US Patent Application 18333563. MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS simplified abstract
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MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Inventors
Guogang Huang of Shenzhen (CN)
MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18333563 Titled 'MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
This disclosure presents a method and apparatus for multi-link communication. When simultaneous transmission and reception over multiple links is not possible, a multi-link device sends a data unit over one link and then sends another data unit over another link using channel contention. The end time of the second data unit is not later than the end time of the first data unit. This method ensures fair access to multiple links and reduces the idle rate of the links.
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a multi-link communication method and a related apparatus. In a scenario in which simultaneous transmission and reception over a plurality of links is not supported, a multi-link device first sends a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) over a first link, and then sends a second PPDU over a second link through channel contention, where an end time of the second PPDU is not later than an end time of the first PPDU. The method not only ensures fairness of multi-link access, but also can reduce an idle rate of the plurality of links.
