Local area network meshing

A computer system comprising:

• a component configured to receive a connection request from a first neighbor device utilizing a W-Fi Direct (WFD) discovery protocol;
• a component configured to form a first peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the first neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the computer system is set as a group owner of the first P2P connection;
• a component configured to generate a notice of absence (NoA) schedule to send to the first neighbor device indicating suspension intervals of the first P2P connection during which the computer system is suspended from being the group owner of the first P2P connection;
• a component configured to form a second P2P connection with a second neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the second neighbor device is set as a group owner of the second P2P connection, wherein the first P2P connection and the second P2P connection constitute part of a mesh communication network;
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• a component configured to communicate, during one of the suspension intervals of the first P2P connection, with the second neighbor device via the second P2P connection.

A computer-readable memory device storing computer-executable instructions executable by a processor of a computing device, the instructions comprising instructions for:

• receiving a connection request from a first neighbor device utilizing a W-Fi Direct (WFD) discovery protocol;
• forming a first peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the first neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the computing device is set as a group owner of the first P2P connection;
• generating a notice of absence (NoA) schedule to send to the first neighbor device indicating suspension intervals of the first P2P connection during which the computing device is suspended from being the group owner of the first P2P connection;
• forming a second P2P connection with a second neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the second neighbor device is set as a group owner of the second P2P connection, wherein the first P2P connection and the second P2P connection constitute part of a mesh communication network;
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• during one of the suspension intervals of the first P2P connection, communicating with the second neighbor device via the second P2P connection.