Abstract: Logic to generate and parse a medium access control (MAC) request frame to associate a non-AP MLD with the non-collocated AP MLD, the MAC request frame to comprise an address field, wherein the address field comprises a receiver address (RA) that identifies the first AP MLD, and a recipient field comprising a value, wherein the value comprises a MAC address to identify the non-collocated AP MLD, a MLD identifier (ID) of the non-collocated AP MLD, a flag to indicate whether the MAC frame is addressed to the non-collocated AP MLD or is addressed to the first AP MLD, or a combination thereof. Logic to determine that the MAC request frame is addressed to the non-collocated AP MLD based on the value. And logic to generate a mapping table for a new link ID or transmit the new link ID associated with the non-collocated AP MLD in an association response frame.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to adding or removing communication access points (APs) affiliated with an associated AP multi-link device (AP-MLD). A non-AP-MLD may identify a communication link between the non-AP-MLD and an AP-MLD, the communication link previously used by the non-AP-MLD; encode a request frame comprising a multi-link reconfiguration element indicative of a request to add or remove the communication link; cause the non-AP-MLD to transmit the request frame to the AP-MLD; and identify a response frame received from the AP-MLD, the response frame comprising the multi-link reconfiguration element and indicating whether the communication link was accepted or rejected to be added or removed.

Abstract: An access point (AP) may be configured by processing circuitry to operate as a coordinator AP for performing BSS channel level coordination. The coordinator AP is configured to assign non-overlapping channels to one or more coordinated APs of overlapping BSSs to schedule time-sensitive traffic to help ensure bounded latency, jitter and reliability per BSS. In some embodiments, the AP may be configured for performing transmission level coordination and may initiate a coordinated transmission opportunity (TXOP) for resource assignment to control contention access among managed BSSs. To perform the BSS channel level coordination, the coordinator AP is configured to encode a multi-AP trigger frame (M-TF) to initiate the coordinated TXOP. The M-TF may be encoded to include a time-sensitive operation IE indicating how each STA is to access the channel within the coordinated TXOP.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, system and method. The device comprises a memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the memory storing instructions, the processing circuitry to execute the instructions to decode an access point (AP) trigger frame from a coordinator AP including information on respective resource allocations to a plurality of APs (AP resource allocations) for simultaneous downlink (DL) data transmissions to a plurality of wireless stations (scheduled STAs). The processing circuitry is to cause transmission of a wireless frame to a plurality of scheduled STAs associated with the corresponding AP (associated scheduled STAs). The wireless frame includes information on a resource allocation by the coordinator AP to the corresponding AP for the simultaneous DL transmissions, and information on respective resource allocations to the associated scheduled STAs for data transmission from the corresponding AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The AP may be included in a plurality of APs affiliated with a multi-link AP logical entity. As part of a multi-link AP logical entity, the plurality of APs may share a common medium access control (MAC) data service interface to an upper layer. The AP may exchange signaling with an STA as part of a multi-link setup process between the multi-link TP logical entity and a multi-link non-AP logical entity. The STA may be included in a plurality of STAs affiliated with the multi-link non-AP logical entity. The multi-link setup process may establish a link between each AP of the plurality of APs and a corresponding STA of the plurality of STAs.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, method and system. The device includes a memory, and a processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is to: decode at least one signal field portion of a signal field of a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Data Unit (PPDU) received over a bonded channel, the bonded channel comprising a plurality of subchannels including a punctured subchannel, the signal field portion on at least one unpunctured subchannel of the plurality of subchannels; determine, from the at least one signal field portion, information on a resource allocation for the device, the resource allocation indicating at least one resource unit (RU) used in a data field of the PPDU for the device; and decode a data field portion of the data field of the PPDU, the data field portion received on a part of the punctured subchannel based on the resource allocation.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include a segment parser to parse scrambled data bits of a PPDU into a first plurality of data bits and a second plurality of data bits, the PPDU to be transmitted in an OFDM transmission over an aggregated bandwidth comprising a first channel in a first frequency band and a second channel in a second frequency band; a first baseband processing block to encode and modulate the first plurality of data bits according to a first OFDM MCS for transmission over the first channel in the first frequency band; and a second baseband block to encode and modulate the second plurality of data bits according to a second OFDM MCS for transmission over the second channel in the second frequency band.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for dynamic puncturing with dynamic signaling are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) station (STA) or of an AP are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: decode a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) in accordance with a first channel width and first inactive subchannels, and encode a second PPDU, in response to the first PPDU, with a second channel width that is the same as or narrower than the first channel width and in accordance with second inactive subchannels, the second inactive subchannels being the same as or indicating a wider set of punctured subchannels than the first inactive subchannels. The processing circuity is further configured to configure the non-AP STA to transmit the second PPDU in accordance with the second channel width and the second inactive subchannels.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide favored channel access for STAs whose transmissions have failed or collided. After a first collision or transmission failure, a STA receives prioritized access in order to re-transmit a PPDU. If an initial transmission of the PPDU is unsuccessful (e.g., the initial transmission fails or if the PPDU collides with another transmission), for retransmission of the PPDU, the STA may update the EDCA parameters to EDCA parameters for prioritized access, may determine a backoff for accessing the wireless medium, and may retransmit the PPDU based on the EDCA parameters for prioritized access (i.e., using the updated EDCA parameters). The EDCA parameters for prioritized access may be configured to give the STA a higher probability of accessing the wireless medium for a PPDU retransmission than use of the initial EDCA parameters.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for indicating channel puncturing in a physical (PHY) header of a PPDU are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) station (STA) or of an AP are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: decode a first portion of a physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), the first portion of the PPDU comprising a bandwidth subfield and a puncturing pattern subfield, the bandwidth subfield indicating a bandwidth of a transmission channel for the PPDU, and the puncturing pattern subfield indicating whether 20 MHz subchannels within the transmission channel are punctured. The processing circuitry is further configured to decode the second portion of the PPDU in accordance with the transmission channel and the punctured 20 MHz subchannels.

