Abstract: Acknowledgment management techniques for UL MU transmissions are described. In various embodiments, an AP may observe a limit with respect to a number of TIDs for which corresponding A-MPDUs are to be acknowledged in a given immediate/compressed multi-user (MU) block ACK (BA). In some embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a broadcast transmission, such as a beacon or management frame. In various other embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a response for a capability request, such as a Probe Response, or in a specific allocation frame, such as a trigger frame, for all STAs participating in UL MU transmissions. In various embodiments, a single TID limit may be indicated that is understood to apply to each STA. In some other embodiments, the AP may indicate a respective TID limit for each of multiple STAs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to uplink (UL) null data packet (NDP) format for passive location. A device may cause to send a trigger frame that solicits poll response to one or more anchor stations involved in a passive ranging measurement. The device may identify one or more polling response frames received from the one or more anchor stations. The device may cause to send a trigger frame that solicits uplink null data packet (NDP) to the one or more anchor stations, wherein the uplink NDP comprises an indication of a high efficiency (HE) single user (SU) frame type.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Multi-User (MU) ranging measurement. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless station to generate a plurality of sounding sequences corresponding to a plurality of stations (STAs), the plurality of sounding sequences including at least first and second different sounding sequences, the first sounding sequence corresponding to at least one first STA of the plurality of STAs, the second sounding sequence corresponding to at least one second STA of the plurality of STAs; during a Multi-User (MU) ranging measurement, to transmit a MU frame to indicate a MU Downlink (DL) transmission; and, following the MU frame, to transmit a MU DL Null Data Packet (NDP) transmission to the plurality of STAs, the MU DL NDP transmission including a plurality of Long Training Fields (LTFs) including the plurality of sounding sequences.

Abstract: The disclosure provides some embodiments for securing long training field (LTF) sequence. A responding station (RSTA) configures a location management report (LMR) frame. The LMR frame is configured to include an LMR in respect of a previous measurement, and data to be used to generate a null data packet (NDP) for a current measurement that is to be performed following the previous measurement. The RSTA further encrypts the LMR frame using protected management frames (PMF) scheme, and transmits the encrypted LMR frame to an initiating station (ISTA) for generating an LTF sequence for the current measurement. In response to receiving an NDP announcement (NDPA) and an NDP for the current measurement from the ISTA, the RSTA generates an NDP for the current measurement based on the NDPA and the data using CCMP, and transmits the NDP to the ISTA.

Abstract: Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The AP may be configurable for multi-band operation in a plurality of frequency bands, each frequency band comprising one or more channels. The AP may select a subset of the frequency bands for which the AP is to request per-band channel availability information from the STA. The AP may transmit a Trigger Frame (TF) for a multi-band bandwidth query report polling (MB-BQRP) to request the per-band channel availability information. The AP may receive an uplink frame that includes a multi-band bandwidth query report (MB-BQR) that indicates the per-band channel availability information. The AP may determine, based on the MB-BQR, for an uplink transmission by the STA: one or more frequency bands of the subset of frequency bands, and one or more corresponding channels.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of negotiating a range measurement protocol.

Abstract: Computer readable media, methods, and apparatuses for location estimation using multi-user multiple-input multiple-output in a wireless local-area network are disclosed. An apparatus is disclosed comprising processing circuitry configure to: encode a fine timing measurement (FTM) initiate (FTI) frame, the FTI frame comprising M0 message uplink resource allocations for a plurality of responders to transmit M0 messages to the HE STA. The processing circuitry further configured to configure the HE STA to transmit the FTI frame to the plurality of responders, and decode M0 messages from the plurality of responders in accordance with the M0 message uplink resource allocations, where the M0 messages are to be received at the HE STA at times T2 in accordance with multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO). The processing circuitry further configured to acknowledge the M0 messages to be transmitted at a time T3, and decode M1 messages comprising a corresponding time T1 and time T4.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to a restrictive target wake time (TWT) service period (SP) system. A device may determine a beacon frame to be sent to one or more power save devices. The device may determine a time duration of a TWT SP associated with the one or more power save devices. The device may determine a first trigger frame including a cascade indication. The device may determine a first time associated with the first trigger frame. The device may cause to send the trigger frame to the one or more power save devices based at least in part on a remaining duration of the TWT SP.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer readable storage mediums for encoding and decoding messages for fast link adaptation. In one aspect, a method of a high efficiency (HE) station (STA) (HE STA) includes encoding an aggregated control subfield of a high throughput (HT) Control field to signal one or more of: a request to use dual carrier modulation (DCM), a request to use a particular resource unit, an uplink (UL) power headroom indication, and an indication that the HE STA is using a minimum transmit power for a current modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The method also includes configuring the HE STA to transmit a HE-PPDU including the HT control field.

Abstract: A Quality-of-Service (QoS) Management AP is configured to support QoS Management features and to perform a QoS Management Protocol. The AP decodes an Enhanced Add Traffic Stream (E-ADDTS) Request QoS Action Frame (E-ADDTS Req) received from a station (STA) to initiate QoS setup for a traffic stream. The STA may be a QoS Management STA configured to support the QoS Management features and perform the QoS Management protocol. The AP may encode, for transmission to the STA in response to the E-ADDTS Req, an E-ADDTS Response QoS Action Frame (E-ADDTS Resp) which includes a status code to indicate whether the QoS setup has been accepted. When the QoS setup is accepted, the E-ADDTS Resp includes a QoS setup ID within a QoS setup ID field in the E-ADDTS Resp that uniquely identifies the QoS setup for the traffic stream.

