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Apparatus, system and method of angle of departure (AoD) estimation

US10362447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2016
Grant dateJul 23, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W64/003
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of Angle of Departure (AoD) estimation. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless station to determine a beamforming scheme configured for AoD estimation, the beamforming scheme including a plurality of beamforming settings to be applied to a respective plurality of antennas, the beamforming scheme configured to transmit a plurality of tones in a plurality of directions such that a direction may be associated with at least one tone of the plurality of tones; and to sequentially transmit a plurality of transmissions according to the beamforming scheme, a transmission of the plurality of transmissions comprising a transmission via one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas according to one or more beamforming settings corresponding to the one or more antennas.

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