| CPC H04W 74/085 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1621 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/0866 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An operation method of a communication node in a wireless communication network, the operation method comprising:
selecting a first random backoff counter value for a first random backoff operation, and selecting a second random backoff counter value for a second random backoff operation;
performing the first random backoff operation on a first link during a first period according to the first random backoff counter value, and performing the second random backoff operation on a second link during a second period according to the second random backoff counter value;
in response to determining not to transmit a first frame based on a remaining counter value of the second random backoff operation being less than a threshold when the first random backoff operation is completed, performing a monitoring operation on the first link while performing the second random backoff operation; and
in response to determining that the first link is in an idle state as a result of the monitoring operation, and that the second random backoff operation is completed, transmitting the first frame on the first link and a second frame on the second link, respectively, from a completion time point of the second random backoff operation.
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