Managing FTM frames of WLAN RTT bursts

A device, comprising:

• a device application or fine timing measurement (FTM) manager in device firmware to initiate a ranging request as a wireless local area network (WLAN) round trip time (RTT) burst for FTM;
• a status module implemented at least partially in hardware to:
• interpose a routing of the ranging request in the device with a message request monitor of the status module;
• reduce a number of FTM frames in the ranging request based on a device state indicating that multiple FTM frames of the ranging request are extraneous;
• route to perform the ranging request of the WLAN RTT burst with the reduced number of FTM frames in the ranging request;
• override a determination of a device state of the device based on a skip request counter that increments for each dropped ranging request reaching a threshold;
• route to perform the ranging request of the WLAN RTT burst with multiple FTM frames in the ranging request rather than with the reduced number of the FTM frames in the ranging request;
• and
• reset the skip request counter to zero.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a ranging request as a wireless local area network (WLAN) round trip time (RTT) burst for fine timing measurement (FTM) in a device;
• determining whether the ranging request is necessary based on a device state of the device;
• and one of:
• dropping the ranging request if the device state is an idle device state such that the ranging request is extraneous;
• routing to perform the ranging request of the WLAN RTT burst with a reduced number of FTM frames in the ranging request based on the device state indicating that multiple FTM frames of the ranging request are extraneous;
• or
• overriding a determination of the device state of the device based on a skip request counter that increments for each dropped ranging request reaching a threshold;
• routing to perform the ranging request of the WLAN RTT burst with the multiple FTM frames in the ranging request;
• and
• resetting the skip request counter to zero.