Abstract: This disclosure relates to multi-link communications in wireless communication networks. Some aspects more specifically relate to conflict mitigation techniques for enhanced multi-link single-radio (EMLSR) links between multi-link devices. In some examples, an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP MLD may communicate via two enhanced multi-link single-radio (EMLSR) links, one of which may be an anchor link of the non-AP MLD. In some examples, the non-AP MLD may maintain a beacon drop count representing a number of beacons that it has dropped on its anchor link since its last successful receipt of a beacon. In some examples, when the beacon drop count satisfies a beacon drop threshold, the non-AP MLD may transmit a packet on the non-anchor link to initiate a communication pause for the non-anchor link, so that it can receive a beacon on the anchor link.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A station (STA) may receive a first signal including an indication of a set of frequency channels for a set of target wake time (TWT) sessions that recur according to a service interval. In some examples, the first signal may indicate a respective frequency channel of the set of frequency channels for each TWT session of the set of target wake time sessions. Each TWT session of the set of TWT sessions may have an associated service period that the STA may be in an awake state. The STA may switch, for the first TWT session, from the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel. In some examples, based on the switching, the STA may communicate a signal during a service period associated with the first TWT session over the second frequency channel.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques that may allow a device participating in a setup procedure to efficiently propose a range of values for a negotiated parameter. The techniques may reduce setup time, for example, allowing a responder to accept a value within the proposed range which may eliminate overhead associated with some of the back and forth message exchange of typical negotiations.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques that may allow a device participating in a setup procedure to efficiently propose a range of values for a negotiated parameter. The techniques may reduce setup time, for example, allowing a responder to accept a value within the proposed range which may eliminate overhead associated with some of the back and forth message exchange of typical negotiations.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for analyzing management frames for multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In one aspect, a wireless node may obtain a first management frame from a wireless local area network (WLAN) apparatus, the WLAN apparatus operating multiple virtual access points (VAPs) respectively corresponding to multiple BSSs. The wireless node may determine whether the first management frame includes a BSS profile of a BSS associated with the wireless node based, at least in part, on an arrangement of a plurality of BSS profiles within one or more management frames. The wireless node may determine to further process the first management frame based, at least in part, on a determination that the first management frame includes the BSS profile of the BSS associated with the wireless node.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for transmitting Bluetooth data over a contention-based communication link (such as a P2P link). In some instances, a wireless device transmits, to a Bluetooth-enabled peripheral device over the contention-based communication link, one or more first data packets based on a set of transmission parameters. The wireless device receives, from the Bluetooth-enabled peripheral device, a buffer status report carrying feedback information indicating one or more of a quantity of data packets queued in a receive buffer of the peripheral device, a rate at which the data packets are queued in the receive buffer, or time-of-arrival (TOA) information of the data packets queued in the receive buffer. The wireless device adjusts the set of transmission parameters based on the feedback information, and transmits, to the Bluetooth-enabled peripheral device over the contention-based communication link, one or more second data packets based on the adjusted set of transmission parameters.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for back-to-back transmissions via a multi-hop relay path using flow-specific resource reservation. Some aspects more specifically relate to flow-specific transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing and/or orthogonal channel reservation in combination with a flow-specific sequence of time slots. In implementations in which flow-specific TXOP sharing is employed in combination with a flow-specific sequence of time slots, one or more wireless communication devices may determine whether a shared TXOP supersedes the flow-specific sequence of time slots in accordance with whether the shared TXOP is associated with a same flow as the sequence of time slots. In implementations in which orthogonal channel reservation is employed in combination with a flow-specific sequence of time slots, each wireless communication device of a multi-hop relay path may receive an indication of or otherwise be configured with a frequency channel via which to transmit.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for synchronous channel access control of a wireless system. In some aspects, a device may use a TWT session to communicate with a second device during one or more TWT service periods. Uplink and downlink communications may be coordinated to both be in a TWT service period to allow a device to enter a low power mode outside of the TWT service period. The TWT session, including the service periods, may be configured and managed by the device or the second device to ensure the communications associated with an XR experience between the devices (such as pose data frames or tracking frames provided as uplink data and video data frames provided as downlink data) meet latency requirements or other requirements for the XR experience. Use of TWT service periods allows other devices to use the wireless medium outside of the TWT service periods.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for transmitting and receiving, between an access point (AP) and one or more stations (STAs) in a basic service set (BSS), an indication of a puncturing event. In some examples, the transmitting and receiving may use non-legacy elements configured to provide information about the puncturing event. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides methods for transmitting and receiving, between the AP and one or more STAs, an indication of an operating band switch. In some examples, the transmitting and receiving may use non-legacy elements configured to provide information about the operating band switch.

