Abstract: This application provides a multi-link-based communication method and an apparatus, to resolve a problem of an improper switching operation in an MLO. This application is applied to a wireless local area network system that supports a next-generation Wi-Fi protocol of IEEE 802.11ax, for example, 802.11 series protocols such as 802.11be, Wi-Fi 7, or EHT, and a next generation protocol of 802.11be, Wi-Fi 8, or Wi-Fi AI, and may be applied to a UWB-based wireless personal local area network system and a sensing system. According to the method, a related condition of a group addressed frame other than a trigger frame, a multi-station block acknowledgment frame, and a no-data PPDU announcement frame is added to a condition set, so that a non-AP STA can determine, based on information about the group addressed frame when performing a switching operation, whether to switch to a listening operation mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a channel access method and a related product. The method is applied to a network device. The network device includes a plurality of panels. An example method includes: generating a backoff count value of each of the plurality of panels; and if a backoff count value of any one of the plurality of panels backs off to zero, sending a frame.

Abstract: A link identifier indication method includes: A multi-link device working on a plurality of links sends a radio frame, where the radio frame includes link information of at least one link in the plurality of links, and link information of one link is used to indicate the link and corresponds to a link identifier of the link; a receiving device that receives the radio frame may determine the link identifier of the link corresponding to the link information, so that in communication of the multi-link device, a link can be identified by using the link identifier.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method and a communication apparatus applied to a wireless communication system, to provide a signaling design solution applicable to a scenario of multi-AP coordinated transmission. An embodiment of this application provides a communication method, including: a first access point (AP) generates notification information, where the notification information indicates a station (STA) that is to send a channel sounding physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), the notification information includes identification information of the STA and identification information of a second AP, the identification information of the STA indicates the STA, and the identification information of the second AP indicates the second AP. The first AP sends the notification information to the second AP and to the STA.

Abstract: A method and device for uplink orthogonal frequency division multiple access random access, the method including receiving, by a station (STA), a first trigger frame sent by an access point AP, the STA supporting n resource units RUs, where n>1 and is an integer, the first trigger frame including information used to determine a number k of random access resource units (RA-RUs) allocated by the AP, where k is an integer >0, and setting, by the STA, in response to the STA determining that a first parameter is greater than or equal to a value of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) random access backoff (OBO) counter, the value of the OBO counter to 0, and randomly selecting, by the STA, i RA-RUs from the k RA-RUs to send uplink data, where i?n, and where the first parameter is associated with k.

Abstract: This application provides a beacon frame transmission control method and a related apparatus. The method includes: generating, by a master access point AP, indication information used to indicate a transmission time period of a beacon frame of at least one secondary AP; and sending, by the master AP, the indication information to the at least one secondary AP, where the master AP and the at least one secondary AP belong to a same AP collaboration group, and transmission time periods of beacon frames of APs in the AP collaboration group are different. According to technical solutions provided in this application, transmission robustness of the beacon frame can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method and a communication apparatus applied to a wireless communication system, to provide a signaling design solution applicable to a scenario of multi-AP coordinated transmission. An embodiment of this application provides a communication method, including: a first access point (AP) generates notification information, where the notification information indicates a station (STA) that is to send a channel sounding physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), the notification information includes identification information of the STA and identification information of a second AP, the identification information of the STA indicates the STA, and the identification information of the second AP indicates the second AP. The first AP sends the notification information to the second AP and to the STA.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a spatial reuse indication method and a wireless communications apparatus, thereby reducing a quantity of nodes that can participate in spatial reuse, reducing mutual interference between nodes in spatial reuse, and improving spatial reuse system performance. The method in some implementations includes a first access point generates a spatial reuse limitation indication and a spatial reuse group indication. The spatial reuse limitation indication can be used to indicate whether only a node in a spatial reuse group is allowed for spatial reuse and to indicate the spatial reuse group. The spatial reuse group includes one or more basic service sets. The first access point sends the spatial reuse limitation indication and the spatial reuse group indication.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods and apparatuses. In one example method, a non-access point multi-link device (non-AP MLD) receives a first frame from a first access point (AP) when performing a listening operation on a first link. The non-AP MLD switches some or all of spatial streams/antennas on each link of the non-AP MLD to the first link to perform a frame exchange with the first AP. When determining that any preset condition in a preset condition set is met, the non-AP MLD switches some spatial streams/antennas on the first link back to each link or another link to perform the listening operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a spatial reuse indication method and a wireless communications apparatus, thereby reducing a quantity of nodes that can participate in spatial reuse, reducing mutual interference between nodes in spatial reuse, and improving spatial reuse system performance. The method in some implementations includes a first access point generates a spatial reuse limitation indication and a spatial reuse group indication. The spatial reuse limitation indication can be used to indicate whether only a node in a spatial reuse group is allowed for spatial reuse and to indicate the spatial reuse group. The spatial reuse group includes one or more basic service sets. The first access point sends the spatial reuse limitation indication and the spatial reuse group indication.

