Patent ID: 9337969
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: determining a first set of beamforming directions for communication with a base station (BS) in a first network; monitoring for beams in a second set of beamforming directions for communication with a millimeter wave base station (mmW-BS) based on the determined first set of beamforming directions, the second set of beamforming directions including the first set of beamforming directions, the mmW-BS being in a second network having a higher carrier frequency than the first network; establishing a communication link through the second network with the mmW-BS based on a beamforming direction in the second set of beamforming directions; and sending information to a network controller requesting to communicate through the first network based on a quality of the established communication link.