Antenna/beam selection training in MIMO wireless LANS with different sounding frames
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1. A method for selecting antennas in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless local area network (WLAN) including a plurality of stations, each station including a set of antennas, said method comprising steps of:
- receiving, via a channel, at a station in the WLAN plural consecutive packets including plural sounding packets, each sounding packet corresponding to a different subset of the set of antennas, and at least one of the plural consecutive packets including (i) a high throughput (HT) control field including a signal to initiate antenna selection and (ii) a number N indicative of a number of sounding packets which follow the at least one packet including the HT control field and which are to be used for antenna selection;
estimating a channel matrix based on a characteristic of the channel as indicated by the received N sounding packets; and
selecting a subset of antennas according to the channel matrix, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving a non-ZLF+HTC packet immediately followed by plural consecutive zero length frame (ZLF) sounding packets, the non-ZLF+HTC packet having an antenna selection control (ASC) field including a transmit antenna selection sounding indication (TXASSI) signal to initiate antenna selection and a number N of the plural consecutive ZLF sounding packets.
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Abstract
A method selects antennas in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless local area network (WLAN) that includes a plurality of stations, and each station includes a set of antennas. Plural consecutive packets, received at a station, include plural consecutive sounding packets. Each sounding packet corresponds to a different subset of the set of antennas, and at least one of the plural consecutive packets includes a high throughput (HT) control field including a signal to initiate antenna selection and a number N indicative of a number of sounding packets which follow the at least one packet including the HT control field and which are to be used for antenna selection. A channel matrix is estimated based on a characteristic of the channel as indicated by the received N sounding packets, and a subset of antennas is selected according to the channel matrix. Station and computer program product embodiments include similar features.
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1. A method for selecting antennas in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless local area network (WLAN) including a plurality of stations, each station including a set of antennas, said method comprising steps of:
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receiving, via a channel, at a station in the WLAN plural consecutive packets including plural sounding packets, each sounding packet corresponding to a different subset of the set of antennas, and at least one of the plural consecutive packets including (i) a high throughput (HT) control field including a signal to initiate antenna selection and (ii) a number N indicative of a number of sounding packets which follow the at least one packet including the HT control field and which are to be used for antenna selection; estimating a channel matrix based on a characteristic of the channel as indicated by the received N sounding packets; and selecting a subset of antennas according to the channel matrix, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving a non-ZLF+HTC packet immediately followed by plural consecutive zero length frame (ZLF) sounding packets, the non-ZLF+HTC packet having an antenna selection control (ASC) field including a transmit antenna selection sounding indication (TXASSI) signal to initiate antenna selection and a number N of the plural consecutive ZLF sounding packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A station in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless local area network (WLAN) including a plurality of stations, each station including a set of antennas, said station comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, via a channel, plural consecutive packets including plural sounding packets, each sounding packet corresponding to a different subset of the set of antennas, and at least one of the plural consecutive packets including (i) a high throughput (HT) control field including a signal to initiate antenna selection and (ii) a number N indicative of a number of sounding packets which follow the at least one packet including the HT control field and which are to be used for antenna selection; an estimating unit configured to estimate a channel matrix based on a characteristic of the channel as indicated by the received N sounding packets; and a selecting unit configured to select a subset of antennas according to the channel matrix, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a non-ZLF+HTC control packet immediately followed by plural consecutive zero length frame (ZLF) sounding packets, the non-ZLF+HTC packet having an antenna selection control (ASC) field including a receive antenna selection sounding indication (RXASSI) signal to initiate antenna selection and a number N of the plural consecutive ZLF sounding packets. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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