Peer-to-peer group owner multi-channel concurrent operation and associated absence period indication for legacy client devices

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a peer-to-peer (P2P) group owner (GO) controller to identify an absence period during which a P2P GO is unavailable to receive transmissions from client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO;
• a P2P client device coordinator to transmit a P2P notice of absence (NoA) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a P2P client device that supports a P2P protocol;
• a legacy client device coordinator to transmit a legacy wireless beacon comprising an information element (IE) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a legacy client device that does not support the P2P protocol;
• and
• an access point (AP) coordinator to communicate with an AP in a multi-channel concurrent mode of operation during the identified absence period using a first frequency band that at least partially overlaps with a second frequency band used by the client devices to communicate with the P2P GO.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• identify an absence period during which a peer-to-peer (P2P) group owner (GO) is unavailable to receive transmissions from client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO;
• transmit by the P2P GO a P2P notice of absence (NoA) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a P2P client device that supports a P2P protocol;
• transmit by the P2P GO a legacy wireless beacon comprising an information element (IE) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a legacy client device that does not support the P2P protocol;
• and
• communicate by the P2P GO with an access point (AP) in a multi-channel concurrent mode of operation during the identified absence period using a first frequency band that at least partially overlaps with a second frequency band used by the client devices to communicate with the P2P GO.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communication in a wireless device, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for:

• identifying an absence period during which a peer-to-peer (P2P) group owner (GO) is unavailable to receive transmissions from client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO;
• transmitting by the P2P GO a P2P notice of absence (NoA) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a P2P client device that supports a P2P protocol;
• transmitting by the P2P GO a legacy wireless beacon comprising an information element (IE) indicating the absence period if the client devices wirelessly coupled with the P2P GO include a legacy client device that does not support the P2P protocol;
• and
• communicating by the P2P GO with an access point (AP) in a multi-channel concurrent mode of operation during the identified absence period using a first frequency band that at least partially overlaps with a second frequency band used by the client devices to communicate with the P2P GO.