Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for coordinated beamforming. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method. The method includes sending, by a first access point (AP) of a plurality of collaborating APs, to one or more stations (STAs) associated with the plurality of collaborating APs, a request for channel state information (CSI) associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes receiving a response including the CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes sending, to a second AP of the plurality of collaborating APs, a sounding request indicating the second AP to request, from the one or more STAs, CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the second AP. The method further includes sharing CSI information between the first and the second AP.

Abstract: A procedure and frame structure for Wi-Fi sensing is described. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method of sensing. Such a method includes sending, by an initiating station (STA) to one or more responder STAs, a sensing request comprising a sensing announcement frame (SAF) indicating sensing set-up information including frame structure information. The SAF includes at least one field indicating the frame structure information including one or more of: a sensing set-up identifier (ID), an SAF version ID, a sensing session ID, a measurement set-up ID, and a measurement instance ID. The method further includes receiving, by the initiating STA from the one or more responder STAs, one or more responses based on the sensing request.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and modules for link adaptation in a network system comprising an access point (AP) linked to one or more stations through one or more links. The stations generate a set of quality of service provisioning link adaptation (QPLA) parameters, which comprise a data rate requirement, a packet error rate (PER) requirement, and a performance preference. The AP receives the QPLA parameters and determines link adaptation for each of the one or more stations based on the QPLA parameters.

Abstract: A method of communication includes duplication of a first field of a first content channel into a third field in a third content channel and applying a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) to only one of the first field and the third field. The first content channel is a first portion of a frame and the third content channel is a third portion of the frame. Duplication of a second field of a second content channel into a fourth field in a fourth content channel and applying a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) to only one of the second field and the fourth field. The second content channel is a second portion of a frame and the fourth content channel is a fourth portion of the frame. The first content channel and the second content channel form a first group of content channels and the third content channel and the fourth content channel form a second group of content channels. The method then transmits the frame.

Abstract: A method for an access point to schedule obtaining frames from stations connected thereto is provided. Real-time applications provide frames and frame due dates to the stations. The frames and their due dates are stored in respective buffers of the stations. Each station identifies the earliest due date of all its buffered frames and provides the earliest due date to the access point. The access point orders the due dates and schedules the stations according to the order of the due dates. The access point then communicates with the stations according to the schedule and obtains the frames. A WLAN system implementing the method is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices for sensing applications, specifically, methods and modules wherein a first frequency band is used for communicating sensing measurements and a second frequency band is used for performing sensing functions and the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band. The higher frequency of the second frequency band provides improved sensing function while the lower frequency of the first frequency provide improved communication characteristics. Methods and modules may relate to communications links of affiliated stations (STAs) of multi-link devices (MLDs).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) for low power indoor (LPI) wireless communication, which includes a preamble portion and a payload portion. The preamble portion includes a first universal signal field (U-SIG), the first U-SIG comprising information regarding a payload portion of the PPDU. The preamble portion further includes a second U-SIG, which contains identical information regarding the payload portion of the PPDU. The repetition of the U-SIG may improve robustness of the preamble portion detection and also enable auto-detection of the PPDU for LPI communication.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods between a between a plurality of collaborating Access Points (APs) and a receiving station (STA) operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method include the steps of: transmitting, by each AP in the plurality of collaborating APs, a data frame to the receiving STA, each data frame has a preamble portion, the preamble portion including a signal (SIG) field, and the SIG field has a subfield including information representative of a total number of spatial streams transmitted by the plurality of collaborating APs.

Abstract: There is provided a PPDU structure along with associated methods and apparatus. In various embodiments, the PPDU structure can be characterized as a Multi-User EDMG Aggregate PPDU Structure. That is, the PPDU can be transmitted to multiple users or destinations (e.g. STAs), compliant with EDMG requirements, and exhibit characteristics of an A-PPDU. The PPDU structure can be used for multi-static sensing or potentially for other applications.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for collaborative link adaptation between an access point and stations of a wireless network. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the problem of optimizing network links may be distributed from the access point to the stations, which may each determine whether they should locally solve the problem of optimizing their respective link to the access point or should return the optimization problem to the access point. The access point may optimize the links to stations that do not solve the optimization problem themselves. Embodiments may evaluate the transmission performance and computational costs of each station and of the network in determining where optimization should be done.

