Abstract: A station (STA) may operate as a first peer-to-peer (P2P) client (P2P1) for P2P operations with dual-stage triggering. The STA may decode a primary frame trigger frame (TF) from an access point (AP) operating as a coordinator. The primary TF may allocate resources in an initial portion of a time-duration allocation to the P2P1 for the P2P operations with one or more other peer stations, including a second P2P client (P2P2) and a third P2P client (P2P3). The primary TF may further allocate resources in a subsequent portion of the time-duration allocation to the P2P2 for the P2P operations. The STA may also encode a first secondary TF for transmission within the initial portion of the time-duration allocation. The first secondary TF may allocate specific resource units (RUs) to the one or more other peer stations. The STA may also decode a TB physical layer protocol data unit (TB PPDU) encoded in accordance with a multi-user orthogonal frequency division multiple access (MU OFDMA) frame format.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for signaling with unequal and finer MCSs, where an apparatus of an AP is configured to: encode a user field for a MU MIMO allocation, the user field comprising a station (STA) identification (ID) (STA-ID) subfield, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) subfield, a spatial configuration subfield, and a Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) subfield, the STA-ID subfield identifying a STA associated with the AP. The wireless devices are configured for signaling unequal and finer MCSs, modulation patterns, 2×LDPC, and 1×LDPC.

Abstract: A program that defines and assesses the dynamic risk of software vulnerabilities and considers the dynamic risks into patch scheduling to reduce security risks posed by vulnerabilities and provide formal guidance to security operations at various organizations.

Abstract: The application provides a method, including: generating a Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) comprising both information for one or more first-generation stations (R1 STAs) and information for one or more second-generation stations (R2 STAs); and transmitting the PPDU to the one or more R1 STAs and the one or more R2 STAs, wherein a preamble portion of the PPDU comprises Resource Unit (RU) allocation entries corresponding to the one or more R1 STAs and RU allocation entries corresponding to the one or more R2 STAs.

Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and method used in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). The apparatus includes: a Radio Frequency (RF) interface; and processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface and configured to: generate an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU); and provide the EHT PPDU to the RF interface for transmitting on a transmission bandwidth, wherein any of distributed Resource Units (dRUs) for transmitting a data portion of the EHT PPDU is associated with a whole or part of an EHT-Short Training Field (STF) sequence constituting the EHT PPDU, and any of the dRUs is a resource unit, subcarriers of which are distributed across one or more frequency sub-blocks within the transmission bandwidth for transmitting the EHT PPDU.

Abstract: Disclosed are gypsum boards and methods of preparing gypsum board using silica fume. The board contains a set gypsum core disposed between two cover sheets. The core is formed from a core slurry comprising water, stucco, and silica fume. The silica fume is dispersed before adding into the gypsum slurry. The gypsum board demonstrates desirable fire-resistance properties when subjected to various high temperature shrinkage and thermal insulation tests according to ASTM C1795-15. The dispersed silica fume surprisingly and unexpectedly allows for enhancing the fire resistance of gypsum board. In embodiments, the presence of the silica fume in the core slurry allows for excluding expandable vermiculite therein.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to long range beacon. A device may determine one or more co-located frequency bands with a 6 GHz access point (AP). The device may generate a reduced neighbor report (RNR), wherein the RNR comprises information associated with the 6 GHz AP. The device may determine a minimum bandwidth to transmit a beacon frame using a communication mode. The device may cause to send the beacon frame to a first station device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication is described in which post-Forward Error Correction (FEC) padding in a Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) is replaced with non post-FEC data. The data signals include repeating codebits or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) symbols of the last codeword. In addition, the coding rate, modulation order, orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbol duration, and/or transmission bandwidth is able to be reduced, less power is allocated to padding subcarriers, a pre-FEC padding factor is increased, and/or control information piggybacked in the padding. The replacement may be limited to short PPDUs or those exceeding a threshold length. An increase in packet extension duration allows additional processing time.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of nanomaterial synthesis, and in particular, to a preparation method for a core-shell structure quantum dot. The preparation method provided by the present disclosure includes the following steps: in a protective gas atmosphere, mixing a cadmium source, an organic ligand, and an organic solvent with a first selenium source for a nucleation reaction to obtain an organic solution of a CdSe quantum dot core; and mixing the organic solution of the CdSe quantum dot core, a zinc source and an inorganic anion source for shell coating to obtain the core-shell structure quantum dot, where the inorganic anion source includes a second selenium source.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to generate a wide bandwidth Long Training Field (LTF) configured for channel sounding over a wide channel bandwidth of at least 320 Megahertz (MHz). For example, the wide bandwidth LTF may include a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols over the wide channel bandwidth. For example, the wireless communication device may be configured to transmit a Null Data Packet (NDP) over the wide channel bandwidth. For example, the NDP may include a non-High-Throughput (non-HT) Short Training Field (L-STF), a non-HIT LTF (L-LTF) after the L-STF, a non-HT Signal (L-SIG) field after the L-LTF, a Repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG) field after the L-SIG field, and the wide bandwidth LTF after the RL-SIG field.

