US Patent Application 18338326. MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS simplified abstract
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MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS
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MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18338326 Titled 'MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
This application is about a method and apparatus for transmitting group addressed traffic in a multi-link group. It involves an access point (AP) sending information to indicate whether other APs in the group have group addressed traffic. This allows a station (STA) to know if multiple APs have group addressed traffic without having to listen to each AP individually. This reduces power consumption for the STA. This application can be used in a wireless local area network system that supports the IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi protocol, such as the 802.11be protocol.
Original Abstract Submitted
This application is applicable to a multi-link group addressed traffic transmission method and an apparatus. A first access point (AP) of an AP multi-link device (MLD) sends group addressed traffic indication information indicating whether each AP of other APs of the AP MLD has a group addressed traffic, so that a station (STA) can learn whether the multiple APs have a group addressed traffic. In this way, each STA of the STAMLD does not need to listen to each AP whether each AP has a group addressed traffic. This reduces power consumption of the STA MLD. This application may be applied to a wireless local area network system that supports an IEEE 802.11ax next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol, for example, 802.11 series protocols such as 802.11be.