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: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to intra-basic service set (BSS) signaling for multiple access points (APs). A device may determine one or more access points (APs), wherein the one or more APs are in a set of multiple basic service sets (BSSs) identified as intra-BSS. The device may include, in a first frame, a high-efficiency operation element comprising a bit associated with an indicator of the set of multiple BSSs. The device may include, in a second frame, an association identification (AID) value, wherein the AID value is associated with the device. The device may cause to send the first frame a first station device of one or more station devices. The device may cause to send the second frame to a second station device of the one or more station devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of a non-access point (non-AP) EHT station (EHT STA) configured to operate as part of an STA multi-link logical entity (STA MLLE) comprising the EHT STA and one or more other non-AP EHT STAs are generally described herein. The STA MLLE is configured to be associated with an access point (AP) MLLE (AP MLLE) comprising a plurality of EHT APs. The EHT STA is configured to decode a beacon frame received from the EHT APs of the AP MLLE including a multi-link beacon check element to indicate which of the one or more multiple links has a critical update to its link parameters. When the multi-link beacon check element indicates an update to link parameters for the link between the EHT STA and its associated EHT AP, the EHT STA is to configured obtain the updated link parameters either waking-up at a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) or send a probe request.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to an enhanced retry count for an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission. A device may identify a trigger frame received from a first device on a wireless communication channel. The device may determine a quality of service counter associated with an access category. The device may cause to send a frame to the first device based at least in part on the trigger frame. The device may determine an error condition associated with the frame. The device may refrain from incrementing the quality of service counter based on the error condition.

Abstract: Embodiments of a station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The STA may be included in a first plurality of STAs affiliated with a first multi-link logical entity (MLLE). A plurality of links may be established between the first MLLE and a second MLLE, wherein the second MLLE may be affiliated with a second plurality of STAs. The STA may receive a first subset of a sequence of MAC protocol data units (MPDUs). A second subset of the sequence of MPDUs may be transmitted by another STA of the first plurality of STAs. The STA may transmit a block acknowledgement (BA) frame that includes: a number of BA bitmaps, configurable to values greater than or equal to one; and BA control information for each of the BA bitmaps.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media include an apparatus of an access point (AP) or station (STA) comprising processing circuitry configured to decode a legacy preamble of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), determine whether the legacy preamble comprises an indication that the PPDU is an extremely-high throughput (EHT) PPDU, and in response to the determination indicating the PPDU is the EHT PPDU, decode the EHT PPDU. Some embodiments determine a spatial stream resource allocation based on a row of a spatial configuration table, a row of a frequency resource unit table, a number of stations, and location of the station relative to the number of stations in user fields of an EHT-signal (SIG) field. To accommodate 16 spatial streams, some embodiments extend the length of the packet extension field, extend signaling of a number of spatial streams, and/or extend a number of EHT-SIG symbols.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to perform communication over a millimeterWave (mmWave) channel assisted by communication over a sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) channel. For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to identify a link block event including a blocking of an mmWave wireless communication link between an mmWave wireless communication station (STA) of the wireless communication device and an other wireless communication device. For example, the wireless communication device may be configured to, based on the link block event, communicate with the other wireless communication device over a sub-10 GHz wireless communication link between a sub-10 GHz STA of the wireless communication device and the other wireless communication device.

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 wireless communication device may be configured to determine an energy state of a 2.16 Gigahertz (GHz) channel bandwidth (BW) in a millimeterWave (mmWave) wireless communication frequency band according to an energy detection mechanism; and, based on the energy state of the 2.16 GHz channel BW, to select between allowing or disabling the wireless communication device to transmit an mmWave Physical layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) over an mmWave wireless communication channel, which at least partially overlaps the 2.16 GHz channel BW and is different from the 2.16 GHz channel BW, the mmWave wireless communication channel having an mmWave channel BW of at least 80 Megahertz (MHz).

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to communicating time-critical ultra-low latency (ULL) data using one or more dedicated resource units (RUs). A station (STA) decodes a trigger frame received from an access point station (AP) encoded to indicate resource units (RUs) of an UL PPDU for an uplink multi-user orthogonal frequency division multiple access (UL MU OFDMA) data transmission by a first and a second station STA. The trigger frame may also be encoded to indicate configuration information for a dedicated RU for time-critical ultra-low latency (ULL) UL data. The dedicated RU may be one RU of one or more RUs of the UL PPDU that are reserved for time-critical communications. The STA may encode time-critical ULL UL data for transmission to the AP on the dedicated RU during the uplink MU OFDMA data transmission by the first and second STAs. The time-critical ULL UL data may start at any time during transmission of the UL PPDU.