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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm Muir Smith, Richardson, TX (US);
Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Sanjay Katabathuni, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 56/0015 (2013.01); H04W 56/0035 (2013.01); H04W 56/005 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A host clock value may be provided to a client device. An Access Point (AP) may obtain a Timing Synchronization Function (TSF)-based time stamp. Next, the TSF-based time stamp may be placed in an Information Element (IE) that was intended to contain follow up information. The IE may then be transmitted.