Abstract: A system and method for optimizing a channel sounding procedure of a multi-link device (MLD) is disclosed. The improved channel sounding procedure disclosed herein involves an MLD requesting channel sounding information from a group of receivers on a first channel representing a first physical frequency, but receiving channel sounding information from a subgroup of the receivers on one or more other channels representing different physical frequencies. In this manner, the channel sounding procedure on a specific link of an MLD is optimized by offloading some of the sounding process to a different radio link that is also operational for the MLD as part of the same association context.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating Media Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (MPDUs) destined for different peers, and may have the same or different source address information, e.g., within the same or across different virtual access points (VAPs). For example, trigger frames used to signal to devices which subchannel(s) those devices can utilize, may be aggregated. For example, a multi-VAP/multi-device block acknowledgement for acknowledging packets transmitted to devices belonging to different VAPs can be sent as an aggregated MPDU.

Abstract: The full efficiency gains of the Target Wake Time (TWT) mechanism specified in the 802.11ax standard may not be realized when stations associated to an access point (AP) are spread across multiple Base Station Service Identifiers (BSSIDs). In such a scenario, TWT as conventionally utilized/specified in the 802.11ax standard, cannot properly coordinate sleep/wake schedules for stations due to associating to different BSSIDs. Accordingly, various embodiments are directed to grouping stations associated to multiple BSSIDs of an AP to allow for the synchronization (or staggering) of TWT, and facilitate multi-user transmissions, both in the uplink and downlink directions.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to store an encryption key on the AP, at the AP, decrypt a management frame with the stored encryption key to determine state information of a station, store the state information, and generate a management frame at the AP based on the stored state information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for power save aware resource unit allocation include sending, by an access point to a station, a beacon indicating that the station has data buffered at the access point, wherein the station is in a power-save mode, sending, by the access point after sending the beacon, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) trigger to the station, wherein the OFDMA trigger causes the station in the power-save mode to send PS-POLL using OFDMA, receiving, by the access point and from the station, a PS-POLL frame using OFDMA.

Abstract: Examples described herein mitigate adjacent channel interference for dual radios of a network device. Examples described herein may associate, by a network device, a first client device with a first radio of the network device, associate, by the network device, a second client device with a second radio of the network device, determine that the first and second client devices are within a steering threshold, and based on the determination that the first and second client devices are within the steering threshold, steer, by the network device, the second client device from the second radio to the first radio. Examples described herein may communicate, using the first radio of the network device, with the first and second client devices.

Abstract: A dynamic BSS color feature for co-hosted virtual access points is described. An example of a storage medium includes instructions to operations including enabling, by an access point, a dynamic basic service set (BSS) color feature for operation with multiple virtual access points (VAPs) hosted by the access point; switching a parameter of the access point to indicate that no co-hosted BSS is present; assigning a different BSS color to each of the VAPs; performing access point operations, including utilizing the assigned BSS colors for transmissions relating to any of the VAPs; and disabling the dynamic BSS color feature upon occurrence of one or more conditions.

Abstract: Example method includes: allocating, by a main processor of a wireless access point (WAP) comprising at least the main processor and a plurality of co-processors wherein the main processor and the plurality of co-processors both have access to a random-access memory (RAM) co-located within the WAP, a dedicated non-overlapping segment of the RAM to each of the plurality of the co-processors; receiving, by the main processor of the WAP, a notification from one of the plurality of co-processors indicating that an exception previously defined by the one of the plurality of co-processors has occurred; determining, by the main processor of the WAP, the dedicated non-overlapping segment of the RAM allocated to the one of the plurality of co-processors; and saving, by the main processor of the WAP, the dedicated non-overlapping segment of the RAM allocated to the one of the plurality of co-processors to a fast access memory.

Abstract: Example method includes: receiving, by an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a plurality of wireless interference signals from an interfering device; deriving, by the access point, a fast Fourier transformation (FFT) pattern from the plurality of wireless interference signals received from the interfering device; transmitting, by the access point, the FFT pattern to a centralized repository that is remote to the access point; receiving, by the access point, a classifier from the centralized repository; and classifying, by the access point, the interfering device into a specific device type using the classifier received from the centralized repository based on the FFT pattern.

Abstract: Examples described herein mitigate adjacent channel interference for dual radios of a network device. Examples described herein may associate, by a network device, a first client device with a first radio of the network device, associate, by the network device, a second client device with a second radio of the network device, determine that the first and second client devices are within a steering threshold, and based on the determination that the first and second client devices are within the steering threshold, steer, by the network device, the second client device from the second radio to the first radio. Examples described herein may communicate, using the first radio of the network device, with the first and second client devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for uplink Resource Unit scheduling include receiving, by a network device and from each of a plurality of stations, a status of a buffer, determining for each of the plurality of stations, by the network device, whether the status of the buffer of a particular station exceeds a first threshold, a second threshold, or neither the first threshold or the second threshold, in response to the buffer of the particular station exceeding the first threshold, scheduling the particular station using Uplink Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output, in response to the buffer of the particular station exceeding the second threshold, scheduling the particular station using a scheduled RU, and in response to the buffer exceeding neither the first threshold or second threshold, scheduling the particular station using a random-access resource unit (RA-RU).

