US Patent Application 17738892. 60 GHZ OPERATING MODE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS) simplified abstract

60 GHZ OPERATING MODE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS)

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Lin Yang of San Diego CA (US)

Bin Tian of San Diego CA (US)

Alfred Asterjadhi of San Diego CA (US)

Youhan Kim of Saratoga CA (US)

60 GHZ OPERATING MODE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS) - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17738892 titled '60 GHZ OPERATING MODE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS)

Simplified Explanation

- This patent application is about methods, devices, and systems for increasing carrier frequencies for wireless communications in wireless local area networks (WLANs). - Specifically, it focuses on BSS (Basic Service Set) discovery and association techniques that support wireless communications on carrier frequencies above 7 GHz. - The innovation involves an access point (AP) using beamforming on a wireless communication link operating at a carrier frequency above 7 GHz (directional link) while offloading the BSS discovery and association procedures onto a wireless communication link operating at a carrier frequency below 7 GHz (anchor link). - The AP performs a beamforming training operation with a STA (Station) over the anchor link upon associating with the STA. - The AP then communicates with the STA over the directional link using a beam derived from the beamforming training operation.

Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for increasing carrier frequencies for wireless communications in wireless local area networks (WLANs). Some implementations more specifically relate to BSS discovery and association techniques that support wireless communications on carrier frequencies above 7 GHz. In some aspects, an access point (AP) may communicate using beamforming on a wireless communication link operating at a carrier frequency above 7 GHz (the “directional link”) while offloading the BSS discovery and association procedures needed to support such communications onto a wireless communication link operating at a carrier frequency below 7 GHz (the “anchor link”). In some implementations, the AP may perform a beamforming training operation with a STA over the directional link upon associating with the STA over the anchor link. In such implementations, the AP may communicate with the STA over the directional link using a beam derived from the beamforming training operation.