Apparatus and methods for operating multi-link devices in wireless networks

A method of operating a multi-link access point within a wireless network, the method comprising:

• simultaneously transacting data frames between the multi-link access point and at least one user device via a plurality of wireless links, each of the plurality of wireless links assigned to a different frequency band;
• measuring at least one parameter relating to channel quality in each of the plurality of wireless links;
• determining at least one channel quality statistic based at least on the measuring;
• and
• utilizing the determined at least one channel quality statistic across two or more of the plurality of wireless links so as to improve at least one aspect of wireless link performance.

A computerized wireless device configured for wireless communication with a wireless network access point within a wireless infrastructure, the computerized wireless device comprising:

• digital processing apparatus;
• at least one wireless network interface in data communication with the digital processing apparatus;
• and
• a storage device in data communication with the digital processing apparatus, the storage device comprising a storage medium having at least one computer program, the at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the digital processing apparatus, cause the computerized wireless device to:
• establish a plurality of wireless links with the wireless access point, the plurality of wireless links each utilizing a frequency band different than one or more others of the plurality of wireless links;
• receive a plurality of training data via at least a portion of the plurality of wireless links, the training data comprising data based on large-scale channel statistical data;
• and
• utilize the received plurality of training data as part of at least one of a channel estimation process performed by the computerized wireless device.