Apparatus, system and method of communication over a 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless frequency band
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communication over a 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless frequency band. For example, an apparatus may be configured to cause a licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device, which is licensed by a regulatory authority to communicate over a wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band, to detect in a transmission over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band an identifier of an unlicensed 6 GHz wireless communication station (STA), which is not licensed by the regulatory authority to communicate over the 6 GHz wireless frequency band; and to send a report comprising the identifier of the unlicensed 6 GHz STA.
1. An apparatus comprising circuitry and logic configured to cause a licensed 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication device, which is licensed by a regulatory authority to communicate over a wireless communication channel in a 6 GHz wireless frequency band, to:
detect in a transmission over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band an identifier of an unlicensed 6 GHz wireless communication station (STA), which is not licensed by the regulatory authority to communicate over the 6 GHz wireless frequency band; and
send a report comprising the identifier of the unlicensed 6 GHz STA.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device to communicate over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band according to a first wireless communication technology, and to process the transmission according to a second wireless communication technology different from the first wireless communication technology.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device to send the report to a regulatory database of the regulatory authority.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device to transmit the report in a frame to the unlicensed 6 GHz STA over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device to transmit a broadcast transmission comprising the report over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the report comprises an indication of the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the report comprises a request that the unlicensed 6 GHz STA cease transmissions over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the report comprises a duration indication to indicate a duration during which the unlicensed 6 GHz STA is to be prohibited from transmitting over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identifier comprises a certified identifier signed by the regulatory authority.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz wireless communication device to select to send the report based on a detected power of the transmission.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) control frame according to an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Standard.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising a memory, a processor, a radio, and one or more antennas.
13. An apparatus comprising circuitry and logic configured to cause an unlicensed 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication station (STA), which is not licensed by a regulatory authority to communicate over a 6 GHz wireless frequency band, to:
transmit a transmission over a wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band, the transmission comprising an identifier to identify the unlicensed 6 GHz STA;
process authorization information from a database of the regulatory authority, the authorization information to indicate whether or not the identifier is flagged for prohibiting transmissions over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band; and
based on the authorization information, select whether or not to prohibit the unlicensed 6 GHz STA from transmission over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 configured to prohibit the unlicensed 6 GHz STA from transmission over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band when the authorization information indicates the identifier is flagged for prohibiting transmissions over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 configured to cause the unlicensed 6 GHz STA to access the database of the regulatory authority to receive the authorization information.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 configured to cause the unlicensed 6 GHz STA to periodically transmit the transmission comprising the identifier over the wireless communication channel in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
17. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising a memory, a processor, a radio, and one or more antennas.
18. An apparatus comprising circuitry and logic configured to cause a licensed 6 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication device, which is licensed by a regulatory authority to communicate over a wireless communication channel of a 6 GHz wireless frequency band, to:
generate a signal configured for detection by an unlicensed 6 GHz wireless communication station (STA), which is not licensed by the regulatory authority to communicate over the 6 GHz wireless frequency band, the signal to indicate one or more wireless communication channels in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band which are prohibited for transmission by the unlicensed 6 GHz STA; and
transmit the signal over the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the signal comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) frame according to an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Standard.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz device to transmit a predefined sequence over each of the one or more wireless communication channels in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band, the predefined sequence configured to indicate that the one or more wireless communication channels in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band are prohibited for transmission by the unlicensed 6 GHz STA.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the signal comprises a Legacy Short Training Field (L-STF) comprising said predefined sequence.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the L-STF has a duration greater than 8 microseconds.
23. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the signal comprises a duration indication to indicate a duration during which the unlicensed 6 GHz STA is to be prohibited to transmit over the one or more wireless communication channels in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
24. The apparatus of claim 18 configured to cause the licensed 6 GHz device to transmit the signal in response to a detected transmission from the unlicensed 6 GHz STA over a wireless communication channel of the one or more wireless communication channels in the 6 GHz wireless frequency band.
25. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the signal comprises an identifier of the unlicensed 6 GHz STA.