Abstract: This application discloses a signal processing method and an apparatus. The method includes: A transmit device generates a PPDU, where the PPDU includes a preamble, the preamble includes an LTF, the LTF includes a plurality of LTF symbols, and the plurality of LTF symbols may be used to carry a sequence obtained according to a first matrix; and then sends the PPDU. Correspondingly, a receive device receives the PPDU, and then processes, according to the first matrix, signals received on the plurality of LTF symbols. The first matrix is a Pn×n matrix, or the first matrix is obtained according to a Pn×n matrix, where Pn×n×Pn×nT=n×I, I is an identity matrix, the Pn×n matrix includes n rows and n columns, the Pn×nT matrix is a transpose matrix of the Pn×n matrix, and n is an integer greater than 8.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a channel bandwidth configuration method and a device. The method includes: receiving bandwidth configuration information of a BSS, where the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS is carried in an EHT operation element, the EHT operation element includes a channel bandwidth field, a first channel center frequency field, and a second channel center frequency field, the channel bandwidth field indicates channel bandwidth information of the BSS, the first channel center frequency field and the second channel center frequency field indicate channel location information of the BSS, and the bandwidth information is any channel bandwidth in a plurality of channel bandwidths supported by a terminal; and obtaining the channel bandwidth information and the channel location information based on the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS. This application can be applied to a Wi-Fi system that supports the 802.11 standard, for example, the 802.11be standard.

Abstract: This application provides a radio frame sending method and apparatus, and a radio frame receiving method and apparatus. First information for identifying a first MLD in an MLE is included in a radio frame, so that a receiver of the radio frame obtains information of the first MLD from the MLE based on the first information after receiving the radio frame. In the method, a first AP generates the radio frame including the MLE, the MLE carries the information of the first MLD, the MLE includes the first information, and the first information identifies the first MLD; and the first AP sends the radio frame. This application is applied to a wireless local area network system supporting next-generation Wi-Fi protocols of IEEE 802.11ax, for example 802.11be (or referred to as the EHT protocol) and other 802.11 family of protocols.

Abstract: An association establishment method and apparatus, for carrying out the method are described. The association establishment method includes broadcasting, by an access point (AP), a trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame is used to trigger one or more unassociated stations STAs to perform uplink data transmission and indicate one or more available subchannels for random accessing of the unassociated STAs. The method further includes receiving, by the AP, one or more association request messages sent on available subchannels acquired by the unassociated STAs. Thereafter, the AP broadcasts a multi-block acknowledgement M-BA frame, wherein the M-BA frame includes one or more pieces of association acknowledgement information and the association acknowledgement information is acknowledgement information of the association request message.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, in particular Wireless Local Area Network technologies, and provides a method and apparatus for reducing a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), in particular reducing the PAPR for the U-SIG field. Methods are disclosed for both an access point (AP) and stations (STA).

Abstract: A wake-up packet sending method, including: obtaining, by a sending apparatus, a wake-up packet WUP, where the WUP includes a preamble sequence, and the preamble sequence includes N consecutive first sequences S, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2 (for example, [S S]), and the N consecutive first sequences S are used to indicate that a data rate used for the WUP is a first value; or the preamble sequence includes a second sequence M, where the second sequence M is used to indicate that a data rate used for the WUP is a second value; and the second sequence M and the first sequence S are in a bit logical negation relationship; and sending the WUP, to wake up a main receiver of a receiving apparatus.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit that can provide a short training field sequence for a larger channel bandwidth. The short training field sequence has a smaller peak-to-average power ratio PAPR and better performance. The method includes: generating a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU, where the PPDU includes a short training field, a length of a frequency domain sequence of the short training field is greater than a first length, and the first length is a length of a frequency domain sequence of a short training field of a PPDU transmitted on a channel with a bandwidth of 160 MHz; and sending the PPDU on a target channel, where a bandwidth of the target channel is greater than 160 MHz.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. One example method includes: A sending device sends a first physical layer protocol data unit PPDU over a first link, where the first PPDU carries a trigger frame. The sending device sends a second PPDU over a second link, where an end time of sending the second PPDU is not earlier than a first time and not later than a second time, the first time is related to an end time of sending the first PPDU and a state turnaround time in a short interframe space SIFS time, and the second time is related to the end time of sending the first PPDU and the SIFS time.

Abstract: This application provides communication methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media. In an example, a value of a specific element of a first access point (AP) (or a second AP) is reused in a management frame, to indicate specific elements of a plurality of APs in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set to which the first AP (or the second AP) belongs. The management frame does not need to carry a plurality of same specific elements in the multiple BSSID set. The described techniques can be applied to, for example, a wireless local area network system supporting IEEE 802.11ax next-generation Wi-Fi protocols, for example, 802.11 series protocols such as the 802.11be or the EHT.

