Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced peer-to-peer (P2P) communications. A device may identify an Enabling Parameter signal received from an Access Point (AP). The device may determine if the Enabling Parameter signal surpasses a first threshold. The device may activate a P2P communication with a second device when the Enabling Parameter signal surpasses the first threshold. The device may deactivate the P2P communication if the Enabling Parameter signal descends below a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is a threshold lower than the first threshold or the second threshold is equal to the first threshold minus a delta value.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) operations in the 6 GHz frequency band. A NAN device may generate a first NAN frame including a first indication of a NAN operation capability, and a second indication of a transmit power of the NAN device. The NAN device may send the first NAN frame and may identify a second NAN frame received from a second NAN device, the second NAN frame including a third indication of the NAN operation capability, and a fourth indication of a transmit power of the second NAN device. The NAN device may determine, based on the transmit power of the NAN device and the transmit power of the second NAN device, an operation parameter for the 6 GHz frequency band. The NAN device may establish, based on the operation parameter, a NAN connection using the 6 GHz frequency band.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to power spectral density (PSD) limit. A device may generate a frame comprising one or more elements to be sent to a first station device, wherein the frame is to be sent using a 6 GHz band. The device may include in the frame, information associated with a PSD limit on a per bandwidth size basis of the 6 GHz band. The device may cause to send the frame to the first station device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to regulatory information signaling. A device may discover an access point (AP) operating in a six gigahertz band. The device may identify a regulatory information subfield of a received frame from the discovered AP. The device may determine a mode of operation of the AP by interpreting a value within the regulatory information subfield. The device may adjust one or more communication parameters based on the determined mode of operation of the AP.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to secure location measurement sharing. A device may cause to send a first indication associated with a location of the device to a cloud server. The device may cause to send a second indication associated with a ranging information of an access point (AP), wherein the AP is connected to the cloud server. The device may identify an access token received from the cloud server, wherein the access token is associated with providing anonymized AP location information to the AP, and wherein the access token is associated with accessing channel allocation from a channel access database.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) operations in the 6 GHz frequency band. A NAN device may generate a first NAN frame including a first indication of a NAN operation capability, and a second indication of a transmit power of the NAN device. The NAN device may send the first NAN frame and may identify a second NAN frame received from a second NAN device, the second NAN frame including a third indication of the NAN operation capability, and a fourth indication of a transmit power of the second NAN device. The NAN device may determine, based on the transmit power of the NAN device and the transmit power of the second NAN device, an operation parameter for the 6 GHz frequency band. The NAN device may establish, based on the operation parameter, a NAN connection using the 6 GHz frequency band.

Abstract: An apparatus includes memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is to decode a client-to-client (C2C) enabling signal received from an access point (AP). The C2C enabling signal indicates the AP is configured for Low Power Indoor (LPI) communication at an LPI signal power level. The signal power of the C2C enabling signal received from the AP is determined. Bluetooth (BT) circuitry of the apparatus is configured for BT communication with a wireless device at the LPI signal power level when the signal power of the C2C enabling signal is above a signal power threshold. The BT circuitry is configured to perform a handshake exchange with the wireless device to initiate the BT communication at the LPI signal power level.

Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for power control for communications under a Very Low Power (VLP) mode. A communication device includes: processing circuitry, to encode a message to be transmitted to a second communication device, to indicate a setpoint, wherein the setpoint is defined as a minimum power at which a packet is required to be transmitted under a set of packet parameters, such that the packet could be successfully received by the communication device; and a transceiver, to transmit the message to the second communication device, and receive the packet transmitted at a power determined based on the setpoint and a margin, from the second communication device, wherein the margin is determined based on a probability of measurement errors.

Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for power control for communications under a Very Low Power (VLP) mode. A communication device includes: processing circuitry, to encode a message to be transmitted to a second communication device, to indicate a setpoint, wherein the setpoint is defined as a minimum power at which a packet is required to be transmitted under a set of packet parameters, such that the packet could be successfully received by the communication device; and a transceiver, to transmit the message to the second communication device, and receive the packet transmitted at a power determined based on the setpoint and a margin, from the second communication device, wherein the margin is determined based on a probability of measurement errors.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to power spectral density (PSD) limit. A device may generate a frame comprising one or more elements to be sent to a first station device, wherein the frame is to be sent using a 6 GHz band. The device may include in the frame, information associated with a PSD limit on a per bandwidth size basis of the 6 GHz band. The device may cause to send the frame to the first station device.

Abstract: Provided herein are apparatus and methods for signaling regulatory information and transmit power information for device-to-device communication. An apparatus for a Wi-Fi device comprising: a RF interface; and processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface. The processor circuitry is to: decode a first discovery frame received from a peer Wi-Fi device via the RF interface to obtain a first Operation Information attribute of the peer Wi-Fi device, wherein the first Operation Information attribute is to indicate a first operation mode of the peer Wi-Fi device; and encode, in response to the first discovery frame, a second discovery frame for transmission to the peer Wi-Fi device via the RF interface, wherein the second discovery frame includes a second Operation Information attribute of the Wi-Fi device to indicate a second operation mode of the Wi-Fi device. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: For example, an AP device, which includes a co-located AP set of a plurality of APs, may be configured to configure the plurality of APs to communicate over a respective plurality of wireless communication channels in a 6 GHz frequency band according to an Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) allocation scheme including a plurality of AFC allocations for the plurality of wireless communication channels, respectively, wherein the plurality of AFC allocations corresponds to a plurality of different coverage areas relative to the AP device; to monitor an estimated distance between a STA and the AP device; and to instruct the STA to communicate with the co-located AP set over an assigned wireless communication channel of the plurality of wireless communication channels.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to secure location measurement sharing. A device may cause to send a first indication associated with a location of the device to a cloud server. The device may cause to send a second indication associated with a ranging information of an access point (AP), wherein the AP is connected to the cloud server. The device may identify an access token received from the cloud server, wherein the access token is associated with providing anonymized AP location information to the AP, and wherein the access token is associated with accessing channel allocation from a channel access database.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) operations in the 6 GHz frequency band. A NAN device may generate a first NAN frame including a first indication of a NAN operation capability, and a second indication of a transmit power of the NAN device. The NAN device may send the first NAN frame and may identify a second NAN frame received from a second NAN device, the second NAN frame including a third indication of the NAN operation capability, and a fourth indication of a transmit power of the second NAN device. The NAN device may determine, based on the transmit power of the NAN device and the transmit power of the second NAN device, an operation parameter for the 6 GHz frequency band. The NAN device may establish, based on the operation parameter, a NAN connection using the 6 GHz frequency band.