公开(公告)号：US20240090056A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18453898

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Yong Liu ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Lochan Verma ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Qi Wang ,  Ahmad Reza Hedayat ,  Sidharth R. Thakur

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W60/04

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W84/22

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for multi-access point association in a wireless local area network. Multiple access point wireless devices may establish a multi-access point system. Other access point wireless devices may subsequently join the multi-access point system. Non-access point wireless devices may form an association with the multi-access point system, which may include links with multiple different access point wireless devices in the multi-access point system.

公开(公告)号：US20240048276A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18236731

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qi Wang ,  Yong Liu ,  Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Yoel Boger ,  Guoquing Li ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04L1/1607 ,  H04L1/1867 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/12

CPC classification number: H04L1/1621 ,  H04L1/1887 ,  H04L1/1874 ,  H04L1/1893 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to group addressed frame delivery over multi-link systems. Systems and methods are configured for identifying, by an access point (AP) multilink device (MLD) in a wireless network, a first sequence number space (SNS) that is to be used by the AP MLD to transmit data to a non-AP MLD over a first communications link and a second communications link, wherein frames with identical data that are transmitted over the first and second communications links will have an identical first SN based on the first SNS; identifying, by the MLD in the wireless network, the first SN based on the first SNS; and transmitting, by the AP MLD in the wireless network, a frame that includes the data to the non-AP MLD based on the first SN.

公开(公告)号：US11882609B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17249623

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jinjing Jiang ,  Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Lochan Verma ,  Qi Wang ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Yong Liu

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W74/08

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W74/0816

Abstract: A multilink access point may communicate with a legacy device. The multilink access point identifies an attempt, by at least one legacy station, to connect to the access point, determines that the at least one legacy station does not support multilink communications, broadcasts a beacon identifying information for a basic communication link that can be used by the at least one legacy station and associates with the at least one legacy station based at least on information included in the beacon, wherein the at least one legacy station communicates exclusively on the basic communication link with the access point.

公开(公告)号：US20240015507A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18372036

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yong Liu ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Qi Wang ,  Lochan Verma ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04W12/71 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/0433

CPC classification number: H04W12/71 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/0433

Abstract: A method for communicating over a wireless network includes broadcasting, by a Multi-Link Device (MLD) device, service data indicative of one or more services for wireless communication with a client device; wherein the service data indicates that a service type is differentiated based on a type of the client device; establishing a security association with the client device; and in response to establishing a security association with the client device, granting access by the client device to a subset of the one or more services based on the type of the client device.

公开(公告)号：US11817958B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US16996139

申请日：2020-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Yong Liu ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Tianyu Wu

IPC: H04L1/1812 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04L1/1607

CPC classification number: H04L1/1812 ,  H04L1/1628 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for a media access control (MAC) level operation that enables a transmitter and a receiver to select low-density parity check (LDPC) codewords that are HARQ retransmitted. The operations described herein provide for reducing the number of codewords that need to be retransmitted, minimizing the overhead needed to signal the feedback from a receiver to a transmitter, and allowing a transmitter to control which codewords are retransmitted.

公开(公告)号：US11777656B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17544781

申请日：2021-12-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qi Wang ,  Yong Liu ,  Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Yoel Boger ,  Guoquing Li ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04L1/1607 ,  H04L1/1867 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/12

CPC classification number: H04L1/1621 ,  H04L1/1874 ,  H04L1/1887 ,  H04L1/1893 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to group addressed frame delivery over multi-link systems. Systems and methods are configured for identifying, by an access point (AP) multilink device (MLD) in a wireless network, a first sequence number space (SNS) that is to be used by the AP MLD to transmit data to a non-AP MLD over a first communications link and a second communications link, wherein frames with identical data that are transmitted over the first and second communications links will have an identical first SN based on the first SNS; identifying, by the MLD in the wireless network, the first SN based on the first SNS; and transmitting, by the AP MLD in the wireless network, a frame that includes the data to the non-AP MLD based on the first SN.

公开(公告)号：US20230246743A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18298270

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyu Wu ,  Yong Liu ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Lochan Verma ,  Qi Wang ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Anuj Batra

IPC: H04L1/1607 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00

CPC classification number: H04L1/1621 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0098 ,  H04L1/0057

Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) is described. This electronic device transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame to a recipient electronic device (such as a client or a station). The OFDMA frame includes multiple predefined resource units (RUs) allocated to the recipient electronic device in a set of predefined RUs having associated frequency bandwidths. Moreover, the multiple predefined RUs include two or more first predefined RUs having a first number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more second predefined RUs having a second number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount. For example, the predefined amount may include 242 tones. Note that the multiple predefined RUs may have the same or different numbers of tones. Moreover, the electronic may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11677507B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17183170

申请日：2021-02-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Yong Liu ,  Guoqing Li ,  Tianyu Wu

IPC: H04L1/1812

CPC classification number: H04L1/1812

Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that performs a remedial action is described. This electronic device may transmit, using a first radio in the electronic device, a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to a recipient electronic device on a first link between the electronic device and the recipient electronic device, where the PPDU includes a PPDU preamble and a set of media access control (MAC) protocol data units (MPDUs). Then, the electronic device may receive, using a second radio in the electronic device, feedback from the recipient electronic device on a second link between the electronic device and the recipient electronic device. Next, the electronic device may perform the remedial action based at least in part on the feedback. For example, the electronic device may abort the PPDU transmission and/or retransmit one or more of the set of MPDUs.

公开(公告)号：US11641254B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17194627

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyu Wu ,  Yong Liu ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Lochan Verma ,  Qi Wang ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Anuj Batra

IPC: H04L1/16 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/1607

Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) is described. This electronic device transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame to a recipient electronic device (such as a client or a station). The OFDMA frame includes multiple predefined resource units (RUs) allocated to the recipient electronic device in a set of predefined RUs having associated frequency bandwidths. Moreover, the multiple predefined RUs include two or more first predefined RUs having a first number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more second predefined RUs having a second number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount. For example, the predefined amount may include 242 tones. Note that the multiple predefined RUs may have the same or different numbers of tones. Moreover, the electronic may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20230117751A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18084130

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jarkko L. Kneckt ,  Jinjing Jiang ,  Qi Wang ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Tianyu Wu ,  Yong Liu

IPC: H04L1/1607 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: An electronic device that communicates frames is described. During operation, the electronic device may transmit the frames addressed to a recipient electronic device and associated with multiple links between the electronic device and the recipient electronic device. Then, the electronic device may receive block acknowledgments for at least a subset of the frames, where a given block acknowledgment is associated with the recipient electronic device and indicates received frames on a given link in the links. Moreover, the electronic device may control an amount of traffic conveyed on the links based at least in part on the block acknowledgments. Next, the electronic device may store a remainder of the frames based at least in part on the block acknowledgments, where the frames include the subset of the frames and the remainder of the frames. Note that the frames may have a common traffic identifier.