Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to individually addressed traffic indication methods and apparatuses applicable to multiple links, for example, in a wireless local area network supporting an 802.11be standard. In an example method, a first access point (AP) of a first access point multi-link device (AP MLD) generates and sends individually addressed traffic indication information. The individually addressed traffic indication information is used to indicate whether a non-AP MLD associated with the first AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic and whether a non-AP MLD associated with a second AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic. The second AP MLD is an AP MLD to which a non-transmitted AP belongs. The non-transmitted AP is in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set in which the first AP is located.

Abstract: This application provides a resource allocation method, a communication apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. An access point determines and sends a band indication and a resource unit allocation indication based on an RU/MRU allocated to a PPDU. The band indication indicates an index of a band of the RU/MRU, and an index range corresponding to the band indication in a first bandwidth is reused for an index range corresponding to the RU/MRU in a bandwidth of the PPDU. The resource unit allocation indication indicates an RU/MRU index of the RU/MRU on the band, and an index range corresponding to the resource unit allocation indication in the first bandwidth is also reused for an index range corresponding to the resource unit allocation indication in the bandwidth of the PPDU. The first bandwidth is greater than the bandwidth of the PPDU.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus, to improve robustness of a communication process and improve accuracy of a sensing result. The communication method includes: generating a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), where the first PPDU includes a first field that indicates that a variation of a channel state does not exceed a threshold; and sending the first PPDU.

Abstract: A receiving device is disclosed that receives a non-EHT PPDU that includes a service field and that is sent by a sending device, where the service field includes a first field whose bit quantity is m, and m?1; and the receiving device determines, based on the first field, an initialization state of a scrambling code sequence corresponding to an extremely-high throughput physical layer protocol data unit EHT PPDU, where a bit quantity of the initialization state of the scrambling code sequence is greater than the bit quantity of the first field.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies. An AP generates a trigger frame, where the trigger frame includes a first user information field, a part or all of a frequency domain resource indicated by a resource unit allocation subfield in a fourth user information field before the first user information field is located on a primary 160 MHz channel, and a part or all of a frequency domain resource indicated by a resource unit allocation subfield in a fourth user information field after the first user information field is located on a secondary 160 MHz channel. Then, the AP sends the trigger frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an access point (AP) multi-link device discovery method and a related apparatus, for example, in a wireless local area network (WLAN) supporting IEEE 802.11be. In an example method, a reporting AP sends a first management frame to a station. The first management frame carries information about a reported AP. The reporting AP is affiliated with an AP multi-link device. The reported AP is affiliated with the same multi-link device as the reporting AP. Or the reported AP belongs to a same multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set as another AP in the multi-link device with which the reporting AP is affiliated.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a related apparatus. The method includes: A network device generates a first physical layer protocol data unit PPDU. The first PPDU includes a first universal-Signaling field U-SIG field and a first extremely high throughput-Signaling field EHT-SIG field, a sum of a quantity of information bits of the first U-SIG field and a quantity of information bits of the first EHT-SIG field is less than or equal to 78 information bits, and at least one of the first U-SIG field and the first EHT-SIG field includes an identifier indication field, where the identifier indication field is used to uniquely identify one station. The network device sends an encoded first PPDU to a station.

Abstract: A resource allocation method includes sending, by a first device, resource allocation information to a second device. The resource allocation information indicates a first virtual resource unit (VRU). The first VRU includes a plurality of contiguous subcarriers in a frequency domain. The resource allocation method also includes mapping, by the first device, the first VRU to a first physical resource unit (PRU) based on a mapping relationship. The resource allocation method further includes transmitting data on the first PRU. A plurality of subcarriers included in the first PRU are noncontiguous in the frequency domain.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to a communication method. In the provided communication method, an access device sends an extremely high throughput EHT operation parameter to a station device, wherein the EHT operation parameter comprises an indicator for indicating packet extension PE duration, a first value of the indicator indicates that the PE duration is 16 ?s or 20 ?s, and a second value of the indicator indicates that the PE duration is duration specified by a high efficiency HE operation parameter.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an access point (AP) multi-link device discovery method and a related apparatus, for example, are applied to a WLAN supporting 802.11be. The method includes: sending, by a station (STA), a probe request frame, wherein the probe request frame carries at least one link identifiers of at least one AP for requesting information of the at least one AP, and the STA is affiliated to a STA MLD; and receiving, by the STA from an AP MLD, a probe response frame, wherein the probe response frame carries the information of the at least one AP requested by the STA.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses puncturing information indication methods and communication apparatuses. In an implementation, a method comprises generate a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a preamble, wherein the preamble comprises preamble puncturing information carried by a content channel and indicates preamble puncturing status of subchannels of a bandwidth of the PPDU, wherein the content channel is distributed on some subchannels of the bandwidth of the PPDU, and a bandwidth of the content channel is less than the bandwidth of the PPDU, and send the PPDU.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to individually addressed traffic indication methods and apparatuses applicable to multiple links, for example, in a wireless local area network supporting an 802.11be standard. In an example method, a first access point (AP) of a first access point multi-link device (AP MLD) generates and sends individually addressed traffic indication information. The individually addressed traffic indication information is used to indicate whether a non-AP MLD associated with the first AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic and whether a non-AP MLD associated with a second AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic. The second AP MLD is an AP MLD to which a non-transmitted AP belongs. The non-transmitted AP is in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set in which the first AP is located.

