Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus that allow retransmitted MPDUs with different retransmission versions (RVs) to be transmitted in a same transmission process. The communication method and apparatus may be applied to a data retransmission process between any two nodes in a Wi-Fi system. In the method, when a PPDU sent by a first node includes one or more retransmitted MPDUs, the first node may include RV indication information in the PPDU to indicate an RV of each retransmitted MPDU, so that a second node can properly receive each retransmitted MPDU based on the RV indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relates to a multi-link communication setup method and a related apparatus. The method includes: a non-AP MLD sends an association request frame on a first link, to request multi-link setup. An AP MLD returns an association response frame on the first link, to notify whether multi-link setup succeeds. The AP MLD sets a second status code field of a multi-link element of the association response frame to a newly defined value, to indicate that a cause why a link is not accepted is that the first link is not accepted. This application is applied to a WLAN system that supports a next generation Wi-Fi protocol of 802.11ax, for example, 802.11be, Wi-Fi 7, or EHT, and other 802.11 series protocols; and for another example, a next generation protocol of 802.11be: Wi-Fi 8.

Abstract: This application provides a method for indicating the number of MU-MIMO users and a communications apparatus. According to the method provided in this application, a case in which the number of users supported in the RU whose size is greater than or equal to a 106-tone RU is greater than 8 is indicated. Therefore, communication efficiency is improved. For example, the method may be applied to a WLAN system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for determining transmit power in a wireless local area network. In an example method, a station receives a trigger frame, where the trigger frame indicates a first resource unit allocated to the station. The trigger frame includes an access point (AP) transmit power subfield and an uplink target receive power subfield. The station sends a trigger-based physical layer protocol data unit (TB PPDU) at first transmit power. The TB PPDU occupies a second resource unit included in the first resource unit. The first transmit power is determined based on an indication of the AP transmit power subfield, an indication of the uplink target receive power subfield, the second resource unit, and the first resource unit.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, to support a case in which a number of segments is greater than 8 or a case in which a size of an EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report is greater than 91632 bytes. The communication method and apparatus may be applied to a Wi-Fi system. The method includes: A first device sends a first frame to a second device, and receives an EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report from the second device. The first frame is used to request one or more of N segments of the extremely high throughput EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report, and N is an integer greater than 8.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus applied to the wireless communications field, where the method includes receiving, by a first access point (AP), cooperation configuration information from a second AP, where the cooperation configuration information of the second AP indicates basic cooperation information of the second AP to the first AP, and triggering, by the first AP based on a quantity of spatial streams allocated through cooperation, at least one cooperation station (STA) associated with the first AP to perform uplink data transmission using a quantity of spatial streams allocated by the first AP.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to the field of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies, and provides a method for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit, a method for transmitting a trigger frame, and an apparatus, to resolve a problem that it is difficult to ensure data transmission reliability of an extremely high throughput physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for multi-user transmission in a low power indoor (LPI) operation mode in the conventional technology. The method includes: An access point generates an extremely high throughput multiple user physical layer protocol data unit (EHT MU PPDU), where the EHT MU PPDU includes a resource unit allocation subfield indicating resource unit allocation of a plurality of stations, and a resource unit corresponding to at least one of the plurality of stations is used for duplicate transmission; and sends the EHT MU PPDU.

Abstract: A non-AP MLD or a first STA in the non-AP MLD generates a first frame. The first frame includes indication information for indicating padding duration for a channel switch delay in an initial control frame. The padding duration is determined based on duration of a control response frame. The non-AP MLD or the first STA or another STA in the non-AP MLD transmits the first frame. An AP MLD or a first AP or another AP in the AP MLD receives the first frame. The AP MLD or the first AP determines the padding duration of the initial control frame based on the indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide data processing methods and apparatuses. One method includes: inputting all bits in a coded bitstream into a first interleaver or a first tone mapper, wherein the coded bitstream is allocated to M resource units (RUs) allocated for a first user, and M is an integer greater than 1, and reordering all bits in the coded bitstream by using the first interleaver or the first tone mapper.

Abstract: A method includes: An access point generates an NDPA frame, where the NDPA frame includes a station information field, and the station information field includes an AID subfield indicating an association identifier AID of a station; the station information field further includes a partial bandwidth information subfield; the partial bandwidth information subfield indicates an RU that is in a bandwidth corresponding to the NDPA frame and for which the station needs to feed back channel state information; and the bandwidth corresponding to the NDPA frame is greater than 160 MHz. The access point transmits the NDPA frame.

