Concurrent access point pre-authentication

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, the instructions comprising code for causing the apparatus to:
• output, for transmission, a request frame comprising a list of a plurality of candidate access points (APs);
• obtain in response to the request frame a response frame comprising pre-authentication information for each candidate AP of the plurality of candidate APs;
• and
• transition a connection from a currently associated AP to a first AP of the plurality of candidate APs based on the pre-authentication information.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, the instructions comprising code for causing the apparatus to:
• obtain a request frame from a station (STA), the request frame comprising a list of a plurality of candidate access points (APs);
• communicate with each candidate AP of the plurality of candidate APs to pre-authenticate the STA;
• and
• output, for transmission, in response to the request frame, a response frame comprising pre-authentication information for each candidate AP of the plurality of candidate APs.