METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONS IN SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORK SYSTEMS
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1. An apparatus for communications, comprising:
- a processing system configured to generate a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes, the processing system being further capable of determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes.
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Abstract
An apparatus for communications including a processing system configured to generate a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes, the processing system being further capable of determining an allocation of the spatial streams to each of the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes.
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47 Claims
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1. An apparatus for communications, comprising:
a processing system configured to generate a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes, the processing system being further capable of determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for communications, comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes; and means for determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for communications, comprising:
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generating a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes; and determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer-program product for communication, comprising:
a machine-readable medium encoded with instructions executable to; generate a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes; and determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes.
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47. An access point, comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a processing system configured to generate a plurality of spatial streams for communicating with a plurality of nodes, the processing system being further capable of determining an allocation of the spatial streams to the nodes based on at least one metric for each of the nodes; and a transceiver configured to communicate with the nodes through the antennas.
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