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BEAMFORMING TRAINING FOR FUNCTIONALLY-LIMITED APPARATUSES

  • US 20100214169A1
  • Filed: 02/23/2009
  • Published: 08/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • activating a beamforming training support operation;

    selecting predetermined directions for transmitting one or more forward direction beamforming training frames, wherein each comprise a forward beam/sector direction identifier;

    transmitting at least one of the one or more forward direction beamforming training frames in each of the selected predetermined directions;

    receiving at least one reverse direction beamforming training frame, which includes one of the forward beam/sector direction identifiers, from one of the predetermined directions; and

    transmitting at least one response frame including a reverse beam/sector direction identifier that was received in the at least one reverse direction beamforming training frame.

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