Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to a high efficiency signal field encoding structure. A device may determine a communications channel having a bandwidth of a frequency band. The device may determine a first group of subchannels of the bandwidth and a second group of subchannels of the bandwidth. The device may determine a high-efficiency signal field to be transmitted on the communications channel to a first device. The device may encode the high-efficiency signal field using the first group of subchannels and the second group of subchannels. The device may cause to send the high-efficiency signal field to the first device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to a header compression system. A first computing device comprising one or more processors and one or more transceiver components may determine a Medium Access Control (MAC) frame to be sent to a second computing device, wherein the MAC frame includes one or more MAC Protocol Data Units (MPDUs). The first computing device may determine one or more fields included in the one or more MPDUs. The first computing device may generate a compression control field that includes one or more bits associated with the one or more fields included in the one or more MPDUs. The first computing device may generate the MAC frame to include the compression control field. The first computing device may cause to send the MAC frame to the second computing device.

Abstract: Apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for generating and receiving signal fields in a high efficiency wireless local-area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) device including circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured to: receive a physical (PHY) header or media access control (MAC) header from a second HEW station, wherein the PHY header or MAC header comprises an indication of a spatial reuse opportunity and a defer duration; adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use; and determine whether to transmit within the spatial reuse opportunity based on the adjusted one or more parameters. The circuitry may be configured to adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use in where the parameters are signal detect (SD) threshold, a mid-packet detection (MPD) threshold, and an energy detection (ED) threshold.

Abstract: A method is provided by the present invention, comprises determining communication channel quality from a first wireless communications device to one or more other wireless communications devices, and assigning a zone/subband and corresponding power level to the one or more other wireless communications devices based on the communication channel quality. The method is directed toward at least addressing the interference from neighboring Access Points (APs), and reducing interference between devices using different power zones/subbands when the wide-band of Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) based technologies were adopted in Wi-Fi systems for unlicensed bands.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for a system to improve wireless spectral efficiency, including a processor, memory coupled to the processor, a radio coupled to the processor, one or more antennas coupled to the radio, wireless logic to be executed on the processor component to process reception of a high-power request for open sharing (ROS) signal by a master wireless receiver from a master wireless transmitter and to process transmission of a high-power confirmation of open sharing (COS) signal to the master wireless transmitter, the high-power COS signal comprising an indication of a desired reduction of transmission power level from high power by the master wireless transmitter, and a timer initiated by the high-power COS signal, the timer to indicate a period of time when the master wireless transmitter and master wireless receiver are enabled for low-power communication.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for signaling high efficiency short training field are disclosed. A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) station is disclosed. The HEW station may comprise circuitry configured to: receive a trigger frame comprising an allocation of a resource block for the HEW station, and transmit a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF) with a same bandwidth as a subsequent data portion, wherein the transmit is to be in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and wherein the transmit is within the resource block. A subcarrier allocation for the HE-STF may matche a subcarrier allocation for the subsequent data portion. The HE-STF and the subsequent data portion may be transmitted with a same power. A total power of active subcarriers of the HE-STF may be equal to or proportional to a second total of data subcarriers and pilot subcarriers of the subsequent data portion.

Abstract: A transmitter/receiver pair may estimate a first channel interference caused during the spatial reuse phase by the transmitter/receiver pair to other transmitter/receiver pairs over a channel. A second channel interference experienced by the transmitter/receiver pair may be estimated during the spatial reuse phase by the transmitter/receiver pair from the other transmitter/receiver pairs. An interference margin may be estimated for the channel based on the first and second channel interferences. The interference margin may be announced to the other transmitter/receiver pairs in frame. The interference margin may then be complied with while communicating over the channel in order to control the interference.

Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for allocating radio resources to a user equipment (UE) for device to device (D2D) transmission. Specifically, the UE may be configured to predict cellular interference to one or more cellular transmissions in a cell that may be caused by the transmission of a D2D signal. Based on that predicted interference, the UE may identify one or more radio resources in for the D2D transmission.

