US Patent Application 18335527. MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS simplified abstract
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MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS
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Guogang Huang of Shenzhen (CN)
MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18335527 Titled 'MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
This application describes a method and apparatus for setting up a multi-link communication system. The method involves a non-AP MLD (Multi-Link Device) sending a request for multi-link setup on a first link. An AP MLD responds with an association response to indicate whether the multi-link setup is successful. If the first link is not accepted, the AP MLD sets a specific status code in the response frame to indicate this cause. This application is designed for WLAN systems that support next-generation Wi-Fi protocols such as 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), and EHT, as well as other protocols in the 802.11 series. It can also be applied to the future 802.11be: Wi-Fi 8 protocol.
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of this application relates to a multi-link communication setup method and a related apparatus. The method includes: a non-AP MLD sends an association request frame on a first link, to request multi-link setup. An AP MLD returns an association response frame on the first link, to notify whether multi-link setup succeeds. The AP MLD sets a second status code field of a multi-link element of the association response frame to a newly defined value, to indicate that a cause why a link is not accepted is that the first link is not accepted. This application is applied to a WLAN system that supports a next generation Wi-Fi protocol of 802.11ax, for example, 802.11be, Wi-Fi 7, or EHT, and other 802.11 series protocols; and for another example, a next generation protocol of 802.11be: Wi-Fi 8.
