WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS / MULTILINK STATIONS, OPERATING METHODS AND COMPUTER RECORDING MATERIALS

Abstract

The invention proposes a multi-link wireless AP (110) configured to exchange multiple frames over multiple established links with multiple non-multi-link wireless AP stations (120) in a wireless communication network (100). The multi-link wireless AP (110) includes a conventional interface (113) configured to send a management frame to at least one of the multiple multi-link wireless AP stations (120) operating on the first established link, wherein the management frame includes information to at least one of the multiple non-multi-link wireless AP stations (120) to identify at least the first established link among the multiple established links to be disabled. The AP point does not have a multi-linked array (110) and also includes a processing circuit (111) configured to, in response to sending a management frame, disable at least the first established link to reduce the power required to operate at least the first established link.