IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Beacon and Group Frames Information

This document discusses the transmission of Beacon and group addressed frames in IEEE 802.11 networks, focusing on the impact of frame types and MCS on BSS range and transmission rate. It proposes out-of-band signaling to assist scanning STAs in determining BSS range and non-AP MLDs in selecting a link for group addressed frames reception. The motivation behind Beacon frame type and group addressed frames type is explained, emphasizing the impacts on power consumption, BSS range, transmission bandwidth, and reception optimization. Background information on different Beacon frames transmission alternatives is also provided.

• IEEE
• 802.11
• Beacon frames
• Group frames
• Transmission

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1. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Beacon Frame and Group Frames information Date: 2021-10-26 Authors: Name Jarkko Kneckt, Yong Liu, Tianyu Wu, Qi Wang, Jinjing Jiang Pooya Monajemi Cisco Inc Affiliations Address Apple Inc Phone email jkneckt@apple.com Cupertino, CA Srinivas Kandala Ravi Gidvani Rojan Chitrakar Rajat Pushkarna Mark Hamilton Peter Khoury Samsung Panasonic Ruckus / CommScope Submission Slide 1 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

2. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Abstract An AP may transmit Beacon and group addressed frames in many frame types. The frame type and MCS impact to the BSS range and to the transmission rate. For instance, BSS range may be limited by transmitting Beacons in higher rate. This submission proposes out-of-band signalling for Beacon and group frames to help: - Scanning STAs to determine the BSS range - Associated non-AP MLDs to select a link for group addressed frames reception Submission Slide 2 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

3. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Motivation: Beacon frame type The PPDU type and MCS of the beacon and group addressed frames have many impacts: Scanning/receiving STA may need to receive complicated frames which may impact STA power consumption AP may shorten BSS range by using higher transmission rates or lower transmission power 802.11ax allows APs at 6 GHz to transmit beacons in the non-HT Duplicate PPDUs format with larger than 20 MHz transmission bandwidth to enlarge BSS range A scanning STA can receive beacons on a long range, if the scanning STA receives with larger RX bandwidth Example of AP MLD with maximized BSSs ranges Submission Slide 3 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

4. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Motivation: Group addressed frames type The group addressed frames transmission parameters signaling may help the associated non-AP MLD to: Receive group addressed frames from an affiliated AP that has the most suitable transmission rate: Reliable reception Short receive time to save power Optimize receive mode for the transmitted group addressed frames Detect group addressed frames transmission rate changes Example of AP MLD with different BSS ranges Submission Slide 4 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

5. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Background: Different Beacon Frames Transmission Alternatives Currently, the Beacon frame transmission parameters can be detected only by receiving a Beacon frame Submission Slide 5 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

6. November 2021 Background: Different Transmission Alternatives for Group Addressed Frames doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 * 20MHz if any STA is in PS-mode or frame targeted to non-associated STA Submission Slide 6 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

7. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposals The Beacon and group frames transmission information is added to Reduced Neighbor Report (RNR) or to ML element RNR provides only minimum information of the Beacon frames ML element provides detailed information of Beacon and Group frames transmission RNR is present in all Beacons and Probe Responses ML element is present in ML Probe Response and Association Response frames Submission Slide 7 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

8. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposal: Add signaling to Reduced Neighbor Report element Figure 9-632b MLD Parameters subfield format The Beacon Type subfield is set to 0, if the Beacon is transmitted as non-HT or non-HT Duplicate PPDU and the transmission rate is 24 Mbit/s, otherwise the subfield is set to 1 Submission Slide 8 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

9. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposal: Add Beacon and Group Frames Information to the STA Profile The Beacon and group Frame Transmission Info fields are provided in STA Profile of the Multi-link element Jarkko Kneckt, Apple Submission Slide 9

10. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposal: Beacon Frame Transmission Info Subfield The Beacon Frame Transmission Info Subfield indicates the Beacon frame transmission parameters for the reported AP The Beacon PPDU Type subfield indicates the PPDU type that carries the Beacon frames The Beacon MCS subfield specifies the MCS for the Beacon PPDU type The Beacon BW subfield indicates the BW of the Beacon PPDU The Beacon TX Power Difference represents 2s complement signed integer in dB. It carries difference in Beacon transmission power (Expressed in EIRP) and normalized in 20 MHz BW Jarkko Kneckt, Apple Submission Slide 10

11. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposal: Group Frames Transmission Info Subfield The Group Frames Transmission Info Subfield indicates the group frames transmission parameters for the reported AP The Group PPDU Type subfield indicates the PPDU type that carries group frames The Group MCS subfield indicates the MCS for the PPDU type The Group BW subfield indicates the BW of the transmitted group frames The Group TX Power Difference represents 2s complement signed integer in dB. It carries difference in group frames transmission power (Expressed in EIRP) and normalized in 20 MHz BW Submission Slide 11 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

12. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Proposal: The Beacon and group frame transmission mode change detection The Change Sequence Counter should be increased to notify all associated STAs: If AP sends beacons in different MCS, BW, PPDU type or transmission power If AP sends group frames in different MCS, BW, PPDU type or transmission power Submission Slide 12 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

13. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Summary This submission proposes to add Beacon Frame Transmission Info and Group Frames Transmission Info fields to the Reduced Neighbor Report and to STA Profile of the Basic-variant Multi-Link element The added information helps scanning STAs to determine BSS range, optimize scanning and discover the AP reliably The associated non-AP MLD can optimize its power consumption and group frames reception reliability by knowing the group frames transmission formats and by receiving the group frames from the most efficient link Submission Slide 13 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple

14. November 2021 doc.: IEEE 802.11-21/1737r0 Straw poll: Are you in favor of adding to the IEEE802.11be: - Beacon Type subfield to the Reduced Neighbor Report element - Beacon Frame Transmission Info subfield and Group Frames Transmission Info subfield to the Per-STA Profile subelement of the Multi-Link element as described in the submission 11/1737r0? Submission Slide 14 Jarkko Kneckt, Apple