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Wi-Fi adaptive transmit antenna selection

  • US 10,014,900 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2017
  • Issued: 07/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:

  • a first antenna and a second antenna, configured to transmit and receive signals;

    a first receive chain and a second receive chain, communicatively coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna for receiving packets;

    a transmit chain communicatively coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna for transmitting packets; and

    a processing element configured to;

    track a respective performance measure of the first antenna and the second antenna during operation of the first receive chain and the second receive chain; and

    select, at a switching occasion, one of the first antenna or the second antenna for transmitting packets via the transmit chain, based at least in part on the tracked respective performance measure of the first antenna and the second antenna.

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