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: In a communication method, a first access point (AP) in a first AP multi-link device generates a management frame that includes a capability information field. The capability information field includes first indication information indicating whether a second AP, which is also in the first AP multi-link device, has performed a channel switch. The first AP then sends the management frame to a first station (STA).

Abstract: The application provides a short training sequence design method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a short training sequence, where the short training sequence may be obtained based on an existing sequence, and the short training sequence with comparatively good performance may be obtained through simulation calculation, for example, by adjusting a parameter; and sending a short training field on a target channel, where the short training field is obtained by performing inverse fast Fourier transformation IFFT on the short training sequence, and a bandwidth of the target channel is greater than 160 MHz.

Abstract: An AP sends a trigger frame, where the trigger frame is used to trigger a station to send an EHT TB PPDU; and the AP receives the EHT TB PPDU sent by the station. A common information field of the trigger frame includes four UL SRP fields, indicating a sum of transmit power of the AP and maximum interference power accepted by the AP. Values indicated by an SRP1 field and an SRP2 field in a U-SIG of the EHT TB PPDU are respectively determined based on values indicated by the four UL SRP fields.

Abstract: This application provides an information indication method and an apparatus. In this application, a sending apparatus generates and sends a first frame, the first frame includes at least one piece of sub-time resource indication information, and each piece of sub-time resource indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with one of at least one response apparatus. In addition, each piece of sub-time resource indication information includes a time resource at which the corresponding response apparatus sends feedback information for the first frame to the sending apparatus and a time resource at which the sending apparatus sends acknowledgment information for the feedback information to the corresponding response apparatus, so that the at least one response apparatus and the sending apparatus that sends the first frame can simultaneously perform beamforming training, thereby improving effectiveness of beamforming training performed on the sending apparatus and the at least one response apparatus.

Abstract: This application is applicable to a multi-link group addressed traffic transmission method and an apparatus. A first access point (AP) of an AP multi-link device (MLD) sends group addressed traffic indication information indicating whether each AP of other APs of the AP MLD has a group addressed traffic, so that a station (STA) can learn whether the multiple APs have a group addressed traffic. In this way, each STA of the STA MLD does not need to listen to each AP whether each AP has a group addressed traffic. This reduces power consumption of the STA MLD. This application may be applied to a wireless local area network system that supports an IEEE 802.11ax next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol, for example, 802.11 series protocols such as 802.11be.

Abstract: This application discloses a multi-link communication probe request method and apparatus. The method includes: a non-access point multi-link device (non-AP MLD) generates a probe request frame, and sends the probe request frame to an access point multi-link device (AP MLD), and the AP MLD receives the probe request frame, and generates a probe response frame and sends to the non-AP MLD. The probe request frame includes a first multi-link element (MLE) that is used to request link information of the AP MLD and that includes a first link information field. The first link information field includes a first field. The first field indicates that the non-AP MLD requests the AP MLD to feed back complete information or partial information of a first link. The first link information field corresponds to the first link.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting channel state information. The method includes: sending a feedback indication message, a high-efficiency long training sequence, and a resource scheduling message, wherein the feedback indication message is used to indicate more than one target STAs that need to feed back channel state information, the high-efficiency long training sequence is used for determining the channel state information by the target STAs, and the first resource scheduling message is used to indicate a communication resource used by the target STAs when the target STAs feed back the channel state information; and receiving the channel state information sent by the target STAs by using the communication resource.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for implementing collision detection in data transmission are described. One example method includes sending a data packet including collision detection information to a receive end, where the collision detection information is used by the receive end to perform collision detection on the data packet. A status indication message sent by the receive end is received by the receive end when sending the data packet. The receive end parses the status indication message. If the status indication message includes collision information, the receive end perform retransmission of the data packet.

Abstract: In a channel listening method, a non-simultaneous transmit and receive multi-link device (NSTR MLD) receives a first response frame on a first link and a second response frame on a second link, wherein an end time of the first response frame is later than an end time of the second response frame, and the first link and the second link belong to a NSTR link pair. The NSTR MLD determines that at least one of the first response frame and the second response frame fails to be received. In response to the determination, the NSTR MLD performs channel listening in a first interframe space after the first response frame ends, wherein a duration of the first interframe space is less than or equal to a duration of a point coordination function interframe space (PIFS).

Abstract: This application relates to the wireless communications field, for example, is applicable to a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11be standard, and in particular, to a PPDU uplink bandwidth indication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: An AP generates and sends a trigger frame. The trigger frame carries first indication information, where the first indication information directly indicates or jointly indicates an EHT TB PPDU bandwidth or an uplink PPDU total transmission bandwidth. The trigger frame carries second indication information, where the second indication information indicates distribution of an HE TB PPDU and/or an EHT TB PPDU in the uplink PPDU total transmission bandwidth, or directly indicate whether an EHT station transmits an HE TB PPDU or an EHT TB PPDU.