Communication Method, Access Point Multi-Link Device, and Non-Access Point Multi-Link Device
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsGuogang Huang, Yuchen Guo, Ming Gan, Yunbo Li
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Abstract
A communication method includes an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) that generates first signaling via an affiliated AP affiliated to the AP MLD, where the first signaling indicates a mapping relationship between a traffic identifier and a link, and the mapping relationship indicated by the first signaling periodically takes effect; and the AP MLD sends, via the affiliated AP, the first signaling to a non-AP MLD associated with the AP MLD. The mapping relationship indicated by the sent first signaling periodically takes effect.
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A method implemented by an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), wherein the method comprises:
- generating first signaling using a first affiliated AP affiliated to the AP MLD, wherein the first signaling indicates a mapping relationship between a traffic identifier and a link, and wherein the first signaling comprises first indication information indicating a start time at which the mapping relationship takes effect for a a first time, second indication information indicating a duration in which the mapping relationship takes effect each time, and third indication information indicating an interval between consecutive start times or end times at which the mapping relationship takes effect;
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- sending, using the first affiliated AP, the first signaling to a non-AP MLD associated with the AP MLD.
A method implemented by a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) associated with an AP MLD, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving, from the AP MLD, first signaling using a first affiliated AP affiliated to the AP MLD, wherein the first signaling indicates a mapping relationship between a traffic identifier and a link, wherein the first signaling comprises first indication information, indicating a start time at which the mapping relationship takes effect for a first time, second indication information indicating a duration in which the mapping relationship takes effect each time, and third indication information indicating an interval between consecutive start times or end times at which the mapping relationship takes effect;
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- determining, based on the first signaling, a transmission link for data traffic.
An access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) comprising:
- a first affiliated access point (AP) affiliated to the AP MLD and configured to:
- generate first signaling, indicating a mapping relationship between a traffic identifier and a link, and comprising first indication information, indicating a start time at which the mapping relationship takes effect for a first-time, second indication information indicating a duration in which the mapping relationship takes effect each time, and third indication information indicating an interval between consecutive start times or end times at which the mapping relationship takes effect;
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- send the first signaling to a non-AP MLD associated with the AP MLD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.