Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for provisioning resources for wireless communication. Some implementations more specifically relate to provisioning resources based on link state discriminants (LSDs). In some aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time a respective station (STA) is in an awake state. In such aspects, an access point (AP) may prioritize communication with specific STAs, or over specific links, based on the LSDs. In some other aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time all STAs associated with an AP are in an awake state. In such aspects, the AP may dynamically reduce power consumption based on the LSDs. Still further, in some aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time two or more STAs are concurrently in an awake state on a given link. In such aspects, an AP may assign STAs to multi-user groups based on the LSDs.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for transport of extended personal area network (XPAN) control frames across networks. Some aspects more specifically relate to the transmission of a message within an XPAN, in which a first wireless station (STA) and a second STA are out of range (such as greater than 10 meters apart). For example, the first STA and the second STA may share a Layer 2 (L2) network, a Layer 3 (L3) network, neither, or both. The first STA may generate the message, which may include an XPAN control frame and at least one network communication header. In some implementations, the at least one network communication header may include an L3 header and an L2 header. The first STA may transmit the message to the second STA via one or more access points (APs).

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for service period based coordinated spatial reuse. Some aspects relate to long term signaling to reduce the amount of signaling while achieving the gain associated with coordinated spatial reuse as compared to distributed spatial reuse. A first wireless device associated with a first basic service set (BSS) may transmit a beacon indicating a set of service periods designated for spatial reuse and an interference threshold. A second wireless device associated with a second BSS may receive the beacon and may communicate with one or more other wireless devices associated with the second BSS during the set of service periods designated for spatial reuse in accordance with the indicated interference threshold. Accordingly, the wireless devices in the second BSS may communicate at a power level that causes an acceptable level of interference at the first BSS.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for provisioning resources for wireless communications. Some implementations more specifically relate to provisioning such resources based on a mapping of wireless communication devices to a number of time sectors that occur periodically and do not overlap other time sectors. In some aspects, each wireless stations (STAs) in a basic service set (BSS) may be mapped to a respective time sector based on attributes associated with the BSS so that communications between a STA and its associated access point (AP) can only occur within the respective time sector(s) to which the STA is mapped. In some other aspects, each AP in a multi-AP environment may be mapped to a respective time sector based on attributes associated with the multi-AP environment so that communications between an AP and its associated STAs can only occur within the respective time sector(s) to which the AP is mapped.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems for signaling for dynamic subchannel operation (DSO). Some aspects more specifically relate to indicating a set of subchannels supported for DSO. In some implementations, a wireless station (STA) may transmit a frame indicating subchannels supported for DSO (for example, for a specific link). An access point (AP) may receive the frame and may assign, using a control frame, one or more frequency resources of a subchannel of the set of subchannels to the STA for DSO. The STA may dynamically switch to the subchannel and may communicate via the subchannel while operating in a DSO mode. In some implementations, the STA may transmit capabilities information indicating that the STA supports the DSO mode. Additionally, or alternatively, the STA may dynamically enable or disable the DSO mode using action frames or aggregated-control (A-Control) subfields. The AP may support similar signaling.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively enabling multi-user (MU) communications are disclosed. In some implementations, an access point (AP) obtains packets associated with a traffic flow, and obtains at least one of service-level agreement (SLA) parameters associated with the traffic flow, attributes of the traffic flow, or network parameters associated with a basic service set (BSS) that includes the AP. The AP provides an indication of whether the traffic flow is suitable for transmission as a single-user (SU) multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) (SU-MIMO) communication, as an MU-MIMO communication, as an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication, or as a partial bandwidth (BW) MU-MIMO communication to a WLAN subsystem of the AP, the indication being based on one or more of the SLA parameters, the traffic flow attributes, or the network parameters. The AP initiates transmission of the one or more packets based on the indication.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may scan a first channel for access points during a first non-extended-personal-area-network (non-XPAN) service period. The wireless communication device may scan the first channel in one or more additional non-XPAN service periods. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive, from a peripheral device associated with a connection with the wireless communication device, a request indicating a destination wireless node. The wireless communication device may identify, based at least in part on the request, a final application sequence number of a set of packets associated with the connection. The wireless communication device may transmit the set of packets on the connection, the set of packets including an indication of the final application sequence number. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a central device may transmit a start indication that indicates a start of a burst. The central device may transmit the burst. The central device may transmit an end indication that indicates an end of the burst. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive a first beacon signal associated with a wireless access point associated with a gaming console, the first beacon signal indicating a first reference time value. The wireless communication device may obtain, associated with a first input time, a first indication of a first user input to a user input device, wherein the wireless communication device is associated with the user input device. The wireless communication device may transmit a first communication comprising first user input data, associated with the first indication, and a first input timing value indicating the first input time relative to the first reference time value. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a central device may transmit an indication that a first peripheral device is to, within each frame rendered by the central device, receive downlink data from the central device in a downlink slot and transmit available uplink data to the central device within one or more first service periods that are assigned to the first peripheral device in an uplink slot. The central device may transmit, based at least in part on the indication, a downlink message in a downlink slot of a frame. The central device may receive, based at least in part on the indication, a first uplink message in a first service period assigned to the first peripheral device in an uplink slot of the frame. