Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optimization of MU-MIMO beamforming in a Wi-Fi communication network based on mobility profiles
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Application No.: US15698647Application Date: 2017-09-08
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Publication No.: US11006422B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Anil Kaushik
- Applicant: Meru Networks
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Meru Networks
- Current Assignee: Meru Networks
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Law Office of Dorian Cartwright
- Agent Dorian Cartwright
- Main IPC: H04W72/04
- IPC: H04W72/04 ; H04B7/0452 ; H04W8/24 ; H04B7/0417 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
An access point associated on Wi-Fi portion of the communication network selectively groups stations according to a mobility profile. The mobility profile includes factors that characterize at least an amount of movement and current location for a station. Each station is assigned to a beamforming group of similar mobility profiles. A type of beamforming transmission is selected for each beamforming group based on mobility profiles of associated stations. The type of beamforming transmissions including at least MU-MIMO and SU-MIMO. Data is then transmitted to the stations of each beamforming group according to the selected type of beamforming transmissions. A Wi-Fi controller, having a network-wide view of conditions and being able to collect historical information about stations during connections to other access points, is able to provide data unique data to group selections.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180070345A1 OPTIMIZATION OF MU-MIMO BEAMFORMING IN A WI-FI COMMUNICATION NETWORK BASED ON MOBILITY PROFILES Public/Granted day:2018-03-08
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