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公开(公告)号:US11984984B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US18084130
申请日:2022-12-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L Kneckt , Jinjing Jiang , Qi Wang , Su Khiong Yong , Tianyu Wu , Yong Liu
IPC: H04L1/1607 , H04L5/00
CPC classification number: H04L1/1621 , H04L5/0044
Abstract: An electronic device that communicates frames is described. During operation, the electronic device may transmit the frames addressed to a recipient electronic device and associated with multiple links between the electronic device and the recipient electronic device. Then, the electronic device may receive block acknowledgments for at least a subset of the frames, where a given block acknowledgment is associated with the recipient electronic device and indicates received frames on a given link in the links. Moreover, the electronic device may control an amount of traffic conveyed on the links based at least in part on the block acknowledgments. Next, the electronic device may store a remainder of the frames based at least in part on the block acknowledgments, where the frames include the subset of the frames and the remainder of the frames. Note that the frames may have a common traffic identifier.
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公开(公告)号:US20240106495A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18472934
申请日:2023-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Lochan Verma , Yong Liu , Robert Golshan
IPC: H04B1/7163 , H04W8/00 , H04W76/14
CPC classification number: H04B1/7163 , H04W8/005 , H04W76/14
Abstract: In order to eliminate the reliance of ultra-high bandwidth (UWB) standalone transceivers and narrow-band-assisted (NB-assisted) UWB transceivers on BLUETOOTH™ (BLE) usage, an NB radio may be used. The NB radio may be tightly coupled with the UWB radio, for example driven by the same time source, to enable leveraged use of ACP (Acquisition Packet) for discovery, session setup, and maintenance over UWB and/or NB-assisted UWB without the use of BLE. Rules for advertising ACP and scanning for ACP may be defined for two modes of operation. An ad-hoc discovery may be based on external acquisition triggers, while a managed discovery may be based on an ongoing discovery advertisement process. ACPs may thereby be transmitted over UWB and/or NB.
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公开(公告)号:US20240089891A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-14
申请号:US18453831
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Jinjing Jiang , Yong Liu , Tianyu Wu , Lochan Verma , Su Khiong Yong , Qi Wang , Ahmad Reza Hedayat , Sidharth R. Thakur
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for multi-access point association in a wireless local area network. Multiple access point wireless devices may establish a multi-access point system. Other access point wireless devices may subsequently join the multi-access point system. Non-access point wireless devices may form an association with the multi-access point system, which may include links with multiple different access point wireless devices in the multi-access point system.
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公开(公告)号:US11924898B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-05
申请号:US17567709
申请日:2022-01-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Gaurav Jain , Yong Liu , Jinjing Jiang , Tianyu Wu , Su Khiong Yong , Guoqing Li , Charles F. Dominguez
Abstract: Some embodiments include utilizing a multilink media access control (MAC) address structure to support multilink devices (MLDs) that can operate concurrently in more than one link such as extremely high throughput (EHT) access points (APs) and EHT stations (STA), where the multilink MAC address structure is compatible with legacy devices. An EHT AP can utilize a multilink basic service set (BSS) identification (BSSID) MAC address to communicate with an EHT STA identified by a multilink MAC address. Values of the multilink BSSID and the multilink MAC address of the EHT STA are independent of which of the multiple links are used in the communication. In addition, to utilizing a multilink BSSID, the EHT AP can also support unique link-specific MAC addresses to concurrently support legacy and MLD stations. The EHT STA can also utilize unique link-specific MAC addresses that can be different than the EHT AP's link-specific MAC addresses.
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公开(公告)号:US20240048531A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US18231641
申请日:2023-08-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Debashis Dash , Elliot S. Briggs , Nisan Reuven , Qi Wang , Sidharth R. Thakur , Su Khiong Yong , Yong Liu , Tianyu Wu
CPC classification number: H04L63/0421 , H04L5/0048
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for obfuscation in a privacy beacon. An example method includes a first communication device creating a beacon field to be included in a beacon frame. The first communication device can generate a timing synchronization field to be included in the beacon frame. The first communication device can apply an offset to the timing synchronization field of the beacon frame. The first communication device can transmit the beacon frame to a second communication device, the beacon frame comprising the offset timing synchronization field and the beacon field.
