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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Mediatek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Gabor Bajko, San Jose, CA (US);
Yongho Seok, San Jose, CA (US);
James Chih-Shi Yee, San Jose, CA (US);
Kai Ying Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for discovering a multi-link device (MLD) on a wireless network. One exemplary approach includes transmitting a beacon frame including a MAC address of an AP MLD on the wireless network. The AP MLD includes a plurality of STAs operating on a plurality of wireless links and associated with a plurality of wireless MAC addresses. A password element is generated using a preconfigured password and the MAC address of the AP MLD, and authentication is performed using the password element.