Abstract:
An idle channel scanning method and apparatus are provided. The method of scanning for an idle channel via a device communicating with a plurality of peripheral devices in the same frequency environment includes: allocating at least one of all frequency channels of the frequency environment to each peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices; requesting the plurality of peripheral devices a state of the frequency channels allocated to each peripheral device; and receiving information on the frequency channel state scanned by the plurality of peripheral devices in response to the request for the state of the frequency channels allocated.
Abstract:
A method of measuring a state of a plurality of channels is provided. The method includes transmitting to a second device test signal information needed to transmit/receive a test signal for measuring the state of the plurality of channels; receiving an information received response from the second device, indicating that the second device has received the test signal; if the information received response is received, transmitting the test signal to the second device, using the test signal information, via the plurality of channels; and receiving from the second device the state information regarding the plurality of channels which has been measured by using the test signal.
Abstract:
A method of measuring a state of a plurality of channels is provided. The method includes transmitting to a second device test signal information needed to transmit/receive a test signal for measuring the state of the plurality of channels; receiving an information received response from the second device, indicating that the second device has received the test signal; if the information received response is received, transmitting the test signal to the second device, using the test signal information, via the plurality of channels; and receiving from the second device the state information regarding the plurality of channels which has been measured by using the test signal.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for supporting a multiband wireless fidelity (WiFi). The method for supporting the multiband WIFI includes: assigning a category and a frequency band for traffic, based on one or more characteristics of the traffic; packetizing the traffic in a media access control (MAC) unit corresponding to the assigned frequency band; and transmitting the packetized traffic by using the assigned frequency band in a physical layer (PHY) unit corresponding to the assigned frequency band.
Abstract:
A method for waking a device from a power save mode to an active mode includes: transmitting, by a first device, a magic packet through a predetermined channel to a second device, which operates in the power save mode by repeating a doze state and an awake state according to a predetermined period of time, for notifying the second device to switch to the active mode; and retransmitting the magic packet to the second device through the predetermined channel if a response to the magic packet has not been received from the second device and a predetermined time has not elapsed after transmitting the magic packet through the predetermined channel.