Configuring AP with MBSSID and MLO enabled

An access point (AP) comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to:
• determine a first multiple basic service set identifier (MBSSID) set on a first link of the AP, the AP comprising a plurality of AP multiple-link devices (MLDs), and the first MBSSID set comprising a first virtual AP belonging to a first AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs;
• determine a second MBSSID set on a second link of the AP, the second MBSSID set comprising a second virtual AP belonging to a second AP MLD, the second AP MLD being different from the first AP MLD, and the first MBSSID set and the second MBSSID set having virtual APs belonging to a same AP MLD;
• determine the first virtual AP as a transmitted virtual AP of the first MBSSID set;
• determine the second virtual AP as a transmitted virtual AP of the second MBSSID set;
• generate a first beacon fragment and a second beacon fragment based on a first beacon information of the first virtual AP;
• generate a third beacon fragment and a fourth beacon fragment based on a second beacon information of the second virtual AP, the third beacon fragment corresponding to the first beacon fragment, the fourth beacon frame corresponding to the second beacon frame;
• and
• in response to transmitting the first beacon fragment by the first virtual AP, transmit the fourth beacon fragment by the second virtual AP.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon which, when executed by an access point (AP), cause the AP to:

• determine a first multiple basic service set identifier (MBSSID) set on a first link of an access point (AP), the AP comprising a plurality of AP multiple-link devices (MLDs), and the first MBSSID set comprising a first virtual AP belonging to a first AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs;
• determine a second MBSSID set on a second link of the AP, the second MBSSID set comprising a second virtual AP belonging to a second AP MLD, the second AP MLD being different from the first AP MLD, and the first MBSSID set and the second MBSSID set having virtual APs belonging to a same AP MLD;
• determine the first virtual AP as a transmitted virtual AP of the first MBSSID set;
• determine the second virtual AP as a transmitted virtual AP of the second MBSSID set;
• generate a first beacon fragment and a second beacon fragment based on a first beacon information of the first virtual AP;
• generate a third beacon fragment and a fourth beacon fragment based on a second beacon information of the second virtual AP, the third beacon fragment corresponding to the first beacon fragment, the fourth beacon frame corresponding to the second beacon frame;
• and
• in response to transmitting the first beacon fragment by the first virtual AP, transmit the fourth beacon fragment by the second virtual AP.