US 12,439,464 B2
Multi-link operation (MLO) for easy mesh
Xiaolong Huang, Santee, CA (US); Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, San Diego, CA (US); Srinivas Katar, Fremont, CA (US); Mughilan Ramajayam, Pleasanton, CA (US); Sandip Homchaudhuri, San Jose, CA (US); and Manish Shukla, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,855.
Prior Publication US 2024/0098811 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first Multiple Access Point (Multi-AP) device, comprising:
a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the first Multi-AP device to:
output a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) Configuration Request Message to a second Multi-AP device over a first communication link, the DPP Configuration Request Message indicating multi-link operation (MLO) capabilities of the first Multi-AP device;
obtain a DPP Configuration Response Message from the second Multi-AP device over the first communication link, the DPP Configuration Response Message indicating MLO association information responsive to the indicated MLO capabilities; and
establish a backhaul path with a third Multi-AP device on the first communication link and one or more second communication links according to the MLO association information.