US 11,924,823 B2
Multi-link device association and reassociation
Young Hoon Kwon, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); Liwen Chu, San Ramon, CA (US); Hongyuan Zhang, Fremont, CA (US); and Huiling Lou, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/182,141.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/980,173, filed on Feb. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0266931 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 72/1263 (2023.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/1263 (2013.01) [H04W 60/005 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first-device, comprising:
wherein the first-device is configured to be currently associated with and coupled to a second-device over a wireless communications link; and
wherein the first-device is configured to,
store a current association setup between the first-device and the second-device;
identify a unique identifier of the second-device;
transmit a reassociation request frame to a third-device;
wherein at least one of the second-device and third-device is an AP multi-link-device (AP-MLD);
wherein the reassociation request frame is configured to request a new association with the third-device and includes the unique identifier of the second-device;
receive a response frame from the third-device; and
wherein the response frame includes an indication that request was successful.