DEVICE DISCOVERY DURING LINK AGGREGATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to link aggregation between devices. A device may identify multi-band capabilities associated with a first device. The device may determine the frequency band of the first device based at least in part on the multi-band capabilities. The device may initiate multi-band link aggregation on one or more interfaces, wherein a first interface of the one or more interfaces is associated with the first device. The device may cause to establish a connection with a second device using a second interface of the one or more interfaces.
1 . A device, the device comprising: memory and processing circuitry, configured to:
identify multi-band capabilities associated with a first device;
determine a first frequency band of the first device based at least in part on the multi-band capabilities;
initiate multi-band link aggregation on one or more interfaces, wherein a first interface of the one or more interfaces is associated with the first frequency band of the first device; and
cause to establish a connection with a second device using a second interface of the one or more interfaces.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processing circuitry are further configured to determine a second frequency band of the second device.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are associated with at least one of a frequency band of 800 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 60 GHz.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processing circuitry are further configured to identify a frame, wherein the frame includes a neighbor band report element, wherein the neighbor report element comprises one or more subelements.
5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more subelements includes one or more indications to trigger link aggregation with the second device.
6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processing circuitry are further configured to identify the second device based at least in part on a type of measurements included in the at least one of the one or more subelements.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processing circuitry are further configured to:
determine the first device is a short coverage access point;
cause to connect to the first device on the first interface;
receive information from the first device; and
cause to connect to the second device based at least in part on the information.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processing circuitry are further configured to:
determine the first device is a large coverage access point;
cause to connect to the first device on the first interface;
receive information from the first device; and
cause to connect to the second device based at least in part on the information
9 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.
10 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver.
11 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:
connecting to a first device on a first interface associated with a first frequency band;
identifying one or more second devices associated with a second frequency band;
initiating multi-band link aggregation with the first device; and
causing to send information associated with the second device to the first device to set up multi-band link aggregation with the second device.
12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the information includes identification information of the second device.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
causing to send a request for a report from the first device, wherein the report is associated with the second device; and
identifying a response to the request, wherein the response includes at least in part measurements associated with the second device.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the measurements include at least one of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), an estimated modulation and coding scheme (MCS), or throughput.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the report is requested at a predetermined interval.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the report is requested when a predetermined condition associated with the request is met.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the predetermined condition is when at least one of the measurements is above a predetermined threshold.
18 . A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, multi-band capabilities associated with a first device;
determining a first frequency band of the first device based at least in part on the multi-band capabilities;
initiating multi-band link aggregation on one or more interfaces, wherein a first interface of the one or more interfaces is associated with the first frequency band of the first device; and
causing to establish a connection with a second device using a second interface of the one or more interfaces.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising determining a second frequency band of the second device.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are associated with at least one of a frequency band of 800 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 60 GHz.