Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for secure capabilities sharing for wireless networks. A station (STA) encodes a limited access uniform resource locator (URL) into a management frame. The limited access URL provides access to a plurality of capability elements of the STA. The operation by the STA further comprises transmitting the management frame to an access point (AP) when attempting to associate with the AP. The AP negotiates parameters with the STA based on retrieving the plurality of capability elements using the limited access URL.

Abstract: Described herein is a network device that assesses privacy. The device includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors, individually or collectively, perform an operation that includes determining usage statistics of a wireless medium for a group of user devices, determining that a first usage statistic of the usage statistics for a first user device of the group of user devices differs from a usage statistic of the usage statistics for other user devices of the group of user devices, and based on determining that the first usage statistic differs from the usage statistic for the other user devices, adjusting a transmission characteristic of the first user device such that the first usage statistics are brought closer to the usage statistics for the other user devices.

Abstract: Wireless planning for reduced power consumption may be provided. Characteristics of a space may be received, wherein the characteristics include a representation of the space. A model of the space may be generated using the representation of the space. Next, a coverage requirement and a power saving requirement may be determined for the space. An initial wireless plan may be generated including one or more APs positioned in the model of the space. The initial wireless plan may be adjusted based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate a final wireless plan.

Abstract: Balancing Multi-link Operation (MLO) usage may be provided. A list of a plurality of Access Points (APs) for each of a plurality of Multi-link Operation (MLO) types indicating availability of each of the plurality of APs may be received. A first request indicating an MLO type associated with the first request is a first MLO type may be received. In response to the first request, a first subset of the list of the plurality of APs that support the MLO type associated with the first request may be sent. A second request indicating that an MLO type associated with the second request is the first MLO type may be received. In response to the second request, a second subset of the list of the plurality of APs that support the MLO type associated with the second request may be sent. The first subset is different from the second subset.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for distributed resource unit (RU) coordination. A first access point (AP) determines a plurality of first RU within a frequency channel for use in transmitting data to a client device, where the frequency channel is located within a frequency band and has a defined bandwidth. The first AP coordinates with a second AP to distribute the plurality of first RUs across the frequency channel, where the coordination avoids frequency overlap between the plurality of first RUs assigned to the first AP and a plurality of second RUs assigned to the second AP. The first AP transmits the data to the client device using the plurality of first RUs.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting and/or confirming a Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) attack using Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) are provided. In one aspect, a FTM exchange is initiated between a second station and a first station to detect or confirm a MiTM attack in a network in which a MiTM is positioned between the first station and a third station. The MiTM attack is detected or confirmed, or both, based at least in part on FTM information determined during the FTM exchange.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a supervisory device in a network notifies, via an access point of the network, a node as to an ability of the network to support virtual access points. The supervisory device receives, in response to notifying the node, information from the node regarding characteristics of the node. The supervisory device selects, based on the characteristics of the node, a plurality of access points in the network to form a virtual access point with which the node may communicate. The supervisory device configures the plurality of access points to function as the virtual access point, wherein the node communicates with the network via the virtual access point.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communication are disclosed. These techniques include determining that a first wireless access point (AP) has a failure to connect to a controller. The techniques further include identifying one or more neighbor APs, for the first AP, as candidate rescue APs, selecting a rescue AP, from among the candidate rescue APs, and establishing a secure connection from the first AP to the rescue AP. The techniques further includes transmitting diagnostic data from the first AP to the controller using the secure connection from the first AP to the rescue AP. The diagnostic data relates to the failure to connect from the first AP to the controller, and the controller is configured to use the diagnostic data to assist in establishing a connection from the first AP to the controller that bypasses the rescue AP.

Abstract: A troubleshooting trigger may be provided. A first computing device may provide, to a second computing device, data indicating a troubleshooting capability protocol. Next, first computing device may receive, from the second computing device, a troubleshooting request in accordance with the troubleshooting capability protocol. The first computing device may then perform the troubleshooting request in accordance with the troubleshooting capability protocol.

Abstract: Techniques for managing communications between access points (APs) and stations (STAs) are described herein. In one embodiment, an AP broadcasts a trigger message to a plurality of STAs, the trigger message including a matrix defining a plurality of resource units (RUs) that the plurality of STAs are assigned to transmit or receive data, and a fragment flag. The presence of the fragment flag, within the scheduling matrix, informs the AP that the data transmission that the fragment flag is appended to is a partial transmission that will be completed in a subsequent transmission opportunity.

