Method, apparatus, computer program product, computer readable medium and system for fast feedback and response handling in wireless networks

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• transmitting, to a network element, a transmitted waveform using a transmission pattern;
• tailoring a reception pattern to receive a feedback indicator regarding the transmitted waveform from the network element;
• and
• initiating retransmission of the transmitted waveform via another layer or radio access technology based on the feedback indicator,
• wherein the reception pattern comprises a broader beam than the transmission pattern.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer-readable medium comprising code for executing the following method:

• transmitting, from a first network element to a second network element, a transmitted waveform using a transmission pattern;
• tailoring a reception pattern to receive a feedback indicator regarding the transmitted waveform from the second network element;
• and
• initiating retransmission of the transmitted waveform via another layer or radio access technology based on the feedback indicator,
• wherein the reception pattern comprises a broader beam than the transmission pattern.