US 11,722,946 B2
Signaling for link aggregation setup and reconfiguration
Yan Zhou, San Diego, CA (US); Abhishek Pramod Patil, San Diego, CA (US); Alfred Asterjadhi, San Diego, CA (US); Venkata Ramanan Venkatachalam Jayaraman, San Diego, CA (US); George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US); and Simone Merlin, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/72,795.
Application 17/072,795 is a division of application No. 15/870,606, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,856,203.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/448,326, filed on Jan. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0051563 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04L 1/1607 (2023.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H04L 47/34 (2022.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04L 47/41 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 40/02 (2013.01) [H04B 1/0483 (2013.01); H04B 1/1615 (2013.01); H04L 1/1621 (2013.01); H04L 1/1628 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/0215 (2013.01); H04W 28/0221 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01); H04L 47/41 (2013.01); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
identify first aggregation capability information indicating a capability of a first wireless device to communicate in parallel over a plurality of wireless links and indicating an association between one or more first traffic identifiers and the plurality of wireless links, wherein the first aggregation capability information indicates an association between a first set of one or more traffic identifiers and a first set of one or more wireless links of the plurality of wireless links;
receive second aggregation capability information from a second wireless device, the second aggregation capability information indicating a capability of the second wireless device to communicate in parallel over the plurality of wireless links and indicating an association between one or more second traffic identifiers and the plurality of wireless links, wherein the second aggregation capability information indicates an association between a second set of one or more traffic identifiers and a second set of one or more wireless links of the plurality of wireless links; and
establish a multi-link session between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on the identified first aggregation capability information and the received second aggregation capability information.