US 11,856,621 B2
Station and method for receiving a frame comprising a configuration change counter corresponding to another access point
Lei Wang, San Diego, CA (US); Yousif Targali, Sammamish, WA (US); Sudheer A. Grandhi, Pleasanton, CA (US); Xiaofei Wang, North Caldwell, NJ (US); and Guodong Zhang, Woodbury, NY (US)
Assigned to InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,027.
Application 17/515,027 is a continuation of application No. 16/783,225, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,166,324.
Application 16/783,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/378,065, filed on Apr. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,568,152, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/378,065 is a continuation of application No. 15/948,902, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,257,868, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/948,902 is a continuation of application No. 15/651,744, filed on Jul. 17, 2017, granted, now 9,942,927, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 15/651,744 is a continuation of application No. 15/362,305, filed on Nov. 28, 2016, granted, now 9,713,181, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
Application 15/362,305 is a continuation of application No. 14/942,127, filed on Nov. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,510,375, issued on Nov. 29, 2016.
Application 14/942,127 is a continuation of application No. 13/738,589, filed on Jan. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,204,473, issued on Dec. 1, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/719,663, filed on Oct. 29, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/585,420, filed on Jan. 11, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0061025 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04L 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04L 9/0844 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A station (STA) comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a frame, from a first access point (AP),
wherein the frame includes an indication of a configuration change counter (CCC) specific to a second AP, wherein the CCC is an unsigned integer that increments when an update to one or more AP parameters of the second AP has occurred;
circuitry configured to establish a first wireless link with the first AP; and
circuitry configured to establish a master key via at least the first wireless link.