US 2021/0175982 A1 · DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A FRAME IS A MANAGEMENT FRAME OR A DATA FRAME

Abstract

A device comprising at least one hardware processor obtains a bandwidth for a communication from a station in a wireless network and a signal strength for the communication from the station, and determines that the communication is a communication related to network maintenance in case the bandwidth is below a first value and an expected bandwidth based on the signal strength is above a second value, and that the communication is a data communication in case the bandwidth is below the first value and the signal strength is below the second value, in case the communication is a data communication, the at least one hardware processor can determine that the station is active.

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Dependent claims

A method implemented by a device in a wireless network, the method comprising:

obtaining a transmission rate for a communication from a station;
obtaining a signal strength for the communication from the station;
calculating an expected transmission rate based on the signal strength:
determining by at least one hardware processor that the communication is a network maintenance related communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below a first value and the expected transmission rate is above a second value;
and
determining by the at least one hardware processor that the communication is a data communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below the first value and the expected transmission rate is below the second value.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device and method for determination of whether a frame is a management frame or a data frame

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Device and method for determination of whether a frame is a management frame or a data frame

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Abstract

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