Change of access point in a wireless local area network with test of connection before changeover
Abstract
A network apparatus has a wireless communication unit wireless-communicating with a network apparatus, a connection control unit controlling the wireless communication unit based on connection data to establish connection with the network apparatus, a first storage unit storing first connection data for establishing connection with a first network apparatus, a second storage unit storing second connection data for establishing connection with a second network apparatus, a recording control unit recording the second connection data into the second storage unit when the connection control unit establishes connection with the first network apparatus, a test unit trying to establish connection with the second network apparatus when the connection control unit cuts off the connection with the first network apparatus after the recording control unit records the second connection data, and a return control unit re-establishing the connection with the first network apparatus after trying to establish connection with the second network apparatus.

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Numbers
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- 1511225
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1511225
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1511225
- Application
- 4255182
- Application, DOCDB
- 04255182
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040255182
Titles3
- German
- Zugangsknotenwechsel in einem drahtlosen Nahbereichsnetzwerk mit Verbindungstest vor dem Knotenwechsel
- English
- Change of access point in a wireless local area network with test of connection before changeover
- French
- Changement de point d'accès dans un réseau local sans fil avec test de connexion avant changement
Classification
- CPC, 7
- H04L43/50
- H04L41/0213
- H04L41/0806
- H04L41/0813
- H04W24/00
- H04W36/08
- H04W84/12
- IPC, 10
- H04L12 28
- G06F3 12
- H04L12 24
- H04L12 26
- H04W24 00
- H04W28 00
- H04W36 06
- H04W36 08
- H04W84 12
- H04W88 08
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- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
and 4 moreShow fewer
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia