Mac layer transport for wi-fi direct services application service platform without internet protocol

An apparatus comprising a first wireless computing device, further comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• establish a Wi-Fi Direct Services (WFDS) connection to a second wireless computing device via a wireless communication channel;
• responsive to establishing the WFDS connection, establish a WFDS Application Service Platform (ASP) session between the first wireless computing device and the second wireless computing device, wherein the ASP session uses data link layer communications based on media access control (MAC) addresses via the WFDS connection, and does not use internet protocol (IP) communications;
• and
• responsive to establishing the ASP session, communicate to the second wireless computing device, using the ASP session.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a first wireless computing device to:

• establish a Wi-Fi Direct Services (WFDS) connection to a second wireless computing device via a wireless communication channel;
• responsive to establishing the WFDS connection, establish a WFDS Application Service Platform (ASP) session between the first wireless computing device and the second wireless computing device,
• wherein the ASP session uses data link layer communications based on media access control (MAC) addresses via the WFDS connection, and does not use internet protocol (IP) communications;
• and
• responsive to establishing the ASP session, communicate to the second wireless computing device using the ASP session.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for establishing, by a first wireless computing device, a Wi-Fi Direct Services (WFDS) connection to a second wireless computing device via a wireless communication channel;
• means for establishing, by the first wireless computing device, a WFDS Application Service Platform (ASP) session between the first wireless computing device and the second wireless computing device responsive to establishing the WFDS connection,
• wherein the ASP session uses data link layer communications based on media access control (MAC) addresses via the WFDS connection, and does not use internet protocol (IP) communications;
• and
• means for communicating, by the first wireless computing device to the second wireless computing device, using the ASP session responsive to establishing the ASP session.