Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for a STA. The STA receives a management frame including a first broadcast TWT parameter set associated with a broadcast TWT schedule identified by a first ID. The first broadcast TWT parameter set identifies a first time duration associated with a validity of the first broadcast TWT parameter set. The first broadcast TWT parameter set identifies at least four bits indicating the first time duration. In addition, the STA determines the validity of the first broadcast TWT parameter set based on the received first time duration. The STA may refrain from monitoring subsequent management frames (e.g., in order to sleep, to enter into a power saving mode, or to monitor other devices) that include the first broadcast TWT parameter set for a second time duration based on the first time duration.

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems, devices, apparatuses, and methods for providing adaptive discovery timing between wireless devices. A channel is identified for use by a wireless communication device. One or more channel conditions associated with the channel are determined. The system selects a value for a minimum wait time from multiple possible minimum time values based on the one or more channel conditions. In one example, the minimum wait time may represent the amount of time that the wireless communication device will wait before sending a probe request on the channel. In another example, the selected minimum wait time may represent the amount of time that the wireless communication device will remain on the channel after sending the probe request on the channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless communications are disclosed. More particularly, aspects generally relate to an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus generally includes an interface for communicating with a plurality of wireless nodes via a plurality of antennas, and a processing system configured to determine a power state of each of the plurality of wireless nodes, and change from a first antenna mode used for communicating with the wireless nodes using a first number of spatial streams to a second antenna mode used for communicating with the wireless nodes using a second number of spatial streams, based on the determined power states of the wireless nodes.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for obtaining round trip time measurements for use in location based services. In particular implementations, a fine timing measurement request message wirelessly transmitted by a first transceiver device to a second transceiver device may permit additional processing features in computing or applying a signal round trip time measurement. The fine timing measurement may include one or more files specifying a requested number of fine timing measurement messages requested for transmission from the first wireless transceiver device in response to fine timing measurement request message. Such a signal round trip time measurement may be used in positioning operations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device (e.g., an access point or a station) capable of supporting multiple chain configuration modes may dynamically select a chain configuration mode via channel analysis and energy efficiency analysis. A wireless device may monitor traffic on a wireless channel using a first chain configuration mode. The wireless device may determine an energy value associated with monitoring the traffic using the first (e.g., single) chain configuration, and further determine or infer an energy value associated with monitoring the traffic using a second (e.g., multi) chain configuration. The wireless device may perform a channel metric computation on the traffic (e.g., perform a QR decomposition of a channel matrix associated with the monitored traffic). The wireless device may then switch or select a chain configuration mode for operation based on a comparison between the determined energy values and the channel metric computation.

Abstract: In a procedure for determining distance (or angle) between a pair of electronic devices wirelessly connected to one another, a current session may be temporarily suspended on request and thereafter the current session may be resumed. Temporary suspension and resumption of the current session may, for example, eliminate starting a new session between the pair of electronic devices and repeating a determination of parameters that were initially agreed upon in the current session. Temporary suspension of a current session may be signaled wirelessly, by one electronic device to the other electronic device, for example, by setting a specific value in a specific field, to signal that the current session is to be paused now, in a frame or message transmitted from the pausing device to the to-be-paused device. The current session may be resumed without repeating determination of the initially-agreed upon parameters, by transmitting a frame to initiate measurement exchange.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing closed-loop power control during a short inter-frame space (SIFS) burst are described herein. A method includes receiving feedback associated with transmit power used to transmit a first data packet in a SIFS burst. The method also includes adjusting at least the transmit power, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), or a combination thereof, used to transmit a second data packet of the SIFS burst based at least in part on the received feedback.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for obtaining round trip time measurements for use in location based services. In particular implementations, a fine timing measurement request message wirelessly transmitted by a first transceiver device to a second transceiver device may permit additional processing features in computing or applying a signal round trip time measurement. Such a signal round trip time measurement may be used in positioning operations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. An access point (AP) may communicate with a plurality of stations in a basic service set (BSS) according to a target wakeup time (TWT) slot duration. The AP may identify one or more congestion or interference factors for the BSS. In some cases, the AP may identify a congestion score based at least in part on at least one of the one or more congestion factors from one or more stations that can be part of its own BSS, and an interference score based at least in part on at least one of the one or more interference factors form one or more stations that are not part of AP's BSS. In some cases, the AP may modify the TWT slot duration based at least in part on the congestion score and the interference score.

