Multi-link operation for peer-to-peer WiFi communication
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Swartz, Malcolm M. Smith, Pooya Monajemi
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Abstract
Techniques for wireless multi-link operation (MLO) are disclosed. These techniques include determining that a first wireless station (STA), in a wireless network comprising a wireless access point (AP) and a plurality of peer-to-peer (P2P) STAs, comprises a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) constraint. The techniques further include allocating one or more wireless links relating to MLO for the AP and the plurality of P2P STAs, based on the NSTR constraint, and initiating transmission between the AP and one or more of the P2P STAs using MLO and the allocated one or more wireless links.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining that a first wireless station (STA), in a wireless network comprising a wireless access point (AP) and a peer-to-peer (P2P) STA, is subject to a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) constraint;
- allocating a wireless link relating to multi-link operation (MLO) for the AP and the P2P STA based on the NSTR constraint;
- allocating the wireless link for communication between the first wireless STA and the P2P STA based on the NSTR constraint;
- initiating transmission between the AP and the P2P STA using MLO and the allocated the wireless link;
- and
- initiating communication between the STA and the P2P STA using the wireless link when the wireless link is not used for communication between the AP and the P2P STA.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed on the processor, performs operations comprising:
- determining that a first wireless station (STA), in a wireless network comprising a wireless access point (AP) and a peer-to-peer (P2P) STA, is subject to a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) constraint;
- allocating a wireless link relating to multi-link operation (MLO) for the AP and the P2P STA, based on the NSTR constraint;
- allocating the wireless link for communication between the first wireless STA and the P2P STA based on the NSTR constraint;
- initiating transmission between the AP and the P2P STA using MLO and the allocated wireless link;
- and
- initiating communication between the STA and the P2P STA using the wireless link when the wireless link is not used for communication between the AP and the P2P STA.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, performs operations comprising:
- determining that a first wireless station (STA), in a wireless network comprising a wireless access point (AP) and a peer-to-peer (P2P) STA, is subject to a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) constraint;
- allocating a wireless link relating to multi-link operation (MLO) for the AP and the P2P STA, based on the NSTR constraint;
- allocating the wireless link for communication between the first wireless STA and the P2P STA based on the NSTR constraint;
- initiating transmission between the AP and the P2P STA using MLO and the allocated wireless link;
- and
- initiating communication between the STA and the P2P STA using the wireless link when the wireless link is not used for communication between the AP and the P2P STA.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.