18176378. BTM-BASED LOAD BALANCING simplified abstract (QUALCOMM Incorporated)

BTM-BASED LOAD BALANCING

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Srinivas Katar of Fremont CA (US)

George Cherian of San Diego CA (US)

Abhishek Pramod Patil of San Diego CA (US)

Sai Yiu Duncan Ho of San Diego CA (US)

Alfred Asterjadhi of San Diego CA (US)

Gaurang Naik of San Diego CA (US)

Yanjun Sun of San Diego CA (US)

Abdel Karim Ajami of San Diego CA (US)

BTM-BASED LOAD BALANCING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18176378 titled 'BTM-BASED LOAD BALANCING

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method of load balancing using an AP multi-link device (MLD) to recommend that a non-AP MLD move to a specific set of links and operate on them without purging context between the devices.

• Load balancing method using AP multi-link device recommendations
• Non-AP MLD moves to indicated set of links and operates without purging context
• Non-compliance may result in disassociation from AP MLD
• Recommendation to move to different AP MLD after multi-link setup
• Disassociation from non-AP MLD after moving to different AP MLD

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1. 1. 1. Potential Applications

• Network load balancing in wireless communication systems
• Optimization of data traffic distribution in multi-link setups

1. 1. 1. Problems Solved

• Efficient load balancing without disrupting network connections
• Seamless transition between different AP MLDs for improved performance

1. 1. 1. Benefits

• Enhanced network performance and reliability
• Simplified management of network resources
• Improved user experience with seamless data transmission

Original Abstract Submitted

Aspects are provided for BTM-based load balancing. Various aspects relate generally to a method of load balancing where an AP multi-link device (MLD) recommends that a non-AP MLD move to an indicated set of links of the AP MLD and operate on the indicated set of links without purging context between the AP MLD and the non-AP MLD. In some examples, if the non-AP MLD does not comply, then the non-AP MLD may face disassociation from the AP MLD. Some aspects more specifically relate to recommending that the non-AP MLD move to an indicated set of links of a different AP MLD and operate on the indicated set of links of the different AP MLD after performing a multi-link setup with the different AP MLD. In some examples, the AP MLD may then disassociate from the non-AP MLD.