Abstract: Examples described herein provide enhanced client grouping by a network device. Examples include determining that a plurality of client devices each comprising a plurality of receiver antennas are associated with a network device, and grouping the client devices into one or more groups, wherein each group comprises a number of client devices less than or equal to the number of transmitter antennas of the network device. Examples include, for each group, assigning one spatial stream to one receiver antenna for each client device of the group, and based on a determination that the number of client devices of the group is greater than one and less than the number of transmitter antennas, assigning one spatial stream to each of a portion of the remaining receiver antennas of the group, wherein at least one receiver antenna of the group is not assigned a spatial stream.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to intelligent scheduling of Wi-Fi services for applications. An embodiment of computer-readable storage mediums includes instructions for receiving data packets from multiple connected devices at a wireless access point and identifying an application traffic flow for each data packet; assigning each data packet to a respective queue of a first set of queues based on an identified application traffic flow for each data packet; selecting data packets from the first set of queues based on priorities for each of multiple applications; generating prioritized candidate lists for selected data packets in a second set of queues, each queue being dedicated for an access category for one or more application; and scheduling data packets from the candidate lists, including selecting a transmission mode for each access category based on characteristics of the one or more applications.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to intelligent scheduling of Wi-Fi services for applications. An embodiment of computer-readable storage mediums includes instructions for receiving data packets from multiple connected devices at a wireless access point and identifying an application traffic flow for each data packet; assigning each data packet to a respective queue of a first set of queues based on an identified application traffic flow for each data packet; selecting data packets from the first set of queues based on priorities for each of multiple applications; generating prioritized candidate lists for selected data packets in a second set of queues, each queue being dedicated for an access category for one or more application; and scheduling data packets from the candidate lists, including selecting a transmission mode for each access category based on characteristics of the one or more applications.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to an access point (AP) that can via up from power save mode via a including Bluetooth low energy (BLE) system-on-chip (SoC) within the AP. The AP can include a power source, a power reset logic component in communication with the power source, a BLE SoC, a processor, and a non-transitory memory resource instructions executable by the processor that signals the AP is in a power save mode, receives an indication, via the BLE SoC, to wake up the AP, and wake up, via the BLE SoC, the AP in response to receiving the indication.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for coordinated scanning in a mesh cluster. An organization of a wireless mesh cluster having at least one mesh portal, at least one mesh point is determined. For each of the at least one mesh points, a beacon offset value corresponding to each mesh point is determined. Off-channel scanning is coordinated for the mesh points utilizing the beacon offset value for the mesh points. During the off-channel scanning the mesh point discontinues transmission on a home channel and scans at least one other channel.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for offloading of off-channel scanning. Characteristics corresponding to wireless client devices within a wireless network are evaluated. A request is sent from a wireless access point of the wireless network to one or more selected wireless client devices from wireless client devices. The request causes the one or more selected wireless clients to perform off-channel scanning. Reports are received from the one or more selected wireless client devices having information gathered by the off-channel scanning performed by the selected wireless client devices. Information from the reports is utilized to perform network setting modification.

Abstract: Systems and methods for power save aware resource unit allocation include sending, by an access point to a station, a beacon indicating that the station has data buffered at the access point, wherein the station is in a power-save mode, sending, by the access point after sending the beacon, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) trigger to the station, wherein the OFDMA trigger causes the station in the power-save mode to send PS-POLL using OFDMA, receiving, by the access point and from the station, a PS-POLL frame using OFDMA.

Abstract: Systems and methods for uplink Resource Unit scheduling include receiving, by a network device and from each of a plurality of stations, a status of a buffer, determining for each of the plurality of stations, by the network device, whether the status of the buffer of a particular station exceeds a first threshold, a second threshold, or neither the first threshold or the second threshold, in response to the buffer of the particular station exceeding the first threshold, scheduling the particular station using Uplink Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output, in response to the buffer of the particular station exceeding the second threshold, scheduling the particular station using a scheduled RU, and in response to the buffer exceeding neither the first threshold or second threshold, scheduling the particular station using a random-access resource unit (RA-RU).

Abstract: Example implementations relate to an access point (AP) that can via up from power save mode via a including Bluetooth low energy (BLE) system-on-chip (SoC) within the AP. The AP can include a power source, a power reset logic component in communication with the power source, a BLE SoC, a processor, and a non-transitory memory resource instructions executable by the processor that signals the AP is in a power save mode, receives an indication, via the BLE SoC, to wake up the AP, and wake up, via the BLE SoC, the AP in response to receiving the indication.