Abstract: An extremely high-throughput (EHT) station (STA) may encode a null data packet (NDP) announcement frame for transmission to include a high-efficiency (HE) subfield and a Ranging subfield in a Sounding Dialogue Token field. To identify the NDP announcement frame as an EHT NDP announcement frame (i.e., an EHT variant), the EHT STA may set both the HE subfield and the Ranging subfield in the Sounding Dialogue Token field to a value of one. When operating as an EHT access point (AP), the EHT STA may encode a trigger frame to include a Special User Info Field. The Special User Info Field may be identified by a predetermined value as an STA association identifier (AID) value. The use of the predetermined value as the AID value in the Special User Info Field indicates that the trigger frame is an EHT variant and indicates that the trigger frame is being sent by an EHT AP.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for non-primary channel access, where an apparatus of a station (STA) comprises processing circuitry configured to: decode, a trigger frame on a primary channel, the trigger frame comprising an UL resource allocation for the STA, encode, for transmission in accordance with the resource allocation, data comprising a TID corresponding to an access category (AC). The processing circuitry may be further configured to: use multi-user MU EDCA parameter set for channel access to transmit data having the AC for an MU EDCA timer period, transition to a NPCA primary channel, continue to use the MU EDCA parameter set for channel access to transmit data having the TID for the MU EDCA timer period.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for initial control and response frames, where an apparatus of an access point (AP) comprises processing circuitry configured to: encode, for transmission to a station (STA), an initial control frame comprising a transmission opportunity (TxOP) duration and information regarding the TxOP, and decode, from the STA, an initial control response frame, the initial control response frame comprising an availability of the STA during the TxOP. The STA may determine not to participate in the TxOP to operate on another radio. The AP may modify the parameters of the TxOP based on the initial control response frame received from the STA.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced processing delay. A device may generate a frame comprising one or more fields. The device may include a capability element to allow an ultra high reliability (UHR) receiving station device (STA) to indicate a feedback type that is supported by the receiving STA. The device may generate a number of padding bits to be added to the frame, wherein the number of padding bits is based on the feedback type. The device may cause to send the frame to the receiving STA.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced ICF exchange. A device may cause to send an Initial Control Frame Trigger frame (ICF TF) to one or more transmit opportunity (TXOP) responders. The device may identify a first response from at least one of the one or more TXOP responders, wherein the first response uses a non-high throughput (HT) duplicate physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) format. The device may identify a second response from the at least one of the one or more TXOP responders.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to association identification (AID) re-assignment. A device may perform an association with a station multi-link device (STA MLD), wherein the STA MLD comprises one or more logical entities defining separate station devices. The device may assign a first AID to the STA MLD. The device may establish one or more links with the STA MLD. The device may cause to send an indication of an assignment of a second AID to the STA MLD. The device may communicate with the STA MLD using the second AID.

Abstract: A Quality-of-Service (QoS) Management AP is configured to support QoS Management features and to perform a QoS Management Protocol. The AP decodes an Enhanced Add Traffic Stream (E-ADDTS) Request QoS Action Frame (E-ADDTS Req) received from a station (STA) to initiate QoS setup for a traffic stream. The STA may be a QoS Management STA configured to support the QoS Management features and perform the QoS Management protocol. The AP may encode, for transmission to the STA in response to the E-ADDTS Req, an E-ADDTS Response QoS Action Frame (E-ADDTS Resp) which includes a status code to indicate whether the QoS setup has been accepted. When the QoS setup is accepted, the E-ADDTS Resp includes a QoS setup ID within a QoS setup ID field in the E-ADDTS Resp that uniquely identifies the QoS setup for the traffic stream.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to power spectral density (PSD) limit. A device may generate a frame comprising one or more elements to be sent to a first station device, wherein the frame is to be sent using a 6 GHz band. The device may include in the frame, information associated with a PSD limit on a per bandwidth size basis of the 6 GHz band. The device may cause to send the frame to the first station device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced 60 gigahertz (GHz) preamble. A device may generate a frame for 60 GHz transmission, the frame comprising one or more fields to carry information associated with one or more station devices (STAs). The device may generate a modified legacy signal (L-SIG) field comprising one or more subfields for operation in the 60 GHz transmission. The device may generate a modified legacy long training field (L-LTF) for operation in the 60 GHz transmission. The device may utilize 56 subcarriers in the modified L-LTF in the frame. The device may cause to send the frame comprising the modified L-LTF and the modified L-SIG to the one or more STAs.

