Ranging technology use for ultra-broadband communication in millimeter wave communication systems

1. A transceiver, comprising:

a millimeter wave communication unit; and

an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) communication unit coupled to the millimeter wave communication unit,

wherein based on an initiation of IR-UWB ranging and localization capabilities of the transceiver, the transceiver utilizes the IR-UWB communication unit for ranging and localization and the millimeter wave communication unit for data transmission,

wherein the IR-UWB communication unit is configured to conduct ranging and localization via an IR-UWB communication link and the millimeter wave communication unit is configured to conduct data transmission via a millimeter wave communication link, and

wherein ranging and localization capability associated with the millimeter wave communication link is disabled when the IR-UWB communication link for ranging and localization is established.

2. The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure a time-of-flight (ToF) of a communication signal transmitted and received back by the transceiver.

3. The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure an angle-of-arrival of a communication signal received by the transceiver.

4. The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure a difference of time-of-arrival of a communication signal received by the transceiver.

5. The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication unit establishes the IR-UWB communication link.

6. The transceiver of claim 5 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication unit has an IR-UWB communication antenna configuration with a three-dimensional characteristic that is used for the IR-UWB communication link.

7. The transceiver of claim 1 , wherein:

the millimeter wave communication unit provides the millimeter wave communication link.

8. The transceiver of claim 7 , wherein:

the millimeter wave communication unit has a millimeter wave antenna configuration with a three-dimensional characteristic that is used to establish the millimeter wave communication link.

9. A method, comprising:

establishing a millimeter wave communication link between a first transceiver and a second transceiver;

determining whether the second transceiver is configured for impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) ranging and localization; and

based on whether the second transceiver is configured for IR-UWB ranging and localization, establishing an IR-UWB communication link between the first transceiver and the second transceiver for ranging and localization, and

when the IR-UWB communication link between the first transceiver and the second transceiver for ranging and localization is established, disabling ranging and localization capabilities associated with the millimeter wave communication link.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

utilizing the millimeter wave communication link as a primary data communication link.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

measuring a time-of-flight (ToF) of a communication signal transmitted from the first transceiver to the second transceiver and back to the first transceiver using the IR-UWB communication link.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

measuring an angle-of-arrival of a communication signal transmitted between the first transceiver and the second transceiver using the IR-UWB communication link.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

measuring a difference of time-of-arrival of a communication signal transmitted from the first transceiver and the second transceiver using the IR-UWB communication link.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

using a first IR-UWB communication unit and a second IR-UWB communication unit to establish the IR-UWB communication link.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

using a first millimeter wave communication unit and a second millimeter wave communication unit to establish the millimeter wave communication link.

16. A base station, comprising:

a millimeter wave communication unit capable of being wirelessly coupled to user-equipment using a millimeter wave communication link;

an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) communication unit coupled to the millimeter wave communication unit wherein, based on a determination as to whether the user-equipment is configured for IR-UWB ranging and localization, an IR-UWB communication link is established between the base station and user-equipment for IR-UWB ranging and localization, and wherein ranging and localization associated with the millimeter wave communication unit is disabled and the millimeter wave communication link is used for data communication utilizing localization and ranging information provided by the IR-UWB communication link.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure a time-of-flight (ToF) of a communication signal transmitted and received back by the transceiver.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure an angle-of-arrival of a communication signal received by the transceiver.

19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:

the IR-UWB communication link is used to measure a difference of time-of-arrival of a communication signal received by the transceiver.

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:

the millimeter wave communication unit includes a millimeter wave antenna configuration with a three-dimensional characteristic that is used to establish the millimeter wave communication link.