Patent ID: 8730873
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: activating a beam determination operation in an apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for receiving one or more beam training sequences from an access point with which the apparatus is associated; receiving the one or more beam training sequences in the apparatus; determining a signal quality metric corresponding to each of the one or more beam training sequences based on an algorithm supported in the apparatus; and selecting a beam direction, wherein selecting a beam direction comprises: wherein the apparatus activates the beam determination operation by sending an unscheduled beam training request message over a robust omni-directional signal bearer to the access point, and subsequently receiving an unscheduled beam training response from the access point, the unscheduled beam training response comprising at least a beam training schedule and a number of beam training packets to be transmitted per beam training sequence.