Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a wireless relay device includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive, from a source wireless device, communications data, and a controller configured to decode and forward the received communications data to at least one destination wireless device.

Abstract: A wireless communication device generates physical layer (PHY) protocol service data units (PSDUs), and, in response to determining that the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to a HARQ process, generates HARQ coding units of a common length, each of the HARQ coding units including a respective set of one or more PSDUs, and individually encodes the HARQ coding units. The wireless communication device also generates a HARQ signal field to the included in a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit. The HARQ signal field includes i) a common information subfield to indicate one or more parameters that commonly apply to each of at least some of the one or more HARQ coding units and ii) a respective HARQ coding unit information subfield for each of the HARQ coding units to indicate one or more parameters that apply to only the corresponding HARQ coding unit.

Abstract: A first communication device transmits a null data packet (NDP) to a second communication device as part of a multi-user beamforming training transmission sequence and receives a first packet from the second communication device responsive to transmitting the NDP. The first packet includes an aggregate media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) having a plurality of fragments of beamforming training information that was generated by the second communication device based on the NDP. The first communication device determines that one or more of the fragments were not correctly received by the first communication device and generates a bitmap to indicate a set of at least one fragment that is to be retransmitted by the second communication device. The first communication device transmits a second packet having the bitmap to the second communication device to prompt the second communication device to retransmit the set of at least one fragment.

Abstract: A multi-purpose insulating beverage container includes an outer container with an open upper end, a removable inner container configured for insertion into the outer container via the open upper end, and a cover adapted to engage the outer container and retain the inner container within the outer container. The inner container includes a plurality of annular side ledges with decreasing diameters sized to support beverage bottles or cans of different sizes.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method performed by a station to identify the maximum allowed transmit power spectral density (PSD) of a basic service set (BSS), including: receiving, by the station, a first field from an access point (AP) of the BSS, wherein the first field indicates that the BSS bandwidth is set to M times a unit channel bandwidth; receiving, by the station, a set of second fields from the AP, wherein the set of second fields includes K fields corresponding to K channels and wherein each of the K second fields indicates the maximum allowed transmit PSD for the K channels and the bandwidth of the channel is the unit channel bandwidth; and identifying, by the station, the maximum allowed transmit PSD of the M channels of the BSS bandwidth from the first M consecutive second fields.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless communications involves operating an Access Point (AP) using feedback subcarrier indices for a bandwidth up to 320 MHz, signaling, by the AP, to a client, a subcarrier location set on which a feedback report is solicited, signaling, by the AP, to a client, a feedback type solicited on the subcarrier location, and indicating, by the client, feedback subcarrier indices for the subcarrier location set via the feedback report solicited by the AP.

Abstract: In an 802.11be wireless system, a receiving station device signals a packet padding capability in a wireless area network in accordance with an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) communication protocol by constructing a MAC control management frame to include an EHT capability element indicating whether a packet extension value longer than 16 ?s is supported by the receiving station device, where one or more fields in the EHT capability element include (1) a common nominal packet padding field having a plurality of values to signal different packet extension values for use with all transmission constellations, spatial streams Nss, and resource unit (RU) allocations supported by the first STA device, including at least one packet extension value longer than 16 ?s; and/or (2) a PHY packet extension threshold (PPET) field comprising a plurality of PPET values to signal packet extension values including at least one packet extension value longer than 16 ?s.

Abstract: Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) parameters for transmission of respective HARQ data units are determined. Determining HARQ parameters includes determining initial HARQ parameters, including an initial number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols that will be occupied by the HARQ data unit and an initial pre-coding padding factor corresponding to a boundary within a last OFDM symbol. Based at least in part on the initial pre-coding padding factor, it is determined whether the HARQ data unit will be misaligned with both a beginning of a first OFDM symbol occupied by the HARQ data unit and an end of a last OFDM symbol occupied by the HARQ data unit. When it is determined that the HARQ data unit will be misaligned, the initial pre-coding padding factor is adjusted to account for a reduced data tone OFDM symbol segment to be occupied by the HARQ data unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and a method for multi-link operations are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device includes a processor configured to perform a first backoff operation on a first link and a second backoff operation on a second link of a multi-link device (MLD) that has a non-simultaneous transmission and reception capability (NSTR MLD), and transmit a first Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) on the first link at a first start time after the first backoff operation and a second PPDU on the second link at a second start time after the second backoff operation.

Abstract: Communications may be effected in a communications environment involving a plurality channels having disparate bandwidth and channel center frequency indexes. Communications are effected using first communications type with a first channel bandwidth and first channel center frequency index. Communications are also effected via a second communications type using a separate set of fields indicating a second channel bandwidth and a second channel center frequency index, the second channel bandwidth being different than the first channel bandwidth and the second channel center frequency index being different than the first channel center frequency index. The channel center frequency index and bandwidth communicated in each communication may utilize separate subfields.

