Method and system for client device localization

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

transmitting a request for feedback information corresponding to an access point and a client device associated with the access point, wherein feedback information includes information related to a communications path between a client device and an access point;

receiving feedback information corresponding to the access point and the client device associated with the access point;

receiving affiliated feedback information corresponding an affiliated access point and the client device, wherein:

the affiliated feedback information is facilitated by a request for affiliated feedback information;

the affiliated feedback information includes information incorrectly identifying the access point as a sender of the request for affiliated feedback information; and

the client device is to only respond to request for the affiliated feedback information; and

determining, by a processor, a location of a network device using the feedback information and the affiliated feedback information.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a communication including the feedback information and the affiliated feedback information; and

receiving a response to the communication including the location of the network device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback information includes a tag identifier that directly or indirectly identifies a sender of a request for the feedback information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for feedback information includes one or more sounding frames.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a distance between the client device and the access point using the feedback information;

determining a distance between the client device and the affiliated access point using the affiliated feedback information; and

determining a location of the network device using the distance between the client device and the access point and the distance between the client device and the affiliated access point.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining a distance between the client device and an access point includes determining a Power Delay Profile (PDP) based on the feedback information.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein transmitting a request for feedback information includes transmitting a wireless signal using a transmit power, and wherein determining a distance between the client device and the access point includes using a path loss, wherein the path loss is determined by comparing the transmit power to a signal strength of the feedback information when the feedback information is received.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a path loss of a path of the received feedback information, wherein the path loss is determined using a time difference between a time that the feedback information was received and a time that data was received on a second path.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the communications path is a direct path or an indirect path, wherein a direct path includes a line of sight connection.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the communications path is an indirect path, wherein an indirect path includes an obstruction between end points of the communications path;

waiting a predetermined period of time;

re-transmitting the request for feedback information corresponding to an access point and a client device associated with the access point on a second communications path; and

determining that the second communications path is a direct path.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information incorrectly identifying the access point as a sender of the request for affiliated feedback information is included in the request for affiliated feedback information by the affiliated access point to spoof the access point.

12. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

transmit a request for feedback information corresponding to an access point and a client device associated with the access point, wherein feedback information includes information related to a communications path between a client device and an access point;

receive feedback information corresponding to the access point and the client device associated with the access point;

receive affiliated feedback information corresponding an affiliated access point and the client device, wherein:

the affiliated feedback information is facilitated by a request for affiliated feedback information;

the affiliated feedback information includes information incorrectly identifying the access point as a sender of the request for affiliated feedback information; and

the client device to only respond to request for the affiliated feedback information; and

determine a location of the network device using the feedback information and the affiliated feedback information.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the one or more processors to:

transmit a communication including the feedback information and the affiliated feedback information; and

receive a response to the communication including the location of the network device.

14. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the feedback information includes a tag identifier that directly or indirectly identifies a sender of a request for the feedback information.

15. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the request for feedback information includes one or more sounding frames.

16. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the one or more processors to:

determine a distance between the client device and the access point using the feedback information;

determine a distance between the client device and the affiliated access point using the affiliated feedback information; and

determine a location of the network device using the distance between the client device and the access point and the distance between the client device and the affiliated access point.

17. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein to determine a distance between the client device and an access point, the instructions are further to cause the one or more processors to determine a Power Delay Profile (PDP) based on the feedback information.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus to cause the data processing apparatus to:

receive wireless signals associated with one or more wireless devices using a wireless receiver;

transmit wireless signals addressed to one or more wireless devices using a wireless transmitter;

transmit a request for feedback information corresponding to an access point and a client device associated with the access point, wherein the feedback information includes information related to a communications path between a client device and an access point;

receive the feedback information corresponding to the access point and the client device associated with the access point;

receive affiliated feedback information corresponding to an affiliated access point and the client device, wherein:

the affiliated feedback information is facilitated by a request for affiliated feedback information

the affiliated feedback information includes information incorrectly identifying the access point as a sender of the request for affiliated feedback information; and

the client device is to only respond to request for the affiliated feedback information; and

determine a location of the network device using the feedback information and the affiliated feedback information.