Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a network device for announcing a multi-access point (M-AP), joint channel sounding procedure in a WiFi network for acquiring channel state information between multiple access points (APs), which belong to a same M-AP set, and multiple stations associated with at least one of those multiple APs, wherein the network device is an access point of a subset of the M-AP set which subset includes APs that are configured to transmit an announcement frame, the network device comprising: a processor configured to provide the announcement frame of the M-AP joint channel sounding procedure, wherein the announcement frame comprises an identification of the M-AP set and identifications of the APs, associated to the subset of the M-AP set which subset of APs is configured to transmit the announcement frame; and a transceiver configured to transmit the announcement frame.

Abstract: A system and method for triggering beamformed uplink (UL) physical layer protocol data units (PPDUs) are disclosed. The system comprises an access point (AP) and one or more stations (STAs). The AP sends a soliciting frame to the one or more STAs, wherein the frame comprises a null data packet, NDP, request, NDPR, indicator and receive an NDP PPDU from each of the one or more solicited STAs. The AP, then computes the precoder for each of the one or more solicited STAs and send the one or more solicited STA a trigger frame with a beamforming report. The AP receives from each of the STAs one or more beamformed UL data packets and sends a block acknowledgement to the one or more solicited STAs indicating the successful receipt of the one or more beamformed UL data packets.

Abstract: An access point (AP) may include a processing device. The processing device may send, from the AP to a first-generation station (STA), a first generation beacon in a first duration in a first subset of a first frequency segment. The processing device may send, from the AP to a second-generation STA, a second generation beacon in the first duration in a second subset of a second frequency segment. The processing device may receive, at the AP from the first-generation (STA), a first single user packet in a second duration in the first frequency segment. The processing device may receive, at the AP from the second-generation STA, a second single user packet in a third duration in the second frequency segment.

Abstract: A wireless initiator access point comprising a communication interface with an array of antennas and configured to operate the array of antennas with a precoding configuration for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication with a plurality of wireless stations; send a Null Data Packet (NDP) Announcement frame to the wireless stations; trigger a wireless participator access point to send an NDP frame to the wireless stations; receive a plurality of Compressed Beamforming frames from the wireless stations; and forward the Compressed Beamforming frames to the wireless participator access point.

Abstract: A wireless access point (AP) is disclosed, which is configured to share a transmission opportunity with at least one further wireless access point within a Multi-AP set using a Coordinated Beamforming (C-BF) scheme. The wireless AP comprises a processing circuitry configured to generate a C-BF Null Data PPDU Announcement (C-BF NDPA) frame, wherein the C-BF NDPA frame comprises a Multi-AP set identifier. Moreover, the wireless AP comprises a communication interface configured to transmit the C-BF NDPA frame to one or more wireless stations associated with the wireless AP and/or to one or more further wireless stations associated with the at least one further wireless AP within the Multi-AP set.

Abstract: A wireless initiator access point comprising a communication interface with an array of antennas and configured to operate the array of antennas with a precoding configuration for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication with a plurality of wireless stations; send a Null Data Packet (NDP) Announcement frame to the wireless stations; trigger a wireless participator access point to send an NDP frame to the wireless stations; receive a plurality of Compressed Beamforming frames from the wireless stations; and forward the Compressed Beamforming frames to the wireless participator access point.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operation. A device may determine a multi-link communication with a first multi-link device comprising two or more links associated with two or more station devices (STAs) included in the first multi-link device. The device may determine a first medium access control (MAC) address associated with a first link of the two or more links. The device may determine a second MAC address associated with a second link of the two or more links. The device may generate one or more pairwise security keys to be used in the multi-link communication on the two or more links. The device may cause to send a frame to the first multi-link device using at least one combination of the one or more pairwise security keys.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operations. A multi-link device (MLD) may establish a first communication link between a first device of the MLD and a first device of a second MLD, and a second communication link between a second device of the MLD and a second device of the second MLD. The MLD may generate a group-addressed message. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a first key or a first integrity key. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a second key or a second integrity key. The MLD may send, using the first communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the first key or the first integrity key, and may send, using the second communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the second key or the second integrity key.

Abstract: An access point, AP (110), configured to perform a sounding procedure with one or more associated non-AP stations (120) in a wireless local area network (100) is provided. The AP (110) comprises a processing circuitry (111) configured to generate a null data PPDU announcement, NDPA, frame, wherein the NDPA frame comprises for each of the one or more associated non-AP stations (120) a station info field. The station info field comprises a partial BW info subfield, including a feedback bitmap and an indication of a resolution and/or a range of the feedback bitmap with a 20 MHz or 40 MHz subchannel resolution for a Sounding NDP with a bandwidth of up to 320 MHz. The AP (110) further comprises a communication interface (113) configured to transmit the NDPA frame to the one or more associated non-AP stations (120). Moreover, a corresponding non-AP station (120) is disclosed.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the communication field. The method includes: generating a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU, where the PPDU includes a first field indicating that the PPDU is an extremely high throughput sounding null data packet EHT sounding NDP transmitted based on orthogonal frequency division multiple access OFDMA, the PPDU further includes an extremely high throughput-long training field EHT-LTF and a packet extension PE field, and the PE field is adjacent to the EHT-LTF; and sending the PPDU. In this way, a Bfee may determine, based on the first field in the PPDU, that the PPDU is the EHT sounding NDP transmitted based on OFDMA, perform channel estimation by using the PPDU, and feed back channel state information to a Bfer, to implement functions such as beamforming and resource scheduling for OFDMA transmission, thereby improving channel quality and a throughput.