Abstract: A method for dynamic clock and voltage scaling (DCVS) in a central processing unit (CPU) subsystem of a wireless communication device. The method may be implemented by a DCVS controller of the wireless communication device. The DCVS controller monitors data packets communicated by the CPU subsystem over a wireless local area network (WLAN) and determines one or more metrics of the data packets communicated by the CPU subsystem. The DCVS controller then dynamically configures an operating frequency of one or more hardware resources of the CPU subsystem based at least in part on the one or more metrics. The one or more metrics may include, for example, a packet rate, payload size, aggregation factor, packet size, or number of descriptors associated with the data packets.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may be communicating on a radio frequency spectrum band of a first radio access technology (RAT) using a set of antennas. The UE may reconfigure at least one antenna of the set of antennas to perform a first scan on the radio frequency spectrum band of a second RAT. The UE may determine, based on the first scan, whether to reconfigure a remaining portion of the antennas of the set of antennas to perform a second scan on the radio frequency spectrum band of the second RAT.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A station may be communicating with an access point during a first active communication period. The communication may be performed in a first power mode. The station may switch to a second power mode to transition to a sleep period. The station may determine, based on traffic indicator metric(s), whether to perform a speculative wakeup and switch to the first power mode at the end of the sleep period.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. A device may utilize enhanced roaming techniques to identify a candidate channel for roaming. In one example, a device determines whether a candidate channel is congested by calculating a congestion metric associated with traffic over the shared channel. In some examples, the congestion metric is calculated based at least in part on an amount of energy measured over the candidate. For instance, the calculated congestion metric can be an instantaneous congestion level measured during a CCA. The device may then determine whether to roam to the candidate channel based at least in part on the calculated congestion metric.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to minimizing power consumption of a WiFi system-on-chip (SOC) during idle periods. The disclosed architecture includes memory banks for the WiFi SoC's embedded processor that can be independently powered on/off and a Memory Management Unit (MMU) to translate virtual addresses to physical addresses and generate exceptions to process accesses to virtual addresses without a corresponding physical address. The architecture can implement a demand paging scheme whereby a MMU fault from an access to code/data not within the embedded memory causes the processor to fetch the code/data from an off-chip secondary memory. To minimize page faults, the architecture stores WiFi client code/data within the embedded processor's memory that is repeatedly accessed with a short periodicity or where there is an intolerance for delays of accessing the code/data.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to minimizing power consumption of a WiFi system-on-chip (SOC) during idle periods. The disclosed architecture includes memory banks for the WiFi SoC's embedded processor that can be independently powered on/off and a Memory Management Unit (MMU) to translate virtual addresses to physical addresses and generate exceptions to process accesses to virtual addresses without a corresponding physical address. The architecture can implement a demand paging scheme whereby a MMU fault from an access to code/data not within the embedded memory causes the processor to fetch the code/data from an off-chip secondary memory. To minimize page faults, the architecture stores WiFi client code/data within the embedded processor's memory that is repeatedly accessed with small periodicity or where there is an intolerance for delays of accessing the code/data.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to minimizing power consumption of a WiFi system-on-chip (SOC) during idle periods. The disclosed architecture includes memory banks for the WiFi SoC's embedded processor that can be independently powered on/off and a Memory Management Unit (MMU) to translate virtual addresses to physical addresses and generate exceptions to process accesses to virtual addresses without a corresponding physical address. The architecture can implement a demand paging scheme whereby a MMU fault from an access to code/data not within the embedded memory causes the processor to fetch the code/data from an off-chip secondary memory. To minimize page faults, the architecture stores WiFi client code/data within the embedded processor's memory that is repeatedly accessed with a short periodicity or where there is an intolerance for delays of accessing the code/data.

Abstract: Methods and devices are described for wireless communications associated with a multidimensional algorithm for roaming. In one aspect, an access point (or like device) transmits a beacon signal. The access point receives, from a station in receipt of the beacon signal, a probe signal including at least one metric. The access point transmits a response signal based at least in part on the received probe signal, the response signal including information associated with the at least one metric.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for adaptive dwell time for scan procedures. A wireless station (STA) may identify a scan period during which a passive scan procedure is performed on a first channel. The STA may analyze a channel congestion metric during at least a portion of the scan period. The STA may transition from the passive scan procedure to an active scan procedure on the first channel during the scan period based at least in part on the analyzed channel congestion metric.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for a wireless positioning framework in which an access point (AP) broadcasts a message within a beacon interval that identifies a transmission schedule for a set of stations. The message may include an information element identifying the stations in the set. The set may be determined based on station clock drifts and/or a ranging accuracy sought by the AP. The AP may also provide a station identifier, and frame spacing and delay parameters, which may be used to determine a distinct backoff for each station. Using distinct backoffs allow the stations to avoid collisions when sending the transmissions. The AP may receive the transmissions according to the identified schedule and may determine a range (e.g., round-trip time) for each station in the set based at least on a time at which the respective transmission is received.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for obtaining round trip time measurements for use in location based services. In particular implementations, a fine timing measurement request message wirelessly transmitted by a first transceiver device to a second transceiver device may permit additional processing features in computing or applying a signal round trip time measurement. Such a signal round trip time measurement may be used in positioning operations.