QUALCOMM Incorporated
WIRELESS DEVICE DIGITAL BEAMFORMING CAPABILITY INDICATION

Abstract:

Embodiment methods for managing communication between a wireless device and a base station may include a wireless device sending an indication in a random access channel (RACH) message to the base station that the wireless device is capable of millimeter wave (mmWave) digital beamforming. Embodiment methods may include a base station receiving the indication in a random access channel (RACH) message from the wireless device that the wireless device is capable of millimeter wave (mmWave) digital beamforming, generating a first RACH response to the wireless device in response to the indication in the RACH message that the wireless device is capable of mmWave digital beamforming, and multiplexing the first RACH response to the wireless device with a second RACH response transmitted to a second wireless device.