Link layer service platform

An apparatus comprising:

• a first radio to transmit and receive based on a first wireless protocol;
• a second radio to transmit and receive based on a second wireless protocol, wherein the second wireless protocol is different than the first wireless protocol;
• and
• a controller to
• use the first radio to assist communications via the second radio,
• cause the second radio to receive a request-to-send signal,
• cause the first radio to transmit a first clear-to-send signal in response to the request-to-send signal received via the second radio,
• cause the second radio to transmit a second clear-to-send signal in response to a request-to-send signal received via the first radio, and
• cause the second radio to receive one or more data frames via the second radio after transmitting the first clear-to-send signal and the second clear-to-send signal.

A method comprising:

• controlling a first radio of a device to transmit and receive based on a first wireless protocol;
• controlling a second radio of the device to transmit and receive based on a second wireless protocol, wherein the second wireless protocol is different than the first wireless protocol;
• controlling the first radio to at least one of transmit or receive one or more control frames associated with the second wireless protocol using the first wireless protocol;
• using information received via the first radio using the first wireless protocol to control a beamforming training process carried out via the second radio using the second wireless protocol;
• using the information to reduce a number of antenna sectors to sweep during the beamforming training process;
• and
• controlling the second radio to transmit or receive one or more data frames using the second wireless protocol in accordance with the one or more control frames.