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US 12,665,837 B2Granted
Negotiating multi-link high reliability connection
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsJean-Francois Gagnon, Martin Jolicoeur
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for implementing a duplication mode of operation that allows for the deliberate duplication of data to be sent between peer multi-link devices (MLDs), thereby overriding a conventional multi-link operation feature. Management frames can be exchanged between the peer MLDs that include information elements comprising one or more bits that can be set to indicate enablement of the duplication mode of operation, as well as conditions under which enablement of the duplication mode of operation occurs.
Claims20
A multi-link device (MLD), comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- machine-readable storage media comprising instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a peer MLD, one or more management frames identifying and characterizing a duplication mode of operation of the peer MLD, wherein the one or more management frames specify a condition-specific information element comprising a set of conditions according to which a use of the duplication mode of operation is premised that comprises at least two of a threshold amount of failed transmission attempts, a threshold modulation coding scheme, a threshold quality of service, a threshold signal strength indication, or a threshold roundtrip latency;
- based on an indication that multiple conditions of the set of conditions have occurred relative to a communication link, negotiate with the peer MLD implementation of the duplication mode of operation between the MLD and the peer MLD;
- and
- manage transmission and reception of data between the MLD and the peer MLD in accordance with the negotiated implementation of the duplication mode of operation.
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A multi-link device (MLD), comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- machine-readable storage media comprising instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:
- attempt to associate to a peer MLD;
- as part of the attempt to associate to the peer MLD, negotiate with the peer MLD, implementation of a duplication mode of operation between the MLD and the peer MLD, wherein a set conditions according to which a use of the duplication mode of operation is premised comprises at least two of a threshold amount of failed transmission attempts, a threshold modulation coding scheme, a threshold quality of service, a threshold signal strength indication, or a threshold roundtrip latency, the set of conditions being specified in a condition-specific information element of one or more management frames identifying and characterizing the duplication mode of operation received from the peer MLD,
- wherein implementation of the duplication mode of operation is based on an indication that multiple conditions of the set of conditions have occurred relative to a communication link to the peer MLD;
- and
- manage receipt or transmission of data at or from the MLD relative to the peer MLD in accordance with the negotiated implementation of the duplication mode of operation.
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A multi-link device (MLD), comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- machine-readable storage media comprising instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:
- transmit an action frame request to a peer MLD specifying a manner of implementing a duplication mode of operation between the MLD and the peer MLD;
- negotiate with the peer MLD, the manner of implementing the duplication mode of operation between the MLD and the peer MLD, wherein a set of conditions according to which a use of the duplication mode of operation is premised comprises at least two of a threshold amount of failed transmission attempts, a threshold modulation coding scheme, a threshold quality of service, a threshold signal strength indication, or a threshold roundtrip latency, wherein negotiating with the peer MLD is based on an indication that multiple conditions of the set of conditions have occurred relative to a communication link to the peer MLD, and wherein the set of conditions is specified in a condition-specific information element of the action frame;
- and
- in response to receipt of an action frame success response, manage receipt or transmission of data at or from the MLD relative to the peer MLD in accordance with the negotiated implementation of the duplication mode of operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.