Abstract: This application provides a resource unit combination indication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: determining a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU, where the PPDU includes a signal field, the signal field includes a resource unit allocation subfield and a combination indication corresponding to the resource unit allocation subfield, the resource unit allocation subfield indicates a plurality of resource units, and the combination indication indicates combination information of the plurality of resource units; and sending the PPDU. The method provided in this application can support one or more users in transmitting data by using a plurality of contiguous or discontiguous RUs, and indicate a combination status of the plurality of RUs to the user.

Abstract: This application provides a method for transmitting a PPDU and a communication apparatus. An AP sends a trigger frame to trigger at least one STA to transmit an uplink PPDU. After receiving the trigger frame, the at least one STA transmits respective uplink PPDUs. The uplink PPDU includes a data field and LTFs. The data field is carried on a distributed RU. The LTFs are carried on all subcarriers in a first transmission bandwidth. The first transmission bandwidth is a bandwidth occupied by a distributed RU that is allocated by the AP to the at least one STA for transmitting the uplink PPDU. Alternatively, the LTFs are carried on all subcarriers of a plurality of continuous RUs corresponding to the distributed RU.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: An AP generates a trigger frame, where the trigger frame includes a first user information field, a part or all of a frequency domain resource indicated by a resource unit allocation subfield in a fourth user information field before the first user information field is located on a primary 160 MHz channel, and a part or all of a frequency domain resource indicated by a resource unit allocation subfield in a fourth user information field after the first user information field is located on a secondary 160 MHz channel. Then, the AP sends the trigger frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of wireless communication technologies, and disclose a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: generating a PPDU, where the PPDU has one or more discrete resource units, the discrete resource unit includes a plurality of sub-resource units, the plurality of sub-resource units include a plurality of discontiguous sub-resource units in an unpunctured sub-channel in a first channel, and/or the plurality of sub-resource units include a plurality of sub-resource units in a plurality of unpunctured sub-channels in the first channel; the sub-channel includes a plurality of resource units RUs, and the sub-resource unit includes some or all subcarriers in one RU; and the first channel includes a plurality of sub-channels; and sending the PPDU. The solutions in this application are used in a wireless local area network system supporting a next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol of the IEEE 802.11.

Abstract: In an information transmission method, a receiving device receives a data frame from a sending device. The data frame occupies a transmission resource block, and includes RU allocation information. The receiving device determines indication information based on a location of a 160 MHz channel with more data tones of the transmission resource block and a resource block size indicated by the RU allocation information. The receiving device then determines a response resource block based on the indication information and the RU allocation information, and sends an acknowledgment frame for the data frame to the sending device on the response resource block.

Abstract: The embodiments of the application provides a resource allocation method. In an example method, a trigger frame is sent by an access point to a station. The trigger frame includes one user information field, and the user information field may indicate a plurality of resource units allocated to the station.

Abstract: This application provides a bandwidth indication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: generating, by a communication apparatus, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), wherein the PPDU comprises a universal signal (U-SIG) field and an extremely high throughput-signal (EHT-SIG) field, wherein a transmission bandwidth of the PPDU is used for non-orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission, wherein the U-SIG field indicates a number of EHT-SIG Symbols, wherein the EHT-SIG field comprises a field indicating a number of multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) users; and sending, by the communication apparatus, the PPDU to a station.

Abstract: A feeding network, an antenna, an antenna system, a base station, and a beam forming method. The antenna includes an array antenna, a feeding network, and an antenna port. The array antenna includes a plurality of radiating elements. Each output of each feeding network is connected to at least one radiating element in the array antenna. Each input of each feeding network is connected to the antenna port. Each feeding network has one input and two outputs, and one of the two outputs includes a phase shifter. The phase shifter has a first operating state to increase the coverage space of beam forming.