Ranging priority indication
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSrinivas Burugupalli, Qi Wang, Oren Shani, Christiaan A. Hartman, Danlin Li, Aniruddha S. Diwan
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing ranging wireless communication including prioritization. A first wireless device may transmit a request for ranging services to a second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit an indication of a ranging priority to the second wireless device. The second wireless device may determine a granted ranging priority. The first and second wireless device may perform ranging communication according to the granted ranging priority.
Claims20
An initiating wireless device, comprising:
- a radio;
- and
- a processor operably coupled to the radio;
- wherein the processor is configured to cause the initiating wireless device to:
- determine a time sensitivity for a ranging operation;
- generate a ranging priority subfield including a ranging priority value representing the time sensitivity for the ranging operation;
- and
- transmit an initial fine timing measurement request frame (IFTMR) to a responding wireless device, wherein the IFTMR includes the ranging priority subfield including the ranging priority value representing the time sensitivity for the ranging operation.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor, configured to cause an initiating wireless device to:
- determine a time sensitivity for a ranging operation;
- generate a ranging priority subfield including a ranging priority value representing the time sensitivity for the ranging operation;
- and
- transmit an initial fine timing measurement request frame (IFTMR) to a responding wireless device, wherein the IFTMR includes the ranging priority subfield including the ranging priority value representing the time sensitivity for the ranging operation.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor, configured to cause an responding wireless device to:
- receive, from an initiating wireless device, an initial fine timing measurement request frame (IFTMR), wherein the IFTMR includes a ranging priority subfield including a ranging priority value representing a time sensitivity for a ranging operation;
- and
- determine whether to perform the ranging operation with the initiating wireless device according to the ranging priority value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.