Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080298390 | Transmission resource reservation management in wireless network - A flexible transmission resource reservation scheme and data transmission scheme is provided for a wireless network. A source node transmits a data transfer reservation request for a transmission resource to at least one neighboring node including at least one target node of the wireless network. The source node may have data to be transmitted or may anticipate data reception from at least one of the target nodes. Then, the source node receives from the at least one neighboring node an acknowledgment to reserve the requested transmission resource for data transfer between the source node and the at least one target node. Thereafter, data is transferred between the source node and the at least one target node within the reserved transmission resource. | 12-04-2008 |
20090097428 | Apparatus, method, and computer program product providing improved power management in wireless networks - There are a plurality of power saving modes for a device in a wireless network. It is determined that the device is using one of the power saving modes on a peer-specific link, a state is set to indicate that the device is using that specific power saving mode, and a message is transmitted to the peer over the link that includes an indication of the state. There may also be a power management indication that indicates whether a full power state is in use of one of the power saving modes are in use. Exemplary power saving modes are light sleep and deep sleep. A method, apparatus, and computer readable medium are detailed, and exemplary environments may be practices in or by a WLAN mesh point. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSIONS IN POWER SAVE MODE - System and method for power saving transmission in a wireless communications networks. In one embodiment, a communications device includes a transceiver configured to transmit or receive frames over a peer communications link to or from another communications device in a wireless communications network. The communications device also includes a controller configured to initiate a service period for transmission of data frames to the another communications device. The controller is also configured to terminate the service period following an acknowledgement to a transmission of a last data frame therein addressed to either the communications device or the another communications device. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097443 | Hierarchical Network Operating Mode in a Wireless Communications Network - A system and method for a hierarchical network operating mode in an ad hoc wireless communications network. In one embodiment, a communications node includes a controller and a transceiver. The controller is configured to create a bandwidth allocation request for other communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network. The transceiver is configured to receive request grants from the other communications nodes granting the bandwidth allocations in accordance with the bandwidth allocation request, thereby establishing a hierarchical network operating mode in at least a portion of the ad hoc wireless communications network. | 04-16-2009 |
20090109916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SHARED RESERVATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHANNEL - An approach is provided for resource allocation within a network. A request is generated for resource allocation from a neighboring node within a network. The request is inserted in a beaconing subframe of a transmission frame. The transmission frame includes a reservation subframe that provides acknowledgement signaling relating to a grant of the resource allocation. | 04-30-2009 |
20090232042 | Wireless network including post groupcast time - In one aspect thereof the invention provides a method that includes transmitting from a first (beaconing) mesh point at least one multicast or broadcast frame; and transitioning the first mesh point to a lower power mode of operation state after expiration of a specified post groupcast time from a last multicast or broadcast frame that was transmitted by the beaconing mesh point after expiration of an awake window, or when the awake window expires, whichever occurs later. In another aspect thereof the invention provides a method that includes operating a peer mesh point in an awake state; and maintaining the peer mesh point in the awake state for no more than a specified post groupcast time after a last target beacon transmission time, or a last received beacon frame, or a receipt of multicast or broadcast frame having an indication that another multicast or broadcast frame will be transmitted. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions to implement the methods is also disclosed, as are corresponding apparatus. | 09-17-2009 |
20090268652 | Power management mode aware mesh beacon collision avoidance and information update mechanism - Apparatus, methods and computer program products provide power management mode aware mesh beacon collision avoidance and information update mechanisms at a first mesh point in a wireless mesh network. The information update mechanism operates by detecting that a timing-related beacon transmission parameter of the first mesh point has changed; generating a message containing updated timing-related beacon transmission parameter information for the first mesh point; determining when a second mesh point operating in a power saving mode will transition to an awake state; and transmitting the message containing the updated timing-related beacon transmission information during a time corresponding to the awake state of the second mesh point. | 10-29-2009 |
