Soft access point and peer to peer operation

A method for wireless communications at a second multi-link device (MLD), comprising:

• establishing communications according to a multi-link operation for a wireless local area network comprising a first MLD operating in an access point role, the second MLD, and one or more third MLDs, the multi-link operation comprising a first radio frequency link for control communications and a second radio frequency link for data communications;
• and
• receiving, from the first MLD via the first radio frequency link, a message comprising information associated with a transfer of the access point role from the first MLD to the second MLD or to one of the one or more third MLDs.

A method for wireless communications at a first multi-link device (MLD), comprising:

• establishing communications according to a multi-link operation for a wireless local area network comprising the first MLD operating in an access point role, a second MLD, and a third MLD, wherein the multi-link operation comprises a first radio frequency link for control communications and a second radio frequency link for data communications;
• and
• transmitting, via the first radio frequency link to the second MLD and to the third MLD, control information scheduling one or more service periods for peer to peer communications via the second radio frequency link between the second MLD and the third MLD.

A method for wireless communications at a second multi-link device (MLD), comprising:

• establishing communications according to a multi-link operation for a wireless local area network comprising a first MLD operating in an access point role, the second MLD, and a third MLD, wherein the multi-link operation comprises a first radio frequency link for control communications and a second radio frequency link for data communications;
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• receiving, via the first radio frequency link from the first MLD, control information scheduling one or more service periods for peer to peer communications via the second radio frequency link between the second MLD and the third MLD.