US 2026/0230807 A1 · VIRTUAL BASIC SERVICE SET TECHNIQUES

Abstract

This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for virtualized basic service set (VBSS) techniques. Some aspects relate to establishment of a VBSS for a client wireless communication device and the exchanging of client wireless communication device parameters associated with establishment of the VBSS. A VBSS may enable a network to follow a client wireless communication device as the client wireless communication device transitions from a source access point (AP) to a destination AP. Client wireless communication device parameters may include security context parameters, operating parameters, and/or multi-link operation parameters. One or more information elements or type length value fields in a security context response message sent from the source AP to the VBSS controller may include security context, operating, and/or MLO. One or more IEs or TLVs in a VBSS request message sent from the VBSS controller to the destination AP may include security context, operating, and/or MLO parameters.

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A first wireless communication device, comprising:

a processing system that includes processor circuitry and memory circuitry that stores code, the processing system configured to cause the first wireless communication device to:
receive, from a first access point and in association with transfer of service for a client wireless communication device from the first access point to a second access point in association with a virtual basic service set:
one or more first messages that indicate a set of security context parameters associated with the client wireless communication device and
a set of operating parameters associated with the client wireless communication device;
and
transmit, to the second access point in association with the one or more first messages, one or more second messages that indicate the set of security context parameters and the set of operating parameters.

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A first access point, comprising:

a processing system that includes processor circuitry and memory circuitry that stores code, the processing system configured to cause the first access point to:
receive, from a first wireless communication device, one or more request messages associated with transfer of service for a client wireless communication device from the first access point to a second access point in accordance with a virtual basic service set, wherein the virtual basic service set is associated with the first access point and the second access point;
and
transmit, to the first wireless communication device, one or more first messages that indicate a set of security context parameters associated with the client wireless communication device and a set of operating parameters associated with the client wireless communication device.

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A second access point, comprising:

a processing system that includes processor circuitry and memory circuitry that stores code, the processing system configured to cause the second access point to:
receive, from a first wireless communication device, one or more messages associated with transfer of service for a client wireless communication device from a first access point to the second access point in association with a virtual basic service set, wherein the one or more messages indicate a set of security context parameters associated with the client wireless communication device and a set of operating parameters associated with the client wireless communication device;
and
communicate with the client wireless communication device in accordance with the virtual basic service set in association with the one or more messages.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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