Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless local area network (WLAN) communication (e.g., Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth coexistence are described. A wireless device may consider the WLAN condition (e.g., whether a WLAN operation is critical) and the Bluetooth medium usage (e.g., Bluetooth bandwidth usage) to determine or adjust encoding schemes (e.g., such as Bluetooth codec or bit rate) for Bluetooth communications. In conditions where critical WLAN activity is to be performed (such as WLAN scanning, WLAN connection establishment, etc.) and high bandwidth Bluetooth communications are established, the device may reduce the Bluetooth encoding scheme to a lower profile (e.g., reduce the rate of the encoding scheme). Such may result in a larger window (e.g., increased bandwidth) for the WLAN procedure at the cost of reducing (e.g., temporarily) the Bluetooth quality to a lower codec, rather than risking interference and glitches to Bluetooth communications otherwise configured using higher bandwidth profiles.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method of determining a handoff selection includes determining, at a first station, a direct link quality factor value associated with a direct link between the first station and a second station. The method also includes receiving one or more measurements from the second station. The one or more measurements correspond to one or more access points that are wirelessly detectable by the second station. The method also includes determining a particular access point of the one or more access points as a handoff target based on the one or more measurements.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an instruction to cease transmission of frames over a first channel and receiving an indication of a second channel. The instruction and the indication are received at a first device from an access point device via the wireless network. The method includes establishing a direct link with a second device using the second channel.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method of determining a handoff selection includes determining, at a first station, a direct link quality factor value associated with a direct link between the first station and a second station. The method also includes receiving one or more measurements from the second station. The one or more measurements correspond to one or more access points that are wirelessly detectable by the second station. The method also includes determining a particular access point of the one or more access points as a handoff target based on the one or more measurements.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an instruction to cease transmission of frames over a first channel and receiving an indication of a second channel. The instruction and the indication are received at a first device from an access point device via the wireless network. The method includes establishing a direct link with a second device using the second channel.