US 12,284,634 B2
Method and apparatus of peer link setting, and method and apparatus of channel switching, in wireless mesh network
Jae Seung Lee, Daejeon (KR); and Sok-kyu Lee, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon (KR)
Filed by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon (KR)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/244,450.
Application 18/244,450 is a continuation of application No. 14/946,508, filed on Nov. 19, 2015, granted, now 11,758,521.
Application 14/946,508 is a continuation of application No. 13/651,306, filed on Oct. 12, 2012, granted, now 9,215,747, issued on Dec. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2011-0104859 (KR), filed on Oct. 13, 2011; application No. 10-2011-0104860 (KR), filed on Oct. 13, 2011; application No. 10-2011-0114104 (KR), filed on Nov. 3, 2011; application No. 10-2012-0112825 (KR), filed on Oct. 11, 2012; and application No. 10-2012-0112912 (KR), filed on Oct. 11, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0422221 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/0446 (2013.01) [H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication method, comprising:
transmitting, by a first station, a mesh peering open frame to a second station; and
receiving, by the first station, a mesh peering confirm frame from the second station in response to the mesh peering open frame,
wherein the mesh peering open frame includes a very high throughput (VHT) capability information element, and
wherein the VHT capability information element includes an information element indicating whether a transmission opportunity (TXOP) power save mode is supported.