ASYMMETRIC BEAM STEERING PROTOCOL
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1. A method, comprising:
- activating a beam determination operation in an apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for receiving one or more beam training sequences;
receiving the one or more beam training sequences in the apparatus;
determining a signal quality metric corresponding to each of the one or more beam training sequences based on an algorithm supported in the apparatus; and
selecting a beam direction, wherein selecting a beam direction comprises;
transmitting a signaling message, the signaling message including an identifier corresponding to the beam direction that was determined to have the highest signal quality metric; and
receiving an acknowledgement or response message from the direction corresponding to the beam direction identifier.
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Abstract
A system for configuring antenna systems for selecting directional communication signals corresponding to other apparatuses. A directional communication signal may be selected as the result of a beam training operation coordinated between at least two apparatuses. Beam selection training sequences may then be broadcast from one apparatus, and the receiving apparatus may determine the quality of each received beam training sequence in order to approximate a vector describing the direction from which the signals were sent.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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activating a beam determination operation in an apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for receiving one or more beam training sequences; receiving the one or more beam training sequences in the apparatus; determining a signal quality metric corresponding to each of the one or more beam training sequences based on an algorithm supported in the apparatus; and selecting a beam direction, wherein selecting a beam direction comprises; transmitting a signaling message, the signaling message including an identifier corresponding to the beam direction that was determined to have the highest signal quality metric; and receiving an acknowledgement or response message from the direction corresponding to the beam direction identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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activating a beam training support operation in an apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for transmitting one or more beam training sequences; selecting predetermined beam directions towards which the one or more beam training sequences will be transmitted; transmitting the one or more beam training sequences in the selected beam directions; receiving one or more signaling messages, each message comprising at least a receiving apparatus identifier and a selected beam direction identifier; transmitting a response message or an acknowledgement message corresponding to the one or more received signaling messages; and associating each receiving apparatus identifier with each corresponding selected beam direction identifier for directional communications with a corresponding apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor, the processor being configured to; activate a beam determination operation in the apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for receiving one or more beam training sequences; receive the one or more beam training sequences in the apparatus; determine a signal quality metric corresponding to each of the one or more beam training sequences based on an algorithm supported in the apparatus; and select a beam direction, wherein selecting a beam direction comprises; transmitting a signaling message, the signaling message including an identifier corresponding to the beam direction that was determined to have the highest signal quality metric; and receiving an acknowledgement or response message from the direction corresponding to the beam direction identifier. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor, the processor being configured to; activate a beam training support operation in the apparatus, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for transmitting one or more beam training sequences; select predetermined beam directions towards which the one or more beam training sequences will be transmitted; transmit the one or more beam training sequences in the selected beam directions; receive one or more signaling messages, each message comprising at least a receiving apparatus identifier and a selected beam direction identifier; transmit a response message or an acknowledgement message corresponding to the one or more received signaling messages; and associate each receiving apparatus identifier with each corresponding selected beam direction identifier for directional communications with a corresponding apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A computer program product comprising computer readable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
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code configured to cause an apparatus to activate a beam determination operation, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for receiving one or more beam training sequences; code configured to cause the apparatus to receive the one or more beam training sequences; code configured to cause the apparatus to determine a signal quality metric corresponding to each of the one or more beam training sequences based on an algorithm supported in the apparatus; and code configured to cause the apparatus to select a beam direction, wherein selecting a beam direction comprises; transmitting a signaling message, the signaling message including an identifier corresponding to the beam direction that was determined to have the highest signal quality metric; and receiving an acknowledgement or response message from the direction corresponding to the beam direction identifier.
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27. A computer program product comprising computer readable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
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code configured to cause an apparatus to activate a beam training support operation, wherein the apparatus enters a mode for transmitting one or more beam training sequences; code configured to cause the apparatus to select predetermined beam directions towards which the one or more beam training sequences will be transmitted; code configured to cause the apparatus to transmit the one or more beam training sequences in the selected beam directions; code configured to cause the apparatus to receive one or more signaling messages, each message comprising at least a receiving apparatus identifier and a selected beam direction identifier; code configured to cause the apparatus to transmit a response message or an acknowledgement message corresponding to the one or more received signaling messages; and code configured to cause the apparatus to associate each receiving apparatus identifier with each corresponding selected beam direction identifier for directional communications with a corresponding apparatus.
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