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US 2026/0020092 A1Published application
Multi-Link Communication Method, Communication Apparatus, and Communication System
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsGuogang Huang, Yunbo Li, Yuchen Guo, Ming Gan, Stephen Mccann, Michael Montemurro
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Abstract
A multi-link communication method includes an access point (AP) that sends a first communication frame, and correspondingly a station (STA) receives the first communication frame, where the first communication frame includes identification information of a first AP multi-link device (MLD) and first indication information, and the first indication information indicates a termination time of the first AP MLD.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a probe request frame comprising first identification information of a first collocated access point multi-link device (AP MLD) and comprising first indication information, wherein the first collocated AP MLD is affiliated with a non-collocated AP MLD, and wherein the first indication information indicates to probe one or more of the first collocated AP MLD, a second collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, the first collocated AP MLD and a third collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, or a fourth collocated AP MLD affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD;
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- sending, in response to the probe request frame, a probe response frame.
A comprising:
- sending a probe request frame comprising first identification information of a first collocated access point multi-link device (AP MLD) and comprising first indication information, wherein the first collocated AP MLD is affiliated with a non-collocated AP MLD, and wherein the first indication information indicates to probe one or more of the first collocated AP MLD, a second collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, the first collocated AP MLD and a third collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the third non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, or a fourth collocated AP MLD affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD;
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- receiving, in response to the probe request frame, a probe response frame.
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver configured to:
- receive a probe request frame comprising first identification information of a first collocated access point multi-link device (AP MLD) and comprising first indication information, wherein the first collocated AP MLD is affiliated with a non-collocated AP MLD, and wherein the first indication information indicates to probe one or more of the first collocated AP MLD, a second collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, the first collocated AP MLD and a third collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, or a fourth collocated AP MLD affiliated with the third non-collocated AP MLD;
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- send, in response to the probe request frame, a probe response frame;
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- one or more processors coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate the probe response frame in response to the probe request frame.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver configured to:
- send a probe request frame comprising first identification information of a first collocated access point multi-link device (AP MLD) and comprising first indication information, wherein the first collocated AP MLD is affiliated with a non-collocated AP MLD, and wherein the first indication information indicates to probe one or more of the first collocated AP MLD, a second collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, the first collocated AP MLD and a third collocated AP MLD that is affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD and that is adjacent to the first collocated AP MLD, or a fourth collocated AP MLD affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD;
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- receive, in response to the probe request frame, a probe response frame;
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- one or more processors coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate the probe response frame in response to the probe request frame.
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