Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for stream classification service (SCS) identification to multi-link device (MLD) link in wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) or station (STA) of a MLD are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: encode for transmission, to a second MLD, a stream classification service (SCS) request frame, the SCS comprising a quality of service (QoS) element, the QoS element comprising a link identification (LinkID) subfield indicating a LinkID, where the SCS request frame comprises a SCS identification (ID)(SCSID) subfield, the SCSID subfield indicating a SCSID to be mapped to the LinkID and further configured to decode, from the second MLD, a SCS response frame to the SCS request frame, the SCS request frame indicating whether the LinkID is mapped to the SCSID.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced low latency. A device may generate a medium access control protocol data unit (MPDU) associated with low latency traffic based on a predefined criteria. The device may utilize an overlapping basic service set preamble detection (OBSS_PD) threshold for the low latency traffic. The device may transmit the MPDU during an ongoing OBSS PPDU transmission using an OBSS_PD spatial reuse mechanism. The device may include an indication in a preamble of the MPDU that spatial reuse is not allowed with the MPDU by another STA.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced aggregate preemption. A device may divide a transmit opportunity (TXOP) transmission into physical layer convergence procedure service data unit (PSDU) or physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) transmissions. The device may establish fixed time intervals between two continuous PSDU or PPDU transmissions. The device may sense an idle status of a channel after an end of each PSDU or PPDU transmission. The device may send a first suspend request (SR) control frame after an end of receiving a current PSDU or PPDU transmission.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to initial power state. A device may identify a request frame received from a non-AP MLD on a first link of a plurality of links, wherein the non-AP MLD comprises a plurality of station devices (STAs), and wherein the first link is associated with a first STA of the plurality of STAs. The device may cause to send a response frame to the non-AP MLD on the first link to establish the plurality of links between the device and the non-AP MLD. The device may determine, based on the request frame, a power save mode associated with each of the STAs of the non-AP MLD. The device may communicate with the non-AP MLD based on the power save mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of an Extremely High Throughput Station (EHT STA) (STA1) configured for operating in a next-generation (NG) wireless local area network (WLAN) are described herein. In some embodiments, the EHT STA encodes a common signal field (SIG) (Coex-SIG) of an EHT PPDU to include a TXOP duration field. The TXOP duration field is more than seven bits to indicate an actual TXOP duration of a transmission from the EHT STA comprising the EHT PPDU transmitted to a second station (STA2). Decoding the TXOP duration field of the EHT PPDU by a third-party station (STA4) causes the third-party station (STA4) to defer a transmission until after an end of the transmission from the second station (STA2).

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link operation. A device may configure a single N×N transmit (TX)/receive (RX) radio to a plurality of 1×1 TX/RX radios, where N is a positive integer. The device may monitor a first channel of a plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may monitor a second channel of the plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may identify a first control frame received from an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) on the second channel. The device may cause to send a second control frame to the AP MLD on the second channel. The device may configure back to a single N×N TX/RX radio to receive a data frame.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to generate a plurality of encoded-modulated data streams based on a data field of a PPDU to be transmitted over a channel BW. For example, the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams may be configured based on a plurality of channel BW segments in the channel BW. For example, the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams may include a first encoded-modulated data stream according to a first Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) corresponding to a first channel BW segment, and a second encoded-modulated data stream according to a second MCS, e.g., different from the first MCS, corresponding to a second channel BW segment. For example the STA may be configured to transmit a plurality of transmissions based on the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams over the plurality of channel BW segments.

Abstract: For example, a first station (STA) may be configured to set up a Target Wake Time (TWT) agreement with a second STA, the TWT agreement to define a plurality of TWT Service Periods (SPs) for the first STA according to a first setting of one or more TWT SP parameters; and to select to transmit a frame to the second STA after setting up the TWT agreement, the frame including one or more TWT parameter fields configured to update a definition of one or more TWT SPs of the plurality of TWT SPs according to a second setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters, wherein the second setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters is different from the first setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-band opportunistic power saving. A device may determine a first traffic indication associated with a first frequency band and a second traffic indication associated with a second frequency band. The device may determine a first power save indication associated with a station device and the first frequency band. The device may determine a second power save indication associated with the station device and the second frequency band. The device may generate a frame including the first traffic indication, the second traffic indication, the first power save indication, and the second power save indication. The device may send the frame using the first frequency band.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) operations in the 6 GHz frequency band. A NAN device may generate a first NAN frame including a first indication of a NAN operation capability, and a second indication of a transmit power of the NAN device. The NAN device may send the first NAN frame and may identify a second NAN frame received from a second NAN device, the second NAN frame including a third indication of the NAN operation capability, and a fourth indication of a transmit power of the second NAN device. The NAN device may determine, based on the transmit power of the NAN device and the transmit power of the second NAN device, an operation parameter for the 6 GHz frequency band. The NAN device may establish, based on the operation parameter, a NAN connection using the 6 GHz frequency band.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to intra-basic service set (BSS) signaling for multiple access points (APs). A device may determine one or more access points (APs), wherein the one or more APs are in a set of multiple basic service sets (BSSs) identified as intra-BSS. The device may include, in a first frame, a high-efficiency operation element comprising a bit associated with an indicator of the set of multiple BSSs. The device may include, in a second frame, an association identification (AID) value, wherein the AID value is associated with the device. The device may cause to send the first frame a first station device of one or more station devices. The device may cause to send the second frame to a second station device of the one or more station devices.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to 60 GHz operation. A device may utilize a legacy baseband data for a generation of a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a 60 GHz communication. The device may select a number of subcarriers based on a bandwidth selection. The device may generate an upclock of the legacy baseband data by an upclocking factor that aligns a first bandwidth with a legacy bandwidth. The device may assign a first subcarrier spacing for a first group of bandwidths. The device may assign a second subcarrier spacing for a second group of bandwidths. The device may generate the plurality of OFDM symbols using an upclocking mechanism based on a bandwidth for the 60 GHz communication. The device may cause to send a plurality of OFDM symbols to a station device.

