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There are several implementations of MLO in the standard, some of them mandatory, some - optional.
> There are five different MLO modes introduced in 802.11be. Though MLO feature is mandatory for Wi-Fi 7 certification, support for all of these modes is not required.
> - MLSR : Multi-Link Single Radio (mandatory for APs and Clients)
> - EMLSR : Enhanced Multi-Link Single Radio (optional for APs and Clients)
> - STR : Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (mandatory for APs, optional for Clients)
> - NSTR : Non-Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (optional for APs and Clients)
> - EMLMR : Enhanced Multi-Link Multi-Radio (optional for APs and Clients)
Asus says (e.g. https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/rt-be96u/) it supports (will support a year and a half ago) STR and EMLSR
> *Simultaneous MLO means STR (Simultaneous Transmit and Receive) mode. Alternating MLO means eMLSR (enhanced Multi-Link-Single-Radio) mode. Firmware support for Multi-link Operation (MLO) on ASUS RT-BE96U is in development (as of September 2023) and will be released in late 2023 or early 2024.
EMLMR compared to EMLSR is (https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/email/stds-802-11-tgbe/msg08023.html)
> enhanced multi-link single radio (EMLSR) operation: A mode of operation that allows a non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD) with multiple receive chains to listen on a set of enabled links, and to perform frame exchanges on only one link of the set at any time.
> enhanced multi-link multiple radio (EMLMR) operation: A mode of operation that allows a non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD) with multiple receive chains to listen on a set of enabled links, and to perform a set of frame exchanges on one link of the set, while having the ability to receive or transmit on the other links of the set.
Considering the information on the Asus website is clearly outdated, I am wondering if any of the Asus routers support or intend to support EMLMR? If you have information about other brands that do, I would appreciate this information as well, but I would prefer an Asus router/AP.
Thank you in advance.
I hope you are well.
There are several implementations of MLO in the standard, some of them mandatory, some - optional.
> There are five different MLO modes introduced in 802.11be. Though MLO feature is mandatory for Wi-Fi 7 certification, support for all of these modes is not required.
> - MLSR : Multi-Link Single Radio (mandatory for APs and Clients)
> - EMLSR : Enhanced Multi-Link Single Radio (optional for APs and Clients)
> - STR : Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (mandatory for APs, optional for Clients)
> - NSTR : Non-Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (optional for APs and Clients)
> - EMLMR : Enhanced Multi-Link Multi-Radio (optional for APs and Clients)
Asus says (e.g. https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/rt-be96u/) it supports (will support a year and a half ago) STR and EMLSR
> *Simultaneous MLO means STR (Simultaneous Transmit and Receive) mode. Alternating MLO means eMLSR (enhanced Multi-Link-Single-Radio) mode. Firmware support for Multi-link Operation (MLO) on ASUS RT-BE96U is in development (as of September 2023) and will be released in late 2023 or early 2024.
EMLMR compared to EMLSR is (https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/email/stds-802-11-tgbe/msg08023.html)
> enhanced multi-link single radio (EMLSR) operation: A mode of operation that allows a non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD) with multiple receive chains to listen on a set of enabled links, and to perform frame exchanges on only one link of the set at any time.
> enhanced multi-link multiple radio (EMLMR) operation: A mode of operation that allows a non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD) with multiple receive chains to listen on a set of enabled links, and to perform a set of frame exchanges on one link of the set, while having the ability to receive or transmit on the other links of the set.
Considering the information on the Asus website is clearly outdated, I am wondering if any of the Asus routers support or intend to support EMLMR? If you have information about other brands that do, I would appreciate this information as well, but I would prefer an Asus router/AP.
Thank you in advance.
