Communication device to generate and process a clear to send announcement frame
View Patent ↗A communication device configured to generate a clear-to-send (CTS)-Announcement frame and to transmit the CTS-Announcement frame to one or more other communication devices. The CTS-Announcement frame can include an organizationally unique identifier (OUI) and a portion of network interface controller (NIC) identifier, and announcement information of the device's activities and/or state.
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 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, and
wherein the network interface identifier includes announcement information and a portion of a media access control (MAC) 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 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.
5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the announcement information occupies a first byte of the network interface identifier and the portion of the MAC address occupies a second byte and a third byte of the network interface identifier.
6. The communication device of claim 5 , wherein the second byte and the third byte of the network interface identifier corresponds to a last two bytes of the MAC address.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the protection mode is configured to identify support for one or more legacy protocols within a communication environment servicing the communication device.
10. The communication device of claim 8 , 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.
11. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the operational mode is configured to identify one or more coexistence functionalities supported by the communication device.
12. 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, the CTS-Announcement frame including a frame control field, a duration field, a receiver address field, and a frame check sequence, wherein the receiver address field includes 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 a media access control (MAC) address, and
wherein the network interface identifier includes three bytes, the announcement information occupying a first byte of the network interface identifier and the portion of the MAC address occupying a second byte and a third byte of the network interface identifier.
13. The communication device of claim 12 , wherein the receiver address field is six bytes, the organizational identifier occupying a first three bytes of the receiver address field and the network interface identifier occupying, a last three bytes of the receiver address field.
14. 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;
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,
wherein the CTS-Announcement frame includes a receiver address field, the receiver address field including an organizational identifier occupying a first three bytes of the receiver address field and a network interface identifier occupying a last three bytes of the receiver address field, wherein the network interface identifier includes announcement information occupying a first byte of the network interface identifier and a portion of a media access control (MAC) address occupying a second byte and a third byte of the network interface identifier.
15. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the announcement information comprises an operational mode configured to identify one or more coexistence functionalities supported by the communication device.
16. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the announcement information comprises a protection mode configured to identify support for one or more legacy protocols within a communication environment servicing the communication device.
17. The communication device of claim 14 , wherein the announcement information comprises one of a protection mode, a calibration mode, an operational mode, or an operation activity.
18. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the protection mode is configured to identify support for one or more legacy protocols within a communication environment servicing the communication device.
19. The communication device of claim 17 , 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.
20. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the operational mode is configured to identify one or more coexistence functionalities supported by the communication device.