Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced feedback for secure mode wireless communications. A device may send a first null data packet (NDP) to a second device, and identify a second NDP received from the second device. The device may identify a location measurement report (LMR) received from the second device, the LMR including a first channel response indicative of a first arrival time of the first NDP at the second device and a first phase shift associated with the first NDP. The device may generate a second channel response indicative of a second arrival time of the second NDP at the device and a second phase shift associated with the second NDP. The device may determine that the first channel response does not match the second channel response, and may identify an attempted attack.

Abstract: For example, an AP device, which includes a co-located AP set of a plurality of APs, may be configured to configure the plurality of APs to communicate over a respective plurality of wireless communication channels in a 6 GHz frequency band according to an Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) allocation scheme including a plurality of AFC allocations for the plurality of wireless communication channels, respectively, wherein the plurality of AFC allocations corresponds to a plurality of different coverage areas relative to the AP device; to monitor an estimated distance between a STA and the AP device; and to instruct the STA to communicate with the co-located AP set over an assigned wireless communication channel of the plurality of wireless communication channels.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to uplink (UL) null data packet (NDP) format for passive location. A device may cause to send a trigger frame that solicits poll response to one or more anchor stations involved in a passive ranging measurement. The device may identify one or more polling response frames received from the one or more anchor stations. The device may cause to send a trigger frame that solicits uplink null data packet (NDP) to the one or more anchor stations, wherein the uplink NDP comprises an indication of a high efficiency (HE) single user (SU) frame type.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to long training field (LTF) sequence security protection. A device may determine a null data packet (NDP) frame comprising one or more fields. The device may determine a first long training field (LTF) and a second LTF, the first LTF and the second LTF being associated with a first frequency band of the NDP frame, wherein time domain LTF symbols of first LTF and the second LTF are generated using different LTF sequences. The device may determine a third LTF and a fourth LTF, the third LTF and the fourth LTF being associated with the a second frequency band of the NDP frame, wherein time domain LTF symbols of third LTF and the fourth LTF are generated using different LTF sequences. The device may cause to send the NDP frame to an initiating or a responding device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to secure location measurement sharing. A device may cause to send a first indication associated with a location of the device to a cloud server. The device may cause to send a second indication associated with a ranging information of an access point (AP), wherein the AP is connected to the cloud server. The device may identify an access token received from the cloud server, wherein the access token is associated with providing anonymized AP location information to the AP, and wherein the access token is associated with accessing channel allocation from a channel access database.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Multi User (MU) resource allocation. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless station to transmit a short feedback trigger frame including a first allocation of opportunities for short feedback from associated stations, and a second allocation of opportunities for short feedback from unassociated stations; to process a plurality of short feedbacks from a plurality of stations according to the first and second allocations, the plurality of short feedbacks to indicate uplink resource requests; based on the plurality of short feedbacks, to transmit a MU trigger frame to allocate uplink resources to the plurality of stations; and to process uplink transmissions from the plurality of stations according to the uplink resources.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for report identification and power control for ranging in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of a responding station (RSTA) is disclosed, where the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to perform ranging with a initiating stations (ISTAs) and maintain a separate sounding dialogue token for each of the ISTAs and transmit a corresponding sounding dialogue token for a ISTA in a trigger frame for ranging and sounding or a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame, and in a responding to initiating location measurement report. Apparatuses of RSTAs and ISTAS are disclosed that perform power control management during non-trigger-based ranging.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Multi User (MU) resource allocation. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless station to transmit a short feedback trigger frame including a first allocation of opportunities for short feedback from associated stations, and a second allocation of opportunities for short feedback from unassociated stations; to process a plurality of short feedbacks from a plurality of stations according to the first and second allocations, the plurality of short feedbacks to indicate uplink resource requests; based on the plurality of short feedbacks, to transmit a MU trigger frame to allocate uplink resources to the plurality of stations; and to process uplink transmissions from the plurality of stations according to the uplink resources.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to secure sounding symbols are described herein. An example apparatus includes a cipher to generate a bit value based on a common key and a seed value; a frame generator to generate a sounding signal based on the bit value; and an interface to instruct radio architecture to transmit the sounding signal.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium are described for doing fine timing measurements for one or more stations. A trigger frame is encoded for stations. Uplink null data packets are received. A time of arrival for the UP NDP and a time of departure for a downlink null data packet are determined. The time of arrival and time of departure are encoded into a data packet, such as a downlink null data packet announcement. A wireless device is configured to transmit the data packet to a station.