Abstract: A wireless device establishes a Bluetooth connection with a peripheral device based on one or more Bluetooth Specifications, and transmits one or more first Bluetooth-encoded data frames to the peripheral device over the Bluetooth connection. The wireless device initiates a first handover operation for communications with the peripheral device responsive to a link metric of the Bluetooth connection being less than a first link metric threshold. In some instances, the first handover operation includes selecting an access point (AP) of one or more candidate APs based on signal strengths of frames received from the one or more candidate APs, and switching the communications between the wireless device and the peripheral device from the Bluetooth connection to a wireless local area network (WLAN) channel associated with the selected AP. The wireless device transmits one or more second Bluetooth-encoded data frames to the peripheral device over the WLAN channel.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for managing power in a wireless network. According to certain aspects, when an access point (AP) is operating on multiple links, the AP may calculate a loading metric for each link and perform one or more power savings actions if the loading metrics for one or more of the links meets certain criteria.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided that improve power management for devices communicating via Bluetooth (BT) over Internet Protocol (BTOIP). The apparatus for wireless communication for a first device receives a first set of packets from a second device during a time period associated with a training phase for the first device. The apparatus determines an arrival time of a first packet of the first set of packets. The apparatus determines, based on the arrival time and a wakeup time interval, a wakeup time for the first device. The apparatus causes, based on the wakeup time for the first device and one or more attributes associated with the first set of packets, a shutdown of the first device.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for operation expansion policy framework for access points (APs). An example method, performed by a first wireless node, includes outputting, for transmission, information that indicates at least one of (i) one or more criteria that, when met by a second wireless node, indicate the second wireless node is allowed to request that the first wireless node modify one or more wireless operating parameters, or (ii) one or more options for modifying the wireless operating parameters of the first wireless node, obtaining a first request that requests the first wireless node to modify the wireless operating parameters, and processing the first request based on the information.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a power save mechanism for devices in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) network. In some aspects, a NAN device is able to enter into a power save mode during a window agreed to between the NAN device and a NAN peer device. A NAN device transmits, to a NAN peer device, an indication that the wireless communication device is to enter a power save mode. For example, the NAN device may transmit a MAC packet with a more data (MD) bit set to 0. The NAN peer device may indicate that the NAN device is allowed to enter the power save mode by transmitting a MAC packet with the MD bit set to 0, or the NAN peer device may indicate that the wireless communication device is not to enter the power save mode by transmitting a MAC packet with the MD bit set to 1.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for performing actions to protect a wireless access point (AP) from repeated incorrect security credential input attacks. For example, a combination of techniques are implemented to block a wireless station (STA) from submitting innumerable number of incorrect security credential inputs to connect to the wireless AP by using embargo lists to block the wireless STA media access control (MAC) address after N number of consecutive unsuccessful attempts to connect to the wireless AP, using telescopic delays to make it progressively harder for the wireless STA to attack (that is, repeatedly submit incorrect security credential inputs) at regular short intervals, and/or determining position of the wireless STA of the attacker and then block attacks from all wireless STAs at the determined location.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for communicating information of multiple wireless access points (APs) affiliated with an AP multi-link device (MLD). Some aspects more specifically relate to techniques for communicating information regarding multiple APs affiliated with an AP MLD in multiple response frames. In some examples, a first response frame may include information regarding a first set of APs that is less than all of the APs indicated by a wireless station (STA) MLD request and a second response frame may include information regarding a second set of APs including one or more AP of the APs missing from the first set of APs. Some examples may additionally or alternatively provide for an AP MLD signaling an indication of a number of allowed association links with respect to the AP MLD, such as for establish a maximum number of allowed association links.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for analyzing management frames for multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In one aspect, a wireless node may obtain a first management frame from a wireless local area network (WLAN) apparatus, the WLAN apparatus operating multiple virtual access points (VAPs) respectively corresponding to multiple BSSs. The wireless node may determine whether the first management frame includes a BSS profile of a BSS associated with the wireless node based, at least in part, on an arrangement of a plurality of BSS profiles within one or more management frames. The wireless node may determine to further process the first management frame based, at least in part, on a determination that the first management frame includes the BSS profile of the BSS associated with the wireless node.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for high efficiency (HE) beacons. HE supported access points (APs) and stations (STAs) may operate on resource deployments used for Wi-Fi technology and without support for legacy devices, also referred to as a greenfield deployment. An AP may identify updated capability information and transmit a HE physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including a beacon frame. A STA may receive, from the AP, the HE or EHT PPDU and identify an indication of change to a content or format of the beacon frame relative to a reference beacon frame. Based on the identified indication, the STA may then determine an updated content or format for the beacon frame and process the beacon frame or skip processing for one or more portions of the beacon frame.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for high efficiency (HE) beacons. HE supported access points (APs) and stations (STAs) may operate on resource deployments used for Wi-Fi technology and without support for legacy devices, also referred to as a greenfield deployment. An AP may identify updated capability information and transmit a HE physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including a beacon frame. A STA may receive, from the AP, the HE or EHT PPDU and identify an indication of change to a content or format of the beacon frame relative to a reference beacon frame. Based on the identified indication, the STA may then determine an updated content or format for the beacon frame and process the beacon frame or skip processing for one or more portions of the beacon frame.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for low-latency communications in wireless networks. In some implementations, a wireless station (STA) may transmit a data session request to a root access point (AP) in a wireless network responsive to activating an application associated with latency restricted (LR) data traffic. In some aspects, the data session request may indicate one or more preferred channels to carry the LR data traffic. In some other aspects, the data session request may indicate one or more preferred times to exchange the LR data traffic. In some implementations, the root AP may establish an LR data path with the STA based on the preferred time or frequency resources indicated in the data session request. The LR data path may include time or frequency resources that are reserved for LR data traffic between the root AP and the STA.