Method and apparatus for transmit parameter indication in support of WLAN sensing
Provided herein is a method and apparatus for transmit parameter indication in support of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sensing. The disclosure provides an apparatus, comprising: a Radio Frequency (RF) interface; and processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface, wherein the processor circuitry is to: decode an Information Element (IE) received from a WLAN device via the RF interface, wherein the IE is to indicate a transmit parameter for a transmission of a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) of the WLAN device; and perform WLAN sensing on the WLAN device based on the IE. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a Radio Frequency (RF) interface; and
processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface,
wherein the processor circuitry is to:
receive a frame from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) device via the RF interface;
decode the frame to determine parameters used for an WLAN sensing operation of the WLAN device based on an element of the frame;
cause the WLAN sensing operation to be performed based on the parameters;
determine, based on the element, when the parameters used for the WLAN sensing operation changes; and
adapt, when it is determined that the parameters used for the WLAN sensing operation changes, the WLAN sensing operation based on the changed parameters.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the frame is a management frame.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the WLAN device is a non-access point (non-AP) station (STA), and the frame is a probe request frame.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the element comprises a field indicating an antenna configuration for the WLAN sensing.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the antenna configuration comprises a number of antennas that can be used for the WLAN sensing.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:
determine a capability of the WLAN device to perform passive sensing based on another element of the frame.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:
receive a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that is not intended for WLAN sensing; and
obtain measurements based on sensing of the PPDUs.
8. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by processor circuitry cause the processor circuitry to:
receive a frame from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) device via the RF interface;
decode the frame to determine parameters used for an WLAN sensing operation of the WLAN device based on an element of the frame;
cause the WLAN sensing operation to be performed based on the parameters;
determine, based on the element, when the parameters used for the WLAN sensing operation changes; and
adapt, when it is determined that the parameters used for the WLAN sensing operation changes, the WLAN sensing operation based on the changed parameters.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the frame is a management frame.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the WLAN device is a non-access point (non-AP) station (STA), and the frame is a probe request frame.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the element comprises a field indicating an antenna configuration for the WLAN sensing.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the antenna configuration comprises a number of antennas that can be used for the WLAN sensing.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions when executed by processor circuitry further cause the processor circuitry to:
determine a capability of the WLAN device to perform passive sensing based on another element of the frame.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions when executed by processor circuitry further cause the processor circuitry to:
receive a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that is not intended for WLAN sensing; and
obtain measurements based on sensing of the PPDUs.