Coverage Enhancement Using Dynamic Antennas and Virtual Access Points
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1. An access point for enhanced coverage of a wireless local area network, the access point comprising:
- an antenna apparatus configured to provide a plurality of directional antenna patterns for communication over the wireless local area network; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the software;
maps a plurality of virtual access points, each virtual access point corresponding to at least one of the plurality of directional antenna patterns, andeffectuates transmission of a broadcast communication on each of the virtual access points.
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Abstract
Mechanisms for wireless local area network coverage enhancement using dynamic antennas are provided. The dynamic antennas may be used, for example, in an antenna apparatus of an access point. The access point maps a plurality of virtual access points (VAPs), each VAP corresponding to at least one of a plurality of directional antenna patterns of the antenna apparatus. The processor transmits broadcast communication on each of the VAPs a further distance from the access point as compared to transmitting on an omnidirectional antenna pattern of the antenna apparatus.
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1. An access point for enhanced coverage of a wireless local area network, the access point comprising:
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an antenna apparatus configured to provide a plurality of directional antenna patterns for communication over the wireless local area network; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the software; maps a plurality of virtual access points, each virtual access point corresponding to at least one of the plurality of directional antenna patterns, and effectuates transmission of a broadcast communication on each of the virtual access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for enhanced coverage of a wireless local area network at an access point, the method comprising:
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executing instructions stored in memory to map a plurality of virtual access points that each correspond to a least one of a plurality of directional antenna patterns; and executing instructions stored in memory to effectuate transmission of a broadcast communication on one or more of the virtual access points. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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