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for managing a group of Wi-Fi-enabled wearable or handheld wireless devices using a shared address. Some aspects more specifically relate to a negotiation of a shared address that corresponds to a group of Wi-Fi-enabled wearable or handheld devices and use of the shared address during a connection setup procedure for the group. In some implementations, by performing the connection setup procedure using the shared address, one wearable or handheld device may perform the connection setup procedure on behalf of the group. Wearable or handheld devices of the group also may exchange packets to indicate, with respect to the shared address, respective link identifiers (IDs) uniquely corresponding to each respective wearable or handheld device of the group, which the wearable or handheld devices of the group may use to differentiate traffic intended for different wearable or handheld devices of the group.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications for opportunistic sounding for low latency applications are described. An access point (AP) may communicate with one or more stations (STAs), and may communicate a control message indicating more than one periodic service periods for wireless communication with the one or more STAs. The AP may transmit, via a transmit beam, a data message during a first service period of the more than one periodic service periods based on a first compressed beamforming estimate (CBF) for the transmit beam being satisfactory for the first service period and transmit one or more sounding signals during the first service period after transmitting the data message based on the first CBF being suboptimal for a second service period that occurs after the first service period. The STA(s) may transmit, and the AP may receive, an indication of a second CBF based on the one or more sounding signals.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for low-latency parameter updates. In some aspects, a wireless communication device, such as a handset or an access point (AP), may transmit, to one or more wireless audio devices, an indication of a set of updated parameters associated with an extended personal area network (XPAN) of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may embed the indication of the set of updated parameters via a real-time protocol (RTP) header or in a padding section of a payload data of an audio data packet. A wireless audio device may extract the set of updated parameters from the audio data packet and may transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) to the wireless communication device. As a result of receiving an ACK from the wireless audio device(s), the wireless communication device may communicate with the wireless audio device(s) in accordance with the updated parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques described herein provide for extending the range of a personal audio device connected to a personal wireless communication device via enabling the personal audio device to connect to and communicate with the personal wireless communication device via an access point (AP). An AP may have a larger range than a personal wireless communication device, and accordingly, an AP may be used to stream audio or voice calls to the personal audio device when the direct link quality between the personal audio device and the personal wireless communication device is below a threshold. To reduce latency and packet loss associated with transitions between communicating with the personal wireless communication device directly and via the AP or transitions between multiple APs, the personal audio device may be configured to establish a new wireless communication connection before breaking a current wireless communication connection.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. For example, a wireless communication device (WCD), may include multiple component chips configurable to work together as a partitioned chip having a capability to communicate using a quantity of spatial streams that exceeds a capacity of any one of the multiple component chips when operated independently. Some aspects more specifically relate to component chips having frequency domain components that support a first quantity of spatial streams in a frequency domain and having time domain components that support a second quantity of spatial streams in a time domain. In some examples, the first quantity of spatial streams may correspond to a quantity of spatial streams that are transmitted or received by multiple component chips, and the second quantity of spatial streams may correspond to a quantity of spatial streams that are transmitted or received by a single component chip.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for low-latency parameter updates. In some aspects, a wireless communication device, such as a handset or an access point (AP), may transmit, to one or more wireless audio devices, an indication of a set of updated parameters associated with an extended personal area network (XPAN) of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may embed the indication of the set of updated parameters via a real-time protocol (RTP) header or in a padding section of a payload data of an audio data packet. A wireless audio device may extract the set of updated parameters from the audio data packet and may transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) to the wireless communication device. As a result of receiving an ACK from the wireless audio device(s), the wireless communication device may communicate with the wireless audio device(s) in accordance with the updated parameters.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device (WCD) may communicate, during a time period, with a peripheral device via a wireless connection, the wireless connection using a first channel for communication. The WCD may monitor a second channel during a concurrency time of the wireless connection, the second channel using a channel availability check (CAC) to obtain resources for communicating, and transmitting an indication to switch to the second channel for communication. In some aspects, the WCD may communicate with low-latency requirements. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device (WCD) may communicate, via a wireless link, with an audio device using a first configuration having first values for communication parameters. The WCD may transmit an indication to switch to a second configuration based at least in part on a configuration switch trigger, the configuration switch trigger being based at least in part on one or more of a link quality metric associated with the wireless link or a change of a use state of the WCD, and the second configuration having second values for the communication parameters associated with a reduction in voltage-induced interference in an audio output of the audio device. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device (WCD) may communicate, during a first communication period, with an audio device via a wireless link configured with a first service interval and a first service period. The WCD may communicate, during a second communication period, with the audio device via the wireless link configured with a second service interval and a second service period based at least in part on detection of a trigger condition comprising one or more of: a change of a signal strength, a change of one or more concurrent wireless links on one or more frequency bands that overlap with the wireless link, a change of a use state of the WCD, or a change in channel congestion or interference. Numerous other aspects are described.