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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Robert E. Barton, Richmond, CA;
Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Stephen Michael Orr, Wallkill, NY (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method comprising: at an access point configured with a first basic service set identifier (BSSID): performing an association process by which one or more wireless stations wirelessly associate to the access point using the first BSSID; and while the one or more wireless stations remain associated to the access point: sending, to the one or more wireless stations, a protected management frame configured to indicate that the access point will rotate from the first BSSID to a second BSSID; after sending, rotating from the first BSSID to the second BSSID while maintaining continuity of association to the one or more wireless stations; and after rotating, communicating with the one or more wireless stations using the second BSSID.