US 11,864,045 B2
Non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) soft access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD)
Abhishek Pramod Patil, San Diego, CA (US); George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US); Alfred Asterjadhi, San Diego, CA (US); Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, San Diego, CA (US); Yanjun Sun, San Diego, CA (US); Gaurang Naik, San Diego, CA (US); Tushnim Bhattacharyya, San Diego, CA (US); and Vikram Phogat, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/409,370.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053972 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 36/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/18 (2013.01) [H04W 36/00835 (2018.08); H04W 36/06 (2013.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication by a wireless station (STA), comprising:
operating as a non-simultaneous transmit-receive (NSTR) soft access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) including a first AP associated with a primary link and including a second AP associated with a non-primary link;
and
transmitting, on only the primary link, one or more frames carrying an indication of an unavailability of the non-primary link, the indication comprising a Do Not Transmit (DNT) bit carried in a Reduced Neighbor Report (RNR) Element of the one or more frames transmitted on the primary link.