
WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt Page 54 © Siemens, 2002
Mobility inside a WLAN ‘hotspot’
by link layer functions...
n Station decides that link
to its current AP is poor
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n Station uses scanning
function to find another AP
− or uses information from
previous scans
n Station sends Reassociation
Request to new AP
n If Reassociation Response is successful
− then station has roamed to the new AP
− else station scans for another AP
n If AP accepts Reassociation Request
− normally old AP is notified through Distribution System
− AP indicates Reassociation to the Distribution System
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