Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for sharing resources of a wireless medium. Particular implementations relate more specifically to coordinated AP (CAP) time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) and orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple access (OFDMA) techniques for sharing the time or frequency resources of a transmission opportunity (TXOP). According to such techniques, an AP that wins contention and gains access to the wireless medium for the duration of a TXOP may share its time or frequency resources with other selected APs. To share its resources, the winning AP may partition the TXOP into multiple time or frequency segments each including respective time or frequency resources representing a portion of the TXOP, and allocate each of the time or frequency segments to itself or to one of the selected APs.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for wireless communication. An example wireless communication device broadcasts a first beacon frame over a first communication link of an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) (AP MLD), and broadcasts a second beacon frame over a second communication link of the AP MLD. The first beacon frame indicates transmission of group data over the first communication link, and the second beacon frame indicates transmission of the group data over the second communication link. The wireless communication device transmits the group data, concurrently over the first and second communication links, to one or more wireless stations (STAs). Another example wireless communication device obtains one or more beacon frames indicating buffered group data in an AP MLD for at least the wireless communication device, selects one or more group communication links, and obtains the group data over the one or more selected group communication links.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for transmitting and receiving physical protocol data units (PPDUs) over multiple links. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine that first random back off (RBO) for a first channel of a first link has counted down to zero. A wireless communication device may determine, when the first RBO has counted down to zero, that a second RBO for a second channel of a second link has a count down remaining. A wireless communication device may optionally transmit a medium reservation message on the first link reserving a transmission opportunity (TXOP). A wireless communication device may determine whether to wait for the second RBO before transmitting on the first link. A wireless communication device may transmit at least a first PPDU on the first link during the TXOP.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device. An example wireless communication device includes an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD). The AP MLD transmits a beacon frame to a wireless station (STA) MLD, the beacon frame including a plurality of AP medium access control (MAC) addresses of respective APs belonging to the AP MLD. The AP MLD receives an association request from the STA MLD, the association request including a plurality of STA MAC addresses of respective STAs belonging to the STA MLD. The AP MLD generates, during a handshake operation with the STA MLD, one or more encryption keys configured to encrypt communications between the AP MLD and the STA MLD. The AP MLD verifies the plurality of STA MAC addresses based at least in part on the one or more encryption keys.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for wireless communications. In one aspect, an apparatus may obtain, for a first access point (AP), a first service set identifier (SSID) associated with single-link communications and obtain, for a second AP, a second SSID associated with multi-link communications. The apparatus may obtain, from a wireless communication device, a management frame include a multi-link operation information field that carries a first SSID and obtain a multi-link indication for the wireless communication device based, at least in part, on the first SSID, the multi-link indication indicating whether the wireless communication device includes AP capable of link aggregation, and selectively associate with the wireless communication device based on the multi-link indication.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for non-simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) station (STA) transmissions using multiple links. In one aspect, a medium synchronization delay timer associated with a second link of the non-STR STA can be initiated in response to completing transmission of the data on the first link to delay triggering of a clear channel assessment (CCA) associated with the second link. Data can be transmitted on the second link in response to expiration of the medium synchronization delay timer. In another aspect, an energy detect (ED) threshold level on a second link may be decreased from a first ED threshold level to a second ED threshold level after transmitting the data on the first link. In a further aspect, a block acknowledgment (BA) frame including a network allocation vector (NAV) synchronization of a second access point may be transmitted to the first link of the station.

Abstract: An access point (AP) may prioritize the allocation of uplink resources between multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In some aspects, the AP may select one of a plurality of BSSs, may allocate one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to only the selected BSS, and may transmit, for each of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS. Wireless devices belonging to the selected BSS may contend for access to the random-access RUs allocated by the frame, and then transmit uplink data using the random-access RUs.

Abstract: One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure may be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method may be performed, for example, by a first entity of a multi-link device (MLD) to receive a first control frame transmitted on a first wireless link and set, in response to receiving the first control frame, a network allocation vector (NAV) for each link of multiple wireless links of the first MLD based on a duration field in the first control frame.

