CPC H04W 52/0219 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1642 (2013.01); H04W 28/085 (2013.01); H04W 28/20 (2013.01); H04W 40/244 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 52/0251 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for transmitting traffic streams in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that utilizes a plurality of WLAN communication links in respective frequency segments, the method comprising:
determining, at a first communication device, whether a specific WLAN communication link has been negotiated with a second communication device for a first traffic stream;
in response to determining that the specific WLAN communication link has been negotiated for the first traffic stream, transmitting, by the first communication device, packets in the first traffic stream only via the specific WLAN communication link; and
in response to determining that no WLAN communication link has been negotiated with the second communication device for the first traffic stream, transmitting, by the first communication device, packets in the first traffic stream via multiple WLAN communication links.
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