LOW FREQUENCY ASSISTED METHODS FOR BEAMFORMING TIMING AND FREQUENCY OFFSET IN MM WAVE ACCESS SYSTEMS

摘要

A method an apparatus and a computer program product for operating a user equipment (UE) are provided. The apparatus determines a first set of beamforming directions for communication with a base station (BS) in a first network monitors for beams in a second set of beamforming directions for communication with a millimeter wave base station (mmW BS) based on the determined first set of beamforming directions where the second set of beamforming directions includes the first set of beamforming directions and where the mmW BS is in a second network having a higher carrier frequency than the first network and establishes a communication link with the mmW BS based on a beamforming direction in the second set of beamforming directions.