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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Jarkko Kneckt, Espoo, FI;
Eng Hwee Ong, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 28/0205 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 74/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method comprising: causing a station capable of communication in a wireless network to acquire knowledge of a medium usage indicator with respect to at least one channel applicable for transmission of a scanning request; and determining a transmission time for a next scanning request at least partly based on the medium usage indicator.