公开(公告)号：US20250016548A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18346636

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Sai Yiu Duncan HO ,  Abhishek Pramod PATIL ,  Gaurang NAIK ,  Jouni Kalevi MALINEN ,  Adil Saeed MUSTHAFA ,  George CHERIAN ,  Alfred ASTERJADHI ,  Abdel Karim AJAMI ,  Yanjun SUN

IPC: H04W8/26 ,  H04L61/50 ,  H04W76/11

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems that support fast transition frame exchanges for multi-link operation. Some aspects more specifically relate to an over-the-Distribution System (DS) Fast Basic Service Set (BSS) Transition (FT) protocol for multi-link operation (MLO). In some implementations, a first wireless device may transmit a first frame that indicates a medium access control (MAC) address of a first wireless station (STA) affiliated with the first wireless device, a communication link on which the first wireless STA intends to communicate with a second wireless STA affiliated with a second wireless device, or both. The first wireless device may receive a second frame that indicates a MAC address of the second wireless STA, the communication link on which the second wireless STA intends to communicate with the first wireless STA, or both. The first and second frames may be exchanged according to an over-the-DS FT protocol.