Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for refined geofencing and geotriggering using Wi-Fi and sensor measurements. A method performed by a device includes obtaining geolocation measurements and Wi-Fi measurements associated with a device, determining a refined location of the device based on the geolocation measurements and the Wi-Fi measurements, and determining an ingress and egress time of the device at a geofence boundary based on the refined location of the device. The ingress time occurs when the device enters a valid zone of one or more valid zones inside the geofence boundary or moves along a path inside the geofence boundary that achieves a passing commonality score and the egress time occurs when the device exits the geofence boundary or exits the valid zone of the one or more valid zones inside the geofence boundary and moves along a path inside the geofence boundary that fails to achieve the passing commonality score.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for Wi-Fi scanning that provides for geofencing and sub-location identification and recognition. A method performed by a device includes detecting whether an event has occurred for a device, wherein the event is based on a motion state of the device relative to a geofence. Further, the method includes identifying characteristics associated with the event, determining one or more times to schedule a scan request based on the characteristics associated with the event, scheduling the scan request at the one or more determined times, and performing the scan request scheduled at the one or more determined times.

Abstract: An example electronic device may include a processor and a memory configured to store instructions. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: determine a first Target Wake Time (TWT) schedule by performing TWT negotiation with a first access point (AP); determine a second TWT schedule by performing TWT negotiation with a second AP; and communicate with the second AP based on the second TWT schedule while communicating with the first AP based on the first TWT schedule.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for an online detection of smartphone user's indoor location. A method of a network entity comprises: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), geolocation measurement information; identifying stay points based on the geolocation measurement information, wherein the geolocation measurement information is received at a non-uniform dynamic rate associated with a motion of a user; determining, based on the geolocation measurement information, whether a number of stay points exceeds a threshold; and generating user location clusters based on a determination that the number of stay points exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for an online detection of smartphone user's indoor location. A method of a network entity comprises: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), information including Wi-Fi scans; generating user location clusters based on the information; identifying a type of a motion state of a user based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) information; and updating the user location clusters based on the type of the motion state of the user.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an example embodiment includes: at least one wireless communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one wireless communication module, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor, wherein, in response to the instructions being executed by the processor, the processor may be configured to: determine whether there is a target wake time (TWT) parameter for a TWT service, determine a time-averaged specific absorption rate (TAS) backoff regulation value for a time window based on the TWT parameter, and control the at least one wireless communication module to perform communication during the time window based on the TAS backoff regulation value and the TWT parameter.

Abstract: An indoor localization method, may comprise: receiving, from an external electronic device, a wireless signal including a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal; determining that the electronic device is located in an indoor space on the basis of a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the wireless signal and first reference data; and outputting indoor location information of the electronic device on the basis of an RSSI difference between the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal and second reference data, in response to determining that the electronic device is located in the indoor space.

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal; at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit; a memory in which instructions are stored, wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to execute the instructions and to cause the electronic device to: map one medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) to each of one or more subcarrier groups; and transmit data to one external electronic device based on the one or more subcarrier groups, wherein each of the one or more subcarrier groups may be a group of subcarriers modulated by the same modulation and coding scheme (MCS).

