US 12,382,282 B2
Group cast with retries (GCR) for multi-link operation (MLO)
Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jarkko L. Kneckt, Los Gatos, CA (US); Yong Liu, Campbell, CA (US); Jinjing Jiang, San Jose, CA (US); Yoel Boger, Herzliya (IL); Tianyu Wu, Cupertino, CA (US); and Su Khiong Yong, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/721,996.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/224,799, filed on Jul. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032665 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/1607 (2023.01); H04L 1/1809 (2023.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/043 (2021.01); H04W 12/122 (2021.01); H04W 28/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/40 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01); H04W 92/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/041 (2021.01) [H04L 1/1621 (2013.01); H04L 1/1809 (2013.01); H04W 12/043 (2021.01); H04W 12/122 (2021.01); H04W 28/04 (2013.01); H04W 28/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/40 (2018.02); H04L 2001/0093 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04W 92/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A method for an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), comprising:
generating a Group Temporal Key (GTK)_Group Cast with Retries (GCR)_Multi-link (ML) at a MLD level for transmission of a GCR frame, wherein the GCR frame includes a group address subject to a GCR-multi-link operation (MLO) agreement;
encrypting the GCR frame using the GTK_GCR ML; and
transmitting the encrypted GCR frame.