Methods and apparatus for neighborhood area network detection

A first device for wireless communications, comprising:

• a transmitter to transmit a probe request associated with a first discovery procedure of a wireless network, the probe request comprising a neighborhood area network (NaN) information element corresponding to a second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure and further corresponding to a NaN cluster of devices and services, wherein the NaN cluster of devices and services is associated with the second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure;
• a receiver to receive NaN discovery information, wherein the NaN discovery information comprises NaN cluster information and is received in response to the probe request;
• and
• a processor to identify a subset of the NaN discovery information for use in connecting to a second device in the NaN cluster of devices and services.

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• receiving a probe request from a first device at a second device, wherein the probe request is associated with a first discovery procedure of a wireless network, the probe request comprising a neighborhood area network (NaN) information element corresponding to a second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure and further corresponding to a NaN cluster of devices and services, wherein the NaN cluster of devices and services is associated with the second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure;
• determining whether NaN discovery information is to be transmitted responsive to the a probe request, wherein the NaN discovery information comprises NaN cluster information;
• and
• transmitting the NaN discovery information responsive to the determination.

A second device for wireless communications, comprising:

• a receiver to receive a probe request from a first device, wherein the probe request is associated with a first discovery procedure of a wireless network, the probe request comprising a neighborhood area network (NaN) information element corresponding to a second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure and further corresponding to a NaN cluster of devices and services, wherein the NaN cluster of devices and services is associated with the second discovery procedure that is different from the first discovery procedure;
• a processor to determine whether NaN discovery information is to be transmitted responsive to the a probe request, wherein the NaN discovery information comprises NaN cluster information;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit the NaN discovery information responsive to the determination.