COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING MULTIPLE LINKS

Abstract

The concept of multilinks refers to the devices and methods of communication used to establish and maintain multilinks. An example scenario involves a first station (STA) comprising multiple first STAs linked to a first multilink device (MLD). The first STA comprises: a circuit which, when operational, generates a request frame containing the request information; and a transmitter which, when operational, transmits the request frame to a second STA to request the establishment of a multilink. The second STA is then comprised of multiple second STAs linked to a second MLD, and in this multilink establishment, one or more links are established between one or more STAs of the first STAs and one or more corresponding STAs of the second STAs based on the request information.