APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS BEAMFORMED LINK
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication controller to control a first wireless communication device to communicate millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals with a second wireless communication device over a mmWave frequency band, the mmWave signals including signals transmitted according to a plurality of different transmit (Tx) beamforming settings, said wireless communication controller is to control said first wireless communication device to communicate feedback information, which is based on said mmWave signals, over a non-mmWave frequency band, and to control said first wireless communication device to establish with said second wireless communication device a beamformed link over said mmWave frequency band, said beamformed link using a Tx beamforming setting, which is determined based on the feedback information.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of establishing a wireless beamformed link. For example, an apparatus may include a wireless communication controller to control a first wireless communication device to communicate millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals with a second wireless communication device over a mmWave frequency band, the mmWave signals including signals transmitted according to a plurality of different transmit (Tx) beamforming settings, the wireless communication controller is to control the first wireless communication device to communicate feedback information, which is based on the mmWave signals, over a non-mmWave frequency band, and to control the first wireless communication device to establish with the second wireless communication device a beamformed link over the mmWave frequency band, the beamformed link using a Tx beamforming setting, which is determined based on the feedback information.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a wireless communication controller to control a first wireless communication device to communicate millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals with a second wireless communication device over a mmWave frequency band, the mmWave signals including signals transmitted according to a plurality of different transmit (Tx) beamforming settings, said wireless communication controller is to control said first wireless communication device to communicate feedback information, which is based on said mmWave signals, over a non-mmWave frequency band, and to control said first wireless communication device to establish with said second wireless communication device a beamformed link over said mmWave frequency band, said beamformed link using a Tx beamforming setting, which is determined based on the feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system of wireless communication, the system comprising:
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at least one communication device including; one or more antennas; a millimeter-wave (mmWave) transceiver to communicate over a mmWave frequency band; a non-mmWave transceiver to communicate over a non-mmWave frequency band; and a wireless communication controller to control a first wireless communication device to communicate capability information over the non-mmWave frequency band, said capability information including information indicating a capability of communicating between said first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device over the mmWave frequency band, wherein, based on said capability information, said communication controller is to control said first wireless communication device to establish a mmWave link between said first and second wireless communication devices over said mmWave frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of wireless communication, the method comprising:
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causing a first wireless communication device to communicate capability information over a non-millimeter-wave (non-mmWave) frequency band, said capability information including information indicating a capability of communicating between said first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device over a millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency band; and causing said first wireless communication device to establish a mmWave link between said first and second wireless communication devices over said mmWave frequency band based on said capability information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:
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causing a first wireless communication device to communicate millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals with a second wireless communication device over a mmWave frequency band, the mmWave signals including signals transmitted according to a plurality of different transmit (Tx) beamforming settings; causing said first wireless communication device to communicate feedback information, which is based on said mmWave signals, over a non-mmWave frequency band; and causing said first wireless communication device to establish with said second wireless communication device a beamformed link over said mmWave frequency band, said beamformed link using a Tx beamforming setting, which is determined based on the feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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