Method and device for transmitting signals in a wireless communication system and method and device for receiving signals in a wireless communication system

A communication system comprising:

• a transmitting device, including
• a transmitter set of narrow beam antennas, each narrow beam antenna having a different beaming direction corresponding to one of a number of paths from said transmitting device to a receiving device, a set of said number of paths being stored as a list of paths to be used for transmission, and
• a transmitter control unit configured to control a sequence of transmission of each of said frames based on the list of paths to be used for transmission and to update the list of paths to be used for transmission according to a monitored channel quality of the paths of the list of paths to be used for transmission, said sequence of transmission including sequential transmission of each of said frames over a respective path of the list of paths to be used for transmission in accordance with the stored list of paths to be used for transmission;
• and
• said receiving device, including
• a receiver set of narrow beam antennas, each narrow beam antenna having a different beaming direction corresponding to one of a number of paths from a transmitting device to said receiving device, a set of said number of paths being stored as a list of paths to be used for reception, and
• a receiver control unit configured to control a sequence of reception of each of said frames based on the list of paths to be used for reception and to update the list of paths to be used for reception according to a monitored channel quality of the paths of the list of paths to be used for reception, said sequence of reception including sequential reception of each of said frames over a respective path of the list of paths to be used for reception in accordance with the stored list of paths to be used for reception.

A method for transmitting signals in a wireless communication system, said signals being transmitted in consecutive frames, each frame comprising a beacon and data frames, said transmitting method comprising:

• storing a set of a number of paths as a list of paths to be used for transmission, the paths provided by a transmitter set of narrow beam antennas, each narrow beam antenna having a different beaming direction corresponding to one of a number of paths from a transmitting device to a receiving device;
• controlling a sequence of transmission of each of said frames based on the list of paths to be used for transmission, said sequence of transmission including sequential transmission of each of said frames over a respective path of the list of paths in accordance with the stored list of paths;
• and
• updating the list of paths to be used for transmission according to a monitored channel quality of the paths of the list of paths.

A method for receiving signals in a wireless communication system, said signals being received in consecutive frames, each frame comprising a beacon and data frames, said receiving method comprising:

• storing a set of a number of paths as a list of paths to be used for reception, the paths provided by a receiver set of narrow beam antennas, each narrow beam antenna having a different beaming direction corresponding to one of a number of paths from a transmitting device to a receiving device;
• controlling a sequence of reception of each of said frames based on the list of paths to be used for reception, said sequence of reception including sequential reception of each of said frames over a respective path of the list of paths in accordance with the stored list of paths;
• and
• updating the list of paths to be used for reception according to a monitored channel quality of the paths of the list of paths.