Abstract: Embodiments of a beacon interval with boundary time points (BTPs) to improve latency for time sensitive traffic (TST) in Extremely High Throughout (EHT) WLANS are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-access point (AP) station (STA) is configured to decode a beacon frame received from an AP STA. The beacon frame may indicate one or more BTPs within a beacon interval (BI). The non-AP STA may obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for a transmission to the AP STA. The TXOP may be bounded by the one or more BTPs. The non-AP STA may encode a PPDU for transmission to the AP STA during the TXOP.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced long range communication. A device may generate a short beacon frame or a discovery frame comprising discovery information and operation information. The device may incorporate basic discovery information for a basic service set (BSS) into the short beacon frame or the discovery frame, including basic service set identifier (BSSID), service set identifier (SSID), basic rates for enhanced long range, and regulatory transmit (TX) power. The device may prevent a transmission of regular beacon frames at a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) when using ELR PPDUs. The device may cause to send the short beacon frame or the discovery frame to one or more station devices (STAs) in an enhanced long range (ELR) physical protocol data unit (PPDU).

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to unlicensed national information infrastructure 4 (UNII4) channelization. A device may allocate a UNII4 channel to a first station device (STA), wherein the UNII4 channel follows a UNII4 channelization that has channels centered adjacent to a UNII3 frequency band. The device may generate a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU). The device may send the PPDU to the STA using the allocated UNII4 channel.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to scheduling asynchronous transmissions by other access point (AP) devices in a multi-AP environment. A method may include a coordinating AP identifying a first time for a first coordinated AP device to send a first physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) using a first frequency segment; identifying a second time different than the first time for a second coordinated device to send a second PPDU using a second frequency segment; generating one or more frames comprising indications that the first AP device is to send the first PPDU using the first frequency segment and that the second AP device is to send the second PPUD using the second frequency segment; and causing to send the one or more frames to the first coordinated AP device and the second coordinated AP device.

Abstract: For example, a first non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) wireless communication station (STA) and/or an AP may be configured to communicate End to End (E2E) Quality of Service (QoS) information corresponding to an E2E traffic flow. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to set E2E QoS information in a Stream Classification Service (SCS) descriptor element. For example, the E2E QoS information may be configured to indicate an E2E QoS requirement for an E2E traffic flow to be communicated between the first non-AP STA and a second non-AP STA. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to transmit an SCS request to the AP. For example, the SCS request may include the SCS descriptor element.

Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) may be configured to set an Association Identifier (AID) field to a predefined AID value. For example, the predefined AID value may be configured to indicate that a non-AP station (STA) having latency-sensitive traffic is to be allowed to transmit a non-Trigger-Based (non-TB) Physical layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including the latency-sensitive traffic according to a channel contention mechanism during a contention-based time period. For example, the AP may be configured to transmit a trigger frame to allocate the contention-based time period. For example, the trigger frame may include the AID field.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced time synchronization. A device may define a reference device as a reference access point (AP) or a reference AP multi-link device (MLD). The device may cause to send a TSF alignment request frame to a responder AP to align its TSF with an initiator AP for coordinated target wake time (TWT) or a restricted TWT (rTWT) service periods (SPs). The device may identify a TSF alignment response frame received from the responder AP in response to the TSF alignment request frame.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to set a channel bandwidth (BW) field to indicate a channel BW. For example, the STA may be configured to set airtime information in an airtime field. For example, the airtime information may be configured to indicate a required time duration for the STA to communicate one or more frame exchanges of a Quality of Service (QoS) flow over the channel BW. For example, the STA may be configured to transmit a frame to an Access Point (AP). For example, the frame may be configured to include the channel BW field and the airtime field.