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公开(公告)号:US20250113184A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-03
申请号:US18897176
申请日:2024-09-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Ahmad Reza Hedayat , Charles F. Dominguez , Lochan Verma , Pooya Monajemi , Yong Liu
Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including encrypting association data, by a station in a mobility domain of a wireless communication network, wherein the encrypting is performed using a pairwise transient key (PTK) and transmitting the encrypted association data to an AP to establish a wireless communication link.
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公开(公告)号:US11219078B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-04
申请号:US16921276
申请日:2020-07-06
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:US11184890B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-23
申请号:US16532995
申请日:2019-08-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel R. Borges , Oren Shani , Christiaan A. Hartman , Yong Liu , Charles F. Dominguez , Karthik R. Mekala , Tashbeeb Haque , Lawrie Kurian , Mete Fikirlier , Guoqing Li , Rajneesh Kumar , Ka Ho P. Poon , Brian B. Whitaker , Joseph Hakim , John A. Wilson , Tony Chi Wang Ng , Roopkumar Parthasarathy Rao , Curtis J. Schmidek , Shishir Gupta , Tushar R. Shah , Jacob H. Power , Bryan J. Follis , Anand Rajagopalan
Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
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公开(公告)号:US20250106736A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18894230
申请日:2024-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Lochan Verma , Yong Liu , Veerendra Boodannavar , Charles F. Dominguez , Debashis Dash , Neelakantan Nurani Krishnan
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for providing detailed basic service set load information in a wireless local area network. A wireless device may receive basic service set load information including one or more of overlapping basic service set channel utilization information, in basic service set channel utilization information for a basic service set, or load history information for the basic service set. The wireless device may select a basic service set with which to associate based at least in part on the load information for the basic service set.
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公开(公告)号:US20250106627A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18899976
申请日:2024-09-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Sidharth R. Thakur , Yong Liu , Jarkko L. Kneckt , Su Khiong Yong , Ahmad Reza Hedayat , Charles F. Dominguez , Neelakantan Nurani Krishnan , Daniel R. Borges , Jinjing Jiang , Lochan Verma , Qi Wang , Tianyu Wu
IPC: H04W12/06 , H04W12/0433
Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include a system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product and/or combinations and/or sub-combinations thereof, for implementing multi-credential mapping mechanisms in wireless communication networks, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). The multi-credential mapping mechanisms can use pointer schemes for communicating multiple credentials (e.g., Authentication and Key Managements (AKMs) and ciphers) in the wireless communication networks. The multi-credential mapping mechanisms can reduce congestion in the communication medium and improve the communications between an access point (AP) and stations (STAs).
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公开(公告)号:US20230353339A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18311129
申请日:2023-05-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher D. Finan , Alexander Ukanwa , Charles F. Dominguez , Jean-Didier Allegrucci , Jeffrey J. Irwin , Kalpana Bansal , Michael Bekerman , Remi Clavel
CPC classification number: H04L7/0016 , H04L7/0008 , G06F1/12
Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing a timebase is disclosed. A timebase management circuit includes limit circuitry, in a first clock domain, which generates, based on a global timebase, an initial timebase limit. The timebase management circuit includes, in a second clock domain, adjustment circuitry that generates an adjusted timebase limit based on the initial timebase limit. A storage circuit in the second clock domain stores a local timebase. Update circuitry, coupled to an output of the storage circuit, generates an updated local timebase using a clock signal in the second clock domain, wherein the updated local timebase is subject to the adjusted timebase limit.
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公开(公告)号:US09681418B2
公开(公告)日:2017-06-13
申请号:US14088898
申请日:2013-11-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Harish Ramamurthy , Kapil Chhabra , Matthew L. Semersky , Daniel R. Borges , Charles F. Dominguez
CPC classification number: H04W72/005 , H04L1/1614 , H04L1/1685 , H04L1/1854 , H04L1/1867 , H04L1/203 , H04L2001/0093 , H04W72/1289
Abstract: This document describes multicast communication between wireless devices. A scheduling frame may be wirelessly transmitted by a wireless device. The scheduling frame may include a multicast address indicating a group of intended receiving devices for a payload frame. The scheduling frame may further include scheduling information indicating an order for the group of intended receiving devices to transmit acknowledgement information for the payload frame. A payload frame may also be wirelessly transmitted by the wireless device. The payload frame may include payload information intended for the group of intended receiving devices. Additionally, acknowledgement frames may be wirelessly received by the wireless device from at least a subset of the group of intended receiving devices. The acknowledgement frames may be received according to the order indicated in the scheduling information.
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公开(公告)号:US20130227647A1
公开(公告)日:2013-08-29
申请号:US13773091
申请日:2013-02-21
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Tito Thomas , Charles F. Dominguez , Andreas Wolf
IPC: H04L29/06
CPC classification number: H04L63/08 , H04L63/0823 , H04W48/08 , H04W84/18
Abstract: An electronic device receives a request for access to the infrastructure network (and, more generally, a ‘resource’) from the other electronic device via a peer-to-peer link. In response to the request, the electronic device determines that it has access to the infrastructure network, and provides a response to the other electronic device via the peer-to-peer link indicating that the electronic device has access to the infrastructure network. Then, the electronic device establishes secure communication with the other electronic device, and provides access information to the other electronic device via the peer-to-peer link using the secure communication. This access information facilitates access to the infrastructure network.
Abstract translation: 电子设备经由对等链路从另一电子设备接收对基础设施网络(以及更一般地,“资源”)的访问请求。 响应于该请求,电子设备确定其具有对基础设施网络的访问,并且经由指示电子设备具有对基础设施网络的访问的对等链路向另一电子设备提供响应。 然后,电子设备与其他电子设备建立安全通信,并且通过使用安全通信的对等链路向另一电子设备提供访问信息。 该访问信息有助于访问基础架构网络。
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公开(公告)号:US20250150814A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US18928762
申请日:2024-10-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Leonid Epstein , Steven A. Myers , Yong Liu , Charles F. Dominguez , Elliot S. Briggs , Nisan Reuven , Yong Ho Seok , Yoel Boger
IPC: H04W12/037 , H04W12/043 , H04W12/10
Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for performing a encryption and/or protection of MAC headers and/or control frames are described. A wireless device can determine a randomized MAC address and offset to obfuscate MAC headers and/or control frames, e.g., which can change at different times/intervals. The wireless device can determine an encryption block pattern, which can be based on an encryption key and/or nonce. The wireless device can encrypt the MAC header and/or control frame. Similarly, a receiving device can receive an encrypted MAC header and/or control frame and decrypt it according to corresponding techniques.
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公开(公告)号:US20250113295A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-03
申请号:US18894822
申请日:2024-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jarkko L. Kneckt , Veerendra Boodannavar , Qi Wang , Oren Shani , Charles F. Dominguez , Debashis Dash , Yong Liu , Lochan Verma , Tianyu Wu , Neelakantan Nurani Krishnan , Ahmad Reza Hedayat
Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for non-access point (non-AP) and access point (AP) multi-link devices (MLDs) are described. A non-AP MLD can transmit, to an AP MLD, a query for information comprising at least one of one or more sets of parameters or identities associated with one or more target AP MLDs. The non-AP MLD can receive, from the AP MLD, a message comprising the information and select, based at least in part on the information, a target AP MLD of the one or more target AP MLDs. The non-AP MLD can transmit a roaming request to the target AP MLD and further receive a roaming response from the target AP MLD.
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