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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Philip Ginzboorg, Espoo, FI;
Valtteri Niemi, Naantali, FI;
Kari Leppanen, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/20 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 61/6022 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a command to change a medium access control (MAC) address associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) apparatus; and changing the medium access control address, without restarting a wireless modem of the apparatus, only if a restriction on an allowed rate of medium access control address changes is not violated. An apparatus that operates in accordance with the method is also described.