Basic service set identification

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors, the instructions to configure the one or more processors to cause an apparatus of a station to:

• decode a first frame comprising a first receiver address and a first transmitter address;
• classify the first frame as an inter-basic service set (inter-BSS) frame or an intra-BSS frame;
• decode a second frame comprising a second receiver address;
• if the second receiver address matches the first transmitter address and the first frame is classified as the inter-BSS frame, classify the second frame as the inter-BSS frame;
• and
• if the second receiver address matches the first transmitter address and the first frame is classified as the intra-BSS frame, classify the second frame as the intra-BSS frame.

A method performed by an apparatus of an access point, the method comprising:

• decoding a first frame comprising a first receiver address and a first transmitter address;
• classifying the first frame as an inter-basic service set (inter-BSS) frame or an intra-BSS frame;
• decoding a second frame comprising a second receiver address;
• classifying the second frame as the inter-BSS frame, if the second receiver address matches the first transmitter address and the first frame is classified as the inter-BSS frame;
• and
• classifying the second frame as the intra-BSS frame, if the second receiver address matches the first transmitter address and the first frame is classified as the intra-BSS frame.

An apparatus of a station comprising:

• a memory;
• and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
• decode a first frame comprising a duration for a transmission opportunity;
• determine to update a network allocation vector (NAV) based on the duration;
• and
• store a basic service set (BSS) identification (ID)(BSSID) or a BSS color of the first frame associated with the NAV.