CPC H04W 36/0055 (2013.01) [H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for providing continuous wireless communication service, comprising:
receiving a probe request from a first user equipment (UE) station;
in response to receiving the probe request from the first UE station, transmitting a first UniCast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to the first UE station;
after transmitting the first UniCast beacon to the first UE station, handing off the first UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP;
transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the second WTP to the first UE station, each of the first and second UniCast beacons including a common first basic service set identifier (BSSID);
operating the first WTP on a first wireless channel;
operating the second WTP on a second wireless channel different from the first wireless channel; and
including a channel switch announcement in the second UniCast beacon, the channel switch announcement announcing a change from the first wireless channel to the second wireless channel.
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