Handling of unique identifiers for stations
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsCarol Ansley, Jay Strater, Kurt Lumbatis, Mark Hamilton
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an exchange of messages between an access point and a station, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier from the station. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier to be used by the access point for the station. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against a station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- outputting a unique identifier request to a station, wherein the unique identifier request is output from an access point;
- receiving, at the access point, a unique identifier response from the station;
- determining whether a unique identifier is provided within the unique identifier response;
- and
- providing access to one or more features offered to the station by the access point based on the determination, wherein the unique identifier response comprises an identifying value associated with the station, wherein the access point uses the identifying value across association events to consistently identify the station.
An access point that:
- outputs a unique identifier request to a station;
- receives a unique identifier response from the station;
- determines whether a unique identifier is provided within the unique identifier response;
- and
- provide access to one or more features offered to the station by the access point based on the determination, wherein the unique identifier response comprises an identifying value associated with the station, wherein the access point uses the identifying value across association events to consistently identify the station.
One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
- outputting a unique identifier request to a station, wherein the unique identifier request is output from an access point;
- receiving, at the access point, a unique identifier response from the station;
- determining whether a unique identifier is provided within the unique identifier response;
- and
- providing access to one or more features offered to the station by the access point based on the determination, wherein the unique identifier response comprises an identifying value associated with the station, wherein the access point uses the identifying value across association events to consistently identify the station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.