Patent ID: 8989163
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A directional multi-gigabit (DMG) station comprising: a receiver to receive a DMG beacon frame during a beacon transmission interval (BTI) within a DMG beacon interval, the DMG beacon frame including a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) and a clustering control field including a responder address subfield, the responder address subfield including a responder address representing at least one station, which is allowed to transmit during an Association-Beamforming-Training (A-BFT) period following said BTI within said DMG beacon interval; and a transmitter to transmit during said A-BFT period only if said responder address is equal to a Media-Access-Control (MAC) address of said DMG station, or if said responder address includes a group address of a group to which said DMG station belongs.