Phased beam-alignment pulse for rapid localization in 5G and 6G

Non-transitory computer-readable media in a base station of a wireless network, the media containing instructions that when implemented in a computing environment cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:

• a) configuring an antenna to transmit electromagnetic energy in a range of directions between a first direction and a second direction, wherein the electromagnetic energy is phase modulated according to a first phase, transmitted in the first direction and modulated according to a second phase, transmitted in the second direction, wherein the phase varies monotonically from the first phase to the second phase, the first phase being transmitted in the first direction, and the second phase being transmitted in the second direction;
• b) transmitting, with the antenna so configured, a first pulse of electromagnetic energy to a user device(s) of the wireless network;
• c) receiving, by the user device of the wireless network, the first pulse, and measuring a phase value associated with the first pulse;
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• d) receiving a reply message from the user device of the wireless network, the reply message indicating a measured phase value associated with the first pulse.