Enhanced fragmented sector level sweep procedure in mmw wlan systems

Abstract

A communication device is provided herein. The communication device may include a processor and the transceiver configured to monitor for one or more frames in a plurality of beamforming sectors during a time interval. The processor and the transceiver may be configured to receive at least one frame in at least one the plurality of beamforming sectors during the time interval. The processor and the transceiver may be configured to transmit a response frame using beamforming parameters based on one of the plurality of beamforming sectors in which the at least one frame is received, wherein the response frame is transmitted using a subsequent time interval associated with the one of the plurality of beamforming sectors. The processor and the transceiver may be configured to operate in an unlicensed frequency band.

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