Synchronization techniques for neighborhood awareness network device links

A method for wireless communication at a first station, comprising:

• detecting a loss of a clock synchronization signal from a second station, wherein the first station and the second station are members of a neighbor awareness network (NAN);
• transmitting a NAN management message to a third station of the NAN over a NAN device link (NDL), the NAN management message comprising an indication of the detected loss of the clock synchronization signal from the second station;
• and
• receiving a beacon comprising clock synchronization information from the third station based at least in part on the NAN management message.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a wireless modem, wherein the wireless modem is configured to:
• perform a monitoring procedure of a wireless channel of a neighbor awareness network (NAN) data cluster (NDC) at a scheduled wake-up time associated with the NDC;
• determine, based at least in part on the monitoring, that a threshold number of beacons comprising an earlier time stamp than a time stamp of the wireless device has not been received at a power level above a threshold power level over the channel during the scheduled wake-up time;
• and
• provide for transmission, a beacon comprising clock synchronization information and the time stamp of the wireless device over at least one NAN device link (NDL) during the scheduled wake-up time based at least in part on the determining.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a wireless modem, wherein the wireless modem is configured to:
• identify a loss of a clock synchronization with a second wireless device, wherein the wireless device and the second wireless device are members of a neighbor awareness network (NAN);
• provide for transmission, a NAN management message for a third wireless device of the NAN over a NAN device link (NDL), the NAN management message comprising an indication of the detected loss of the clock synchronization signal from the second wireless device;
• and
• obtain a beacon comprising clock synchronization information from the third wireless device based at least in part on the NAN management message.