20090279449 | Quality of service and power aware forwarding rules for mesh points in wireless mesh networks - Apparatus, methods and computer program products provide quality of service and power aware forwarding rules for mesh points in wireless mesh networks by monitoring frame flow to and from a first mesh point in the wireless mesh network; and in dependence on the monitored frame flow, setting a power management mode of the first mesh point. The first mesh point monitors, for example, the power save mode and mesh deterministic access status of peer modes and selects power save and frame transmission modes in dependence on the monitored information. | 11-12-2009 |
20100008274 | POWER SAVE ENHANCEMENTS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable power save modes of operation between wireless devices for direct data transfer in an infrastructure basic service set. The embodiments are an enhancement to the peer U-APSD power save mechanism. The embodiments provide additional operation for peer U-APSD mechanism with two stations operating in power save mode. | 01-14-2010 |
20100165875 | AD HOC NETWORK INITIATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve network performance for ad hoc network initiation. Example embodiments include a new operational sequence for wireless devices initiating the use of an ad hoc network. The example embodiments require appropriately enabled wireless devices to only respond to probe request frames from other similarly appropriately enabled wireless devices. In this manner, two devices may avoid the time consuming effort of combining two different ad hoc networks into a single ad hoc network so that the two devices can communicate. | 07-01-2010 |
20100177712 | MULTICHANNEL/MULTIBAND OPERATION FOR WIRELESS DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve the channel switching in communication protocols, by simplifying transmission of only a single, acknowledged switching message to trigger off channel—or base channel switching after an initial off channel configuration and set-up of the direct link. The single message off channel switching indication in direct link is based on two specific timeout timers that serve as a basis for channel switching between the devices in TDLS direct link. An immediate fallback transition is provided to the base channel in the event that the communication in the off-channel does not succeed. The timeouts in the fallback procedure allow continuing the planned data transfer immediately in the base channel of the TDLS direct link if the switching to the off channel has not succeeded. | 07-15-2010 |
20100198952 | Method for WALN network and device role activation - In response to receiving a capability advertisement message which comprises role capabilities, an activation message which requests at least one role capability of the capability is sent to a device on a bearer; and in response to the activation message, from the device on the bearer is received a notification message which indicates whether the role capability of the activation message was accepted. In another embodiment, a capability advertisement message which comprises role capabilities is sent; in response there is received on a bearer an activation message which requests at least one role capability of the advertisement message; and then in response to the activation message there is sent to the device on the bearer a notification message which indicates whether the role capability of the activation message is accepted. | 08-05-2010 |
20110007678 | HIERARCHY FOR GROUP ADDRESSED FRAMES DELIVERY - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve power conservation and efficiency in wireless mesh networks. An example embodiment of the invention receives at a wireless mesh device a plurality of messages from other wireless mesh devices in a wireless mesh network and determines from the messages if there is one or more wireless peer mesh device in the network that is in a power save mode. If there is no wireless peer mesh device in the network that is in a power save mode, then the example embodiment transmits group addressed frames in any order. If there is at least one wireless peer mesh device in the network that is in a power save mode, then the example embodiment arranges a transmission order of group addressed frames that have a source different from a designated wireless mesh device in the network followed by group addressed frames that have the designated wireless mesh device as a source. Then the example embodiment transmits the group addressed frames in the transmission order to at least one other wireless mesh device in the network, with the group addressed frames having the designated wireless mesh device as a source being transmitted last. The arrangement of the order of transmission enables other wireless mesh devices operating in power save mode in the network to cease listening for further group addressed frames following receipt of the group addressed frames having the designated wireless mesh device as a source. In this manner power conservation and efficiency are improved in wireless mesh networks. | 01-13-2011 |
