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Multi-link device load signaling and use in WLAN

Grant US12581356B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Apple Inc.

Inventors

Jarkko L. Kneckt, Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong

Abstract

This disclosure relates to methods for multi-link device load signaling and use in scanning and congestion control in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A wireless device may be configured to operate as a multi-link device access point to provide multiple basic service sets. The wireless device may provide multi-link device load information associated with one or more basic service sets provided by the multi-link device access point. The multi-link device load information may include at least an indication of a number of multi-link capable wireless devices associated with the basic service set(s) provided by the multi-link device access point.

CPC Classifications

H04W 28/0284 H04W 28/0263 H04W 28/0289 H04W 28/082 H04W 28/0861 H04W 24/02 H04W 76/15 H04W 84/12 H04W 48/08 H04W 48/16 H04L 43/0876 H04L 43/0882 H04L 43/12

Filing Date

2023-02-06

Application No.

18165099

Claims

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