System and Method for Coordinated Beamforming for Overlapping Basic Service Set in WLAN
First Claim
1. A method by an access point (AP) enabling coordinated beamforming (CB) for overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
- sending by the AP a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of a plurality of stations (STAs), wherein the OBSSs comprise the STAs and a plurality of APs including the AP; and
receiving a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in CB transmission for the OBS Ss, wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the sending AP of performing CB on downlink.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided for enabling a coordinated beamforming (CB) mechanism in WLAN scenarios. In an embodiment, an AP sends a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of the STAs in the OBSSs. The OBSSs comprise the STAs and a plurality of APs including the AP. The AP then receives a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in the CB transmission. The feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA. The CSI enables the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. In an embodiment, the AP receives an initiate CB frame from a second AP initiating a CB transmission, and then sends an ACK frame to the second AP before sending the FBR frame to each one of the STAs. The AP starts the CB transmission with each one of the other APs that participate in the CB transmission.
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1. A method by an access point (AP) enabling coordinated beamforming (CB) for overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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sending by the AP a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of a plurality of stations (STAs), wherein the OBSSs comprise the STAs and a plurality of APs including the AP; and receiving a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in CB transmission for the OBS Ss, wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An access point (AP) enabling coordinated beamforming (CB) for overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the AP comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; send a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of a plurality of statins (STAs), wherein the OBSSs comprise the STAs and a plurality of APs including the AP; and receive a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in CB transmission for the OBS Ss, wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method by an access point (AP) enabling coordinated beamforming (CB) for overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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receiving by the AP an initiate CB frame from a second AP initiating CB transmission for OBSSs, wherein the OBSSs comprise a plurality of APs and a plurality of stations (STAs) associated with the APs; sending an acknowledgement (ACK) frame to the second AP, wherein the AP participates in the CB transmission with the second AP; sending a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of the STAs; receiving a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in the CB transmission, wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the receiving AP of performing CB on downlink; and starting the CB transmission with each one of the other APs participating in the CB transmission. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An access point (AP) enabling coordinated beamforming (CB) for overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the AP comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; receive an initiate CB frame from a second AP initiating in CB transmission for OBSSs, wherein the OBSSs comprise a plurality of APs and a plurality of stations (STAs) associated with the APs; send an acknowledgement (ACK) frame to the second AP, wherein the AP participates in the CB transmission with the second AP; send a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of the STAs; receive a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in the CB transmission, wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the receiving AP of performing CB on downlink; and start the CB transmission with each one of the other APs participating in the CB transmission. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method by a station (STA) in overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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receiving from an access point (AP) a Feedback Request (FBR) frame, wherein the OBSSs comprise a plurality of APs including the AP and further comprise a plurality of stations (STAs) including the STA; and sending a feedback frame to the AP, wherein the STA participates in a coordinated beamforming (CB) transmission with the AP, and wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A station (STA) in overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs) in wireless local area network (WLAN), the STA comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; receive from an access point (AP) a Feedback Request (FBR) frame, wherein the OBSSs comprise a plurality of APs including the AP and further comprise a plurality of stations (STAs) including the STA; and send a feedback frame to the AP, wherein the STA participates in a coordinated beamforming (CB) transmission with the AP, and wherein the feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA, the CSI enabling the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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