20110090833 | GROUP ADDRESSED FRAME DELIVERY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve power conservation and efficiency in wireless mesh networks, by limiting the number of sources of group addressed frames that a peer mesh station receives. In an example embodiment of the invention, a portal wireless peer mesh device transmits a Portal Announcement frame in a wireless mesh network to create unidirectional paths from wireless mesh devices within the network to the portal. The Portal Announcement frame is relayed from one wireless peer mesh device to another to flood the network. Each wireless peer mesh device that receives the Portal Announcement frame receives the network address of the portal and the network address of the wireless peer mesh device that transmitted the frame to the receiving transmitting device. The receiving device may have received a plurality of Portal Announcement frames from a plurality of transmitting devices. A first, receiving wireless mesh device selects a second, transmitting wireless mesh device of the plurality of transmitting wireless mesh devices to be the sole transmitting source from which the first receiving wireless mesh device will receive group addressed messages. The first wireless mesh device transmits a group delivery notify message to the second wireless peer mesh device informing of the second device of its selection as the sole transmitting source of group addressed messages for the first device. Thereafter, the first wireless mesh device receives only from the second wireless peer mesh device, group addressed messages. | 04-21-2011 |
20110122780 | Graceful Wakeup Of Power Saving Communication Apparatuses - An apparatus determines a wireless traffic load; generates at least one timer value based at least in part on the determined traffic load; and initiates a wireless transmission at a time based at least in part on the at least one timer value. The at least one timer value indicates a time for initiating a transmission after changing from a lower power state to a higher power state. In an exemplary embodiment the wireless traffic load is determined via continuous monitoring and initiating the transmission includes obtaining a transmission opportunity for sending a trigger frame or a power save poll frame. Various exemplary techniques are detailed as to how to determine the traffic load. The generated at least one timer value is a maximum time, which may be truncated for example after the apparatus receives a data unit by which to obtain a network allocation vector. | 05-26-2011 |
20110216753 | CROSS LAYER SERVICE DISCOVERY FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Service discovery for services on a wireless network is presented. It is determined (e.g., from a received Layer 2 message) that an offering apparatus h made a service available to entities joined to a wireless network. Then in a message, that is available to entities not joined to the network, is placed information about the services and also at least one of location information about the offering apparatus and link metric information about a network path to the offering apparatus. A discovering apparatus reads one or more transmitted messages (from different apparatuses in the same network in different networks), sees the service it wants is available through both, compares the different locations and/or the different link metrics, and based on the comparing chooses which network to join, or with which apparatus on the single network to create a peer link | 09-08-2011 |
20110222408 | SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSIONS DURING A TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enhance capacity of a wireless communication network through spatial reuse of the shared communication medium, using an autonomous parallel operation without central coordination and header frames. Example embodiments of the invention include a signaling method that defines and sets up a Simultaneous Transmissions mode between two pairs of devices to reuse a transmission opportunity (TXOP). In example embodiments of the invention, an arrangement may be made between device pairs (each pair comprising a transmitter device and a receiver device) to allow selected pairs to communicate at a same time. The example signaling method defines example signaling for setting up simultaneous transmitter/receiver pairs in a network and operating the transmitter/receiver pairs in simultaneous transmission. If a device in a setup pair detects some other transmission than that is not allowed by one of its device pair arrangements, the device ceases its transmission. | 09-15-2011 |
20110261728 | CHANNEL RESERVATION IN TIME DIVISION DUPLEX WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Channel reservation in time division duplex for devices in systems involving, for example user devices and access points, may be accomplished using channel reservation request messages, such as request-to-send (RTS) messages and channel reservation grant messages, such as clear-to-send (CTS) messages. A method for channel reservation may include preparing a frame including at least one channel reservation request message and at least one channel reservation grant message. The preparing may include multiplexing the at least one channel reservation request message and the at least one channel reservation grant message at least by frequency-division multiplexing. The method may also include transmitting the frame from a first node to a second node, wherein the channel reservation request message and the channel reservation grant message relate to communications between the first node and the second node. | 10-27-2011 |
20120008599 | Reservation response and multi-user transmissions - In one embodiment, in absence of transmitting from an apparatus a reservation request frame, the apparatus receives a reservation response frame on an assigned channel. The reservation response frame indicates a duration of a frame transmission. In response to receiving the reservation response frame, the apparatus transmits a frame on the assigned channel during the frame transmission. In another embodiment, in response to receiving a reservation request frame on a first channel at an apparatus, the apparatus transmits a reservation response frame on the first channel and on at least one second channel. The reservation request frame indicates a duration of a frame transmission. The reservation response frame indicates the duration of the frame transmission. After transmitting the reservation response frame, this apparatus receives during the frame transmission a first frame on the primary channel and a second frame on the at least one secondary channel. | 01-12-2012 |
