Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a first device configured to perform backoff on a primary 20 MHz channel, to perform data transmission with a second device. When a first preset condition is met, the first device switches from the primary 20 MHz channel to a first channel, where the first channel is a channel preconfigured for communication between the first device and the second device, the first channel does not include the primary 20 MHz channel, and the first preset condition at least includes that the primary 20 MHz channel is in a busy state.

Abstract: A coded bit transmission method and apparatus, to improve spectrum resource utilization and a data rate of a Wi-Fi system, where the method includes: A sender performing channel coding on information bits according to a used MCS, to generate coded bits; and the sender distributing the coded bits to a plurality of channel sets or a plurality of resource units according to a distribution rule. The MCS is an MCS used for each of the plurality of channel sets, or an MCS used for each of the plurality of resource units.

Abstract: This application discloses a multi-link establishment method and a related device. A multi-link association response frame carries radio bitmap information, to indicate an AP allowed to be associated with a radio of a STA MLD or a link allowed to be established by using a radio of a STA MLD, so that the radio subsequently switches between different APs or links. The multi-link association response frame carries link establishment status information, to indicate a link establishment status of each link that the STA MLD requests to establish, so that multi-link establishment is more flexible. The multi-link association response frame carries reassociation information, to indicate whether each parameter in association configuration information is reserved, so that a problem that signaling overheads are relatively large due to a reassociation operation is avoided. It can be learned that, in the multi-link establishment method, the foregoing information is carried to improve multi-link establishment flexibility.

Abstract: A multi-link reconfiguration method and apparatus relate to the field of communications technologies are provided to reconfigure a link between two MLDs. The method includes: A first MLD generates a first frame, where the first frame is used to reconfigure a link between the first MLD and a second MLD. The first MLD sends the first frame to the second MLD.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a data communication method and apparatus. The data communication method includes: when receiving a PPDU, obtaining, by a network node, a BSS identifier in the PPDU; if the BSS identifier in the PPDU is different from a first BSS identifier, and the BSS identifier in the PPDU is the same as a second BSS identifier, determining whether the PPDU meets a preset spatial reuse condition, where the first BSS identifier is an identifier of a first BSS to which the network node belongs, the second BSS identifier is an identifier of an extended BSS to which a target relay belongs, and the target relay and the network node belong to the first BSS; and if the PPDU meets the preset spatial reuse condition, contending for an access channel, and communicating with a station other than the target relay in the first BSS.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure include a channel access method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and related apparatus. In the method, a communication device receives a first overlapping basic service set (OBSS) frame on a primary channel, determines a first channel with a busy channel state based on bandwidth information carried in the first OBSS frame, and performs channel contention when switching from the primary channel to a second channel. After the communication device backs off to 0 on the second channel, the communication device determines a third channel used for transmitting data, where the third channel does not include any sub-channel of the first channel, and the first channel includes the primary channel.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the wireless communication field, for example, is applied to a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11 standard, and in particular, to a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) transmission method and a related apparatus. The method includes: A first communication device generates and sends a first PPDU, where the first PPDU carries rotation coefficient indication information indicating a rotation coefficient of at least one field, which comprises at least one of an extremely high throughput short training field (EHT-STF) or an extremely high throughput long training field (EHT-LTF) and correspond to a frequency segment on which the first PPDU is transmitted, and the first PPDU is a sub-PPDU in an aggregated PPDU or a PPDU on a frequency segment among at least one PPDU in a multi-frequency segment transmission mode.

Abstract: A coordinated transmission method for a wireless local area network and an apparatus are disclosed. A sharing access point (AP) sends a first frame to a first station (STA) on a channel when a condition is met, to detect an interference resource unit, the channel is a channel on which the sharing AP and a first shared AP perform coordinated transmission. The sharing AP is a serving AP of a first STA. The first frame indicates the first STA to use a first resource unit when replying to the first frame. The interference resource unit is the first resource unit on which the reply from the first STA is not received.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an extremely high throughput long training field (EHT-LTF) sequence includes: A first communication device generates and sends an extremely high throughput physical layer protocol data unit (EHT PPDU), where the EHT PPDU includes an EHT-LTF; and correspondingly, a second communication device receives the EHT PPDU, and parses the EHT-LTF in the received EHT PPDU. In this way, an LTF sequence can be designed for the IEEE 802.11be standard, and a PAPR value of the LTF sequence on a resource unit can be reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provides a multi-link synchronous transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: The transmit MLD sends a first transmission frame to the receive MLD at a first moment on the first link when a first condition is met. The first moment is determined based on a second moment and/or a third moment, the second moment is a moment at which a backoff counter of the first link decreases to 0, and the third moment is a sending moment of a second transmission frame on the second link. The first condition includes: (1) The backoff counter of the first link is 0, and (2) the second transmission frame is located in a transmission opportunity TXOP on the second link.

