CPC H04B 7/15507 (2013.01) [H04B 7/043 (2013.01); H04B 7/0452 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] | 36 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving a communication from a repeater wireless station in a network environment;
in response to the communication, establishing a wireless communication link between a wireless base station and the repeater wireless station;
communicating beamforming control information from the wireless base station to the repeater wireless station, the beamforming control information controlling beamforming of wireless connectivity between the repeater wireless station and a first mobile communication device; and
wherein the beamforming control information indicates which of multiple wireless beams transmitted the wireless base station are to be repeated by the repeater wireless station.
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