US 12,289,201 B2
Conditional inheritance in management frame for multi-link aggregation
Yongchun Xiao, San Jose, CA (US); Abhishek Pramod Patil, San Diego, CA (US); Sandip HomChaudhuri, San Jose, CA (US); Ravi Gidvani, Fremont, CA (US); Alfred Asterjadhi, San Diego, CA (US); and George Cherian, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,067.
Application 17/735,067 is a continuation of application No. 16/288,037, filed on Feb. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,329,871.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,904, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/636,287, filed on Feb. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329482 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 40/244 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 74/006 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. A method for multi-link communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:
establishing multi-link communication between a first WLAN apparatus and a second WLAN apparatus, the multi-link communication including a first communication link and a second communication link; and
transmitting a management frame from the first WLAN apparatus to the second WLAN apparatus, wherein the management frame includes management elements associated with the first communication link and a link profile associated with the second communication link, wherein the link profile includes a non-inheritance element indicating which management elements associated with the first communication link are not inherited for the second communication link.