Auto-Detection in Wireless Communications

An apparatus for wireless telecommunication, comprising:

• at least one memory device having programmed instructions;
• and
• at least one processor functionally coupled to the at least one memory device and configured to execute the programmed instructions, and in response to execution of the programmed instructions, further configured to:
• decode a preamble of a digital communication packet, the preamble comprising a field having at least two symbols;
• determine a sequence of content bits based at least on the decoded preamble;
• determine a first sequence of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits based at least on the decoded field;
• determine a second sequence of CRC bits based at least on a portion of the sequence of content bits;
• compare the first sequence of CRC bits and the second sequence of CRC bits;
• determine that the first sequence of CRC bits and the second sequence of CRC bits match;
• and
• process the at least one packet in accordance with a predetermined radio technology protocol.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• decoding, by a computing device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more memory devices, a preamble of a digital communication packet the decoding comprising decoding a field having at least two symbols;
• determining, by the computing device, a sequence of content bits based at least on decoding the field;
• determining, by the computing device, a first sequence of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits based at least on decoding the field;
• determining, by the computing device, a second sequence of CRC bits based at least on a portion of the sequence of content bits;
• comparing, by the computing device, the first sequence of CRC bits and the second sequence of CRC bits;
• determining, by the computing device, that the first sequence of CRC bits and the second sequence of CRC bits match;
• and
• processing, by the computing device, the digital communication packet according to a predetermined radio technology protocol.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• encoding, by a computing device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more memory devices, a digital communication packet, the encoding comprising:
• encoding, by the computing device, a first legacy field;
• encoding, by the computing device, a second legacy field;
• encoding, by the computing device, a third legacy field;
• and
• encoding, by the computing device, a non-legacy field having at least two symbols, the non-legacy field including a sequence of content bits and a sequence of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits.