corresponding to the map id = 3 . hence , the mode i sta should obtain new available channel information . in the step s 1010 , the mode i sta can transmit a caq request 2 to the mode ii sta . this corresponds to the mode i caq request . in the step s 1011 , the mode ii sta can transmit the caq response 2 to the mode i sta . this corresponds to the mode i caq response . in this case , information of a following table 12 should be included in the caq response 2 . meanwhile , explanation on the aforementioned fig1 can be identically applied to the example of fig6 ( b ). for instance , s 1001 to s 1005 and s 1007 to s 1011 can be identically applied to the example . it can be understood that the channel list is modified due to the movement of the mode ii sta from the ( p1 , r1 ) position to the ( p1 , r2 ) in the step s 1006 ( in particular , the channel list is modified when the mode ii sta moves from the ( p1 , r2 ) region to the region except the ( p1 , r1 ) region ). fig1 is a flowchart indicating a mode i caq process and a cvs transceiving process according to a different example of the present invention . in the example of fig1 , for a part of which a separate explanation does not exist , the explanation for the example of fig1 can be applied as it is . in the example of fig1 , assume a case that the mode ii sta starts from p1 of the example of fig6 ( b ) and moves in a manner of passing through ( p1 , r1 ) region , ( p1 , r2 ) region , and ( p1 , r3 ) region . in particular , an anticipated moving path of the mode ii sta is shown in fig6 ( b ) and assume that the mode ii sta has already obtained a channel list available in the anticipated moving path ( for instance , assume that the mode ii sta already obtained available channel lists from the db ). in the step s 1101 , the mode i sta can transmit a mode 1 caq request 1 ( caq request 1 ) to the mode ii sta . in the step s 1102 , the mode ii sta can transmit a mode i caq response ( caq response 1 ) to the mode i sta . for instance , a channel list available in each location including the anticipated moving path of the mode ii sta can be included in the caq response 1 as shown in the following table 13 . as shown in the table 13 , in case of the multiple locations are configured as depicted in fig6 ( b ), an available channel in a wider region can be set to a subset of an available channel of a narrower region . for instance , when a channel available in wherever in the wider region is determined , since the region is wider , possibility of existence of an incumbent user or interference of a neighboring channel may increase . yet , this is just an exemplary for the understanding of the present invention . the present embodiment can be applied to various cases where an available channel list in one location becomes a subset of an available channel list in a different location . the step s 1102 can be performed in response to the step s 1101 or can be performed by an unsolicited form . in the step s 1103 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 1 ) to the mode i sta . the cvs 1 can include map id = 1 , 2 , and 3 . hence , the mode i sta can determine a channel capable of being used by the mode i sta where the channel number { 1 , 2 , 3 } corresponding to the map id = 1 , 2 , and 3 is available in a current location and current timing point ( e . g ., for cvstimeinterval ). by doing so , the mode i sta can perform a ws communication . in the step s 1104 , a geo - location change occurs due to the movement of the mode ii sta moving to a ( p1 , r2 ) position ( in particular , in case that the mode ii sta , which exists in the ( p1 , r1 ) region , moves to the ( p1 , r2 ) region in a manner of getting out an r1 radius ) and an available channel list can be modified according to the movement of the mode ii sta . in the step s 1105 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 2 ) to inform the mode i sta of the change of the available channel list . the cvs 2 can include the map id = 2 and 3 . hence , the mode i sta can determine a channel capable of being used by the mode i sta where the channel number { 1 , 2 } corresponding to the map id = 2 and 3 is available in a current location and current timing point ( e . g ., for cvstimeinterval ). by doing so , the mode i sta can perform a ws communication . and , the mode i sta simply does not use or can discard the channel number { 3 } not corresponding to the map id of the cvs . in the step s 1106 , a geo - location change occurs due to the movement of the mode ii sta moving to a ( p1 , r3 ) position ( in particular , in case that the mode ii sta , which exists in the ( p1 , r2 ) region , moves to the ( p1 , r3 ) region in a manner of getting out an r2 radius ) and an available channel list can be modified according to the movement of the mode ii sta . in the step s 1107 , the mode ii sta can transmit a cvs ( cvs 3 ) to inform the mode i sta of the change of the available channel list . the cvs 3 can include the map id = 3 . hence , the mode i sta can determine a channel capable of being used by the mode i sta where the channel number { 1 } corresponding to the map id = 3 is available in a current location and current timing point ( e . g ., for cvstimeinterval ). by doing so , the mode i sta can perform a ws communication . and , the mode i sta simply does not use or can discard the channel number { 2 , 3 } not corresponding to the map id of the cvs . meanwhile , while the mode ii sta is staying in the ( p1 , r3 ) region , update of the channel list , which is available in the ( p1 , r3 ) position , may occur . in the step s 1108 , the db can transmit an updated available channel list to the mode ii sta . this corresponds to an unsolicited mode ii caq response . for instance , the updated available channel list received by the mode ii sta in the step s 1108 ( e . g ., channel number { 4 , 5 } in the position ( p1 , r3 )) may be not matched with the available channel list ( e . g ., channel number { 1 } in the position ( p1 , r3 )) previously obtained . in this case , the mode ii sta can assign a map id to the updated available channel list as shown in the following table 14 . in the step s 