| CPC H04W 8/005 (2013.01) [H04B 1/71632 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a first ultra-wideband (UWB) device from a second UWB device, an application control (AC) information element (IE) including an association availability field having a value indicating availability of an association between the first UWB device and the second UWB device;
selecting, by the first UWB device, an available slot in which to transmit an association request to the second UWB device; and
transmitting, by the first UWB device, the association request to the second UWB device in the available slot.
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