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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Ju-han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Joon-hee Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jun-hae Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyun-ah Sung, Seoul, KR;
In-hwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-gi Chang, Seoul, KR;
Ju-han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Joon-hee Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jun-hae Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyun-ah Sung, Seoul, KR;
In-hwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-gi Chang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of joining a cell by using a proxy coordinator. The method of joining a cell by using a proxy coordinator includes requesting a second device to operate as a proxy coordinator from a first device positioned out of a beacon frame reachable area of the cell, transmitting a time period to operate as the proxy coordinator allocated by a coordinator of the cell, informing the first device that the second device can operate as the proxy coordinator, transmitting a cell join request to the proxy coordinator from the first device through the second device, and transmitting a beacon frame including time allocation information from the coordinator to the first device through the second device.