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 providing secure network association services to a device seeking to join a distribution network.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for performing radar operations. For example, certain aspects provide an apparatus having a first interface configured to output at least one first sequence for transmission in one or more directions, and a second interface configured to obtain at least one second sequence and at least one third sequence, where the at least one second sequence is obtained during the transmission of the at least one first sequence. In certain aspects, the apparatus also include a processing system configured to compare the at least one first sequence with the at least one second sequence, and detect one or more objects based on the comparison, wherein the detection of the one or more objects is further based on the at least one third sequence.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhancing a beamforming training procedure.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may include a processing system configured to generate a frame including a data field and a plurality of training subfields. The data field may include information indicating a different direction for transmitting each of the training subfields. The apparatus may include an interface configured to output the frame for transmission with the data field in a first direction and the training subfields in their respective directions.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to beamforming training. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to generate a plurality of transmit sector sweep frames for transmission on a set of channels. In certain aspects, each of the transmit sector sweep frames comprise a preamble portion to be output for transmission on the set of channels, and a wideband training field to be output for transmission on a bandwidth spanning the set of channels. In certain aspects, the apparatus also includes an interface configured to output the transmit sector sweep frames for transmission on the set of channels using different transmit beamforming sectors.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to beamforming training. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to generate a plurality of transmit sector sweep frames for transmission on a set of channels. In certain aspects, each of the transmit sector sweep frames comprise a preamble portion to be output for transmission on the set of channels, and a wideband training field to be output for transmission on a bandwidth spanning the set of channels. In certain aspects, the apparatus also includes an interface configured to output the transmit sector sweep frames for transmission on the set of channels using different transmit beamforming sectors.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhancing a beamforming training procedure. For example, an apparatus can include a processing system that generates a plurality of transmit beamforming refinement frames for a transmit sector sweep that each include a preamble, a data field, at least one beamforming training field, identification of a transmit antenna array to be used for transmitting the at least one beamforming training field, and a status indication of whether the transmit beamforming refinement frame is a last transmit beamforming refinement frame in the transmit sector sweep for one or more receive antenna arrays of a wireless node. The apparatus also includes a first interface that outputs the transmit beamforming refinement frames using a first transmit beamforming sector for the preambles and data fields, and one or more second transmit beamforming sectors for subfields of the beamforming training fields.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhancing a beamforming training procedure.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhancing a beamforming training procedure. For example, an apparatus for wireless communications may include a processing system configured to generate a first transmit beamforming refinement frame, a first interface configured to output the first transmit beamforming refinement frame for transmission to a wireless node, wherein a first portion of the first transmit beamforming refinement frame is output for transmission via a first transmit beamforming sector and further wherein training fields of the first transmit beamforming refinement frame are output for transmission via two or more second transmit beamforming sectors, and a second interface configured to obtain a first feedback frame from the wireless node indicating one of the second transmit beamforming sectors. The apparatus may be configured to use the indicated second transmit beamforming sector for communication with the wireless node.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for signaling a receive antenna mode to use during beamforming training procedure. For example, an apparatus for wireless communications, may generally include a processing system configured to generate a first frame having one or more beamforming training fields to be output for transmission to a wireless device using a directional transmit antenna mode and an indication whether the wireless device is to be in an Omni-directional receive antenna mode to receive the one or more beamforming training fields, and a first interface configured to output the first frame for transmission.

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 methods and apparatus for using wide transmit sector level sweep (SLS) sectors.

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: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for a fragmented beamforming training procedure. For example, an apparatus for wireless communications may include a processing system configured to generate a plurality of first frames, each first frame comprising a preamble, a data field, and one or more beamforming training fields. The apparatus may also include a first interface configured to output the plurality of first frames for transmission using a first transmit beamforming sector for the preamble and data field of each the plurality of first frames and a different second transmit beamforming sector for each of the one or more beamforming training fields of the plurality of first frames, and a second interface configured to obtain a second frame comprising feedback generated based on the one or more beamforming training fields of the plurality of first frames.

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 methods and apparatus for generating frames with dual mode channel estimation fields (CEFs) that may accommodate devices with different processing capabilities. In some examples, a frame that is generated comprises a first portion for transmission on separate channels, and a second portion for transmission using channel bonding. The second portion has a training field including first complementary sequences, a first channel estimation field (CEF) including second complementary sequences, and a second CEF including one of the first complementary sequences of the training field and a subset of the second complementary sequences of the first CEF.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques to reduce address collision in short sector sweeps. In some cases, the techniques involve determining whether an encoded address (e.g., a compressed address), generated using a first parameter (e.g., a seed for a hash function), identifies a first wireless node and a second wireless node as a same destination for at least one first frame including the encoded address; generating at least one second frame including an indication not to use the first parameter if the encoded address identifies the first wireless node and the second wireless node as the same destination; and outputting the at least one second frame for transmission to at least one of the first wireless node or the second wireless node.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed for reducing interference in a communication system including a plurality of wireless devices. A first device transmits a frame (e.g., an RTS frame or a CTS frame) to a second device, the frame including information from which a non-target third device may use to estimate potential interference at the first device based on a proposed transmission to a fourth device. The information includes at least one of an interference and sensitivity factor (ISF), transmit power, and reciprocity factor (a difference between an antenna receive gain and an antenna transmit gain). Using the information in the frame to estimate the potential interference at the first device, the third device may choose to proceed with the proposed transmission if the estimated potential interference is less than a threshold; or withdraw or modify the proposed transmission if the estimated potential interference is greater than or equal to a threshold.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for generating frames with portions utilizing different guard interval (GI) lengths. For example, an apparatus may include a processing system configured to generate a frame including a first portion with first blocks of symbols, including an end first block, surrounded by first guard interval (GI) sequences of a first GI length, and a second portion with second blocks of symbols, including a starting second block, surrounded by second GI sequences of a second GI length, and an interface for outputting the frame for transmission. A longer GI sequence of the first and second GI sequences may include a shorter of the first and second GI sequences, and the longer GI sequence of the first and second GI sequences may separate the end first block from the starting second block.