Systems and methods for formatting frames in neighborhood aware networks

A wireless device configured to communicate in a wireless neighborhood aware network (NAN), comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• generate a public action discovery frame comprising one or more type length value (TLV) fields, each of the one or more TLV fields comprising:
• a service identifier associated with a respective service, and
• a service-specific information container including data related to the respective service, the data comprising a first length field and a service-specific information field;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit, at the wireless device, the public action discovery frame;
• wherein at least one of the one or more TLV fields includes a ranging control field comprising at least one of a ranging information length or a ranging algorithm type.

An apparatus for communicating in a wireless neighborhood aware network (NAN), comprising:

• means for generating, by a first wireless device, a public action discovery frame comprising one or more type length value (TLV) fields, each of the one or more TLV fields comprising:
• a service identifier associated with a respective service, and
• a service-specific information container including data related to the respective service, the data comprising a first length field and a service-specific information field;
• means for transmitting, at the first wireless device, the public action discovery frame;
• wherein at least one of the one or more TLV fields includes a ranging control field comprising at least one of a ranging information length or a ranging algorithm type.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to:

• generate, at a first wireless device, a public action discovery frame comprising one or more type length value (TLV) fields, each of the one or more TLV fields comprising:
• a service identifier associated with a respective service, and
• a service-specific information container including data related to the respective service, the data comprising a first length field and a service-specific information field;
• and
• transmit, at the first wireless device, the public action discovery frame;
• wherein at least one of the one or more TLV fields includes a ranging control field comprising at least one of a ranging information length or a ranging algorithm type.