Multi link TXOP aggregation

A method of providing multi-link operation channel access in a multi-link network, the method comprising:

• determining that a first backoff countdown associated with a first link of the multi-link network has ended;
• in response, determining whether a second backoff countdown associated with a second link of the multi-link network is less than or equal to a threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to the threshold:
• suspending the second backoff countdown at a first value;
• transmitting a frame on at least one of the first and second links;
• and
• generating a second start value for the second backoff countdown that is less than the first value.

A method of providing multi-link operation channel access in a multi-link network, the method comprising:

• determining that a first backoff countdown associated with a first link of the multi-link network has ended;
• in response, determining whether a second backoff countdown associated with a second link of the multi-link network is less than or equal to a threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to the threshold:
• suspending the second backoff countdown;
• and
• in response to determining that the second backoff countdown is greater than the threshold,
• transmitting a frame on one of the first and second link.