US 12,089,275 B2
Multiple-BSSID support in multi-link operation in wireless communications
Yongho Seok, San Jose, CA (US); Kai Ying Lu, San Jose, CA (US); Gabor Bajko, San Jose, CA (US); and James Chih-Shi Yee, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on May 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/143,586.
Application 18/143,586 is a continuation of application No. 17/235,029, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,672,039.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/013,584, filed on Apr. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276517 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
establishing a multi-basic service set identifier (multi-BSSID) environment with a plurality of virtual access point (AP) multi-link devices (MLDs) implemented within a physical AP MLD; and
wirelessly communicating with one or more stations (STAs) over a plurality of links in a multi-link operation,
wherein each virtual AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs has a respective AP MLD medium access control (MAC) address used in establishing a respective administrative domain over the plurality of links, and
wherein each virtual AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs is associated with a respective plurality of BSSIDs each of which corresponding to a respective link of the plurality of links.