SPLIT MULTI-LINK SYSTEM

Systems and methods are provided for defining a split multi-link system. For example, the split multi-link system can define a multi-link device (MLD), where the MLD operates a first radio from a first AP of a plurality of APs and a second radio from a second AP of the plurality of APs through a Media Access Control (MAC) Service Access Point (SAP) of the split multi-link system. The first radio from the first AP and the second radio from the second AP may operate at different frequencies. The split multi-link system may also affiliate the first radio from the first AP and the second radio from the second AP with the MLD, where, using the MLD, the split multi-link system can transmit or receive one or more data frames from the MLD to a non-MLD or MLD client device using the first radio or the second radio.