Abstract: For example, a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) may operate at an Enhanced Multi-Link Single Radio (EMLSR) operation mode of a Multi-Link Operation (MLO) over a plurality of links with an AP MLD, for example, based on a determination that the non-AP MLD is to operate over a millimeter Wave (mmWave) frequency band. For example, the plurality of links may include a sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) link over a sub-10 GHz frequency band and an mmWave link over the mmWave frequency band. For example, the non-AP MLD may be configured to listen over the plurality of links to identify an Initial Control Frame (ICF) from the AP MLD; and to identify, based on detection of the ICF from the AP MLD over the mmWave link, that a Transmit Opportunity (TxOP) is to be established to communicate traffic with the AP MLD over the mmWave link.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatus for determining a receive (Rx) number of spatial streams (NSS) for different bandwidths (BWs) and modulation and control schemes (MCSs) are disclosed. An apparatus is disclosed comprising processing circuitry configured to decode a supported HE-MCS and a NSS set field, the supported HE-MSC and NSS set field received from an high-efficiency (HE) station. The processing circuitry may be further configured to determine a first maximum value of N receive (Rx) SS for a MCS and a bandwidth (BW), where the first maximum value of N Rx SS is equal to a largest number of Rx SS that supports the MCS for the BW as indicated by the supported HE-MCS and NSS set field; and, determine additional maximum values based on an operating mode (OM) notification frame, and a value of an OM control (OMC) field. Signaling for BW in 6 GHz is disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to an extreme high throughput (EHT) signaling structure. A device may establish a communication channel with one or more station devices (STAs). The device may generate an extreme high throughput signal field (EHT-SIG) of a header, wherein the EHT-SIG field comprises information associated with resource allocations (RUs). The device may generate a frame comprising the header. The device may assign a first RU to a first station device. The device may assign a second RU to the first station device, wherein the first RU or the second RU is an aggregation of a 26-tome RU and a neighboring RU. The device may cause to send the frame to the first station device.

Abstract: For example, a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) may be configured to set at least one millimeter Wave (mmWave) link usage condition field to indicate mmWave link usage condition information for Multi-Link (ML) Operation (MLO) over an mmWave link and a sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) link with an AP MLD. For example, the mmWave link usage condition information may be configured to indicate one or more conditions for the AP MLD to use the mmWave link to transmit one or more transmissions to the non-AP MLD. For example, the non-AP MLD may be configured to transmit a frame, which includes the at least one mmWave link usage condition field, for example, to the AP MLD.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link device (MLD) device resetup and transition. A device may perform an initial association with a first transition peer. The device may initiate a fast multi-link device (MLD) transition from the first transition peer to a second transition peer, wherein the MLD is configured to use authentication keys, and wherein at least one of the first transition peer or the second transition peer it is an access point (AP) MLD having a plurality of links associated with a plurality of APs within the AP MLD. The device may include an MLD link identification (ID) within a fast basic service set transition element (FTE) of a reassociation request or reassociation response frame, wherein the MLD link ID identifies an individual link of the plurality of links. The device may perform a second association with the second transition peer.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may be configured to generate, transmit, receive and/or process a frame including a multiple Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) element corresponding to a multiple BSSID set including a reporting AP, the BSSID element including one or more non-transmitted BSSID profile elements corresponding to one or more other APs belonging to the multiple BSSID set, wherein a non-transmitted BSSID profile element corresponding to an other AP includes one or more elements of information corresponding to the other AP, and a multi-link element, the multi-link element including one or more profile subelements for one or more reported APs of an other MLD including the other AP, respectively, wherein a profile subelement corresponding to a reported AP includes one or more elements of information corresponding to the reported AP.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to aligned channel access. A device may perform a first backoff countdown on a first link associated with a first station device (STA) of the device, wherein the device is a multi-link device (MLD). The device may detect a second backoff countdown associated with a second STA of the MLD after the first backoff countdown reaches zero. The device may determine to hold the first backoff countdown at zero based on the value of the second backoff countdown. The device may transmit in synchronization on the first link and on the second link from the first STA and the second STA respectively based on holding the first backoff countdown at zero.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to predictable latency access category (AC). A device may control the initiation of a contention period for network communication. The device may broadcast a reservation/defer signal at a predetermined time after the start of the contention period for an Access Category for Predictable Latency (AC_PL). The device may receive reservation/defer signals from connected Station (STA) devices. The device may process the received reservation/defer signals to manage network access priorities and channel access specifically for the AC_PL. The device may adjust network parameters based on the received reservation/defer signals to minimize collisions.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for an access point (AP), where an apparatus of an AP comprises processing circuitry configured to: encode, for transmission, a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) component of a PPDU, encode, for transmission a preemption window duration after transmitting the first PPDU component, a second PPDU component of the PPDU, and in response to detecting a preemption request (PR) during the preemption window, refrain from transmitting the second PPDU component.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to traffic indications for multi-link devices (MLDs). A device may generate a first traffic indication map (TIM) with a first bitmap including a first indication that traffic is to be sent by a first access point (AP) device of the MLD to a first non-AP device of a second MLD using a first communication link The device may generate a second TIM with a second bitmap including a second indication that no traffic is to be sent by a second AP device of the MLD to a second non-AP device of the second MLD using a second communication link The device may send, using the first communication link, the beacon, the beacon including the first TIM and the second TIM. The device may send, using the first communication link, a data frame to the first non-AP device of the second MLD.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for point-to-point (P2P) resource request signaling, where an apparatus of an station (STA) comprises processing circuitry configured to: encode, for transmission to an access point (AP), a first frame comprising a P2P resource request, the P2P resource request comprising an airtime field, the airtime field, indicating a duration, and a channel bandwidth (BW), the channel BW indicating a channel bandwidth, and decode, from the AP, a second frame, the second frame comprising a P2P resource grant in accordance with the P2P resource request. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode, for transmission to a second STA, in accordance with the P2P resource grant, a third frame.