Abstract: Improved granularity of Coordination Groups (CGs) using sectorization may be provided. A plurality of sectors around a plurality of Access Points (APs) may be determined. Then, for each of the plurality of APs, it may be determined which sector client devices associated with each of the plurality of APs are in. Next, each of the plurality of APs may be caused to transmit to client devices in a first one of the plurality of sectors.

Abstract: Increased channel availability may be provided. A computing device may receive radio channel information comprising a radio channel to operate within and an incumbent indication indicating whether an incumbent is using the radio channel. Next, power to operate a radio at may be determined based on the incumbent indication. When the incumbent indication indicates an incumbent is present on the radio channel, determining the power to operate the radio based on the incumbent indication comprises: i) determining a first power level for subcarriers in the radio channel that are non-overlapping with a portion of the radio channel used by the incumbent; and ii) determining a second power level for subcarriers in the radio channel that are overlapping with the portion of the radio channel used by the incumbent wherein the first power level is greater than the second power level. The radio may then be operated at the determined power.

Abstract: Devices and methods provide Media Access Control (MAC) address randomization support for multi-link devices. A multi-link client device transmits an Identifiable Random Media Access Control (IRM) address of the multi-link client device to a network device. The multi-link client device generates one or more wireless frames indicating the IRM address as a physical address. The IRM address in each wireless frame identifies at least one station of the multi-link client device. The multi-link client device transmits the wireless frame(s) to the network device. The network device receives and stores a first IRM address of the multi-link client device. The network device receives at least one wireless frame indicating a second IRM address as a physical address. The network device recognizes at least one station of the multi-link client device based on a match of the second IRM address with the first IRM address.

Abstract: A method to facilitate analysis of wireless communication frames in multi-link operation. The method includes receiving, at a wireless sniffing device, a first frame over a first link, the first link being associated with a first Media Access Control (MAC) address of the a multi-link device (MLD), receiving, at the wireless sniffing device, a second frame over a second link, the second link being associated with a second MAC address of the MLD, generating a mapping between (a) the first MAC address and the second MAC address and (b) a MLD MAC address for the MLD, and supplying the MLD MAC address to a traffic analysis tool along with a copy of at least aspects of the first frame and a copy of at least aspects of the second frame.

Abstract: Privacy-preserving roaming may be provided. Privacy-preserving roaming can include receiving, from a station (STA), a privacy-preserving neighbor report request comprising a privacy-preserving address instead of a Media Access Control (MAC) address. A privacy-preserving neighbor report is determined for the STA comprising a list of one or more recommended access points (APs) for the STA to connect to. The privacy-preserving neighbor report response comprising the privacy-preserving neighbor report is sent to the STA, wherein the STA is configured to connect to one of the one or more recommended APs based on the privacy-preserving neighbor report.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for improving triggered uplink access in wireless networks are disclosed. In some embodiments, a leader access point (AP) in a multi-AP coordination group exchanges coordinated triggered uplink access (C-TUA) capabilities with a follower AP and coordinates an uplink transmission time. The leader AP receives device information from the follower AP and transmits a proxy trigger frame on behalf of the follower AP, instructing the follower's associated wireless devices to transmit uplink data directly to the follower AP. In further embodiments, an AP establishes a triggered uplink access (TUA) group for multiple devices with similar predictable traffic. The AP transmits a group announcement with a group identifier (GID) and shared uplink parameters. Subsequently, the AP transmits a compressed, enhanced trigger frame comprising the GID and omitting per-wireless device user information to efficiently trigger the entire group.

Abstract: Devices and methods for floor-level allocation of network devices, for example, access points, are provided. A controller, coupled to multiple switches disposed across one or more floors in a space, receives discovery data and signal data. The discovery data, for example, connectivity discovery protocol data, indicates an association of the switches and multiple access points connected thereto and deployed across the floor(s). The signal data, for example, received signal strength indicator data, is associated with the set of access points. The controller classifies the access points into a set of clusters based on the discovery data and the signal data. The controller determines a sequence of the floors based on the clusters and allocates a floor-level identifier to the access points based on the sequence. The devices and methods optimize indoor localization, for example, in environments where environmental data such as air pressure data may be unreliable or unavailable.

Abstract: Differential time synchronization and scheduling may be provided. A first Access Point (AP) may wirelessly receive time-base translation parameters of a second AP. The first AP and the second AP may be neighboring. Next, a first transmission schedule for the first AP and a second transmission schedule for the second AP may be maintained. Then the second transmission schedule for the second AP may be translated into a time-base of the first AP based on the time-base translation parameters of the second AP. Then the first AP may transmit based upon the first transmission schedule for the first AP and the translated second transmission schedule for the second AP.

Abstract: Existing roaming management strategies may lead to inconsistent performance causing disruptions during scanning. To address this, devices, systems, methods, and processes for facilitating enhancing roaming performance with multi-link operation are described herein. A non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD) associates, with an AP over a first link using a first set of radio resources and a second link using a second set of radio resources. The non-AP MLD further receives roaming assistance information about neighbor APs of the AP and determines time intervals for scanning for roaming candidate APs. The non-AP MLD indicates to the AP that the second link is unavailable and scans for the roaming candidate APs using the second set of radio resources of the second link, while having the first link operational with the AP to exchange the traffic. The non-AP MLD thus ensures seamless handoff and uninterrupted connectivity even before a reactive scan is triggered.

