US 12,219,638 B2
Method for performing multi-link communication in wireless communication system
Namyeong Kim, Seoul (KR); Jeongki Kim, Seoul (KR); Jinsoo Choi, Seoul (KR); Sungjin Park, Seoul (KR); Taewon Song, Seoul (KR); and Insun Jang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/585,787.
Application 18/585,787 is a continuation of application No. 17/908,794, previously published as PCT/KR2021/002686, filed on Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0027396 (KR), filed on Mar. 4, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0076004 (KR), filed on Jun. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205998 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 36/00692 (2023.05); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:
transmitting, by a first non-access point (AP) station (STA) affiliated with a non-AP multi-link device (MLD) to a first AP affiliated with an AP MLD, a multi-link probe request frame including complete elements of a second AP affiliated with the AP MLD; and
receiving, by the first non-AP STA, a multi-link probe response frame from the first AP, based on the multi-link probe request frame, wherein the multi-link probe response frame includes the complete elements of the second AP,
wherein the first AP operating on a first link and the second AP operating on a second link are affiliated with the AP MLD,
wherein the first non-AP STA operating on the first link is affiliated with the non-AP MLD,
wherein the multi-link probe request frame includes 1-bit information on whether the complete elements or partial elements of the second AP are requested,
wherein based on the 1-bit information being set to 1, the complete elements of the second AP are requested, and
wherein based on the 1-bit information being set to 0, the partial elements of the second AP are requested.