Methods and systems for communication session management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12160777-B2
Application number	US-202318237148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2023
Priority date	Sep 7, 2021
Publication date	Dec 3, 2024
Grant date	Dec 3, 2024

Abstract

A computing device (e.g., a network device) may receive a request from a user device to initiate a communication session. The request may indicate a requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device. The computing device may determine that an advertised beacon data communication rate associated with the computing device is different from the requested beacon data communication rate for the user device. The computing device may determine to communicate with the user device at the requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device. The computing device may send, to the user device, a response at a data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from a user device, a request to initiate a communication session, wherein the request indicates a requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device;
determine, based on the request, that an advertised beacon data communication rate of a computing device associated with the at least one processor is different than the requested beacon data communication rate;
determine, based on the requested beacon data communication rate, to communicate with the user device at the requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device; and
send, to the user device, a response at a data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the requested beacon data communication rate comprises a maximum communication rate for initiating the communication session with the user device.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the advertised beacon data communication rate comprises a minimum communication rate for initiating the communication session.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the advertised beacon data communication rate is greater than the requested beacon data communication rate.

5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from the user device, an authentication request at the data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate; and
send, to the user device, an authentication response at a second communication rate greater than the data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate.

6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 5 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
initiate the communication session with the user device; and
send, to the user device, data at a third communication rate greater than the second communication rate.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a second advertised beacon data communication rate, wherein the second advertised beacon data communication rate satisfies the requested beacon data communication rate.

8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to send a beacon frame comprising the advertised beacon data communication rate.

9. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from a user device, a request indicating a requested beacon data communication rate;
determine, based on the requested beacon data communication rate, that a computing device associated with the at least one processor is unable to satisfy the requested beacon data communication rate via a first communication protocol;
determine, based on the inability to satisfy the requested beacon data communication rate via the first communication protocol, to communicate via a second communication protocol that supports the requested beacon data communication rate; and
send a response indicating the requested beacon data communication rate.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the second communication protocol is at least one of 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the response comprises the requested beacon data communication rate.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
determine that a communication session with the user device has terminated; and
determine, based on determining that the communication session with the user device has terminated, to communicate via the first communication protocol.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the second communication protocol has a lower minimum communication rate for initiating a connection than the first communication protocol.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the first communication protocol is at least one of 802.11ac or 802.11ax.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 9 , wherein the requested beacon data communication rate comprises a maximum communication rate for initiating a communication session with the user device.

16. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive, from a user device, a request to initiate a communication session, wherein the request indicates a requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device;
determine, based on the request, that an advertised beacon data communication rate of the apparatus is different than the requested beacon data communication rate;
determine, based on the requested beacon data communication rate, to communicate with the user device at the requested beacon data communication rate associated with the user device; and
send, to the user device, a response at a data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the requested beacon data communication rate comprises a maximum communication rate for initiating the communication session with the user device.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the advertised beacon data communication rate comprises a minimum communication rate for initiating the communication session.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the advertised beacon data communication rate is greater than the requested beacon data communication rate.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
receive, from the user device, an authentication request at the data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate; and
send, to the user device, an authentication response at a second communication rate greater than the data communication rate associated with the requested beacon data communication rate.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
initiate the communication session with the user device; and
send, to the user device, data at a third communication rate greater than the second communication rate.

22. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the response comprises a second advertised beacon data communication rate, wher

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Ong Ivan

Classifications

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