Abstract: Devices, networks, systems, methods, and processes for recommending one or more links to a station (STA) multi-link device (MLD) are provided herein. The STA MLD may be a part of a wireless network that includes a set of Access Points (AP) MLDs. An AP MLD of the set of AP MLDs may receive a connection management request of the STA MLD for one or more first links. Further, the AP MLD may determine that the first links are unavailable or partially available. Upon determining that the first links are unavailable or partially available, the AP MLD may transmit a connection management response including an indication that recommends a set of second links of the set of AP MLDs to the STA MLD. The transmission of the indication recommending the set of second links may enable the AP MLD to suppress connection failure(s) for the STA MLD.

Abstract: Increased channel availability may be provided. A computing device may receive radio channel information comprising a radio channel to operate within and an incumbent indication indicating whether an incumbent is using the radio channel. Next, power to operate a radio at may be determined based on the incumbent indication. When the incumbent indication indicates an incumbent is present on the radio channel, determining the power to operate the radio based on the incumbent indication comprises: i) determining a first power level for subcarriers in the radio channel that are non-overlapping with a portion of the radio channel used by the incumbent; and ii) determining a second power level for subcarriers in the radio channel that are overlapping with the portion of the radio channel used by the incumbent wherein the first power level is greater than the second power level. The radio may then be operated at the determined power.

Abstract: Excess slot-time re-farming may be provided. A slot allocation may be received by a first Access Point (AP). Next, excess time in the slot allocation may be determined. Then wireless exchanges may be used to allocate the excess time in the slot allocation to a second AP.

Abstract: Improved granularity of Coordination Groups (CGs) using sectorization may be provided. A plurality of sectors around a plurality of Access Points (APs) may be determined. Then, for each of the plurality of APs, it may be determined which sector client devices associated with each of the plurality of APs are in. Next, each of the plurality of APs may be caused to transmit to client devices in a first one of the plurality of sectors.

Abstract: In various embodiments described herein methods, systems, and devices for facilitating improved multi-link reconfiguration, the method includes constructing a link reconfiguration request frame, transmitting the link configuration request frame, receiving a link reconfiguration response frame, processing the received link configuration response frame, transmitting an acknowledgment frame, and transitioning link operations.

Abstract: In embodiments described within the disclosure, a method of managing recommended multi-link device reconfigurations includes constructing a management frame, wherein the management frame includes at least a dedicated capability indicator for receiving an access point multi-link device link reconfiguration recommendation, transmitting the management frame, receiving a reconfiguration frame, parsing the reconfiguration frame, and initiating a multi-link reconfiguration procedure associated with the reconfiguration frame.

Abstract: A method is provided in which an AP of a MLD AP device may decide to include all out-of-link BSS parameters updates in a beacon frame (beacon). A flag is included in the beacon frame to indicate that all updates are included in the beacon frame and thus the client device that receives the beacon frame should not send probe request frames (probe requests) to obtain these updates. Thus, a non-AP MLD that receives a beacon frame with the above indication and that has all critical BSS parameters corresponding to the Change Sequence Number (CSN) that preceded the updates indicated by the AP, should not send probe requests to obtain the updated parameters. The number of bits to assign to the complete BSS Update Report Indication flag may vary depending on the number of updates to be reported.

Abstract: A method is provided in which an AP of a MLD AP device may decide to include all out-of-link BSS parameters updates in a beacon frame (beacon). A flag is included in the beacon frame to indicate that all updates are included in the beacon frame and thus the client device that receives the beacon frame should not send probe request frames (probe requests) to obtain these updates. Thus, a non-AP MLD that receives a beacon frame with the above indication and that has all critical BSS parameters corresponding to the Change Sequence Number (CSN) that preceded the updates indicated by the AP, should not send probe requests to obtain the updated parameters. The number of bits to assign to the complete BSS Update Report Indication flag may vary depending on the number of updates to be reported.

Abstract: A method is provided in which an AP of a MLD AP device may decide to include all out-of-link BSS parameters updates in a beacon frame (beacon). A flag is included in the beacon frame to indicate that all updates are included in the beacon frame and thus the client device that receives the beacon frame should not send probe request frames (probe requests) to obtain these updates. Thus, a non-AP MLD that receives a beacon frame with the above indication and that has all critical BSS parameters corresponding to the Change Sequence Number (CSN) that preceded the updates indicated by the AP, should not send probe requests to obtain the updated parameters. The number of bits to assign to the complete BSS Update Report Indication flag may vary depending on the number of updates to be reported.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying a location of a wireless device. A method for identifying a location of a wireless device includes transmitting a request message to the wireless device for identifying a position of the wireless device; receiving a response message from the wireless device; determining first time information based on a time of flight (ToF) of the request message and the response message, wherein the ToF corresponds to a distance of the wireless device from the AP; receiving a second message from a second AP that includes second time information associated with the request message and the response message; receiving a third message from a third AP that includes third time information associated with the request message and the response message; and transmitting location configuration information to the wireless device for the wireless device to determine a position of the wireless device.

Abstract: Differential time synchronization and scheduling may be provided. A first Access Point (AP) may wirelessly receive time-base translation parameters of a second AP. The first AP and the second AP may be neighboring. Next, a first transmission schedule for the first AP and a second transmission schedule for the second AP may be maintained. Then the second transmission schedule for the second AP may be translated into a time-base of the first AP based on the time-base translation parameters of the second AP. Then the first AP may transmit based upon the first transmission schedule for the first AP and the translated second transmission schedule for the second AP.