Patent ID: 8284725

Claim:
A mobile station comprising: at least one memory to store capabilities of the mobile station, wherein capabilities relate at least to baseline antenna configurations in a downlink and uplink, baseline multi-antenna mode, and minimum transmission bandwidth; at least one processor configured to: selectively initiate capabilities negotiation with a base station using a capabilities index code in response to capabilities of the mobile station being above a default level, wherein the capabilities index code is to represent multiple capabilities of the mobile station, wherein the index code is to represent a capability class, a capability class i+1 to include all features and parameters in capability class i, where i≧0, and wherein the code is to be transmitted in a Type/Length/Value (TLV) Encoded Information field in an Advanced Air Interface SS basic capability request (AAI-SBC-REQ) message format; selectively access a second capabilities index code from the base station in response to receipt of the second capabilities index code from the base station, the second capabilities index code is to represent multiple capabilities of the base station, wherein the second capabilities index code is part of a Type/Length/Value (TLV) Encoded Attributes field in an Advanced Air Interface SS basic capability response (AAI-SBC-RSP) message format; and selectively request to apply capabilities based in part on the received multiple capabilities of the base station in response to negotiation with the base station or to selectively apply default level capabilities independent from capabilities negotiation with the base station.