Transmission parameter control for an antenna apparatus with selectable elements
First Claim
1. A method for transmission parameter control, the method comprising:
- mapping each of a plurality of selectable element antenna configurations of an antenna apparatus to a logical antenna;
mapping each of a plurality of physical data rates to a logical data rate;
selecting a first logical antenna;
selecting a first logical data rate, wherein the first logical data rate provides a first effective user data rate at a remote receiving node;
transmitting a packet to the remote receiving node with the first logical antenna at the first logical data rate;
determining whether the remote receiving node received the packet;
changing the first logical antenna based on the determination;
selecting a second logical data rate;
transmitting a probe packet to the remote receiving node at the second logical data rate;
determining a second effective user data rate based on a determination whether the remote receiving node received the probe packet; and
changing the first logical data rate to the second logical data rate based on the second effective user data rate.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved data transmission on a wireless link to a remote receiving node includes a communication device for converting packets to RF at a physical data rate, an antenna apparatus having a plurality of antenna configurations for transmitting the RF, and a processor for selecting the antenna configuration and the physical data rate based on whether the remote receiving node indicated reception of the data transmission. A plurality of antenna configurations may be mapped, as well as a plurality of physical data rates. A logical antenna and a logical data rate may be selected for transmission of a packet. The logical antenna may be changed based on whether the packet is received by a remote receiving node.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for transmission parameter control, the method comprising:
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mapping each of a plurality of selectable element antenna configurations of an antenna apparatus to a logical antenna; mapping each of a plurality of physical data rates to a logical data rate; selecting a first logical antenna; selecting a first logical data rate, wherein the first logical data rate provides a first effective user data rate at a remote receiving node; transmitting a packet to the remote receiving node with the first logical antenna at the first logical data rate; determining whether the remote receiving node received the packet; changing the first logical antenna based on the determination; selecting a second logical data rate; transmitting a probe packet to the remote receiving node at the second logical data rate; determining a second effective user data rate based on a determination whether the remote receiving node received the probe packet; and changing the first logical data rate to the second logical data rate based on the second effective user data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for transmission parameter control, the method comprising:
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mapping each of a plurality of selectable element antenna configurations of an antenna apparatus to a logical antenna; mapping each of a plurality of physical data rates to a logical data rate; selecting a first logical antenna; selecting a first logical data rate, wherein the first logical data rate provides a first effective user data rate at a remote receiving node; transmitting a packet to the remote receiving node with the first logical antenna at the first logical data rate; determining whether the remote receiving node received the packet; changing the first logical antenna based on the determination; selecting a second logical data rate; transmitting a probe packet to the remote receiving node at the second logical data rate; determining a second effective user data rate based on a determination whether the remote receiving node received the probe packet; and changing the first logical data rate to the second logical data rate based on the second effective user data rate.
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