Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup

摘要

A method and apparatus of reducing signaling in a wireless communication system (100) are described. The method comprising determining (1504), at an access point (104), a characteristic of a network service configured to communicate via a plurality of channels, the characteristic comprising a load value for each of the plurality of channels, transmitting (1506), from the access point (104), to a unicast destination address, a first message advertising the network service and indicating the characteristic of the network service, receiving, at the access point (104), a plurality of access requests from a plurality of devices (106), determining, at the access point (104), demand for wireless communication based on the plurality of access requests; and based on the demand, transmitting (1506), from the access point (104), to a broadcast destination address, a second message advertising the network service and indicating the characteristic of the network service.