Ml reconfiguration and tid-to-link mapping procedures

A method of wireless communication performed by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) that comprises APs each comprising a transceiver configured to transmit on a link setup with a corresponding station (STA) of a non-AP MLD, wherein the APs are affiliated with the AP MLD for multi-link (ML) operation on the setup links, the method comprising:

• generating, by a processor of the AP MLD, a reconfiguration ML element that indicates one or more of the affiliated APs that are to be removed from affiliation with the AP MLD for the ML operation;
• transmitting, by the transceivers, the reconfiguration ML element to the corresponding STAs of the non-AP MLD;
• after transmitting the reconfiguration ML element, determining, by the processor, whether any of the affiliated APs that are to be removed remain affiliated;
• updating, by the processor, the reconfiguration ML element to indicate the remaining affiliated APs that are to be removed;
• and
• transmitting, by the transceivers of remaining affiliated APs, the updated reconfiguration ML element to the corresponding STAs of the non-AP MLD.

A non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) comprising:

• stations (STAs) each comprising a transceiver configured to:
• transmit on a link setup with a corresponding AP of an AP MLD, wherein the APs are affiliated with the AP MLD for multi-link (ML) operation on the setup links, and
• receive a reconfiguration ML element from the corresponding AP of the AP MLD;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the STAs, the processor configured to determine that the reconfiguration ML element indicates one or more of the affiliated APs that are to be removed from affiliation with the AP MLD for the ML operation,
• wherein, the transceivers are further configured to, after receiving the reconfiguration ML element, receive an updated reconfiguration ML element from corresponding remaining affiliated APs of the AP MLD, and
• wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the updated reconfiguration ML element indicates remaining affiliated APs that are to be removed.