Intel Corporation
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF LINK DISABLEMENT OF AN ACCESS POINT (AP)

Abstract:

For example, an Access Point (AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) and/or a non-AP MLD may be configured to utilize a mechanism configured to support link disablement of an AP. For example, the AP MLD may be configured to transmit from an AP of the AP MLD a broadcast frame including a link disable advertisement, the link disable advertisement to advertise a link disablement of the AP for all non-AP MLDs associated with the AP, the link disablement of the AP to indicate that the AP is to be unavailable for communication with all the non-AP MLDs associated with the AP; and disable communication of beacon frames and response frames from the AP based on the link disable advertisement.