Neighbor awareness networking service discovery proxy

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor in communications with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive, from a first neighboring wireless device, a request to register one or more services to publish or subscribe to on behalf of the first neighboring wireless device, wherein the request includes at least an availability schedule of the first neighboring wireless device, wherein the first neighboring wireless device that is configured to perform Wi-Fi communications, and wherein the availability schedule indicates one or more of a wakeup schedule of the first neighboring wireless device or a next available channel and time window of the first neighboring wireless device;
• and
• communicate, on behalf of the first neighboring device, with a second neighboring wireless device that is configured to perform Wi-Fi communications, wherein the communicating is based on an interest of the second neighboring wireless device in one or more of the services, wherein the communicating includes transmission of additional service information to the second neighboring wireless device and determination of a schedule for the first and second neighboring wireless devices to communicate, wherein the additional service information includes one or more of a wakeup schedule of the first neighboring wireless device or a next available channel and time window of the first neighboring wireless device, and wherein the schedule accommodates the wakeup schedule of the first neighboring wireless device.

A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, from a first neighboring wireless device, a request to register, on behalf of the first neighboring wireless device, for a service that is available for subscription, wherein the request includes at least an availability schedule of the first neighboring wireless device and a subscribe mode of the first neighboring wireless device, wherein the subscribe mode indicates at least one of a passive subscribe mode, an active subscribe mode, or a passive and active subscribe mode, and wherein the availability schedule indicates one or more of a wakeup schedule of the first neighboring wireless device or a next available channel and time window of the first neighboring wireless device;
• transmit, to the first neighboring wireless device, confirmation of registration for the service;
• subscribe, based at least in part on the subscribe mode and on behalf of the first neighboring wireless device, to the service, wherein the service is provided by a second neighboring wireless device;
• and
• transmit, to the second neighboring wireless device, additional service information based on the request to register, wherein the additional service information comprises one or more of the wakeup schedule of the first neighboring wireless device or the next available channel and time window of the first neighboring wireless device.