Abstract: The application relates to link adaptation for extremely high throughput (EHT) systems. Various approaches are provided to enable transmission of link adaptation parameters for single-user multiple input multiple output (SU-MIMO), and multi-user multiple input multiple output MU-MIMO. In some embodiments, two control IDs in the A-control subfield are used, one for SU-MIMO and one for MU-MIMO. These can both be reserved control IDs, or a combination of a reserved control ID and control ID 2 normally used for HE link adaptation. In some embodiments, a single control ID in the A-control subfield is used. This can be a reserved control ID or control ID 2 normally used for HE link adaptation.

Abstract: A method comprises, by a communications device, receiving over a network interface a sensing request transmitted by a sensing initiator, the communications device measuring the received sensing request and determining a parameter of the received sensing request, and the communications device sending over the network interface an action frame to the sensing initiator. The action frame includes a category indicative that the action frame contains a sensing response. The sensing response includes the parameter in an information element of the action frame.

Abstract: The application relates to link adaptation for extremely high throughput (EHT) systems. Various approaches are provided to enable transmission of link adaptation parameters for single-user multiple input multiple output (SU-MIMO), and multi-user multiple input multiple output MU-MIMO. In some embodiments, two control IDs in the A-control subfield are used, one for SU-MIMO and one for MU-MIMO. These can both be reserved control IDs, or a combination of a reserved control ID and control ID 2 normally used for HE link adaptation. In some embodiments, a single control ID in the A-control subfield is used. This can be a reserved control ID or control ID 2 normally used for HE link adaptation.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of WLAN technologies, and in particular, to a null data physical layer protocol data unit transmitting method and an apparatus, and may be used in a wireless communication system that supports the 802.11be standard or the EHT standard. In the method, a first device transmits a sensing NDPA frame, where the sensing NDPA frame indicates to transmit an NDP; and then, the first device transmits the NDP, where the NDP is a first NDP or a second NDP. A physical layer version of the first NDP is different from a physical layer version of the second NDP. Correspondingly, a second device receives the sensing NDPA frame and the NDP from the first device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods and systems for improved channel information gathering mechanism. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method. The method includes sending, to one or more stations (STAs), a request for channel information. The channel information being related to one or more channels between an access point (AP) and the one or more STAs. The method further includes receiving, from the one or more (STA), one or more physical layer (PHY) protocol data units (PPDUs). The PPDUs includes channel feature information (CFI) associated with the one or more channels. In some embodiments, the request includes a beamforming report poll (BFRP) trigger frame having a user information field. The user information subfield indicating one or more thresholds associated with one or more parameters of the channel feature information.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus related to spatial modulation for WLAN (IEEE 802.11) are provided. A plurality of spatial antenna streams of modulation symbols are generated based on a dynamic mapping of a plurality of spatial streams to the plurality of spatial antenna streams. The dynamic mapping may be based on a stream of non-channel-encoded information bits, in accordance with a spatial modulation. The method may further include causing driving of a plurality of antennas based on the plurality of spatial antenna streams to transmit an IEEE 802.11 frame. The plurality of antennas may be greater in number than or equal in number to the plurality of spatial antenna streams. An IEEE 802.11 frame can include an indication that the frame was transmitted using spatial modulation. The indication may be in a subfield within a SIG field of a PHY header of the IEEE 802.11 frame.

Abstract: A computerized method has the steps of: transmitting a signal for broadcasting a multiple-report-type-support capability, receiving from a device a first request having an indication of the multiple-report-type-support capability, sending to the device a first response having a confirmation of the multiple-report-type-support capability, exchanging information with the device for selecting a report type, and receiving from the device one or more sensing-measurement reports generated using the selected report type.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing data for transmission in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a trigger frame from a first wireless communication device, the trigger frame comprising one or more Disregard subfields of bits at predefined bit locations within the trigger frame, and subsequently receiving a trigger based frame from a second wireless communication device, whose U-SIG field Disregard subfields contain predefined bits set to values of corresponding bits from the trigger frame.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods between a between a plurality of collaborating Access Points (APs) and a receiving station (STA) operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method include the steps of: transmitting, by each AP in the plurality of collaborating APs, a data frame to the receiving STA, each data frame has a preamble portion, the preamble portion including a signal (SIG) field, and the SIG field has a subfield including information representative of a total number of spatial streams transmitted by the plurality of collaborating Aps.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods, systems and apparatus related to Variable High Throughput (HT) Control Field. An aspect of the disclosure provides for a method performed by a station (STA). The method includes sending, to a second STA, a message including a frame, the frame including a variable high throughput (HT) control field. The variable HT further includes a first subfield indicating an N number of control IDs, wherein N is equal to or more than one. The variable HT further includes N additional subfields. Each of the N additional subfield includes: a control identifier (ID) field and a control information field associated with the Control ID field. The method further includes receiving, from the second STA, a response.