Antenna steering for an access point based upon control frames
First Claim
1. A method for operating an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the access point comprising a directional antenna for communicating in a forward link with at least one remote station based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame, the directional antenna comprising a plurality of antenna patterns, the method comprising:
- receiving at the access point in the forward link with the at least one remote station a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station;
transmitting at the access point a first data frame to the at least one remote station;
receiving at the access point a second control frame via a second antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station;
measuring at the access point a signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the second control frame received via the second antenna pattern;
comparing at the access point the respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns; and
selecting at the access point the first or second antenna pattern of the directional antenna based on the comparing.
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Abstract
A method for operating an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is provided. The access point includes a directional antenna for communicating with at least one remote station in a forward link based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame. The directional antenna includes a plurality of antenna patterns. The method includes receiving a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the remote station, transmitting a first data frame to the remote station, and receiving a second control frame via a second antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the remote station. A signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the second control frame received via the second antenna pattern are measured. The respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns are compared.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for operating an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the access point comprising a directional antenna for communicating in a forward link with at least one remote station based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame, the directional antenna comprising a plurality of antenna patterns, the method comprising:
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receiving at the access point in the forward link with the at least one remote station a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station; transmitting at the access point a first data frame to the at least one remote station; receiving at the access point a second control frame via a second antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station; measuring at the access point a signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the second control frame received via the second antenna pattern; comparing at the access point the respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns; and selecting at the access point the first or second antenna pattern of the directional antenna based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the access point comprising a directional antenna for communicating with at least one remote station in a reverse link based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame, the directional antenna comprising a plurality of antenna patterns, the method comprising:
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receiving at the access point in the reverse link with the at least one remote station a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station; transmitting at the access point a second control frame to the at least one remote station; receiving at the access point a first data frame via a second antenna pattern of the directional antenna from the at least one remote station; measuring at the access point a signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the first data frame received via the second antenna pattern; comparing at the access point the respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns; and selecting at the access point the first or second antenna pattern of the directional antenna based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An access point for a wireless local area network (WIJAN) comprising:
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a directional antenna comprising a plurality of antenna patterns; and a controller connected to said directional antenna for control thereof, said controller communicating with at least one remote station in a forward link based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame, said controller receiving a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of said directional antenna from the at least one remote station, transmitting a first data frame to the at least one remote station, receiving a second control frame via a second antenna pattern of said directional antenna from the at least one remote station, measuring a signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the second control frame received via the second antenna pattern, comparing the respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns, and selecting the first or second antenna pattern of said directional antenna based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An access point for a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising:
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a directional antenna comprising a plurality of antenna patterns; and a controller connected to said directional antenna for control thereof, said controller communicating with at least one remote station in a reverse link based upon an exchange of packet data comprising a plurality of control frames and a data frame, said controller receiving a first control frame via a first antenna pattern of said directional antenna from the at least one remote station, transmitting a second control frame to the at least one remote station, receiving a first data frame via a second antenna pattern of said directional antenna from the at least one remote station, measuring a signal quality of the first control frame received via the first antenna pattern and a signal quality of the first data frame received via the second antenna pattern, comparing the respective measured signal qualities associated with the first and second antenna patterns, and selecting the first or second antenna pattern of the directional antenna based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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