Patent ID: 7778219

Claim:
A method of configuring a time multiplex frame structure for directional transmission and reception in a mobile wireless ad hoc network comprising a plurality of nodes including at least a first node and a second node configured to operate in a complementary mode, the method comprising: dividing the time multiplex frame structure into a plurality of sub-frames including at least a first sub-frame, a second sub-frame, and a third sub-frame, wherein each one of the plurality of sub-frames has a plurality of time slots; dividing the plurality of time slots corresponding to the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame into a plurality of mini-slots; assigning the first sub-frame to correspond to a first time allocation for the first node to discover the second node; assigning the second sub-frame to correspond to a second time allocation for reassuring a connection and making a reservation between the first node and the second node; and assigning the third sub-frame to correspond to a third time allocation for data transmission between the first node and the second node.