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Multi-link communication

US11228963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Abhishek Pramod Patil · San Diego, US
George Cherian · San Diego, US
Alfred Asterjadhi · San Diego, US
Sai Yiu Duncan Ho · San Diego, US
Lochan Verma · Danville, US
Yanjun Sun · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 2020
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for associating a wireless communication device such as a wireless station (STA) of a STA multi-link device (MLD) with an access point (AP) MLD that includes a first AP associated with a first communication link of the AP MLD and includes one or more secondary APs associated with one or more respective secondary communication links of the first AP MLD. The AP MLD transmits a frame including an advertising information element carrying discovery information for the first AP of the AP MLD, including a first portion carrying discovery information for each secondary AP of the one or more secondary APs of the AP MLD, and including a second portion carrying common attributes of the one or more secondary APs of the AP MLD.

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