Abstract: Logic may define one or more wake-up preambles suitable for high data rates for a wake-up radio (WUR) packet. Logic may define wake-up preamble with different counts of symbols. Logic may generate a wake-up preamble as an on-off keying (OOK) signal. Logic may generate and receive a wake-up preamble that signals a high data transmission rate with respect to data rates defined for WUR packet transmissions. Logic may generate or receive a preamble that signals a rate of transmission of the WUR packet as 250 kilobits per second. Logic may transmit or receive bits of the wake-up preamble as two microsecond orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) based pulses, wherein each two microsecond OFDM based pulse is based on a 32-point Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in a 20 Megahertz (MHz) bandwidth, with a subcarrier spacing of 625 Kilohertz (KHz) to produce six subcarriers in a four MHz bandwidth.

Abstract: Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. In a null data packet (NDP) based ranging procedure between a responding STA and an initiating STA that is unassociated with the responding STA, the responding STA may: transmit a broadcast frame that indicates one or more ranging parameters; receive, from the initiating STA, an NDP announcement (NDPA) frame that indicates transmission of a first NDP from the initiating STA; detect the first NDP from the initiating STA; transmit a second NDP for transmission to the initiating STA; and transmit, to the initiating STA, a location measurement report (LMR) that indicates: a reception time of the first NDP at the responding STA, and a transmission time of the second NDP at the responding STA.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for wireless operation in the 42-49 GHz band are disclosed. Apparatuses of a station (STA) or access point (AP) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to transmit a first physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on a 42-48 GHz band in accordance with a subcarrier spacing of 2.5 KHz and Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) period of 0.4 ?s, where the apparatus is configured to transmit at least on a 160 MHz subchannel, a 320 MHz subchannel, a 640 MHz subchannel, and a 1280 MHz subchannel. The processing circuitry further configured to decode a second PPDU on the 42-48 GHz band in accordance with the subcarrier spacing of 2.5 KHz and an inverse DFT period of 0.4 ?s.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for wireless local area network (WLAN) private control channel are disclosed. Apparatuses of a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to: associate, a first non-AP of the non-AP MLD, with an AP MLD and encode a first packet for transmission, by the first non-AP, to a first AP of the AP MLD, the first AP operating on a first frequency band, the packet indicating a request for a resource from a second AP of the AP MLD, the second AP operating on a second frequency band. The processing circuitry is further configured to decode a second packet from the first AP, the second packet indicating a resource unit (RU) for a second non-AP of the non-AP MLD to use to transmit a packet to or receive a packet from the second AP.

Abstract: An apparatus and system for decreasing packet error rate (PER) in a station (STA) are described. The STA determines that an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) is to be constructed for transmission and that Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) encoding is to be used to encode a data field of the EHT PPDU. In response, the STA constructs the EHT PPDU in accordance with a construction constraint of the data field of the EHT PPDU when a LDPC codeword (CW) size 648 is to be used for the data field of the EHT PPDU. The construction constraint includes using bit level interleaving or preventing use of LDPC CW size 648 for a modulation coding scheme (MCS) that is larger than 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) or 64 QAM or for all QAMs.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for non-contiguous resource units for wireless local-area networks (WLANs). An apparatus of an access point (AP) or station (STA) comprising processing circuitry configured to decode or encode a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) in accordance with an aggregated (A) resource unit (RU)(A-RU) where the A-RU includes RUs, the RUs including tones that are contiguous, and where at least two of the RUs are non-contiguous with one another.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to extremely high throughput (EHT) multiuser hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). A device may determine one or more medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDUs) to be sent to a first station device of one or more station devices, wherein the one or more MAC protocol data units (MPDUs) comprise a first MPDU. The device may segment the first MPDU into a plurality of segments, wherein the one or more segments include a first segment and a second segment. The device may cause to send the plurality of segments to the first station device. The device may identify a feedback frame received from the first station device, wherein the feedback frame comprises error information associated with the plurality of segments. The device may cause to retransmit at least one of the plurality of segments based on the error information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a Next Generation Vehicle-to-Everything (NGV) station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The NGV STA may encode a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) in accordance with an enhanced PHY layer protocol. The PPDU may be encoded for transmission in a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) frequency band. The NGV STA may encode the PPDU to include a preamble, one or more data portions, and one or more midambles. The one or more midambles may occur within the PPDU after the preamble and after at least one of the data portions. The NGV STA may encode a preamble that includes an NGV SIG-A field that indicates: whether the PPDU includes the one or more midambles, and a periodicity of the one or more midambles.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to an extreme high throughput (EHT) signaling structure. A device may establish a communication channel with one or more station devices (STAs). The device may generate an extreme high throughput signal field (EHT-SIG) of a header, wherein the EHT-SIG field comprises information associated with resource allocations (RUs). The device may generate a frame comprising the header. The device may assign a first RU to a first station device. The device may assign a second RU to the first station device, wherein the first RU or the second RU is an aggregation of a 26-tome RU and a neighboring RU. The device may cause to send the frame to the first station device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to over-puncture mitigation. A device may generate a frame comprising a payload having a payload size associated with a number of bits. The device may determine a low-density parity-check (LDPC) codeword size based on the payload size. The device may calculate a number of codewords based on the payload size. The device may calculate a number of shortening bits and a number of LDPC padding bits based on the number of codewords. The device may calculate a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for containing the number of codewords. The device may cause to send the frame with the number of OFDM symbols to a station device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for channelization of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of an of a next generation vehicle to everything (V2X) (NGV) wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: encode a management frame, the management frame including an indication of resource units (RUs) for use by NGV stations during transmission opportunities (TXOPs) where the RUs part of a channel. The processing circuitry is further configured to configure the NGV wireless device to transmit the management frame on the channel and configure the NGV wireless device to transmit a short sequence frame (SF) at a start of each TXOP of the TXOPs. An apparatus for V2X networks is disclosed that is configured to transmit a packet in center tones of a channel and to simultaneously transmit parity or redundancy information for the packet on tones on either side of the center tones.

