SIGNALING PREFERENCE ORDER OF LINKS AND MAXIMUM ALLOWED LINKS FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATION
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250151146
Signaling preference order of links and maximum allowed links for multi-link operation may be provided. First, an Access Point (AP) Multilink Device (MLD) may receive an indication that a non-AP MLD supports preference ordering for requested links (that are indicated in the Per-STA profile sub-elements). Then the AP MLD may indicate that it supports preference ordering for requested links (that are indicated in the Per-STA profile sub-elements). Next, the AP MLD may receive from the…
Irregular Absence Signaling
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250151111
Irregular absence signaling may be provided. An Access Point (AP) may receive an irregular absence report from a station. The AP may parse the irregular absence report to determine upcoming absence periods of the station for non-Peer-to-Peer (P2P) traffic. The AP may schedule Transmit Opportunity's (TxOPs) of the non-P2P traffic to the station based on the determined upcoming absence periods.
PRE-ASSOCIATIVE QUALITY-OF-EXPERIENCE ADVERTISING
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150960
Sending Quality-of-Experience (QoE) information to clients for selecting an Access Point (AP) may be provided. Sending QoE information can include determining values for a plurality of QoE attributes. Based on the values for the plurality of QoE attributes, a QoE indicator is determined. The QoE indicator is sent to a client, wherein the client is operable to use the QoE indicator to select an Access Point (AP) to connect to.
ACCESS NETWORK MONITORING IN A WIRELESS FEDERATION
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150878
Access network monitoring in a wireless federation may be provided. A plurality of access requests may be received from a probe device. Each of the plurality of access requests may comprise access request information. Next, an availability metric may be determined based on an amount of the plurality of access requests received and the access request information. The availability metric may then be reported.
CONTROLLING ACCESS POINT LOCATION CROWDSOURCING
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150781
Control of service provider information collection and, particularly, control of Access Point (AP) location crowdsourcing and time zone information may be provided. A time zone to use in a venue can be determined. A time zone field can be set indicating the time zone. A venue mobility field can be set indicating the venue is mobile. One or more elements comprising the time zone field and the venue mobility field can be sent to a Station (STA), wherein the STA is operable to use the time…
CROSS-DOMAIN POLICY ORCHESTRATION
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150348
A method of cross-domain policy orchestration may include executing, with a cross-domain automation (CDA) controller, a macro-segmentation of a plurality of domains based at least in part on metadata defining a mapping to a corresponding plurality of domain controllers, and executing, with the CDA controller, a micro-segmentation of policies within a group based at least in part on a merged policy matrix obtained from policies of the domain controllers.
EPOCH SCHEME FOR STATION PRIVACY
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150432
An epoch scheme for Station (STA) privacy and, specifically, a structured Media Access Control (MAC) address rotation schedule for STAs may be provided. Providing an epoch scheme for STA privacy can include determining epoch parameters for a STA, the epoch parameters comprising a minimum epoch period duration and a maximum epoch period duration. The epoch parameters are sent to the STA, wherein the STA is operable to rotate a MAC address each epoch period at a time between the minimum…
EPOCH SCHEME FOR STATION PRIVACY
Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number:
20250150433
An epoch scheme for Station (STA) privacy and, specifically, a structured Media Access Control (MAC) address rotation schedule for STAs may be provided. Providing an epoch scheme for STA privacy can include determining epoch parameters for a STA, the epoch parameters comprising a minimum epoch period duration and a maximum epoch period duration. The epoch parameters are sent to the STA, wherein the STA is operable to rotate a MAC address each epoch period at a time between the minimum…
SECURE DEVICE LOCATION SHARING
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250142344
Secure device location sharing may be provided. Over a secured link, an indication that a peer-to-peer device desires Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) based location sharing may be received. Then, from the peer-to-peer device over the secured link, an identity provider (IdP) may be received for the peer-to-peer device. Next, validation of the peer-to-peer device may be requested from the IdP. From the IdP in response to requesting validation of the peer-to-peer device from the IdP,…
COORDINATED FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250142555
Coordinated Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-FDMA) may be provided. C-FDMA may include determining sub-channels of a channel for each of a plurality of Access Points (APs). The sub-channels may then be assigned to the plurality of APs. Transmit Opportunities (TxOps) may be scheduled for the plurality of APs on the sub-channels.
