Communication signaling using multiple frequency bands in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting by a device first signals using a first frequency band, the first frequency band being associated with a first beamwidth, the first signals to facilitate initial communication between the device and at least one other device in a wireless network, including initial communication of signals and/or control information for coarse configuration by the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with the device, and the devices to subsequently communicate signals and/or control information for finer configuration using a second frequency band associated with a second beamwidth, the first beamwidth being greater than the second beamwidth.
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Abstract
Communication signals using a first and a second frequency band in a wireless network is described herein. The first frequency band may be associated with a first beamwidth while the second frequency band may be associated with a second beamwidth, the first beamwidth being wider than the second beamwidth. The first frequency band may be used to communicate first signals to facilitate initial communication, including signals and/or control information to coarsely configure a receiving device. The second frequency band may then be used to communicate second signals that facilitate further communication, including signals and/or control information for finer configuring of the receiving device. Alternatively, the first and second frequency bands may be used in a wireless network to communicate a first and a second signals independently.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
transmitting by a device first signals using a first frequency band, the first frequency band being associated with a first beamwidth, the first signals to facilitate initial communication between the device and at least one other device in a wireless network, including initial communication of signals and/or control information for coarse configuration by the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with the device, and the devices to subsequently communicate signals and/or control information for finer configuration using a second frequency band associated with a second beamwidth, the first beamwidth being greater than the second beamwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a physical storage medium;
a plurality of executable instructions stored in the physical storage medium designed to program a device to enable the device to;
receive first signals using a first frequency band, the first frequency band being associated with a first beamwidth, and the first signals to facilitate initial communication between the device and at least one other device in a wireless network, including initial communication of signals and/or control information for coarse configuration by the device to wirelessly communicate with the at least one other device, and the devices to subsequently communicate signals and/or control information for finer configuration using a second frequency band associated with a second beamwidth, the first beamwidth being greater than the second beamwidth. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a physical (PHY) layer adapted to transmit and/or receive signals to or from at least one other device of a wireless network using a first and a second frequency band associated with a first and a second beamwidth, respectively, the first beamwidth being greater than the second beamwidth; and
a medium access control (MAC) layer coupled to the PHY layer to selectively employ the PHY layer to transmit and/or receive first signals using the first frequency band to facilitate initial communication between the apparatus and selected one(s) of the at least one other device including initial communication of signals and/or control information for coarse configuration by the apparatus and/or by the selected one(s) of the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with each other, to subsequently and selectively employ the PHY layer to transmit and/or receive second signals using the second frequency band to facilitate further communication between the apparatus and the selected one(s) of the at least one other device, including further communication of signals and/or control information for finer configuration by the apparatus and/or by the selected one(s) of the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with each other. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system, comprising:
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a physical (PHY) layer adapted to transmit and/or receive signals to or from at least one other device of a wireless network using a first and a second frequency band associated with a first and a second beamwidth, respectively, the first beamwidth being greater than the second beamwidth;
a medium access control (MAC) layer coupled to the PHY layer to selectively employ the PHY layer to transmit and/or receive first signals using the first frequency band to facilitate initial communication between the system and selected one(s) of the at least one other device including initial communication of signals and/or control information for coarse configuration by the system and/or by the selected one(s) of the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with each other, to subsequently and selectively employ the PHY layer to transmit and/or receive second signals using the second frequency band to facilitate further communication between the system and the selected one(s) of the at least one other device, including further communication of signals and/or control information for finer configuration by the apparatus and/or by the selected one(s) of the at least one other device to wirelessly communicate with each other; and
an omnidirectional antenna coupled to the PHY layer to transmit and/or receive at least the first signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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Specification