Systems for and methods of multilink communication in a network

A first device for communicating with a second device, the first device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• use a discovery operation and an association operation on a primary channel in a first band;
• use a first data operation on a second channel in a second band after performing an authorization operation on the primary channel;
• communicate with the second device using the primary channel;
• detect occupation on the primary channel by a third device;
• communicate with the second device using a secondary channel in response to the occupation by the third device, the secondary channel being chosen from a set of channels, the set of channels being determined at least partially in response to a frame exchanged during association of the first device and the second device;
• use a second data operation on a third channel in a third band if interference is detected in the secondary channel;
• and
• one of:
• use a third data operation on the primary channel if a range between the first device and an Access Point (AP) is greater than a threshold when the second data operation is used, or provide at least one frame while a connection is being established, the frame comprising data indicating that the first device is capable of a data management multilink (DMML) operation.