Abstract: A wireless access point, AP, (110a) is disclosed, which is configured to share a transmission opportunity with at least one further wireless access point (110b) within a Multi-AP set using a Coordinated Beamforming, C-BF, scheme. The wireless AP (110a) comprises a processing circuitry (111) configured to generate a C-BF Null Data PPDU Announcement, C-BF NDPA, frame, wherein the C-BF NDPA frame comprises a Multi-AP set identifier. Moreover, the wireless AP (110a) comprises a communication interface (113) configured to transmit the C-BF NDPA frame to one or more wireless stations (120a) associated with the wireless AP (110a) and/or to one or more further wireless stations (120b) associated with the at least one further wireless AP (110b) within the Multi-AP set.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operations. A multi-link device (MLD) may establish a first communication link between a first device of the MLD and a first device of a second MLD, and a second communication link between a second device of the MLD and a second device of the second MLD. The MLD may generate a group-addressed message. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a first key or a first integrity key. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a second key or a second integrity key. The MLD may send, using the first communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the first key or the first integrity key, and may send, using the second communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the second key or the second integrity key.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operations. A multi-link device (MLD) may establish a first communication link between a first device of the MLD and a first device of a second MLD, and a second communication link between a second device of the MLD and a second device of the second MLD. The MLD may generate a group-addressed message. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a first key or a first integrity key. The MLD may protect the group-addressed message using a second key or a second integrity key. The MLD may send, using the first communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the first key or the first integrity key, and may send, using the second communication link, the group-addressed message protected using the second key or the second integrity key.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a network device for announcing a multi-access point (M-AP), joint channel sounding procedure in a WiFi network for acquiring channel state information between multiple access points (APs), which belong to a same M-AP set, and multiple stations associated with at least one of those multiple APs, wherein the network device is an access point of a subset of the M-AP set which subset includes APs that are configured to transmit an announcement frame, the network device comprising: a processor configured to provide the announcement frame of the M-AP joint channel sounding procedure, wherein the announcement frame comprises an identification of the M-AP set and identifications of the APs, associated to the subset of the M-AP set which subset of APs is configured to transmit the announcement frame; and a transceiver configured to transmit the announcement frame.

Abstract: A system and method for triggering beamformed uplink (UL) physical layer protocol data units (PPDUs) are disclosed. The system comprises an access point (AP) and one or more stations (STAs). The AP sends a soliciting frame to the one or more STAs, wherein the frame comprises a null data packet, NDP, request, NDPR, indicator and receive an NDP PPDU from each of the one or more solicited STAs. The AP, then computes the precoder for each of the one or more solicited STAs and send the one or more solicited STA a trigger frame with a beamforming report. The AP receives from each of the STAs one or more beamformed UL data packets and sends a block acknowledgement to the one or more solicited STAs indicating the successful receipt of the one or more beamformed UL data packets.

Abstract: A multi-link wireless access point (AP) is configured to exchange a plurality of frames via a plurality of setup links with a plurality of multi-link wireless non-AP stations in a wireless communication network. The multi-link wireless AP comprises a communication interface configured to send a management frame to at least one of the plurality of multi-link wireless non-AP stations operating on a first setup link, wherein the management frame comprises information for the at least one of the plurality of multi-link wireless non-AP stations for identifying at least the first setup link of the plurality of setup links to be disabled. The multi-link wireless AP further comprises a processing circuitry configured to, in response to sending the management frame, disable at least the first setup link for reducing a power required to operate at least the first setup link.

Abstract: A wireless initiator access point comprising a communication interface with an array of antennas and configured to operate the array of antennas with a precoding configuration for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication with a plurality of wireless stations; send a Null Data Packet (NDP) Announcement frame to the wireless stations; trigger a wireless participator access point to send an NDP frame to the wireless stations; receive a plurality of Compressed Beamforming frames from the wireless stations; and forward the Compressed Beamforming frames to the wireless participator access point.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operation. A device may determine a multi-link communication with a first multi-link device comprising two or more links associated with two or more station devices (STAs) included in the first multi-link device. The device may determine a first medium access control (MAC) address associated with a first link of the two or more links. The device may determine a second MAC address associated with a second link of the two or more links. The device may generate one or more pairwise security keys to be used in the multi-link communication on the two or more links. The device may cause to send a frame to the first multi-link device using at least one combination of the one or more pairwise security keys.

Abstract: A wireless transmitting device is configured to: obtain a compressed-mode PPDU that includes one or more SC fields, where each SC field corresponds to one MU-MIMO group of the one or more MU-MIMO groups and is indicative of a spatial stream configuration for user devices of that MU-MIMO group; and transmit the PPDU to the user devices of the one or more MU-MIMO groups over a predetermined BW. Further, a user device is configured to: receive a compressed-mode PPDU from a wireless transmitting device; and decode the PPDU to obtain a SC field corresponding to the MU-MIMO group that the user device belongs to.

Abstract: A method for communicating multicast traffic includes snooping data received from a plurality of devices. The plurality of devices is in wireless communication with the access point. The method includes determining a multicast group membership status of each of the devices based on a result from snooping.