Apple Inc.
Active Scanning Enhancements for Multi-Band and Multi-Basic Service Set Discovery

Abstract:

Methods and devices for implementing enhanced probe messaging over a wireless local area network. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a probe request message to a wireless access point (AP) through a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the probe request message requests one or more parameters of a response message. The UE may receive the response message as a probe response message or a beacon message from the first AP, and the response message may include information related to one or more basic service sets (BSSs). The information related to the one or more BSSs is determined at least in part based on the requested one or more parameters of the probe request message. The UE may establish a connection with a first BSS of the one or more BSSs based at least in part on the information comprised within the probe response message or the beacon message.