Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for fast beamforming in multi-antenna radio frequency (RF) configurations. For example, according to certain aspects, devices may receive one or more reports of one or more beamforming transmit sectors. The devices may generate a list of beamforming transmit sectors based on the one or more reports, wherein the list includes the one or more beamforming transmit sectors that satisfy one or more conditions related to one or more parameters for a partial sector level sweep. The devices may also perform the partial sector level sweep based on the list of beamforming transmit sectors.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for triggering beamforming for a wireless device. For example, an apparatus for wireless communications generally includes a processing system configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with a link between the apparatus and a wireless device, and update a schedule for performing beamforming training with the wireless device based at least in part on the one or more parameters. The apparatus may further include at least one interface configured to exchange frames between the apparatus and the wireless device as part of the beamforming training performed according to the schedule that is updated.

Abstract: Certain aspects relate to methods, apparatuses, computer readable mediums and wireless nodes. For example, an apparatus generally includes (a) a processing system configured to (i) obtain a TXOP, (ii) generate a plurality of first frames, wherein one or more of the first frames include a control field having a first value and one or more of the first frames include data and (iii) apply a first MCS to the plurality of the first frames and (b) an interface configured to (i) output the modulated and coded first frames for transmission to a second apparatus during the TXOP, wherein the first value indicates the second apparatus can only transmit control information during the TXOP and (ii) obtain, during the TXOP, an ACK indicating data of at least one of the first frames was received by the second apparatus.

Abstract: Certain aspects relate to methods, apparatuses, computer readable mediums and wireless nodes. For example, an apparatus generally includes an interface configured to obtain, during a TXOP owned by a second apparatus, at least one first frame from the second apparatus and a processing system configured to (i) determine a MCS associated with the at least one first frame, (ii) increase a value of a counter if the MCS associated with the at least one first frame is the same as a MCS associated with a frame previously obtained by the apparatus during the TXOP and (iii) take one or more actions based on the counter value.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for triggering beamforming for a wireless device. For example, an apparatus for wireless communications generally includes a processing system configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with a link between the apparatus and a wireless device, and update a schedule for performing beamforming training with the wireless device based at least in part on the one or more parameters. The apparatus may further include at least one interface configured to exchange frames between the apparatus and the wireless device as part of the beamforming training performed according to the schedule that is updated.

Abstract: A mobile communication device may include a radio transceiver and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio transceiver to transmit and receive radio signals. The baseband processing circuit may be configured to provide target criteria to a proxy discovery device, the target criteria characterizing a desired wireless connection of the mobile communication device, receive a proxy report from the proxy discovery device detailing discovery results that satisfy the target criteria, and select a provider device that satisfies the target criteria to establish a wireless connection with based on the proxy report.

Abstract: A mobile communication device may include a radio transceiver and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio transceiver to transmit and receive radio signals. The baseband processing circuit may be configured to provide target criteria to a proxy discovery device, the target criteria characterizing a desired wireless connection of the mobile communication device, receive a proxy report from the proxy discovery device detailing discovery results that satisfy the target criteria, and select a provider device that satisfies the target criteria to establish a wireless connection with based on the proxy report.

Abstract: A computer platform and computer method may, when a computer platform is in a low-power or sleep mode, operate a wireless communication interface unit to scan for a set of available networks and record the set of networks. When the platform is changed to an operating mode, the platform may use the set of available networks to connect to a network.

Abstract: Automatic channel selection in a wireless network includes measuring throughput influencing factors for a plurality of wireless channels. A channel capacity metric is calculated for each of the plurality of wireless channels based on the measured throughput influencing factors. A serving channel is determined from the plurality of channels according to which channel capacity metric indicates a maximum channel capacity. Operation occurs in a normal operating mode using the determined serving channel for communication in the wireless network.