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公开(公告)号:US20240007846A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18324089
申请日:2023-05-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Su Khiong Yong , Sidharth R. Thakur , Yong Liu , Elliot S. Briggs , Nisan Reuven , Debashis Dash , Daniel R. Borges , Charles F. Dominguez , Udi Atar , Ilan Evron
CPC classification number: H04W8/26 , H04W52/0258 , H04W76/25 , H04W84/14
Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for performing an address change by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and non-AP MLD are described. A non-AP MLD may transmit to an AP MLD, using one or more respective transmission (TX) links in an active mode, one or more uplink frames that include one or more respective initial addresses corresponding to one or more respective reception (RX) links of the AP MLD. The non-AP MLD may then configure the one or more respective TX links to a lower power mode. The non-AP MLD may configure the one or more respective TX links with one or more respective new addresses prior to transitioning the one or more respective TX links back to the active mode. The non-AP MLD may transmit, to the AP MLD, one or more additional uplink frames that include the one or more respective new addresses.
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公开(公告)号:US11805416B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-31
申请号:US17370914
申请日:2021-07-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yong Liu , Jinjing Jiang , Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt , Tianyu Wu , Qi Wang , Lochan Verma , Su Khiong Yong
IPC: H04L29/06 , H04W12/069 , H04L9/30 , H04W12/02 , H04W12/08
CPC classification number: H04W12/069 , H04L9/30 , H04W12/02 , H04W12/08
Abstract: A method for communicating over a wireless network includes broadcasting, by a Multi-Link Device (MLD) device, service data indicative of one or more services for wireless communication with a client device; wherein the service data indicates that a service type is differentiated based on a type of the client device; establishing a security association with the client device; and in response to establishing a security association with the client device, granting access by the client device to a subset of the one or more services based on the type of the client device.
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公开(公告)号:US11784746B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17194782
申请日:2021-03-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Lochan Verma , Yong Liu , Jarkko L. Kneckt , Qi Wang , Jinjing Jiang , Su Khiong Yong , Tianyu Wu
CPC classification number: H04L1/0013 , H04L5/0055 , H04W84/12
Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that receives one or more block acknowledgments is described. This electronic device may transmit an extremely high-throughput (EHT) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to a recipient electronic device, where the EHT PPDU is transmitted in multiple non-contiguous sub-bands that are separated by a punctured sub-band. Moreover, the electronic may receive the one or more block acknowledgments from the recipient electronic device, where the one or more block acknowledgments exclude the punctured sub-band. Note that the EHT PPDU may exclude transmitted energy in the punctured sub-band. Moreover, the punctured sub-band may have a bandwidth of at least 20 MHz and may be different from a primary sub-band.
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公开(公告)号:US20230319722A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US18188166
申请日:2023-03-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Qi Wang , Yong Liu , Jarkko L. Kneckt , Yoel Boger , Oren Shani , Jinjing Jiang , Tianyu Wu , Su Khiong Yong
IPC: H04W52/02
CPC classification number: H04W52/0248
Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for managing enhanced multi-link single radio operation by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and non-AP MLD are described. A non-AP MLD may exchange parameters with an AP MLD. The non-AP MLD may request suspension of a multi-link single radio operation.
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公开(公告)号:US11700658B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-11
申请号:US17249626
申请日:2021-03-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yong Liu , Jarkko L. Kneckt , Jinjing Jiang , Lochan Verma , Qi Wang , Su Khiong Yong , Tianyu Wu
IPC: H04W76/15 , H04W52/02 , H04W72/0453
CPC classification number: H04W76/15 , H04W52/0235 , H04W72/0453
Abstract: A first multilink device (MLD) is configured to communicate with a second MLD using at least two communication links. The first MLD selects a first link of the at least two communication links for communications between the first MLD and the second MLD, detects that the first link is unavailable for communications, switches a radio of the first MLD to a second link of the at least two communication links, transmits an alert to the second MLD regarding the switching from the first one of the at least two communication links to the second one of the at least two communication links and communicates with the second MLD via the second link.
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