US 12,273,841 B2
Method for onboarding in multiple access point network and access point using same
Woojin Ahn, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Juhyung Son, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Jinsam Kwak, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,062.
Application 18/139,062 is a continuation of application No. 17/285,469, granted, now 11,665,662, previously published as PCT/KR2019/013660, filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0123718 (KR), filed on Oct. 17, 2018; and application No. 10-2018-0148975 (KR), filed on Nov. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089888 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 60/00 (2013.01) [H04W 48/08 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An access point that is an enrollee attempting to enroll in a multiple access point network, the access point comprising:
a transmit/receive unit; and
a processor functionally connected to the transmit/receive unit,
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from a multiple access point device, a first device provisioning protocol (DPP) message when an enrollee onboards to a multiple access point network by using a DPP,
transmit, to the multiple access point device, a second DPP message that is a response to the first DPP message,
wherein the second DPP message is transmitted from the multiple access point device to a controller that controls the multiple access point network,
wherein the second DPP message is received by the controller within a preconfigured time, and when the second DPP message is not received by the controller within the preconfigured time, the controller retransmits the first DPP message,
wherein the first DPP message includes information for a DPP authentication and the first DPP message is generated by the controller,
wherein the first DPP message is transmitted from the controller to the multiple access point device,
when the first DPP message includes information related to a medium access control (MAC) address of the enrollee, a transmission method of the first DPP message is unicast,
when the first DPP message does not include the information related to the MAC address of the enrollee, the transmission method of the first DPP message is broadcast,
wherein the MAC address is obtained by a user equipment (UE) from the enrollee,
wherein the MAC address is transmitted by the UE to the controller.