Apparatus, system and method of performing a fine time measurement (FTM) procedure with a responder station
View Patent ↗Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) procedure with a responder station. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a responder station to transmit an information element including FTM availability information, the FTM availability information including an indication of a plurality of channels and, for a channel of the plurality of channels, one or more FTM availability windows; and to be available to perform an FTM procedure on the channel during the FTM availability windows corresponding to the channel.
1. An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor configured to cause a first responder station to:
process a request from a second responder station to perform a Fine Time Measurement (FTM) procedure with the first responder station, the request comprising an indication of a plurality of first channels, which are requested by the second responder station for the FTM procedure, the request comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels requested by the second responder station, an entry corresponding to a first channel of the plurality of first channels comprising an indication of the first channel, and a requested number of FTM measurements to be performed over the first channel;
transmit to the second responder station a response comprising an indication of a plurality of second channels, which are approved by the first responder station for the FTM procedure, and FTM availability information, the plurality of second channels comprising two or more channels of the plurality of first channels, the FTM availability information comprising, for a channel of the plurality of second channels, one or more FTM availability windows, the response comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels, an entry corresponding to a second channel of the plurality of second channels comprising an indication of the second channel and FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel, the FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel comprising an FTM availability time to indicate a beginning of an FTM availability window, and an FTM availability window value to indicate a duration of the FTM availability window; and
be available to perform the FTM procedure with the second responder station over the plurality of second channels according to the FTM availability information.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises an information element comprising the plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the first channel comprises at least one indication selected from a group consisting of a channel frequency, a channel bandwidth, a control channel of a bonded channel, and a high-throughput capability.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises an FTM request message.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises an information element comprising the plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel comprises an FTM availability windows periodicity to indicate a beginning of a next FTM availability window.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the first responder station to select to transmit said response, only if an identifier of said second responder station satisfies a predefined criterion.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises an FTM response message.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the first responder station to perform an FTM measurement with a mobile device.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising one or more antennas.
11. A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a first responder station to:
process a request from a second responder station to perform a Fine Time Measurement (FTM) procedure with the first responder station, the request comprising an indication of a plurality of first channels, which are requested by the second responder station for the FTM procedure, the request comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels requested by the second responder station, an entry corresponding to a first channel of the plurality of first channels comprising an indication of the first channel, and a requested number of FTM measurements to be performed over the first channel;
transmit to the second responder station a response comprising an indication of a plurality of second channels, which are approved by the first responder station for the FTM procedure, and FTM availability information, the plurality of second channels comprising two or more channels of the plurality of first channels, the FTM availability information comprising, for a channel of the plurality of second channels, one or more FTM availability windows, the response comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels, an entry corresponding to a second channel of the plurality of second channels comprising an indication of the second channel and FTM information corresponding to the second channel, the FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel comprising an FTM availability time to indicate a beginning of an FTM availability window, and an FTM availability window value to indicate a duration of the FTM availability window; and
be available to perform the FTM procedure with the second responder station over the plurality of second channels according to the FTM availability information.
12. The product of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the first channel comprises at least one indication selected from a group consisting of a channel frequency, a channel bandwidth, a control channel of a bonded channel, and a high-throughput capability.
13. An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor configured to cause a first responder station to:
transmit a request to a second responder station to perform a Fine Time Measurement (FTM) procedure with the second responder station, the request comprising an indication of a plurality of first channels, which are requested by the first responder station for the FTM procedure, the request comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels requested by the first responder station, an entry corresponding to a first channel of the plurality of first channels comprising an indication of the first channel, and a requested number of FTM measurements to be performed over the first channel;
process a response from the second responder station, the response comprising an indication of a plurality of second channels, which are approved by the second responder station for the FTM procedure, and FTM availability information, the plurality of second channels comprising two or more channels of the plurality of first channels, the FTM availability information comprising, for a channel of the plurality of second channels, one or more FTM availability windows, the response comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels, an entry corresponding to a second channel of the plurality of second channels comprising an indication of the second channel and FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel, the FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel comprising an FTM availability time to indicate a beginning of an FTM availability window, and an FTM availability window value to indicate a duration of the FTM availability window; and
perform the FTM procedure with the second responder station over two or more of the plurality of second channels according to the FTM availability information.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 configured to cause the first responder station to estimate a location of the first responder station based on the FTM procedure with the second responder station.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel comprises an FTM availability windows periodicity to indicate a beginning of a next FTM availability window.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the request comprises an information element comprising the plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels.
17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the indication of the first channel comprises at least one indication selected from a group consisting of a channel frequency, a channel bandwidth, a control channel of a bonded channel, and a high-throughput capability.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the request comprises an FTM request message.
19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the response comprises an information element comprising the plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels.
20. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the response comprises an FTM response message.
21. The apparatus of claim 13 configured to cause the first responder station to perform an FTM measurement with a mobile device.
22. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising one or more antennas.
23. A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a first responder station to:
transmit a request to a second responder station to perform a Fine Time Measurement (FTM) procedure with the second responder station, the request comprising an indication of a plurality of first channels, which are requested by the first responder station for the FTM procedure, the request comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of first channels requested by the first responder station, an entry corresponding to a first channel of the plurality of first channels comprising an indication of the first channel, and a requested number of FTM measurements to be performed over the first channel;
process a response from the second responder station, the response comprising an indication of a plurality of second channels, which are approved by the second responder station for the FTM procedure, and FTM availability information, the plurality of second channels comprising two or more channels of the plurality of first channels, the FTM availability information comprising, for a channel of the plurality of second channels, one or more FTM availability windows, the response comprises a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of second channels, an entry corresponding to a second channel of the plurality of second channels comprising an indication of the second channel and FTM availability information corresponding to the second channel, the FTM information corresponding to the second channel comprising an FTM availability time to indicate a beginning of an FTM availability window, and an FTM availability window value to indicate a duration of the FTM availability window; and
perform the FTM procedure with the second responder station over two or more of the plurality of second channels according to the FTM availability information.
24. The product of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the first responder station to estimate a location of the first responder station based on the FTM procedure with the second responder station.