Eht sta configured to operate in a multi-link logical entity (mlle) using a multi-link beacon to indicate update to link parameters

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry an extremely high-frequency (EHT) EHT non-access point (non-AP) station (EHT STA), wherein the instructions configure the EHT STA to operate as part of an STA multi-link logical entity (STA MLLE) comprising the EHT STA and one or more other non-AP EHT STAs, the STA MLLE configured to be associated with an access point (AP) MLLE (AP MLLE) comprising a plurality of EHT APs,

• wherein each EHT STAs of the STA MLLE is associated with one of the EHT APs of the AP MLLE and communicate with the associated EHT AP over a link of one or more multiple links between the STA MLLE and the AP MLLE including an anchor link,
• wherein when operating as part of the STA MLLE, the processing circuitry of the EHT STA is configured to:
• decode a beacon frame received from any one of the EHT APs of the AP MLLE, the beacon frame including a multi-link beacon check element to indicate which of the one or more multiple links has an update to its link parameters;
• and
• wherein when the multi-link beacon check element indicates an update to link parameters for the link between the EHT STA and its associated EHT AP, the processing circuitry is to configured to cause the EHT STA to obtain the updated link parameters by causing the EHT STA to at least one of:
• wake-up at a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) to receive the updated link parameters in a beacon frame transmitted by the associated EHT AP, and
• send a probe request to the associated EHT AP to request the updated link parameters,
• wherein the multi-link beacon check element is received in at least [all] delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon frames to allow the EHT STAs of the STA MLLE to monitor a single link and obtain link parameter updates for the multiple links.

An apparatus of an extremely high-frequency (EHT) access point (AP) station (EHT AP), the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and memory,
• wherein the EHT AP is configured to operate as part of an AP multi-link logical entity (AP MLLE) comprising the EHT AP and one or more other EHT APs, the AP MLLE configured to be associated with a non-AP station (STA) MLLE (STA MLLE) comprising a plurality of EHT STAs,
• wherein each EHT STAs of the STA MLLE is associated with one of the EHT APs of the AP MLLE and communicate with the associated EHT AP over a link of one or more multiple links between the STA MLLE and the AP MLLE including an anchor link,
• wherein when operating as part of the AP MLLE, the processing circuitry of the EHT AP is configured to:
• encode a beacon frame for transmission to the EHT STAs of the STA MLLE, the beacon frame including a multi-link beacon check element to indicate which of the one or more multiple links has an update to its link parameters;
• and
• wherein when the multi-link beacon check element indicates an update to link parameters for the link between one of the EHT STAs that is associated with the EHT AP, the processing circuitry is to at least one of:
• encode a beacon frame for transmission to the associated EHT STA at a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) to provide the associated EHT STA with the updated link parameters in the beacon frame, and
• decode a probe request receive from the associated EHT STA requests the updated link parameters.