Techniques for Exchanging Beamforming Information for a Dual Connection to User Equipment

摘要

Examples are disclosed for exchanging beamforming information for a first wireless link utilized as a first connection of a dual connection for user equipment (UE) to access a network. The beamforming information exchanged between the UE and a small cell base station (BS) to configure the first wireless link as a beam-formed wireless link. Other examples are described and claimed.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor circuit for a small cell base station; a request component for execution by the processor circuit to receive a beam activation request message that includes information to initiate configuration of a first wireless link as a beam-formed wireless link between user equipment (UE) and the small cell base station; a response component for execution by the processor circuit to cause a beam activation response message destined for the UE to be transmitted, the beam activation response message including beamforming configuration data for the UE to configure transceiver circuitry for the beam-formed wireless link with the small cell base station; and an establish component for execution by the processor circuit to cause an exchange of beam training information between the UE and the small cell base station to establish the beam-formed wireless link as a first connection of a dual connection that has a second connection over a second wireless link with a macro cell base station, the UE capable of accessing a network via the dual connection with the macro cell base station serving as a primary cell and the small cell base station serving as a secondary cell.