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ADAPTIVE NETWORK DISCOVERY SIGNALING

  • US 20190104465A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2018
  • Published: 04/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for wireless communication in a network, comprising:

  • (a) a wireless communication circuit configured for wirelessly communicating with other wireless communication stations utilizing directional millimeter-wave (mmW) communications having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors each having different transmission directions;

    (b) a processor coupled to said wireless communication circuit within a station configured for operating on the network;

    (c) a non-transitory memory storing instructions executable by the processor; and

    (d) wherein said instructions, when executed by the processor, perform steps comprising;

    (i) collecting information on a newly discovered station and recording an event within a data base, containing information about the newly discovered station;

    (ii) exchanging information from said data base with other entities on the network comprising either a central coordinator entity or other stations in the network;

    (iii) determining a signal transmission form based on information received from a network station;

    (iv) transmitting the determined signal transmission form to other stations in the network as said wireless communication circuit operates as either a central coordinator or a regular station; and

    (v) adjusting signal transmissions according to a received determined signal transmission form from other stations or a central controller, toward aiding new stations scanning for the network.

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