Abstract: An electronic device may be, when instructions are individually or collectively executed by a processor, caused to: transmit one or more sector sweep frames for beamforming to an external electronic device performing a multi-link operation with the electronic device, through a first frequency band corresponding to a millimeter wave wireless communication channel; receive, from the external electronic device, feedback information on the one or more sector sweep frames through a second frequency band different from the first frequency band; transmit a data frame to the external electronic device through the first frequency band based on the basis of the feedback information; and receive the data frame from the external electronic device through the second frequency band.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module; and a memory electrically connected to the processor and including instructions executable by the processor. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may be configured to: receive at least one beacon signal including restricted target wake time (R-TWT) service period (SP) information of each link included in multiple links; determine at least one link from among the multiple links based on the beacon signal; and transmit and receive data based on the at least one link. Other embodiments, in addition to the foregoing embodiment, are also applicable.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device including a communication circuit and a processor. The processor may establish a plurality of links with an electronic device through the communication circuit, identify a downlink (DL) signal quality and an uplink (UL) signal quality of each of the plurality of links, detect at least one DL satisfying a predetermined first reference signal quality among the plurality of links, in a case that no link satisfying a second reference signal quality is detected among the plurality of links, perform a function related to improvement of UL signal qualities for the plurality of links, detect at least one UL satisfying the predetermined second reference signal quality, based on the performance of the function related to the improvement of the UL signal quality among the links, and perform the WLAN communication.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for facilitating, in multi-link devices (MLDs) that are capable of exchanging an Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU), simultaneous transmission of the A-MPDU and retransmission of failed MPDUs of the A-MPDU. A non-access point (AP) MLD comprises STAs, each comprising a transceiver configured to form a link with a corresponding AP of an AP MLD, and a processor. A first transceiver is configured to receive, from the AP MLD on a first of the links, an A-MPDU comprised of multiple MPDUs. the processor is configured to detect, during reception of the A-MPDU, that at least one of the MPDUs has not been received. A second transceiver is configured to transmit, to the AP MLD on a second of the links, a request to retransmit the at least one MPDU on the second link before reception of the A-MPDU on the first link is complete.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module, and memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to transmit, to an external electronic device, a frame comprising an uplink power headroom (UPH) control field, receive a trigger frame for uplink multi-user communication from the external electronic device, and perform communication with the external electronic device based on information comprised in the trigger frame, wherein the UPH control field indicates information about maximum power that the electronic device is capable of utilizing for communication, and wherein the information is determined based on a time average specific absorption rate (TAS) backoff policy.

Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device includes: transmitting, to an external electronic device broadcasting a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signal, a TWT request frame to determine a transmission opportunity (TXOP) limit of another client device in a basic service set (BSS) including the external electronic device and the electronic device communicatively connected to the external electronic device and receiving, from the external electronic device, a TWT response frame corresponding to the TWT request frame.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling an external electronic device by an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit supporting wireless local area network (LAN) communication, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, and memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify a second access point (AP) to which an external electronic device is connected, connect to the second AP when a first AP to which the electronic device is connected and the second AP are different from each other, and transmit control-related data to the external electronic device based on the connection to the second AP.

Abstract: An electronic device including at least one processor executing instructions causing the electronic device to: receive a first reception acknowledgment frame over a link for a first set of data frames transmitted over the link; receive a second reception acknowledgment frame over another link for a second set of data frames transmitted over the another link; based on information included in the first reception acknowledgment frame and information included in the second reception acknowledgment frame, determine whether there is an overlap between a first data frame that fails to be transmitted or is dropped from transmission in the first set and a second data frame that fails to be transmitted or is dropped from transmission in the second set; and based on whether there is the overlap, adaptively aggregate the first data frame and the second data frame into a third set of data frames.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a wireless communication module, comprising communication circuitry, at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, memory storing instructions, wherein at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to execute the instructions and to cause the electronic device to: independently allocate, to a plurality of spatial streams, a plurality of medium access control (MAC) protocol data units (MPDUs) included in a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) PDU (PPDU); and transmit the PPDU to an external electronic device through the wireless communication module by applying different modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) to the plurality of spatial streams.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a wireless communication module configured to transceive a wireless signal, a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor, wherein, when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to determine whether roaming is triggered by a roaming trigger while forming a plurality of links with and connected to an access point (AP), determine a state of the plurality of links by responding to the roaming trigger, and differentiate and perform roaming operations according to the state of the plurality of links. In addition, various embodiments may be possible.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive data to and/or from a first external electronic device connected through short-range wireless communication; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive, from the first external electronic device, target wake time (TWT) parameters of the first external electronic device; transmit a request signal for information related to TWT parameters of a second external electronic device belonging to a basic service set (BSS) different from a BSS including the electronic device and the first external electronic device; determine whether to configure TWT parameters of the first external electronic device based on whether a response signal corresponding to the request signal is received; and configure the TWT parameters of the first external electronic device based on TWT parameters.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling communication parameters in multiple communication are provided. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, wherein the memory includes instructions for allowing the processor to, set a first service period duration and a first wake interval, related to first communication, on the basis of the quality of service of the first communication, set a second service period duration and a second wake interval, related to second communication, on the basis of the quality of service of the second communication when a second communication connection having a frequency overlapping with that of the first communication is detected, determine whether the time difference between the first wake interval and the second wake interval occurs, and change, on the basis of the determination result, the first wake interval and the second wake interval to correspond to each other.