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for channel state information for multiple access points are disclosed. Channel station information (CSI) may be coordinated for multiple access points (APs) where one AP may act as a master AP with other AP acting as slave APs. The channel station information may be based on information from null data packets received by stations from multiple-APs, which may enable a multi-AP coordinated beamforming (CBF) to be determined based on the received first CSI reports. New frame formats are disclosed that include fields for including APs. Overlapping basic service set (OBSS) stations may respond to APs that are not within their BSS. Some embodiments relate to passive range finding in a multi-AP sounding where location configuration information (LCI) changes for one of the APs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for arranging sounding symbol are provided. An example apparatus comprises memory; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a sounding signal. The sounding signal comprises a plurality of sounding symbols, and the repetition of sounding symbols to be transmitted in sequence is avoided.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to phase shift ToA. A device may determine a first sounding frame received from an responding STA (RSTA), wherein the first sounding frame is received at a first time of arrival (ToA). The device may determine a second sounding frame received from an initiating STA (ISTA), wherein the second sounding frame is received at a second ToA. The device may identify a first reporting frame received from the RSTA. The device may identify a second reporting frame received from the ISTA. The device may extract a first phase shift time estimation from the first reporting frame. The device may extract a second phase shift time estimation from the second reporting frame. The device may determine a ranging location of the device based on the first ToA, the second ToA, the first phase shift time estimation, and the second phase shift time estimation.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced fine timing measurement protocol negotiation. A device may identify an enhanced fine timing measurement request received from a first device, the enhanced fine timing measurement request comprising one or more information elements associated with one or more multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) parameters. The device may cause to send an enhanced fine timing measurement response to the first device. The device may identify a null data packet announcement associated with a location determination of the first device. The device may identify a null data packet received from the first device. The device may cause to send a null data packet feedback to the first device.

Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to a dynamic pre-association between Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) discovery windows and fine timing measurement (FTM) communications. A wireless station may trigger an FTM procedure during a NAN discovery window by the transmission of a NAN Service Discovery Frame (SDF). In addition to the FTM communications, an indication of a discovery window for which a subsequent FTM communication is expected to occur is also transmitted. In some embodiments, an FTM range report may also be transmitted with the indication.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced location determination. A device may cause to exchange one or more capabilities information with one or more station devices. The device may cause to assign one or more unassociated identifications (UIDs) to one or more unassociated station devices of the one or more station devices to participate in location determination of the one or more unassociated station devices. The device may cause to send a trigger frame comprising at least one of the one or more UIDs; wherein the trigger frame contains one or more resource assignments. The device may identify one or more sounding information from at least one of the one or more station devices.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to a bidirectional location measurement report (LMR) feedback. A responding device may determine a first location measurement report (LMR) feedback type of an initiating device. The responding device may determine a second LMR feedback type of the responding device. The responding device may determine a common availability window, defined by a common start time and a common end time, for an exchange of a first LMR and a second LMR, wherein the common availability window is based on the first LMR feedback type and on the second LMR feedback type. The responding device may cause to send the first LMR to the initiating device during the common availability window. The responding device may identify the second LMR received from the initiating device during the common availability window.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode a trigger frame for a second station (STA2). A first sounding frame for the STA2 is generated. The first timestamp is associated with a transmission of the first sounding frame. A second sounding frame from the STA2 based upon the first sounding frame is decoded. The second sounding frame includes a holding time indication associated with a second timestamp and a third timestamp. A fourth timestamp is associated with receiving the second sound frame. The holding time indication is protected. A round-trip time is calculated based upon the first timestamp, the holding time indication, and the fourth timestamp.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced location service negotiation. A device may identify a neighbor report frame received from one or more coordinated access points (APs), wherein the neighbor report frame comprises location capability support information. The device may determine a first ranging associated ID (R-AID) associated with the location capability support information. The device may determine a first location measurement with a first coordinated AP of the one or more coordinated APs and a second location measurement with a second coordinated AP of the one or more coordinated APs using the first R-AID.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to antenna configuration parameters. A device may determine one or more antennas having one or more phases. The device may determine a first delay associated with a first antenna of the one or more antennas. The device may determine a second delay associated with a second antenna of the one or more antennas. The device may cause to send a frame to a first station device using the first antenna, wherein the frame comprises a first indication of the delay associated with the first antenna and a second indication of the delay associated with the second antenna.