Beamforming training

1. A method for performing beamforming training in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method performed by a responding device including a processor, a transceiver, a first array antenna and second array antenna, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of beacon frames from an initiating device through a plurality of sectors during a transmission (TX) beamforming (BF) interval,

wherein the plurality of sectors correspond to a plurality of transmit antenna patterns for the initiating device;

transmitting a first sector sweep feedback to the initiating device during a reception (RX) BF interval,

wherein the first sector sweep feedback includes a first antenna identifier (ID) indicating the first array antenna and a first TX ID indicating a first TX sector determined by the responding device for the first array antenna based on the plurality of beacon frames;

determining whether a first sector sweep acknowledgement (ACK) is received from the initiating device in response to the first sector sweep feedback; and

transmitting a second sector sweep feedback including a redundant feedback to the initiating device during the RX BF interval if the first sector sweep ACK is not received,

wherein the second sector sweep feedback includes a second antenna ID indicating the second array antenna and a second TX ID indicating a second TX sector determined by the responding device for the second array antenna based on the plurality of beacon frames, and

wherein the redundant feedback includes a third antenna ID indicating the first array antenna and a third TX ID indicating the first TX sector.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sector sweep feedback further includes a first RX ID indicating a first RX sector for reception from the initiating device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TX sector corresponds to one of a plurality of first transmit antenna patterns for the first array antenna, and the second TX sector corresponds to one of a plurality of second transmit antenna patterns for the second array antenna.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third antenna ID is set based on a difference value between a value indicated by the first antenna ID and a value indicated by the second antenna ID, and wherein the third TX ID is set based on a difference value between a value indicated by the first TX ID and a value indicated by the second TX ID.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second sector sweep feedback further includes information indicating a presence of the redundant feedback.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RX BF interval is consecutive to the TX BF interval.

7. An apparatus for performing multi-beamforming training in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit a radio signal;

a first array antenna and second array antenna; and

a processor connected to the transceiver and configured to:

receive a plurality of beacon frames from an initiating device through a plurality of sectors during a transmission (TX) beamforming (BF) interval,

wherein the plurality of sectors correspond to a plurality of transmit antenna patterns for the initiating device,

transmit a first sector sweep feedback to the initiating device during a reception (RX) BF interval,

wherein the first sector sweep feedback includes a first antenna identifier (ID) indicating the first array antenna and a first TX ID indicating a first TX sector determined by the responding device for the first array antenna based on the plurality of beacon frames,

determine whether a first sector sweep acknowledgement (ACK) is received from the initiating device in response to the first sector sweep feedback, and

transmit a second sector sweep feedback including a redundant feedback to the initiating device during the RX BF interval if the first sector sweep ACK is not received,

wherein the second sector sweep feedback includes a second antenna ID indicating the second array antenna and a second TX ID indicating a second TX sector determined by the responding device for the second array antenna based on the plurality of beacon frames, and

wherein the redundant feedback includes a third antenna ID indicating the first array antenna and a third TX ID indicating the first TX sector.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first sector sweep feedback further includes a first RX ID indicating a first RX sector for reception from the initiating device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first TX sector corresponds to one of a plurality of first transmit antenna patterns for the first array antenna, and the second TX sector corresponds to one of a plurality of second transmit antenna patterns for the second array antenna.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the third antenna ID is set based on a difference value between a value indicated by the first antenna ID and a value indicated by the second antenna ID, and wherein the third TX ID is set based on a difference value between a value indicated by the first TX ID and a value indicated by the second TX ID.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second sector sweep feedback further comprises information indicating a presence of the redundant feedback.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the RX BF interval is consecutive to the TX BF interval.