	US 11,722,894 B2
	Methods and devices for multi-link device (MLD) address discovery in a wireless network
Gabor Bajko, San Jose, CA (US); Yongho Seok, San Jose, CA (US); James Chih-Shi Yee, San Jose, CA (US); and Kai Ying Lu, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Mediatek Singapore PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed by MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/243,305.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/021,709, filed on May 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0352474 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. H04M 1/65 (2006.01); H04M 1/68 (2006.01); H04M 3/16 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method of discovering a multi-link device (MLD) on a wireless network, the method comprising:

transmitting a beacon frame for receipt by a wireless station (STA) MLD, wherein the beacon frame comprises a MAC address of an AP MLD on the wireless network, wherein the AP MLD comprises a plurality of STAs operating on a plurality of wireless links and associated with a plurality of wireless medium (WM) MAC addresses;

generating a password element using a preconfigured password and at least one WM MAC address of the plurality of STAs of the AP MLD; and

performing authentication between the AP MLD and the STA MLD using the password element.