METHODS FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY CALLS ON A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:CA2644492A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-13

    申请号:CA2644492

    申请日:2007-02-26

    Abstract: Several methods are provided for communicating emergency call capability information between a station and an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network. The methods include advertising by the AP of its emergency cal l capabilities and announcing by the station of its emergency call capabilitie s. The AP can advertise its emergency call capabilities in a beacon frame, a probe response frame, a reassociation response frame, or a reauthentication response frame. The station can announce its emergency call capabilities in an association request frame, a reassociation request frame, an authentication request frame, or a reauthentication request frame.

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