Patent ID: 8320942

Claim:
A method performed by a first wireless device for communicating with a second wireless device in a peer-to-peer millimeter-wave network, the method comprising: identifying two or more directions for communicating with the second wireless device based on receipt of beacon signals from the second wireless device through a directional antenna, the two or more directions including an initially selected direction and an alternate direction and identified prior to establishment of a link; establishing, by the first wireless device, a link with the directional antenna in the initially selected direction with the second wireless device; and reestablishing the link in the alternate direction with the directional antenna when the link in the initially selected direction deteriorates as indicated by the level of signals received through the directional antenna in the initially selected direction falling below a predetermined level for at least a predetermined period of time, the link being automatically reestablished in the alternate direction by performing beam steering with the directional antenna and without regard to signal quality of the link in the alternate direction at the time of reestablishment, wherein the alternate direction is a predetermined non-line of sight (NLOS) direction that is different from the initially selected direction for use in reestablishing the link over a different communication path.