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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for lightweight messaging during initial synchronization, discovery, and association in directional wireless systems
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Application No.: US14318542Application Date: 2014-06-27
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Publication No.: US10321435B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: Omar El Ayach , Sundar Subramanian , John Edward Smee , Ashwin Sampath , Junyi Li
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Arent Fox
- Agent Clint R. Morin
- Main IPC: H04W72/04
- IPC: H04W72/04 ; H04W16/28 ; H04W48/12

Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a discovery signal transmitted from a connection point (CP) via a directional beam. The discovery signal may include first information (including beam sweep configuration information) related to the CP. The apparatus then transmits an association signal to the CP based on the beam sweep configuration information and monitors for a resource grant from the CP based on the transmitted association signal. Alternatively, the apparatus transmits a discovery signal via a directional beam to a user equipment (UE). The discovery signal may include first information (including beam sweep configuration information) related to the apparatus. The apparatus then receives an association signal from the UE based on the beam sweep configuration information and determines a resource grant for communicating with the UE based on the received association signal.
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