Communication device to generate and process a clear to send announcement frame

1. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more other communication devices; and

processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor circuitry configured to:

generate a clear-to-send announcement (CTS-Announcement) frame including an organizational identifier and a network interface identifier; and

transmit, using the transceiver, the CTS-Announcement frame to the one or more other communication devices,

wherein the network interface identifier includes announcement information and a portion of an address that identifies the communication device to the one or more other communication devices.

2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the organizational identifier uniquely identifies an organization or manufacturer associated with the communication device.

3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the organizational identifier is assigned by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the CTS-Announcement frame includes a receiver address field, and wherein the organizational identifier and the network interface identifier are included in the receiver address field.

5. The communication device of claim 4 , wherein the receiver address field is six bytes, a first three bytes of the receiver address field being occupied by the organizational identifier and a last three bytes of the receiver address field being occupied by the network interface identifier.

6. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the announcement information occupies a first byte of the network interface identifier and the portion of the address that identifies the communication device occupies at least a second byte of the network interface identifier.

7. The communication device of claim 6 , wherein the second byte and a third byte of the network interface identifier corresponds to a last two bytes of the address that identifies the communication device.

8. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the CTS-Announcement frame further includes a frame control field, a duration field and a frame check sequence.

9. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the announcement information comprises one of a protection mode, a calibration mode, an operational mode, or an operation activity.

10. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the protection mode is configured to identify support for one or more legacy protocols within a communication environment servicing the communication device.

11. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the calibration mode is configured to identify that the CTS-Announcement frame or one or more subsequently transmitted data frames is associated with one or more calibration procedures.

12. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the operational mode is configured to identify one or more coexistence functionalities supported by the communication device.

13. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more other communication devices; and

processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor circuitry configured to:

generate a clear-to-send announcement (CTS-Announcement) frame including a network interface identifier, wherein the network interface identifier includes announcement information and a portion of an address that identifies the communication device to the one or more other communication devices;

transmit, using the transceiver, the CTS-Announcement frame to the one or more other communication devices;

generate a data frame; and

transmit, using the transceiver, the data frame to the one or more other communication devices after transmitting the CTS-Announcement frame.

14. The communication device of claim 13 , wherein the CTS-Announcement frame includes a receiver address field, and wherein an organizational identifier and the network interface identifier are included in the receiver address field.

15. The communication device of claim 14 , wherein the organizational identifier uniquely identifies an organization or manufacturer associated with the communication device.

16. The communication device of claim 14 , wherein the receiver address field is six bytes, a first three bytes of the receiver address field being occupied by the organizational identifier and a last three bytes of the receiver address field being occupied by the network interface identifier.

17. The communication device of claim 13 , wherein the announcement information occupies a first byte of the network interface identifier and the portion of the address that identifies the communication device occupies at least a second byte of the network interface identifier.

18. The communication device of claim 13 , wherein the announcement information comprises one of a protection mode, a calibration mode, an operational mode, or an operation activity.

19. A method of operating a communication device to communicate with one or more other communication devices, the method comprising:

receiving announcement information associated with an upcoming event for the communication device;

generating a clear-to-send announcement (CTS-Announcement) frame including a network interface identifier, wherein the network interface identifier includes the announcement information and a portion of an address that identifies the communication device to the one or more other communication devices; and

transmitting, using a transceiver of the communications device, the CTS-Announcement frame to the one or more other communication devices.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the announcement information occupies a first byte of the network interface identifier and the portion of the address that identifies the communication device occupies at least a second byte of the network interface identifier.