Abstract: Multi-link device (MLD) devices and transitions are described. The MAC addresses of the AP MLD and non-AP MLD are used to generate keys for different fast transitions (FT) between a non-AP MLD and an AP MLD. In an FT initial mobility domain operation, the AP MLD MAC address is used as the R1KH-ID and the non-AP MLD MAC address is used as the S0KH-ID and S1KH-ID. The MAC addresses are exchanged in Authentication Request/Response or Association Request/Response messages and the GTK/IGTK/BIGTK are delivered in a single FT 4-way handshake. In a fast MLD transition to an AP MLD in the same ESS, the other AP MLD MAC address is used as the R1KH-ID and the non-AP MLD MAC address is used as the S1KH-ID. The MAC addresses are exchanged in Authentication Request/Response or Association Request/Response messages and the GTK/IGTK/BIGTK are delivered in an FTE.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to non-collocated MLD management. A device may identify a first non-collocated access point (AP) and a second non-collocated AP associated with a non-collocated AP multi-link device (MLD). The device may determine traffic identifier (TID)-to-link mapping for the first non-collocated AP and second non-collocated AP. The device may include the TID-to-link mapping element in beacon or probe response frames transmitted by each of the first non-collocated AP and second non-collocated AP. The device may update the TID-to-link mapping element in response to changes in status of either the first non-collocated AP or the second non-collocated AP. The device may transmit the updated TID-to-link mapping element to other APs affiliated with the non-collocated AP MLD.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to non-collocated multi-link device (MLD) reconfiguration. A device may establish a non-collocated MLD with multiple affiliated access points (APs) that are not geographically collocated. The device may generate a reconfiguration multi-link element for removal of an affiliated AP within the non-collocated MLD. The device may include the reconfiguration multi-link element in beacon or probe response frames transmitted by any AP affiliated with the non-collocated MLD and in the same collocated set.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to wireless time sensitive networking. A device may identify, using an 802.3 protocol stack, an 802.3 frame received from a second device using a wired Ethernet connection, and extract, using the 802.3 protocol stack, a redundancy tag from the 802.3 frame, the redundancy tag including a sequence number. The device may generate, using an 802.11 protocol stack, an 802.11 frame with a subnetwork access protocol (SNAP) field, the SNAP field including an organizationally unique identifier (OUI) and the sequence number, the OUI including an indication of an Ethertype protocol. The device may send the 802.11 frame using a wireless connection.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to perform multi-band link aggregation in a wireless network are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a buffer controller to store (A) a first set of data packets that have been received on a first interface and (B) a second set of data packets that have been received on a second interface into a buffer, the first and second sets of data packets being received from a wireless device during a same time frame; and a window determiner to control a first bitmap corresponding to the first set of data packets received on the first interface and a second bitmap corresponding to the second set of data packets received on the second interface, a first size of the first bitmap and a second size of the second bitmap being smaller than a third size of the buffer.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for crosslink management frames for a non-collocated access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: encode an individually addressed management frame, the management frame comprising link information, the link information indicating a first link of the non-collocated AP MLD for which the management frame is intended, and configure an access point (AP) of the non-collocated AP MLD to transmit the management frame on the second link of the non-collocated AP MLD.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate a management frame identifying an operation mode for a basic service set of a local area network. An example disclosed method includes performing an assessment of a wireless network and determining an operation mode for a basic service set (BSS) bandwidth based on the assessment, the operation mode indicating continuity of a primary segment, a secondary segment, a tertiary segment and a quaternary segment. The example method further includes creating a management frame including information fields based on the BSS bandwidth, the information fields including a first channel width field, a second channel width field, a third channel width field, a first center frequency field, a second center frequency field and a third center frequency field and transmitting the management frame over the wireless network.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication station (STA) may be configured toto transmit a reservation signal over a wireless medium at a reservation signal transmission time, for example, based on a determination that high-priority data of a high-priority Access Category (AC) is queued at the STA. For example, the reservation signal transmission time may be based on an end of a predefined time duration from a start of a contention period. For example, the reservation signal may be configured to indicate a busy Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) to a receiving STA. For example, the STA may be configured to contend the wireless medium according to a high-priority contention policy, for example, after transmission of the reservation signal, to obtain a Transmit Opportunity (TxOP) for transmission of the high-priority data.

Abstract: For example, a first Access Point (AP) may be configured to determine a joint restricted Target Wake Time (r-TWT) Service Period (SP) for Multi-AP (M-AP) operation with a second AP over a wide channel Bandwidth (BW) including a primary channel of the first AP and a primary channel of the second AP; to obtain a Transmit Opportunity (TxOP) over at least the primary channel of the first AP, the TxOP to cover at least the beginning of the joint r-TWT SP; to refrain from transmission over the wide channel BW during a first predefined time period from the beginning of the joint r-TWT SP; and to transmit an M-AP trigger frame over the wide channel BW based on a determination that a Clear-Channel-Assessment (CCA) state of the primary channel of the second AP is idle for a duration of a second predefined time period during the first predefined time period.

Abstract: For example, a Next Generation Vehicular (NGV) wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to generate an NGV Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an NGV preamble, the NGV preamble comprising a non High-Throughput (non-HT) Short Training Field (L-STF), a non-HT Long Training Field (L-LTF) after the L-STF, a non-HT Signal (L-SIG) field after the L-LTF, a Repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG) field after the L-SIG field, and an NGV Signal (NGV-SIG) field after the RL-SIG field, the NGV-SIG field including a version field configured to identify a version of the NGV PPDU; and to transmit the NGV PPDU over an NGV channel in an NGV wireless communication frequency band; and a memory to store information processed by the processor.

