Abstract:
A device discovery method, apparatus and system. The method includes transmitting a detection request message on a set transmit channel, where the detection request message carries interception rule information of a local device, and the interception rule information includes at least interception time information and/or interception channel information; and intercepting, according to the interception rule information, a detection response message transmitted by another device. The device discovery method, apparatus and system provided by the embodiments of the present invention can improve the device discovery efficiency.
Abstract:
An access point (AP) response method including receiving, by an AP, a probe request message and allowing to a probe response message to be returned to the terminal when a roaming agreement is signed. According to this invention, only an AP instead of all APs on a network needs to return the probe response message to the terminal, a same network roaming agreement is signed between the network in which the AP is located and a network in which the terminal is located. Therefore, network resources are saved. In addition, it avoids that the terminal processes the probe response message returned by the AP for which the network roaming agreement is not signed, thereby reducing time for discovering the AP by the terminal, and increasing a network access speed of the terminal accordingly.