Intel Corporation

Emily H Oi

Kapil Sood

Jesse R Walker

Oren Kaidar

Marc Meylemans

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of dynamically handing over master functionality from a wireless station configured as a master station to another peer station in a wireless network, comprising, discovering the peer station's Master/AP capability, which may be, but is not required to be, via a (Re)Association request, selecting the peer station to be a new master station based on predetermined parameters, passing the basic service set (BSS) context from the master station to the new master station in a master station Role Request message before transitioning, notifying the new master station to activate its master station role via the master station Role Request message, and switching by the client station to the role of new master station upon receipt of an AP Role Activation message and starting to send Beacons with a BSSID that is the same as used in Beacons of the previous master station.

Apparatus and method to dynamically handover master functionality to another peer in a wireless network

Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing integrity protection for management and control traffic of wireless communication networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Methods and apparatus for providing integrity protection for management and control traffic of wireless communication networks

Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing a delayed attack protection system for network traffic are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Emily H Oi