US 12,219,464 B2
Multi-link communication
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); Lochan Verma, Danville, CA (US); and Yanjun Sun, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,988.
Application 17/942,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/926,644, filed on Jul. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,445,431.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/873,827, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/003,272, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/003,284, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007572 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04L 1/1607 (2023.01); H04W 4/23 (2018.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 12/73 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 74/0808 (2024.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01); H04W 92/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/08 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1621 (2013.01); H04W 4/23 (2018.02); H04W 8/245 (2013.01); H04W 12/73 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04W 92/10 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) including a first AP associated with a first communication link of the AP MLD and including one or more second APs associated with one or more respective second communication links of the AP MLD, the method comprising:
generating a frame by the first AP of the AP MLD, the frame including:
a first plurality of elements carrying information for the first AP of the AP MLD; and
one or more per-link profile subelements, each of the per-link profile subelements including a second plurality of elements carrying information for a respective second AP of the one or more second APs of the AP MLD, wherein an absence of an element of the first plurality of elements from the second plurality of elements included in a respective per-link profile subelement indicates that the second AP corresponding to the respective per-link profile subelement inherits information from the element of the first plurality of elements corresponding to the first AP, wherein a presence of an element of the first plurality of elements in the second plurality of elements included in a respective per-link profile subelement indicates that information carried in the element present in the second plurality of elements included in the respective per-link profile subelement is different from information carried in the element of the first plurality of elements for the first AP; and
transmitting the frame, by the first AP of the AP MLD, over the first communication link of the AP MLD.