Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to uplink location measurement report (LMR) feedback. A device may perform availability window negotiation during a negotiation phase of a location determination associated with a first initiating device of one or more initiating devices. The device may determine a status of a first LMR associated with the first initiating device. The device may cause to send a polling request to one more initiating devices during a first availability window. The device may identify a polling response from at least one of the one or more initiating devices. The device may perform one or more sounding measurements with the at least one of the one or more initiating devices during a measurement phase. The device may cause to send a trigger frame to the at least one of the one or more initiating devices.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to using protected beacon frames in wireless communications. A device may determine a beacon management element of a beacon frame body and may determine an integrity group key identifier of the beacon management element, wherein the integrity group key identifier is associated with a basic service set (BSS). The device may determine, based on the integrity group key identifier, a management integrity check (MIC) field of the beacon management element. The device may generate a beacon frame including the beacon frame body. The device may send the beacon frame.

Abstract: An apparatus of a transmitter may include, for example, a Golay builder to build modulated Golay sequences for at least a non-EDMG Short Training Field (L-STF), and a non-EDMG Channel Estimation Field (L-CEF) of a PPDU; a scrambler to generate scrambled bits by scrambling bits of a non-EDMG header (L-header) and a data field of the PPDU; an encoder to encode the scrambled bits into encoded bits according to a low-density parity-check (LDDC) code; a constellation mapper to map the encoded bits into a stream of constellation points according to a constellation scheme; a spreader to spread the stream of constellation points according to a Golay sequence; and a transmit chain mapper to map a bit stream output from the Golay builder and the spreader to a plurality of transmit chains by applying a spatial expansion with relative cyclic shift over the plurality of transmit chains.

Abstract: Technology for a wideband coverage enhancement (WCE) user equipment (UE) and a next generation node B (gNB) operable for communication in a MulteFire cell is disclosed. The WCE UE can identify selected resource blocks containing an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), wherein the selected resource blocks are identified using a master information block (MIB). The WCE UE can decode an ePDCCH transmission from the gNB. The WCE UE can identify a system information block MulteFire (SIB-MF) scheduled via the ePDCCH to allow the SIB-MF to be decoded.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for location measurement reporting in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of a responder station is disclosed, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to derive bits from a temporary key, and generate a first sequence and a second sequence using the bits, wherein the first sequence and second sequence comprise one or more symbols. The processing circuitry is further configured to concatenate the first sequence and the second sequence to form a new first sequence comprising the first sequence and the second sequence, and concatenate a modified first sequence and a modified second sequence to form a new second sequence. The processing circuitry may be configured to repeat a number of times the concatenate the first sequence through the concatenate the modified first sequence.

Abstract: Embodiments of fast steering timing and resource allocation are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a non-access point station (STA) decodes a fast steering timing signaling element (STSE) at a Narrow Band Control sub-Channel (NB-C-CH) and from an allocator device, the STSE indicating at least fast steering timing information, an identified Narrow Band Service sub-Channel (NB-S-CH), resource allocation information for the identified NB-S-CH, and connectivity information for the identified NB-S-CH, the identified NB-S-CH being selected from a plurality of NB-S-CHs. The STA exchanges packets in the NB-S-CH according to the resource allocation information and the connectivity information and based on the fast steering timing information. The STA encodes or decodes data associated with the exchanged packets.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to enhanced Bluetooth triggering of device Wi-Fi radios. A device may determine a first Bluetooth data packet including transport data and an indication of a Wi-Fi service discovery, the transport data including a first sub-field and a second sub-field, the first sub-field indicating a length of the second sub-field, and the second sub-field indicating one or more Wi-Fi services supported by the device. A Bluetooth radio of the device may send the first Bluetooth data packet including an indication of a Wi-Fi service. The device may identify a second Bluetooth data packet received by the Bluetooth radio from a second device, the second Bluetooth data packet indicating that the Wi-Fi service is supported by the second device. The device may use a Wi-Fi radio to send one or more Wi-Fi frames associated with the Wi-Fi service to the second device.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, system and method. The device includes a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry includes logic to: determine a training field length associated with a directional multigigabit (DMG) CTS frame of another wireless communication device; determine a Clear-To-Send time (CTS_Time) parameter based at least in part on the training field length; determine a transmit opportunity (TXOP) continuation timeout for the device based on the CTS_Time parameter; and set a network allocation vector (NAV) for the device based on the TXOP continuation timeout.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for location measurement reporting in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of an initiator station (ISTA), where the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to decode a null data packet (NDP) announce (NDPA) frame from an initiator station (ISTA), the NDPA frame comprising a dialog token and an identification of a temporary key. The processing circuitry may be further configured to decode a first NDP from the ISTA, the NDP comprising first long training fields (LTFs), and wherein the NDP is received on a channel and encode a second NDP, the second NDP comprising second LTFs, wherein the second LTFs are determined based at least on the temporary key. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode a location measurement report (LMR), the LMR comprising the dialog token and an indication of the temporary key.

