Techniques to identify packets associated with an overlapping basic service set

A method of wireless communication at a wireless device associated with an overlapping basic service set (OBSS), comprising:

• generating a wireless local area network (WLAN) packet comprising a preamble and a data region;
• determining whether to include in the preamble a first identification mechanism associated with the OBSS;
• generating, based at least in part on the determining, a second identification mechanism associated with the OBSS, wherein the second identification mechanism comprises an indication that the WLAN packet is associated with the OBSS, for a user equipment (UE) to decode the data region to determine that the WLAN packet is associated with the OBSS;
• inserting, based at least in part on the generating, the second identification mechanism into a portion of the data region associated with the WLAN packet;
• and
• transmitting the WLAN packet over a channel that is shared with the OBSS.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device associated with an overlapping basic service set (OBSS), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a wireless local area network (WLAN) packet comprising a preamble and a data region;
• attempt to identify whether the preamble comprises a first identification mechanism associated with the OBSS;
• determine, based at least in part on the attempting, that there is insufficient information to decide that the wireless local area network (WLAN) packet is associated with the OBSS;
• decode at least a portion of the data region based at least in part on the determining, wherein the decoding comprises decoding a media access control (MAC) header within the data region;
• identify a second OBSS identification mechanism based at least in part on the decoding;
• and
• determine that the WLAN packet is associated with the OBSS based at least in part on the second OBSS identification mechanism and based at least in part on the decoded medium access control (MAC) header.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device associated with an overlapping basic service set (OBSS), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• generate a wireless local area network (WLAN) packet comprising a preamble and a data region;
• determine whether to include in the preamble a first identification mechanism associated with the OBSS;
• generate, based at least in part on the determining, a second identification mechanism associated with the OBSS, wherein the second identification mechanism comprises an indication that the WLAN packet is associated with the OBSS for a user equipment (UE) to decode the data region to determine that the WLAN packet is associated with the OBSS;
• insert, based at least in part on the generating, the second identification mechanism into a portion of the data region associated with the WLAN packet;
• and
• transmit the WLAN packet over a channel that is shared with the OBSS.