Abstract: A method for associating and authenticating a station (STA) with a coordinated access point (AP) group may include generating a pairwise master key (PMK) between the STA and a coordinator of the coordinated AP group, and maintaining an association and authentication state between the STA and the coordinated AP group based on the PMK. The method may further include generating one or more temporal keys between the STA and the coordinator based on the PMK. The method may further include distributing the PMK from the coordinator to a first member AP and a second member AP of the coordinated AP group. The method may further include generating a first temporal key between the STA and the first member AP, and generating a second temporal key between the STA and the second member AP.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing use of power of a wireless communication device configured to communicate over a plurality of radio links. A criterion is detected, and one of the plurality of radio links is selected as a selected radio link based on detecting the criterion. Operation of the selected radio link is switched from a first operating mode to a second operating mode, and operation of one or more remaining radio links of the plurality of radio links is disabled. In response to switching operation of the selected radio link to the second operating mode, the selected radio link oscillates between an awake state and an asleep state. Radio traffic information for the plurality of radio links is received, via the selected radio link, during the awake state.

Abstract: A method for encoding or transmitting. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a set of one or more unpunctured codewords by coding a plurality of payload bits at a mother code rate, removing a plurality of punctured bits from the set of one or more unpunctured codewords to form a set of one or more punctured codewords, and transmitting the set of one or more punctured codewords. In some embodiments, the number of punctured bits exceeds a first threshold, or the number of punctured bits exceeds a second threshold.

Abstract: A method of implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The method includes: transmitting, by a transmitter to a receiver, an initial transmission of the HARQ process; receiving, by the transmitter from the receiver, receiver decoding capability information; setting, by the transmitter, a retransmission duration based on the receiver decoding capability information; and implementing, by the transmitter, a retransmission of the HARQ process based on the retransmission duration.

Abstract: A system and method for feedback for link adaptation. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a receiver, a first transmission from a transmitter; calculating a first estimated packet error rate, for a first modulation and coding scheme and a first number of spatial streams, the first modulation and coding scheme having a first modulation and coding scheme index; determining that the first estimated packet error rate is less than a threshold; and in response to determining that the first estimated packet error rate is less than the threshold, calculating a second estimated packet error rate, for a second modulation and coding scheme.

Abstract: A wireless communication method performed by a first apparatus includes acquiring a transmit opportunity (TXOP) to transmit or receive a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), identifying a second apparatus for sharing the TXOP, permitting at least one of transmission and reception of a second PPDU to the second apparatus in the shared TXOP, and transmitting the first PPDU to at least one third apparatus in the shared TXOP or receiving the first PPDU from the at least one third apparatus.

Abstract: A method for encoding or transmitting. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a set of one or more unpunctured codewords by coding a plurality of payload bits at a mother code rate, removing a plurality of punctured bits from the set of one or more unpunctured codewords to form a set of one or more punctured codewords, and transmitting the set of one or more punctured codewords. In some embodiments, the number of punctured bits exceeds a first threshold, or the number of punctured bits exceeds a second threshold.

Abstract: A method according to some embodiments include reporting, by a beamformee, an encryption capability indicator to a beamformer, wherein the encryption capability indicator is indicative of a capability of the beamformee to encrypt a feedback frame. The method may also include receiving, by the beamformee from the beamformer, an announcement frame in response to the beamformer receiving an indication that the beamformee is capable of encrypting the feedback frame, and then sending, by the beamformee, an encrypted feedback frame.

Abstract: A system and method for managing beacon size. In some embodiments, the method includes: transmitting, by an Access Point Station (AP STA) a first beacon; transmitting, by the AP STA, a second beacon indicating feature information; and transmitting, by the AP STA, a first follow-on beacon, the first follow-on beacon supplementing the feature information indicated in the second beacon.

Abstract: A method of implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The method includes: transmitting, by a transmitter to a receiver, an initial transmission of the HARQ process; receiving, by the transmitter from the receiver, receiver decoding capability information; setting, by the transmitter, a retransmission duration based on the receiver decoding capability information; and implementing, by the transmitter, a retransmission of the HARQ process based on the retransmission duration.

