A method, comprising: assigning, by a physical access point multi-link device physical AP MLD (110, 1110), a plurality of different medium access control, in the following also referred to as MAC, addresses to a plurality of virtual AP MLDs that are implemented within the physical AP MLD (110, 1110) wherein each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs is assigned a respective MAC address of the plurality of different MAC addresses; establishing, by the physical AP MLD (110, 1110), wireless communications with one or more stations, in the following also referred to as STAs, over a plurality of links, wherein the establishing the wireless communications with the one or more STAs over the plurality of links comprises operating each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs on each of the plurality of links under a respective one of a plurality of different basic service set identifiers, in the following also referred to as BSSIDs; and transmitting, by a first virtual AP MLD of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs, a beacon frame containing capabilities and operating parameters of a first BSSID of the plurality of different BSSIDs under which the first virtual AP MLD operates on at least a first link of the plurality of links, wherein the beacon frame further comprises a Multiple-Link IE carrying one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements with each of the one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements comprising a link identifier, in the following also referred to as ID, field and a capability information field, wherein the link ID field indicates a respective link ID associated with a respective link with a mapping between the respective link and the respective link ID defined in a Reduced Neighbor Report, in the following also referred to as RNR, element in the beacon frame, and wherein the capability information field indicates a capability of an AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link; characterized in that each of the one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements comprises a delivery traffic indication message, in the following also referred to as DTIM, period field and a DTIM count field, wherein the DTIM period field indicates a DTIM period of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link, and wherein the DTIM count field indicates a DTIM count of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link. assigning, by a physical access point multi-link device physical AP MLD (110, 1110), a plurality of different medium access control, in the following also referred to as MAC, addresses to a plurality of virtual AP MLDs that are implemented within the physical AP MLD (110, 1110) wherein each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs is assigned a respective MAC address of the plurality of different MAC addresses; establishing, by the physical AP MLD (110, 1110), wireless communications with one or more stations, in the following also referred to as STAs, over a plurality of links, wherein the establishing the wireless communications with the one or more STAs over the plurality of links comprises operating each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs on each of the plurality of links under a respective one of a plurality of different basic service set identifiers, in the following also referred to as BSSIDs; and transmitting, by a first virtual AP MLD of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs, a beacon frame containing capabilities and operating parameters of a first BSSID of the plurality of different BSSIDs under which the first virtual AP MLD operates on at least a first link of the plurality of links, wherein the beacon frame further comprises a Multiple-Link IE carrying one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements with each of the one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements comprising a link identifier, in the following also referred to as ID, field and a capability information field, wherein the link ID field indicates a respective link ID associated with a respective link with a mapping between the respective link and the respective link ID defined in a Reduced Neighbor Report, in the following also referred to as RNR, element in the beacon frame, and wherein the capability information field indicates a capability of an AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link; characterized in that each of the one or more Multiple Link Profile sub-elements comprises a delivery traffic indication message, in the following also referred to as DTIM, period field and a DTIM count field, wherein the DTIM period field indicates a DTIM period of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link, and wherein the DTIM count field indicates a DTIM count of the AP in the AP MLD operating on the respective link.