Abstract: A method and system for providing utilization information for a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network system, performed by an access point, including generating and transmitting a BSS load element including a capable STA count field, a plurality of frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields, and a plurality of delta observable secondary channel utilization fields. The capable STA count field indicates a total number of STAs currently associated with the BSS. Each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields indicates underutilized frequency and/or spatial stream domain resources on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access resource units for each channel, and each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields is calculated based on RU size.

Abstract: Methods and systems for formatting and transmitting a wake-up signal for electronic devices having a wake-up receiver circuit. A low-power wake-up signal is transmitted, the wake-up signal comprising a wake-up frame including a legacy preamble decodable by legacy electronic devices and a wake-up packet decodable by the wake-up receiver circuit in a non-legacy electronic device. The legacy preamble includes information detectable by at least one of the legacy electronic devices indicating that the wake-up frame is not a valid frame for the at least one legacy electronic device, such as where the legacy electronic device is a IEEE 802.11n/ac/ax device.

Abstract: Example embodiments provide a system and method for controlling power allocated to each of the constituent constellations that make up a superposed symbol constellation. In some examples, superposed constellations with adaptive power allocation are used in wireless local area networks (WLAN).

Abstract: A method at a network node that is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive wireless RF signals, comprising: transmitting, from the network node, a downlink message, the downlink message having a preamble that includes channel estimation information for estimating a self-interference channel; monitoring at the network node, during an initial duration while transmitting the downlink message, for the channel estimation information, and estimating a self-interference channel based on received portions of the channel estimation information; and using the estimated self-interference channel to cancel self-interference while receiving an uplink message and simultaneously transmitting a remainder of the downlink message.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for high efficiency wireless communications. In an embodiment, a method in a network component for transmitting a frame of two different fast Fourier transform (FFT) sizes includes generating a frame, wherein the frame comprises orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in two different FFT sizes, wherein the frame comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion comprises a first FFT size and the second portion comprises a second FFT size; and transmitting the frame during a single transmission opportunity.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for interference alignment in a wireless local area network (LAN) with an overlapping basic service set (OBSS). In an embodiment, a method includes instructing a first access point (AP) in the wireless LAN to broadcast a null data packet (NDP) sounding packet to a plurality of stations when no other AP is broadcasting, wherein the NDP sounding packet comprises a plurality of long training field (LTFs), and wherein a total number of LTFs is equal to a total number of transmission streams, receiving channel beamforming (BF) information and a signal plus interference to noise ratio (SINR) from each of the stations, wherein each of the stations computes the channel BF information and the SINR from sounding packets received from each of the APs in the wireless LAN, and determining a transmission schedule according to the SINRs and the channel BF information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for device-to-device (D2D) communication between a first device and a second device. The first device receives a communication transmitted by the second device, where the communication is intended for another recipient other than the first device. The communication provides information for the first device to determine a preferred transmit sector to be used by the second device for the D2D communication. The first device transmits a communication to the second device that provides information indentifying the preferred transmit sector to be used by the second device. As a receiver in the D2D communication, the first device receives data from the second device, transmitted on the preferred transmit sector. As a transmitter in the D2D communication, the first device transmits data to the second device on a preferred transmit sector identified in another communication received from the second device.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for asymmetric full duplex (FD) communications. Information about an uplink (UL) transmission opportunity (TXOP), including an indication of the TXOP, is sent by an access point (AP). The AP sends a downlink (DL) transmission to a receiving station. During the TXOP, an UL transmission is received from a transmitting station. The UL transmission at least partially overlaps in time with the DL transmission. Acknowledgement of the UL transmission is sent to the transmitting station, and acknowledgement of the DL transmission is received from the receiving station, at a synchronized time.

Abstract: Methods and systems for simultaneous transmission between a transmitter and a plurality of receivers. The transmitter receives information identifying respective preferred transmission sectors for transmission from the transmitter to each receiver. The transmitter transmits a first multi-user simultaneous transmission to a first set of two or more receivers. The first set of receivers is selected for the first set by identifying that the preferred transmission sectors for transmission to the first set of receivers are included in a first virtual grouping of two or more transmission sectors. The two or more transmission sectors belonging to the first virtual grouping are defined by the transmitter.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for improving carrier aggregation for wireless networks. A plurality of bandwidth channels are assigned to a basic service set (BSS) for transmissions. Specifically, the bandwidth channels are divided into multiple channel segments corresponding to multiple primary or alternate primary channels. A channel segment possibly further includes one or more additional secondary channels. The locations of the primary or alternate primary channels that correspond to the channel segments of the BSS are then broadcasted in the network. When a station or AP receives this BSS information, it searches for an available primary or alternate primary channel of the BSS to begin transmission. Upon detecting an available primary channel or alternate primary channel that is not used for another transmission, the station or AP transmits data on the channel segment corresponding to the detected primary or alternate primary channel.

