Patent ID: 8706124

Claim:
A method, comprising: transmitting, by a transmitting multiband wireless device, a session transfer request to a receiving multiband wireless device, the session transfer request comprising an information element that includes at least a number of data streams suggested to be switched between an existing operating frequency band and a concurrently operating new frequency band, the information element further including at least a stream ID for each data stream to be switched and an indication of the length of the information element; receiving from the receiving device, a session transfer response comprising a reply information element that includes at least a number of data streams to be switched between the existing and new frequency bands, the reply information element further including a stream ID for each data stream to be switched and an indication of the length of the information element; and negotiating with the receiving device, by transmitting at least one additional session transfer request and receiving at least one additional session transfer response, to exchange parameters that meet available resources in the new frequency band.