20120106452 | WIRELESS STATION CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION - According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a broker station in a wireless network, a broker activation request message from a first client station, the broker activation request message comprising wireless networking capabilities of the first client station. The method may also include sending a networking capability message to at least one other client station, the network capability message comprising identifier and wireless network capabilities of the first client station, the networking capability message being based at least partly on the broker activation request message. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113903 | Transmission Protection Scheme - A method, apparatus, and computer program for protecting transmissions are provided. A wireless communication apparatus receives a physical layer convergence protocol header of a transmission on a frequency band and determines from header information included in the header, whether or not there are further transmissions associated with the transmission and after the transmission on the frequency band. In response to determining on the basis of the header information that there will be at least one other transmission after the transmission on the frequency band, channel access of the wireless communication apparatus is suspended on the frequency band for a determined time period after the transmission, the determined time period including a transmission time interval of the at least one other transmission. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113952 | Transmission Resource Reservation Scheme - A method, apparatus, and computer program for acquiring transmission resources during a transmission period is provided. A first communication apparatus is arranged to utilize at least one other communication apparatus to reserve at least one additional transmission band for the first communication apparatus during the transmission period of the first communication apparatus. Upon reception of a message indicating availability of additional transmission band(s) from the at least one other communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus is configured to increase its transmission band during the transmission period. | 05-10-2012 |
20120163292 | Frame Header in Wireless Communication System - A method, apparatus, and computer program for providing a physical layer convergence protocol header for the frame, wherein the physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header is arranged to comprise information identifying a subset of group-addressed frames to which the frame belongs. The identification of the subset enables a receiver to determine from the PLCP header whether or not to process the frame. | 06-28-2012 |
20120182886 | Method and Apparatus for Wireless Medium Access - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for arranging multi-channel wireless communications, including detecting, by a communications apparatus, information on available bandwidth for a transmission opportunity applying multiple channels, and controlling duration of channel occupancy for at least one of channels available for the transmission opportunity on the basis of the information on available bandwidth. | 07-19-2012 |
20120207036 | Indicating Status of Radio Resources in Wireless Network - Methods and apparatuses for indicating status of radio resources in a wireless network are provided. A requesting device transmits a resource request on a first radio channel to a responding device. The resource request includes a request to reserve the first radio channel between the requesting device and the responding device. The responding device transmits a resource response on the first radio channel in response to the resource request. The resource response comprises status information indicative of status of at least one second radio channel not requested to be reserved by the requesting device. | 08-16-2012 |
20120207074 | TRANSMITTING MULTIPLE GROUP-ADDRESSED FRAMES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a method includes obtaining, by a first device, a transmission opportunity in a wireless network, transmitting to a second device a first message that includes a non-zero duration field indicating a duration of the transmission opportunity, and receiving a second message from the second device in response to the first message, wherein the second message includes a non-zero duration field identifying a remaining duration of the transmission opportunity. The method also includes transmitting, from the first device, a plurality of group-addressed frames before the duration of the obtained transmission opportunity expires, in response to receiving the second message. | 08-16-2012 |
20120230259 | ACCESSING SERVICE INFORMATION - First, second and third apparatuses, methods and computer programs are provided. The first apparatus ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120294142 | ADJUSTING CHANNEL ACCESS PARAMETERS DUE TO TRAFFIC LOAD - An apparatus (STA) receives from a first node (AP | 11-22-2012 |
20130051256 | Channel Reservation Procedure - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program are presented for carrying out channel reservations in a wireless communication system. A communication apparatus initiates a preliminary channel reservation procedure initiating related to a spatial multiplexing group transmission. The communication apparatus is caused to transmit during the preliminary channel reservation procedure a reservation request message announcing a preliminary group reservation on the channel. Upon completed preliminary channel reservation procedure, the communication apparatus is caused to utilize the preliminary group reservation by causing transmission of a frame on the reserved channel according to the spatially multiplexed wireless communication. | 02-28-2013 |
