A first station for wireless communication in a millimeter-wave, mmW, mesh network, comprising: (a) a wireless communication circuit (40, 50) configured for wirelessly communicating with other wireless communication stations utilizing both: A directional mmW communication having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors each having different transmission directions, and B sub-6 GHz wireless communication; (b) a processor coupled to said wireless communication circuit within the first station configured for operating on the mmW mesh network; (c) memory storing instructions executable by the processor; and (d) wherein said processor is configured to: (i) operate said first station on said mesh network for maintaining communications with one or more neighboring stations on the mesh network; (ii) transmit a first type of beacon, a peer beacon, using said directional millimeter-wave communication having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors comprising time synchronization and resource management information, to maintain existing links among the one or more neighboring stations within the mesh network; (iii) transmit, from the first station, a second type of beacon, as a mmW network announcement frame, over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, in which said mmW network announcement frame contains mesh network profile information which identifies the mesh network, to aid network discovery for a second station to join the mesh network; (iv) receive a mmW network announcement response frame for said mesh network over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, said mmW network announcement response being sent by the second station and which announces the second station along with capabilities of the second station and wherein the mmW network announcement response includes a request for assistance in finding neighbors and joining the mesh network; (v) transmit an acknowledgement to the second station over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication to authorize the second station to connect to the mmW mesh network. (a) a wireless communication circuit (40, 50) configured for wirelessly communicating with other wireless communication stations utilizing both: A directional mmW communication having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors each having different transmission directions, and B sub-6 GHz wireless communication; (b) a processor coupled to said wireless communication circuit within the first station configured for operating on the mmW mesh network; (c) memory storing instructions executable by the processor; and (d) wherein said processor is configured to: (i) operate said first station on said mesh network for maintaining communications with one or more neighboring stations on the mesh network; (ii) transmit a first type of beacon, a peer beacon, using said directional millimeter-wave communication having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors comprising time synchronization and resource management information, to maintain existing links among the one or more neighboring stations within the mesh network; (iii) transmit, from the first station, a second type of beacon, as a mmW network announcement frame, over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, in which said mmW network announcement frame contains mesh network profile information which identifies the mesh network, to aid network discovery for a second station to join the mesh network; (iv) receive a mmW network announcement response frame for said mesh network over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, said mmW network announcement response being sent by the second station and which announces the second station along with capabilities of the second station and wherein the mmW network announcement response includes a request for assistance in finding neighbors and joining the mesh network; (v) transmit an acknowledgement to the second station over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication to authorize the second station to connect to the mmW mesh network. (i) operate said first station on said mesh network for maintaining communications with one or more neighboring stations on the mesh network; (ii) transmit a first type of beacon, a peer beacon, using said directional millimeter-wave communication having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors comprising time synchronization and resource management information, to maintain existing links among the one or more neighboring stations within the mesh network; (iii) transmit, from the first station, a second type of beacon, as a mmW network announcement frame, over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, in which said mmW network announcement frame contains mesh network profile information which identifies the mesh network, to aid network discovery for a second station to join the mesh network; (iv) receive a mmW network announcement response frame for said mesh network over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication, said mmW network announcement response being sent by the second station and which announces the second station along with capabilities of the second station and wherein the mmW network announcement response includes a request for assistance in finding neighbors and joining the mesh network; (v) transmit an acknowledgement to the second station over said sub-6 GHz wireless communication to authorize the second station to connect to the mmW mesh network.