18481873. MULTIPLE BASIC SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER (BSSID) BEACON BROADCAST simplified abstract (QUALCOMM Incorporated)

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MULTIPLE BASIC SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER (BSSID) BEACON BROADCAST

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Gyanranjan Hazarika of Milpitas CA (US)

Viren Umrigar of Dublin CA (US)

Vinod Nagarajan of Saratoga CA (US)

Dinesh Upadhyay of San Jose CA (US)

Krishnakumar Muthusamy of Danville CA (US)

MULTIPLE BASIC SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER (BSSID) BEACON BROADCAST - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18481873 titled 'MULTIPLE BASIC SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER (BSSID) BEACON BROADCAST

Simplified Explanation

This disclosure presents methods, devices, and systems for establishing and maintaining connectivity between access points (APs) and wireless stations (STAs) in a network. The focus is on scenarios where the APs provide multiple BSSID sets, but the STAs do not support enhanced multiple BSSID advertisement (EMA).

  • The wireless communication device can transmit bursts of beacon frames, each carrying a partial list of nontransmitted BSSID profiles for a multiple BSSID set. This allows the STAs to receive the necessary information about available BSSIDs even if they do not support EMA.
  • The bursts of beacon frames are transmitted periodically, with each burst starting one beacon interval after the start of the previous burst. This ensures that the STAs receive updated information about the BSSID profiles at regular intervals.
  • Alternatively, the wireless communication device can broadcast multiple beacon frames, each carrying a full set of nontransmitted BSSID profiles associated with a respective multiple BSSID set. This provides the STAs with complete information about the available BSSIDs.
  • Each beacon frame is periodically broadcasted every beacon interval, ensuring that the STAs receive the updated BSSID profiles regularly.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Enhancing connectivity in networks where APs provide multiple BSSID sets and STAs do not support EMA.
  • Improving network performance and reliability by ensuring that STAs have access to accurate and up-to-date information about available BSSIDs.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Overcoming the limitation of STAs that do not support EMA by providing them with partial or complete lists of nontransmitted BSSID profiles.
  • Ensuring that STAs can establish and maintain connectivity with APs in networks with multiple BSSID sets.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Enables STAs without EMA support to connect to APs with multiple BSSID sets.
  • Improves network efficiency by providing STAs with accurate and updated information about available BSSIDs.
  • Enhances overall network performance and reliability by ensuring seamless connectivity between APs and STAs.


Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for establishing and maintaining connectivity between access points (APs) that provide multiple BSSID sets and wireless stations (STAs) that do not support enhanced multiple BSSID advertisement (EMA). In some implementations, a wireless communication device may transmit a burst of beacon frames each carrying a respective partial list of nontransmitted BSSID profiles for a multiple BSSID set. In such implementations, the bursts of beacon frames may be transmitted periodically such that the start of each burst occurs one beacon interval after the start of a prior burst. In some other implementations, a wireless communication device may broadcast multiple beacon frames each carrying a full set of nontransmitted BSSID profiles associated with a respective multiple BSSID set. In such implementations, each beacon frame may be periodically broadcast every beacon interval.

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