Patent ID: 9088312
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating in a wireless network with a plurality of transmitter radio frequency (RF) chains and a plurality of receiver RF chains, the method comprising: identifying a set of measurements of a channel for a plurality of transmit and receive beams from the plurality of transmitter and receiver RF chains; separating the plurality of transmitter and receiver RF chains into a first subset and a second subset; initializing at least one beam of the plurality of transmit beams at all transmitter RF chains and at least one beam of the plurality of receive beams at all receiver RF chains in the first subset; and identifying at least one selected beam of the plurality of transmit beams at all transmitter RF chains and at least one selected beam of the plurality of receive beams at all receiver RF chains in the second subset.