Abstract: A communication device generates a first packet and a second packet. The first packet includes a first physical layer (PHY) preamble having: a first legacy signal field (L-SIG) having first duration information that indicates a first duration of the first packet; and first non-legacy signal field information having first modulation information that indicates a first modulation used in the first packet. The second packet includes a second PHY preamble having: a second L-SIG having second duration information that indicates a second duration of the second packet, wherein the second duration is different than the first duration; and second non-legacy signal field information having second modulation information that indicates a second modulation used in the second packet, wherein the second modulation is different than the first modulation. The communication device simultaneously transmits the first packet in a first frequency segment and the second packet in a second frequency segment.

Abstract: A multi-purpose insulating beverage container includes an outer container with an open upper end, a removable inner container configured for insertion into the outer container via the open upper end, and a cover adapted to engage the outer container and retain the inner container within the outer container. The inner container includes a plurality of annular side ledges with decreasing diameters sized to support beverage bottles or cans of different sizes.

Abstract: An electronic vaporization assembly includes: a vaporization core having a heating element and a vaporization core body, the vaporization core body having a porous structure; a vaporization base having a vaporization top base, a vaporization bottom base, and a microgroove structure, the vaporization top base and the vaporization bottom base forming a vaporization cavity, the vaporization core being fixed between the vaporization top base and the vaporization bottom base, the microgroove structure including a plurality of microgrooves, and the plurality of microgrooves being provided on a surface of at least one of the vaporization top base and the vaporization bottom base in contact with the vaporization core body; and a liquid storage tank sleeved on the vaporization base.

Abstract: In a vehicular communication network, a communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) preamble of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in the vehicular communication network. The communication device generates a plurality of PHY data segments of the PPDU, and one or more PHY midambles, each PHY midamble to be transmitted between a respective pair of adjacent PHY data segments, and each PHY midamble including one or more training signal fields. Generating the one or more PHY midambles includes, when the PPDU is to be transmitted according to an extended range (ER) mode, generating each training signal field to include i) a first portion based on a very high throughput long training field (VHT-LTF) defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard and ii) a second portion based on the VHT-LTF defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard; and transmitting, by the communication device, the PPDU in the vehicular communication network.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of wireless communications involves encoding bits in Extremely High Throughput (EHT) signaling fields of a packet corresponding to at least one of an Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) mode, a non-OFDMA mode, and a Null Data Packet (NDP) mode, wherein EHT signaling fields include a Universal signal (U-SIG) field and an EHT signal (EHT-SIG) field, and transmitting the packet with encoded bits corresponding to at least one of the OFDMA mode, the non-OFDMA mode, and the NDP mode.

Abstract: The method of some embodiments allocates a secondary network interface for a pod, which has a primary network interface, in a container network operating on an underlying logical network. The method receives an ND that designates a network segment. The method receives the pod, wherein the pod includes an identifier of the ND. The method then creates a secondary network interface for the pod and connects the secondary network interface to the network segment. In some embodiments, the pods include multiple ND identifiers that each identify a network segment. The method of such embodiments creates multiple secondary network interfaces and attaches the multiple network segments to the multiple secondary network interfaces.

Abstract: A wireless communication device generates physical layer (PHY) protocol service data units (PSDUs), and, in response to determining that the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to a HARQ process, generates HARQ coding units of a common length, each of the HARQ coding units including a respective set of one or more PSDUs, and individually encodes the HARQ coding units. The wireless communication device also generates a HARQ signal field to the included in a PHY preamble of the PHY data unit. The HARQ signal field includes i) a common information subfield to indicate one or more parameters that commonly apply to each of at least some of the one or more HARQ coding units and ii) a respective HARQ coding unit information subfield for each of the HARQ coding units to indicate one or more parameters that apply to only the corresponding HARQ coding unit.

Abstract: A communication device determines that simultaneous transmission/reception via multiple frequency segments in a WLAN is not permitted, and transmits a first packet in a first frequency segment and a second packet in a second frequency segment. The communication device determines that an end of the first packet does not align with an end of the second packet and that the first packet and/or the second packet prompts transmission of a respective response packet a defined time period after transmission of the corresponding one of the first packet and the second packet. In response to having determined that simultaneous transmission/reception is not permitted and that the first packet and/or the second packet prompts transmission of the respective response packet, the communication device pads the first packet and/or the second packet so that an end of transmission of the first packet is aligned with an end of transmission of the second packet.

Abstract: A communication device performs a backoff procedure for a duration of time to determine whether a first sub-channel of a communication channel and a second sub-channel of the communication channel are available for transmission by the communication device. The first sub-channel is designated as a primary channel and the second sub-channel is designated as a secondary channel. Performing the backoff procedure includes using a single backoff counter, and starting and stopping the backoff counter based on sensing the first sub-channel and sensing the second sub-channel.