Abstract: Methods and a devices are provided is for receiving simultaneous downlink transmissions at a mobile station (STA). Information regarding whether endings of simultaneous data transmissions to the mobile station are to be aligned is transmitted to an access point (AP). The simultaneous data transmissions are between the AP and the STA over a pair of channels. Reception begins of a first data transmission, from the AP, on a first channel of the pair of channels. Reception begins of a second data transmission, from the AP, on a second channel of the pair of channels. The second data transmission overlaps at least a portion of the first data transmission. Reception of the second data transmission ends upon an end of the first data transmission when the information indicates that the endings of simultaneous downlink data transmissions are to be aligned.

Abstract: A system and method for managing latency in a wireless network. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a non-Access Point Station (non-AP STA), a first inserted packet; and sending, by the non-AP STA, an Acknowledgement (ACK) for the first inserted packet, the first inserted packet beginning after the beginning of a first originally scheduled Aggregated Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (A-PPDU) and being substituted for a portion of the data of the first originally scheduled A-PPDU.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for a medium access protocol at non-simultaneous transmission and reception (STR) access points (APs) and end user devices (STAs). A method performed by a non-STR MAP includes identifying a medium state of a first channel of the MAP; and adapting transmission on a second channel of the MAP, based on the identified medium state of the first channel.

Abstract: Methods and a devices are provided is for receiving simultaneous downlink transmissions at a mobile station (STA). Information regarding whether endings of simultaneous data transmissions to the mobile station are to be aligned is transmitted to an access point (AP). The simultaneous data transmissions are between the AP and the STA over a pair of channels. Reception begins of a first data transmission, from the AP, on a first channel of the pair of channels. Reception begins of a second data transmission, from the AP, on a second channel of the pair of channels. The second data transmission overlaps at least a portion of the first data transmission. Reception of the second data transmission ends upon an end of the first data transmission when the information indicates that the endings of simultaneous downlink data transmissions are to be aligned.

Abstract: A method of providing multi-link operation channel access in a multi-link network includes initiating a first backoff countdown and a second backoff countdown associated with a first link and a second link of the multi-link network, respectively, and in response to the first backoff countdown reaching zero, determining whether the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to an aggregation threshold, and in response to determining that the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to the aggregation threshold, transmitting a first frame and a second frame on the first and second links.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting values for Validate and Disregard bits. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a first wireless station, from a second wireless station, an information element reporting capabilities of the second wireless station; and determining, by the first wireless station, based on the information element, whether to transmit, to the second wireless station, a default value for each of a plurality of Validate bits and for each of a plurality of Disregard bits.

Abstract: A system and method for downlink feedback in communications between a station and an access point. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, from the access point, by the station, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) including a first number of spatial streams, and sending, by the station, to the access point, a Compressed Beamforming Report (CBR) including a second number of spatial streams, different from the first number of spatial streams; or sending, by the station, to the access point, an Operating Mode Indication (OMI) declaring a change in a station Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) capability for a third number of spatial streams; or sending, by the station, to the access point, an Association Request including a declared Single-User (SU) MCS capability for a first bandwidth and a declared Multi-User (MU) MCS capability for the first bandwidth, the MU MCS capability being different from the SU MCS capability.

Abstract: A method of providing multi-link operation channel access in a multi-link network includes initiating a first backoff countdown and a second backoff countdown associated with a first link and a second link of the multi-link network, respectively, and in response to the first backoff countdown reaching zero, determining whether the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to an aggregation threshold, and in response to determining that the second backoff countdown is less than or equal to the aggregation threshold, transmitting a first frame and a second frame on the first and second links.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication method. The wireless communication method includes a first device used to negotiate a buffer size with a second device, provide data including a duration field to the second device, and receive a first block acknowledgement from the second device. The first block acknowledgement may include a first block acknowledgement bitmap. The duration field included in the data from the first device may include an indication of a duration associated with the first block acknowledgment that is less than an upper bound duration associated with a second block acknowledgement that includes a second block acknowledgement bitmap with a maximum length.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for dynamic access point (AP) selection by a coordinator in a coordinated AP group. The coordinator of the coordinated AP group receives one or more link quality metrics for each link between a station (STA) and each of a plurality of member APs in the coordinated AP group, from the plurality of member APs. The coordinator selects an anchor AP for the STA from the plurality of member APs based on the one or more link quality metrics for each link. The anchor AP is used to relay transmissions between the STA and the coordinator. Authentication of the STA with the anchor AP is shared with all APs in the coordinated AP group, allowing the STA to utilize any subsequently selected anchor AP to relay transmissions without re-authentication.