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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING NETWORK ENTRY IN A MILLIMETER-WAVE MOBILE BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20120320874A1
  • Filed: 06/05/2012
  • Published: 12/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a base station to support network entry of a mobile station in a communication system, comprising:

  • transmitting to the mobile station each of a plurality of transmitted network entry signals over a preferred downlink beam corresponding to the transmitted network entry signal; and

    receiving from the mobile station each of a plurality of received network entry signals over a preferred uplink beam corresponding to the received network entry signal,wherein each of the transmitted network entry signals comprises the preferred uplink beam corresponding to a subsequently received network entry signal, andwherein each of the received network entry signals comprises the preferred downlink beam corresponding to a subsequently transmitted network entry signal.

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