System and method for configuring a multi-mode antenna based on network performance indicators for a wireless network

A method for controlling a wireless network including a plurality of devices having a multi-mode antenna configurable in a plurality of different antenna modes, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a network controller of the wireless network, data from a first device of the plurality of devices on the wireless network while the multi-mode antenna of the first device is configured in one or more of the plurality of different antenna modes, the data comprising a channel quality indicator associated with communicating with the first device;
• determining, by the network controller, one or more network performance indicators for the wireless network based, at least in part, on the channel quality indicator;
• and
• providing, by the network controller, one or more control signals to reconfigure an antenna mode of the multi-mode antenna of a second device of the plurality of devices based, at least in part, on the one or more network performance indicators.

A device comprising:

• a multi-mode antenna configurable in a plurality of antenna modes, each of the antenna modes having a distinct radiation pattern;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• communicate, over a wireless network to a network controller, data indicative of performance of the multi-mode antenna while configured in one or more of the plurality of antenna modes, the data comprising a channel quality indicator associated with communicating with a first device;
• obtain one or more control signals from the network controller to configure the multi-mode antenna in a selected antenna mode of the plurality of antenna modes, the one or more control signals based, at least in part, on one or more network performance indicators for the wireless network that the network controller determined based, at least in part, on the channel quality indicator;
• and
• configure the multi-mode antenna in the selected antenna mode for a second device.