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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER BEAM DISCOVERY AND COMMUNICATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE BASED WIRELESS NETWORKS USING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS

  • US 20090046653A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2008
  • Published: 02/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. ) A method of performing a beam discovery between peer stations in a wireless network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a channel time message indicating an allocation of a first time period for a peer-to-peer beam discovery (PBD), wherein the PBD is configured to discover a beam direction to be used for data transfer to a peer station;

    executing the PBD between two peer stations during the first time period; and

    transferring data to the peer station via the discovered beam direction if the PBD is successful.

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