Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for enabling beamforming in wireless networks
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Application No.: US17305597Application Date: 2021-07-10
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Publication No.: US11431389B1Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Ankit Sethi , Sayak Roy , Sudhir Srinivasa
- Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Main IPC: H04L1/02
- IPC: H04L1/02 ; H04B7/0456

Abstract:
A beamformer generates a null data packet (NDP) that includes various long training fields (LTFs). The beamformer generates the NDP based on a spatial mapping matrix that is a product of two matrices. One matrix has a number of rows equal to a number of antennas of the beamformer, and a number of columns equal to a number of LTFs in the NDP. Further, the other matrix has a number of rows and a number of columns equal to the number of LTFs in the NDP. The number of LTFs in the NDP is greater than a number of antennas of the beamformer. Further, the beamformer transmits the NDP to a beamformee to obtain channel state information associated with a channel between the beamformer and the beamformee, and enable beamforming therebetween.
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