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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Domenico Ficara, Essertines-Sur-Yverdon, CH;
Amine Choukir, Ecublens, CH;
Pascal Thubert, Roquefort les Pins, FR;
Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for wireless communication are disclosed. These techniques include defining a message schedule for fine time measurement (FTM) at a first wireless access point (AP). The techniques further include broadcasting the message schedule to a plurality of wireless stations (STAs) from the first AP. The techniques further include receiving, at the first AP, a plurality of FTM messages from the plurality of STAs, the messages transmitted by the plurality of STAs based on the message schedule. The techniques further include determining a distance between the first AP and each of the plurality of STAs based on the plurality of FTM messages.