Abstract: A method includes an access point device that obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and that allocates a first period in the TXOP to a non-access point device for data transmission. The access point device receives a first frame in the first period. An access address or a transmitter address of the first frame is associated with the non-access point device. The method further includes that the access point device keeps, based on the first frame, a network allocation vector (NAV) unchanged.

Abstract: A beacon frame transmission control method and a related apparatus are provided that improve the transmission robustness of the beacon frame. The method includes: generating, by a master access point AP, indication information used to indicate a transmission time period of a beacon frame of at least one secondary AP; and sending, by the master AP, the indication information to the at least one secondary AP, where the master AP and the at least one secondary AP belong to a same AP collaboration group, and transmission time periods of beacon frames of APs in the AP collaboration group are different.

Abstract: A method includes: A first device sends a block acknowledgment request frame to a second device. The block acknowledgment request frame is used to request the second device to send a block acknowledgment frame. The block acknowledgment frame indicates a receiving status of an access control layer protocol data unit in first transmission. The first transmission is suspended at a first moment, and the first moment is earlier than a transmission end moment when the first transmission is not suspended. The first device receives the block acknowledgment frame. The first device starts, at a second moment, to perform second transmission.

Abstract: An ML entity senses a first PPDU on a first fink; and if the first PPDU is an intra-BSS PPDU, and a value of a duration field of the first PPDU is greater than a value of a target NAV of a second link, the ML entity updates the value of the target NAV of the second link to the value of the duration field of the first PPDU, where the second link is any one of a plurality of links supported by the ML entity other than the first link.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a channel puncture mode indication method and a related apparatus, which are applied to a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, for example, a WLAN system supporting 802.11be. The method includes: An access point sends a multi-user request to send MU-RTS frame, where the MU-RTS frame includes a common information field, the common information field includes channel puncture information, and the channel puncture information indicates whether at least one 20 MHz channel is occupied.

Abstract: This application provides a channel sounding method and apparatus. The method includes: A first communication device sends a first frame to a second communication device, where the first frame is used to indicate the second communication device to perform channel sounding on a part of antennas of the first communication device. The first communication device sends a second frame to the second communication device, where the second frame is used by the second communication device to perform channel sounding on the part of antennas. The first communication device receives a third frame from the second communication device, where the third frame is used to indicate a result of performing channel sounding on the part of antennas.

Abstract: This application relates to the wireless communications field, and in particular, to a multi-resource unit multi-RU combination indication method and apparatus. The method includes: A sending device determines a physical layer protocol data unit PPDU, where the PPDU includes a signal field, and the signal field includes a combination indication indicating whether to combine a first RU and a neighboring second RU into a multi-RU; the sending device sends the PPDU; and a receiving device determines, based on the signal field, whether the multi-RU is allocated to method station.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a channel access method and a related product. The method is applied to a network device. The network device includes a plurality of panels. An example method includes: generating a backoff count value of each of the plurality of panels; and if a backoff count value of any one of the plurality of panels backs off to zero, sending a frame.

Abstract: A link identifier indication method includes: A multi-link device working on a plurality of links sends a radio frame, where the radio frame includes link information of at least one link in the plurality of links, and link information of one link is used to indicate the link and corresponds to a link identifier of the link; a receiving device that receives the radio frame may determine the link identifier of the link corresponding to the link information, so that in communication of the multi-link device, a link can be identified by using the link identifier.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are provided, which relate to the field of communication technologies, to determine an interaction procedure in an ATI in an AP coordination scenario. The method includes: A C-AP generates a first indication frame, where the first indication frame indicates an interaction procedure between an M-AP, the C-AP, and a STA in the ATI; and the C-AP sends the first indication frame to a plurality of M-APs, so that the plurality of M-APs perform the interaction procedure in the ATI based on the first indication frame.