US 12,089,255 B2
Multi-link RTS and CTS transmissions
Insun Jang, Seoul (KR); Jeongki Kim, Seoul (KR); Jinsoo Choi, Seoul (KR); Namyeong Kim, Seoul (KR); Suhwook Kim, Seoul (KR); Sungjin Park, Seoul (KR); and Taewon Song, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,164.
Application 18/597,164 is a continuation of application No. 17/800,174, filed on Aug. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0215070 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 74/0816 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 74/0816 (2013.01) [H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first station (STA) affiliated with a multi-link device (MLD) that has at least one non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) link pair, a request to send (RTS) frame, wherein the first STA is related to a first link that is a member of the MLD's at least one NSTR link pair, wherein the RTS frame is received on the first link, wherein a second STA is affiliated with the MLD and is related to a second link that is a member of the MLD's at least one NSTR link pair; and
determining, by the first STA, whether to respond with a clear to send (CTS) frame to the RTS frame, wherein the first STA does not respond with the CTS frame based on the second STA being a transmission opportunity (TXOP) responder on the second link.