Abstract: A method includes: A station receives a trigger frame from an access point. The trigger frame is used to trigger the station to perform EHT TB PPDU transmission, the trigger frame further indicates a resource unit allocated to the station, and the trigger frame includes first indication information indicating that the station can perform EHT TB PPDU transmission on a portion of the allocated resource unit. The station sends an EHT TB PPDU based on an indication of the first indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a data transmission method, a communication apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a chip. The method includes: generating, by a first multi-link device, a management frame, where the management frame includes a receiver address, a transmitter address, and link indication information, and the link indication information indicates that the management frame is applied to at least one link corresponding to the link indication information; and sending the management frame to a second multi-link device on a link on which a station indicated by the receiver address or a station indicated by the transmitter address operates.

Abstract: A method comprises: a second communication apparatus sends a trigger frame, to trigger at least one first communication apparatus that includes a first communication apparatus to transmit an uplink PPDU. After receiving the trigger frame, the at least one first communication apparatus sends the PPDU to the second communication apparatus based on the trigger frame. The PPDU includes a data field and an STF sequence, the data field is carried in a distributed RU, the distributed RU includes a plurality of subcarrier groups that are discrete in frequency domain, one of the subcarrier groups includes one subcarrier or includes at least two consecutive subcarriers, the STF sequence is carried on all subcarriers of a plurality of consecutive RUs, the plurality of consecutive RUs are consecutive RUs corresponding to the distributed RU, and each of the consecutive RUs includes a plurality of subcarriers that are consecutive in frequency domain.

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: A STA in a STA MLD sends an information frame on a link corresponding to the station, and the information frame is used to indicate a STA in an awake state in the STA MLD. An AP MLD receives the information frame, and sends a downlink message frame on a one or more links corresponding to a part of or all of STAs in the awake state in the STA MLD.

Abstract: A radio physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) sending method includes: obtaining, a radio physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), wherein the PPDU includes a high efficiency-signal field A (HE-SIG-A) and a high efficiency-signal field B (HE-SIG-B), the HE-SIG-A includes a field indicating a quantity of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the HE-SIG-B, and wherein a value of the field indicates one of the following: that the quantity of OFDM symbols included in the HE-SIG-B is greater than or equal to 16, or the quantity of OFDM symbols included in the HE-SIG-B; and sending the PPDU.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a data transmission method, a communication apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a chip. The method includes: generating, by a first multi-link device, a management frame, where the management frame includes a receiver address, a transmitter address, and link indication information, and the link indication information indicates that the management frame is applied to at least one link corresponding to the link indication information; and sending the management frame to a second multi-link device on a link on which a station indicated by the receiver address or a station indicated by the transmitter address operates.

Abstract: When a first device is an EHT site, a second device generates a frame in a first non-HT format or a frame in a first non-HT duplicated format, where at least three bits in the first seven bits of a scrambling sequence of the frame in the first non-HT format or the frame in the first non-HT duplicated format indicate a bandwidth mode of a channel; or when a first device is a VHT site or an HE site that does not support an EHT, a second device generates a frame in a second non-HT format or a frame in a second non-HT duplicated format, where two bits in the first seven bits of a scrambling sequence of the frame in the second non-HT format or the frame in the second non-HT duplicated format indicate a bandwidth mode of a channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods and apparatuses, and relates to the field of communication technologies. In one example method, a first communication apparatus generates a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), and sends the PPDU to a second communication apparatus. The PPDU includes a first field with 26 bits, and the first field includes a one-bit unsolicited modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback (MFB) subfield and a one-bit first indication information. When a value of the unsolicited MFB subfield is a first value, the first indication information indicates an MCS request (MRQ). When a value of the unsolicited MFB subfield is a second value, the first indication information indicates an uplink extremely high throughput trigger-based PPDU MFB (UL EHT TB PPDU MFB).

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, to obtain a link set/link sets to which a link/links belongs/belong, and may be applied to a Wi-Fi system. The method includes: generating, by a first multi-link device MLD, a first frame, and sending the first frame. The first frame includes a first field, the first field indicates a relationship between a first link and at least one link set, the first link is any one of at least one link established between the first MLD and a second MLD, and the link set includes one or more of the at least one link.