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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Indermeet Gandhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Malcolm Smith, Richardson, TX (US);
Robert Barton, Vancouver, CA;
Pooya Monajemi, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, methods, and processes for coordinating transmission opportunities (TXOPs) in a wireless network with multi-access point coordination (MAPC) and multi-link device (MLD) features. An MAPC coordinator in the network may coordinate TXOPs for multiple network devices in a coordination group. Some of these network devices can utilize multi-link operation (MLO), establishing multiple simultaneous links with client devices over the same or different frequency bands. The MAPC coordinator may receive data about the MLD status and buffer status of each basic service set (BSS) and/or each network device in the network. The MAPC coordinator can also receive data about the buffer status of client devices. Based on the data, the MAPC coordinator may make decisions about which MLD links are likely to be utilized and their associated TXOPs, optimizing network performance and efficiency.