Abstract: Disclosed methods and systems for efficiently gathering reports from stations coupled to an access point via a wireless network. In some cases, the reports may be attached to block acknowledge frames, which often occur. Alternatively, when multiple stations operate with assigned resource units during a transmission opportunity (TXOP), the reports are embedded in the spare capacity of a physical protocol data units used during the TXOP.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an access point that coordinates infrastructure and non-infrastructure communications. The access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors determine that access points of an extended service set are refraining from using a first channel and communicate, to a first device, a first beacon comprising a channel usage element indicating that the first channel is available for the first device to use to communicate directly with a second device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for transport mode selection based on MAPC deployment. A network device receives information from one or more other network devices within a CG, where the CG is configured to operate using a MAPC mode, and the information indicates a support of acting as a transport node over wired connections and a MAPC transport role within the CG for each of the other network devices. The network device estimates a wired path between the network device and at least one of the other network device, and determines transit times required for communication over the wired paths and transit times required for communication over wireless paths. Considering the transit times for the wired and wireless paths and the MAPC mode, the network device selects a transport mode, communicates the transport mode to the other network devices, and performs a network coordination operation using the transport mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for signaling ultra-high reliability (UHR) updates, including a method comprising implementing, at an affiliated access point (AP) of an AP multi-link device (MLD), a UHR Basic Service Set (BSS) for one or more non-AP MLDs. The method further includes receiving an indication of a critical update to a UHR mode of operation, the critical update affecting the affiliated AP. The method further includes, responsive to the indication, setting a value of a UHR critical update flag to announce a critical update, incrementing a UHR BSS Parameters Change Count (BPCC) value corresponding to the affiliated AP, encoding one or more management frames to include the UHR critical update flag and UHR critical update information field, the UHR critical update information field comprising the UHR BPCC value and a generation update type value and transmitting, by the affiliated AP, the one or more encoded management frames.

Abstract: Multi-AP Coordination (MAPC) group with Multi-Link Device (MLD) awareness may be provided. Link information of one or more stations associated with each Access Point (AP) of a plurality of APs of a MAPC group may be received. The link information may include a Multi-Link Device (MLD) capability of each of the one or more stations. A proposed transmission schedule of a plurality of stations associated with the plurality of APs of the MAPC group may be received. Transmission Opportunities (TXOPs) for an upcoming interval may be assigned based on the proposed transmission schedule of the plurality of APs and the MLD capabilities of each of the plurality of stations.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for determining a privacy group placement and sequence of association identifiers (AIDs) for a wireless station (STA), including receiving a roaming request for roaming to a first access point (AP) from a wireless STA, where the wireless STA is associated with a second AP, and where the roaming request includes at least one requested privacy parameter. The techniques further include determining, based on the at least one requested privacy parameter, a privacy group placement for the wireless STA, and determining a sequence of AIDs, where the sequence of AIDs represents an ordering and set of AIDs to be used by the first AP to communicate with the wireless STA for a number of privacy group epochs associated with the privacy group placement. The techniques include transmitting a first frame comprising the sequence of AIDs and the privacy group placement to the wireless STA.

Abstract: Techniques for improved peer-to-peer communication are provided. A set connectivity metrics among a set of wireless devices on a plurality of wireless channels in a wireless network is collected, and a wireless channel of the plurality of wireless channels is identified, based on the set of connectivity metrics, to use for peer-to-peer communication. A request is received, from a peer-to-peer device, for peer-to-peer communications, and the wireless channel is indicated to the peer-to-peer device, where the peer-to-peer device uses the first wireless channel for peer-to-peer communications in response to the indication.

Abstract: Techniques for improved mobility support in wireless networks are provided. A first beacon from a first wireless AP is received, where the first beacon comprises a network identifier (NID) and a service set identifier (SSID). A client device associates to the first wireless AP. Based on the NID, a set of services supported by the first wireless AP are determined. A second beacon is received from a second wireless AP, where the second beacon comprises the first NID, and the client device associates to the second wireless AP based on determining, based on the NID, that the second wireless AP supports the set of services.

Abstract: Seamless roaming preparation for a STA to multiple target AP MLDs. An AP MLD that the STA is connected to can receive multiple roaming preparation requests from the STA for different target AP MLDs. The AP MLD transmits the roaming preparation requests to the different target AP MLDs and receives a response from the different target AP MLDs indicating whether each of the different target AP MLDs accepted the roaming preparation request. The AP MLD transmits the responses back to the STA along with roaming information for at least one target AP MLD.

