Interference avoidance for beamforming transmissions in wireless communication devices and systems

A first wireless communication device, comprising:

• transceiver circuitry to (i) access data corresponding to a beamforming transmission, (ii) transmit, from the first wireless communication device to at least one second wireless communication device, a first sounding packet, and (iii) receive, from the at least one second wireless communication device, at least one second sounding packet in response to the transmission of the first sounding packet, wherein the second sounding packet includes channel feedback determined at the at least one second wireless communication device;
• and
• processor circuitry to determine a steering matrix based on the channel feedback included in the second sounding packet, wherein the steering matrix is configured to at least one of reduce and avoid interference caused at the at least one second wireless communication device by transmissions from the first wireless communication device,
• wherein the transceiver circuitry is further to perform the beamforming transmission to at least one third wireless communication device in accordance with (i) the data corresponding to the beamforming transmission and (ii) the steering matrix.