Abstract: Aspects of an envelope tracking operation are described. In some aspects, as part of the envelope tracking operation, a device determines a change in a first set of power amplifier (PA) operating conditions, corresponding to a first look up table (LUT), the first LUT defined by a first LUT equation and a maximum supply voltage value. In some aspects, the device autonomously generates a second LUT equation to define a second LUT, having a second set of corresponding PA operating conditions. In some aspects, the device selects values from the first LUT equation, estimates a slope of the second LUT equation, determines an intercept with a maximum power value, and adjusts a supply voltage input for the PA to a supply voltage according to the maximum power value.

Abstract: A system-in-package apparatus includes a contoured heat sink that provides a first recess and a subsequent recess. The system-in-package apparatus includes a flexible printed wiring board that is wrapped onto the contoured heat sink after a manner to enclose the first semiconductive device into the first recess and a semiconductive device in the subsequent recess.

Abstract: Some embodiments include packages and methods of making the packages. One of the packages includes a ground layer (e.g., a ground plane) of metal formed over a chip of die, an antenna element of metal formed over the ground layer, and a dielectric lens formed over the antenna element. The dielectric lens includes a plurality of dielectric layers that have graded dielectric constants in a decreasing order along a direction from the antenna element toward a top surface of the package.

Abstract: Communication devices and methods of data communication are herein disclosed. In some aspects, a communication device may include a host and a modem interconnected by an interface. The host includes a host processor configured to control components of the communication device and to communicate with the modem via the interface. The modem includes a modem processor configured to control components of the modem and to communicate with the host via the interface. The modem processor is further configured to communicate information on a reduced activity state and a time remaining until a next event of the modem to the host processor. The host processor is further configured to reduce an operation of at least one component of the communication device based on receipt of the information on the reduced activity state of the modem and the time remaining until the next event of the modem.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) control function (CF) and a V2X Key Management Function (KMF). The UE includes processing circuitry configured to select a broadcast service from a plurality of available broadcast services and encode a key request message for transmission to the V2X KMF. The key request message includes a service identification (ID) of the selected broadcast service and identification of V2X security techniques supported by the UE. A key response message received from the V2X KMF in response to the key request message is decoded. The key response message identifies a V2X security technique of the V2X security techniques. The identified V2X security technique is execute to obtain security credentials provisioned by the V2X KMF. Data is encoded for transmission to a second UE during the selected broadcast service, where the encoding is based on the provisioned security credentials.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of beamforming. For example, a responder station may process a received Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) request including a beam tracking request from an initiator station; and select whether or not to transmit a BRP response including beam tracking feedback, in response to the BRP request, based on a comparison between a time period and a BRP tracking time limit, the time period being based on a timing of the BRP request and a timing of the BRP response.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communication based on Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) in one or more directions. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless station to determine a plurality of directions to transmit a plurality of respective data streams of a Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) transmission; to detect a plurality of CCA states corresponding to the plurality of directions, respectively; and based on the plurality of CCA states, to transmit one or more selected data streams of the plurality of data streams in one or more respective selected directions of the plurality of directions.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is proposed. The semiconductor device includes a source region of a field effect transistor having a first conductivity type, a body region of the field effect transistor having a second conductivity type, and a drain region of the field effect transistor having the first conductivity type. The source region, the drain region, and the body region are located in a semiconductor substrate of the semiconductor device and the body region is located between the source region and the drain region. The drain region extends from the body region through a buried portion of the drain region to a drain contact portion of the drain region located at a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the buried portion of the drain region is located beneath a spacer doping region, and the spacer doping region is located within the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Fine Timing Measurement (FTM). For example, a first wireless station may be configured to transmit an FTM request message to a second wireless station; to transmit a first Non Data Packet (NDP) to the second wireless station; to process an FTM response message from the second wireless station; and to process a second NDP from the second wireless station.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (DMG) (EDMG) Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU). For example, an EDMG wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to communicate an EDMG PPDU including a Channel Estimation Field (CEF) and/or a pilot sequence, which may be configured for an OFDM mode.

Abstract: Techniques to enable dynamic bandwidth management at the physical layer level while maintaining backwards compatibility in wireless systems is provided. Furthermore, techniques for reducing the occurrence of exposed nodes are provided. A transmitter may transmit a frame including an indication that a PHY layer sub-header defining a bandwidth associated with a channel is present. Furthermore, the transmitter may transmit a third frame after receiving a second frame from a receiver to indicate to legacy stations that the TXOP was successful.