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Link layer service platform

  • US 10,484,980 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/2017
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first radio to transmit and receive based on a first wireless protocol;

    a second radio to transmit and receive based on a second wireless protocol, wherein the second wireless protocol is different than the first wireless protocol; and

    a controller touse the first radio to assist communications via the second radio including causing the first radio to at least one of transmit or receive one or more control frames associated with the second wireless protocol using the first wireless protocol,use information received via the first radio using the first wireless protocol to control a beamforming training process carried out via the second radio using the second wireless protocol,use the information to reduce a number of antenna sectors to sweep during the beamforming training process, andcause the second radio to transmit or receive one or more data frames using the second wireless protocol in accordance with the one or more control frames.

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