Abstract: For example, a Next Generation Vehicular (NGV) wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to generate an NGV Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an NGV preamble, the NGV preamble comprising a non High-Throughput (non-HT) Short Training Field (L-STF), a non-HT Long Training Field (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 an NGV Signal (NGV-SIG) field after the RL-SIG field, the NGV-SIG field including a version field configured to identify a version of the NGV PPDU; and to transmit the NGV PPDU over an NGV channel in an NGV wireless communication frequency band; and a memory to store information processed by the processor.

Abstract: Embodiments of an access point (AP), station (STA) and method of communication are generally described herein. The STA may determine a portion of a channel occupied by an incumbent device. The STA may refrain from communication in a first subset of resource units (RUs) that overlap the portion of the channel occupied by the incumbent device. The STA may determine a combined RU that comprises two or more RUs of a second subset of RUs that do not overlap the portion of the channel occupied by the incumbent device. The STA may encode a physical layer convergence procedure protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in the combined RU. The PPDU may be encoded in accordance with joint coding across the RUs of the combined RU.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for a common preamble for wireless local-area networks (WLANs). An apparatus of an access point (AP) or station (STA) comprising processing circuitry configured to decode a portion of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), the first portion of the PPDU including a physical universal signal field (U-SIG), the U-SIG comprising a version independent portion and a version dependent portion, the version independent portion including a version identifier field, the version identifier field indicating a standard version of the PPDU. The processing circuitry is further configured to refrain from decoding the version dependent portion when the standard version indicates a standard version of a later generation than a standard version of the AP or STA, and otherwise decode the version dependent portion in accordance with the standard version.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for trigger frames or transmission opportunities with multiple start times and delayed uplink start are disclosed. Apparatuses of a station (STA) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to decode a trigger frame, the trigger frame indicating a time allocation of a plurality of time allocations and indicating a resource unit (RU) for an uplink transmission for the STA. The processing circuitry is further configured to: encode an uplink (UL) trigger-based (TB) physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) in accordance with the time allocation and the RU and configure the STA to transmit the UL TB PPDU on the RU during the time allocation. Trigger frames are disclosed that include indications of multiple time allocations for multiple RUs where the STAs are permitted to use delayed transmissions or random access within the time allocations.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for trigger frames or transmission opportunities with delayed uplink start are disclosed. Apparatuses of a station (STA) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to decode a trigger frame, the trigger frame indicating that delayed transmission is permitted, indicating a length of a simultaneous uplink (UL) transmission, and indicating a resource unit (RU) for the uplink transmission to an access point (AP), encode a delayed UL trigger-based (TB) physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), and configure the STA to transmit the delayed UL TB PPDU on the RU after receiving the trigger frame, where data of the UL TB PPDU is delayed.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause an Access Point (AP) to generate an information element including licensed-channel information corresponding to a licensed sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) wireless communication channel, which is restricted to private access, the licensed-channel information configured to indicate a central frequency of the licensed sub-10 GHz wireless communication channel, and a bandwidth of the licensed sub-10 GHz wireless communication channel; and to transmit a frame over an unlicensed sub-10 GHz wireless communication channel, which is not restricted to the private access, the unlicensed sub-10 GHz wireless communication channel different from the licensed sub-10 GHz wireless communication channel, the frame including the information element including the licensed-channel information.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause an Access Point (AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) to, during an ongoing communication between a first AP of the AP MLD and a first non-AP wireless communication station (STA) over a first wireless communication channel, communicate a suspend request by a second AP of the AP MLD over a second wireless communication channel, the suspend request configured to request suspension of the ongoing communication between the first AP of the AP MLD and the first non-AP STA; to suspend the ongoing communication between the first AP of the MLD and the first non-AP STA over the first wireless communication channel for a suspension period; and to communicate a frame by the first AP over the first wireless communication channel during the suspension period, the frame communicated between the first AP and a second non-AP STA.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for ultra-low latency out-of-band radios are disclosed. Apparatuses of a station (STA) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to associate with an access point (AP) on a first channel using a first transmit power, encode a physical (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission on a second channel, and configure the STA to transmit the PPDU on the second channel with a second transmit power, wherein a bandwidth of the first channel is less than the bandwidth of the second channel and wherein the first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power. The second channel may be punctured based on overlapping basic service sets (BSS) (OBSSs) signal strengths. The use of the second channel is restricted for communications related to low-latency applications. The transmit power on the second channel is reduced to lower the interference with OBSSs.

Abstract: This disclosure describes mechanisms for performing rate matching in low-density parity check (LPDC) codes in a wireless network. A device may generate an Aggregated Media Access (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (AMPDU) payload having an AMPDU payload size associated with a number of bits. The device may omit pre-Forward Error Correction (FEC) padding of the AMPDU payload at a MAC layer by indicating the AMPDU payload size in a physical layer (PHY)-specific preamble. The device may then generate the PHY-specific preamble comprising the AMPDU payload size without the pre-FEC padding. The device may also calculate a number of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for containing the number of bits and transmit the PHY-specific preamble and the number of OFDM symbols to a station device.