CPC H04W 60/04 (2013.01) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for use in an IEEE 802.11 station (STA), the method comprising:
receiving, from a first access point (AP), a probe response frame including one or more indicators indicating multiple AP operation capabilities of the first AP and a second AP, wherein the first AP and the second AP are included in a multiple AP service set comprising a plurality of APs that are able to support a multiple AP operation;
transmitting, to at least one of the first AP or the second AP, a multiple AP association request frame for the multiple AP operation with the IEEE 802.11 STA, wherein the multiple AP operation includes reception of signals by the IEEE 802.11 STA from the first AP and the second AP;
receiving, from the first AP, based on a predetermined order in the multiple AP service set, a first multiple AP association response frame that indicates acceptance or rejection of the multiple AP operation with the first AP; and
receiving, from the second AP, based on the predetermined order in the multiple AP service set, a second multiple AP association response frame that indicates acceptance or rejection of the multiple AP operation with the second AP.
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