Abstract: One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure may be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method may be performed, for example, by a first multi-link device (MLD), that includes a first station (STA) and a second STA, to generate and provide block acknowledgment (BA) status reports for Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (MPDUs) transmitted by the first STA of the first MLD and the second STA of the first MLD. Another innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure may be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method may be performed, for example, by a logical entity of a first MLD to receive and process a BA status report.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems (e.g., Wi-Fi systems), two stations (STAs) may support communicating different information simultaneously via multiple links, channels, resource units, etc. Simultaneous communication may be enabled by a multi-band aggregation system, an enhanced preamble puncturing system, a multi-resource unit assignment system, a full duplex system, or some combination of these. A transmitting STA may transmit data to a receiving STA in a first set of resources while communicating different information with the STA in a second set of resources. The communicating may involve an additional transmission of data, control information, or management information, or receiving feedback from the receiving STA. In some examples, the data transmission may occur on a data channel, while the control information and feedback may occur on a control channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device may generate a first frame that includes at least a first aggregated media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU). The first A-MPDU may include one or more media access control protocol data units (MPDUs). The first wireless communication device may set a first recipient address (RA) field to a first value in a first MPDU, and set a first field in the first MPDU to a second value that represents an identifier of a second wireless communication device. In one aspect, the first wireless communication device may set a second field in the first MPDU to a third value that represents an identifier of a third wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may output the first frame for transmission to at least the second and third wireless communication devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide that an access point (AP) or a station (STA) may identify, from a set of channels in a radio frequency spectrum band, a subset of discovery channels. The discovery channels may be designated for discovery signaling for device association. An AP may transmit discovery information for associating with a STA over a discovery channel from the subset of discovery channels. In some examples, the AP may receive a probe request from a STA operating in an active scanning mode, and may transmit the discovery information in a probe response. In some examples, the AP may transmit the discovery information in a periodic signal, such as a beacon, to a STA operating in a passive scanning mode. The AP may receive an association request and associate with the STA.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein that illustrate a feedback system to configure various format parameters of physical layer convergence procedure protocol data units (PPDUs) transmitted across a communication link. A receiving device may determine a Doppler shift or a delay spread of a signal received from a transmitting device. The receiving device may determine one or more format parameters for a future PPDU based on the Doppler shift or the delay spread. The receiving device may transmit an indication that includes the format parameters for the future PPDU to the transmitting device. The transmitting device may modify one or more format parameters of a PPDU based on the information in the indication. In some cases, the receiving device may indicate characteristics of mid-ambles, a type of PPDU, a guard interval, high efficiency long training field size for a future PPDU.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An access point (AP) may identify receiving wireless devices for which to send a wake-up radio (WUR) frame. The AP may obtain a basic service set identifier (BSSID) for the AP that is associated with (or intends to be associated with) the receiving wireless devices, the BSSID being known by the receiving wireless devices. The AP may perform a hashing function to the BSSID to obtain a hashed BSSID. The AP may use a first portion of the hashed BSSID as a first identifier. The AP may generate the WUR frame for transmission with an address identifier field that includes either the first identifier or a second identifier. The second identifier nay be based at least in part on the first identifier. The AP may transmit the WUR frame to the receiving wireless devices.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing low latency communications in a wireless local area network are provided. A first wireless communication device may implement a low latency basic service set (BSS) that allows contention-based channel access over a portion of a bandwidth. The first wireless communication device may configure a primary channel and one or more secondary channels within an available bandwidth. Communications with one or more wireless communication devices that have data traffic associated with a quality of service (QoS) parameter may be provided over one or more of the secondary channels. A transmission from a second wireless communication device on the primary channel may be discarded by the first wireless communication device, or the first wireless communication device may take over channel access from the second wireless communication device if such a transmission overlaps with low latency transmissions on the one or more secondary channels.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to providing a mechanism that may be used to flexibly and efficiently signal spatial reuse (SR) and/or transmit opportunity (TXOP) duration information.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for wireless communications. In some systems, an access point (AP) may assign a resource unit (RU) including a non-contiguous set of tones of a channel to a wireless node, such as a station (STA). The non-contiguous set of tones includes at least some tones that are non-contiguous in the frequency domain with all other tones of the set. The AP may generate an indicator for this RU and may transmit the indicator to the wireless node. The wireless node may receive the indicator, determine the non-contiguous set of tones for the indicated RU, and transmit data over the non-contiguous set of tones for the RU. The AP may receive the data via the RU (over the non-contiguous set of tones).

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and techniques to indicate operations by extremely high throughput (EHT) devices on an operating bandwidth, including devices in a basic service set (BSS) supporting the use of a 320 MHz channel. In some aspects, the supported functionality may include extensions to flexibility and support rules, structures, and signaling using legacy fields, frames, and features. In addition, the supported functionality may include channel sensing and reporting, such as per-channel network allocation vectors (NAVs) for the sub-channels of the operating bandwidth. A device may identify an operating mode for an operating bandwidth and determine a value for a bandwidth query report (BQR) or a target wake time (TWT) element. The device may check multiple NAVs for sub-channels of the operating bandwidth. The operating bandwidth may span concurrent operations on traditional Wi-Fi frequency bands including the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands as well as the 6 GHz band.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for dynamically changing a primary communication link on which wireless devices contend for access to a shared wireless medium. An access point (AP) may monitor the channel conditions on a primary link and one or more secondary links of a multi-link environment, and may signal a change in the primary link (such as to one of the secondary links) when one or more conditions are satisfied. The AP may signal the change to one or more wireless stations (STAs) in its Basic Service Set (BSS). In some aspects, the AP may signal the change in primary link via beacon frames broadcast periodically at Target Beacon Transmission Times (TBTTs). In some other aspects, the AP may signal the change in primary link via unicast management or control frames targeted at STAs that may not receive one or more beacons broadcast by the AP.

Abstract: Various aspects of the techniques, methods and devices described in this disclosure relate generally to achieving coexistence between WLAN and P2P networks, and specifically, to coordinated D2D communications. Some aspects particularly involve extending the capabilities of TWT elements transmitted by APs to support periodic reserved access windows during which D2D-enabled wireless devices are permitted to transmit direct wireless communications. Some other aspects relate to sharing time and frequency resources via CAP TDMA or CAP OFDMA techniques, and specifically, to allocating at least some of the time and frequency resources specifically for D2D communications.