Enhanced negotiation protocol for triggered peer to peer communications

1. A device, the device comprising processing circuitry coupled to storage, the processing circuitry configured to:

cause to send a downlink frame comprising a first indication of a triggered direct peer-to-peer capability;

identify an uplink frame received from a station device, wherein the uplink frame is received during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) originally assigned to the device;

determine that the uplink frame comprises a second indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability; and

cause to send a trigger frame during a transmission opportunity associated with the device, wherein the trigger frame comprises a third indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to identify a request frame received from the station device, wherein the request frame comprises a fourth indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, and wherein to cause send the downlink frame is based on the request frame.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink frame comprises a high efficiency capability element, and wherein the high efficiency capability element comprises the first indication.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises the first indication.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises at least one of a triggered identifier associated with the station device, an indication of a periodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of an aperiodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of buffer reports, or an indication of quality of service parameters.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises a target wake time element.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises a multi-band element.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to identify a request frame received from the station device, and wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct response frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises at least one of a triggered identifier associated with the station device, an indication of a periodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of an aperiodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of buffer reports, or an indication of quality of service parameters.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to identify peer-to-peer communications associated with the station device using a channel, and wherein the downlink frame is based on the identification of the peer-to-peer communications.

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals, wherein the wireless signals comprise at least one of the downlink frame, the uplink frame, or the trigger frame.

11. The device of claim 10 , further comprising an antenna coupled to the transceiver.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:

identifying, by a first station device, a downlink frame received from an access point;

determining that the downlink frame comprises a first indication of a triggered direct peer-to-peer capability;

causing to send an uplink frame, wherein the uplink frame comprises a second indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, wherein the uplink frame is sent during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) originally assigned to the access point;

identifying a trigger frame received from the access point, wherein the trigger frame comprises a third indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability; and

causing to send a peer-to-peer frame to a second station device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising determining that the first station device is a triggered direct station device associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising determining that the second station device is a triggered direct station device associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising causing to send a request frame to the access point, wherein the request frame comprises a fourth indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the downlink frame comprises a high efficiency capability element, and wherein the high efficiency capability element comprises the first indication.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises the first indication.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises at least one of a triggered identifier associated with the first station device, an indication of a periodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of an aperiodic mode associated with the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability, an indication of buffer reports, or an indication of quality of service parameters.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the downlink frame is a triggered direct request frame comprising a triggered direct element, and wherein the triggered direct element comprises at least one of a target wake time element or a multi-band element.

20. A method, comprising:

causing, by processing circuitry of an access point, to send a downlink frame comprising a first indication of a triggered direct peer-to-peer capability;

identifying, by the processing circuitry, an uplink frame received from a station device wherein the uplink frame is received during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) originally assigned to the device;

determining, by the processing circuitry, that the uplink frame comprises a second indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability; and

causing to send, by the processing circuitry, a trigger frame during a transmission opportunity associated with the access point, wherein the trigger frame comprises a third indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability.