Patent ID: 8885550
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting beacon symbols in different symbol periods or time slots of a superframe in an OFDM configuration and on the same or different subcarriers to mitigate collision with beacon symbols from other sectors and grow the number of available independent channels for beacon symbol transmissions as a factor of the additional available symbol periods, comprising: determining one or more symbol periods for sending one or more beacon symbols in different symbol periods of a superframe and on different subcarriers to reduce or avoid collision with one or more disparate beacon symbols from a disparate source, the one or more symbol periods being determined from a subset of symbol periods useable for transmitting beacon symbols; and growing the number of available independent channels for beacon symbol transmissions as a factor of the additional available symbol periods by sending the one or more beacon symbols in the one or more determined symbol periods.