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Selective virtual antenna transmission

  • US 8,073,068 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2006
  • Issued: 12/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • at least one processor configured to select at least one virtual antenna from among multiple virtual antennas formed with multiple physical antennas and to provide an indication of use of the at least one selected virtual antenna for data transmission, wherein each virtual antenna is mapped to some or all physical antennas by a different mapping, wherein the at least one processor is also configured to determine an overall rate for each different set of at least one virtual antenna and to select at least one rate for the at least one selected virtual antenna based on signal quality for the at least one selected virtual antenna; and

    a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

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