JPWO2021011476A5

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Publication number: JPWO2021011476A5
Application number: JP2022501254A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-07-25

Claims

A method implemented by a non-access point (non-AP) multilink device (MLD), comprising:
discovering said AP MLD based on a message received from an access point (AP) MLD, said message comprising a beacon or a response to a request sent from said non-AP MLD, said message comprising association identifiers associated with multiple links of multi-link operation to said non-AP MLD;
and communicating with the AP MLD using the multilink behavior based on the association identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said message includes an identifier of said non-AP MLD, said identifier of said non-AP MLD including a media access control address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein there are physical layer and logical entities in the non-AP MLD and AP MLD for each link of the plurality of links of the multilink operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said response comprises a beacon, said beacon comprising a multilink element indicating multilink capabilities of one or more APs belonging to said AP MLD.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-AP MLD includes multiple stations.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving channel information for the multilink operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the AP MLD comprises multiple APs, and wherein the AP MLD and the multiple APs are discovered based on the message containing the association identifier associated with the multiple links of the multilink operation.

A non-access point (AP) multilink device (MLD), said non-AP MLD comprising a processor operatively connected to a receiver, said processor comprising:
discovering said AP MLD based on a message received from an access point (AP) MLD, said message comprising a beacon or a response to a request sent from said non-AP MLD, said message comprising association identifiers associated with multiple links of multi-link operation to said non-AP MLD;
A non-AP MLD configured to communicate with the AP MLD via the receiver using the multilink behavior based on the association identifier.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein there are physical layer and logical entities in the non-AP MLD and AP MLD for each link of the plurality of links of the multilink operation.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein said response comprises a beacon, said beacon comprising a multilink element indicating multilink capabilities of one or more APs belonging to said AP MLD.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to receive channel information for the multilink operation via the receiver.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein the non-AP MLD includes multiple stations.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein the AP MLD includes a plurality of APs, the AP MLD and the plurality of APs are discovered based on the message containing the association identifier associated with the plurality of links of the multilink operation.

9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, wherein the message includes an identifier of the non-AP MLD, and wherein the identifier of the non-AP MLD includes a media access control address.

sending the request as a request for multilink operation to the AP MLD over a first link, the request including an identifier of the non-AP MLD, the identifier being a media access control address;
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving the message on the first link in response to the request.

The processor
sending, via the receiver, the request as a request for multilink operation to the AP MLD over a first link, the request including an identifier of the non-AP MLD, the identifier being a media access control address;
9. The non-AP MLD of claim 8, further configured to: receive the message on the first link in response to the request, via the receiver.