US 11,917,396 B2
Local area network (LAN) device privacy
Philip Michael Hawkes, Valley Heights (AU); George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US); Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, San Diego, CA (US); and Jouni Kalevi Malinen, Tuusula (FI)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/454,326.
Prior Publication US 2023/0140991 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04L 61/50 (2022.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 12/02 (2013.01) [H04L 61/50 (2022.05); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communications at an access point (AP), comprises:
a memory comprising instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and cause the apparatus to:
determine a mapping between a first distribution system (DS) medium access control (MAC) address and a second DS MAC address;
obtain, from a source access terminal, a frame having the second DS MAC address; and
send at least a portion of the frame to a target access terminal based on the mapping between the first MAC address and the second MAC address.