Abstract: For example, a STA may determine a pre-FEC padding factor value for a PPDU, the pre-FEC padding factor value in a range between 1 and 2Na, wherein Na is an integer greater than 2; set Na bits in a Signal (SIG) field of the PPDU to indicate the pre-FEC padding factor value; and encode a data field of the PPDU according to a FEC coding based on the pre-FEC padding factor value. For example, a STA may encode a data field of a PPDU according to a FEC coding based on a pre-FEC padding factor value and based on a condition that no post-FEC padding is to be applied for the PPDU; and set an LDPC extra symbol subfield in a SIG field of the PPDU to indicate whether or not an LDPC extra symbol is present based on encoding of the data field of the PPDU.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices for probabilistic constellation shaping in wireless transmissions may include a device configured to generate, using a first quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) order shaping encoder associated with a first code rate, shaped amplitude bits; generate, using a forward error correcting (FEC) encoder and a second code rate smaller than the first code rate, parity bits for the shaped amplitude bits; cause to transmit, using a channel, a first portion of the parity bits as sign bits for the shaped amplitude bits; and cause to transmit, using the channel, a second portion of the parity bits.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to extremely high throughput (EHT) trigger based (TB) preamble. A device may receive a trigger frame from an associated access point (AP), wherein the trigger frame comprises one or more resource unit (RU) bandwidths (BWs) allocated to the device. The device may generate an EHT physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) based on receiving the trigger frame from the access point, wherein the PPDU comprises an EHT preamble that includes a signaling (U-SIG) field. The device may encode the U-SIG field with an indication of one or more resource unit (RU) bandwidth (BW) allocations to be used for sending the PPDU to the AP, wherein the indication is a value associated with a first option of one or more options of selectable RU BWs. The device may cause to send the PPDU to the AP and an uplink data transmission direction.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced ranging. A device may initiate a ranging sequence by transmitting an NDPA frame followed by an I2R NDP frame. The device may receive a corresponding R2I NDP frame and an R2I LMR from a responding station. The device may repeat the ranging sequence for two or more iterations to collect multiple data sets. The device may process the R2I NDP frame and the R2I LMR to generate continuous ToA and ToD measurements for each iteration.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to using enhanced high efficiency (HE) frames. A device may determine a high efficiency signal-B (HE-SIG-B) field for a high efficiency (HE) frame, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common information field and a user information field. The device may determine a data portion of the HE frame, wherein the data portion includes one or more resource units (RUs) with a size equal to a number of tones. The device may determine a first resource allocation subfield and a second resource allocation subfield of the common information field based at least in part on the number of tones. The device may cause to send the HE frame.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to using enhanced high efficiency (HE) frames. A device may determine a high efficiency signal-B (HE-SIG-B) field for a high efficiency (HE) frame, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common information field and a user information field. The device may determine a data portion of the HE frame, wherein the data portion includes one or more resource units (RUs) with a size equal to a number of tones. The device may determine a first resource allocation subfield and a second resource allocation subfield of the common information field based at least in part on the number of tones. The device may cause to send the HE frame.

Abstract: The present disclosures are directed to personal care compositions comprising crosslinked silicone elastomer; personal care compositions comprising a crosslinked silicone elastomer powder that is free of surfactant; and personal care compositions that are free of a polyether compound. The present disclosures are further directed to personal care compositions comprising one or more of oils, an aqueous phase, sunscreens, film formers, waxes, emulsifiers, particulates, pigments, dyes, and preservatives.

Abstract: A rapid setting, water durable binder composition includes a mixture of: a reactive powder including cement, at about 10-40 wt. % of the reactive powder, ?-stucco at about 30-75 wt. % of the reactive powder, and pozzolanic material at about 5-30 wt. % of the reactive powder; a plasticizer in an amount equal to about 0.05-3 wt. %, preferably 0.1-3 wt. %, of the reactive powder, and water.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for indicating puncturing patterns, where an ISTA comprises processing circuitry configured to: encode a FTMR frame including a first ranging parameters element, the first ranging parameters element comprising a first puncturing pattern support subfield, the first puncturing pattern support subfield indicating supported puncturing patterns, and including a first ranging parameter field including a first format and bandwidth subfield indicating a requested format and bandwidth for a FTM method on a 320 MHz bandwidth, and the processing circuitry configured to: decode, from an RSTA, an IFTM frame including a second ranging parameters element including a second puncturing pattern support subfield indicating the allocation of puncturing patterns, and including a second ranging parameters field including a second format and bandwidth subfield indicating an allocated format and bandwidth for the FTM method.

Abstract: A method and device for providing payload length indication in IEEE 802.11 wireless communications are disclosed. The last OFDM symbol of a transmission is divided into multiple symbol segments and a number of medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) symbol segments are then allocated. The allocated number of MAC symbol segments is indicated using a field in the SIGNAL field or MAC frame body. Mapping between MAC and PHY symbol segments is provided as is additional puncturing for OFDM symbol usage.