Patent ID: 9585112
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a host module configured to use Sync Beacon frames in neighbor awareness networking (NAN) to enable devices keep in sync, the Sync Beacon frames to use Public Action frames for the Sync Beacon, the Public Action frames to comprise at least an organizationally unique identifier (OUI) type field, an OUI subtype field, and a NAN identification (ID) field, the OUI type field to comprise a value to indicate that the Public Action frames comprise NAN Public Action frames, the OUI subtype field to comprise a value to indicate that the NAN Public Action frames comprise NAN Sync Beacon frames, the NAN ID field having a NAN identifier; and a transmitter interfaced with the host module to transmit the Sync Beacon frames that use Public Action frames for the Sync Beacon.