United States Patent 9,967,016
Pinheiro , et al. May 8, 2018
Measurement support for a smart antenna in a wireless communication system
Abstract
A method for taking measurements with a smart antenna in a wireless communication system having a plurality of STAs begins by sending a measurement request from a first STA to a second STA. At least two measurement packets are transmitted consecutively from the second STA to the first STA. Each measurement packet is received at the first STA using a different antenna beam. The first STA performs measurements on each measurement packet and selects an antenna beam direction based on the measurement results.
Inventors:
Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A. (Beaverton, OR), Chandra; Arty (Roslyn, NY), Cha; Inhyok (Gangnam-Ku, KR), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003280428
Appl. No.:
15/352,805
Filed:
November 16, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170063440 A1 Mar 2, 2017
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 7/0632 (20130101); H04B 7/0408 (20130101); H04B 7/0695 (20130101); H04B 7/088 (20130101); H04B 17/10 (20150115); H04B 17/318 (20150115); H04L 5/14 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04B 17/24 (20150115); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04B 7/0619 (20130101); H04B 17/336 (20150115)
Current International Class: H04B 1/38 (20150101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04B 7/0408 (20170101); H04B 7/08 (20060101); H04B 17/24 (20150101); H04B 17/318 (20150101); H04B 17/10 (20150101); H04W 24/08 (20090101); H04L 5/14 (20060101); H04B 17/336 (20150101); H04W 84/12 (20090101)
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