US 2026/0281874 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE PROBE RESPONSE

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing adaptive probe responses may be provided. An Access Point (AP) may receive a new probe response configuration, and compare the new probe response configuration to an old probe response configuration. The AP may determine that AP is operating in an ignore, a duplicate, or a hybrid mode based on the comparison of the new probe response configuration to the old probe response configuration. The AP may determine one or more probe response structures using the new probe response configuration and/or the old probe response configuration based on the mode the AP is operating in. When the AP receives a probe request from a Station (STA), the AP may send one or more probe responses in the probe response structures based the mode the AP is operating in.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a memory storage;
and
a processing unit disposed in an Access Point (AP) and coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
receive a new probe response configuration;
compare the new probe response configuration to an old probe response configuration, wherein the comparing includes determining one or more Information Element (IE) changes;
determine the AP is operating in a hybrid mode based on the comparison of the new probe response configuration to the old probe response configuration;
based on determining the AP is operating in the hybrid mode, determine a first probe response structure based on the old probe response configuration and second probe response structure based on the old probe response configuration with the IE changes of the new probe response configuration;
receive a probe request from a Station (STA);
and
send a first probe response in the first probe response structure and a second probe response in the second probe response structure.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

receiving, by an Access Point (AP), a new probe response configuration;
comparing, by the AP, the new probe response configuration to an old probe response configuration, wherein the comparing includes determining one or more Information Element (IE) changes;
determining, by the AP, the AP is operating in a duplicate mode based on the comparison of the new probe response configuration to the old probe response configuration;
based on determining the AP is operating in the duplicate mode, determining, by the AP, a first probe response structure based on the old probe response configuration and second probe response structure based on the new probe response configuration;
receiving, by the AP, a probe request from a Station (STA);
and
sending, by the AP, a first probe response in the first probe response structure and a second probe response in the second probe response structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for adaptive probe response

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Systems and methods for adaptive probe response

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Abstract

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