Cooperative techniques between lower-frequency carriers and millimeter-wave channels for discovery and synchronization and beamforming

A method of wireless communication of a connection point, comprising:

• receiving, via a first network, first information from a base station of a first network;
• determining, based on the first information received via the first network, a position of resources for transmitting a signal from the connection point via a second network, the connection point being an access point of the second network, the second network having a higher frequency than the first network;
• transmitting the signal via at least one beam transmitting direction based on the resources;
• and
• receiving second information from a user equipment (UE) in response to the signal, the second information comprising at least two of:
• an intent of the UE to establish a millimeter-wave (mmW) link with the connection point,
• a beam receiving direction of the UE, or
• a beam transmitting direction of the connection point determined by the UE.

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, via a first network, first information from a base station of the first network;
• means for determining, based on the first information received via the first network, a position of resources for receiving a signal transmitted from a connection point of a second network via the second network, the connection point being an access point of the second network, the second network having a higher frequency than the first network;
• means for detecting the signal via at least one beam receiving direction based on the resources;
• means for determining a beam transmitting direction of the connection point and a beam receiving direction of the UE based on the signal;
• means for identifying a beam receiving direction of the connection point based on the beam transmitting direction of the connection point;
• means for providing the connection point with second information based on the beam receiving direction of the connection point, the second information comprising at least two of:
• an intent to establish a millimeter-wave (mmW) link with the connection point,
• the beam receiving direction of the UE, or
• a beam response indicating a link quality;
• means for establishing the mmW link with the connection point based on the second information;
• and
• means for communicating data with the connection point over the established mmW link.

A connection point for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, via a first network, first information from a base station of a first network;
• means for determining, based on the first information received via the first network, a position of resources for transmitting a signal from the connection point via a second network, the connection point being an access point of the second network, the second network having a higher frequency than the first network;
• means for transmitting the signal via at least one beam transmitting direction based on the resources;
• means for receiving second information from a user equipment (UE) in response to the signal, the second information comprising at least two of:
• an intent of the UE to establish a millimeter-wave (mmW) link with the connection point,
• a beam receiving direction of the UE, or
• a beam response indicating a link quality;
• means for establishing the mmW link with the UE based on the second information;
• and
• means for communicating data with the UE over the established mmW link.