Coexistence Solutions for 802.11 Operations

An apparatus comprising processing circuitry coupled to memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

• process, based on signaling received from a station, an initial control frame (ICF) comprising information related to a transmission opportunity (TXOP) for the station;
• determine unavailability information comprising an unavailability start time and an unavailability duration that occurs during the TXOP;
• and
• generate, for transmission to the station, an indication comprising the unavailability information.