COORDINATED FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250142556
Coordinated Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-FDMA) for the simultaneous transmission of a basic Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) may be provided. C-FDMA may include determining sub-channels of a channel for one or more Access Points (APs). The sub-channels may then be assigned to the one or more APs. Transmit Opportunities (TxOps) may be scheduled for the one or more APs on the sub-channels. It may then be determined that a basic PPDU and an enhanced PPDU will be…
BASIC SERVICE SET RESOURCE RESERVATION
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250142615
Basic Service Set (BSS) resource reservation may be provided. BSS resource reservation may include determining a time window for a to accommodate a transmission of a target Station (STA) in a BSS, wherein the BSS further comprises one or more other STAs. An AP may then transmit a reservation scheduling frame, to claim access of a channel, inform the target STA of the time window, and reserve the channel for a duration defined by the time window.
HYBRID EXECUTION OF CUSTOM PLAYBOOK CODEBLOCKS
Granted: April 24, 2025
Application Number:
20250132993
Techniques are described for enabling a cloud-based IT and security operations application to execute playbooks containing custom code in a manner that mitigates types of risk related to the misuse of cloud-based resources and security of user data. Users use a client application to create and modify playbooks and, upon receiving input to save a playbook, the client application determines whether the playbook includes custom code. If the client application determines that the playbook…
RESTRICTED TARGET WAIT TIME INTERFERENCE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Granted: April 17, 2025
Application Number:
20250126557
Network traffic interference detection and management may be provided. An infringement event by an infringing Access Point (AP) on a Restricted Target Wake Time (rTWT) transmission opportunity (TxOp) associated with a victim AP may be detected, and information associated with the infringement event may be added to an infringement list, wherein the information includes a MAC address associated with the infringing AP. A controller, may receive the infringement list and notify the…
MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
Granted: April 10, 2025
Application Number:
20250119819
Multi-AP Coordination (MAPC) configuration protocol may be provided. MAPC modes supported by a plurality of Access Points (APs) may be discovered. A MAPC group of a sub-set of APs of the plurality of APs may be formed. Each AP of the sub-set of APs of the MAPC group may support at least one common MAPC mode. Roles including a leader and followers of the MAPC group may be advertised. A first AP of the MAPC group may be assigned as the leader and remaining APs of the MAPC group may be…
PATH SIGNATURES FOR DATA FLOWS
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250112861
This disclosure describes various methods, systems, and devices related to identifying path changes of data flows in a network. An example method includes receiving, at a node, a packet including a first signature. The method further includes generating a second signature by inputting the first signature and one or more node details into a hash function. The method includes replacing the first signature with the second signature in the packet. The packet including the second value is…
HIDDEN-LAYER ROUTING FOR DISAGGREGATED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250112832
Novel techniques and mechanisms enable processing of heavy deep learning workloads on standard edge network devices to optimize the overall inference throughput of the network while meeting Service Level Agreement(s) (SLAs). The techniques can include receiving a deep learning model, determining a graph structure of the deep learning model including neurons organized in layers (the layers including an input layer, a plurality of hidden layers, and an output layer), assigning to a first…
LOW POWER INDOOR (LPI) ACCESS POINT (AP) THAT PUNCTURES ITS CHANNEL WHILE RESPECTING INCUMBENTS
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250112727
A Low Power Indoor (LPI) Access Point (AP) that punctures its channel while respecting incumbents may be provided. First, a computing device may determine a relaxation value. Then an energy detection Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold may be changed by the relaxation value for a punctured subchannel. Next, the punctured subchannel may be reported as busy when energy is detected in the punctured subchannel above the changed energy detection CCA threshold.
EPOCH SCHEME FOR STATION PRIVACY
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250106182
An epoch scheme for Station (STA) privacy and, specifically, a structured Media Access Control (MAC) address rotation schedule for STAs may be provided. Providing an epoch scheme for STA privacy can include determining epoch parameters for a STA, the epoch parameters comprising a minimum epoch period duration and a maximum epoch period duration. The epoch parameters are sent to the STA, wherein the STA is operable to rotate a MAC address each epoch period at a time between the minimum…
INTEROPERABLE TRANSMIT POWER ENVELOP (TPE) SIGNALING WITH AUTOMATED FREQUENCY COORDINATION (AFC) FREQUENCY RESPONSE
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250105805
Interoperable Transmit Power Envelop (TPE) signaling with Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) frequency response may be provided. First, AFC information may be received. Next a mask may be determined for a punctured channel indicated in the AFC information. Then a first amount may be determined that the mask needs to be altered to reach an AFC response for the punctured channel indicated in the AFC information. A Transmit Power Envelop (TPE) value may then be reported for the…
