Patent ID: 9730226
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for communicating in a wireless local area network, the method comprising: receiving, at a station, communication from a first access point (AP) to which the station is associated, the communication including a first color value and a color indication, the first color value identifying at least one basic service set (BSS) managed by the first AP, the color indication having a value; receiving, at the station, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), the PPDU including a second color value, the second color value found within a partial association identifier (AID) of the PPDU when the color indication has a first value; comparing the first color value and the second color value to determine whether or not the received PPDU is from the first AP; and wherein, when the first color value does not match the second color value, then the station determines that the PPDU was received from a second AP.