Assignment of secondary mmwave channels

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of an apparatus of a station (STA), the instructions to configure the one or more processors to:

• decode a basic service set (BSS) operating channels field and a primary channel field from an access point (AP) or personal basic service set control point (PCP), wherein the BSS operating channels field is a bitmap that indicates which 2.16 GHz channels of a plurality of 2.16 GHz channels are permitted to be used for transmissions in the BSS, and wherein the primary channel field indicates a 2.16 GHz channel of the plurality of 2.16 GHz channels that is a primary channel of the BSS;
• in response to the bitmap indicating two 2.16 GHz channels are permitted to be used for transmissions in the BSS, assign a 2.16 GHz channel of the two 2.16 GHz channels that is not the primary channel to a secondary channel;
• in response to the bitmap indicating three 2.16 GHz channels, assign a 2.16 GHz channel of the three 2.16 GHz channels that is not the primary channel to each of the secondary channel and a secondary 1 channel;
• in response to the bitmap indicating four 2.16 GHz channels, assign a 2.16 GHz channel of the four 2.16 GHz channels that is not the primary channel to each of the secondary channel, the secondary 1 channel, and a secondary2 channel;
• and
• configure the STA to transmit a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on one or more of the primary channel, secondary channel, secondary 1 channel, and second2 channel.

An apparatus of an access point (AP), the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
• encode an extended Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (EDMG) operation element, the extended EDMG operation element comprising a basic service set (BSS) operating channels field and a primary channel field, wherein the BSS operating channels field is a bitmap that indicates which 2.16 GHz channels of a plurality of 2.16 GHz channels are permitted to be used for transmissions in the BSS, and wherein the primary channel field indicates a 2.16 GHz channel of the plurality of 2.16 GHz channels that is a primary channel of the BSS;
• and
• configure the AP to transmit the extended EDMG operation element to one or more stations (STAs).