Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for wireless operation in the 42-49 GHz band are disclosed. Apparatuses of a station (STA) or access point (AP) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to transmit a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on a 42-48 GHz band in accordance with a subcarrier spacing of 2.5 KHz and Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) period of 0.4 ?s, where the apparatus is configured to transmit at least on a 160 MHz subchannel, a 320 MHz subchannel, a 640 MHz subchannel, and a 1280 MHz subchannel. The processing circuitry further configured to decode a second PPDU on the 42-48 GHz band in accordance with the subcarrier spacing of 2.5 KHz and an inverse DFT period of 0.4 ?s.

Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) may be configured to determine a plurality of beamformed sectors for communication with a plurality of wireless communication stations (STAs), wherein a beamformed sector for communication with a STA is based on a beamforming training between the AP and the STA; to determine a grouping sector for communication between the AP and a group of STAs including two or more grouped STAs of the plurality of STAs, wherein the grouping sector covers two or more beamformed sectors corresponding to the two or more grouped STAs; to listen over the grouping sector for a transmission from a grouped STA of the group of STAs; and, based on the transmission from the grouped STA, to communicate a beamformed transmission with the grouped STA via a beamformed sector corresponding to the grouped STA.

Abstract: An access point station (AP) communicates with a plurality of non-AP stations (STAs) within a synchronized transmission opportunity (S-TXOP). The S-TXOP may comprise an S-TXOP trigger followed by a plurality of S-TXOP slots. After transmission of the S-TXOP trigger, the AP may encode, for transmission within an S-TXOP slot, a downlink (DL) multi-user physical layer protocol data unit (DL MU-PPDU). The DL MU-PPDU may include a preamble followed by a data field. To indicate that a previously signaled resource unit (RU) allocation is to be used during the S-TXOP slot, the AP may encode the preamble to include an allocation ID of the previously signaled RU allocation in a signal field (SIG) of the preamble and to include a SIG-2 presence indicator to indicate that a second signal field (SIG-2) is not included in the preamble.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to signal detection. A device may determine a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). The device may append a preamble to the PPDU. The device may generate a frame. The device may send the frame.

Abstract: To communicate with a plurality of non-AP stations (STAs) within synchronized transmission opportunities (S-TXOPs), an access point station (AP) performs an initial management frame exchange with the STAs. During the initial management frame exchange, one or more sets of semi-static allocation parameters are signalling to the STAs. Each set of semi-static allocation parameters is associated with an allocation index (IDx). The AP may communicate data with the STAs during S-TXOPs that follow the initial management frame exchange. Each of the S-TXOPs may include an S-TXOP trigger. The S-TXOP trigger may be encoded to include one of the allocation indices to indicate a known allocation for use during the associated S-TXOP when a set of the predetermined semi-static allocation parameters are to be used. The S-TXOP trigger may be encoded to include full allocation information to indicate a new allocation for use during the associated S-TXOP when the predetermined semi-static allocation parameters are not used.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for wireless local area network (WLAN) private control channel are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: associate, a first non-AP of the non-AP MLD, with an AP MLD and encode a first packet for transmission, by the first non-AP, to a first AP of the AP MLD, the first AP operating on a first frequency band, the packet indicating a request for a resource from a second AP of the AP MLD, the second AP operating on a second frequency band. The processing circuitry is further configured to decode a second packet from the first AP, the second packet indicating a resource unit (RU) for a second non-AP of the non-AP MLD to use to transmit a packet to or receive a packet from the second AP.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause a wireless communication station (STA) to generate, process and/or communicate one or more frames and/or messages based on a Quality of Service (QoS) index value to indicate a predefined setting of a set of a plurality QoS parameters. In one example, a STA may be configured to transmit a frame including a QoS index value to another STA. In another example, a STA may be configured to process a frame including a QoS index value from another STA.

Abstract: Simultaneous dual band operation (2.4 and 5 GHz) is common in APs on the market today, and tri-band devices are expected in the market soon. Link aggregation can also be applicable to multiple air interfaces in the same band (for instance 2 independent IEEE 802.1 lac/ax air interfaces at 5 GHz on 2 different 80 MHz channels). One exemplary aspect provides technology that enables significantly higher throughput and/or higher reliability for two stations (STAs) or a STA and the access point (AP) when the devices support simultaneous multi-band operation.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to probes with service set identifier (SSID). A device may determine one or more access points (APs) in an enterprise extended service set (ESS). The device may identify a probe request received from a first station device, wherein the probe request comprises a service set element, wherein the service set element comprises a variable number of service set fields based on a number of APs in the ESS. The device may determine that a service set that matches at least one of the service set fields in the service set element. The device may cause to send a probe response to the first station device in response to the probe request.

