Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) may be configured to set a predefined indication field to a predefined setting configured to indicate a request for a non-AP station (STA) to provide a current Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) retry count for one or more low latency traffic flows. For example, the AP may be configured to transmit a Buffer Status Report Poll (BSRP) trigger frame to solicit a Buffer Status Report (BSR) from the non-AP STA. For example, the BSRP trigger frame may be configured to include the predefined indication field. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to process the BSRP trigger frame, and to transmit to the AP a frame including a reported current EDCA retry count corresponding to a reported low latency traffic flow, for example, based on a determination that the predefined indication field is set to the predefined setting.

Abstract: For example, an Ultra High Reliability (UHR) Access Point (AP) may be configured to configure a UHR parameters update element. For example, the UHR parameters update element may include an updated setting of one or more UHR parameters to be updated by the UHR AP in a critical update event. For example, the UHR AP may be configured to transmit a plurality of protected beacon frames during a critical update period before a time at which the one or more UHR parameters are to be updated. For example, a protected beacon frame of the plurality of protected beacon frames may include the UHR parameters update element.

Abstract: The application relates to ultra-low latency data transmission in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). An apparatus used in a non-Access Point Station (non-AP STA), includes processor circuitry configured to cause the non-AP STA to, when there is urgent data that must be transmitted in uplink without waiting for a scheduled slot: generate a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from the urgent data; and transmit the PDU on a resource unit pre-assigned for urgent transmission, wherein the resource unit is multiplexed for uplink transmission from multiple non-AP STAs.

Abstract: The application relates to puncture indication used in wireless local area networks (WLANs), and in particular provides a method, including: generating a trigger frame including puncture information for a Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU); and transmitting the trigger frame to a User Equipment (UE) to trigger the UE to transmit the PPDU.

Abstract: The application provides a method, comprising: generating identifying information at an access point (AP), the identifying information including information relating to an energy detection (ED) threshold to be used for a channel in a wireless network; and broadcasting the identifying information via the channel.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.

Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and method used in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). The apparatus includes: a wireless interface; and processor circuitry coupled to the wireless interface and configured to: generate a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) with a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) coding scheme; and provide the PPDU to the wireless interface for transmitting, wherein the PPDU comprises one special codeword and more than one regular codeword and does not comprise a padding bit before Forward Error Correction (FEC) codes, and the regular codeword has a fixed codeword size, which can be different from a codeword size of the special codeword.

Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for a configuration of frequency domain aggregated (FA) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for trigger based (TB) PPDUs. An apparatus for an access point (AP) includes a radio frequency (RF) interface; and processing circuitry coupled with the RF interface. The processing circuitry is configured to: encode a trigger frame to be transmitted via the RF interface to stations (STAs) communicatively connected with the AP, wherein the trigger frame includes signaling to indicate a configuration of frequency domain aggregated (FA) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for at least two STAs; and decode an FA PPDU aggregated by composite trigger based (TB) PPDUs from the at least two STAs.

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: The application relates to a preemption mechanism for wireless local area networks (WLANs), and in particular provides a method, including: broadcasting information about a Transmission Opportunity (TXOP) on a wireless channel, wherein the TXOP includes two or more transmission durations and a preemption period exists between any two neighboring transmission durations of the two or more transmission durations; and pausing communicating on the wireless channel during the preemption period to give opportunity for one or more stations (STAs) to preempt the wireless channel to transmit high priority traffic.

Abstract: The application relates to a method and apparatus used in wireless local area networks (WLANs), the method including: generating a frame including capability information of a non-Access Point (non-AP) Station (STA) for transmission of sounding feedback; and transmitting the frame to an AP STA, so that the AP STA controls a rate at which the non-AP STA must use for transmission of the sounding feedback based on the capability information.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a parameter-setting server to establish a connection with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) station (STA). For example, the parameter-setting server may be configured to send WLAN parameter-setting information to the WLAN STA via the connection with the WLAN STA. For example, the WLAN parameter-setting information may be configured to indicate a setting of one or more WLAN parameters to be implemented by the WLAN STA for communication in a WLAN. For example, the WLAN STA may be configured to process the WLAN parameter-setting information from the parameter-setting server to identify the setting of the one or more WLAN parameters to be implemented by the WLAN STA. For example, the WLAN STA may be configured to communicate one or more transmissions in the WLAN, for example, according to the setting of the one or more WLAN parameters.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) station (STA) to identify one or more Transmit (Tx) unavailability (Tx-unavailability) time periods during which the non-AP STA is to be at a Tx-unavailability mode at which the non-AP STA is to be unavailable to transmit to an AP and to be available to receive transmissions from the AP. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to transmit a frame including Tx-unavailability information to the AP. For example, the Tx-unavailability information may be configured to indicate the one or more Tx-unavailability time periods.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to distributed resource unit (dRU) pilot tones. A device may determine a plurality of pilot tones across a first frequency resource. The device may adjust the plurality of pilot tones with a first pilot offset adjustment parameter. The device may cause to send a frame to a first station device using the adjusted plurality of pilot tones.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) station (STA) to identify at least one STA-blocked frequency bandwidth (BW) to be blocked for communication between the non-AP STA and an AP in a wireless communication frequency channel. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to transmit a STA-initiated block request to the AP. For example, the STA-initiated block request may be configured to indicate a request from the non-AP STA to the AP to block the STA-blocked frequency BW for the communication between the non-AP STA and the AP.

Abstract: For example, a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) may operate at an Enhanced Multi-Link Single Radio (EMLSR) operation mode of a Multi-Link Operation (MLO) over a plurality of links with an AP MLD, for example, based on a determination that the non-AP MLD is to operate over a millimeter Wave (mmWave) frequency band. For example, the plurality of links may include a sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) link over a sub-10 GHz frequency band and an mmWave link over the mmWave frequency band. For example, the non-AP MLD may be configured to listen over the plurality of links to identify an Initial Control Frame (ICF) from the AP MLD; and to identify, based on detection of the ICF from the AP MLD over the mmWave link, that a Transmit Opportunity (TxOP) is to be established to communicate traffic with the AP MLD over the mmWave link.

Abstract: For example, a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) may be configured to set at least one millimeter Wave (mmWave) link usage condition field to indicate mmWave link usage condition information for Multi-Link (ML) Operation (MLO) over an mmWave link and a sub 10 Gigahertz (GHz) (sub-10 GHz) link with an AP MLD. For example, the mmWave link usage condition information may be configured to indicate one or more conditions for the AP MLD to use the mmWave link to transmit one or more transmissions to the non-AP MLD. For example, the non-AP MLD may be configured to transmit a frame, which includes the at least one mmWave link usage condition field, for example, to the AP MLD.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.