18836706. METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY CHANGING A VALUE OF AN EXTENDED UNIQUE IDENTIFIER OF A NON-AP STATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AP STATION (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY CHANGING A VALUE OF AN EXTENDED UNIQUE IDENTIFIER OF A NON-AP STATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AP STATION

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Stéphane Baron of LE RHEU FR

Julien Sevin of SAINT AUBIN DU CORMIER FR

Patrice Nezou of LIFFRE FR

METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY CHANGING A VALUE OF AN EXTENDED UNIQUE IDENTIFIER OF A NON-AP STATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AP STATION

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18836706 titled 'METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY CHANGING A VALUE OF AN EXTENDED UNIQUE IDENTIFIER OF A NON-AP STATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AP STATION

Original Abstract Submitted

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, it is provided a method for changing a value of an Extended Unique Identifier, EUI, of a non-access point, non-AP, station associated with an access point, AP, station, the non-AP station and the AP station both using a same mechanism for determining a new value of the EUI. After obtaining an EUI change start time and a transition period duration and after determining the new value of the EUI, data are transmitted to or received from the non-AP station or the AP station, using the EUI value to be changed and the new EUI value, from the obtained EUI change start time and for at most the obtained transition period duration. An item of information for obtaining the EUI change start time is received from or is transmitted to the non-AP station or the AP station.