MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617077396 A) filed by Cisco Technology, Inc. on June 23, 2026, for Avoiding Collisions Without Ap Coordination.
Inventors include Ficara, Domenico; Contreras Albesa, Javier I; Zuniga, Juan Carlos; Henry, Jerome; and Campiglio, Ugo M..
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a station identifying itself to an AP's basic service set (BSS). In joining with a BSS of the AP, the station identifies itself with an identifiable random access medium access layer (MAC) address (IRM). The AP saves a combination of an ID of the BSS and the IRM as the current BSSID and the current IRM. The AP handles an exchange protocol with the station in which a next IRM and a next BSSID are provided and become the current IRM and BSSID. The AP disassociates with the station, and when the station rejoins with the access point, the AP determines whether the saved combination matches the IRM and BSSID provided by the station. Communication with the station is successful if there is a match to the current IRM and BSSID combination. Thus, the IRM can be different each time the station rejoins the AP.
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