Multi-AP Specification v1.0
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14.1 Wi-Fi backhaul frame and address handling............................................................................................... 36
14.1.1 Receiver requirements .................................................................................................................. 36
14.1.2 Transmitter requirements .............................................................................................................. 36
14.1.3 Wired backhaul frame and address handling ............................................................................... 37
15 MULTI-AP CONTROL MESSAGING RELIABILITY ................................................................................................... 38
15.1 CMDU reliable multicast transmission ........................................................................................................ 38
15.1.1 CMDU reliable multicast transmission procedures ....................................................................... 38
15.1.2 CMDU reliable multicast reception procedures ............................................................................ 38
16 HIGHER LAYER DATA PAYLOAD OVER 1905 ........................................................................................................ 39
17 MULTI-AP CONTROL MESSAGING ......................................................................................................................... 40
17.1 Multi-AP message format ............................................................................................................................ 40
17.1.1 1905 AP-Autoconfiguration Search message format (extended) ................................................. 41
17.1.2 1905 AP-Autoconfiguration Response message format (extended) ............................................ 41
17.1.3 1905 AP-Autoconfiguration WSC message format (extended) .................................................... 42
17.1.4 1905 Topology Response message format (extended) ................................................................ 42
17.1.5 1905 Topology Notification message format (extended) .............................................................. 42
17.1.6 AP Capability Query message format ........................................................................................... 42
17.1.7 AP Capability Report message format .......................................................................................... 42
17.1.8 Multi-AP Policy Config Request message format ......................................................................... 42
17.1.9 Channel Preference Query message format ................................................................................ 42
17.1.10 Channel Preference Report message format ............................................................................. 42
17.1.11 Channel Selection Request message format ............................................................................. 43
17.1.12 Channel Selection Response message format ........................................................................... 43
17.1.13 Operating Channel Report message format ............................................................................... 43
17.1.14 Client Capability Query message format .................................................................................... 43
17.1.15 Client Capability Report message format ................................................................................... 43
17.1.16 AP Metrics Query Message format ............................................................................................. 43
17.1.17 AP Metrics Response Message format ...................................................................................... 43
17.1.18 Associated STA Link Metrics Query message format ................................................................ 43
17.1.19 Associated STA Link Metrics Response message format .......................................................... 44
17.1.20 Unassociated STA Link Metrics Query message format ............................................................ 44
17.1.21 Unassociated STA Link Metrics Response message format ...................................................... 44
17.1.22 Beacon Metrics Query message format ..................................................................................... 44
17.1.23 Beacon Metrics Response message format ............................................................................... 44
17.1.24 Combined Infrastructure Metrics message format ...................................................................... 44
17.1.25 Client Steering Request message format ................................................................................... 44
17.1.26 Client Steering BTM Report message format ............................................................................. 44
17.1.27 Client Association Control Request message format ................................................................. 45
17.1.28 Steering Completed message format ......................................................................................... 45
17.1.29 Backhaul Steering Request message format ............................................................................. 45
17.1.30 Backhaul Steering Response message format ........................................................................... 45
17.1.31 Higher Layer Data message format ............................................................................................ 45
17.1.32 1905 Ack message format .......................................................................................................... 45
17.2 Multi-AP TLVs format .................................................................................................................................. 45
17.2.1 SupportedService TLV format ....................................................................................................... 45
17.2.2 SearchedService TLV format ........................................................................................................ 46
17.2.3 AP Radio Identifier TLV format ..................................................................................................... 46
17.2.4 AP Operational BSS TLV format ................................................................................................... 46
17.2.5 Associated Clients TLV format ...................................................................................................... 46
17.2.6 AP Capability TLV format .............................................................................................................. 47
17.2.7 AP Radio Basic Capabilities TLV format....................................................................................... 47
17.2.8 AP HT Capabilities TLV format ..................................................................................................... 48
17.2.9 AP VHT Capabilities TLV format ................................................................................................... 48
17.2.10 AP HE Capabilities TLV format ................................................................................................... 49
17.2.11 Steering Policy TLV format ......................................................................................................... 51
17.2.12 Metric Reporting Policy TLV format ............................................................................................ 51
17.2.13 Channel Preference TLV format ................................................................................................. 52
