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- Patent Title: Steering inherently autonomous wireless devices to access points based on MIMO (multiple input/ multiple output) capabilities of network components
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Application No.: US14481914Application Date: 2014-09-10
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Publication No.: US10070378B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Teodoro Fornoles, Jr.
- Applicant: MERU NETWORKS
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Law Office of Dorian Cartwright
- Main IPC: H04W48/20
- IPC: H04W48/20 ; H04B7/0452 ; H04W28/08

Abstract:
Network devices are steered based on VHT (very high throughput) capabilities, a first radio of the plurality of radios is assigned to MU-MIMO (multiple user-multiple input/multiple output) communication. The first radio is capable of communication using MU-MIMO and is backward-compatible for communication using SU-MIMO (single user-multiple input/multiple output). A second radio of the plurality of radios is assigned to SU-MIMO communication. A connection request is received from a network device. A VHT capability of the network device is determined. The VHT capability is based on whether the network device is able to communicate using an MU-MIMO radio. Responsive to a determination that the network device is capable of MU-MIMO communication, the network device is matched to a radio capable of MU-MIMO communication. Responsive to a determination that the network device is not capable of MU-MIMO communication, the network device is matched to a radio capable of SU-MIMO communication. Transmissions are conducted between the network device and the matched radio according to the VHT capability.
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