Paradice and Li LLP/Qualcomm
Multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) indication
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for enabling Multiple BSSID functionality. In some implementations, each BSS of the multi-BSS AP may transmit management frames with a Multiple BSSID element (MBE). Multiple BSSID-capable STAs may interpret the MBE information and implement corresponding Multiple BSSID functionality, whereas legacy STAs may ignore the MBE and interpret such frames as legacy management frames. In some other implementations, a multi-BSS AP may configure one or more of its BSSs to transmit management frames without the MBE. These legacy management frames may include a multi-BSS indicator (MBID) to advertise that the corresponding AP is a multi-BSS AP. The MBID also may provide information regarding a transmitted BSS of the multi-BSS AP. Multiple BSSID-capable STAs may search for a transmitted BSS based on the presence of the MBID, whereas legacy STAs may ignore the MBID and interpret such frames as legacy management frames.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Jouni Alfred Abhishek Pramod George
Malinen Asterjadhi Patil Cherian