Abstract: Techniques for power saving by remote wireless mobile devices are provided, in particular by stations (STAs) during downlink (DL) multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay network when reverse direction (RD) transmissions are either enabled and not enabled. Various embodiments enable each STA in a group of STAs to determine an order in which the STAs are requested to send a block acknowledgement (BACK) and which STAs will be granted an RD transmission. Further, a duration of each RD transmission is provided to each STA. Based on the provided information, each STA can determine times to enter a power saving mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Acknowledgment management techniques for UL MU transmissions are described. In various embodiments, an AP may observe a limit with respect to a number of TIDs for which corresponding A-MPDUs are to be acknowledged in a given immediate/compressed multi-user (MU) block ACK (BA). In some embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a broadcast transmission, such as a beacon or management frame. In various other embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a response for a capability request, such as a Probe Response, or in a specific allocation frame, such as a trigger frame, for all STAs participating in UL MU transmissions. In various embodiments, a single TID limit may be indicated that is understood to apply to each STA. In some other embodiments, the AP may indicate a respective TID limit for each of multiple STAs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to a restrictive target wake time (TWT) service period (SP) system. A device may determine a beacon frame to be sent to one or more power save devices. The device may determine a time duration of a TWT SP associated with the one or more power save devices. The device may determine a first trigger frame including a cascade indication. The device may determine a first time associated with the first trigger frame. The device may cause to send the trigger frame to the one or more power save devices based at least in part on a remaining duration of the TWT SP.

Abstract: Logic to generate an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a medium access control (MAC) management frame. the MAC management frame comprising a QoS management field. the QoS management field comprising at least one bit value to indicate quality of service (QoS) management capability associated with links associated with more than one frequency bands. Logic to cause the transmission of the EHT PPDU. And logic to receive and decode the EHT PPDU.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for report identification and power control for ranging in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of a responding station (RSTA) is disclosed, where the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to perform ranging with a initiating stations (ISTAs) and maintain a separate sounding dialogue token for each of the ISTAs and transmit a corresponding sounding dialogue token for a ISTA in a trigger frame for ranging and sounding or a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame, and in a responding to initiating location measurement report. Apparatuses of RSTAs and ISTAS are disclosed that perform power control management during non-trigger-based ranging.

Abstract: Embodiments of a multi-link access point (AP) device, station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The multi-link AP device may comprise multiple APs. The multi-link AP device may encode a frame for transmission by one of the APs of the multi-link AP device. The multi-link AP device may encode the frame to include signaling to enable multi-link discovery of the APs of the multi-link AP device. The multi-link AP device may encode the signaling to include: a reduced neighbor report (RNR) element that identifies the APs of the multi-link AP device, and a multiple AP element. The multiple AP element may be configurable to include: common information for the APs of the multi-link AP device, and per-AP sub-elements that include per-AP information related to the APs of the multi-link AP device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced traffic model. A device may maintain, at an upper layer, a self-ordering queue associated with one or more time sensitive packets associated with times sensitive traffic streams. The device may transmit the one or more time sensitive packets from the self-ordering queue to a TSN queue at a lower layer. The device may control one or more enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) queues by using a control function. The device may transmit the one or more time sensitive packets to a first station device.

Abstract: Embodiments of a multi-link access point (AP) device, station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The multi-link AP device may comprise multiple APs. The multi-link AP device may encode a frame for transmission by one of the APs of the multi-link AP device. The multi-link AP device may encode the frame to include signaling to enable multi-link discovery of the APs of the multi-link AP device. The multi-link AP device may encode the signaling to include: a reduced neighbor report (RNR) element that identifies the APs of the multi-link AP device, and a multiple AP element. The multiple AP element may be configurable to include: common information for the APs of the multi-link AP device, and per-AP sub-elements that include per-AP information related to the APs of the multi-link AP device.

Abstract: Techniques for power saving by remote wireless mobile devices are provided, in particular by stations (STAs) during downlink (DL) multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay network when reverse direction (RD) transmissions are either enabled and not enabled. Various embodiments enable each STA in a group of STAs to determine an order in which the STAs are requested to send a block acknowledgement (BACK) and which STAs will be granted an RD transmission. Further, a duration of each RD transmission is provided to each STA. Based on the provided information, each STA can determine times to enter a power saving mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for communicating elements between multi-link devices are disclosed. Apparatuses of a first access points (AP) of an AP multi-link device (MLD) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to encode a first portion of a first beacon frame or first response frame, and in response to a second AP of the AP MLD transmitting, on a second frequency band, a second beacon frame or a second probe response frame comprising a channel switch announcement element or an enhanced channel switch announcement frame, encoding a second portion of the first beacon frame or the first probe response frame, the second portion comprising the channel switch announcement element or the enhanced channel switch announcement frame. The processing circuitry is further configured to configure the first AP of the AP MLD to transmit, on a first frequency band, the first beacon frame.