Abstract: A communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a data field, the data field carrying an aggregated medium access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) that is segmented into one or more code block; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the transmission signal to another communication apparatus; and wherein the A-MPDU comprises one or more A-MPDU subframe that are mapped to the one or more code block, such that an A-MPDU subframe not soliciting immediate acknowledgement and an A-MPDU subframe soliciting immediate acknowledgement are not mapped into a single code block.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes circuitry and a transmitter. The circuitry generates a signal including one or more non-legacy long training field (LTF) symbols. Each of the one or more non-legacy LTF symbols has a plurality of data tones and a plurality of pilot tones. The circuitry maps a non-legacy LTF sequence to the plurality of data tones and the plurality of pilot tones, and groups the plurality of data tones with nonzero non-legacy LTF sequence values into a first tone group and a second tone group. The signal includes information on a number NSTS of space-time streams, wherein a total number of the one or more non-legacy LTF symbols is [NSTS/2] when 10 the NSTS is 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 or 16; and [NSTS/2]+1 when the NSTS is 5, 6, 9, 10, 13 or 14. The transmitter, in operation, transmits the generated signal.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes circuitry and a transmitter. The circuitry generates a signal including one or more non-legacy long training field (LTF) symbols. Each of the one or more non-legacy LTF symbols has a plurality of data tones and a plurality of pilot tones. The circuitry maps a non-legacy LTF sequence to the plurality of data tones and the plurality of pilot tones, and groups the plurality of data tones with nonzero non-legacy LTF sequence values into a first tone group and a second tone group. The signal includes information on a number Nsrs of space-time streams, wherein a total number of the one or more non-legacy LTF symbols is [NSTS/2] when the NSTS is 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 or 16; and [NSTS/2] +1 when the NSTS is 5, 6, 9, 10, 13 or 14. The transmitter, in operation, transmits the generated signal.

Abstract: Communication devices and methods for preamble of aligned PPDUs are provided. One exemplary embodiment provides a first communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which in operation, generates a first Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that is aligned with a second PPDU, wherein one or more fields of the first PPDU include one or more symbols having parameters that are different from that of one another; and a first transmitter, which in operation, transmits the first PPDU to a second communication apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus and a communication method for multi-generation random access, the communication apparatus comprising: a receiver which, in operation, receives, from a base communication apparatus, an uplink OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) based random access (UORA) parameter and a trigger frame comprising user information fields allocating a plurality of random access resource units (RA-RUs); and circuitry which is configured to, in operation, derive a contention window parameter from the UORA parameter based on an operating bandwidth of the communication apparatus, determine an UORA result to access the plurality of RA-RUs based on the contention window parameter and select one RA-RU from the plurality of RA-RUs according to the determination; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits an uplink signal on the one RA-RU.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and methods for transmitting and/or receiving an aggregated signal, the communication apparatus comprising: circuitry which, in operation, is configured to indicate one or more operating channels of a plurality of operating channels to a group of associated communication apparatuses in which a signal allocated to the group of associated communication apparatuses will be transmitted, and generate a signal allocated to the group of associated communication apparatuses and another signal(s) allocated to another group(s) of associated communication apparatuses; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits an aggregated signal comprising the signal and the other signal(s) simultaneously.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for providing multiple structures and methods to enable minimising the use of sounding and related frame exchanges for wireless local area network (WLAN) sensing in order to reduce sounding overhead are provided. The techniques disclosed here feature a communication apparatus including a transceiver and circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives signals from a WLAN. The circuitry, in operation, demodulates and decodes the signals, the decoded signals comprising a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) and a second PPDU, wherein the circuitry, in operation, performs full channel measurement based on a first physical layer (PHY) header of the first PPDU and a second PHY header of the second PPDU, wherein the first PHY header and the second PHY header include long training fields (LTFs) for estimating channel quality.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for providing multiple structures and methods to enable enhanced random access of access point (AP) controlled resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) to reduce collisions and increase throughput and efficiency, particularly in high density WLAN environments are provided. The techniques disclosed here feature a communication apparatus including a transceiver and circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives signals from and transmits signals to at least one access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatus and communication method for channel estimation. The communication apparatus comprises circuitry, which, in operation, generates a signal comprising one or more non-legacy long training field (LTF) symbols, each of the one or more non-legacy LTF symbols comprising a plurality of data tones and a plurality of pilot tones, maps a non-legacy LTF sequence to the plurality of data tones and the plurality of pilot tones, and groups the plurality of data tones with nonzero non-legacy LTF sequence values into a first tone group and a second tone group; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated signal.

Abstract: Communication devices and methods for Coordinated Service Periods (SPs) are provided. The first aspect provides a first Access Point (AP) comprising: circuitry, which in operation, generates a request frame indicating a request to setup one or more Coordinated SPs; and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits the request frame to a second AP. The second aspect provides a non-AP STA comprising: a receiver receives a Beacon frame or an Action frame from its associated AP, circuitry extracts information of coordinated SPs from the frame and a transmitter, transmits a request frame to the AP indicating a request to join the SPs.

Abstract: Communication devices and methods for Multi-AP synchronous transmission are provided. One exemplary embodiment provides a communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which in operation, generates a frame comprising information of a subsequent transmission; and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits the frame to another communication apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus comprising: circuity, which, in operation, generates a first frame to initiate a null data packet (NDP) feedback report procedure; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the first frame to one or more peer communication apparatuses, wherein the first frame comprises a first field indicating an intended type of NDP feedback report procedure.

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a data field, the data field carrying an aggregated medium access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) that is segmented into one or more code block; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the transmission signal to another communication apparatus; and wherein the A-MPDU comprises one or more A-MPDU subframe that are mapped to the one or more code block, such that an A-MPDU subframe not soliciting immediate acknowledgement and an A-MPDU subframe soliciting immediate acknowledgement are not mapped into a single code block.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatus and communication method for PPDU format identification. The communication apparatus comprising circuitry which, in operation, generates a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that contains a first signal field, a second signal field and a third signal field, and wherein the second signal field is used to determine whether a physical layer (PHY) version of the generated PPDU is not older than a defined PHY version, and the third signal field is used to indicate the PHY version of the generated PPDU; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated PPDU.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatus and communication method for user-specific persistent allocation. A communication apparatus comprises circuitry which, in operation, generates a transmission signal comprising a common field, a user specific field and a data field, the common field including RU information for each of one or more allocations in the data field and the user specific field including one or more user information, each indicating a user-specific allocation among the one or more allocations in the data field; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal; wherein the user specific field is free from at least one user information for a persistent allocation containing a recurring transmission among the one or more allocations.