Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhancing a beamforming training procedure. For example, according to certain aspects, devices may exchange information regarding the number of beamforming transmit sectors each device plans to use for both partial and full sector sweeps, as well as the number of receive antennas. The devices may also exchange timing information used to synchronize when the devices start to perform the partial and full sector sweeps, after detecting a lost link.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for using frames having beamforming training fields with base complementary code sequences that have a longer length than complementary code sequences used in other fields of the frame. The longer length may help perform channel estimation when encountering longer delay spread, for example, due to multipath effects of multiple beams during a beamforming training procedure. The longer length may be based on a lengthening factor which may be signaled, for example, using on or more bits of a preamble portion of the frames.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus includes a processing system configured to generate a frame comprising a first channel estimation sequence for transmission via a first channel, a second channel estimation sequence for transmission via a second channel, and at least a first portion of a data payload for transmission via a third channel, wherein the first channel includes a first frequency band, wherein the second channel includes a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, and wherein the third channel includes a third frequency band that overlaps in frequency with the first and second frequency bands; and an interface configured to output the frame for transmission.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to co-existence of millimeter wave (mmW) communication and radar. In some aspects, a device that supports mmW communication and radar operations may determine whether or when to conduct radar operations based on information obtained about a nearby mmW network. For example, prior to sending radar signals, the device may monitor for mmW communication signals. As another example, the device may send at least one mmW communication signal to reserve a communication medium for subsequent radar operations. As yet another example, the device may conduct radar operations during idle or allocated time periods defined by the mmW network.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to communication using sequences of pilot repetitions to adapt the operation of a receiver. Various aspects of the disclosure relate to communication using short training fields to adapt the operation of a receiver.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus includes a processing system configured to generate a frame comprising a preamble, a first header, and a second header, wherein the preamble and the first header are configured to be decoded by a first device operating according to a first protocol, the second header not being configured to be decoded by the first device, and wherein the preamble, the first header, and the second header are configured to be decoded by a second device operating according to a second protocol; and an interface configured to output the frame for transmission.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for reducing latency in systems including legacy devices by transmitting legacy-decodable preamble information in each of multiple channels and for transmitting preamble information for channel estimation of a multi-channel transmission in gaps between the multiple channels.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus comprises an interface configured to output a first signal for transmission via at least one first antenna, to output a second signal for transmission via at least one second antenna, to receive the transmitted first signal via the at least one second antenna, and to receive the transmitted second signal via the at least one first antenna. The apparatus also comprises a processing system configured to measure a phase of the received first signal and a phase of the received second signal, to determine a phase correction for the at least one first antenna based on the measured phase of the received first signal and the measured phase of the received second signal, and to shift a phase of a transmit signal by the phase correction, wherein the interface is configured to output the transmit signal for transmission via the at least one first antenna after the transmit signal is phase shifted.
Abstract:
A method for wireless communications is described herein according to certain aspects. The method comprises receiving interference from at least one interference source at each one of two or more polarizations, measuring a strength of the received interference at each one of the two or more polarizations, selecting one of the two or more polarizations based on the measured interference strengths, and communicating with a remote device using the selected one of the two or more polarizations.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for wireless communications are provided. More particularly, disclosed aspects generally relate to an apparatus with an improved antenna design and use thereof. According to these aspects, the apparatus includes a substrate, first antennas disposed in the substrate, and second antennas disposed in the substrate. Each of the first antennas are configured to have a peak gain in one or more first directions substantially perpendicular to the substrate and each of the second antennas are configured to have a peak gain in one or more second directions substantially diverging from the first directions. According to these aspects, a subset of first and the second antennas contributing to the communications session can be determined and power for gain amplifiers not associated with the subset can be reduced.