US 12,225,469 B2
Peer-to-peer communication with non-simultaneous transmit and receive operation
Rubayet Shafin, Allen, TX (US); Boon Loong Ng, Plano, TX (US); Peshal Nayak, Plano, TX (US); and Shiyang Leng, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,848.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,326, filed on May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/331,136, filed on Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/327,668, filed on Apr. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/213,018, filed on Jun. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0408367 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 52/0258 (2013.01) [H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) comprising:
a plurality of first stations (STAs) that each comprise a transceiver configured to:
transmit or receive first signals on multi-link operation (MLO) links between the first STAs and corresponding APs of an AP MLD, respectively, and
transmit or receive second signals on tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) direct links between the first STAs and other peer STAs or corresponding peer STAs of a second non-AP MLD, respectively,
wherein at least two of the first STAs form a non-simultaneous transmit/receive (NSTR) link pair; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceivers, the processor configured to:
determine that a TDLS transmission is impending over one of the TDLS direct links from one of the first STAs that forms the NSTR link pair, and
generate a TDLS transmission notification message that includes an indication that the TDLS transmission is impending,
wherein one or more of the transceivers are further configured to transmit, to the AP MLD on one of the MLO links via a corresponding one of the first STAs, the TDLS transmission notification message.