Privacy enhanced BSS and discovery mechanisms
US12309578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and mechanisms for a privacy enhanced basic service set (BSS), including privacy enhancements for both access points and wireless stations as well as privacy enchantments for authentication, association, and discovery operations. Further, the systems, methods, and mechanisms disclosed may continue to support legacy wireless stations and are thus, backward compatible. A station may communicate with a legacy BSS of a wireless network to transition to a PE BSS of the wireless network. The station may receive, from the PE BSS of the wireless network, an encrypted beacon, wherein the encrypted beacon is decoded based on information received from the legacy BSS and perform, with the PE BSS of the wireless network, an encrypted handshake procedure to authenticate and associate with the PE BSS of the wireless network.
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