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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jarkko L. Kneckt, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jinjing Jiang, Campbell, CA (US);
Noam Ginsburg, Haifa, IL;
Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Su Khiong Yong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yoel Boger, Shoham, IL;
Yong Liu, Campbell, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for triggered multi-link (ML) access coordination. A station (STA) ML device (MLD) can establish a preferred triggering link (PTL) with an access point (AP) MLD where the PTL is the preferred link for receiving triggering frames. The STA MLD can transmit uplink (UL) frames via the PTL in response to a trigger frame. Subsequently, the STA MLD can determine that the PTL is busy, and transmit enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) UL frames on a non-PTL link. In a power save mode, the STA MLD can use the PTL to exchange UL and downlink (DL) frames. Multiple PTLs can be established supporting concurrent trigger frames, and different ranges of traffic IDs (TIDs) can be used for each PTL. The STA MLD can utilize AP MLD link pair information to receive a DL retransmission corresponding to one TID via both links of the AP MLD link pair.
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