Abstract: System and method using distance bounding to provide security in fine timing measurement (FTM) communications including authenticating a prover device at a verifier device, including: transmitting from a verifier device, through the wireless interface, a sequence of challenge bits for a prover device, each challenge bit being transmitted in a respective FTM frame; receiving, at the verifier device, FTM acknowledgment frames; determining, for at least some of the received FTM acknowledgement frames, respective round trip time (RTT) measurements; determining, for at least some of the received FTM acknowledgement frames, whether the included response bit matches a predicted response bit; and authenticating the prover device based on the determined RTT measurements and the determined response bit matches.

Abstract: An embodiment method includes receiving, by an access point (AP), a first authentication request from a station (STA) that requests authentication of the STA, transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication request to a server that requests including extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authentication signaling to verify mutual possession of a shared key between the STA and the server, and receiving, by the AP, a first authentication response from the server in response to the second authentication request. The first authentication response includes an indication that authentication of the STA was successful. The method further includes transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication response to the STA, and receiving, by the AP, an association request that includes a message integrity code (MIC) from the STA.

Abstract: A first communication device determines scheduling information for a plurality of range measurement signal exchange sessions between the first communication device and one or more second communication devices, wherein the plurality of range measurement signal exchange sessions involve using at least one of i) different channel bandwidths, and ii) different physical layer data unit (PPDU) formats for the plurality of range measurement signal exchange sessions. The first communication device transmits a single packet that includes scheduling information so that a third communication device can use the scheduling information to observe one or more of the range measurement signal exchange sessions in the plurality of range measurement signal exchange sessions between the first communication device and one or more second communication devices, to determine range measurements.

Abstract: The AP can generate a distinctive 8 bit value, and fill the 8 most significant bits (MSBs) of the a 16 bit AID field to form a EDMG BSS AID. Beamforming can include a station performing a sector level sweep (SLS) process including transmitting, in sequence, a plurality of short sector sweep (SSW) frames to the other station using corresponding ones of the antenna sectors, and receiving, in sequence, a plurality of the short SSW frames from the other station, the short SSW frames having an addressing field format specifying a receiver address association ID (RA AID) and a transmitter address association ID (TA AID). The distinctive 8 bit value can be used as the AP AID.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a low-rate data signal. Received input data bits are Manchester modulated onto successive multicarrier symbols in the time domain. Each multicarrier symbol includes orthogonal sub-carrier and a null sub-carrier. A stored waveform can be retrieved to code the sub-carriers. The successive multicarrier symbols are up-converted to a carrier frequency to provide the low-rate data signal, and the low-rate data signal is transmitted.

Abstract: A method and system for providing utilization information for a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network system, performed by an access point, including generating and transmitting a BSS load element including a capable STA count field, a plurality of frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields, and a plurality of delta observable secondary channel utilization fields. The capable STA count field indicates a total number of STAs currently associated with the BSS. Each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields indicates underutilized frequency and/or spatial stream domain resources on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access resource units for each channel, and each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields is calculated based on RU size.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for improving carrier aggregation for wireless networks. A plurality of bandwidth channels are assigned to a basic service set (BSS) for transmissions. Specifically, the bandwidth channels are divided into multiple channel segments corresponding to multiple primary or alternate primary channels. A channel segment possibly further includes one or more additional secondary channels. The locations of the primary or alternate primary channels that correspond to the channel segments of the BSS are then broadcasted in the network. When a station or AP receives this BSS information, it searches for an available primary or alternate primary channel of the BSS to begin transmission. Upon detecting an available primary channel or alternate primary channel that is not used for another transmission, the station or AP transmits data on the channel segment corresponding to the detected primary or alternate primary channel.

Abstract: Methods and systems for waking up a wireless receiving stations having wake-up radio (WUR) circuits. A method of providing a wake-up signal in a communications channel for a plurality of receiving stations, comprising: generating a plurality of series of waveform coded symbols, each series being incorporated into a respective wake-up-radio (WUR) frame that is intended for a respective receiving station and has a respective predefined bandwidth; combining the respective WUR frames into a multiband WUR data unit having a bandwidth that is greater than a sum of the predefined bandwidths of the wake-up radio frames; transmitting a wake-up signal including the multiband WUR data unit in the communications channel.