CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
assigning a plurality of different medium access control (MAC) addresses to a plurality of virtual access point (AP) multi-link devices (MLDs) that are implemented within a physical AP MLD such that each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs is assigned a respective MAC address of the plurality of different MAC addresses; and
establishing wireless communications with one or more stations (STAs) over a plurality of links,
wherein the establishing the wireless communications with the one or more STAs over the plurality of links comprises transmitting, by a first virtual AP MLD of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs, a frame comprising a Multiple-Link information element (IE) carrying one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements with each of the one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements comprising a delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) period field and a DTIM count field,
wherein the DTIM period field indicates a DTIM period of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link, and
wherein the DTIM count field indicates a DTIM count of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link.
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