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Non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) soft access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD)

US11864045B2 · 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
Yanjun Sun · Beijing, CN
Gaurang NAIK · San Diego, US
Tushnim Bhattacharyya · San Diego, US
Vikram Phogat · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2021
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless station (STA) operating as a non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) soft access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) associated with a primary link and a non-primary link determines that the non-primary link is unavailable, and transmits, on only the primary link, a frame carrying an indication of the unavailability of the non-primary link. The NSTR softAP MLD may set a Do Not Transmit (DNT) bit to a value of 1 and may operate as a single-link device on the primary link based on the unavailability of the non-primary link. In some instances, the NSTR softAP MLD determines that the non-primary link is available while operating as the single-link device on the primary link, resets the DNT bit based on the availability of the non-primary link, and transmits the reset DNT bit in another frame on only the primary link.

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