US 12,395,890 B2
Multi-link operation (MLO) in Wi-Fi networks
Mowen Lu, Palo Alto, CA (US); Manikanden Balakrishnan, San Mateo, CA (US); and William J. McFarland, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to PLUME DESIGN, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Plume Design, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,854.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064571 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 28/082 (2023.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/082 (2023.05) [H04W 72/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
29. An Access Point (AP) device of a Wi-Fi system having at least first and second Wi-Fi devices, the AP device and first and second Wi-Fi devices each having one or more radios configured to operate over multiple Wi-Fi bands, each Wi-Fi band including a plurality of accessible channels each having a predetermined frequency range, wherein:
a first wireless connection is formed between the first Wi-Fi device and the AP device enabling communication between the first Wi-Fi device and the AP device;
a second wireless connection is formed between the AP device and the second Wi-Fi device enabling communication between the AP device and the second Wi-Fi device;
a first group of channels selected from the accessible channels of the multiple Wi-Fi bands is assigned to the one or more radios of the first Wi-Fi device;
the one or more radios of the first Wi-Fi device are configured to communicate with the AP device via the first wireless connection using a first set of connection channels selected from the first group of assigned channels;
a second group of channels selected from the accessible channels of the multiple Wi-Fi bands is assigned to the one or more radios of the AP device, the second group of assigned channels including at least the first set of connection channels;
the one or more radios of the AP device are configured to communicate with the second Wi-Fi device via the second wireless connection using a second set of connection channels selected from the second group of assigned channels;
the first group of assigned channels is different from the second group of assigned channels; and
the first and second groups of channels is assigned to the first and second Wi-Fi devices, respectively, the first and second sets of connection channels are established for the first and second wireless connections, respectively.