Claims:1. An apparatus of an access point (AP), the apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
decode a Probe Request frame received from a station (STA) on a first frequency to transition to another basic service set (BSS), the probe request indicating a peer AP;
determine that an on-channel tunneling (OCT) procedure is available between one of:
the AP and the peer AP, or
another AP and the peer AP, the other AP connected to the AP;
in response to a determination that the OCT procedure is available between the AP and the peer AP, generate an OCT tunneling request frame comprising the Probe Request frame for transmission to the peer AP on the first frequency; and
in response to a determination that the OCT procedure is available between the other AP and the peer AP, generate a medium access control layer (MAC) Sublayer Management Entity (MLME)-OCTunnel.request primitive comprising the Probe Request frame for transmission of the Probe Request frame in the OCT tunneling request frame by the other AP to the peer AP on a second frequency; and
a memory configured to store the Probe Request frame.
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] Embodiments pertain to wireless networks and wireless communications. Some embodiments relate to wireless local area networks (WLANs) and Wi-Fi networks including networks operating in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. Some embodiments relate to IEEE 802.11ax. Some embodiments relate to methods, computer readable media, and apparatus for basic service set (BSS) handover.

BACKGROUND
[0003] Efficient use of the resources of a wireless local-area network (WLAN) is important to provide bandwidth and acceptable response times to the users of the WLAN. However, often there are many devices trying to share the same resources and some devices may be limited by the communication protocol they use or by their hardware bandwidth. Moreover, wireless devices may to operate with both newer protocols and with legacy device protocols. Further complexities arise due to the advent of wireless operation in access points (APs) that use channels in different frequency bands. In particular, roaming across different frequency bands may result in latency issues.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] The present disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:
[0005] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radio architecture in accordance with some embodiments;
[0006] FIG. 2 illustrates a front-end module circuitry for use in the radio architecture of FIG. 1 in accordance with some embodiments;
[0007] FIG. 3 illustrates a radio IC circuitry for use in the radio architecture of FIG. 1 in accordance with some embodiments;
[0008] FIG. 4 illustrates a baseband processing circuitry for use in the radio architecture of FIG.1 in accordance with some embodiments;
[0009] FIG. 5 illustrates a WLAN in accordance with some embodiments;
[0010] FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of an example machine upon which any one or more of the techniques (e.g., methodologies) discussed herein may perform in accordance with some embodiments;
[0011] FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of an example wireless device upon which any one or more of the techniques (e.g., methodologies or operations) discussed herein may perform in accordance with some embodiments;
[0012] FIG. 8 illustrates an on-channel tunneling procedure, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0013] FIG. 9 illustrates an on-channel tunneling procedure with non-co-located APs, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0014] FIG. 10 illustrates an on-channel tunneling procedure with non-co-located APs, in accordance with some embodiments.

DESCRIPTION
[0015] The following description and the drawings sufficiently illustrate specific embodiments to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in, or substituted for, those of other embodiments. Embodiments set forth in the claims encompass all available equivalents of those claims.