Abstract: One key performance indicator of legacy devices is throughput. In a co-existence or mixed environment with HEW and legacy devices, this throughput of the legacy device(s) can be greatly degraded or reduced to nearly 0 when existing CCA adjustment techniques are utilized. By using a joint-sensing-adapting scheme to adjust CCA levels, this problem can be addressed.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting communication between two or more stations in a WLAN environment are provided. Specifically, methods are presented, that when taken alone or together, provide a device or group of devices with an efficient way of selecting the appropriate BA size based on changes in the environment. The present disclosure includes a method that provides a wireless device with the option to use various packets per bit in a block acknowledgment mechanism based on a window duration and packet error rate.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted proximity wireless local area network (WLAN) peer-to-peer (P2P) connection and offloading is disclosed. The method includes the operation of identifying a first wireless device and a second wireless device between which a WLAN P2P connection is desired. Each wireless device can have a WWAN radio and a WLAN radio. WLAN information can be sent for at least one of the first and second wireless devices via the WWAN to a P2P configuration server. A WLAN P2P configuration can be received from the P2P configuration server at the first and second wireless devices via the WWAN for WLAN P2P communication between the first and second wireless devices. A WLAN P2P connection can be set up between the first and second wireless devices using the WLAN P2P configuration. The first and the second wireless devices can communicate using the WLAN P2P connection.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for spatial reuse. A high efficiency station (HE STA) that includes circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured to: determine if a link with a wireless device is a D2D link with a spatial reuse opportunity; and transmit a packet that includes an indication that there is the spatial reuse opportunity for the duration of the packet, if the link with the wireless device is the D2D link with the spatial reuse opportunity. The circuitry may be configured to: receive a packet from a second HE STA, where the packet includes an indication that there is a spatial opportunity for the duration of the packet; adjust at least one of the following group: a transmit power and a clear channel assessment parameter; and transmit a second packet to a wireless device in the spatial opportunity in accordance with D2D communication.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable media for requesting and sending block acknowledgement requests (BARs) and block acknowledgments (BAs) is disclosed. A method for BARs is disclosed. The method may include transmitting data frames to two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with a multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO). The method may include transmitting block acknowledgement requests (BARs) for the transmitted data frames to the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with MU-MIMO. The method may include receiving block acknowledges (BA) of the data frames from the two or more wireless communication devices in accordance with MU-MIMO. A method for BAs is disclosed. The method may include receiving data frames from a second wireless communication device.

Abstract: Embodiments of user equipment and methods for improved uplink transmission power management and scheduling, are generally described herein. For example, in an aspect, a method of uplink power management is presented, the method includes determining whether a total desired transmission power exceeds a total configured maximum output power for a subframe. When the total desired transmission power exceeds the total configured maximum output power, the method includes allocating a minimum proactive power limitation to each serving cell, assigning a remaining power to one or more channels based on priority, and computing a total power assignment based on the allocating and the assigning.

Abstract: Apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for generating and receiving signal fields in a high efficiency wireless local-area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) device including circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured to: receive a physical (PHY) header or media access control (MAC) header from a second HEW station, wherein the PHY header or MAC header comprises an indication of a spatial reuse opportunity and a defer duration; adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use; and determine whether to transmit within the spatial reuse opportunity based on the adjusted one or more parameters. The circuitry may be configured to adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use in where the parameters are signal detect (SD) threshold, a mid-packet detection (MPD) threshold, and an energy detection (ED) threshold.

Abstract: Some wireless communications environments, such as Wi-Fi, may include inexpensive power amplifiers where the power adjustment may not be accurate, and may also include pathloss measurement errors that are high enough to degrade performance of a power control algorithm. To address this issue, an exemplary aspect is directed toward a finite state power control algorithm and technique that, while designed for next generation Wi-Fi standards, such as 802.11ax, can in general be used with any wireless communication protocol or standard.

Abstract: An interference-control based dynamic CCA scheme is described which will work in any compatible wireless system, including the 802.11 standards mentioned herein and in particular 802.11ac and 802.11ax. The interference control based dynamic CCA scheme can, for example, greatly improve overall wireless LAN system performance compared to other methods. The new scheme is based on interference control, by considering the possible interference to neighbouring devices, and improving overall system performance and inter-device “fairness” through this interference-based consideration technique.

Abstract: Wireless devices, methods, and computer readable media for a high efficiency (HE) signal-A field are disclosed. An apparatus of a HE wireless local area network (HEW) station is disclosed. The apparatus of the HEW station includes circuitry configured to: generate a HE preamble comprising a legacy signal (L-SIG) field followed by a HE-SIG-A1 field, wherein the HE-SIG-A1 field is encoded individually. The circuitry may be further configured to transmit the HE preamble on at least one from the following group: multiple subcarriers of a sub-channel and multiple sub-channels. The circuitry may be configured to transmit the HE preamble with a cyclic prefix (CP) of the HE-SIG-A field that is longer than 0.8 micro-seconds (?s). The circuitry may be configured to indicate enhanced robustness of the packet in a length field of the L-SIG field, a polarization of a repeated L-SIG, and/or a field of the HE-SIG-A.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for selective application of cyclic shift diversity in uplink communications of mobile communication systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for selective application of cyclic shift diversity in uplink communications of mobile communication systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.