US 12,219,467 B2
Network management frame for MLO and MBSSID
Gaurang Naik, San Diego, CA (US); Abhishek Pramod Patil, San Diego, CA (US); Yanjun Sun, San Diego, CA (US); Abdel Karim Ajami, San Diego, CA (US); Alfred Asterjadhi, San Diego, CA (US); George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US); and Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,136.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262585 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node associated with at least one multi-basic service set identifier (MBSSID), comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
designate at least one multi-link (ML) element in a network management frame as a parent ML element;
generate the network management frame including:
the parent ML element; and
at least one child ML element associated with the parent ML element, wherein the network management frame includes a first ML element and at least one first MBSSID element, and wherein the first ML element in the network management frame is designated as the parent ML element, and the at least one first MBSSID element is designated as the at least one child ML element; and
transmit the network management frame to at least one ML device associated with at least one basic service set identifier (BSSID) of the at least one MBSSID.