Patent ID: 11284474

Abstract:
An access point (AP) device generates a probe response medium access control layer (MAC) frame for client stations that are not associated with the a wireless local area network (WLAN) managed by the AP device. The AP device generates one or more other MAC frames for one or more client stations that are associated with the WLAN. The AP device allocates a plurality of resource units (RUs) for a multi-user physical layer protocol data unit (MU PPDU), the plurality of RUs including i) a broadcast RU corresponding to a station identifier set to a value specifying unassociated stations, and ii) one or more other RUs. The AP device generates the MU PPDU to include i) the probe response MAC frame in the broadcast RU, and ii) the one or more other MAC frames in the one or more other RUs, and transmits the MU PPDU.