Abstract: Opportunistic power grant, and specifically to providing opportunistic power grants to Access Points (APs) by an Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) may be provided. An Access Point may be operating in a low power mode. The AP may connect to a STA and send a token to the STA, wherein the token includes a request for a STA location. The AP may receive the STA location in response. The AP may send the token and the STA location to an AFC. The AP may then receive instructions to operate in a standard power mode from the AFC. The AP may change operation to the standard power mode in response.

Abstract: Techniques for performing optimized handovers of a client device between access points in wireless networks are provided. A first access point exchanges packets with a client device. The first access point receives a disassociation notice from the client device. In response to the disassociation notice, the first access point buffers one or more packets received for the client device in a first buffer. The first access point receives an indication from a controller to transmit the one or more packets in the first buffer to a second access point. In response to the indication, the first access point transmits the one or more packets in the first buffer to the second access point.

Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via a 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.

Abstract: Fine Time Measurement (FTM) Location Configuration Information (LCI) protection and, specifically, FTM LCI protection with authentication and selective client enablement may be provided. To perform FTM LCI protection, a controller may first obtain a key-pair including a public key and a private key from a Certificate Authority (CA). The controller my determine a venue location where an Access Point (AP) is located. The controller may send a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) with the venue location to the CA. In response to sending the CSR, the controller may receive a public key certificate from the CA, wherein the public key certificate includes the venue location. The AP may receive a request for Location Configuration Information (LCI) from a Station (STA), wherein the LCI includes an AP location. The AP creates a hash of LCI of the AP using the private key and sends the LCI and the hash to the STA.

Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via a 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.

Abstract: Techniques for automated wireless deployment configuration are provided. Environmental sensor data from a plurality of access points (APs) is received, and the plurality of APs are clustered into a set of clusters based on the environmental sensor data. Cluster classifications are generated by classifying each cluster in the set of clusters as either an indoor cluster or an outdoor cluster based on the environmental sensor data and one or more defined environmental values. A respective label is assigned to each respective AP in the plurality of APs based on the cluster classifications, and one or more of the plurality of APs are reconfigured based on the assigned labels.

Abstract: Resource Unit (RU) sharing between Access Points in a wireless network is provided by identifying a first Access Point (AP) associated with a first user device, wherein the first AP has won contention for a RU; identifying a second AP associated with a second user device, wherein the first user device and the second user device are located within an overlapping area served by the first AP and the second AP; identifying an unused portion of the RU to which the first AP has not scheduled traffic between the first AP and the first user device; and assigning the unused portion to the second AP for communication between the second AP and the second user device.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include a method comprising receiving an initial Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) request from an Initiating Station (ISTA), determining a priority classification of the ISTA relative to other ISTAs, and determining, based at least partly on the priority classification, whether to accept the initial FTM request.

Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via a 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include a method comprising receiving an initial Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) request from an Initiating Station (ISTA), determining a priority classification of the ISTA relative to other ISTAs, and determining, based at least partly on the priority classification, whether to accept the initial FTM request.

Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via at least one 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.

Abstract: Dynamic policy mapping is provided via mapping, by an Access Point (AP), a plurality of applications to a set of privilege groups for Quality of Service (QoS) levels in a network; transmitting the mapping of the privilege groups to a client device; receiving packets from the client device including QoS markers; and in response to determining that the QoS markers received from the client device do not match the privilege groups for the packets, performing a corrective action on the client device, wherein the corrective action includes one or more of: disassociating the client device from the network; and retransmitting the set of privilege groups to the client device. In some embodiments, the privilege groups are transmitted before the client device is associated with the AP, enabling the client device to select what AP to associate with based on the privilege groups.

Abstract: Dynamic policy mapping is provided via mapping, by an Access Point (AP), a plurality of applications to a set of privilege groups for Quality of Service (QoS) levels in a network; transmitting the mapping of the privilege groups to a client device; receiving packets from the client device including QoS markers; and in response to determining that the QoS markers received from the client device do not match the privilege groups for the packets, performing a corrective action on the client device, wherein the corrective action includes one or more of: disassociating the client device from the network; and retransmitting the set of privilege groups to the client device. In some embodiments, the privilege groups are transmitted before the client device is associated with the AP, enabling the client device to select what AP to associate with based on the privilege groups.

Abstract: Resource Unit (RU) sharing between Access Points in a wireless network is provided by identifying a first Access Point (AP) associated with a first user device, wherein the first AP has won contention for a RU; identifying a second AP associated with a second user device, wherein the first user device and the second user device are located within an overlapping area served by the first AP and the second AP; identifying an unused portion of the RU to which the first AP has not scheduled traffic between the first AP and the first user device; and assigning the unused portion to the second AP for communication between the second AP and the second user device.

Abstract: Techniques for routing data in a wireless communication network including a hybrid of infrastructure wireless local area network (WLAN) and neighbor awareness networking (NAN). A subscription is identified between a first NAN device in a first NAN cluster in the network and a second NAN device in a second NAN cluster in the network. The first NAN cluster includes at least one NAN device not included in the second NAN cluster. A first path is generated between the first NAN device and the second NAN device. The first path includes a first network access point (AP) in the network. Data is transmitted from the first NAN device to the second NAN device using the first path comprising the first AP.

Abstract: Techniques for routing data in a wireless communication network including a hybrid of infrastructure wireless local area network (WLAN) and neighbor awareness networking (NAN) are described. An access point (AP) allocates at least one radio sub-channel for NAN data transmission in the wireless communication network. A NAN beacon that identifies the allocated radio sub-channel is transmitted from the AP to a first NAN device. The first NAN device is configured to transmit a NAN network message to a second NAN device using the allocated radio sub-channel based on receiving the NAN beacon.

Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via at least one 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.

Abstract: Techniques for routing data in a wireless communication network including a hybrid of infrastructure wireless local area network (WLAN) and neighbor awareness networking (NAN). A subscription is identified between a first NAN device in a first NAN cluster in the network and a second NAN device in a second NAN cluster in the network. The first NAN cluster includes at least one NAN device not included in the second NAN cluster. A first path is generated between the first NAN device and the second NAN device. The first path includes a first network access point (AP) in the network. Data is transmitted from the first NAN device to the second NAN device using the first path comprising the first AP.

Abstract: Network elements provide associated client devices querying for network services with one or more lists of services in accordance with a physical location of the associated client devices relative to the network elements irrespective of membership of the client devices in any one or more VLANs of the network. Network service instances on a first VLAN are reported to the querying client device on a second VLAN in accordance with a physical location of the client device relative to the network elements. The one or more lists of services provided to the querying client device include intuitive location tag information for identifying the services and the locations of the services. The location and service data of the location tag may be presented in a concatenated format.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet from a source wireless device at a second switch, the source wireless device previously associated with a first switch and roamed to and associated with the second switch, wherein a point of presence for the source wireless device is maintained at the first switch, inserting into the packet a direction indicator, and forwarding the packet from the second switch to the first switch, the direction indicator identifying the packet as being transmitted towards the point of presence for the source wireless device to prevent a forwarding loop. An apparatus is also disclosed.