20130109313 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISCOVERY OF WIRELESS NETWORKS | 05-02-2013 |
20130109314 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR STOPPING RECEPTION OF DISCOVERY RESPONSES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS | 05-02-2013 |
20130115918 | Methods and Apparatus For Wireless Networking Connection - Systems and techniques for wireless client authentication are described. A wireless client seeking access to a network requiring authentication transmits a management frame following a signaling sequence that accomplishes scanning, network discovery, and authentication. An access point receiving the management frame forwards information contained in the management frame to a network and receives and forwards to a client an authentication response frame received from a network. | 05-09-2013 |
20130155933 | Request-Response Procedure for Wireless Network - This document provides a solution where a requesting wireless apparatus indicates in a probe request message that the requesting wireless apparatus supports a collision avoidance mechanism that enables a responding wireless apparatus to reduce a number probe response messages by responding to a plurality of probe response messages with a single probe response message. | 06-20-2013 |
20130176980 | COOPERATION IN CHANNEL RESERVATION - The present document provides a method, apparatus, and computer program for determining, in a communication device of a first basic service set comprising a group of communication devices of a wireless telecommunication network, a primary channel of a second basic service set different from said first basic service set. Thereafter, the communication device causes transmission of channel identification information defining a location of at least one channel of the first basic service set from the communication device to the second basic service set on the determined primary channel of the second basic service set. | 07-11-2013 |
20130182611 | COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY RESPONSES - Disclosed are various methods and apparatus usable in, for example, an IEEE 802.11 type of wireless network. An exemplary method includes transmitting a probe request frame from a station; receiving a probe response frame from an access point; and examining the received probe response frame to determine whether an order in which probe response frames are received from the access point and from other access points has been coordinated and that the station is recommended to attempt to authenticate and associate to the access points according to the order in which the probe response frames are received. Related embodiments of access points and a discovery management entity are also disclosed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130203429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine whether a scheduled transmission is to be initiated in a frequency band in which at least one device uses contention based communication and a transmitter configured to transmit a reservation message to release a resource from the contention based communication in response to a determination that the scheduled transmission is to be initiated. | 08-08-2013 |
20130237216 | SCANNING RESPONSES IN WIRELESS NETWORK - This document discloses a solution for transmitting scanning response messages in an orderly manner in a wireless network. An access node determines a transmission order for a plurality of access nodes responding to a scanning request message provided by a scanning/requesting device. Then, the access node determines its own transmission turn within the transmission order and transmits a scanning response message with reduced channel contention. Another aspect relates to the scanning device arranged to receive the scanning response messages where the scanning device monitors the transmission order of the scanning response messages. | 09-12-2013 |
20130258989 | Apparatus and Method to Set a Control Channel Configuration in a Communication System - An apparatus, method and system to set a control channel configuration in a response to an indication of interference in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor | 10-03-2013 |
20130294289 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Methods, apparatuses, and a computer program are presented for utilizing, by a wireless communication apparatus of a first network, a proxy apparatus of a second network, wherein the channels of the two networks overlap. The proxy apparatus is used to reserve the overlapping channels also in the second network so as to protect data transmissions in the first network and to avoid collisions. | 11-07-2013 |
20130294394 | RESERVING TRANSMISSION RESOURCES IN WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods, apparatuses, and a computer program are presented for determining a reservation period for data transmission in a wireless communication network. The duration of the reservation period is determined on the basis of RTS/CTS handshake between a transmitter and a receiver apparatus. | 11-07-2013 |
