Patent ID: 9113389
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: at least one transceiver to support communication with at least one additional apparatus; and a processing module, coupled to the at least one transceiver, to indicate that first frame classification information is included in at least a portion of MAC header content of a MAC frame, by engaging in a filter and classification agreement included in the communication between the apparatus and the at least one additional apparatus that identifies a particular subset of the MAC header content that contains the first frame classification information, wherein the MAC frame is formatted in accordance with an 802.11 protocol and wherein the first frame classification information is included in a type classifier (TCLAS) element of a traffic filtering service request element; wherein the processing module further indicates, via the filter and classification agreement, that second frame classification information is included in a frame body portion of the MAC frame, wherein the filter and classification agreement also identifies a particular subset of the frame body portion that contains the second frame classification information.