Abstract:
This disclosure describes techniques for operating a client device to communicate with a wireless access point to validate data within a frame by comparing channel quality metrics and duration metrics to thresholds. Information received within a validity window may be treated as correctly received even if the frame fails a subsequent verification process or if reception of the frame is terminated prior to the end of the frame.
Abstract:
When a first node cannot hear a second node, the second node is “hidden” to the first node. In response to receiving a trigger frame, the two nodes may inadvertently transmit response frames at approximately the same time. The response frames may collide with each other, thereby causing delays in node discovery in a NAN. Provided herein are methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reducing collisions in wireless communication. In some configurations, nodes may receive trigger frames that indicate a reduction in the rate that response frames are transmitted when traffic load conditions are high. In some configurations, nodes located in different coverage areas (e.g., a “hidden area” and a “non-hidden area”) may transmit response frames at different times. In some configurations, the nodes may refrain from transmitting their response frames upon hearing that another node having a higher serving preference rank is transmitting.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for wireless range extension for communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some aspects, a first WLAN device and a second WLAN device may exchange one or more management frames advertising support for a non-orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (non-OFDM) data rate for communications via one or more non-2.4 GHz bands. In some aspects, the non-OFDM data rate may be a data rate of a plurality of data rates associated with an IEEE 802.11b standard, and the one or more non-2.4 GHz bands may include one or more of a 3.5 GHz band, a 5 GHz band, a 6 GHz band, a 45 GHz band, and a 60 GHz band. The first and second WLAN devices may select the non-OFDM data rate and at least one of the non-2.4 GHz bands for exchange data communications.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems that may help enhance various applications that utilize ad-hoc network clusters, such as position/location tracking.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems that may help enhance various applications that utilize ad-hoc network clusters, such as position/location tracking.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems that support information exchanges for coordinated access point (CAP) operations. Some aspects more specifically relate to transmitting and receiving CAP-specific parameters to facilitate transmit opportunity (TXOP) sharing between a first access point (AP) and one or more second APs. For example, the first AP (such as a sharing AP) may use CAP-specific parameters provided by the one or more second APs (such as shared APs) to determine a CAP sharing schedule for a TXOP. The CAP-specific parameters may include static capability parameters and dynamic parameters. The static capability parameters may include supported CAP modes, association identifiers (AIDs), and processing times, while the dynamic parameters may include medium access demands, traffic priority information, and service period information. The first AP may advertise the CAP sharing schedule to the one or more second APs via an announcement frame.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for reducing power consumption in neighbor awareness networking (NAN) devices. Some implementations more specifically relate to dynamically adjusting a NAN device link (NDL) schedule to reduce the idle duration of a NAN data interface (NDI). The NDL schedule identifies a number of NAN slots, per discovery window (DW) interval, during which an NDL is available for data communications between NAN devices. In some aspects, a NAN device may measure congestion on the wireless channel during each NAN slot within a DW interval and may dynamically update the NDL schedule based on the measured congestion. In some other aspects, a NAN device may measure throughput on the NDL during each NAN slot within a DW interval and may dynamically update the NDL schedule based on the measured throughput.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for performing a single-sided ranging operation. In some implementations, a first device transmits a first frame to a wireless station (STA), and receives a second frame from the STA responsive to the first frame. The first device obtains information indicating a time period between transmission of the first frame and reception of the second frame by the first device, and obtains information indicating time delays associated with a plurality of second devices, where each of the time delays is between respective receptions of the first frame and the second frame by a respective one of the second devices. The first device obtains a position of the STA based on the time period, the time delays associated with the plurality of second devices, and signal propagation times between the first device and each of the plurality of second devices.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing changes to Basic Service Set (BSS) parameters of an access point (AP) in a synchronized manner across multiple physical layer (PHY) formats. In some implementations, an AP may enable STAs that use different PHY formats to implement the changes at substantially the same time. For example, the change in BSS may be aligned with a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) of a first PHY format, and the AP may broadcast information, in a second PHY format, pointing to the TBTT of the first PHY format. In some other implementations, the AP may enable the STAs to implement the changes at different times. For example, STAs using a first PHY format may implement the change at a TBTT of the first PHY format, whereas STAs using a second PHY format may implement the change at a TBTT of the second PHY format.
Abstract:
A device for communication includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to determine whether to generate a trigger message as a unicast message or a broadcast message. The transmitter is configured to transmit, based on the determination, the trigger message to a second device or to a plurality of devices.