RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS FOR ASSOCIATION OF A RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH A RADIO COMMUNICATION STATION, STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL OF SUCH A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSOCIATION.

摘要

The present invention relates to a radio communication system comprising at least one radiocommunication station (10) and at least one radiocommunication terminal (20), said or each radiocommunication station (10) comprising means for transmitting beacon signals (B) , some of said transmitted beacon signals (BA) carrying association information (I) signaling the availability or not of said radio communication station (10) for performing an association operation, the radiocommunication terminal (20) comprising means for, upon receiving a beacon signal (BA) having association information (I) showing the availability of the radio communication station (10) which has transmitted said beacon signal (BA), starting the execution of said association operation with said radio communication station (10). According to the present invention, said transmission means of said radio communication station are provided for transmitting, at reduced power with respect to the transmission power of the other beacon signals (B and BA), at least some of said beacon signals ( B * A) carrying association information (I), said association information (I = 1) constantly signaling that said radio station (10) is available to carry out an association operation. The present invention also relates to a radiocommunication station and a radiocommunication terminal of such a radiocommunication system. It also relates to an association method for such a radiocommunication system.