Abstract:
The disclosure describes systems and methods for updating multicast wakeup schedules in devices in a mesh network such as a neighborhood area network (NAN) multicast service group (NMSG). The systems and methods enable meshed devices to send and receive routing control messages amongst themselves in accordance with a centralized update protocol, a distributed update protocol, or a hybrid update protocol which is a combination of the centralized and distributed update protocols.
Abstract:
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of terminating a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) path. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a first NAN device to transmit a message including a NAN Data Link (NDL) attribute corresponding to an NDL with a second NAN device, the NDL attribute including a Maximal (Max) Idle Period field to indicate a time period during which the second NAN device is allowed to refrain from transmitting over the NDL without the NDL being terminated; and to allow the first NAN device to terminate all NAN Data Paths (NDPs) over the NDL, if any frame is not received from the second NAN device for at least the time period indicated by the Max Idle Period field.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems related to coordinating channel switch times and specifying device operation (for example, transmitting device operation) to ensure data reception by one or more devices (for example, receiving devices). A device may receive a data path setup request frame from a second device. The device may cause to send a service a data path setup response frame. The device may cause to establish a communication with the second device on a first channel. The device may cause to establish a communication with the second device on a second channel at a first time. The device may cause to wait, by the device, at least for a duration specified by a channel switch time (CST) parameter. The device may cause to send device data to the second device over the first channel or the second channel based at least in part on the CST parameter.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to aggregation of multiuser frames. A device may determine a high efficiency field and one or more data frames, the one or more data frames including, at least in part, a first data frame and a second data frame, wherein the first data frame is associated with a first device and the second data frame is associated with a second device. The device may encode the first data frame and the second data frame in an aggregated data frame. The device may determine a resource unit associated with the aggregated data frame. The device may cause the aggregated data frame to be wirelessly transmitted to one or more devices using the resource unit, the one or more devices including at least in part the first device and the second device.
Abstract:
System and techniques for expedited robust peer-to-peer connections are described herein. A station (STA) transceiver may be enabled during a common window for a wireless network based on a synchronized timing for the network. A neighbor awareness networking (NAN) service discovery frame may be constructed for a service. The NAN service discovery frame may include an expedited robust connection data structure, which may include a robust connection request and capability data. The constructed NAN service discovery frame may be broadcast during the common window via the transceiver.
Abstract:
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating in an awareness cluster. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a first Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to communicate during one or more Discovery Windows (DWs) of a NAN cluster; to setup a NAN Data link (NDL) with a second NAN device of the NAN cluster, the NDL belonging to a NAN Data Cluster (NDC) having a NDC base schedule; and to communicate data with the second NAN device via the NDL according to the NDC base schedule.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to a multicast mechanism. A device may determine a multicast session with one or more multicast devices. The device may determine one or more multicast data frames. The device may determine a conditional block acknowledgment request associated with the one or more multicast data frames. The device may cause to send the one or more data frames to at least one of the one or more multicast devices. The device may cause to send the conditional block acknowledgment request to the one or more multicast devices.
Abstract:
Configuration of data path groups in wireless networks is provided. Configuration includes generation and/or removal of data path groups, and can leverage a hop count between a device to be added to the data path group and a defined device within the data path group. By limiting a permitted maximum hop count within a data path group, a mechanism that contains the size of a data path group can be implemented. In some embodiments, the data path group can be embodied in or can include a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) data path group formed within (or, in some instances, logically on top of) a cluster of NAN devices.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for MU-RTS and CTS are disclosed. An apparatus of a high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) master station is disclosed. The HEW master station including processing circuitry configured to generate a packet to indicate a multi-user request-to-send (MU-RTS) and to indicate channels on which one or more HEW stations are to transmit a clear-to-send (CTS). The HEW master station further including a transceiver configured to transmit the packet to the one or more HEW stations, and receive clear-to-send responses to the packet on the one or more channels. An apparatus of a HEW station is also disclosed. The HEW station including circuitry configured to receive a packet that indicates a MU-RTS that indicates channels on which the HEW station is to transmit a CTS, and to determine whether to send the CTS.
Abstract:
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating over a data path. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to generate a message including an indication of a plurality of communication resources and one or more availability type indications corresponding to the plurality of communication resources, an availability type indication corresponding to a communication resource is configured to indicate an availability mode of the NAN device to communicate data over a data path using the communication resource; and to transmit the message.