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Antenna steering method and apparatus for an 802.11 station

  • US 20050037822A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2004
  • Published: 02/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for operating a directional antenna at a Station within a wireless network comprising:

  • external from a Station Management Entity (SME) and Physical (PHY) layer in a station in a wireless network, selecting an antenna beam pattern for a directional antenna associated with the station based on at least one signal quality metric available from the PHY layer; and

    causing the directional antenna to form the selected beam pattern for communicating with a network device external from the station in the wireless network.

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