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: An access point (AP) station (STA) configured for communicating with another STA within a synchronized transmission opportunity (S-TXOP) may encode an S-TXOP trigger for transmission at a beginning of the S-TXOP. The S-TXOP trigger may be followed by a plurality of slots within the S-TXOP. The S-TXOP trigger may include a synchronization information field, a station information list field and an optional schedule information field. The STA information list field may include an AID of each STA that is scheduled to communicate during the slots and an indication of whether semi-static configuration is enabled. When the S-TXOP trigger includes the optional schedule information field, it may include resource information for each slot which may include a slot identifier and a slot type indicator. The resource allocation for each slot further includes a scheduling information element when the semi-static configuration for the corresponding slot is not enabled.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to extremely high throughput (EHT) multiuser hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). A device may determine one or more medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDUs) to be sent to a first station device of one or more station devices, wherein the one or more MAC protocol data units (MPDUs) comprise a first MPDU. The device may segment the first MPDU into a plurality of segments, wherein the one or more segments include a first segment and a second segment. The device may cause to send the plurality of segments to the first station device. The device may identify a feedback frame received from the first station device, wherein the feedback frame comprises error information associated with the plurality of segments. The device may cause to retransmit at least one of the plurality of segments based on the error information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a Next Generation Vehicle-to-Everything (NGV) station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The NGV STA may encode a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) in accordance with an enhanced PHY layer protocol. The PPDU may be encoded for transmission in a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) frequency band. The NGV STA may encode the PPDU to include a preamble, one or more data portions, and one or more midambles. The one or more midambles may occur within the PPDU after the preamble and after at least one of the data portions. The NGV STA may encode a preamble that includes an NGV SIG-A field that indicates: whether the PPDU includes the one or more midambles, and a periodicity of the one or more midambles.

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: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to deterministic backoffs and collision avoidance. A device may identify a first transmission received from a first device, wherein the first transmission is over a shared access medium. The device may identify a second transmission received from the first device, wherein the second transmission is over the shared access medium. The device may determine an available transmission slot between the first transmission and the second transmission. The device may transmit, during the available transmission slot, a third transmission.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, system and method. The device includes a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry includes logic to: determine a training field length associated with a directional multigigabit (DMG) CTS frame of another wireless communication device; determine a Clear-To-Send time (CTS_Time) parameter based at least in part on the training field length; determine a transmit opportunity (TXOP) continuation timeout for the device based on the CTS_Time parameter; and set a network allocation vector (NA V) for the device based on the TXOP con-tinuation timeout.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link acknowledgments. A device may transmit a trigger frame to a station device (STA) multi-link device (MLD), wherein the trigger frame polls the STA MLD to announce presence on communication links. The device may identify a null data packet (NDP) from the STA MLD announcing its presence on a set of communication links. The device may establish the set of communication links with the STA MLD, wherein the STA MLD comprises a plurality of station devices (STAs). The device may allocate a plurality of tone-sets to the plurality of STAs within the STA MLD. The device may identify energy on the allocated tone-sets for each link that the STA MLD has presence on.

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) wireless communication station (STA) and/or an AP STA may be configured to utilize a mechanism configured to support bandwidth signaling for a link between the non-AP STA and an other non-AP STA. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a non-AP STA to set a channel bandwidth field to indicate a maximum channel bandwidth (BW) for the link between the non-AP STA and an other non-AP STA; and to transmit a frame to an AP STA, the frame including an information element including the channel bandwidth field.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) wireless communication station (STA) to set a control field including presence signaling information corresponding to a plurality of parameter fields, the presence signaling information configured to indicate, for a parameter field of the plurality of parameter fields, whether the parameter field is to be present or absent in a Quality of Service (QoS) element; and to transmit a frame including the QoS element, the QoS element including the control field, wherein the presence or absence of the plurality of parameter fields in the QoS element is configured according to the presence signaling information in the control field.