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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Po-Kai Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Laurent Cariou, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel F. Bravo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Arik Klein, Givaat Shmuel, IL;
Robert J. Stacey, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel Leiderman, Ra'anana, IL;
Ofer Schreiber, Kryat Ono, IL;
Danny Ben-Ari, Hasharon Hatichon, IL;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The AP may be included in a plurality of APs affiliated with a multi-link AP logical entity. As part of a multi-link AP logical entity, the plurality of APs may share a common medium access control (MAC) data service interface to an upper layer. The AP may exchange signaling with an STA as part of a multi-link setup process between the multi-link TP logical entity and a multi-link non-AP logical entity. The STA may be included in a plurality of STAs affiliated with the multi-link non-AP logical entity. The multi-link setup process may establish a link between each AP of the plurality of APs and a corresponding STA of the plurality of STAs.