Systems and methods for managing power usage of a multi-link device equipped with a plurality of radio interfaces

An apparatus for managing use of power, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing computer instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• select a first one of a plurality of radio links, operating in an active mode, as a selected radio link;
• switch operation of the selected radio link from the active mode to a power save mode, and switch operation of a second radio link of the plurality of radio links to a disabled mode;
• transmit a signal to an access point for indicating the switch of the operation of the selected radio link to the power save mode, wherein in response to the signal, a first type of radio traffic mapped to the second radio link is remapped to the selected radio link for receiving, via the selected radio link, the first type of radio traffic;
• in response to the selected radio link being in the power save mode, transition the selected radio link between an asleep state and an awake state;
• and
• receive, via the selected radio link, during the awake state, radio traffic information for the plurality of radio links.

A system for managing use of power, the system comprising:

• a responding processor configured to:
• select a first one of a plurality of radio links, operating in an active mode, as a selected radio link;
• switch operation of the selected radio link from the active mode to a power save mode, and switch operation of a second radio link of the plurality of radio links to a disabled mode;
• transmit a signal to an access point for indicating the switch of the operation of the selected radio link to the power save mode, wherein in response to the signal, a first type of radio traffic mapped to the second radio link is remapped to the selected radio link for receiving, via the selected radio link, the first type of radio traffic;
• and
• in response to the selected radio link being in the power save mode, transition the selected radio link between an awake state and an asleep state;
• and
• a transmitting processor configured to:
• receive information on the selected radio link;
• retrieve radio traffic information for the plurality of radio links;
• and
• transmit the radio traffic information on the selected radio link.