Method for efficient beamformee implementation for Wi-Fi

A method for providing beamforming feedback in a communication channel, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first communication device, a data packet from a second communication device via the communication channel;
• processing, at a beamformee circuitry of the first communication device configured to generate beam steering data for use by a transmitter of the second communication device, a plurality of tones of the received data packet to generate a compressed steering matrix corresponding to the communication channel;
• constructing, in parallel to the processing of the plurality of tones, at the beamformee circuitry of the first communication device, at least a first data symbol of an immediate feedback packet comprising a plurality of data symbols;
• and
• transmitting the at least flail the first data symbol of the plurality of data symbols of the immediate feedback packet, prior to completing the processing of all the plurality of tones of the received data packet and construction of a remainder of the plurality of data symbols of the immediate feedback packet, from the first communication device to the second communication device, the plurality of data symbols of the immediate feedback packet being for use by the second communication device to steer at least one subsequent transmission to the first communication device and including the compressed steering matrix.