Intel Corporation

Shahar Michaelovich

Jonathan Segev

Necati Canpolat

Ido Ouzieli

Itai Steiner

Gaby Prechner

Elad Eyal

A wireless communication device, system and method. The device comprises a memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry has logic to cause transmission of a first frame to a wireless access point (AP), the first frame including information regarding a location of the device, the information regarding a location of the device including information regarding a current location of the device or information regarding a target location to result from movement of the device. The processing circuitry is further to process a second frame from the AP, the second frame including a list of one or more roaming candidate APs, wherein the list is based on the information regarding the location of the device in the first frame. The processing circuitry is further to cause scanning of one or more channels corresponding to the one or more roaming candidate APs in response to the second frame, and transition to one of the one or more roaming candidate APs after causing scanning.

Wireless communication device, system and method to effect fast basic service set transition roaming with location information

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. For example, a first wireless device may include a controller to perform a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement procedure with a second wireless device; and a radio to communicate with the second wireless device a ToF frame including a first time value of a Time Synchronization Function (TSF) of a sender of the frame to indicate a beginning time of a ToF measurement period, and a second time value of the TSF at transmission of the ToF frame.

Apparatus, system and method of performing a time of flight (ToF) measurement

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Fine Timing Measurement (FTM). For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause an initiator station to transmit an FTM request message to a responder station, the FTM request message comprising a challenge token; process an FTM measurement frame received from the responder station, the FTM measurement frame comprising a security token, which is based on the challenge token; and authenticate the responder station based on the security token.

Apparatus, system and method of Fine Timing Measurement (FTM)

Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) Burst Management during Time-of-Flight (ToF) measurements in a wireless network separates FTM traffic from other traffic activity using two distinct Media Access Control (MAC) addresses and by coordinating access availability durations between FTM activity and other traffic. Communication stations save power by powering down receive paths between FTM frames. A communication station arranged for FTM Burst Management comprises physical layer circuitry and processors to use a first MAC address for FTM procedure signals, and a second MAC address that is distinct from the first MAC address for data and traffic signals other than FTM procedure signals, and exchange FTM procedure signals with the Access Point (AP) during scheduled FTM burst access availability periods using the first MAC address, and exchange other data and traffic signals with the AP during other access availability periods using the second MAC address.

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Raanana, Israel

Shahar Michaelovich