Abstract

A method of establishing a hardware identity of a coordinating device in a wireless network is provided. A standard PHY preamble is modified to a preamble that can be received by the coordinating device having an expected hardware configuration. The modified PHY preamble is transmitted with an association request by a joining device. In response to not receiving a reply containing an association response from the coordinating device by the joining device, determining the hardware configuration of the coordinating device is not the expected hardware configuration. A further method of characterizing a hardware identity of a device in a wireless network is also provided. A request with a modified PHY preamble is transmitted to a device. If a reply is received from the device, characterizing the device as a first hardware type. And, if a reply is not received, characterizing the device as not the first hardware type.

Document Type

Patent

Status

Issued

Issue Date

10-23-2018

Patent Number

US 10111094 B2

CPC Classification

H04W12/122

Application number

14/826597

Assignees

Parcell Company (License), Columbus, OH (US); United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US)

Filing Date

8-14-2015

Comments

Conveyed to Parcell Company, 12 August 2021.

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