Communication mode selection

A method of communication comprising:

• determining, at a device, a set of stations;
• determining, at the device, capability data corresponding to the set of stations;
• selecting, based at least in part on the capability data, one of a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) mode or an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) mode for wireless communication with a subset of the set of stations;
• and
• wirelessly communicating with the subset in the selected one of the MU-MIMO mode or the OFDMA mode.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining a set of stations;
• determining capability data corresponding to the set of stations;
• selecting, based at least in part on the capability data, one of a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) mode or an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) mode for wireless communication with a subset of the set of stations;
• and
• wirelessly communicating with the subset in the selected one of the MU-MIMO mode or the OFDMA mode.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for storing capability data corresponding to a set of stations;
• means for selecting one of a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) mode or an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) mode for wireless communication with a subset of the set of stations, the one of the MU-MIMO mode or the OFDMA mode selected based at least in part on the capability data;
• and
• means for wirelessly communicating with the subset in the one of the MU-MIMO mode or the OFDMA mode.