1109 , the mode ii sta can transmit an unsolicited mode i caq response ( caq response 2 ) to the mode i sta to inform that the available channel list is updated . in this case , information of a following table 15 should be included in the caq response 2 . meanwhile , explanation on the aforementioned fig1 can be identically applied to the example of fig6 ( a ). for instance , it can be understood that the channel list is modified due to the movement of the mode ii sta from the ( p1 , r1 ) position to the ( p2 , r2 ) in the step s 1104 ( in particular , the channel list is modified when the mode ii sta moves from the ( p2 , r2 ) region to the region except the ( p1 , r1 ) region ). in this case , the available channel information in ( p2 , r2 ) may correspond to a subset of the available channel information in ( p1 , r1 ). as mentioned earlier , a cvs scheme for informing the validity of the available channel in the r2 radius except the r1 radius can be used . for the method of transceiving a caq request / response and a cvs according to one embodiment of the present invention explained in relation to fig1 and fig1 , each of the items explained by the various embodiments of the present invention can be independently applied or two or more embodiments can be implemented in a manner of being simultaneously applied . for clarity , duplicated content is omitted . fig1 is a block diagram of a wireless device configuration according to one embodiment of the present invention . an ap 700 can include a processor 710 , a memory 720 , and a transceiver 730 . an sta 750 can include a processor 760 , a memory 770 , and a transceiver 780 . the transceiver 730 / 780 can transmit / receive a radio signal . for instance , the transceiver can implement a physical layer according to an ieee 802 system . the processor 710 / 760 can implement a physical layer and / or a mac layer according to an ieee 802 system in a manner of being connected to the transceiver 730 / 760 . the processor 710 of the ap 700 can be configured to determine wsm for the sta 750 . the transceiver 730 of the ap 700 can be configured to transmit information on the wsm to the sta 750 and configured to transmit a cvs frame including a map id of a currently valid wsm to the sta 750 after the wsm is transmitted . meanwhile , the transceiver 780 of the sta 750 can be configured to receive the information on the wsm from the ap 700 and configured to receive a cvs frame including a map id of a currently valid wsm from the ap 700 after the wsm information is received . the processor 760 of the sta 750 can compare a value of the map id field included in the cvs frame with a map id possessed by the sta 750 . in this case , a field for indicating a time interval of which the cvs frame is transmitted is included in the cvs frame . the cvs frame can be transmitted on every corresponding transmission time interval . besides , the processor 710 of the ap 700 can be configured to control the ap 700 to perform an operation according to various embodiments of the present invention related to the caq request / response and the cvs transmission and reception . and , a module for implementing the operation of the ap and the sta according to the aforementioned various embodiments of the present invention is stored in the memory 720 / 770 and can be executed by the processor 710 / 760 . the memory 720 / 770 is included in the inside of the processor 710 / 760 or is installed in the external of the processor 710 / 760 . the memory can be connected to the processor 710 / 760 by a well - known means . for the aforementioned detail configuration of the ap device and the sta device , each of the items explained by the various embodiments of the present invention can be independently applied or two or more embodiments can be implemented in a manner of being simultaneously applied . for clarity , duplicated content is omitted . embodiments of the present invention can be implemented using various means . for instance , embodiments of the present invention can be implemented using hardware , firmware , software and / or any combinations thereof . in the implementation by hardware , a method according to each embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by at least one selected from the group consisting of asics ( application specific integrated circuits ), dsps ( digital signal processors ), dspds ( digital signal processing devices ), plds ( programmable logic devices ), fpgas ( field programmable gate arrays ), processor , controller , microcontroller , microprocessor and the like . in case of the implementation by firmware or software , a method according to each embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by modules , procedures , and / or functions for performing the above - explained functions or operations . software code is stored in a memory unit and is then drivable by a processor . the memory unit is provided within or outside the processor to exchange data with the processor through the various means known in public . detailed explanation on the preferred embodiment of the present invention disclosed as mentioned in the foregoing description is provided for those in the art to implement and execute the present invention . while the present invention has been described and illustrated herein with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof , it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . for instance , those skilled in the art can use each component described in the aforementioned embodiments in a manner of combining it with each other . hence , the present invention may be non - limited to the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention and intends to provide a scope matched with principles and new characteristics disclosed in the present invention . although various embodiments of the present invention are described in a manner of mainly concerning ieee 802 . 11 system , the embodiments can be applied to various mobile communication systems where a caq request / response and a cvs transmission / reception are performed in a whitespace band in the same manner .

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