Abstract: For example, a first Access Point (AP) may be configured to send a plurality of data packets to a second AP via a backhaul link between the first AP and the second AP; to determine a plurality of identified packets from the plurality of data packets for a joint transmission to a non-AP wireless communication station (STA) associated with the first AP; to transmit a multi-AP trigger frame to trigger the joint transmission including transmission of the plurality of identified packets in a first transmission from the first AP and in a second transmission from the second AP, wherein the multi-AP trigger frame includes payload-signaling information configured to signal to the second AP that a payload of the second transmission is to include the plurality of identified packets; and to transmit the first transmission after the multi-AP trigger frame, wherein the first transmission includes the plurality of identified packets.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to dynamic preemption communication. A device may divide a physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) into a number of PPDUs with time gaps for enabling preemption opportunity for low latency (LL) transmitters. The device may receive preemption requests (PR) from one or more LL transmitters during the time gaps. The device may manage preemption opportunities based on the received PRs and provide access to a communication medium for LL transmitters. The device may process preemption requests in intra-basic service set (BSS) or inter-BSS.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for stream classification service (SCS) identification to multi-link device (MLD) link in wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) or station (STA) of a MLD are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: encode for transmission, to a second MLD, a stream classification service (SCS) request frame, the SCS comprising a quality of service (QoS) element, the QoS element comprising a link identification (LinkID) subfield indicating a LinkID, where the SCS request frame comprises a SCS identification (ID)(SCSID) subfield, the SCSID subfield indicating a SCSID to be mapped to the LinkID and further configured to decode, from the second MLD, a SCS response frame to the SCS request frame, the SCS request frame indicating whether the LinkID is mapped to the SCSID.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced low latency. A device may generate a medium access control protocol data unit (MPDU) associated with low latency traffic based on a predefined criteria. The device may utilize an overlapping basic service set preamble detection (OBSS_PD) threshold for the low latency traffic. The device may transmit the MPDU during an ongoing OBSS PPDU transmission using an OBSS_PD spatial reuse mechanism. The device may include an indication in a preamble of the MPDU that spatial reuse is not allowed with the MPDU by another STA.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced aggregate preemption. A device may divide a transmit opportunity (TXOP) transmission into physical layer convergence procedure service data unit (PSDU) or physical layer (PHY) convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) transmissions. The device may establish fixed time intervals between two continuous PSDU or PPDU transmissions. The device may sense an idle status of a channel after an end of each PSDU or PPDU transmission. The device may send a first suspend request (SR) control frame after an end of receiving a current PSDU or PPDU transmission.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to initial power state. A device may identify a request frame received from a non-AP MLD on a first link of a plurality of links, wherein the non-AP MLD comprises a plurality of station devices (STAs), and wherein the first link is associated with a first STA of the plurality of STAs. The device may cause to send a response frame to the non-AP MLD on the first link to establish the plurality of links between the device and the non-AP MLD. The device may determine, based on the request frame, a power save mode associated with each of the STAs of the non-AP MLD. The device may communicate with the non-AP MLD based on the power save mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of an Extremely High Throughput Station (EHT STA) (STA1) configured for operating in a next-generation (NG) wireless local area network (WLAN) are described herein. In some embodiments, the EHT STA encodes a common signal field (SIG) (Coex-SIG) of an EHT PPDU to include a TXOP duration field. The TXOP duration field is more than seven bits to indicate an actual TXOP duration of a transmission from the EHT STA comprising the EHT PPDU transmitted to a second station (STA2). Decoding the TXOP duration field of the EHT PPDU by a third-party station (STA4) causes the third-party station (STA4) to defer a transmission until after an end of the transmission from the second station (STA2).

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link operation. A device may configure a single N×N transmit (TX)/receive (RX) radio to a plurality of 1×1 TX/RX radios, where N is a positive integer. The device may monitor a first channel of a plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may monitor a second channel of the plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may identify a first control frame received from an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) on the second channel. The device may cause to send a second control frame to the AP MLD on the second channel. The device may configure back to a single N×N TX/RX radio to receive a data frame.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to generate a plurality of encoded-modulated data streams based on a data field of a PPDU to be transmitted over a channel BW. For example, the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams may be configured based on a plurality of channel BW segments in the channel BW. For example, the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams may include a first encoded-modulated data stream according to a first Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) corresponding to a first channel BW segment, and a second encoded-modulated data stream according to a second MCS, e.g., different from the first MCS, corresponding to a second channel BW segment. For example the STA may be configured to transmit a plurality of transmissions based on the plurality of encoded-modulated data streams over the plurality of channel BW segments.

Abstract: For example, a first station (STA) may be configured to set up a Target Wake Time (TWT) agreement with a second STA, the TWT agreement to define a plurality of TWT Service Periods (SPs) for the first STA according to a first setting of one or more TWT SP parameters; and to select to transmit a frame to the second STA after setting up the TWT agreement, the frame including one or more TWT parameter fields configured to update a definition of one or more TWT SPs of the plurality of TWT SPs according to a second setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters, wherein the second setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters is different from the first setting of the one or more TWT SP parameters.