Abstract: This application describes resource unit indication methods, access points, and a stations. In an example method, a resource unit allocation subfield in a trigger frame includes a frequency band range indication and a resource unit indication. The resource unit indication is used to indicate a multiple resource unit (MRU) allocated to a station. The frequency band range indication is used to indicate a frequency band range in which a resource unit (RU) in the MRU is located. For example, the frequency band range indication is used to indicate 80 MHz in which a smallest RU in the MRU is located. The described techniques can be applied to, for example, 802.11ax, 802.11be, and future Wi-Fi systems.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to a multi-link communication method, a traffic-to-link mapping method, and a device. An example method includes a first multi-link device receiving a message from a second multi-link device, wherein the message carries traffic-to-link mapping information. The example method further includes the first multi-link device establishing or updating a traffic-to-link mapping relationship based on the traffic-to-link mapping information.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communication, for example, being applied to a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11be standard, and in particular, relates to a channel access method for a multi-link device and a related apparatus. The method includes: when a length of a first PPDU transmitted on a first link by a first multi-link device is less than or equal to a first value, skipping starting, by the first multi-link device, a medium synchronization delay timer on a second link, where the first multi-link device is not allowed to perform simultaneous transmitting and receiving on the first link and the second link.

Abstract: This application describes resource unit indication methods, access points, and stations. In an example method, a resource unit allocation subfield in a trigger frame includes a frequency band range indication and a resource unit indication. The resource unit indication is used to indicate a multi-resource unit (MRU) allocated to a station. The frequency band range indication is used to indicate a frequency band range in which a resource unit (RU) in the MRU is located. For example, the frequency band range indication is used to indicate 80 MHz in which a smallest RU in the MRU is located.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are disclosed, and relate to the field of communication technologies. One type of radio frame is provided to meet different use requirements for a time resource in a plurality of application scenarios, so that the radio frame is universal. The communication method includes: A first device generates a first frame. The first frame includes a first field and a second field. The first field indicates a duration of a first time resource. The second field indicates a purpose of the first time resource. The purpose of the first time resource includes: The first time resource is used to transmit a single-user PPDU, or the first time resource is used to perform frame exchange. The first device sends the first frame to a second device.

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: This disclosure provides data sending and receiving methods and apparatuses. In an implementation, a device performs a non-replication operation on a frequency domain sequence on subcarriers of a first bandwidth, to obtain a frequency domain sequence on subcarriers of a second bandwidth in a transmission bandwidth, transforms the frequency domain sequence on the subcarriers of the first bandwidth and the frequency domain sequence on the subcarriers of the second bandwidth into a time domain, and performs radio frequency processing on time domain data and then sends the processed time domain data.

Abstract: This application relates to the wireless communication field, and in particular, to critical basic service set (BSS) parameter management method applicable to multiple links and a related apparatus that are applied to, for example, a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11be standard. A first access point (AP) in a first access point multi-link device (AP MLD) generates and sends a first frame, where the first frame indicates critical BSS parameter update count values corresponding to a plurality of APs in the first AP MLD and critical BSS parameter update count values corresponding to a plurality of APs in a second AP MLD, and the second AP MLD is an AP MLD to which a nontransmitted AP belongs in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set including the first AP.

Abstract: This application relates to the wireless communication field, and to critical BSS parameter management method applicable to multiple links and a related apparatus which are applied to, for example, a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11be standard. The method includes: A first AP in a first AP MLD generates and sends a first frame, where the first frame indicates critical BSS parameter update count values corresponding to a plurality of APs in the first AP MLD and critical BSS parameter update count values corresponding to a plurality of APs in a second AP MLD, and the second AP MLD is an AP MLD to which a nontransmitted AP belongs in a multiple BSSID set including the first AP.

Abstract: This application provides a channel contention method and a related apparatus. The method includes: After data transmission on a first link is completed or a block acknowledgment corresponding to data is received on the first link, a first non-access point station of a first multi-link device performs clear channel assessment CCA detection on a second link in a first time period, where a start moment corresponding to the first time period is the same as a moment at which the data transmission on the first link is completed; and when the CCA detection on the second link fails, the first non-access point station performs channel contention on the second link based on a second time period.