Apple Inc.

Nathan A Kralian

Yong Liu

Su Khiong Yong

Daniel R Borges

Welly Kasten

Jarkko L Kneckt

Oren Shani

Debashis Dash

Matthew L Semersky

Charles Francis Dominguez

Yoel Boger

Veerendra Boodannavar

Yang Yu

Elliot S Briggs

Aniruddha Subhash Diwan

Noam Ginsburg

Sidharth R Thakur

Patrick L Coffman

Guoqing Li

Christiaan A Hartman

Bob Bradley

Marc Jason Krochmal

Lawrie Kurian

Peter N Heerboth

Alexander D Sanciangco

Suresh Balachandran

Yang-Meng A Lin

Kenneth A L Wold

Embodiments are disclosed for address changing schemes for a multi-link device in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments include a privacy enhanced (PE) access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) that includes one or more affiliated APs operating on different links. The PE AP MLD can generate a first randomized OTA MLD address based at least on the MLD address of the PE AP MLD for a first affiliated PE AP (PE AP). The PE AP MLD can transmit a first data transmission using the first OTA MLD address where the first data transmission includes an encrypted aggregated MAC service data unit (A-MSDU) subframe that includes the MLD address. The PE AP MLD can correlate the MLD address of the PE AP MPL with multiple addresses comprising: the first OTA MLD, a unique MLD address, and a Media Access Control (MAC) service access point (SAP) MLD address.

Address randomization schemes for multi-link devices

Embodiments are disclosed for address changing schemes in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments include an access point (AP) that can establish two or more address profiles with a station (STA), establish a schedule for switching from a first address profile to a second address profile, where the first and second address profiles are of the two or more address profiles, and transmit a first data transmission using the first address profile. Some embodiments include switching from the first address profile to the second address profile based on the schedule, and transmitting a second data transmission using the second address profile. The schedule can be based on a randomized time synchronization function (TSF). The AP can establish a joint algorithm with the STA, and use the joint algorithm determine the first and the second address profiles as well as transition times for the schedule.

Address randomization schemes

This application relates to a computing device that can be configured to implement a method for enabling a nearby computing device to access a wireless network by carrying out the techniques described herein. In particular, the method can include the steps of (1) receiving a request from the nearby computing device to access the wireless network, where the request includes user information associated with the nearby computing device, (2) presenting a notification associated with the request in response to determining, based on the user information, that the nearby computing device is recognized by the computing device, and (3) in response to receiving an approval for the nearby computing device to access the wireless network: providing, to the nearby computing device, a password for accessing the wireless network.

Secure password sharing for wireless networks

In embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, i.e., direct communication between the mobile stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to NAN datapath scheduling and NAN pre-datapath operation setup and scheduling. The NAN datapath embodiments described herein provide a mechanism through which devices can communicate and provide services. In particular, embodiments described herein provide a mechanism for NAN datapaths to support various levels of quality of service (QoS). Aspects of the datapath development include datapath scheduling, including datapath setup and scheduling attributes, as well as pre-datapath operation triggering and scheduling. Scheduling may include determination of a type of datapath, including paging and synchronized datapaths. NAN data cluster base schedules may be scheduled as equal-sets or subsets of datapath schedules. The datapath model may be implemented for unicast and multicast communication between wireless stations.

NAN datapath quality of service support

The disclosed embodiments relate to approaches for diagnosing and resolving wireless network connectivity issues on an electronic device. The system includes a tool for automatically diagnosing and resolving wireless network connectivity issues on the electronic device. The tool may monitor and manage the wireless network connection on the electronic device. If a lack of wireless network connectivity is detected on the electronic device, the tool may run a series of test cases associated with wireless network connectivity issues on the electronic device. The tool may then notify the user of the results of the test cases, provide recommendations associated with the results to the user, and/or log data associated with the test cases.

Automatically diagnosing and resolving wireless network connectivity issues in electronic devices

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Morgan Hill, CA, United States of America

Nathan A Kralian