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Wi-Fi Aware (NAN) HAL API Usage

The Wi-Fi Aware (NAN) HAL API is defined in (hardware/interfaces/wifi/1.0/ and hardware/interfaces/wifi/1.2/):

IWifiNanIface.hal
IWifiNanIfaceEventCallback.hal
types.hal (structure definitions)

Note that the 1.2 HAL is supplemental to the 1.0 HAL - not a replacement.

The Wi-Fi Aware (NAN) HAL API surface is very large - only a subset is used from the framework.

Understanding of the HAL API subset which is actively used by the Android framework can be deduced by reviewing framework code, specifically (frameworks/opt/net/wifi/):

WifiAwareNativeApi.java
WifiAwareNativeCallback.java

The above framework files determine the API usage - and should be consulted as the authoritative reference. Please consult the primary HAL file for documentation - they will not be replicated in this document. APIs which are in the HAL but are not listed in this README file are not used by the framework.

Note: the HAL API is translated to the legacy HAL API (wifi_nan.h). This README file covers the new HAL API only. To understand the mapping between new and legacy HALs please consult hardware/interfaces/wifi/<version>/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp.

IWifiNanIface

Format:

Hard-coded values are in bold, e.g. true or 5
Assigned but not fixed values are specified using the variable keyword, possibly with some details/constraints
Unassigned values are specified using the N/A keyword. Unassigned usually means initialized to 0.

APIs:

registerEventCallback_1_2(IWifiNanIfaceEventCallback_1_2 callback)
getCapabilitiesRequest
enableRequest_1_2
- NanEnableRequest
  - bool[2] operateInBand
    - Index [NanBandIndex.NAN_BAND_24GHZ] = true
    - Index [NanBandIndex.NAN_BAND_5GHZ] = variable
  - uint8_t hopCountMax = 2
  - NanConfigRequest configParams
    - uint8_t masterPref = variable
    - bool disableDiscoveryAddressChangeIndication = variable
    - bool disableStartedClusterIndication = variable
    - bool disableJoinedClusterIndication = variable
    - bool includePublishServiceIdsInBeacon = true
    - uint8_t numberOfPublishServiceIdsInBeacon = 0
    - bool includeSubscribeServiceIdsInBeacon = true
    - uint8_t numberOfSubscribeServiceIdsInBeacon = 0
    - uint16_t rssiWindowSize = 8
    - uint32_t macAddressRandomizationIntervalSec = variable
      - Normal run-time: set to 1800 (30 minutes)
      - Tests: set to 120 (2 minutes)
    - NanBandSpecificConfig[2] bandSpecificConfig
      - Index [NanBandIndex.NAN_BAND_24GHZ]
        uint8_t rssiClose = 60
        uint8_t rssiMiddle = 70
        uint8_t rssiCloseProximity = 60
        uint8_t dwellTimeMs = 200
        uint16_t scanPeriodSec = 20
        bool validDiscoveryWindowIntervalVal = variable
        uint8_t discoveryWindowIntervalVal = variable
      - Index [NanBandIndex.NAN_BAND_5GHZ]
        uint8_t rssiClose = 60
        uint8_t rssiMiddle = 75
        uint8_t rssiCloseProximity = 60
        uint8_t dwellTimeMs = 200
        uint16_t scanPeriodSec = 20
        bool validDiscoveryWindowIntervalVal = variable
        uint8_t discoveryWindowIntervalVal = variable
  - NanDebugConfig debugConfigs
    - bool validClusterIdVals = true
    - uint16_t clusterIdBottomRangeVal = variable
    - uint16_t clusterIdTopRangeVal = variable
    - bool validIntfAddrVal = false
    - MacAddress intfAddrVal = N/A
    - bool validOuiVal = false
    - uint32_t ouiVal = N/A
    - bool validRandomFactorForceVal = false
    - uint8_t randomFactorForceVal = N/A
    - bool validHopCountForceVal = false
    - uint8_t hopCountForceVal = N/A
    - bool validDiscoveryChannelVal = false
    - WifiChannelInMhz[2] discoveryChannelMhzVal = N/A
    - bool validUseBeaconsInBandVal = false
    - bool[2] useBeaconsInBandVal = N/A
    - bool validUseSdfInBandVal = false
    - bool[2] useSdfInBandVal = N/A
- NanConfigRequestSupplemental
  - uint32_t discoveryBeaconIntervalMs = 0
  - uint32_t numberOfSpatialStreamsInDiscovery = 0
  - bool enableDiscoveryWindowEarlyTermination = false
  - bool enableRanging = true
configRequest_1_2
- NanConfigRequest: same as for enableRequest_1_2
disableRequest
startPublishRequest
- NanPublishRequest
  - NanDiscoveryCommonConfig baseConfigs
    - uint8_t sessionId = variable
    - uint16_t ttlSec = variable
    - uint16_t discoveryWindowPeriod = 1
    - uint8_t discoveryCount = 0
    - vec<uint8_t> serviceName = variable
    - NanMatchAlg discoveryMatchIndicator = NanMatchAlg.MATCH_NEVER
    - vec<uint8_t> serviceSpecificInfo = variable
    - vec<uint8_t> extendedServiceSpecificInfo = N/A e vec<uint8_t> rxMatchFilter = variable
    - vec<uint8_t> txMatchFilter = variable
    - bool useRssiThreshold = false
    - bool disableDiscoveryTerminationIndication = variable
    - bool disableMatchExpirationIndication = true
    - bool disableFollowupReceivedIndication = false
    - NanDataPathSecurityConfig securityConfig = NanDataPathSecurityType.OPEN
    - bool rangingRequired = false
    - uint32_t rangingIntervalMsec = N/A
    - bitfield configRangingIndications = N/A
    - uint16_t distanceIngressCm = N/A
    - uint16_t distanceEgressCm = N/A
  - NanPublishType publishType = variable
  - NanTxType txType = NanTxType.BROADCAST
  - bool autoAcceptDataPathRequests = false
stopPublishRequest
startSubscribeRequest
- NanSubscribeRequest
  - NanDiscoveryCommonConfig baseConfigs
    - Mostly same as publish above except:
    - NanMatchAlg discoveryMatchIndicator = NanMatchAlg.MATCH_ONCE
  - NanSubscribeType subscribeType = variable
  - NanSrfType srfType = N/A
  - bool srfRespondIfInAddressSet = N/A
  - bool shouldUseSrf = N/A
  - bool isSsiRequiredForMatch = N/A
  - vec intfAddr = N/A
stopSubscribeRequest
transmitFollowupRequest
- NanTransmitFollowupRequest
  - uint8_t discoverySessionId = variable
  - uint32_t peerId = variable
  - MacAddress addr = variable
  - bool isHighPriority = false
  - bool shouldUseDiscoveryWindow = true
  - vec<uint8_t> serviceSpecificInfo = variable
  - vec<uint8_t> extendedServiceSpecificInfo = N/A
  - bool disableFollowupResultIndication = false
createDataInterfaceRequest
deleteDataInterfaceRequest
initiateDataPathRequest
- NanInitiateDataPathRequest
  - uint32_t peerId = variable
  - MacAddress peerDiscMacAddr = variable
  - NanDataPathChannelCfg channelRequestType = NanDataPathChannelCfg.CHANNEL_NOT_REQUESTED
  - WifiChannelInMhz channel = 2437 (note that should be ignored though - CHANNEL_NOT_REQUESTED!)
  - string ifaceName = variable
  - NanDataPathSecurityConfig securityConfig = variable
  - vec<uint8_t> appInfo = N/A
  - vec<uint8_t> serviceNameOutOfBand = variable
respondToDataPathIndicationRequest
- NanRespondToDataPathIndicationRequest
  - bool acceptRequest = variable
  - uint32_t ndpInstanceId = variable
  - string ifaceName = variable
  - NanDataPathSecurityConfig securityConfig = variable
  - vec<uint8_t> appInfo = N/A
  - vec<uint8_t> serviceNameOutOfBand = variable
terminateDataPathRequest

