Method and apparatus for off-channel invitation

摘要

A wireless medium often supports communications of multiple devices on different respective channels of the wireless medium. In some aspects described herein, a first frame is transmitted on a first channel of a wireless medium effective to prevent a member device of a peer-to-peer group from attempting to access the wireless medium, a second frame inviting a wireless device to join the peer-to-peer group is transmitted on a second channel of the wireless medium, and the first channel of the wireless medium is returned to thereby enabling a next attempt of the member device to access the wireless medium.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
transmitting, via a wireless interface configured to communicate on a first channel of a wireless medium, a first frame effective to prevent a member device of a peer-to-peer group operating on the first channel from attempting to access the wireless medium for a duration of time; configuring the wireless interface to communicate on a second channel of the wireless medium; transmitting, via the wireless interface configured to communicate on the second channel, a second frame inviting a wireless device operating off-channel to join the peer-to-peer group on the first channel; receiving, via the wireless interface configured to communicate on the second channel, a third frame from the wireless device indicating that the wireless device will join the peer-to-peer group on the first channel of the wireless medium; and configuring the wireless interface to communicate on the first channel of the wireless medium before or when the duration of time expires effective to grant a next attempt of the member device to access the wireless medium subsequent the expiration of the duration of time.