Abstract: Alternative communications techniques for troubleshooting may be provided. Using alternative communications techniques for troubleshooting can include sending an alternative communications advertisement frame to a client, the alternative communications advertisement frame identifying an alternative connection for communicating with the client. An alternative communications troubleshooting frame is then received from the client via the alternative connection, the alternative communications troubleshooting frame comprising troubleshooting information associated with a connection issue of a wireless network. The troubleshooting information is sent to a network device.

Abstract: Devices, networks, systems, methods, and processes for rotating a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a device. A device can negotiate a periodicity for address rotation of the MAC address associated with the device. The device may receive a data frame and generate seed data based on the data frame. The device can also utilize a shared secret key, a cryptographic hash function, and/or a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator to generate the seed data. The device can determine timestamp data based on the periodicity or a time of reception of the data frame. The device may utilize a pseudorandom function to determine the MAC address based on the timestamp data and the seed data. The device can generate the MAC address after every rotation cycle. Upon waking up from a power saving mode, the device can synchronize with a network device to generate next MAC address.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe BKDs that can transmit reply messages using different frequencies than the frequencies of wireless transmissions they receive which can reduce collisions in a Wi-Fi environment. In one embodiment, when transmitting power to be used by a BKD to transmit a reply message, an access point (AP) also includes an parameter that affects the frequency used by the BKD when transmitting its signal. For example, the AP can direct the BKD to use a frequency in a channel that is not used by other Wi-Fi Devices. The BKD can be equipped with a frequency filter that can shift the carrier frequency of the BKD response (compared to the carrier frequency of the energy-bearing signal) allowing the response signal to be transmitted on a different frequency than the one which was received.

Abstract: A managed network supporting backscattering communication devices may be provided. A computing device may determine a plurality of locations respectively associated with a plurality of devices in a preterminal space. At least one of the plurality of devices may be power with energy transmitted from at least one Access Point (AP) to the least one of the plurality of devices at its location. Data may be received from the at least one of the plurality of devices in response to powering the at least one of the plurality of devices.

Abstract: Client cooperative troubleshooting may be provided. A first computing device may receive, from a second computing device, a troubleshooting request in accordance with a troubleshooting capability protocol. Then the first computing device may signal troubleshooting aid messaging indicating troubleshooting is being performed and defining troubleshooting aid data. The troubleshooting request may then be performed in accordance with the troubleshooting capability protocol. The troubleshooting aid data may be received from a third computing device.

Abstract: Methods are provided to determine validity of a MAC address. The methods involve obtaining a media access control (MAC) address validity message that indicates a plurality of valid MAC addresses in the wireless network using a fully-exploded format or a probabilistic data structure and determining whether a MAC address is valid based on the MAC address validity message. Other methods involve obtaining a query regarding a validity of a media access control (MAC) address, determining whether the MAC address is a value included in a data set of expected values of a probabilistic data structure. The data set represents a list of MAC addresses. The other methods involve determining whether the MAC address is valid in the wireless network based on determining whether the MAC address is the value included in the data set and providing a response indicating whether the MAC address is valid.

Abstract: Techniques for improved wireless configuration are provided. One or more enclosing polygons of a deployment of access points (APs) are determined, and a first query for a regulatory database is generated based on the one or more enclosing polygons, where the regulatory database is spatially-indexed. In response to the first query, a set of spatial regions is received, where each spatial region in the set of spatial regions is associated with a corresponding set of wireless parameters. A first set of wireless parameters is determined, for at least a first AP in the deployment of APs, based on the set of spatial regions. The first AP is configured based on the first set of wireless parameters.

Abstract: Techniques for managing communications between access points and stations (STAs) are described herein. An access point broadcasts a trigger message to a plurality of STAs, the trigger message includes a matrix defining a plurality of resource units (RUs) that the plurality of STAs are assigned to transmit or receive data. The matrix accomplishes time division multiplexing by assigning timeslots to a plurality of STAs. The matrix accomplishes frequency division multiplexing by also assigning frequency tones to the plurality of STAs.

Abstract: A method of updating map server entries may include generating a map server database (DB) at a map server. The map server DB may include a plurality of relational fields for a plurality of entries. The method may further include, based at least in part on a first entry of the plurality of entries being updated including a change to a first network location of the first entry, updating a second network location of a second entry of the plurality of entries that has a relation with the first entry based on the relational fields.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device determines a physical location of a mobile client of wireless network. The device performs a frequency lookup for the mobile client from an AFC service using the physical location of the mobile client. The device selects a frequency to be used by the mobile client based on the frequency lookup. The device causes the mobile client to use the frequency to communicate with the wireless network.