Patent ID: 8804483
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of wireless communications, comprising: transmitting a first signal to a remote apparatus by a first apparatus, the first signal comprising a plurality of bursts of pulses during a first portion of a defined transmission frame, wherein each burst of pulses comprises a defined pseudo-random sequence of pulses, the pseudo-random sequence being known to the remote apparatus through the use of a seed shared between the first apparatus and the remote apparatus, and wherein the plurality of bursts of pulses are arranged in a defined pattern; and not transmitting the first signal by the first apparatus during a second portion of the defined transmission frame, wherein the plurality of bursts of pulses are configured to allow the remote apparatus to identify the first and second portions of the defined transmission frame, and wherein the second portion is configured for including a data payload of the defined transmission frame.