# US 2018/0324880 A1 · Method and apparatus for supporting management actions for very high throughput in wireless communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324880 A1 - Document ID: US20180324880A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/040,055 - Filed: 2018-07-19 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-13 - Assignees: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. - Applicants: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. - Inventors: Sudheer A. GRANDHI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324880A1 ## CPC - H04W 76/12: Setup of transport tunnels - H04B 7/0417: Feedback systems - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0623: {Auxiliary parameters, e.g. power control [PCB] or not acknowledged commands [NACK], used as feedback information} - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04B 7/0634: {Antenna weights or vector/matrix coefficients} - H04B 7/0658: {Feedback reduction} - H04B 7/0897: {using beamforming per multi-path, e.g. to cope with different directions of arrival [DOA] at different multi-paths} - H04L 27/2627: {Modulators} - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04L 12/28: characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] (wireless communication networks H04W {; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00}) - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method and apparatus may be used to establish a communication link between devices such as VHT access points (APs) or VHT wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). For example, an AP or a WTRU may transmit management action request frames such as Association, Direct Link Setup (DLS) or Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) request frames. The management action frame may include VHT Capability information of the AP or the WTRU. In response to the management action request frame, the receiving AP or WTRU may transmit management action response frames to establish a communication link. Existing 802.11 management action frames may be used to include the VHT Capability information. The VHT Capability information may be used to implement various VHT features such as channel configurations or Beamforming. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for use in wireless communications, the method comprising: receiving, from a station (STA), a communication link setup request frame that includes a Very High Throughput (VHT) Capability information field, wherein the VHT Capability information field indicates a channel width related to a multi-channel non-contiguous spectrum transmission; and transmitting, to the STA, a communication link setup response frame in response to the communication link setup request frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link setup request frame is a Direct Link Setup (DLS) request frame or a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) request frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link setup response frame is a DLS response frame or a TDLS response frame. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link setup request frame is an Association request frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link setup response frame is an Association response frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the VHT Capability information field indicates a bandwidth configuration that includes a plurality of secondary channels for a VHT multi-channel transmission relative to a primary channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a DLS link with the STA based on the VHT Capability information field. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a TDLS link with the STA based on the VHT Capability information field. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link setup response frame includes a VHT Capability information field that indicates a channel width related to a multi-channel non-contiguous spectrum transmission. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the VHT Capability information field includes a Beamforming information that indicates support for a beamforming operation. ### Claim 11 A station (STA) comprising: a receiver configured to receive a communication link setup request frame that includes a Very High Throughput (VHT) Capability information field, wherein the VHT Capability information field indicates a channel width related to a multi-channel non-contiguous spectrum transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit a communication link setup response frame in response to the communication link setup request frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the communication link setup request frame is a Direct Link Setup (DLS) request frame or a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) request frame. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the communication link setup response frame is a DLS response frame or a TDLS response frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the communication link setup request frame is an Association request frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the communication link setup response frame is an Association response frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the VHT Capability information field indicates a bandwidth configuration that includes a plurality of secondary channels for a VHT multi-channel transmission relative to a primary channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the STA is further configured to establish a DLS link with another STA based on the VHT Capability information field. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the STA is further configured to establish a TDLS link with another STA based on the VHT Capability information field. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the communication link setup response frame includes a VHT Capability information field that indicates a channel width related to a multi-channel non-contiguous spectrum transmission. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The STA of claim 11, wherein the VHT Capability information field includes a Beamforming information that indicates support for a beamforming operation.