20130304918 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RESPONSE CRITERIA - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed for response criteria employable, for example, in connection with device discovery within wireless networks. In an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises: receiving, at a device, a request, wherein said request conveys one or more registered unique identifiers, wherein the registered unique identifiers indicate device capabilities, and wherein said request conveys response criteria referencing the registered unique identifiers; determining, at the device, recognition of one or more of the referenced registered unique identifiers; determining, at the device, possession of device capabilities indicated by the recognized registered unique identifiers; and determining to dispatch, from the device, response to the request, wherein the dispatch is contingent upon the recognition and the possession. | 11-14-2013 |
20140050203 | Apparatus and Method for Radio Systems Co-Existence on Secondary Carriers - A mechanism for radio systems co-existence on secondary carriers may be of particular value to radio systems that that operating on the same bands as Wi-Fi™ (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or the like) or the bands of similar radio systems. A method providing such a mechanism may include operating Provide Wireless a first network node of a first radio network on a primary channel. The method may also include identifying a secondary channel for expanded operation of the first network node. The method may further include providing a second network node with an opportunity to capture the secondary channel. | 02-20-2014 |
20140070996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DIRECTION FINDING - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for facilitating direction calculation, comprising: detecting, by an apparatus at least one indication frame from another apparatus, determining properties associated with transmission of at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus on the basis of the at least one indication frame, and gathering measurement information for direction calculation on the basis of the determined properties and the at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
20140092857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS MEDIUM ACCESS - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for arranging multi-channel wireless communications, comprising: detecting an indication in a data unit received in a communications apparatus of the data unit being associated with a channel reservation, checking if information on the channel reservation is available in the communications apparatus, causing the communications apparatus to request information on the channel reservation in response to the information on the channel reservation not being available, and controlling wireless medium access on the basis of received channel reservation information. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092860 | CHANNEL RESERVATION IN WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods, apparatuses, and a computer program are presented for carrying out channel reservations in a wireless communication system. A communication apparatus initiates a channel reservation procedure. During the channel reservation procedure, the communication apparatus is caused to transmit a reservation request message comprising information elements specifying at least one secondary channel being reserved and a communication direction for at least one channel being reserved. Upon completed reservation procedure, the communication apparatus is caused to utilize the reserved at least one secondary channel in wireless communication in the communication direction specified in the reservation request message. | 04-03-2014 |
20140242985 | ACTIVE SCANNING IN WIRELESS NETWORK - This document discloses a solution for preparing for a connection establishment in a wireless network. According to an aspect, transmission of a request message from the wireless apparatus is carried out on a channel. Thereafter, a response message is acquired on said channel as a response to the request message, the response message being originated from a second wireless apparatus which is in an unassociated state with said wireless apparatus, and the response message comprising information on at least two wireless networks operating on at least one of said channel and another channel. Then, the received response message may be utilized in the connection establishment. | 08-28-2014 |
20140369394 | BEAM-STEERING CONFIGURATIONS AND TESTS - An apparatus, method and system for beam-steering configurations and tests in a communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processor | 12-18-2014 |
20150009844 | Cooperation Mechanism to Lower Stand-By Power Consumption - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for enabling lower power consumption. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include establishing, by an apparatus, a first wide area network access link to a wide area network including a base station; establishing, by the apparatus, a wireless local link to at least one other apparatus; and placing the first wide area network access link on hold to allow data transmission to the wide area network to occur through the wire-less local link to the at least one other apparatus and a second wide area network access link coupling the at least one other apparatus to the wide area network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 01-08-2015 |
20150043366 | Scanning in Wireless Networks - A method, apparatus, and computer program for monitoring messages transmitted in a wireless network are disclosed. On the basis of the monitoring, it is determined that a transmission rate of messages is not sufficient upon detecting no message within a minimum transmission time interval and, upon determining that the transmission rate of messages is not sufficient, an access point of the wireless network is caused to transmit a scanning message. | 02-12-2015 |