IWifiNanIfaceEventCallback_1_2

Format:

Parameters whose values are ignored will be flagged, otherwise the parameter value is used by the framework.

API:

notifyXxxResponse: all callbacks are used by framework
eventClusterEvent
eventDisabled
eventPublishTerminated
eventSubscribeTerminated
eventMatch
- NanMatchInd (all parameters are used except those listed below)
  - vec<uint8_t> extendedServiceSpecificInfo: ignored
  - bool matchOccuredInBeaconFlag: ignored
  - bool outOfResourceFlag: ignored
  - uint8_t rssiValue: ignored
  - NanCipherSuiteType peerCipherType: ignored
  - bool peerRequiresSecurityEnabledInNdp: ignored
  - bool peerRequiresRanging: ignored
  - uint32_t rangingMeasurementInCm: ignored
  - bitfield rangingIndicationType: ignored
eventMatchExpired: ignored
eventFollowupReceived
- NanFollowupReceivedInd (all parameters are used except those listed below)
  - bool receivedInFaw: ignored
  - vec<uint8_t> extendedServiceSpecificInfo: ignored
eventTransmitFollowup
eventDataPathRequest
- NanDataPathRequestInd (all parameters are used except those listed below)
  - bool securityRequired: ignored
  - vec<uint8_t> appInfo: ignored
eventDataPathConfirm
- NanDataPathConfirmInd (all parameters are used except those listed below)
  - vec<uint8_t> appInfo: ignored
eventDataPathScheduleUpdate
- NanDataPathScheduleUpdateInd
eventDataPathTerminated