Multi-link Wireless Communication Dynamic Link Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless local area networks (WLANs) face challenges with access delay, transmission reliability, and throughput due to congestion and interference in shared frequency bands, particularly when multiple stations share the same medium using CSMA/CA mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
Implementing multi-link (ML) communication techniques that allow wireless stations to associate with multiple access points over multiple wireless links, using joint, selective, simplex, or duplex transmission modes across different radio frequency channels to improve signal quality and reduce latency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple stations share the same frequency channel using CSMA/CA technology, then wireless local area network connectivity is achieved, but access delay increases and transmission reliability deteriorates due to congestion and interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless communication by dividing a single frequency channel into multiple frequency channels (first frequency channel and second frequency channel). Stations can simultaneously transmit data over these segmented channels, reducing contention and access delay while improving transmission reliability through channel diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-dimensional communication (one frequency channel) to multi-dimensional communication (multiple frequency channels). This dimensional expansion allows parallel data transmission across different frequencies, eliminating the need for stations to sequentially access a single channel, thereby reducing access delay and improving reliability.
2Productivity
If multiple stations share the same frequency channel using CSMA/CA technology, then wireless local area network connectivity is achieved, but transmission throughput decreases due to congestion and interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless communication by dividing a single frequency channel into multiple frequency channels (first frequency channel and second frequency channel). Stations can simultaneously transmit data over these segmented channels, reducing contention and access delay while improving transmission reliability through channel diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-dimensional communication (one frequency channel) to multi-dimensional communication (multiple frequency channels). This dimensional expansion allows parallel data transmission across different frequencies, eliminating the need for stations to sequentially access a single channel, thereby reducing access delay and improving reliability.
3Loss of time
If a station uses a single wireless link to communicate with an access point, then device complexity is minimized, but access delay increases and transmission reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless communication by dividing a single frequency channel into multiple frequency channels (first frequency channel and second frequency channel). Stations can simultaneously transmit data over these segmented channels, reducing contention and access delay while improving transmission reliability through channel diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-dimensional communication (one frequency channel) to multi-dimensional communication (multiple frequency channels). This dimensional expansion allows parallel data transmission across different frequencies, eliminating the need for stations to sequentially access a single channel, thereby reducing access delay and improving reliability.
4Productivity
If a station uses a single wireless link to communicate with an access point, then device complexity is minimized, but transmission throughput decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless communication by dividing a single frequency channel into multiple frequency channels (first frequency channel and second frequency channel). Stations can simultaneously transmit data over these segmented channels, reducing contention and access delay while improving transmission reliability through channel diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-dimensional communication (one frequency channel) to multi-dimensional communication (multiple frequency channels). This dimensional expansion allows parallel data transmission across different frequencies, eliminating the need for stations to sequentially access a single channel, thereby reducing access delay and improving reliability.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices related to related to digital wireless communication, and more specifically, to techniques related to the multi-link operation with dynamic link configuration. In one exemplary aspect, a method for wireless communication includes transmitting a multi-link capability information from a network node indicating the network node is capable of operation on multi-link. In another exemplary aspect, the method includes receiving a multi-link capability indication message and using multi-link association request and response message exchanges to establish or update an association between a station and a network node for operation over one or more wireless links. The multi-link operation can be dynamically configured and reconfigured according to the radio channel condition changes and acquired transmission opportunity.