OPTIMIZED DIRECTIONAL MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device with a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems, comprising:
- determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and a plurality of stations for a first of the plurality of radios with a first configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations;
determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and the plurality of stations for a second of the plurality of radios with a second configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations;
determining a connection matrix including the transmit and receive signal quality metrics for the first and second radios and the plurality of configurations of the first and second configurable antennas; and
selecting an antenna configuration for the first and second antenna configurations using the connection matrix.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device with a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems. Determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and a plurality of stations for a plurality of radios and configurable antenna systems in a plurality of configurations. Determining a connection matrix that includes the transmit and receive signal quality. Selecting antenna configurations for the configurable antennas using the connection matrix.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device with a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems, comprising:
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determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and a plurality of stations for a first of the plurality of radios with a first configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and the plurality of stations for a second of the plurality of radios with a second configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; determining a connection matrix including the transmit and receive signal quality metrics for the first and second radios and the plurality of configurations of the first and second configurable antennas; and selecting an antenna configuration for the first and second antenna configurations using the connection matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a wireless device with a plurality of radios and a plurality of antennas, comprising:
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determining a signal quality metric for a first radio with a first antenna; determining a signal quality metric for a second radio with a second antenna; and selecting an overall antenna gain for the wireless communication device by allocating different weights to signals transmitted and received by the first and second radio. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a station with a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems, comprising:
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determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for a connection between the station and an access point for a first radio in the station with a first configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; determining a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for the connection between the station and the access point for a second radio in the station with a second configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; determining a connection matrix including the transmission and receive signal quality metrics for the first and second radios and the plurality of configurations of the first and second configurable antennas; and selecting an antenna configuration for the first and second antenna configurations using the connection matrix. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An access point comprising:
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a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems; a processor that determines a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and a plurality of stations for a first of the plurality of radios with a first configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; the processor determines a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for connections between the wireless communication device and the plurality of stations for a second of the plurality of radios with a second configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; the processor determines a connection matrix that includes the transmit and receive signal quality metrics for the first and second radios and the plurality of configurations of the first and second configurable antennas; a memory that stores the connection matrix; and an antenna control module that selects an antenna configuration for the first and second antenna configurations based on the connection matrix.
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24. A station in a wireless network, the station comprising:
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a plurality of radios and a plurality of configurable antenna systems; a processor that determines a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for a connection between the station and an access point for a first radio in the station with a first configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; the processor determines a plurality of transmit and receive signal quality metrics for the connection between the station and the access point for a second radio in the station with a second configurable antenna system in a plurality of configurations; the processor determines a connection matrix including the transmission and receive signal quality metrics for the first and second radios and the plurality of configurations of the first and second configurable antennas; and an antenna control module that selects an antenna configuration for the first and second antenna configurations using the connection matrix.
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