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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Eng Hwee Ong, Singapore, SG;
Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Eng Hwee Ong, Singapore, SG;
Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H04W 52/50 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 52/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 52/242 (2013.01); H04W 52/246 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01); H04W 52/50 (2013.01); H04W 52/146 (2013.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program is presented for scanning in a wireless network. A wireless device receives a downlink frame from two access points, the downlink frames indicating their respective transmission powers. The wireless device then determines the closest access point and a transmission power sufficient to reach that access point. Then, the wireless device carries out transmission of a probe request with the determined transmission power.