Patent ID: 8767683

Claim:
A method for beamforming in a communication network, the method comprising: generating a plurality of beamforming training (BFT) units, wherein the plurality of BFT units are associated with a beamforming session between a pair of devices, wherein each of the plurality of BFT units corresponds to a different beamsteering vector, and wherein each of the plurality of BFT units includes an index that uniquely identifies the BFT unit in the plurality of BFT units; causing a first non-zero subset of the plurality of BFT units to be transmitted during a first timeslot, wherein each BFT unit in the first subset of the plurality of BFT units includes a first remaining time indication that indicates a time interval remaining until the end of the first timeslot; and causing a second non-zero subset of the plurality of BFT units to be transmitted during a second timeslot, wherein each BFT unit in the second subset of the plurality of BFT units includes a second remaining time indication that indicates a time interval remaining until the end of the second timeslot, wherein the first time timeslot and the second timeslot are not contiguous.