Patent ID: 9161360
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating with a wireless station, the method comprising: defining a plurality of independent beams to be generated by a beam-forming device, each beam of the plurality of independent beams intersecting a different region of a planar finite area in space; defining a set of multiple beam groups, each beam group being a different subset of beams among the plurality of independent beams, each beam group of the set of multiple beam groups including more than one beam of the plurality of independent beams, and each beam of the plurality of independent beams being a member of one of the beam groups of the set of multiple beam groups; repeatedly cycling through the set of multiple beam groups, wherein cycling through the set of multiple beam groups involves activating in succession each beam group of the set of multiple beam groups, and wherein activating a beam group involves simultaneously generating multiple of the beams of that beam group; identifying a beam among the plurality of independent beams that yields a best communication link with the wireless station; and scheduling communications with the wireless station to occur when the beam group of which the identified beam is a member is being activated.