Wireless communication for angle of arrival determination

A method of wireless communication by a wireless device, the method comprising:

• receiving, at an antenna array of the wireless device, an angle of arrival (AoA) packet from another wireless device;
• determining whether a protocol data unit (PDU) payload of the AoA packet includes a supplemental field;
• and if so
• processing the AoA packet to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet based on the supplemental field included in the PDU payload, wherein processing the AoA packet comprises performing cyclic redundancy check (CRC) based on a CRC field included in the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field.

A wireless device, comprising:

• an antenna;
• a transceiver coupled to the antenna;
• memory adapted to store program code;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory to access and execute instructions included in the program code to direct the wireless device to:
• generate a protocol data unit (PDU) header of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet;
• generate a PDU payload of the AoA packet corresponding to the PDU header, wherein the instructions to generate the PDU payload comprises instructions to:
• insert a supplemental field into the PDU payload to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet, and
• insert a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field;
• and
• transmit the AoA packet with the antenna.

A wireless device, comprising:

• an antenna array;
• a transceiver coupled to the antenna array;
• memory adapted to store program code;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory to access and execute instructions included in the program code to direct the wireless device to:
• receive, at the antenna array, an angle of arrival (AoA) packet from another wireless device;
• determine whether a protocol data unit (PDU) payload of the AoA packet includes a supplemental field;
• and if so
• process the AoA packet to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet based on the supplemental field included in the PDU payload, wherein the instructions to process the AoA packet comprises instructions to perform a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) based on a CRC field included in the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon for performing wireless communications by a wireless device, the program code comprising instructions to:

• generate a protocol data unit (PDU) header of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet;
• generate a PDU payload of the AoA packet corresponding to the PDU header, wherein the instructions to generate the PDU payload comprises instructions to:
• insert a supplemental field into the PDU payload to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet, and
• insert a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field;
• and
• transmit the AoA packet with an antenna of the wireless device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon for performing wireless communications by a wireless device, the program code comprising instructions to:

• receive, at an antenna array of the wireless device, an angle of arrival (AoA) packet from another wireless device;
• determine whether a protocol data unit (PDU) payload of the AoA packet includes a supplemental field;
• and if so
• process the AoA packet to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet based on the supplemental field included in the PDU payload, wherein the instructions to process the AoA packet comprise instructions to perform a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) based on a CRC field included in the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field.

A wireless device, comprising:

• means for generating a protocol data unit (PDU) header of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet;
• means for generating a PDU payload of the AoA packet corresponding to the PDU header, wherein the means for generating the PDU payload includes:
• means for inserting a supplemental field into the PDU payload to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet, and
• means inserting a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field;
• and
• means for transmitting the AoA packet.

A wireless device, comprising:

• means for receiving an angle of arrival (AoA) packet from another wireless device;
• means for determining whether a protocol data unit (PDU) payload of the AoA packet includes a supplemental field;
• and if so
• means for processing the AoA packet to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet based on the supplemental field included in the PDU payload, wherein the means for processing the AoA packet comprises means for performing cyclic redundancy check (CRC) based on a CRC field included in the PDU payload, the CRC field corresponding to a CRC of at least the supplemental field.