ACCESS POINT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NETWORK STATUS INFORMATION OF A BASIC SERVICE SET FOR SELECTIVE ACCESS POINT ASSOCIATION

摘要

An access point, wireless communication system, and method of providing network status information of a basic service set for selective access point association uses a management frame that includes network status information of the basic service set supported by the access point so that a receiving client station can use the network status information contained in the management frame to decide whether to associate with the access point. The network status information includes the number of client stations associated with the access point.