Device, system and method of wireless communication via multiple antenna assemblies

A wireless communication unit including:

• a receiver to receive one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session, wherein said transmitter is to include in the one or more responder training packets an initiator antenna assembly identifier to identify an initiator antenna assembly of said initiator wireless communication device,
• said wireless communication unit is to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A wireless communication unit including:

• a receiver to receive one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, wherein an initiator training packet of said one or more initiator training packets includes an indication of an initiator antenna assembly and an initiator transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session,
• said wireless communication unit is to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A wireless communication unit including:

• a receiver to receive a plurality of initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, all of said plurality of initiator training packets including an indication of a common initiator transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session,
• said wireless communication unit is to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A wireless communication unit including:

• a receiver to receive a plurality of initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, each of the initiator training packets including an indication of a different initiator antenna assembly of said initiator wireless communication device;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session,
• said wireless communication unit is to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A wireless communication unit including:

• a receiver to receive one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, wherein said wireless communication unit is to sequentially switch a plurality of antenna assemblies to receive said initiator training packets;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session,
• said wireless communication unit is to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

• receiving one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session;
• transmitting, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session, wherein the instructions result in including in all of said responder training packets a common initiator transmit sector identifier to identify a common transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device;
• and
• selecting, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

• receiving one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session;
• transmitting, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session, wherein the instructions result in including in the one or more responder training packets an initiator antenna assembly identifier to identify an initiator antenna assembly of said initiator wireless communication device;
• and
• selecting, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

• receiving a plurality of initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, all of said plurality of initiator training packets including an indication of a common initiator transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device;
• transmitting, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session;
• and
• selecting, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

• receiving one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, wherein said instructions result in sequentially switching a plurality of antenna assemblies to receive said initiator training packets;
• transmitting, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session;
• and
• selecting, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A system comprising:

• a responder wireless communication device including:
• a processor;
• a storage;
• an input unit;
• an output unit;
• one or more antenna assemblies;
• and
• a wireless communication unit to receive one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, wherein an initiator training packet of said one or more initiator training packets includes an indication of an initiator antenna assembly and an initiator transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device, the wireless communication unit to transmit, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session, and to select, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.

A method comprising:

• receiving one or more initiator training packets from an initiator wireless communication device during a beamforming training session, wherein an initiator training packet of said one or more initiator training packets includes an indication of an initiator antenna assembly and an initiator transmit sector of said initiator wireless communication device;
• transmitting, in response to said one or more initiator training packets, one or more responder training packets during the beamforming training session;
• and
• selecting, during the beamforming training session, at least one antenna assembly to transmit to and/or receive from said initiator wireless communication device.