Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network
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1. A method of communication comprising:
- receiving, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a message including an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available during multiple time periods designated for devices of the data link group to operate in an active operating mode; and
transitioning, by the second device, to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to at least one time period of the multiple time periods in response to determining, based on the message, that the first device is unavailable during the at least one time period, wherein the one or more transmission windows comprise a subset of all transmission windows between a first discovery window and a second discovery window; and
transitioning, by the second device, to an active operating mode during at least one transmission window between the first discovery window and the second discovery window, wherein the second device is available to communicate with at least one device of the NAN during the active operating mode.
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In some examples, a method includes receiving, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a message including an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available during a particular time period during which devices of the data link group are configured to operate in an active operating mode. The method also includes transitioning to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to the particular time period in response to determining that the first device is unavailable during the particular time period.
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1. A method of communication comprising:
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receiving, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a message including an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available during multiple time periods designated for devices of the data link group to operate in an active operating mode; and transitioning, by the second device, to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to at least one time period of the multiple time periods in response to determining, based on the message, that the first device is unavailable during the at least one time period, wherein the one or more transmission windows comprise a subset of all transmission windows between a first discovery window and a second discovery window; and transitioning, by the second device, to an active operating mode during at least one transmission window between the first discovery window and the second discovery window, wherein the second device is available to communicate with at least one device of the NAN during the active operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a message including an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available during multiple time periods designated for devices of the data link group to operate in an active operating mode; and transitioning to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to at least one time period of the multiple time periods in response to determining, based on the message, that the first device is unavailable during the at least one time period, wherein the one or more transmission windows comprise a subset of all transmission windows between a first discovery window and a second discovery window; and transitioning to an active operating mode during at least one transmission window between the first discovery window and the second discovery window, wherein the second device is configured to available with at least one device of the NAN during the active operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a message including an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available during multiple time periods designated for devices of the data link group to operate in an active operating mode; and means for transitioning to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to at least one time period of the multiple time periods in response to determining, based on the message, that the first device is unavailable during the at least one time period, wherein the one or more transmission windows comprise a subset of all transmission windows between a first discovery window and a second discovery window, wherein the means for transitioning is further configured transition to an active operating mode during at least one transmission window between the first discovery window and the second discovery window, and wherein the second device is available to communicate with at least one device of the NAN during the active operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for communication, wherein the instructions when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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identifying, at a second device of a data link group of a neighbor aware network (NAN), an indication of whether a first device corresponding to a particular service is available for multiple time periods designated for devices of the data link group to operate in an active operating mode, the indication included in a message received at the second device; and transitioning, by the second device, to a low-power operating mode during one or more transmission windows corresponding to at least one time period of the multiple time periods in response to determining, based on the message, that the first device is unavailable during the at least one time period, wherein the one or more transmission windows comprise a subset of all transmission windows between a first discovery window and a second discovery window; and transitioning, by the second device, to an active operating mode during at least one transmission window between the first discovery window and the second discovery window, wherein the second device is configured to communicate with at least one device of the NAN during the active operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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