Extremely high throughput and high frequency bandwidth support indication

1 . A method for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:

establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless device, wherein establishing the wireless communication link with the second wireless device comprises establishing a cluster including the first wireless device and the second wireless device for neighbor awareness networking;

receiving, from the second wireless device, a first message based at least in part on establishing the wireless communication link, wherein the first message is a service discovery frame comprising a media access control header, and wherein the media access control header comprises an information element comprising:

a first set of bits indicating that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using a first physical layer mode having a first latency below a first threshold, and

a second set of bits indicating a first bandwidth associated with a throughput having a second latency below a second threshold, the second set of bits comprising at least a first bit that indicates whether the second wireless device supports a 320 Megahertz bandwidth;

selecting a second physical layer mode supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first physical layer mode and a second bandwidth supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message; and

communicating data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprises:

establishing a neighbor awareness networking data path between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth; and

communicating the data with the second wireless device over the neighbor awareness networking data path.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a second message to the second wireless device, wherein the second message indicates whether the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprises:

determining that the first wireless device and the second wireless device are capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

selecting the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprises:

determining that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth and that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

selecting a third physical layer mode and a third bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the third physical layer mode and the third bandwidth.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting the third physical layer mode comprises:

determining a common physical layer mode supported by the first wireless device and the second wireless device; and

selecting the common physical layer mode based at least in part on determining the common physical layer mode.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting the third bandwidth comprises:

determining a highest common bandwidth supported by the first wireless device and the second wireless device; and

selecting the highest common bandwidth.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first physical layer mode having the first latency below the first threshold comprises an extremely high throughput physical layer mode.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information element indicates a capability of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the second set of bits further comprises a second bit that indicates whether the second wireless device supports a 240 Megahertz bandwidth.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message indicates a maximum supported bandwidth for the second wireless device.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bandwidth is a 240 Megahertz bandwidth or the 320 Megahertz bandwidth.

12 . A first wireless device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled with the at least one processor and storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

establish a wireless communication link with a second wireless device, wherein, to establish the wireless communication link with the second wireless device, the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to establish a cluster including the first wireless device and the second wireless device for neighbor awareness networking;

receive, from the second wireless device, a first message based at least in part on establishing the wireless communication link, wherein the first message is a service discovery frame comprising a media access control header, and wherein the media access control header comprises an information element comprising:

a first set of bits indicating that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using a first physical layer mode having a first latency below a first threshold, and

a second set of bits indicating a first bandwidth associated with a throughput having a second latency below a second threshold, the second set of bits comprising at least a first bit that indicates whether the second wireless device supports a 320 Megahertz bandwidth;

select a second physical layer mode supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first physical layer mode and a second bandwidth supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message; and

communicate data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth, wherein, to communicate the data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth, the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

establish a neighbor awareness networking data path between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth; and

communicate the data with the second wireless device over the neighbor awareness networking data path.

13 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to transmit a second message to the second wireless device, wherein the second message indicates whether the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

14 . The first wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to select the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

determine that the first wireless device and the second wireless device are capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

select the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

15 . The first wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to select the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

determine that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth and that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

select a third physical layer mode and a third bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the third physical layer mode and the third bandwidth.

16 . The first wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to select the third physical layer mode are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

determine a common physical layer mode supported by the first wireless device and the second wireless device; and

select the common physical layer mode based at least in part on determining the common physical layer mode.

17 . The first wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to select the third bandwidth are executable by the at least one processor to cause the first wireless device to:

determine a highest common bandwidth supported by the first wireless device and the second wireless device; and

select the highest common bandwidth.

18 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first physical layer mode having the first latency below the first threshold comprises an extremely high throughput physical layer mode.

19 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the information element indicates a capability of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

20 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first message indicates a maximum supported bandwidth for the second wireless device.

21 . The first wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first bandwidth is a 240 Megahertz bandwidth or the 320 Megahertz bandwidth.

22 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:

means for establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless device, wherein the means for establishing the wireless communication link with the second wireless device comprise means for establishing a cluster including the first wireless device and the second wireless device for neighbor awareness networking;

means for receiving, from the second wireless device, a first message based at least in part on establishing the wireless communication link, wherein the first message is a service discovery frame comprising a media access control header, and wherein the media access control header comprises an information element comprising:

a first set of bits indicating that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using a first physical layer mode having a first latency below a first threshold, and

a second set of bits indicating a first bandwidth associated with a throughput having a second latency below a second threshold, the second set of bits comprising at least a first bit that indicates whether the second wireless device supports a 320 Megahertz bandwidth;

means for selecting a second physical layer mode supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first physical layer mode and a second bandwidth supported at the second wireless device in accordance with the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message; and

means for communicating data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth, wherein the means for communicating the data with the second wireless device using the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprise:

means for establishing a neighbor awareness networking data path between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth; and

means for communicating the data with the second wireless device over the neighbor awareness networking data path.

23 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the apparatus further comprises means for transmitting a second message to the second wireless device, wherein the second message indicates whether the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

24 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the means for selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprise:

means for determining that the first wireless device and the second wireless device are capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

means for selecting the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth.

25 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the means for selecting the second physical layer mode and the second bandwidth comprise:

means for determining that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth and that the second wireless device is capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth based at least in part on receiving the first message, wherein the second message indicates that the first wireless device is not capable of communicating using the first physical layer mode and the first bandwidth; and

means for selecting a third physical layer mode and a third bandwidth based at least in part on the determining, wherein communicating the data with the second wireless device comprises communicating the data with the second wireless device using the third physical layer mode and the third bandwidth.

26 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the first physical layer mode having the first latency below the first threshold comprises an extremely high throughput physical layer mode.