ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol)

E513256

IEEE 802.11 protocol extension network protocol

ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol) is a network protocol that allows Wi‑Fi clients to query access points for detailed information about available networks and services before associating, enabling seamless and informed network selection in systems like Hotspot 2.0.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol) canonical	1
Access Network Query Protocol	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5347031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol)
Context triple: [Hotspot 2.0, uses, ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol)]

A. IEEE 802.21
IEEE 802.21 is a standard that defines mechanisms to enable seamless handover and interoperability between heterogeneous network types, such as Wi-Fi, cellular, and Ethernet.
B. IEEE 802.1Qca
IEEE 802.1Qca is an amendment to the IEEE 802.1Q standard that specifies path control and reservation mechanisms for deterministic and traffic-engineered Ethernet networks.
C. IEEE 802.1Qci
IEEE 802.1Qci is an Ethernet networking standard that defines per-stream filtering and policing mechanisms to enhance traffic control and improve reliability and security in time-sensitive networks.
D. IEEE 802.1Qat
IEEE 802.1Qat is an IEEE networking standard that defines Stream Reservation Protocol (SRP) mechanisms to support quality-of-service and resource reservation for time-sensitive audio/video streams over Ethernet networks.
E. IEEE 802.1Qau
IEEE 802.1Qau is an Ethernet networking standard that defines congestion notification mechanisms to improve traffic management and prevent packet loss in data center and carrier networks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol)
Target entity description: ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol) is a network protocol that allows Wi‑Fi clients to query access points for detailed information about available networks and services before associating, enabling seamless and informed network selection in systems like Hotspot 2.0.

A. IEEE 802.21
IEEE 802.21 is a standard that defines mechanisms to enable seamless handover and interoperability between heterogeneous network types, such as Wi-Fi, cellular, and Ethernet.
B. IEEE 802.1Qca
IEEE 802.1Qca is an amendment to the IEEE 802.1Q standard that specifies path control and reservation mechanisms for deterministic and traffic-engineered Ethernet networks.
C. IEEE 802.1Qci
IEEE 802.1Qci is an Ethernet networking standard that defines per-stream filtering and policing mechanisms to enhance traffic control and improve reliability and security in time-sensitive networks.
D. IEEE 802.1Qat
IEEE 802.1Qat is an IEEE networking standard that defines Stream Reservation Protocol (SRP) mechanisms to support quality-of-service and resource reservation for time-sensitive audio/video streams over Ethernet networks.
E. IEEE 802.1Qau
IEEE 802.1Qau is an Ethernet networking standard that defines congestion notification mechanisms to improve traffic management and prevent packet loss in data center and carrier networks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE 802.11 protocol extension ⓘ network protocol ⓘ
abbreviation	ANQP ⓘ
benefit	improved roaming between Wi‑Fi networks ⓘ more efficient network discovery ⓘ support for carrier Wi‑Fi services ⓘ
definedIn	IEEE 802.11u‑2011 ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11
enables	automatic Wi‑Fi network selection ⓘ better user experience in public Wi‑Fi ⓘ informed network selection by clients ⓘ policy‑based network selection ⓘ reduction of unnecessary association attempts ⓘ
fullName	Access Network Query Protocol ⓘ linked to: ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol)
messageType	query/response protocol ⓘ
operatesAtLayer	Layer 2 ⓘ data link layer ⓘ
partOf	IEEE 802.11u amendment ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11
queryDirection	from Wi‑Fi client to access point ⓘ
relatedTo	Hotspot 2.0 ⓘ IEEE 802.11 standard ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 Passpoint ⓘ linked to: Wi‑Fi
responseDirection	from access point to Wi‑Fi client ⓘ
scope	pre‑association phase of Wi‑Fi connection ⓘ
supports	3GPP cellular network information discovery ⓘ IP address type availability discovery ⓘ NAI realm list discovery ⓘ WAN metrics discovery ⓘ connection capability discovery ⓘ domain name list discovery ⓘ emergency alert identifier discovery ⓘ interworking with external networks ⓘ location‑specific information discovery ⓘ network authentication type discovery ⓘ operating class indication ⓘ pre‑association information exchange ⓘ roaming consortium information discovery ⓘ roaming information discovery ⓘ service provider information discovery ⓘ venue information discovery ⓘ
transportMechanism	IEEE 802.11 management frames ⓘ
usedBy	Hotspot 2.0 capable devices ⓘ Wi‑Fi access points ⓘ Wi‑Fi client devices ⓘ
usedFor	Hotspot 2.0 network selection ⓘ Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) deployments ⓘ access network information query ⓘ offloading traffic from cellular networks to Wi‑Fi ⓘ pre‑association network discovery ⓘ public Wi‑Fi roaming ⓘ seamless Wi‑Fi network selection ⓘ