Abstract: Described herein is a wireless access point that signals when the access point changes bandwidth. The wireless access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors, individually or collectively, perform an operation that includes based on determining that a bandwidth of a channel should be expanded to an expanded bandwidth, determining (i) a first time when the wireless access point will begin expanding the bandwidth and (ii) an amount of time the wireless access point will use to expand the bandwidth starting at the first time, transmitting, before the first time, a first message indicating the first time, transmitting, before the first time, a second message indicating the amount of time, and at the first time, expanding the bandwidth of the channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for providing real-time delay feedback for triggered uplink (UL) access, including buffering, by a client device, one or more uplink data units for transmission in a first transmit (Tx) queue, determining, by the client device, for each respective buffered uplink data unit of the one or more buffered uplink data units, a respective expiry deadline (ED) based on a respective delay bound associated with the respective buffered uplink data unit, and transmitting, by the client device, delay feedback information to an access point (AP), wherein the delay feedback information is determined based on the respective EDs of the one or more buffered uplink data units.

Abstract: Techniques for modifying quality of service (QOS) for wireless communication. These techniques include identifying a plurality of QoS levels for an application flow between a wireless access point (AP) and a wireless station (STA), each of the QoS levels defining a plurality of QoS characteristics for the application flow. The techniques further include establishing a first QoS level, of the plurality of QoS levels, for the application flow, based on the identified plurality of QoS levels. The techniques further include modifying the QoS level for the application flow from the first QoS level to a second QoS level, of the plurality of QoS levels, based on selecting between the identified plurality of QoS levels.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for stream classification service (SCS) resource reservation and renegotiation or negotiation for seamless roaming, including receiving, by a serving access point multi-link device (AP MLD) from a station multi-link device (STA MLD) connected with the serving AP MLD, a roaming preparation request identifying a plurality of stream classification service (SCS) streams of the STA MLD, forwarding, by the serving AP MLD, SCS-related information corresponding to one or more SCS streams, among the plurality of SCS streams, to a target AP MLD as part of a roaming preparation procedure, receiving, by the serving AP MLD from the target AP MLD, reservation status information indicating whether resources have been reserved for the one or more SCS streams forwarded by the serving AP MLD, and transmitting, by the serving AP MLD to the STA MLD, a roaming preparation response comprising the reservation status information.

Abstract: Described herein is a network that uses enhanced link reconfiguration requests and link reconfiguration responses to perform seamless roaming. A first AP MLD performs an operation that includes receiving, from a non-AP MLD, a first link reconfiguration request that includes a first multi-link element that indicates a second AP MLD in a SMD of the first AP MLD and that indicates one or more links requested to be added at the second AP MLD for roaming preparation, a first roaming phase indication that indicates a roaming preparation phase, and a roaming request control indicating roaming context information from the non-AP MLD for roaming preparation at the second AP MLD. The operation also includes, based on the first link reconfiguration request, requesting the second AP MLD to initiate roaming preparation using the first multi-link element, the first roaming phase indication, and the roaming request control.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to enable a client to identify a suitable link based on latency considerations when configuring an access point (AP). In one embodiment, a method includes determining at least one latency indication associated with a network element, the at least one latency indication including a plurality of statistics indicative of a latency associated with at least a first link supported by the network element. The method also includes causing the at least one latency indication to be provided in a message to a client, and obtaining a request from the client in response to the at least one latency indication.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a network device comprising one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are configured to, individually or collectively, perform operations comprising transmitting a stream classification service (SCS) request to a station (STA), the SCS request comprising an SCS identifier (SCSID), a traffic classification (TCLAS) information to identify an SCS flow and a quality of service (QoS) characteristics element that indicates information for the STA to perform QoS classification or prioritization for the SCS flow, and receiving an SCS response from the STA.

Abstract: Disclosed methods and systems for efficiently gathering reports from stations coupled to an access point via a wireless network. In some cases, the reports may be attached to block acknowledge frames, which often occur. Alternatively, when multiple stations operate with assigned resource units during a transmission opportunity (TXOP), the reports are embedded in the spare capacity of a physical protocol data units used during the TXOP.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for performing traffic management in a wireless network using predictive traffic identifier (TID)-to-link mapping are described. An example technique includes obtaining one or more metrics associated with communication between a client station (STA) and an access point (AP) in a wireless network. The communication between the client STA and the AP is based on a first TID-to-link map. A second TID-to-link map is determined, based at least in part on evaluating the one or more metrics with a machine learning model. Communications between the client STA and AP are performed, based on the second TID-to-link map.

Abstract: Described herein is a system that adjusts how frequently devices rotate MAC addresses. A wireless access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors, individually or collectively, perform an operation that includes assigning a user device to a first group such that the user device rotates a MAC address of the user device based on an epoch duration of the first group, determining that a network security threat level increased, and in response to the network security threat level increasing, reducing the epoch duration to a reduced epoch duration such that the user device rotates the MAC address based on the reduced epoch duration.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for facilitating seamless roaming within a seamless mobility domain (SMD) are described. An example technique performed by a wireless device includes performing an association to a SMD. The SMD includes multiple access point (AP) multi-link devices (MLDs), and each of the AP MLDs includes a respective one or more APs. The wireless device roams among the AP MLDs within the SMD while maintaining association to the SMD.