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Apparatus, system and method of communicating an authentication request frame

  • US 9,906,979 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2013
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a memory; and

    a processor configured to cause a wireless station to;

    set a maximum transmission interval value;

    initialize a transmission interval to a minimum transmission interval value;

    select a first random number with an upper limit based on the transmission interval;

    select a beacon interval based on the selected first random number;

    select a second random number with an upper limit based on a number of slots in the beacon interval;

    select a slot within the selected beacon interval based on the selected second random number;

    trigger transmission of an authentication request frame within the selected slot of the selected beacon interval; and

    increase the transmission interval based at least on an unsuccessful transmission of the authentication request frame.

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